JP2011115385A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko game machine which can carry out more effectively a series of game effects done after a stored ball image showing a presence of stored balls is displayed until the stored ball is consumed. <P>SOLUTION: When a game ball enters beginning winning inlets 21 and 22, a game effect is decided by a game effect deciding means 136 and stored in a stock memory section 164. In this case, a stored ball image displayed on stored number display areas 61 and 62 is displayed in a special manner showing information on the game effects. The stored ball image of this special manner is displayed on a stock area 63 after it is deleted from the stored number display areas 61 and 62 along the consumption of stored balls. In addition, along a changing display of a special image pattern after all the stored ball images of the special manner are displayed on the stock area 63, the game effect stored in the stock memory section 164 is carried out according to the control of a game effect control section 138. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention can hold a jackpot lottery that is performed on condition that a game ball enters the start winning opening and wins, and displays a holdball image to notify that the jackpot lottery is held. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine with a function.

  In conventional pachinko machines, when a game ball enters the start winning opening during a special symbol variation display, the jackpot lottery and special symbol variation display performed for this prize are suspended. The reserved ball image shown is configured to be displayed on the liquid crystal screen. As a pachinko machine of this type, a function for notifying the effect that is performed when the reserved ball image corresponding to the reserved ball image is digested (when the special symbol is variably displayed) by changing the mode of the reserved ball image different from normal There is known a gaming machine equipped with (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the gaming machine described in Patent Literature 1, when the game ball enters the start winning opening and wins, the notice flag is set to ON or OFF. And when a notice flag is set to ON, when a reservation ball image is displayed on a liquid crystal screen, a reservation ball image is displayed in a mode different from the case where a notice flag is set to OFF. For example, in order to give the player an impression that if a game ball enters the start winning opening with three reserved ball images already displayed and does not know whether it will be a big win or reach , The reserved ball image with the annotation “?” Is displayed as the fourth reserved ball image. Further, the reserved ball image to which the annotation “?” Is added gives the player the impression that the reserved ball image corresponding to the initially displayed reserved ball image may be reached. Therefore, it is displayed in a mode with an annotation “Li” added. When the reserved ball is further digested, the player holds a sense of expectation that the reserved ball image with the annotation “li” may become a super reach performed when the probability of a big hit is high. Therefore, it is displayed in a mode with an annotation “S” added. As described above, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the reserved ball image is increased so that the player's expectation increases as the timing of the jackpot lottery corresponding to the reserved ball image and the symbol variation display approaches. The mode is changed each time the reserved ball is digested.

JP 2009-142695 A

  By the way, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, it is possible for the player to know in advance that the reliability for the jackpot is higher than normal from the aspect of the reserved ball image. However, since the reserved ball image suggests the reliability for the big hit and does not give a notice of the game effect, it is actually performed when the corresponding reserved ball is digested and the special symbol is variably displayed. Relevance to game production was low. In addition, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, a game effect is produced that uses the reserved ball image to despise the player's expectation before the reserved ball is digested, whereas the reserved ball is digested and has a special symbol. The game effect actually performed when is displayed in a variable manner was not different from the conventional gaming machine. For the above reasons, in the pachinko gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, it cannot be said that a series of effects from the display of the reserved ball image to the digestion of the reserved ball is not necessarily performed effectively.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can more effectively perform a series of effects that are performed from when a reserved ball image indicating the presence of a reserved ball is displayed until the reserved ball is digested. It is to be.

  The present invention employs the following configuration in order to solve the above problems. In addition, the reference numerals in parentheses and supplementary explanations in this column show the correspondence with the embodiments described later in order to help understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention.

  The pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention executes a jackpot lottery on condition that a game ball wins at a start winning opening (21, 22) provided on the game board (2), and displays a special symbol after variably displaying it. A pachinko gaming machine (1) which displays a stop symbol indicating the result of the jackpot lottery and becomes a big hit state when the stop symbol is a predetermined special symbol, and the game ball to the start winning opening (21, 22) When the game effect is determined, the effect determining means (136) for determining the game effect when the player wins, the effect storage means (164) for storing the game effect determined by the effect determining means (136), and In addition, one or a plurality of reserved ball images sequentially displayed in the first area (61, 62) of the display screen (6) each time the special symbol variation display is put on hold, information related to the game effect is displayed. In a special way to show The first display means (137) for displaying in the first area (61, 62) and the hold indicating that the change display is held every time the change display of the special symbol held is started The reserved digest means (137) for erasing the sphere image from the first area (61, 62) and the reserved sphere image of the special mode from the first area (61, 62) by the reserved digest means (137). The second display that displays the same reserved ball image as the reserved ball image of the special mode in the second area (63) of the display screen (6) different from the first area (61, 62) after being erased. With the change display of the special symbol started after the means (137) and the same reserved ball image are displayed in the second area (63) for all of the reserved ball images of the special mode, Read the game effect from the effect storage means (164) Out and a presentation control means (138) to be executed by the representation section the game effects by.

  The first display means (137) displays the reserved ball image (202, 204, 205) including characters or pictures that can visually recognize the content of the game effect determined by the effect determining means (136). You may display on the said 1st area | region (61, 62) as a reservation ball | bowl image of a special aspect.

  The effect determining means (136) determines a set number of game effects of two or more, and the first display means (137) is a holding ball that can visually recognize any one of the set number of game effects. The images (202, 204, 205) are sequentially displayed in the first area (61, 62) each time the special symbol variation display is suspended as the reserved ball image of the special mode, and the effect control means (138) ) May read out the set number of game effects from the effect storage means (164) and cause the effect means to execute these game effects continuously or simultaneously.

  The first display means (137) is capable of visually recognizing the contents of one game effect determined by the effect determining means (136) from two or more reserved ball images (227). , 228) may be sequentially displayed in the first area (61, 62) each time the special symbol variation display is suspended as the reserved ball image of the special mode.

  The first display means (137) is capable of visually recognizing a divided value assigned with a numerical value associated with the game effect determined by the effect determining means (136). , 242, 243) may be sequentially displayed in the first area (61, 62) each time the special symbol variation display is suspended as the reserved ball image of the special mode.

  The second display means (137) calculates a total value of the divided values indicated by the reserved ball image erased from the first area (61, 62) by the reservation digesting means (137), and visually displays the total value. Recognizable information may be displayed in the second area (64) instead of the same reserved ball image.

  The first display means (137) displays the special mode when the display of the special symbol is suspended after all the reserved ball images of the special mode are displayed in the first area (61, 62). Displays the reserved ball image (206) in a different predetermined mode in the first area (61, 62), and the effect control means (138) uses the reserved ball image (206) in the predetermined mode by the reserved digest means (137). 206) is read out from the first storage area (164), and the game effect is read from the effect storage means (164), and the game effect is used as the effect means. It may be executed.

  Detecting means (105) for detecting a winning of a game ball at the start winning opening, and a pre-determining means (107) for executing a big win lottery at the timing when the winning of the gaming ball is detected by the detecting means (105). The first display means (137), when determined in the first area (61, 62) by the pre-determining means (107), whether or not the stored ball image (206) of the predetermined mode is displayed in the first area (61, 62). ) May be displayed.

  When it is determined that the game is determined to be lost by the prior determination means (107), whether to perform an effect with reach or an effect without reach during the special symbol variation display for the game ball determined to be lost Pre-deciding means (107) for pre-deciding is provided, and the first display means (137) is arranged in addition to the case where the big hit or the small hit is judged by the pre-deciding means (107). When it is determined by (107) that an effect with reach is to be performed, the reserved ball image (206) in the predetermined mode may be displayed in the first area (61, 62).

  The reserved ball image displayed in the first area (61, 62) or the second area (63) can visually recognize a game effect different from the game effect determined by the effect determining means (136). The reserved ball image (234) including a simple character or picture may be used.

  The effect means is the display screen (6), and the effect control means (138) reaches the two special symbols in the process of displaying the stop symbol after the special symbols are displayed in a variable manner. A reach notice for notifying that it may be displayed may be displayed on the display screen (6) as the game effect.

  The effect means is the display screen (6), and the effect control means (138) displays on the display screen (6) a step-up notice for displaying the effect image while changing the effect image stepwise. You may let them.

  The production means may be a speaker (35), and the production control means (138) may cause the speaker (35) to output a sound corresponding to a line uttered by the character as the game production.

  The effect means is a movable accessory (7) configured to be movable with respect to the game board (2), and the effect control means (138) provides the movable accessory (7) as the game effect. May execute a predetermined operation.

  The effect means is the display screen (6), and the effect control means (138), as the game effect, displays information prompting the user to press an effect button (37) for accepting a player's operation input. ) May be displayed.

  According to this invention, the content of the game effect is suggested by the reserved ball image displayed in the first area, and the game effect is executed after the reserved ball image is once stored in the second area. It is possible to more effectively perform a series of effects that are performed after the reserved ball image indicating the presence is displayed until the reserved ball is digested.

Schematic front view of pachinko machine 1 Schematic plan view showing a part of the pachinko gaming machine 1 Enlarged view of the display 4 in FIG. The block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the control apparatus of the pachinko gaming machine 1 A flowchart showing main operations performed by the game control unit 100 Functional configuration diagram showing an example of functional configurations of the game control unit 100 and the effect control unit 130 The block diagram which shows the structural example of RAM103 of the game control part 100. Detailed flowchart of the start port switch process in step S2 of FIG. The figure which shows the structural example of the random number used by a prior judgment process or a jackpot judgment process Detailed flowchart of the pre-determination process in steps S26 and S32 of FIG. Detailed flowchart of the special symbol process in step S4 of FIG. Detailed flowchart of jackpot determination processing in step S47 of FIG. Detailed flowchart of the variation pattern selection process in step S48 of FIG. The block diagram which shows the structural example of RAM133 of the production | presentation control part 130. The flowchart which shows an example of the timer interruption process performed by the production control part 130 Detailed flowchart of command reception processing in step S10 of FIG. Detailed flowchart of command reception processing in step S10 of FIG. The figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in the 1st memory | storage part 161A-the 7th memory | storage part 161G The figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in the 1st memory | storage part 161A-the 7th memory | storage part 161G The figure which shows an example of the display screen of the image display 6 which shows a mode that a special symbol and a reservation ball image change with digestion of a reservation ball. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of the image display 6 which shows a mode that a special symbol and a reservation ball image change with digestion of a reservation ball. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of the image display 6 which shows a mode that a special symbol and a reservation ball image change with digestion of a reservation ball. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of the image display 6 which shows a mode that a special symbol and a reservation ball image change with digestion of a reservation ball, and the movable accessory 7 The figure which shows an example of the display screen of the image display 6 which shows a mode that a special symbol and a reservation ball image change with digestion of a reservation ball, and the movable accessory 7 The figure which shows an example of a reservation ball image The figure which shows an example of the display screen of the image display 6 which shows a mode that a special symbol and a reservation ball image change with digestion of a reservation ball. The figure which shows a mode that the game effect suggested by the holding ball image 237,238 displayed on the stock area | region 63 is performed. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of the image display 6 which shows a mode that the meter of the stock area | region 64 increases with digestion of the reservation ball | bowl corresponding to the reservation ball | bowl image 241-243. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of the image display 6 which shows a mode that the meter of the stock area | region 64 increases with digestion of the reservation ball | bowl corresponding to the reservation ball | bowl image 241-243.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

[Schematic configuration of pachinko gaming machine 1]
First, the schematic configuration and operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is configured to pay out a prize ball when a game ball launched by a predetermined operation of a player wins a prize. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a game board 2 on which game balls are launched, and a frame member 5 surrounding the game board 2. The frame member 5 is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the game board 2 via a hinge (not shown), and is configured to be detachable from the game board 2.

  A game area 20 for playing a game with a game ball is provided on the front side of the game board 2. When the player grasps the handle 31 and rotates the lever 32 in the clockwise direction, a game ball is launched from a launching device (not shown) with a hitting force corresponding to the rotation angle of the handle 31. The game board 2 is provided with a guide member (not shown) for guiding a game ball, and the game ball launched from the launching device is guided to an upper position of the game area 20 by this guide member. The game ball falls down along the front surface of the game board 2 while changing its moving direction by contacting a game nail (not shown), a windmill or the like arranged in the game area 20.

  On the front surface of the game board 2 in the game area 20, there are a first starting port 21 (an example of a starting winning port according to the present invention) and a second starting port 22 (an example of a starting winning port according to the present invention). ), A large winning opening 23, a normal winning opening 24, and a gate 25 are provided. In addition, a discharge port 26 for discharging game balls that have not entered the winning ports 21 to 24 to the outside of the gaming region 20 is provided below the big winning port 23 on the front surface of the game board 2 in the gaming region 20.

  The first start port 21 and the second start port 22 are arranged in two upper and lower stages at a predetermined interval with the first start port 21 as the upper side of the second start port 22. When a game ball enters the first start port 21, a prize is awarded and a first special symbol lottery (a jackpot lottery) is executed. When a game ball enters the second start opening 22, a prize is awarded and a second special symbol lottery (a jackpot lottery) is executed. As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, the big hit lottery is executed on the condition that the game ball wins the first start port 21 or the second start port 22.

  Between the first start port 21 and the second start port 22, an electric tulip 27 as a normal electric accessory is arranged. The electric tulip 27 has a pair of blade members imitating tulip flowers, and has a posture in which the pair of blade members are closed (see FIG. 1) and a posture in which the pair of blade members are open (not shown). The posture can be changed between. The pair of blade members change their postures by driving the electric solenoid, and light up or blink as the posture changes.

  In the state where the electric tulip 27 is closed, the approach path to the second starting port 22 is closed by the electric tulip 27 and the first starting port 21, and the game ball does not enter the second starting port 22. When the game ball passes through the gate 25, a normal symbol lottery (open / close lottery of the electric tulip 27) is started. When the normal symbol lottery is won, the closing operation after the pair of blade members of the electric tulip 27 is maintained for a specified time (for example, 6 seconds) is repeated a specified number of times (for example, 3 times). Thus, by winning the normal symbol lottery, the second start port 22 is opened, and the game ball can enter the second start port 22.

  A big prize opening 23 is provided below the second start opening 22. The big winning opening 23 is opened according to the result of the big hit lottery (the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery). A plate for opening and closing the big prize opening 23 is provided at the opening of the big prize opening 23. The special winning opening 23 is normally in a state in which no game ball enters because the plate is in a posture that forms the same plane as the game board 2. When the big hit lottery is won, the upper end side of the plate is tilted toward the front side of the game board 2, and a big hit state in which a game ball can enter is set. When the big hit state is reached, for example, until a predetermined condition (30 seconds have passed since the grand prize opening 23 is opened, ten game balls are awarded to the big prize opening 23, the accumulated release time is within 1.8 seconds, etc.) The operation of closing the special winning opening 23 after the plate maintains the state where the special winning opening 23 is opened is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times or twice). The lottery is not started even if a game ball wins the normal winning opening 24.

  Here, the payout of prize balls will be described. When a game ball enters the first start port 21, the second start port 22, the big winning port 23, and the normal winning port 24, the number of award balls corresponding to the winning place is paid out. For example, when a game ball is won at the first start port 21 or the second start port 22, four prize balls are paid out, and when a game ball is won at the big prize port 23, 13 prize balls are paid out. When a game ball wins the winning opening 24, 10 winning balls are paid out. Even if the game ball passes through the gate 25, the game ball is not paid out.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a part of the pachinko gaming machine 1. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the frame member 5 includes a stop button 33, an eject button 34, a speaker 35, a frame lamp 36, an effect button 37, an effect key 38, in addition to the handle 31 and the lever 32. And a dish 39 are provided.

  The tray 39 is provided so as to protrude from the frame member 5 to the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and temporarily stores the game balls supplied to the above-described launching device. The game balls (prize balls) paid out as described above are discharged onto the plate 39. When the player holds the handle 31 and rotates the lever 32 in the clockwise direction, the game balls stored in the tray 39 are supplied to the launching device at predetermined time intervals and are launched into the game area 20. The take-out button 34 is provided on the front surface in the vicinity of the position where the dish 39 is provided. When the player operates the take-out button 34, a part of the lower surface of the tray 39 is opened, and the game balls accumulated on the tray 39 can be dropped into a box (not shown) arranged below the tray 39. The dish 39 may be constituted by one dish, or by two dishes, an upper dish for collecting game balls and prize balls supplied to the launching device, and a lower dish for collecting only prize balls. May be. In this case, the takeout button 34 is provided on the lower plate.

  The stop button 33 is provided on the lower side surface of the handle 31. When the player presses the stop button 33 with the handle 31 rotated in the clockwise direction, the launch of the game ball is temporarily stopped.

  The speaker 35 (an example of the effect unit of the present invention) and the frame lamp 36 perform various effects for informing the gaming state and situation of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Specifically, the speaker 35 outputs music, voice, sound effects, and the like, and produces a sound effect. The frame lamp 36 changes a lighting or blinking pattern, a light emission color, and a light irradiation direction. And so on.

  The effect button 37 and the effect key 38 are provided for the player to input an operation for the effect, respectively. The effect button 37 is provided on the side of the upper surface of the plate 39. The effect key 38 has a center key and a plurality of (four in this case) peripheral keys arranged around the center key, and is provided on the upper side of the plate 39 adjacent to the effect button 37. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, a predetermined effect is performed by pressing the effect button 37 or the effect key 38. For example, the player can perform an operation input to the pachinko gaming machine 1 by pressing the effect button 37 when a button operation advance notice is displayed on the image display 6 or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an image display 6 (an example of the production means of the present invention) that displays images for various productions is provided at a position easily visible by the player on the front surface of the game board 2. . In the present embodiment, the image display 6 is configured by a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display), but may be configured by other display devices such as an EL (Electro Luminescence) display. As the game progresses by the player, the image display 6 notifies the player of the result of the jackpot lottery by displaying, for example, a decorative pattern, or displays effects due to the appearance of characters or items. Or

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display screen of the image display 6 includes a symbol display area 60 on which special symbols and the like are displayed, a first hold number display area 61 and a second hold as a first area in the present invention. A number display area 62 and a stock area 63 as a second area in the present invention are provided. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, when a game ball enters the first start port 21 or the second start port 22 and wins, a big win lottery (first special symbol lottery or second special symbol lottery) is executed. When the big hit lottery is performed, in the symbol display area 60 of the image display 6, a moving image in which three rows of special symbols arranged in the horizontal direction appear to flow from top to bottom is displayed for a preset variation time. Is done. When the variation time elapses, a still image of a stop symbol indicating the result of the big hit lottery is displayed. At that time, when the same or related symbols are arranged on a certain line (for example, when a predetermined special symbol such as “777” is displayed), the big prize opening 23 is opened and the player wins a large amount. You can enjoy a jackpot game where you can get a prize ball. In addition, when a stop symbol (“776” in the example shown in FIG. 1) in which the symbols are not aligned is displayed in the symbol display area 60, the game is lost and the special winning opening 23 is not opened.

  By the way, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, when a new game ball enters the first starting port 21 or the second starting port 22 and wins a prize while the special symbol is variably displayed in the symbol display area 60, the winning game The jackpot lottery drawing and special symbol variation display for the ball are held until the special symbol variation display and the stop symbol display for the previously won game ball are finished. In the first number-of-holds display area 61, the same number of held ball images as the number of game balls (so-called held balls) in which the first special symbol lottery (big hit lottery) is held despite winning the first starting port 21 are stored. The maximum number of reservations Umax1 (“4” in the present embodiment) of the first special symbol lottery that can be held in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is displayed as the upper limit. In the example shown in FIG. 1, four reserved ball images indicating that the number of reserved balls for the first special symbol lottery is 4 are displayed in the first reserved number display area 61.

  In the second number-of-holds display area 62, the same number of held ball images as the number of game balls (holding balls) in which the second special symbol lottery (big hit lottery) is held despite winning the second starting port 22, The maximum number of reservations Umax2 ("4" in the present embodiment) of the second special symbol lottery that can be held in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is displayed as the upper limit. In the example shown in FIG. 1, two reserved ball images indicating that the number of holds for the second special symbol lottery is 2 are displayed in the second hold number display area 62.

  The holding ball image displayed in the first holding number display area 61 or the second holding number display area 62 is displayed in the first holding number display area 61 or when the big hit lottery for the holding ball is performed (that is, during the holding ball digestion). One is deleted from the second reserved number display area 62. For example, when the second special symbol lottery is performed in a state where two reserved ball images are displayed in the second reserved number display area 62 as shown in FIG. To the player that the holding ball image is erased, the right holding ball image is shifted to the position where the left holding ball image is displayed, and there is one holding ball of the second special symbol lottery. It will be notified. Such a process is similarly performed for the first hold number display area 61.

  In the stock area 63, the reserved ball image displayed in a special mode to be described later among the held ball images deleted from the first held number display area 61 or the second held number display area 62 as the reserved balls are digested. Is the area where is displayed. The reserved ball image in a special mode displayed in the first reserved number display area 61, the second reserved number display area 62, and the stock area 63 will be described in detail later.

  On the front surface of the game board 2, a board lamp 8 and a movable accessory 7 (an example of the production means of the present invention) used for various productions are arranged. The board lamp 8 emits light according to the progress of the game by the player, thereby performing various effects by light. The movable accessory 7 is configured to be movable with respect to the game board 2, and performs various effects by rotating with respect to the game board 2 while emitting light. The movable accessory 7 may move in a predetermined direction with respect to the game board 2. The shape of the movable accessory 7 is not limited to a star shape, and various shapes such as a shape imitating a part of an animal or plant can be considered.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the display 4 in FIG. The display device 4 displays information on the result of the special symbol lottery or the normal symbol lottery described above and the number of holds. As shown in FIG. 3, the display 4 includes a first special symbol display 41, a second special symbol display 42, a first special symbol hold indicator 43, a second special symbol hold indicator 44, and a normal symbol display. A device 45, a normal symbol holding display 46, and a game state display 47 are provided.

  The first special symbol display 41 displays a symbol that fluctuates when a game ball is won at the first start port 21, and is composed of, for example, a 7-segment display device. For example, when a game ball wins at the first starting port 21, the first special symbol display 41 displays the lottery result by variably displaying the special symbol (first special symbol). The second special symbol display 42 displays a symbol that fluctuates when a game ball is won at the second starting port 22, and is composed of, for example, a 7-segment display device. For example, when a game ball wins at the second start port 22, the second special symbol display 42 variably displays the special symbol (second special symbol) and displays the lottery result. The normal symbol display 45 displays a symbol that fluctuates in response to the game ball passing through the gate 25, and is configured by an LED display device, for example. For example, when the game ball passes through the gate 25, the normal symbol display 45 displays the lottery result by variably displaying the normal symbol.

  The first special symbol hold indicator 43 displays the number of times the first special symbol lottery is held. The second special symbol hold indicator 44 displays the number of times the second special symbol lottery is held. The normal symbol hold display 46 displays the number of times the normal symbol lottery is held. For example, the first special symbol hold indicator 43, the second special symbol hold indicator 44, and the normal symbol hold indicator 46 are each composed of LED display devices arranged in a row, and display the number of times of hold depending on the light emission mode. .

  The game state display 47 displays the game state at the time when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on. A plurality of gaming states (for example, a normal gaming state, a probability variation gaming state, a time-saving gaming state, and a latent gaming state) are set in the pachinko gaming machine 1. When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on, the gaming status display 47 notifies the gaming status.

[Configuration of control device of pachinko gaming machine 1]
On the back side of the game board 2, a control device for controlling the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided in addition to a ball tank for storing game balls to be paid out as prize balls. This control device has a main board and a sub board. The main board includes a main control board constituting the game control unit 100 that performs internal lottery and determination of winning, a payout control board that constitutes a payout control part 120 that controls payout of prize balls, and the like. The main board is disposed in a sealed state in a case made of a transparent member so that a trace remains when the main board is modified. One sub-board is an effect control board that constitutes an effect control unit 130 that comprehensively controls the effect, an image sound control board that constitutes an image sound control unit 140 that controls effects by images and sounds, and various lamps ( The lamp control board 150 comprises a lamp control unit 150 that controls the effects by the frame lamp 36, the panel lamp 8) and the movable accessory 7.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the control device of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control device of the pachinko gaming machine 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the control device of the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a game control unit 100, a payout control unit 120, an effect control unit 130, an image sound control unit 140, and a lamp control unit 150.

  The game control unit 100 includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102, and a RAM 103. Based on the program stored in the ROM 102, the CPU 101 performs various arithmetic processes related to the number of payout prize balls such as internal lottery and determination of winning. In addition to the above program, the ROM 102 stores a maximum number of holdings Umax1 for the first special symbol lottery, a maximum number of holdings Umax2 for the second special symbol lottery, tables used for determining various random numbers, and the like. The RAM 103 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the CPU 101 executes the program, or as a work area for data processing. In this RAM 103, game state information indicating the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the number U1 of the first special symbol lottery, the number U2 of the second special symbol lottery, various random numbers obtained when winning the game ball, the jackpot Information indicating whether or not it is in the memory is temporarily stored. Hereinafter, main functions of the game control unit 100 will be described.

  The game control unit 100 performs a jackpot lottery (the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery) when a game ball wins the first starting port 21 or the second starting port 22, and determines whether or not it is a win in the jackpot lottery. The determination result data shown is transmitted to the effect control unit 130. In addition, the game control unit 100 determines the winning probability variation setting determined according to the jackpot lottery (for example, variation setting from 1/300 to 1/30), data indicating the special symbol variation time shortening setting, normal symbol, Data indicating the normal symbol variation time reduction setting determined according to the lottery is transmitted to the effect control unit 130.

  The game control unit 100 controls the opening time when the blade member of the electric tulip 27 is in the open state, the number of times the blade member is opened and closed, and the opening / closing time interval from when the blade member is closed until it is next opened. In addition, the game control unit 100 has a special symbol lottery holding number U1, U2 due to the game ball winning the first start port 21 or the second start port 22, and a normal symbol due to the game ball passing through the gate 25. Manage the number of lottery holds.

  The game control unit 100 controls the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 23 according to the result of the big hit lottery. For example, a predetermined condition (for example, 30 seconds after the grand prize opening 23 is opened, ten game balls are awarded to the big prize opening 23, or the cumulative opening time of the big prize opening 23 is within 1.8 seconds) Control is performed so that the round in which the plate of the big prize opening 23 protrudes and maintains the open state of the big prize opening 23 is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times or 2 times) until it is satisfied. In addition, the game control unit 100 controls an opening / closing time interval from when the special winning opening 23 is closed until it is opened in the next round.

  When a game ball is won in the first start port 21, the second start port 22, the big winning port 23, and the normal winning port 24, the game control unit 100 is predetermined per game ball according to the place where the game ball has won. A command instructing payout of game balls is sent to the payout control unit 120 so as to pay out a number of prize balls. Note that even if the game control unit 100 detects that a game ball has passed through the gate 25, the game control unit 100 does not instruct the payout control unit 120 to pay out a prize ball in conjunction therewith. When the payout control unit 120 pays out a prize ball in accordance with an instruction from the game control unit 100, information regarding the number of prize balls paid out from the payout control unit 120 is sent to the game control unit 100. Then, the game control unit 100 manages the number of prize balls to be paid out based on the information acquired from the payout control unit 120.

  In order to realize these functions, the game control unit 100 includes a first start port switch (SW) 111, a second start port switch (SW) 112, an electric tulip opening / closing unit 113, a gate switch (SW) 114, a large A winning port switch (SW) 115, a large winning port opening / closing part 116, and a normal winning port switch (SW) 117 are connected. Further, the game control unit 100 includes the first special symbol display 41, the second special symbol display 42, the first special symbol hold display 43, the second special symbol hold display 44, and the normal symbol display 45 described above. The normal symbol hold display 46 and the game status display 47 are connected.

  The first start port switch 111 detects that a game ball has won the first start port 21 and sends a detection signal to the game control unit 100. The second start port switch 112 detects that a game ball has won the second start port 22 and sends a detection signal to the game control unit 100. The electric tulip opening / closing unit 113 operates the electric solenoid in response to a command sent from the game control unit 100 to open / close the pair of blade members of the electric tulip 27. The gate switch 114 detects that a game ball has passed through the gate 25 and sends a detection signal to the game control unit 100. The big prize opening switch 115 detects that a game ball has won the big prize opening 23 and sends a detection signal to the game control unit 100. The special prize opening / closing unit 116 opens and closes the special prize opening 23 in response to a command sent from the game control unit 100. The normal winning port switch 117 detects that a game ball has won the normal winning port 24 and sends a detection signal to the game control unit 100.

  Further, the game control unit 100 causes the first special symbol display 41 to display the result of the first special symbol lottery started by winning the game ball in the first starting port 21. The game control unit 100 causes the first special symbol hold indicator 43 to display the number of holds that hold the special symbol lottery performed in response to the winning of the game ball to the first start port 21. The game control unit 100 causes the second special symbol display 42 to display the result of the second special symbol lottery started by winning the game ball in the second starting port 22. The game control unit 100 causes the second special symbol hold indicator 44 to display the number of special symbol lotteries held in accordance with the winning of the game ball to the second starting port 22. The game control unit 100 causes the normal symbol display 45 to display the result of the normal symbol lottery started by passing the game ball to the gate 25. The game control unit 100 causes the normal symbol hold indicator 46 to display the number of holdings of the normal symbol lottery performed in response to the passing of the game ball to the gate 25. The game control unit 100 causes the game state display 47 to display the game state of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  Further, the game control unit 100 is connected to a board external information terminal board 199 that transmits various kinds of information to a host computer (not shown) installed in the hall. The game control unit 100 transmits information regarding the number of payout prize balls acquired from the payout control unit 120, information indicating the state of the game control unit 100, and the like to the host computer via the board external information terminal board 199.

  The payout control unit 120 includes a CPU 121, a ROM 122, and a RAM 123. Based on the program stored in the ROM 122, the CPU 121 performs arithmetic processing when controlling the payout of prize balls. The RAM 123 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the CPU 121 executes the program, or as a work area for data processing.

  The payout control unit 120 controls the payout of the payout ball based on the command sent from the game control unit 100. Specifically, the payout control unit 120 receives a command from the game control unit 100 instructing to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the place where the game ball has won. Then, the payout control unit 120 controls the payout motor 125 so as to pay out the award balls in the number specified by the command. Here, the payout motor 125 is a drive motor that sends out a game ball from a ball tank disposed on the back side of the game board 2.

  In addition to the payout motor 125, a payout detection unit 126, a ball detection unit 127, and a full tank detection unit 128 are connected to the payout control unit 120. The payout detection unit 126 detects the number of prize balls paid out from the ball tank to the tray 39 by the payout motor 125. The presence / absence detection unit 127 detects the presence or absence of a game ball in the ball tank. The full tank detection unit 128 detects that the tray 39 is full with game balls supplied to the launching device or game balls dispensed from the ball tank. The payout control unit 120 executes predetermined processing according to the detection results of the payout detection unit 126, the ball presence detection unit 127, and the full tank detection unit 128.

  Further, the payout control unit 120 is connected to a frame external information terminal board 200 that transmits various types of information to the host computer. The payout control unit 120 provides information on the number of prize balls instructed to be paid out to the payout motor 125, information on the number of prize balls actually paid out detected by the payout detection unit 126, and the like. The data is transmitted to the host computer via the terminal board 200. Also, the payout control unit 120 transmits similar information to the game control unit 100.

  The effect control unit 130 includes a CPU 131, a ROM 132, a RAM 133, and an RTC (real time clock) 134. Based on the program stored in the ROM 132, the CPU 131 performs a calculation process when controlling the effect. The RAM 133 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the CPU 131 executes the program, or as a work area for data processing. The RTC 134 measures the current date and time.

  The production control unit 130 determines the production content based on the data indicating the special symbol lottery result and the like sent from the game control unit 100. At that time, when the effect button 37 or the effect key 38 is pressed by the player, the effect control unit 130 may set the effect content according to the operation input. In addition, when the game for the pachinko gaming machine 1 is interrupted for a predetermined period or longer, the effect control unit 130 sets an effect for waiting for a customer as one of the effects. Further, when the game control unit 100 outputs data indicating that the winning probability at the time of the special symbol lottery is changed, when outputting data indicating that the special symbol change time at the time of the special symbol lottery is shortened, and When data indicating that the normal symbol variation time at the time of the normal symbol lottery is shortened is output, the effect control unit 130 sets the effect content corresponding to the content indicated by the output data. Then, the effect control unit 130 transmits a command for instructing execution of the set effect contents to the image sound control unit 140 or the lamp control unit 150.

  The image sound control unit 140 includes a CPU 141, a ROM 142, and a RAM 143. Based on the program stored in the ROM 142, the CPU 141 performs arithmetic processing when controlling an image expressing the content of the effect. In addition to the above program, the ROM 142 includes a symbol image and a background image displayed during the game on the image display 6, a decorative symbol for notifying the player of the lottery result, and a character for displaying a notice effect to the player. And image data such as items and reserved ball images are stored. In addition, the ROM 142 synchronizes with the image displayed on the image display 6 or independently of the displayed image, various sounds such as music and sound output from the speaker 35, and sound effects such as jingle. Data is stored. The RAM 143 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the CPU 141 executes the program, or a work area for data processing.

  The image sound control unit 140 controls the image displayed on the image display 6 and the sound output from the speaker 35 based on the command sent from the effect control unit 130. Specifically, the CPU 141 selects and reads out the data corresponding to the command sent from the effect control unit 130 from the image data and the sound data stored in the ROM 142. Then, the CPU 141 performs image processing for background image display, special symbol variation display, stop symbol display, reserved ball image display, character / item display, and the like using the read image data, and the image after image processing Data is displayed on the image display 6. Further, the CPU 141 performs sound processing using the read sound data, and causes the speaker 35 to output sound data after the sound processing.

  The lamp control unit 150 includes a CPU 151, a ROM 152, and a RAM 153. The CPU 151 performs calculation processing when controlling the light emission of the panel lamp 8 and the frame lamp 36 and the operation of the movable accessory 7. The ROM 152 stores programs executed by the CPU 151, various data, and the like, and the RAM 152 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the CPU 151 executes the program or a work area such as data processing. Is done.

  The lamp control unit 150 controls lighting / flashing of the panel lamp 8 and the frame lamp 36, a light emission color, and the like based on the command sent from the effect control unit 130. The lamp control unit 150 controls the operation of the movable accessory 7 based on the command sent from the effect control unit 130. Specifically, the ROM 152 of the lamp control unit 150 stores lighting / flashing pattern data and emission color pattern data (light emission pattern data) of the panel lamp 8 and the frame lamp 36 according to the contents of the effect set by the effect control unit 130. Data) is stored. The CPU 151 selects and reads out the light emission pattern data stored in the ROM 152 corresponding to the command sent from the effect control unit 130. Then, the CPU 151 controls the light emission of the panel lamp 8 and the frame lamp 36 based on the read light emission pattern data. Further, the ROM 152 stores operation pattern data of the movable accessory 7 corresponding to the contents of the effect set by the effect control unit 130. CPU 151 selects and reads out the operation pattern data stored in ROM 152 corresponding to the command sent from effect control unit 130. Then, the CPU 151 outputs a pulse signal corresponding to the read operation pattern data to a drive circuit (not shown). As a result, an excitation signal corresponding to the pulse signal is output from the drive circuit to the stepping motor connected to the movable accessory 7 and the operation of the movable accessory 7 is controlled.

[Main operations by game control unit 100]
Next, basic operations performed by the game control unit 100 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing main operations performed by the game control unit 100. The game control unit 100 repeatedly executes a series of processes shown in FIG. 5 every predetermined time (for example, 4 milliseconds) in a normal operation except for special cases such as when the power is turned on and when the power is turned off. . Note that the processing performed by the game control unit 100 described based on the flowcharts of FIG. 5 and the subsequent steps is performed according to instructions issued by the CPU 101 based on a program stored in the ROM 102.

  In the random number update process (step S1), the game control unit 100 updates various random numbers such as a jackpot random number, a design random number, a reach random number, and a variation pattern random number. The jackpot random number, the design random number, the reach random number, and the variation pattern random number are incremented by one each time the process of step S1 is performed. Then, the values at the time each lottery is performed are acquired by the start switch (SW) process in step S2 or the gate switch (SW) process in step S3, and in the special symbol process in step S4 or the normal symbol process in step S5. used. Note that an infinite loop counter is used as the counter that performs the processing of step S1, and returns to 0 again after reaching the maximum value of the set random number (for example, 601 for the big hit random number).

  In the start port switch (SW) process (step S2), the game control unit 100 monitors the states of the first start port switch 111 and the second start port switch 112, and when any of the switches is turned ON, A process related to the number of holds U1 and U2 for the big hit lottery and a preliminary determination process are executed. Details of the start port switch process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the gate switch process (step S3), the game control unit 100 monitors the state of the gate switch 114, and determines whether or not the number of normal symbol lotteries is less than the upper limit when the gate switch 114 is turned on. To do. Then, when the game control unit 100 determines that the number of holds is less than the upper limit value, the game control unit 100 acquires a random number used for the normal symbol processing in step S5.

  In the special symbol process (step S4), the game control unit 100 executes a big hit lottery, displays a special symbol in the symbol display area 60 of the image display 6, and then displays a stop symbol indicating the result of the big win lottery. Execute the process for This special symbol process will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

  In the normal symbol process (step S5), the game control unit 100 executes a determination process for determining whether or not the random number acquired in the gate switch process in step S3 is a winning random number. And the game control part 100 displays the normal symbol which shows the result of the determination process, after making the normal symbol display 45 fluctuately display the normal symbol.

  In the big prize opening process (step S6), the game control unit 100 controls the opening and closing of the big prize opening 23 based on the result of the big hit lottery or the like.

  In the electric tulip process (step S7), when the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display unit 45 by the normal symbol process in step S5 is a predetermined winning symbol, a process for operating the electric tulip 27 is executed. When the electric tulip 27 is operated, a game ball can be won at the second start port 22, and when the game ball wins at the second start port 22, the second special symbol lottery is performed.

  In the winning ball process (step S8), the game control unit 100 controls the management of the number of winning game balls and the payout of the winning ball according to the winning.

  In the output process (step S9), the game control unit 100 outputs various commands set in the start port switch process in step S2 and the special symbol process in step S4 to the effect control unit 130 or the payout control unit 120. Execute.

[Functional configuration of game control unit 100 and effect control unit 130]
Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the game control unit 100 and the effect control unit 130 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 6 is a functional configuration diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the game control unit 100 and the effect control unit 130. As shown in FIG. 6, the CPU 101 of the game control unit 100 functionally includes a winning detection unit 105, a random number acquisition unit 106, a special symbol processing unit 107, and a big prize opening control unit 108. In addition, the RAM 103 of the game control unit 100 functionally includes a storage area 109. The CPU 131 of the effect control unit 130 functionally includes a receiving unit 135, an effect determining unit 136, a display control unit 137, and a game effect control unit 138. Further, the RAM 133 of the effect control unit 130 functionally includes a first effect storage unit 161, a second effect storage unit 162, and a stock storage unit 164 (an example of the effect storage unit of the present invention).

  The CPU 101 of the game control unit 100 executes a program stored in the ROM 102, thereby functioning as a winning detection unit 105, a random number acquisition unit 106, a special symbol processing unit 107, and a big prize opening control unit 108, and a RAM 103 To function as the storage area 109. In addition, the CPU 131 of the effect control unit 130 executes a program stored in the ROM 132, thereby functioning as a reception unit 135, an effect determination unit 136, a display control unit 137, and a game effect control unit 138, and the RAM 133. The first effect storage unit 161, the second effect storage unit 162, and the stock storage unit 164 function.

  The winning detection unit 105 (an example of the detecting means of the present invention) detects the winning of a game ball to the first starting port 21 based on the detection signal output from the first starting port switch 111. Further, the winning detection unit 105 detects the winning of the game ball to the second starting port 22 based on the detection signal output from the second starting port switch 112.

  The random number acquisition unit 106 counts a jackpot random number, a design random number, a reach random number, and a variation pattern random number used for a process of determining whether or not a jackpot lottery is won. For example, regarding the jackpot random number, when the probability of winning the jackpot lottery is set to 2/601, the random number acquisition unit 106 performs the random number update process in step S1 from 0 to 601 while the pachinko gaming machine 1 is activated. Count up one by one, and after the count value reaches 601, it counts up again from zero. Then, the random number acquisition unit 106 acquires the count value at the time when the winning detection unit 105 detects that the game ball has won the first starting port 21 or the second starting port 22 as a big hit random number used for the big hit lottery. . Symbol random numbers, reach random numbers, and variation pattern random numbers are obtained in the same manner. Since the count-up as described above is performed, the random number acquired by the random number acquisition unit 106 differs depending on the timing at which the game ball wins the first start port 21 or the second start port 22. The random number acquired by the random number acquisition unit 106 is stored in a storage area 109 (see FIG. 7) of the RAM 103 described later.

  The special symbol processing unit 107 (an example of a pre-determination unit and a pre-determination unit of the present invention) executes a jackpot lottery based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition unit 106. Specifically, the special symbol processing unit 107 reads out the jackpot random number from the storage area 109 at a timing when the jackpot random number acquired by the random number acquisition unit 106 is stored in the storage area 109 and also stores the table stored in the ROM 102. Read winning value from. Then, the special symbol processing unit 107 determines whether or not the read jackpot random number matches the winning value.

  Further, the special symbol processing unit 107 performs a process of determining the type when the result of the jackpot lottery is a jackpot, and performs a process of determining the type when the result of the jackpot lottery is a jackpot. Further, when the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the result of the jackpot lottery is a loss, the special symbol processing unit 107 performs an effect with reach or an effect without reach while displaying the variation of the special symbol for the game ball determined to be lost. Processing to determine whether or not. Further, the special symbol processing unit 107 displays the variation pattern of the special symbol that is variably displayed on the image display 6 before the display of the stop symbol that is the result of the big hit lottery, and the variation time corresponding to the time that the special symbol is variably displayed. The process of determining is performed. These processes performed by the special symbol processing unit 107 are performed in advance for a game ball (that is, a holding ball) won in the first starting port 21 or the second starting port 22 during the special symbol variation display. The processing is performed not at the time of starting the special symbol variation display but at the timing at which the winning of the game ball to the first start port 21 or the second start port 22 is detected.

  When the result of the big win lottery by the special symbol processing unit 107 indicates a win, the special winning opening control unit 108 operates to open the big winning opening 23 by operating the plate of the special winning opening 23. The process is executed by the unit 116. When the big prize opening 23 is opened by the big prize opening control unit 108, the pachinko gaming machine 1 becomes a big hit state.

  The receiving unit 135 performs a process of receiving information such as various commands output from the special symbol processing unit 107.

  The effect determining unit 136 (an example of the effect determining means of the present invention) is for a game ball (so-called reserved ball) in which a special symbol variation display is held despite the winning detection by the winning detection unit 105. Based on the information included in the command received by the reception unit 135, processing for determining the content of the game effect is performed. The contents of the game effect determined by the effect determining unit 136 are stored in a first effect storage unit 161 or a second effect storage unit 162, which will be described later, and a stock storage unit 164.

  The display control unit 137 (an example of the first display means, the holding digest means, and the second display means of the present invention) is a jackpot lottery (the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery) and a process for displaying the lottery result The reserved ball image indicating that the change display of the special symbol performed before is held on the image display 6 is displayed. Specifically, the display control unit 137 causes the image sound control unit 140 to perform a process of displaying the same number of reserved ball images as the number of reserved balls U1 of the first special symbol lottery in the first reserved number display area 61, and the second The image acoustic control unit 140 is caused to execute a process for displaying the same number of reserved ball images as the number of reserved balls U2 in the special symbol lottery in the second reserved number display area 62. At that time, the display control unit 137 performs a process for differentiating the display mode of the reserved ball image displayed when the game effect is determined by the effect determining unit 136 and when the game effect is not determined. Specifically, when the game effect is determined by the effect determining unit 136, the display control unit 137 includes characters and pictures that suggest the contents of the game effect determined by the effect determining unit 136, and the contents of the game effect The reserved ball image is displayed in a special manner that can be visually recognized or associated. On the other hand, when the game effect is not determined by the effect determining unit 136, a normal-type reserved ball image in which no characters or pictures suggesting the contents of the game effect are included in the reserved ball image is displayed.

  Moreover, the display control part 137 performs the process which erases the reservation ball image which suggests existence of the reservation ball from the 1st reservation number display area 61 or the 2nd reservation number display area 62, whenever a reservation ball is digested. . At that time, the reserved ball image displayed in a special mode is displayed in the stock area 63 immediately after the process of deleting from the first reserved number display area 61 or the second reserved number display area 62 is performed. That is, the reserved ball image of a special mode is shifted (moved) from the first reserved number display area 61 or the second reserved number display area 62 to the stock area 63 when the reserved ball corresponding to the reserved ball image is digested. Various processes are executed by the display control unit 137.

  In the game effect control unit 138 (an example of the effect control means of the present invention), all of the reserved ball images in a special mode are shifted from the first hold number display area 61 or the second hold number display area 62 to the stock area 63. The game effect is read from the stock storage unit 164 and the read game effect is caused to be executed by the image display 6, the movable accessory 7, or the speaker 35 along with the special symbol change display performed later.

[Configuration of RAM 103 of Game Control Unit 100]
FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RAM 103 of the game control unit 100. 7A shows the configuration of the storage area 109 and the hold count storage unit 110 of the RAM 103, and FIG. 7B shows the configuration of the storage units 109A to 109H shown in FIG. 7A.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7A, the RAM 103 includes a storage area 109 and a reserved number storage unit 110. The storage area 109 stores, for example, a jackpot random number or the like for up to eight reserved balls that can be held in the pachinko gaming machine 1, a first storage unit 109A, a second storage unit 109B, a third storage unit 109C, a fourth The storage unit 109D, the fifth storage unit 109E, the sixth storage unit 109F, the seventh storage unit 109G, and the eighth storage unit 109H are configured.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, these storage units 109 </ b> A to 109 </ b> H are respectively an area for storing the number of fluctuations N acquired by the random number acquisition unit 106, an area for storing winning start information, and a jackpot random number , An area for storing design random numbers, an area for storing reach random numbers, an area for storing variation pattern random numbers, and an area for storing pre-determination information acquired by the special symbol processing unit 107.

  The number of times of change N is information indicating the total number of jackpot lottery rights acquired by winning a game ball in the first start port 21 or the second start port 22. For example, after the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on, a game ball wins the first starting slot 21 to acquire the first special symbol drawing right 50 times, and a game ball wins the second starting slot 22 When the right of the second special symbol lottery is acquired 10 times, information “60” obtained by adding the number of times of these rights as the number of times of change N is stored in, for example, the third storage unit 109C. Then, when a game ball wins further at the first starting port 21 from this state and acquires the right of jackpot lottery, the value “61” obtained by adding “1” to the value “60” is stored in the fourth storage unit 109D. Remembered.

  Note that the number of game balls held in the first starting port 21 reaches the maximum number of reservations Umax1 (“4” in this embodiment) of the first special symbol lottery that can be held in the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the first state. When a new game ball wins at the start port 21, the number of times of change N is not counted. In addition, in the state where the number of retained game balls won in the second starting port 22 has reached the maximum number of retained Umax2 ("4" in this embodiment) of the second special symbol lottery that can be retained in the pachinko gaming machine 1. Even when a new game ball wins at the start port 22, the number of times of variation N is not counted.

  The winning start information is obtained when the jackpot random number, the design random number, the reach random number, and the variation pattern random number stored in the same storage unit are obtained when the game ball wins the first starting port 21 or This is information indicating whether or not the game ball has been acquired when the second starting port 22 is won. Here, the jackpot random number is a random number for determining the jackpot, the jackpot, or the loss by performing the jackpot lottery (the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery). The symbol random number is a random number for determining the type of jackpot (long hit, short win, presence / absence of transition to high probability gaming state, presence / absence of transition to short-time gaming state). The reach random number is a random number for determining whether or not to perform reach production. The variation pattern random number is a random number for determining the variation pattern of the special symbol. These jackpot random numbers, design random numbers, reach random numbers, and variation pattern random numbers will be described in detail later.

  The pre-determination information is information obtained by a pre-determination process (see FIG. 10) described later based on the jackpot random number, the design random number, the reach random number, and the variation pattern random number. Specifically, the pre-determination information is information indicating whether or not the winning opening information, the jackpot lottery result is a jackpot, a jackpot, or a lose, and if it is a jackpot, what is the type of the jackpot The information indicating whether or not the content of the effect is information including information indicating whether the effect is reachable or non-reachable, and information indicating the variation pattern and variation time of the special symbol. The advance determination information is stored in the same storage unit as the jackpot random number, the design random number, the reach random number, and the variation pattern random number that are the basis for generating the advance determination information.

  The seven pieces of information shown in FIG. 7B, the number of times of change N, the winning start information, the jackpot random number, the design random number, the reach random number, the change pattern random number, and the pre-determination information, Every time a game ball wins at the start port 22, the first storage unit 109A stores the game ball in order. For example, when no information is stored in any of the first storage unit 109A to the eighth storage unit 109H, seven pieces of information are stored in the first storage unit 109A. For example, when seven pieces of information are already stored in each of the first storage unit 109A to the fourth storage unit 109D, the seven pieces of newly acquired information are stored in the fifth storage unit 109E. . In addition, when the reserved ball that triggered the acquisition of the random number stored in the first storage unit 109A is digested, the seven pieces of information stored in the first storage unit 109A are discarded and each storage The special symbol processing unit 107 performs a process of shifting the information stored in the unit. For example, when a reserved ball corresponding to a random number stored in the first storage unit 109A is digested in a state where random numbers are stored in the first storage unit 109A to the third storage unit 109C, the special symbol processing unit 107 Discards the information stored in the first storage unit 109A, moves the information stored in the second storage unit 109B to the first storage unit 109A, and stores the information stored in the third storage unit 109C. Move to the second storage unit 109B.

  The number-of-holds storage unit 110 indicates the number of held balls U1 indicating the number of game balls on which a special symbol variation display is held even though a winning is detected by the first starting port switch 111 or the second starting port switch 112, Store U2.

[Start-up switch processing by game control unit 100]
FIG. 8 is a detailed flowchart of the start port switch process in step S2 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the winning detection unit 105 receives a game ball in the first starting port 21 based on the presence / absence of a detection signal from the first starting port switch 111, and the first starting port switch 111 is turned on. It is determined whether or not (step S21). When the winning detection unit 105 determines that the first start port switch 111 is turned on (step S21: YES), the random number acquisition unit 106 holds the first special symbol lottery stored in the holding number storage unit 110. It is determined whether the number U1 is less than the upper limit value Umax1 (step S22).

  When the random number acquisition unit 106 determines that the hold number U1 is less than the upper limit value Umax1 (step S22: YES), the random number acquisition unit 106 adds 1 to the value of the hold number U1 stored in the hold number storage unit 110 and updates it ( Step S23). Then, 1 is added to the fluctuation count N newly stored in the storage area 109 (step S24).

  The random number acquisition unit 106 includes the winning start opening information indicating the first starting opening 21 and the number of fluctuations N updated in the process of step S24, and the random number (big hit random number) for the first special symbol lottery suspended by the process of step S23. , Symbol random numbers, reach random numbers, and variation pattern random numbers) are acquired and stored in the storage area 109 (step S25). Then, the special symbol processing unit 107 performs a preliminary determination process using the random number stored in the storage area 109 in the process of step S25 (step S26).

  When it is determined that the first start port switch 111 is OFF (step S21: NO), when it is determined that the number of holds U1 is equal to the upper limit value Umax1 (step S22: NO), or prior determination processing in step S26 When the game is performed, the winning detection unit 105 wins a game ball in the second start port 22 based on the presence or absence of a detection signal from the second start port switch 112, and the second start port switch 112 is turned ON. It is determined whether or not (step S27). When the winning detection unit 105 determines that the second start port switch 112 is turned on (step S27: YES), the random number acquisition unit 106 holds the second special symbol lottery stored in the hold number storage unit 110. It is determined whether or not the number U2 is less than the upper limit value Umax2 (step S28).

  If the random number acquisition unit 106 determines that the hold number U2 is less than the upper limit value Umax2 (step S28: YES), the random number acquisition unit 106 adds 1 to the value of the hold number U2 stored in the hold number storage unit 110 and updates it ( Step S29). Then, 1 is added to the number of fluctuations N newly stored in the storage area 109 (step S30).

  The random number acquisition unit 106 includes the winning start port information indicating the second starting port 22 and the number of fluctuations N updated in the process of step S30, and the random number (big hit random number) for the second special symbol lottery suspended by the process of step S29. , Symbol random numbers, reach random numbers, and variation pattern random numbers) are acquired and stored in the storage area 109 (step S31). Then, the special symbol processing unit 107 performs a preliminary determination process using the random number stored in the storage area 109 in the process of step S31 (step S32).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the second start port switch 112 is OFF, or when it is determined that the number of holds U2 is equal to the upper limit value Umax2 (step S28: NO), the pre-determination process is terminated, and FIG. The process proceeds to the gate switch process in step S3.

[Judgment method using random numbers]
Next, a determination method using random numbers in the prior determination process (see FIG. 10) and the jackpot determination process (see FIG. 12) will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of random numbers used in the advance determination process and the jackpot determination process. FIG. 9A shows an example of a jackpot random number. FIG. 9B shows an example of a design random number at the time of jackpot due to the first starting opening prize, FIG. 9C shows an example of a design random number at the time of jackpot by the second starting opening prize, FIG. ) Shows an example of a design random number at the time of small hit. FIG. 9E shows an example of a reach random number.

  As shown in FIG. 9 (A), the jackpot random number is determined for each of the case where the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in a low-probability gaming state (normal gaming state) and the case in which it is a high-probability gaming state (probability changing gaming state). Set individually. The range that the jackpot random number can take is 0 to 600 in any gaming state. In addition, two types of jackpot random numbers are set for the jackpot and the jackpot for each of the low probability state and the high probability state. That is, as the random number determination table, a low probability random number determination table used for determining a jackpot random number in a low probability gaming state and a high probability random number determination table used for determining a jackpot random number in a high probability gaming state are prepared. Has been.

  Regarding the low-probability gaming state, since two jackpot winning values (“7” and “317”) are set, the jackpot winning probability in the low-probability gaming state is 2/601, which is acquired when in the low-probability state. If the jackpot random number is “7” or “317”, the jackpot is determined to be a jackpot. With respect to the low probability state, since two small winning winning values (“50” and “100”) are set, the small winning winning probability in the low probability gaming state is 2/601, and in the low probability gaming state When the acquired jackpot random number is “50” or “100”, it is determined to be a jackpot.

  With regard to the high probability gaming state, 20 jackpot winning values (“7”, “37”, “97”,..., “517”, “547”, “577”) are set, and the high probability gaming state The probability of winning a jackpot is 20/601. If the jackpot random number acquired in the high probability state matches any of these 20 winning values, the jackpot is determined. With respect to the high probability gaming state, since two small winning winning values (“50” and “100”) are set, the small winning winning probability in the high probability gaming state is 2/601. When the jackpot random number acquired in the low probability gaming state is “50” or “100”, it is determined that the jackpot is small.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when a game ball is won at the first start port 21 or the second start port 22 in the high probability game state and a big win lottery is performed, the big win lottery is performed in the low probability game state. The probability of winning a jackpot is 10 times that of the case of being played.

  When the result of the jackpot lottery performed when the game ball is won at the first start port 21 is a jackpot, the following determination process regarding the design random number is performed. As shown in FIG. 9 (B), the types of jackpots by the first start opening prize are as follows. There are six types available, one for each short time and one for normal time. The possible range of the symbol random number acquired when a game ball wins the first starting port 21 is 0 to 250. Since 101 winning values of 0 to 100 are assigned per length with high probability, the length per length with high probability is 101/251. In addition, since 50 winning values of 101 to 150 are assigned per length with a normal time shortening, there is a probability of 50/251 per length with a normal time shortening. In addition, the winning value of 151 to 175, 176 to 200, 201 to 225, 226 to 250 for short per short with high probability, per short with normal time, per short without high probability, and per short without normal time Since each is assigned, the probability is 25/251 for any hit.

  When the result of the jackpot lottery performed when the game ball is won at the second starting port 22 is a jackpot, the following determination process regarding the design random number is performed. As shown in FIG. 9C, there are two types of jackpots for the second start-up winnings: a high probability per short length and a normal per short length. The possible range of symbol random numbers acquired when a game ball wins the second start port 22 is 0 to 250. Since 151 winning values of 0 to 150 are assigned per length with high probability, the length per length with high probability is 151/251. Since 100 winning values of 151 to 250 are assigned per length with a normal time shortening, it is per length with a normal time shortening with a probability of 100/251.

  As described above, if the jackpot random number acquired at the time of winning the start opening is “50” or “100”, it is determined that the jackpot is a small hit. As shown in FIG. 9D, two types of small hits A and small hits B are prepared as the types of small hits. The range of symbol random numbers at the time of small hit is 0-250. With respect to the small hit A, 121 winning values of 0 to 120 are assigned, so the small hit A is 121/251. With respect to one small hit B, since 130 winning values of 121 to 250 are assigned, the small hit B is 130/251 with a probability of 130/251. The small hit A and the small hit B are exactly the same in the contents of the small hit game executed thereafter, and only the special symbols displayed on the special symbol displays 41 and 42 are different.

  When the result of the big win lottery is a loss, the following determination process regarding reach random numbers is performed. As shown in FIG. 9E, the reachable random number range is 0 to 250, and a reach random number determination table is prepared for each of the cases with and without reach. With respect to reach, 25 reach random numbers from 0 to 24 are assigned, and reach is achieved with a probability of 25/251. In addition, regarding reachless, since 226 reach random numbers of 25 to 250 are allocated, reach is lost with a probability of 226/251. To explain further, only when it is determined that the result of the jackpot lottery is a loss (does not correspond to any winning value shown in FIG. 9A), the reach random number determination table is based on the reach random number determination table. A determination is made. As described above, at the time of losing, the probability that an effect without reach is increased, while a so-called gas reasure effect that gives a player a sense of expectation is executed with a probability of about 10%. On the other hand, since the reach presence effect is always executed at the time of big hit and small hit, in this case, the reach random number is acquired, but the determination on the reach random number is not performed.

  It should be noted that the effect with reach or the effect without reach determined by the reach random number indicates an aspect of a special symbol displayed on the image display 6. That is, during the special symbol variation display, for example, three special symbols consisting of a number sequence in which numbers 1 to 9 are continuously written in the vertical direction are displayed, and the special symbol variation display is started. At the same time, these special symbols start to scroll from top to bottom, for example. Then, in the effect with reach, when the scrolling is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed after scrolling is started and each special symbol is stopped and displayed, first, any two special symbols are stopped first. At this time, the same numbers are stopped and displayed on a straight line extending horizontally or diagonally, and the expectation that the last line will gradually reduce the scrolling speed so that three identical numbers on the straight line are aligned. To the player. Such a reach effect includes a so-called super reach effect in which various characters appear or a story develops before the last one column of scrolling stops. On the other hand, the production without reach is different from the production with reach, and there is no production that gives the player a sense of expectation. Is done.

  As described above, the reach random number is used to determine whether to perform an effect with reach or an effect without reach on the image display 6 when the result of the determination of the jackpot random number is lost. Reaching is performed with a probability of giving a reasonable expectation to the player.

  When a big win is won, a reach effect is always performed, and a special symbol is stopped and displayed in a state where three identical numbers are finally aligned on a horizontal or diagonal line. On the other hand, in the case of winning with a small win or loss, the special symbol is stopped and displayed in a state where only two identical numbers are aligned and the third is not aligned on a straight line.

[Preliminary determination processing by game control unit 100]
Hereinafter, the prior determination process performed by the game control unit 100 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 10 is a detailed flowchart of the preliminary determination process in steps S26 and S32 of FIG.

  After the process of step S25 or the process of step S31 in FIG. 8 is performed, the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a high probability gaming state based on the gaming state information stored in the RAM 103. It is determined whether or not (step S240). If it is determined that the special symbol processing unit 107 is in the high-probability gaming state (step S240: YES), what happens after the jackpot lottery right acquired in the start-up switch processing has shifted to the current high-probability gaming state? It is determined whether it is equivalent to the right of the second jackpot lottery. In other words, if the winning of the jackpot (per length with a high probability short-time, short per short with a high probability short-time, or short per short without a high-probability time) that the previous gaming state becomes a high-probability gaming state is confirmed, The number N is set to the reference number M. For example, in the case of winning for a long win with a high probability of shortening by the 200th jackpot lottery (special symbol variation display) after the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on, data “200” is stored in the RAM 103. Accordingly, the internal state becomes a high probability gaming state. Therefore, the jackpot lottery performed at the 201st time since the power-on of the pachinko gaming machine 1 corresponds to the first jackpot lottery after shifting to the high probability gaming state, and similarly, the jackpot lottery performed at the 210th time is This corresponds to the tenth jackpot lottery after the transition to the high probability gaming state. In this way, the number of jackpot lotteries obtained after the shift to the high-probability gaming state is calculated as to the right of the jackpot lottery acquired by the start port switch process. Specifically, the special symbol processing unit 107 subtracts the reference number M from the variation number N to obtain the calculated value L (step S241).

  Then, the special symbol processing unit 107 determines whether or not the calculated value L is equal to or less than the predetermined number X (step S242). Here, the predetermined number X is an upper limit number of times that the big hit random number is determined based on the high probability random number determination table. In the present embodiment, when a big win that results in a high probability gaming state is won, subsequent big hit random numbers are determined based on the high probability random number determination table up to 100 times. Accordingly, the predetermined number X is set to “100” in the present embodiment. For this reason, in this embodiment, in step S242, the special symbol processing unit 107 determines whether or not the calculated value L is 100 or less. That is, whether the jackpot random number earned by the start opening switch process is determined based on the high probability random number determination table, or is determined based on the low probability random number determination table after the high probability gaming state ends. Is determined in step S242.

  For example, it is assumed that a short win with a high probability of shortening is won by the 200th jackpot lottery (number of fluctuations N = 200) after the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on. Thereafter, the 98th jackpot lottery is executed after entering the high-probability gaming state, and the variation number N = 299 hold A, the variation number N = 300 hold B, the variation number N in a state where the jackpot has not been won yet. It is assumed that information regarding the hold C = 301 is stored in the RAM 103. In this case, since the reference number M is set to 200, the calculated value L for the hold A is 99, the calculated value L for the hold B is 100, and the calculated value L for the hold C is 101. Accordingly, the hold A and the hold B are determined as “YES” in step S242, and the hold C is determined as “NO” in step S242.

  When the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the calculated value L is equal to or less than the predetermined number X (step S242: YES), the advance determination information related to the jackpot for changing the subsequent gaming state to the low-probability gaming state is the start port switch. It is determined whether or not it is stored in the storage area 109 before the start of processing (step S243). For example, when a random number is stored in the fifth storage unit 109E (see FIG. 7) in step S25 (see FIG. 8) of the start port switch process, the first storage unit 109A stores the random number with a normal time reduction. Then, it is determined whether or not pre-determination information relating to either the normal short / short short hit or the normal short / short short hit is stored. In other words, it is determined whether or not there is a holding ball that is digested before the holding ball that is put on hold in the start-up switch process, which changes the gaming state to the low probability gaming state. Because, when such a holding ball is put on hold first, even if the holding ball is put on hold by the start-up switch processing, even if it is in a high-probability gaming state, It is because it will be in a state. Therefore, when the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the previous hold is not normally hit (step S243: NO), the special symbol processing unit 107 selects the high-probability random number determination table (step S245), and normally hits the previous hold. If it is determined that there is (step S243: YES), a low probability random number determination table is selected (step S246).

  On the other hand, when the current gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a low-probability gaming state (step S240: NO), or when the calculated value L exceeds the predetermined number X (step S242: NO), a special symbol processing unit 107 determines whether or not prior determination information relating to the jackpot for changing the subsequent gaming state to the high probability gaming state is stored in the storage area 109 before the start port switch process is started (step S244). For example, when a random number is stored in the sixth storage unit 109F (see FIG. 7) in step S25 (see FIG. 8) of the start port switch process, the length from the first storage unit 109A to the fifth storage unit 109E is increased with a short time with high probability. Then, it is determined whether or not pre-determination information related to either a short chance with a high probability of shortening or a short hit with a high probability of short is stored. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a reserve ball that is digested earlier than the reserve ball that is reserved in the start-up switch process, which changes the gaming state to the high probability gaming state. Because, when such a holding ball is put on hold first, even if the holding ball is put on hold by the start-up switch processing, even if it is in a low-probability gaming state, It is because it will be in a state. Therefore, if the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the previous hold does not have a high probability (step S244: NO), the special symbol processing unit 107 selects the low-probability random number determination table (step S246), and sets the previous hold high. If it is determined that there is a probability (step S244: YES), a high probability random number determination table is selected (step S245).

  In addition, in the storage area 109 (see FIG. 7), prior determination information related to a jackpot for changing a subsequent gaming state to a high probability gaming state, and prior determination information related to a jackpot for changing a subsequent gaming state to a low probability gaming state. Is stored, the process of step S243 or step S244 is performed based on the preliminary determination information corresponding to the reserved ball to be digested later among these two preliminary determination information. For example, when the first storage unit 109A stores pre-determination information related to a high probability time-shortened length and the third storage unit 109C stores pre-determination information related to a normal time-shortened length, the third storage unit Determination is performed based on the prior determination information stored in 109C. Therefore, “YES” is determined when the process of step S243 is performed, and “NO” is determined when the process of step S244 is performed.

  Thus, by performing the processing of step S241 to step S244, the jackpot is based not on the internal state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 at the time of winning the start opening, but on the internal state at the time of special symbol processing (at the time of holding ball digestion) It is possible to make a prior determination. Therefore, even when the gaming state changes from a high probability gaming state to a low probability gaming state before the holding ball digestion, or conversely, when the gaming state changes from a low probability gaming state to a high probability gaming state, A large jackpot pre-determination result can be derived.

  Following the processing of step S245 or step S246, the special symbol processing unit 107 determines each random number based on the selected table among the high probability random number determination table and the low probability random number determination table (step S247). . Specifically, the special symbol processing unit 107 stores the jackpot random number acquired in step S25 or step S31 in the random number determination table (see FIG. 9A) selected in step S245 or step S246. Based on this, it is determined whether the jackpot lottery result is a jackpot, a jackpot, or a loss. The special symbol processing unit 107 determines the type of jackpot (see FIGS. 9B and 9C) based on the symbol random number acquired together with the jackpot random number when the jackpot is large. In some cases, the type of small hits (see FIG. 9D) is determined based on the design random number. On the other hand, when the jackpot random number does not correspond to any of the winning values stored in the random number determination table and is determined to be lost, the special symbol processing unit 107 acquires the reach random number acquired together with the jackpot random number and the symbol random number. On the basis of this, it is determined whether to perform an effect with reach or an effect without reach during the special symbol variation display for the game ball determined to be lost (see FIG. 9D).

  By the way, as is clear from FIG. 8, the pre-determination process in the present embodiment is not when the special symbol variation display is started, but when the game ball wins the first start port 21 or the second start port 22. To be done. That is, the special symbol processing unit 107 executes a jackpot lottery at the timing when a winning of the game ball is detected by the winning detection unit 105, and if the result of the jackpot lottery is lost, the special symbol processing unit 107 performs an effect with reach or Decide in advance whether you want to perform without reach. In addition, the special symbol processing unit 107 uses the variation pattern random number acquired together with the jackpot random number, the symbol random number, and the reach random number, and the variation pattern of the special symbol that is variably displayed on the image display 6 when the reserved ball is digested. Determine the variation time.

  The special symbol processing unit 107 stores pre-determination information including information indicating the results of these determinations in the storage area 109 as the jackpot random number, symbol random number, reach random number, and variation pattern random number used in the processing of step S247. Then, the data is stored in the same storage unit (step S248).

  After storing the advance determination information, the special symbol processing unit 107 determines whether or not the determination result in step S247 is a reachless effect (step S249). If it is determined that the effect is not reachable (step S249: YES), it is determined whether or not a release command is transmitted to the reception unit 135 (step S250). Here, the release command instructs the execution of the game effect determined by the effect determining unit 136, that is, the game effect suggested by the reserved ball image in a special mode displayed in the stock area 63 (see FIG. 1). It is a command. If it is determined that the release command has been transmitted, the special symbol processing unit 107 sets a pre-determined command for instructing the pre-determined game effect to the effect determining unit 136 in the RAM 103 (step S251). This prior determination command includes the advance determination information stored in the storage area 109 in the process of step S248.

  In step S249, when the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the effect is not reachable (step S249: NO), that is, the determination result in step S247 is an effect with reach even if the determination result is a big hit, a small hit or a loss. If so, it is determined whether or not the advance command has been transmitted (step S252). When it is determined that the advance command has been transmitted (step S252: YES), the special symbol processing unit 107 determines whether or not the last game effect has been announced (step S253). Specifically, the special symbol processing unit 107 acquires information on the reserved ball image displayed in the first reserved number display area 61 or the second reserved number display area 62 from the effect control unit 130, and the acquired information Based on the above, it is determined whether or not all of the reserved ball images having a special aspect indicating the game effect determined by the effect determining unit 136 have already been displayed in the first hold number display area 61 or the second hold number display area 62. To do. If it is determined that the last game effect has been announced (step S253: YES), a release command is set in the RAM 103 (step S254). Here, the release command instructs the game effect control unit 138 to execute the game effect indicated by the reserved ball image in a special mode displayed in the stock area 63, that is, the game effect determined in advance by the effect determining unit 136. It is a command. This release command includes the advance determination information stored in the storage area 109 in the process of step S248.

  When it is determined that the release command has not been transmitted (step S250: NO), when it has been determined that the pre-determined command has not been transmitted (step S252: NO), or it has been determined that the last game effect has not been announced In the case (step S253: NO), the special symbol processing unit 107 sets a normal command in the RAM 103 (step S255). Here, the normal command is a command for instructing the game effect control unit 138 to display a reserved ball image indicating that the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery is reserved in a normal manner. This normal command includes the advance determination information stored in the storage area 109 in the process of step S248.

  The predetermined command set in the process of step S251, the release command set in the process of step S254, or the normal command set in the process of step S255 is output from the effect control unit 130 by the output process in step S9 of FIG. The data is output to the reception unit 135.

[Special symbol processing by game control unit 100]
FIG. 11 is a detailed flowchart of the special symbol process in step S4 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, the special symbol processing unit 107 determines whether or not the current state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a big hit based on the information stored in the RAM 103 (step S41). If the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the jackpot is in effect (step S41: YES), since the special symbol representing some kind of jackpot has already been selected and displayed as a stop symbol, the variation display of the special symbol The special symbol process ends without starting the process, and the process proceeds to the normal symbol process in step S5 (see FIG. 5).

  If the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the jackpot is not being won (step S41: NO), the special symbol processing unit 107 determines whether or not the special symbol is being changed (step S42). When the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the special symbol variation display is not being performed (step S42: NO), the number of holdings U2 stored in the holding number storage unit 110 (see FIG. 7A) is 1 or more. It is determined whether or not (step S43). When the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the number of holdings U2 is 1 or more (step S43: YES), the special symbol processing unit 107 rewrites the number of holdings U2 stored in the holding number storage unit 110 to a value obtained by subtracting 1 (step S44). .

  When the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the holding number U2 is not 1 or more (the second special symbol lottery is not held) (step S43: NO), the holding number stored in the holding number storage unit 110 It is determined whether U1 is 1 or more (step S45). When the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the number of holdings U1 is 1 or more (step S45: YES), the special symbol processing unit 107 rewrites the number of holdings U1 stored in the holding number storage unit 110 to a value obtained by subtracting 1 (step S46). . On the other hand, when the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the number of holdings U1 is not 1 or more (the first special symbol lottery is not held) (step S45: NO), the special symbol variation display is not started. The special symbol process is terminated, and the process proceeds to the normal symbol process in step S5.

  The special symbol processing unit 107 performs the jackpot determination process and the variation pattern selection process, which will be described later, after performing the process of step S44 or the process of step S46 (step S47, step S48). Through the jackpot determination process and the variation pattern selection process, setting information (symbol, gaming state, variation pattern, variation time, etc.) included in the variation start command sent to the effect control unit 130 is determined.

  The special symbol processing unit 107 generates a change start command including setting information determined by the jackpot determination process in step S47 and the change pattern selection process in step S48, and sets it in the RAM 103 (step S49). This variation start command is transmitted to the effect control unit 130 by the output process in step S9 of FIG.

  Subsequently, the special symbol processing unit 107 displays the special symbol in the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display 42 based on the setting information included in the change start command set in the process of step S49. The fluctuation display is started (step S50), and the measurement of the fluctuation time is started (step S51). Note that the special symbol variation display in step S50 is performed using the second special symbol display 42 when it is performed after the processing of step S44, and the first special symbol display when it is performed after the processing of step S46. This is done using the symbol display 41.

  Next, when the special symbol processing unit 107 starts measuring the variation time by the process of step S51 or determines that the variation of the special symbol is being displayed (step S42: YES), the special symbol processing unit 107 determines the variation time in step S51. It is determined whether or not the variation time set in the variation pattern selection process in step S48 has elapsed since the start of measurement (step S52). If the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the set fluctuation time has not elapsed (step S52: NO), the special symbol processing is terminated, and the processing proceeds to the normal symbol processing in step S5 (see FIG. 5). It is done.

  On the other hand, if the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the set variation time has elapsed (step S52: YES), the special symbol processing unit 107 sets a variation stop command in the RAM 103 (step S53), and the special symbol started by the processing of step S50. The change display is terminated (step S54). Then, the special symbol processing unit 107 resets the measured variation time (step S55). Note that the change stop command set in the process of step S53 is transmitted to the effect control unit 130 by the output process in step S9 of FIG.

  After resetting the variation time, the special symbol processing unit 107 changes the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the result of the jackpot determination process in step S47, or determines that it is a jackpot, the special symbol processing unit 107 A stop process such as opening / closing control of the special winning opening 23 is executed (step S56). After this stop process is performed, the process proceeds to the normal symbol process in step S5. Note that this in-stop process is not directly related to the present invention, and thus a detailed description thereof is omitted here.

[Big hit determination processing by game control unit 100]
FIG. 12 is a detailed flowchart of the jackpot determination process in step S47 of FIG. When the number of holdings U2 is decremented by 1 in the process of step S44 in FIG. 11 or when the number of holdings U1 is decremented by 1 in the process of step S46, the special symbol processing unit 107 executes a jackpot random number determination process (steps) S471). Specifically, the special symbol processing unit 107 is acquired by the process of step S31 of FIG. 8 with reference to the winning start information of the storage areas 109A to 109H of the storage area 109 shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not a jackpot random number, that is, a jackpot random number acquired in response to the second start opening prize is stored. When the jackpot random number acquired in response to the second start opening winning is stored, the oldest jackpot random number acquired in the second starting opening winning and stored in the storage area 109 is the ROM 102. Whether or not the result of the jackpot lottery (second special symbol lottery) is a jackpot is determined based on whether or not it matches the jackpot winning value stored in. Here, the winning value is a jackpot winning value stored in the high probability random number determination table or the low probability random number determination table (see FIG. 9A).

  On the other hand, when the jackpot random number acquired in response to the second start opening prize is not stored in any storage unit of the storage area 109, it is acquired in response to the first start opening prize and stored in the storage area 109. Based on whether or not the oldest jackpot random number among the jackpot random numbers matches the jackpot winning value, it is determined whether or not the result of the jackpot lottery (the first special symbol lottery) is a jackpot.

  The special symbol processing unit 107 determines whether or not the determination result of the jackpot random number determination process is a jackpot (step S472). If the determination result is a big hit (step S472: YES), the special symbol processing unit 107 executes a symbol random number determination process (step S473). Specifically, the special symbol processing unit 107 reads out the jackpot random number used in the process of step S471 and the symbol random number stored in the same storage unit in the storage area 109, and at the same time per high-probable length with a short time. Design random numbers assigned to each of the six types of jackpots per short length with high probability, short per short with normal probability, short per short with normal time, long per short without high probability, and short per short with normal time (Fig. 9 (B) and (See (C)) is read from the ROM 102. Then, the special symbol processing unit 107 determines whether the symbol random number read out from the storage area 109 is a random number assigned to any of the six types of jackpots (two types in the case of the second starting entrance prize). In response, the jackpot type is determined.

  The special symbol processing unit 107 sets (stores) the jackpot symbol corresponding to the determination result of the symbol random number determination process in step S473 in the RAM 103 as setting information (step S474). For example, when the type of jackpot is determined as “per length with high probability time shortening” in the symbol random number determination process in step S473, the special symbol processing unit 107 displays a symbol indicating that the jackpot is accompanied by probability fluctuation and time reduction. It is set in the RAM 103 as setting information. Also, for example, when the jackpot type is determined as “short hit with normal time shortening” in the symbol random number determination process, the special symbol processing unit 107 represents a symbol that does not involve a probability variation but has a time reduction. Is set in the RAM 103 as setting information. At that time, information indicating the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is also set as setting information.

  When the determination result of the jackpot random number determination process in step S471 is not a jackpot (step S472: NO), the special symbol processing unit 107 determines whether or not the determination result is a small hit (step S475). In the process of step S475, whether the big hit random number acquired in the process of step S25 or step S31 in FIG. This is done by judging whether or not.

  When it is determined that the determination result is a small hit (step S475: YES), the special symbol processing unit 107 sets, in the RAM 103, a small hit symbol indicating that the bonus hit is not accompanied by a probability change or time reduction as setting information. (Step S476). On the other hand, if it is determined that the determination result is not a small hit (step S475: NO), the special symbol processing unit 107 sets a lost symbol indicating that the result of the big hit lottery is a loss in the RAM 103 as setting information (step S4). S477).

[Change pattern selection processing by game control unit 100]
FIG. 13 is a detailed flowchart of the variation pattern selection process in step S48 of FIG. After executing the jackpot determination process in step S47 of FIG. 11, the special symbol processing unit 107 determines whether or not the jackpot lottery of this time has been won in the same manner as the process of step S472 of the jackpot determination process of FIG. Step S481). When the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the jackpot has been won (step S481: YES), it reads the variation pattern table for jackpot from the ROM 102 and sets it in the RAM 103 (step S482).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the special symbol processing unit 107 has not won the jackpot (step S481: NO), the reach random number determination for determining whether or not to perform the reach effect for causing the player to expect the jackpot. Processing is executed (step S483). Specifically, the special symbol processing unit 107 is acquired by the process of step S31 of FIG. 8 with reference to the winning start information of the storage areas 109A to 109H of the storage area 109 shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not a reach random number, that is, a reach random number acquired in response to the second start opening winning is stored. When the reach random number acquired with the second start opening winning is stored, the oldest reach random number among the reach random numbers acquired with the second starting opening winning and stored in the storage area 109 is the ROM 102. Whether or not the reach effect is to be performed is determined based on whether or not the reach random number (see FIG. 9 (E)) stored in the table matches.

  On the other hand, when the reach random number acquired in response to the second start opening prize is not stored in any storage unit of the storage area 109, the reach random number is acquired in response to the first start opening prize and stored in the storage area 109. Based on whether or not the oldest reach random number among the reach random numbers matches the reach random number stored in the ROM 102, it is determined whether or not the reach effect is performed.

  The special symbol processing unit 107 determines whether or not the determination result of the reach random number determination process is that a reach effect is performed (step S484). If the determination result is that the reach effect is to be performed (the effect with reach) (step S484: YES), the special symbol processing unit 107 reads the reach variation pattern table from the ROM 102 and sets it in the RAM 103 (step S485). On the other hand, if the determination result indicates that the reach effect is not performed (the effect without reach) (step S484: NO), the special symbol processing unit 107 reads the variation pattern table for loss from the ROM 102 and sets it in the RAM 103 (step S486). ). Here, the variation pattern table is a table in which a plurality of variation patterns (variation times 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 90 seconds, etc.) prepared in advance are associated with random numbers of variation pattern random numbers.

  Next, the special symbol processing unit 107 determines a variation pattern random number using the variation pattern table set in the process of step S482, step S485, or step S486 (step S487). Specifically, the fluctuation pattern random number corresponding to the reserved sphere to be digested first is read from the storage area 109, and the fluctuation pattern corresponding to the read fluctuation pattern random number is selected with reference to the fluctuation pattern table set in the RAM 103. To do. By performing the process of step S487, the variation pattern and variation time of the special symbol are determined.

  By the way, in the process of step S 487, the variation pattern table that is referred to depending on whether a special symbol lottery results in a big hit or not, and when a big win is given or a non-reach production is performed. Has been changed. For this reason, even if the same variation pattern random number is read from the storage area 109 in the process of step S487, the variation pattern determined in the process of step S487 may be different.

  After selecting the variation pattern in the process of step S487, the special symbol processing unit 107 refers to the RAM 103 and determines whether or not the release command is set in the preliminary determination process (step S488). If it is determined in the prior determination process that the release command is not set (step S488: NO), the special symbol processing unit 107 sets the variation pattern selected in the process of step S487 as setting information in the RAM 103 (step S489). . This variation pattern setting information is included in the variation start command set in the process of step S49 (see FIG. 11) together with the symbol set by the jackpot determination process, and the effect control unit is output by the output process in step S9 of FIG. 130.

  By the way, when the release command is transmitted to the effect control unit 130, the game effect control unit 138 executes the game effect determined in advance by the effect determination unit 136 at the time of digestion of the holding ball that has been the trigger for setting the release command. The Rukoto. For this reason, the fluctuation time of the fluctuation pattern included in the setting information set in the process of step S489, and the time required to execute a predetermined game effect (hereinafter also referred to as “effect time”). Must match. Therefore, when the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the release command is set in the preliminary determination process (step S488: YES), the special symbol processing unit 107 acquires the effect time from the effect control unit 130, and the variation determined in the process of step S487. It is determined whether or not the pattern variation time matches the acquired effect time (step S490).

  If the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the determined variation time does not match the acquired effect time (step S490: NO), the special symbol processing unit 107 performs a step so that the variation time matches the effect time acquired from the effect control unit 130. Processing for changing the variation pattern determined in the processing of S487 is performed (step S491), and the changed variation pattern is set in the RAM 103 (step S489).

  On the other hand, when the special symbol processing unit 107 determines that the variation time determined in the process of step S487 matches the effect time acquired from the effect control unit 130 (step S490: YES), the special symbol processing unit 107 needs to change the variation time. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S489 without performing the process of step S491.

[Configuration of RAM 133 of Effect Control Unit 130]
FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RAM 133 of the effect control unit 130. FIG. 14A shows the configuration of the first effect storage unit 161, the second effect storage unit 162, and the stock storage unit 164 of the RAM 133. FIG. 14B shows a configuration of each of the storage units 161A to 161G and 162A to 162G shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the RAM 133 includes a first effect storage unit 161 that stores various types of information about the reserved ball that has won the first starting port 21, and various types of the reserved ball that has won the second starting port 22. A second effect storage unit 162 that stores information and a stock storage unit 164 that stores game effect information indicating the contents of the game effect determined by the effect determination unit 136 are included.

  The 1st production storage part 161 contains seven storage parts 161A-161G which memorize | store the information with respect to each holding ball in which the 1st special symbol lottery is put on hold. The 2nd production storage part 162 contains seven storage parts 162A-162G which memorize | store the information with respect to each holding ball with which 2nd special symbol lottery is put on hold. In addition, if the number of the memory | storage parts which comprise the 1st effect memory | storage part 161 and the 2nd effect memory | storage part 162 is four or more, it will not specifically limit, For example, you may have ten memory | storage parts.

  As shown in FIG. 14B, these storage units 161A to 161G and 162A to 162G are respectively an area for storing a hold display flag, an area for storing a notice flag, and an area for storing game effect information. And an area for storing a release flag.

  The hold display flag is always set to OFF, and when the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery is put on hold, specifically, a pre-determined command transmitted from the special symbol processing unit 107 is released. Set to ON when a command or normal command is received. For example, information indicating that the winning start opening information of the prior determination information included in the normal command received in the state where the hold display flag of the first storage unit 161A and the first storage unit 162A is set to ON indicates the first starting port 21. If so, the hold display flag of the second storage unit 161B is changed from OFF to ON. Further, for example, reception is performed in a state where the hold display flags of the first storage unit 161A to the third storage unit 161C are set to ON and all the hold display flags of the first storage unit 162A to the seventh storage unit 162G are set to OFF. When the winning start port information included in the determined command is information indicating the second start port 21, the hold display flag of the first storage unit 162A is set to ON.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the number of the on-hold ball images is displayed as many times as the on-hold display flag is set to ON. For example, when the hold display flags of the three storage units of the first storage unit 161A to the third storage unit 161C are set to ON and the notice flag of the first storage unit 162A is set to ON, the first hold Three reserved ball images are displayed in the number display area 61 and one reserved ball image is displayed in the second reserved number display area 62. Further, for example, the hold display flags of the three storage units of the first storage unit 161A to the third storage unit 161C are set to ON, and the hold display flags of the first storage unit 162A to the seventh storage unit 162G are all set to OFF. If there is, the three reserved ball images are displayed in the first reserved number display area 61, and the reserved ball image is not displayed in the second reserved number display area 62.

  The notice flag is set to ON when the game effect determined by the effect determining unit 136 is displayed in advance by the reserved ball image, and the reserved ball when the game effect is not determined by the effect determining unit 136 or when the game effect is not notified. This flag is set to OFF for the image.

The game effect information is information indicating the content of the game effect to be displayed in advance by the reserved ball image, and is stored in the storage unit in which the advance flag is set to ON. For example, when the notice flag of the three storage units of the second storage unit 161B, the fourth storage unit 161D, and the fifth storage unit 161E is set to ON, the second storage unit 161B, the fourth storage unit 161D, and the fifth The game effect information is stored in each of the storage units 161E (see FIG. 18C). This game effect information includes information indicating that a reach notice is given to notify that a reach is reached, information indicating that a movable object 7 is to perform a predetermined action, and information that a character emits. Information indicating that a speech advance notice is output from the speaker 35 corresponding sound, information indicating that a step-up advance notice is displayed on the image display 6 while changing the effect image step by step, and pressing the effect button 37 It includes at least one piece of information indicating that a button operation advance notice for displaying the prompting information on the image display 6 is performed. As will be described later, the game effect information is generated by the effect determination unit 136 based on the prior determination information generated in the game control unit 100.
As described above, the reserved ball image corresponding to the storage unit in which the notice flag is set to ON and the game effect information is stored is displayed in the first reserved number display area 61 or the second in a special manner indicating the game effect information. After being displayed in the holding number display area 62 and the corresponding holding ball is digested, it is displayed in the stock area 63.

  The release flags are all set to OFF when a release command transmitted from the special symbol processing unit 107 is not received, and is set to ON when a release command is received. The holding ball image corresponding to the storage unit in which this flag is set to ON is displayed in the first holding number display area 61 or the second holding number display area 62 in a predetermined manner including the characters “release” (for example, FIG. 21 (B)). Then, the reserved ball image in the predetermined mode is erased and the special symbol variation display is started, and the game effect suggested by the reserved ball image stock-displayed in the stock area 63 is performed.

[Timer interrupt processing by effect control unit 130]
Next, a timer interrupt process performed by the effect control unit 130 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of timer interruption processing performed by the effect control unit 130. The effect control unit 130 repeatedly executes a series of processes shown in FIG. 15 every predetermined time (for example, 4 milliseconds), similarly to the main operation (see FIG. 5) performed by the game control unit 100. Note that the processing performed by the effect control unit 130 described based on the flowcharts of FIG. 15 and the subsequent steps is performed according to a command issued by the CPU 131 based on a program stored in the ROM 132.

  In the command reception process (step S10), the effect control unit 130 performs a predetermined process when a command is received from the game control unit 100. The process performed in this command reception process includes a process for determining a game effect (a process for generating game effect information) that is performed in conjunction with or before the start of the variable display, or a look-ahead game image. For example, a process of determining the content of the game effect to be notified (a process of generating the notification content information). Details of the command reception process will be described later with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17.

  In the effect button process (step S11), the effect control unit 130 performs a process for realizing an effect on the effect based on the operation input of the effect button 37 by the player.

  In the command transmission process (step S12), the effect control unit 130 transmits the command generated in the command reception process of step S10 to the image sound control unit 140 or the lamp control unit 150. By performing this command transmission processing, a game effect by image display or sound output is instructed to the image sound control unit 140, and a game effect by lighting of the lamp or the operation of the movable accessory 7 is instructed by the lamp control unit 150. The When a hold display command (to be described later) is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140 by this command transmission process, the CPU 14 of the image sound control unit 140 performs a process of displaying a hold ball image on the image display 6.

[Command reception processing by effect control unit 130]
16 and 17 are detailed flowcharts of the command reception process in step S10 of FIG. 18 and 19 are diagrams illustrating examples of information stored in the first storage unit 161A to the seventh storage unit 161G.

  Hereinafter, the command reception process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the case where the information in the first effect storage unit 161 is updated based on the command transmitted from the special symbol processing unit 107 and the reserved ball image is displayed in the first reserved number display area 61 is taken as an example. explain. In addition, the process performed when the information in the 2nd effect memory | storage part 162 is updated based on the command transmitted from the special symbol process part 107, and the reservation ball image is displayed on the 2nd reservation number display area 62, Since it is the same as the case where the information in the 1st effect storage part 161 is updated, detailed description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  The receiving unit 135 (see FIG. 6) of the effect control unit 130 determines whether or not the normal command transmitted from the special symbol processing unit 107 of the game control unit 100 is received in the output process of step S9 (step S101). . If it is determined by the receiving unit 135 that a normal command has not been received (step S101: NO), the process proceeds to step S104 described later.

  When the reception unit 135 determines that the normal command has been received (step S101: YES), the display control unit 137 sets the hold display flag to ON (step S102). Specifically, the display control unit 137 determines whether the winning start port information included in the normal command is information indicating the first start port 21 or information indicating the second start port 22. . When it is determined that the information indicates the first start port 21, the storage units in which the hold display flag is set to OFF are sequentially detected from the first storage unit 161A, and the hold display flag in the detected storage unit is turned ON from OFF. Change to For example, when all the hold display flags in the first storage unit 161A to the seventh storage unit 161G are set to OFF (see FIG. 18A), the display control unit 137 is stored in the first storage unit 161A. The held display flag is changed from OFF to ON (see FIGS. 18A and 18B). For example, when the hold display flag in the first storage unit 161A and the second storage unit 161B is set to ON and the hold display flag in the third storage unit 161C to the seventh storage unit 161G is set to OFF, The display control unit 137 changes the hold display flag in the third storage unit 161C to ON. On the other hand, when the winning start port information included in the normal command is information indicating the second start port 22, the hold display flags in the first storage unit 162A to the seventh storage unit 162G are processed in the same manner. The hold display flag is set to ON.

  After setting the hold display flag to ON in this way, the display control unit 137 sets (stores) a hold display command including information in the first effect storage unit 161 and information in the second effect storage unit 162 in the RAM 133. (Step S103). The hold display command is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140 by the command transmission process in step S12 of FIG.

  When the process of step S103 is performed, or when the normal command is not received (step S101: NO), the reception unit 135 receives the pre-determined command transmitted from the special symbol processing unit 107 in the output process of step S9. It is determined whether it has been received (step S104). When it is determined by the receiving unit 135 that the advance determination command has not been received (step S104: NO), the process proceeds to step S121 described later.

  When the reception unit 135 determines that the advance command has been received (step S104: YES), the display control unit 137 refers to the winning start information included in the advance command and performs the process of step S102. Similarly, the hold display flag is set to ON (step S105). For example, when the information shown in FIG. 18B is stored in the first effect storage unit 161 and a pre-decision command including winning start information indicating the first start port 21 is received, the display control unit 137 changes the hold display flag of the second storage unit 161B to ON (see FIG. 18C).

  By the way, the prior determination command includes prior determination information. Specifically, information indicating the result of the jackpot lottery (information indicating whether the jackpot, the jackpot, or the loss), information indicating the type of jackpot if the jackpot, or the jackpot if the jackpot In the case of a loss, information indicating whether to perform an effect with reach or an effect without reach, information indicating a variation pattern of a special symbol, a variation time, and the like are included. After the process of step S105 is performed, the effect determination unit 136 selects one effect table from a plurality of effect tables (not shown) stored in the ROM 132 based on the predetermined command (step S106). ).

  The ROM 132 of the effect control unit 130 stores a long hit effect table, a short hit and small hit effect table, an effect table with lose reach, and an effect table without lose reach. Each of these tables is provided with a plurality of tables corresponding to the variation times determined by the game control unit 100. For example, there is a table for 4 seconds, 8 seconds, and 12 seconds in the effect table without los-reach, and a table for 1 minute, 1 minute 30 seconds, and 2 minutes is provided in the long hit effect table. It has been. The effect determination unit 136 selects one table from the plurality of tables based on information included in the advance determination command. For example, when the received advance determination command includes information indicating “losing”, information indicating that “reaching-free effect” is performed, and information indicating that “variation time” is 4 seconds, the effect determining unit In 136, the losing reachless effect table for 4 seconds is selected.

  After that, the effect determining unit 136 randomly extracts and acquires one effect random number from 0 to 250 effect random numbers (step S107), and determines the effect random number based on the selected effect table. . In this effect table, effect random numbers and effect patterns are associated with each other. The effect determining unit 136 reads an effect pattern corresponding to the effect random number acquired in the process of step S104 from among a number of effect patterns stored in the effect table. As a result, the effect determination unit 136 displays a special symbol pattern displayed on the image display 6, an operation pattern of the movable accessory 7, a light emission pattern of the panel lamp 8 and the frame lamp 36, and a sound pattern output from the speaker 35. Alternatively, a plurality of game effects are determined (step S108).

  The process of step S108 is performed at a timing when a pre-determined command generated by a pre-determination process performed at a timing when a game ball is won at the first start port 21 or the second start port 22 is received. That is, the process of determining the game effect by the effect determination unit 136 is not when the special symbol variable display that is triggered by the winning of the game ball at the first start port 21 or the second start port 22 is started. This is performed in advance when a game ball wins the first start port 21 or the second start port 22.

  Subsequently, the effect determining unit 136 stores game effect information indicating the determined game effect in the stock storage unit 164 (step S109). Then, the effect determining unit 136 stores the same game effect information stored in the stock storage unit 164 in the storage unit in the first effect storage unit 161 or the second effect storage unit 162 (step S110). For example, when three game effects, that is, a step-up notice, a button operation notice, and an accessory movable notice are determined in the process of step S108, the effect determination unit 136, for example, as shown in FIG. The game effect information indicating the step-up notice is stored in the second storage unit 161B, the game effect information indicating the button operation advance notice is stored in the fourth storage unit 161D, and the game effect information indicating the accessory movable advance notice is stored in the fifth storage unit 161E. Is stored. Note that in which storage unit the game effect information is stored may be set in advance according to the number of game effects determined in the process of step S108, or randomly determined when the process of step S110 is performed. May be.

  When the game effect information is stored, the display control unit 137 sets the notice flag in the storage unit in which the game effect information is stored to ON (step S111). All the notice flags in each storage unit are set to OFF in advance until a game effect is determined in advance (see FIGS. 18A and 18B). In the example described above with reference to FIG. 18C, the game control information is stored in the second storage unit 161B, the fourth storage unit 161D, and the fifth storage unit 161E. The notice flag in the storage unit 161B, the fourth storage unit 161D, and the fifth storage unit 161E is changed to ON (see FIG. 18C).

  After setting the notice flag to ON in this way, the display control unit 137 sets a pending display command including information in the first effect storage unit 161 and information in the second effect storage unit 162 in the RAM 133 (step S112). The hold display command is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140 by the command transmission process in step S12 of FIG.

  When the process of step S112 is performed or when a pre-determined command is not received (step S104: NO), the reception unit 135 receives the release command transmitted from the special symbol processing unit 107 in the output process of step S9. It is determined whether or not it has been received (step S121). If it is determined by the receiving unit 135 that the release command has not been received (step S121: NO), the process proceeds to step S126 described later.

  When it is determined by the reception unit 135 that the release command has been received (step S121: YES), the display control unit 137 refers to the winning start information included in the release command, similarly to the process of step S102. Then, the hold display flag is set to ON (step S122). For example, the first start is performed in a state where the hold display flag in the first storage unit 161A to the third storage unit 161C is set to ON and the hold display flag in the fourth storage unit 161D to the seventh storage unit 161G is set to OFF. When the release command including the winning start information indicating the mouth 21 is received, the display control unit 137 changes the hold display flag in the fourth storage unit 161D to ON (see FIG. 19C).

  Subsequently, the display control unit 137 stores the release notice information for notifying that the game effect stored in the stock storage unit 164 is performed as the game effect information in the storage unit in which the hold display flag is set to ON. (Step S123). Then, the display control unit 137 sets the release flag in the storage unit storing the release notice information to ON (step S124). FIG. 19C shows the first effect storage unit 161 in a state where the release notice information is stored in the fourth storage unit 161D and the release flag in the fourth storage unit 161D is set to ON. .

  After setting the release flag to ON, the display control unit 137 sets a hold display command including information in the first effect storage unit 161 and information in the second effect storage unit 162 in the RAM 133 (step S125). The hold display command is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140 by the command transmission process in step S12 of FIG.

  When the process of step S125 is performed, or when the release command has not been received (step S121: NO), the display control unit 137 displays an image indicating whether or not an effect accompanied by a special symbol variation display is being executed. A determination is made based on the information acquired from the acoustic control unit 140 (step S126). When the display control unit 137 determines that the effect accompanied by the special symbol variation display is not being executed (step S126: NO), the reception unit 135 receives the variation start command set in the process of step S49 of FIG. It is determined whether or not (step S128). If it is determined by the receiving unit 135 that the change start command has not been received (step S128: NO), the command reception process is terminated, and the process proceeds to the effect button process in step S11 of FIG.

  When the reception unit 135 determines that the variation start command has been received (step S128: YES), the display control unit 137 causes the image sound control unit 140 to start the variation display of the special symbol (step S129). Specifically, the display control unit 137 variably displays the special symbol in the symbol display area 60 of the image display 6 based on the setting information (symbol, gaming state, variation pattern, etc.) included in the variation start command. . Then, the display control unit 137 determines whether or not the notice flag of the reserved ball to be digested is set to ON (step S130). Specifically, when the reserved ball to be digested is one that has won the first start port 21, the display control unit 137 determines whether or not the notice flag stored in the first storage unit 161A is set to ON. Determine. Further, when the reserved ball to be digested is one that has won the second start opening 22, the display control unit 137 determines whether or not the advance notice flag stored in the first storage unit 162A is set to ON. .

  When the display control unit 137 determines that the advance notice flag is set to OFF (step S130: NO), the reserved ball image corresponding to the reserved ball to be digested is a specially held ball image indicating a game effect. Therefore, an erase command for instructing to erase the held ball image displayed in the first hold number display area 61 or the second hold number display area 62 is set in the RAM 133 (step S131). This erasure command includes information indicating whether the reserved ball to be digested has won the first start port 21 or won the second start port 22, and step S12 in FIG. Is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140 by the command transmission process in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the advance flag is set to ON (step S130: YES), the reserved ball image corresponding to the reserved ball to be erased is a reserved ball image of a special mode that suggests a game effect. A stock command for instructing movement of the reserved ball image displayed in the first reserved number display area 61 or the second reserved number display area 62 to the stock area 63 is set in the RAM 133 (step S132). This stock command includes information indicating whether the reserved ball to be digested has won the first starting port 21 or won the second starting port 22, and step S12 in FIG. Is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140 by the command transmission process.

  After the erase command or stock command is set, the game effect control unit 138 determines whether or not the release flag of the reserved ball to be digested is set to ON (step S133). Specifically, when the reserved ball to be digested is one that has won the first start port 21, the game effect control unit 138 determines whether or not the release flag stored in the first storage unit 161A is set to ON. Determine whether. In addition, when the reserved ball to be digested is one that has won the second start opening 22, the game effect control unit 138 determines whether or not the release flag stored in the first storage unit 162A is set to ON. To do. If it is determined by the game effect control unit 138 that the release flag is set to OFF (step S133: NO), the command reception process is terminated, and the process proceeds to the effect button process in step S11 of FIG.

  When it is determined that the release flag is set to ON, the game effect control unit 138 reads game effect information from the stock storage unit 164 (step S134). Then, a command for causing the image display 6, the movable accessory 7, or the speaker 35 to start the game effect indicated by the read game effect information is output to the image sound control unit 140 or the lamp control unit 150 (step S135). . After the process of step S135 is performed, the command reception process is terminated, and the process proceeds to the effect button process in step S11 of FIG.

  When the display control unit 137 determines that an effect accompanied by a special symbol variation display is being executed (step S126: YES), the reception unit 135 receives the variation stop command set in the process of step S53 of FIG. It is determined whether or not (step S136). When it is determined by the receiving unit 135 that the change stop command has not been received (step S136: NO), the command reception process is terminated, and the process proceeds to the effect button process in step S11 of FIG.

  When the reception unit 135 determines that the change stop command has been received (step S136: YES), the game effect control unit 138 ends the effect (step S137). By the process of step S137, the special symbol variation display started in the process of step S129 and the game effect started in the process of step S135 are finished, and the stop symbol indicating the result of the big win lottery is the symbol of the image display 6 It is displayed in the display area 60.

  When the effect ends, the game effect control unit 138 executes a storage area shift process (step S138). Specifically, when the reserved ball won in the first start port 21 is digested in the special symbol variation display this time, the information stored in the first storage unit 161A is discarded, and the second storage unit 161B˜ The information stored in the seventh storage unit 161G is shifted to the first storage unit 161A to the sixth storage unit 161F. In addition, when the reserved ball won in the second start port 22 is digested by the change display of the special symbol this time, the information stored in the first storage unit 162A is discarded, and the second storage unit 162B to the seventh storage. The information stored in the unit 162G is shifted to the first storage unit 162A to the sixth storage unit 162F.

  After performing the shift process of step S138, the game effect control unit 138 determines whether or not the game effect indicated by the game effect information in the stock area 164 has been executed (step S139). If it is determined by the game effect control unit 138 that the game effect is not executed (step S139: NO), the command reception process is terminated, and the process proceeds to the effect button process in step S11 of FIG.

  When it is determined that the game effect has been executed (step S139: YES), the game effect control unit 138 discards the game effect information in the stock storage unit 164 (step S140). After the process of step S140 is performed, the process proceeds to the effect button process in step S11 of FIG.

[Example of display of reserved ball image and example of game effect]
20-22 is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the image display 6 which shows a mode that a special symbol and a reservation ball image change with digestion of a reservation ball. FIG. 23 and FIG. 24 are diagrams showing an example of the display screen of the image display device 6 and the movable accessory 7 showing how the special symbol and the reserved ball image change as the reserved ball is digested.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 20 to FIG. 24, a display example of the reserved ball image displayed in the first held number display area 61 and a game effect performed at the time of digestion of the reserved ball corresponding to the reserved ball image of the predetermined mode explain.

  When the CPU 141 of the image sound control unit 140 receives a hold display command including information in the first effect storage unit 161 shown in FIG. 18B, the number of hold display flags set to ON is displayed on hold. The number of reserved sphere images acquired from the information included in the command and displayed in the first reserved number display area 61 is determined. For example, if the information in the first effect storage unit 161 shown in FIG. 18B receives a hold display command, only the first storage unit 161A has the hold display flag set to ON. Therefore, the number of reserved ball images displayed in the first hold number display area 61 is determined to be “1”.

  Then, the CPU 141 displays the held ball image in a normal mode or a special mode based on whether or not the notice flag in the storage unit in which the hold display flag is set to ON is set to ON. In the example shown in FIG. 18B, since the notice flag in the first storage unit 161A in which the hold display flag is set to ON is set to OFF, as shown in FIG. One reserved ball image 201 is displayed in a normal manner.

  When the hold ball increases during the special symbol variation display and the hold display command including the information in the first effect storage unit 161 shown in FIG. 18C is received, the first storage unit 161A and the second storage unit 161A Since the hold display flag in the two storage units of the storage unit 161B is set to ON, the CPU 141 determines the number of the hold ball images to be displayed in the first hold number display area 61 as “2”. Then, the CPU 141 displays the reserved ball image 201 corresponding to the first storage unit 161A in which the notice flag is set to OFF among the two reserved ball images in the first reserved number display area 61 in a normal manner. The reserved ball image 202 corresponding to the second storage unit 161B for which the notice flag is set to ON is displayed in a special manner indicating the game effect information (here, step-up notice) in the second storage unit 161B. The number is displayed in the number display area 61 (see FIG. 20B). More specifically, the reserved ball image 202 is displayed in a special manner including the characters “SU” that allow the player to visually recognize the content of the step-up notice.

When a preset variation time elapses, a stop symbol indicating the result of the jackpot lottery is displayed. FIG. 20C shows the display screen of the image display 6 in a state where a stop symbol “452” indicating that the result of the big hit lottery is a loss is displayed in the symbol display area 60. After the stop symbol is displayed, a change start command is transmitted from the game control unit 100 to the effect control unit 130, and the CPU 141 of the image sound control unit 140 starts to display the special symbol change display based on an instruction from the effect control unit 130. (See FIGS. 20C and 20D). At this time, since the notice flag in the first storage unit 161A corresponding to the reserved ball image 201 is OFF, a deletion command is transmitted from the display control unit 137 to the image sound control unit 140. In response to this, the CPU 141 of the image sound control unit 140 deletes the first reservation ball image 201 from the first reservation number display area 61 and shifts the second reservation ball image 202 to the left side. Do.
In this way, the display control unit 137 transmits an erasure command (see step S131 in FIG. 17) to the image sound control unit 140 each time the variable display of the special symbol that has been held is started, whereby the variable display is held. The reserved ball image (the reserved ball image 201 in this case) indicating that it has been deleted is deleted from the first reserved number display area 61.

  FIG. 20E shows the state of the image display 6 when the on-screen display command including information in the first effect storage unit 161 shown in FIG. 19A is received by the image sound control unit 140. Show. When a normal command is received by the receiving unit 135 of the effect control unit 130 in a state where one reserved ball image 202 is displayed as shown in FIG. 20 (D), it is shown in FIG. 19 (A). As described above, the hold display flag in the second storage unit 161B is set to ON, and the hold display command is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140. In this case, since the advance notice flag in the second storage unit 161B is set to OFF, in addition to the held ball image 202, the normal held ball image 203 is newly displayed in the first held number display area 61. (See FIG. 20E).

  When two game balls are successively won at the first starting port 21 with the holding ball images 202 and 203 displayed, a normal command is continuously transmitted from the special symbol processing unit 107 to the receiving unit 135. The hold display command is continuously transmitted from the display control unit 137 to the image sound control unit 140. As a result, information indicating that the hold display flag of the third storage unit 161C and the fourth storage unit 161D is set to ON is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140, and four hold items are displayed in the first hold number display area 61. Ball images 202 to 205 are displayed (see FIG. 20F). Here, since information indicating that the advance notice flag is set to ON and game effect information indicating button operation advance notice are stored in the third storage portion 161C, 3 corresponding to the third storage portion 161C. The individual reserved ball image 204 is displayed in a special manner including a picture of the effect button 37 that allows the player to visually recognize the contents of the button operation advance notice. In addition, the fourth storage unit 161D stores information indicating that the advance flag is set to ON and game effect information indicating the accessory movable advancement, and therefore corresponds to the fourth storage unit 161D. The individual reserved ball image 205 is displayed in a special manner including characters of “comb” that allows the player to visually recognize the contents of the movable article advance notice.

  Thus, when the game effect information indicating the game effect determined by the effect determining unit 136 is stored in the first effect storage unit 161, the display control unit 137 allows the player to visually determine the contents of the game effect. A reserved ball image including a recognizable character or picture is displayed in the first reserved number display area 61. In FIG. 20, each of the reserved ball images 202, 204, and 205 that can visually recognize any one of the three game effects (an example of the set number) each time the first special symbol lottery is held. The state of being sequentially displayed in the first hold number display area 61 is shown.

  When the accepting unit 135 receives a change stop command in a state where the held ball images 202 to 205 are displayed, the change display of the special symbol is finished and a stop symbol (here, “672”) indicating the result of the jackpot lottery is displayed. It is displayed in the area 60 (see FIG. 21A). As a result, the production ends, and when the reception unit 135 receives the change start command, the display control unit 137 sets the notice flag in the first storage unit 161A corresponding to the reserved ball image 202 to ON. (See FIG. 19B), a stock command is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140. In response to this, the CPU 141 of the image sound control unit 140 deletes the reserved ball image 202 from the first reserved number display area 61 and also stores the reserved ball image 212 indicating the step-up notice in the stock area 63 as with the reserved ball image 202. (See FIGS. 21A and 21B). Alternatively, the CPU 141 performs a process of changing the display position of the reserved ball image 202 from the first reserved number display area 61 to the stock area 63.

  In this way, the display control unit 137 sets the described stock command so that the reserved sphere image (here, the reserved sphere image 202) in a special mode is changed to the first reserved number as the special symbol variation display starts. After being erased from the display area 61, the reserved ball image 212 that is the same as the reserved ball image 202 is displayed in the stock area 63.

  By the way, when the receiving unit 135 receives the release command set by the process of step S254 in FIG. 10, as shown in FIG. 17, the release notice information is stored in the corresponding storage unit, and The release flag is set to ON. In FIG. 19C, information indicating the release notice is stored as game effect information in the fourth storage unit 161D, and the first effect storage in a state where the release flag in the fourth storage unit 161D is set to ON. Part 161 is shown. Therefore, when the hold display command is transmitted to the image sound control unit 140, it is visually confirmed that the hold ball image stocked in the stock area 63 is released and the game effect indicated by the released hold ball image is performed. Is newly displayed in the first number-of-holds display area 61 (see FIG. 21B).

  By the way, the release command is a command that is set when it is determined in the process of step S249 in FIG. 10 that an effect without reach is not performed, and the last game effect is notified in advance by a holding ball image. For this reason, the process of displaying the reserved ball image 206 as the reserved ball image of the predetermined mode is determined to be a big win in the pre-determination process, determined to be a small hit in the pre-determination process, or determined to perform an effect with reach, Further, when all the reserved ball images (here, the reserved ball images 202, 204, and 205) having a special aspect indicating the game effect determined by the effect determining unit 136 are displayed in the first reserved number display area 61, Is called. That is, in the present embodiment, when the degree of expectation for the big hit is high, the game effects indicated by the reserved ball images stocked in the stock area 63 are collectively performed.

  In the example shown in FIG. 21B, four reserved ball images 203 to 206 having the same number as the maximum reserved number Umax1 of the first special symbol lottery are displayed. For this reason, when the reservation ball corresponding to the reservation ball image 203 is digested, the special symbol variation display is completed in about one second by the time-saving function of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the three special symbols are stopped all at once. As a result, the stop symbol (here, “293”) is displayed in the symbol display area 60 (see FIGS. 21B and 21C).

  Subsequently, the reserved ball image 203 in the normal mode is deleted from the first held number display area 61, and the held ball images 204 to 206 are shifted to the left side, and the special symbol variation display is started (FIG. 21C ) And (D)). The reserved ball image 203 deleted here is a reserved ball image in which the notice flag in the corresponding storage unit is set to OFF, and thus is deleted from the first reserved number display area 61 without being stocked in the stock area 60. The In the process of variably displaying the special symbol, two special symbols (here, “14”) are displayed (see FIG. 21E), the last special symbol (here, “2”) is displayed, and the stop symbol “ 142 "is displayed.

  Next, the reserved ball image 204 is erased, and the variable display of the reserved special symbol is started. However, since the reserved ball image 204 is a reserved ball image in a special mode indicating a button operation advance notice, the reserved ball image 204 The image 204 is erased from the first reserved number display area 61, and the same reserved ball image 214 as the reserved ball image 204 is newly displayed in the stock area 63. As a result, the stock area 63 is in a state in which two reserved ball images, a reserved ball image 212 indicating a step-up notification and a reserved ball image 214 indicating a button operation notification, are stocked (see FIG. 22A).

  As the reserved ball image 204 is erased, the special symbol variation display is started (see FIG. 22A), and two special symbols (here, “ 82 ”) is displayed (see FIG. 22B), a stop symbol (here“ 826 ”) indicating that the result of the big win lottery is lost is displayed (see FIG. 22C).

  Subsequently, the reserved ball image 205 is erased from the first reserved number display area 61, and the reserved ball image 206 is shifted to the left side, and the special symbol variation display is started (FIGS. 22C and 22D). reference). The reserved ball image 205 erased here is a reserved ball image in a special mode in which the notice flag in the corresponding storage unit is set to ON and the game effect information indicating the accessory movable notice is stored. Therefore, when the reserved ball image 205 is deleted from the first reserved number display area 61, the same reserved ball image 215 as the reserved ball image 205 is displayed in the stock area 63. As a result, in the stock area 63, three reserved ball images are stocked: a reserved ball image 212 indicating a step-up notice, a reserved ball image 214 indicating a button operation advance notice, and a reserved ball image 215 showing an accessory movable notice. It will be in a state (refer to Drawing 22 (D)).

  As the reserved ball image 205 is erased, the special symbol variation display is started (see FIG. 22D), and two special symbols (here, “ 52 ") is displayed (see FIG. 22E), a stop symbol (" 529 "in this case) indicating that the result of the big hit lottery is lost is displayed (see FIG. 22F).

  Finally, after the reserved ball images 212, 214, and 215 indicating the game effect information stored in the stock storage unit 164 are displayed in the stock area 63, when the special symbol variation display is started, the reserved ball image 206 is changed to the first one. 1 is erased from the number-of-holds display area 61 (see FIG. 22F and FIG. 23A). Accordingly, the display control unit 137 causes the image sound control unit 140 to execute a process of replacing the reserved ball images 212, 214, and 215 stocked in the stock area 63 with the same reserved ball image 216 as the reserved ball image 206. . As a result, the three reserved ball images 216 are displayed in the stock area 63 (see FIG. 23A).

  By the way, the reserved ball image 206 erased here is a reserved ball image in a predetermined mode in which game effect information indicating a release notice is stored in the corresponding storage unit and the release flag is set to ON. For this reason, the game effect control unit 138 reads out the game effects from the stock storage unit 164 by the process of step S133 and displays the game effects continuously in the image display unit 6, the movable accessory 7, Alternatively, it is executed by the speaker 35.

  Here, game effect information indicating a step-up notice corresponding to the reserved ball image 212, game effect information indicating a button operation advance notice corresponding to the reserved ball image 214, and a game indicating the accessory movable notice corresponding to the reserved ball image 215. Production information is stored in the stock storage unit 164. For this reason, the game effect control unit 138 causes the image sound control unit 140 to execute a step-up notice for displaying the effect image in a stepwise manner on the image display 6 (see FIG. 23B). After this step-up notice is displayed, a special symbol is displayed in a variable manner (see FIG. 23C), and two numbers (here “7”) are aligned and the third number is also aligned. It develops into a reach that gives a player a sense of expectation (see FIG. 24A). Then, the game effect control unit 138 causes the image sound control unit 140 to display a button operation advance notice for displaying information prompting the user to press the effect button 37 on the image display 6 (see FIG. 24B). Then, when the player presses down the effect button 37 by the effect button process of step S11 of FIG. 15, the game effect control unit 138 causes the lamp control unit 150 to perform an operation of rotating the movable accessory 7 (FIG. 24 (C)).

  As described above, the game effect control unit 138 reads the game effect information from the stock storage unit 164 in accordance with the change display of the special symbol that is started when the held ball image 206 is deleted from the first hold number display area 61. The game effects indicated by the game effect information are continuously performed. Here, the case where the step-up notice, the button operation notice, and the action of the accessory 7 are continuously performed has been described, but a plurality of game effects read from the stock storage unit 164 may be executed simultaneously. .

[An example of a holding ball image]
FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an example of the reserved ball image. In addition to the above-described reserved ball images 212, 214, and 215, a held ball image as illustrated in FIG. 25 is displayed in the first reserved number display area 61, the second reserved number display area 62, or the stock area 63. May be. FIG. 25 (A) shows a reserved ball image 221 showing a dialogue notice in which a sound corresponding to the dialogue produced by the character is output from the speaker 35 as a game effect. By displaying such a reserved ball image 221, it is possible for the player to know in advance that a dialogue will be made when the reserved ball corresponding to the reserved ball image 206 is digested. 25 (B) and 25 (C), a reserved ball image 222 showing a reach notice for notifying that two special symbols will be reached together in the process of displaying the stop symbol after the special symbol is variably displayed. , 223 are shown. By displaying the holding ball image 222 and the holding ball image 223, the player can grasp in advance the type of reach effect that is performed when the holding ball corresponding to the holding ball image 206 is digested.

  It should be noted that two or more game effects may be shown by one reserved ball image. In FIG. 25 (D), a reserved ball image 224 showing an accessory movable advance notice and a button operation advance notice is shown.

[Operational effects of this embodiment]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the content of the game effect is suggested by the reserved ball image displayed in the first reserved number display area 61 or the second reserved number display area 62, and these reserved ball images are Since it is continuously executed when the reserved ball corresponding to the reserved ball image 206 is digested after being displayed in the stock area 63, the reserved ball image indicating the presence of the reserved ball is displayed until the reserved ball is digested. A series of game effects can be performed more effectively.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the game effect is determined in advance, the reserved ball image including characters or pictures that can visually recognize the content of the game effect is displayed. The player can easily and in advance know the contents of the game effect performed when the reserved ball is digested.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the reserved ball image 206 serving as a trigger for executing the game effect indicated by the reserved ball image stocked in the stock area 63 is displayed, the stock ball image 206 is stored before the reserved ball image 206 is digested. From the number of the reserved ball images stocked in the area 63 and the contents of the game effect indicated by the reserved ball images, the player can grasp the reliability for the jackpot.

[Modification of this embodiment]
FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the image display 6 showing a state in which the special symbol and the reserved ball image change as the reserved ball is digested. In the stock area 63 shown in FIG. 26A, in addition to the reserved ball image 212 indicating the game effect determined by the effect determining unit 136, the reserved ball image 234 indicating a game effect different from this game effect. Is stocked. When the reserved ball corresponding to the reserved ball image 206 is digested in such a state, a step-up notice indicated by the reserved ball image 212 is executed (see FIG. 26B), and a button operation notice indicated by the reserved ball image 234 is performed. The special symbol is variably displayed without being performed (see FIGS. 26 (B) to (D)), and the stop symbol indicating “losing” (here, “291”) is displayed.
As described above, the display of the reserved ball image indicating the game effect different from the game effect determined by the effect determining unit 136 may be displayed in the stock area 63. Thereby, a wider range of effects can be performed. Here, although the case where the gusset display is performed in the stock area 63 has been described, the gusset display may be performed such that, for example, the retained sphere image similar to the retained sphere image 234 is displayed in the first retained number display area 61.

  FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a game effect suggested by the reserved ball images 227 and 228 displayed in the stock area 63 is performed. In FIG. 27, special symbols displayed in the symbol display area 60 are omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 27A, the display control unit 137 visually displays the contents of one game effect determined here by the effect determination unit 136 (in this case, the moving object advance notice) from the two reserved ball images 227 and 228. The reserved ball images 227 and 228 may be sequentially displayed every time the special symbol variation display is put on hold so as to be recognized.

  Since the reserved ball images 227 and 228 are reserved ball images in a special mode in which the notice flag is set to ON, when the reserved balls corresponding to the reserved ball images 227 and 228 are digested, the reserved ball images 227 and 228 are stored. Are displayed in the stock area 63 (see FIG. 27B).

  Next, when the reserved ball corresponding to the reserved ball image 206 indicating that the game effect suggested by the reserved ball images 237 and 238 stocked in the stock area 63 is digested, the reserved ball image 237 is displayed. An effect image showing a state in which the corresponding image 231 and the image 232 corresponding to the reserved ball image 238 are merged is displayed on the image display 6 by the effect control unit 130 (see FIG. 27C). Then, when the image 230 in which the image 231 and the image 232 are combined is displayed, the movable accessory 7 operates as predicted by the reserved ball images 237 and 238 (see FIG. 27D).

  In this way, by displaying a reserved ball image that suggests one game effect as two reserved ball images 227 and 228 as a reserved ball image of a special mode indicating information related to the game effect. Therefore, it is possible to perform an effective game production with higher interest. In addition, although the case where one game effect was suggested by two reservation ball images 227 and 228 (or reservation ball image 237 and 238) was demonstrated here, one game effect is suggested by three or more reservation ball images. You may do it.

  FIG. 28 and FIG. 29 are diagrams showing an example of a display screen of the image display 6 showing a state in which the meter of the stock area 64 increases as the reserved balls corresponding to the reserved ball images 241 to 243 are digested.

  The display control unit 137 visually displays a divided value to which a numerical value associated with the game effect is assigned in place of the reserved ball image in a special form in which the game effect determined by the effect determination unit 136 can be visually recognized. The recognizable reserved ball images 241 to 243 may be sequentially displayed every time the special symbol variation display is held. For example, when the game effect determined by the effect determining unit 136 is a step-up notice, the numerical value “5” set in advance for the step-up notice is changed to “1”, “3”, and “1”. To divide. Then, the display control unit 137 holds the reserved ball image 241 including the numerical value “1” and the reserved ball image 242 including the numerical value “3” every time the change display of the special symbol (first special symbol lottery) is held. , The reserved ball image 243 including the numerical value “1” is sequentially displayed. FIG. 28A shows a state in which the reserved ball image 206 is displayed after the three reserved ball images 241 to 243 are displayed as described above.

  The reserved ball image 241 is erased from the first reserved number display area 61, and the reserved ball images 242, 243 and 206 are shifted to the left side, and the special symbol variation display is started (FIGS. 28A and 28B). )reference). In the example shown in FIG. 28 (A), since the four reserved ball images 241 to 243, 206 having the same number as the maximum reserved number Umax1 are displayed, when the reserved ball corresponding to the reserved ball image 241 is digested, the pachinko With the time-saving function of the gaming machine 1, the special symbol change display is completed in about one second, and the three special symbols are stopped all at once and the stop symbol (here, “826”) is displayed in the symbol display area 60 ( (See FIG. 28C). Here, since the retained ball image 241 erased from the first retained number display area 61 includes the numerical value “1”, the display control unit 137 can visually recognize the numerical value “1”. The image acoustic control unit 140 is caused to execute processing for displaying various information on the meter in the stock area 64. Thereby, the player who has seen the stock area 64 can easily grasp that the numerical value “1” indicated by the reserved ball image 241 has been stocked in the stock area 64.

  Subsequently, the reserved ball image 242 is erased from the first reserved number display area 61, and the reserved ball images 243 and 206 are shifted to the left side, and the special symbol variation display is started (FIGS. 28C and 28C). D)). Here, since the retained ball image 242 erased from the first retained number display area 61 includes the numerical value “3”, the display control unit 137 has already been erased from the first retained number display area 61. The sum “4” is calculated by adding the numerical value “1” (divided value) indicated by the reserved ball image 241 and the numerical value “3” (divided value) indicated by the newly deleted reserved ball image 242. . Then, the image sound control unit 140 is caused to execute a process of displaying information that can visually recognize the total value “4” on the meter in the stock area 64. Thereby, the player who has seen the stock area 64 can easily grasp that the numerical value “3” indicated by the reserved ball image 242 is newly stocked in the stock area 64.

  As the reserved ball image 242 is deleted, the special symbol variation display is started (see FIG. 28C), and two special symbols (here, “ 29 ") is displayed (see FIG. 28E), a stop symbol (" 293 "in this case) indicating that the result of the big win lottery is a loss is displayed (see FIG. 28F).

  When the stop symbol is displayed, the reserved ball image 243 is erased from the first reserved number display area 61 and the reserved ball image 206 is shifted to the left side, and the special symbol variation display is started (FIG. 28 (F ) And FIG. 29 (A)). Here, since the retained ball image 243 erased from the first retained number display area 61 includes the numerical value “1”, the display control unit 137 has already been erased from the first retained number display area 61. The sum “5” is obtained by adding the numerical value “1” indicated by the reserved ball image 241 and the numerical value “3” indicated by the reserved ball image 242 and the numerical value “1” indicated by the newly deleted reserved ball image 243. Is calculated. Then, the image sound control unit 140 is caused to execute a process of displaying information capable of visually recognizing the total value “5” on the meter in the stock area 64. Thereby, the player who has seen the stock area 64 can easily grasp that the numerical value “1” indicated by the reserved ball image 243 is newly stocked in the stock area 64.

  As the reserved ball image 243 is erased, the special symbol variation display is started (see FIG. 29A), and two special symbols (here, “ 62 ”) is displayed (see FIG. 29B), a stop symbol (“ 622 ”in this case) indicating that the result of the big win lottery is lost is displayed (see FIG. 29C).

  Finally, when the special symbol variation display is started, the reserved ball image 206 is erased from the first reserved number display area 61. At this time, the numerical value indicated by the information shown in the meter of the stock area 64 is a step. Since the numerical value “5” associated with the up notice is reached, the game effect control unit 138 reads out the game effect information indicating the step up notice from the stock storage unit 164, and the image display unit 6 performs the step up. The image sound control unit 140 is caused to execute a notice (see FIG. 29D). After this step-up notice is displayed, a special symbol variation display is displayed in the symbol display area 60 of the image display 6.

  In addition, although the case where the three reserved ball images 241 to 243 indicating the divided values to which the numerical values associated with the game effects determined by the effect determining unit 136 are displayed has been described here, the reserved values indicating the divided values are displayed. Two or more spherical images may be displayed.

  Further, here, a case has been described where the step-up notice is performed when the reserved ball image corresponding to the reserved ball image 206 after reaching the numerical value “5” stored in the stock area 64 is used. When the number reaches, the button operation is notified, and when the accumulated value reaches “10”, the movable accessory 7 is operated, so that different game effects are performed according to the points accumulated in the stock area 64. This is effective.

  In this way, two or more reserved ball images indicating the numerical division values associated with the game effects are displayed in the first reserved number display area 61 and are deleted from the first reserved number display area 61. The total value of the divided values indicated by the image is calculated and displayed on the stock area 64, and various game effects are performed according to the numerical values (points) accumulated in the stock area 64, so that it is more interesting. An effective game effect can be performed.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the game effect suggested in the stock areas 63 and 64 is performed at the time of digestion of the reserved ball corresponding to the reserved ball image 206 is described. However, the normal mode different from the reserved ball image 206 is described. You may comprise so that a game effect may be performed at the time of digestion of the reservation ball | bowl corresponding to this reservation ball | bowl image.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Game board 6 Image display (an example of production means of the present invention)
7 Movable combination (an example of production means of the present invention)
21 1st start opening (an example of a start winning opening of the present invention)
22 2nd start opening (an example of the start winning opening of this invention)
35 Speaker (an example of presentation means of the present invention)
37 Production buttons 61 First hold number display area (an example of the first area of the present invention)
62 Second reserved number display area (an example of the second area of the present invention)
63,64 Stock area 100 Game control unit 101 CPU
105 Winning detection unit (an example of detection means of the present invention)
107 Special symbol processing unit (an example of prior determination means and prior determination means of the present invention)
130 Production control unit 131 CPU
136 Production determination unit (an example of production determination means of the present invention)
137 Display control unit (first display means, second display means, and part of reservation digestion means of the present invention)
138 Game effect control unit (an example of effect control means of the present invention)
140 image sound control unit 141 CPU (first display means, second display means, and part of reservation digestion means of the present invention)
161 First effect storage unit 162 Second effect storage unit 164 Stock storage unit (an example of effect storage means of the present invention)
201, 203, Reservation sphere image (ordinary retention sphere image)
202, 204, 205, 212, 214, 215, 221, 222, 223, 224, 227, 228, 237, 238, 241, 242, 243, reserved ball image (special mode reserved ball image)
206, 216 Reservation sphere image (reservation sphere image of a predetermined mode)

Claims (15)

A jackpot lottery is executed on the condition that a game ball wins at a start winning opening provided on the game board, a special symbol is variably displayed, a stop symbol indicating the result of the jackpot lottery is displayed, and the stop symbol is predetermined. It is a pachinko gaming machine that becomes a big hit state when it is a special design of
Effect determining means for determining a game effect when a game ball wins the starting winning opening,
Effect storage means for storing the game effect determined by the effect determination means;
When the game effect is determined, one or a plurality of reserved ball images that are sequentially displayed in the first area of the display screen every time the special symbol variation display is held, and information related to the game effect is displayed. First display means for displaying in the first region in a special manner shown;
Each time the variation display of the special symbol that has been suspended is started, the suspension digesting means for erasing the retained ball image indicating that the variation display has been suspended from the first area,
After the reserved ball image of the special mode is erased from the first area by the holding digest means, the same stored ball image as the reserved ball image of the special mode is displayed on the display screen different from the first area. Second display means for displaying in two areas;
A game effect is read out from the effect storage means along with a special symbol variation display that starts after the same reserved ball image is displayed in the second area for all of the reserved ball images of the special mode. A pachinko gaming machine provided with effect control means for causing the effect means to execute the game effect.   The first display means displays a reserved ball image including a character or a picture that can visually recognize the contents of the game effect determined by the effect determining means in the first area as the reserved ball image of the special mode. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, which is displayed. The effect determining means determines a set number of game effects of two or more,
Each of the first display means uses a reserved ball image that can visually recognize any one of the set number of game effects as the reserved ball image of the special mode each time the variable symbol display is suspended. Display sequentially in the first area,
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the effect control means reads the set number of game effects from the effect storage means and causes the effect means to execute these game effects continuously or simultaneously.   The first display means holds the two or more reserved ball images that can visually recognize the content of one game effect determined by the effect determining means from the two or more reserved ball images. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein each time a special symbol variation display is suspended as a ball image, the pachinko gaming machine is sequentially displayed in the first area.   The first display means stores two or more reserved ball images that can visually recognize a division value assigned a numerical value associated with the game effect determined by the effect determining means, with the special mode of hold The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein each time a special symbol variation display is suspended as a ball image, the pachinko gaming machine is sequentially displayed in the first area.   The second display means calculates a total value of the divided values indicated by the reserved sphere image erased from the first area by the reservation digest means, and displays the information for visually recognizing the total value as the same reservation. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is displayed in the second area instead of a ball image. The first display means, when all the reserved ball images of the special mode are displayed in the first area and then the special symbol variation display is held, the reserved ball image of a predetermined mode different from the special mode. In the first area,
The effect control means reads out the game effect from the effect storage means in accordance with the change display of the special symbol that is started when the reserved ball image of the predetermined mode is deleted from the first area by the hold digesting means. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said game effect is executed by said effect means. Detecting means for detecting winning of a game ball at the start winning opening;
A pre-determination unit that executes a jackpot lottery at a timing when a winning of a game ball is detected by the detection unit;
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the first display unit displays the reserved ball image of the predetermined mode in the first area when the pre-determination unit determines that it is a big hit or a small hit. When it is determined to be lost by the prior determination means, it is determined in advance whether to perform an effect with reach or an effect without reach during the special symbol variation display for the game ball determined to be lost. Pre-determining means to
In addition to the case where the pre-determining unit determines that the big hit or the small hit is determined, the first display unit is provided in the first area when the pre-determining unit determines to perform an effect with reach. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein the reserved ball image of the predetermined mode is displayed.   The reserved ball image displayed in the first area or the second area is a reserved ball image including characters or pictures that can visually recognize a game effect different from the game effect determined by the effect determining means. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2. The production means is the display screen,
The effect control means displays a reach notice on the display screen as the game effect for notifying that the two special symbols will be reached in the process of displaying the stop symbol after the special symbol is variably displayed. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1. The production means is the display screen,
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect control means causes a step-up notice to be displayed while changing the effect image in stages to be displayed on the display screen as the game effect. The directing means is a speaker,
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect control means causes the speaker to output a sound corresponding to a speech uttered by the character as the game effect. The effect means is a movable accessory configured to be movable with respect to the game board,
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect control means causes the movable accessory to execute a predetermined action as the game effect. The production means is the display screen,
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect control means causes the display screen to display information that prompts the user to press an effect button that receives a player's operation input as the game effect.

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