JP2011234772A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine increasing player's interest in a game by utilizing the fact that a plurality of start ports and symbol display devices are provided even in the state not to be an open extension state.SOLUTION: In a state in which the open time of a second start port is not extended, the number of times of the symbol variations of a second symbol display device corresponding to the second start port (the number of times of second variations) is counted, and when the number of times of second variations reaches a predetermined number of times, a privilege corresponding to game situations until then is imparted to a player. In such a manner, even when it is difficult to variably display symbols at the second symbol display device since the open time of the second start port is not extended, the player feels joy every time the symbols are variably displayed at the second symbol display device. As a result, even in a state in which the open time of the second start port is not extended, the second start port and the second symbol display device are utilized to increase the player's interest in the game.

Description

  The present invention relates to a bullet ball gaming machine that plays a game by firing a game ball on a game board surface.

  A starting opening capable of entering a game ball, and a symbol display device that displays a variation of the identification symbol when the gaming ball enters the starting port, the identification symbol variably displayed on the symbol display device is a predetermined hit symbol There is known a ball game machine in which the game state is controlled to the big hit game state advantageous to the player when the game is stopped and displayed.

  In addition, in such a ball game machine, a fixed start port (first start port) in which a game ball can always enter, and a game ball can enter only when it is opened. Many ball game machines equipped with an openable / closable start port (second start port) and two symbol display devices (first symbol display device and second symbol display device) corresponding to each start port are also proposed. (Patent Document 1, etc.). In this ball game machine, when a game ball enters the first starting port, the first symbol display device displays the first identification symbol (first symbol) in a variable manner, and the game ball is displayed at the second starting port. When the player enters the ball, the second symbol display device (second symbol) is variably displayed on the second symbol display device, and a game is played.

  In such a ball game machine, the following gaming properties are realized by utilizing two start ports and two symbol display devices. First, in the normal gaming state, the opening time of the second start port is set to a short time. Then, when a predetermined condition (extension start condition) is established during the game and an open extended state (a game state in which the opening time of the second start port is extended as compared to the normal game state) occurs, the second start port Change the opening time of the to an extended opening time. In this way, in the normal gaming state, almost no gaming ball enters the second starting port, so that the game using the first starting port and the first symbol display device (game that performs symbol variation of the first symbol) However, when it is in the extended extended state, it becomes possible to easily enter the game ball into the second starting port, and a game using the second symbol display device (game that performs symbol variation of the second symbol) ) Can be performed. As a result, if the gaming state can be set to the open extended state, it is possible to perform a game with a plurality of identification symbols and a chance to generate a big hit gaming state accordingly. Become.

JP 2006-223417 A

  However, in the proposed technique, the game is performed exclusively using the first starting port and the first symbol display device until the extended extended state is reached, and the second starting port and the second symbol display device are mostly used. It has not been. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to say that the provision of the two start ports and the two symbol display devices is sufficiently utilized in order to enhance the game interest of the player.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems of conventional ball game machines, and is provided with at least two start ports and at least two symbol display devices, and is in an open extended state. Until now, the purpose is to provide a ball game machine capable of enhancing the game interest of the player.

In order to solve at least a part of the above-described problems, the bullet ball game machine of the present invention employs the following configuration. That is,
A first start port through which a game ball launched on the game board can enter;
A second start port configured to be switchable between an open state in which a game ball launched on the game board is easy to enter and a closed state in which it is more difficult to enter the game than the open state;
A first symbol display device that stops and displays the first symbol after the first symbol is variably displayed on the occasion that a game ball enters the first starting port;
A second symbol display device that stops and displays the second symbol after the second symbol is variably displayed on the occasion that a game ball enters the second starting port;
A winning game state generating means for generating a winning gaming state advantageous for a player by stopping and displaying the first symbol or the second symbol with a predetermined winning symbol;
A normal gaming state generating means for generating a normal gaming state in which a predetermined first opening time is set as an opening time in which the second start port is in the opening state;
An open extension state generating means for generating an open extension state in which a predetermined second opening time longer than the first opening time is set as the opening time for the second start port to be in the open state;
A second symbol variation number counting means for counting a second symbol variation number, which is the number of times the second symbol variation display is performed during the normal gaming state;
When the second symbol variation count reaches a predetermined number of times, a specific game condition is established in the first symbol variation display performed until the second symbol variation count reaches the predetermined number of times. And a privilege granting means for granting a player a predetermined privilege different from the occurrence of the winning gaming state.

  In the ball game machine of the present invention having the above-described configuration, when the game ball enters the first starting port, the first symbol display device displays the variation of the first symbol, and the second starting port. When the game ball enters the ball, the second symbol display device displays the variation of the second symbol, and the winning symbol is displayed when either the first symbol or the second symbol is stopped and displayed. To start. When a predetermined extension condition is satisfied, an open extension state occurs in which the opening time of the second start port is set to be longer than usual. In the normal gaming state that is not in the extended extended state (the normal gaming state in which the opening time of the second start port is set to a normal time shorter than a long time), the number of times the second symbol variation display is performed (second A predetermined specific game condition (specific game condition) is established in the first symbol variation display performed until the second symbol variation number reaches a predetermined number. Depending on whether or not, a predetermined bonus on the game different from the occurrence of the winning gaming state is given to the player.

  In the above-described ball game machine of the present invention, the number of times the second symbol variation display is performed in a state where the opening time of the second start port is not extended is counted (second symbol variation frequency). In addition, according to the gaming situation in the first symbol performed until the second symbol variation number reaches a predetermined number of times, a privilege is given to the player. As a result, even if it is a normal gaming state in which the opening time is not extended, it is special to display a variation display of the second symbol by inserting a gaming ball into the second starting port under the circumstances. Can be valuable. For this reason, even in a normal gaming state in which the opening time of the second start port is not extended, it is possible to enhance the game interest of the player by utilizing the second start port and the second symbol display device.

  In addition, when the second symbol variation count reaches a predetermined number of times, a privilege is given according to the gaming situation of the first symbol performed until then (until the second symbol variation count reaches the predetermined count). A more effective privilege can be given according to the game situation of the variable display game (hereinafter referred to as the first symbol game) in the first symbol, which is the main progression of the game. For example, if the content of the privilege to be granted is set to compensate for the unfavorable gaming situation in the first pattern game, it is avoided that the player's gaming interests are excessively increased or conversely excessively decreased. It is also possible to do.

  It should be noted that it is desirable that the privilege to be given to the player is a privilege set within a range that is not advantageous to the player rather than the occurrence of the winning gaming state. In this way, in a normal gaming state in which the opening time of the second start opening is not extended, it is mainly the first display that the game ball is inserted into the second start opening and the variation of the second symbol is displayed. Speaking of design games, it can be stopped by “subsidiary fun”. As a result, in the normal gaming state in which the opening time of the second starting port is not extended, the expectation different from the expectation for the main first symbol game (expectation for occurrence of the hit gaming state) It is possible to have a variable display, and it is possible to realize a new gameability utilizing the second start port and the second symbol display device in a normal gaming state in which the opening time of the second start port is not extended.

  When counting the number of second symbol fluctuations, the number of second symbol fluctuations can be started again from the beginning each time the number of second symbol fluctuations reaches a predetermined number. Alternatively, the counting may be continued as it is after the second symbol variation count reaches a predetermined number of times, and separately when the count value is initialized, counting of the second symbol variation count may be started from the beginning.

  In addition, various game conditions can be set as the “specific game condition of the first symbol” in which presence / absence is specified when the number of times of the second symbol variation reaches a predetermined number. For example, as the “specific game condition”, “a game condition unfavorable for the player” or “a game condition advantageous for the player” can be set. In addition, as “a game condition unfavorable for a player”, “the number of times of the variable display of the first symbol has reached a predetermined number of times” or “a game ball of a certain number or more during the variable display of the first symbol” In addition, for example, “the number of game balls fired is a certain number or more (or less than a certain number), and the number of variable display times of the first symbol is a predetermined number of times. Examples of various game conditions that take into account “the investment amount that the player has invested in the game is greater than a certain standard”, such as “having reached the limit”. In addition, “a game condition that is advantageous to the player” includes “a game state in which the winning symbol is likely to be stopped and displayed in a variation display of the first symbol (so-called probability variation state)”, etc. Various game conditions that take into consideration that “a game using one symbol is proceeding in an advantageous development” can be exemplified.

In the above-described bullet ball game machine of the present invention,
The winning probability, which is the probability that the winning symbol is stopped and displayed in the first symbol or the second symbol after the winning gaming state is ended, is set to either a normal probability or a higher probability higher than the normal probability. Probability setting means to
The normal gaming state generating means is configured such that, when the winning gaming state is generated as a result of the stop display of the normal winning symbol as the winning symbol, the winning probability is the normal probability and the high probability after the corresponding gaming state ends. Is set to any of the above to generate the normal gaming state,
The open extended state generating means is configured such that, when the winning gaming state is triggered by a stop display of a specific winning symbol as the winning symbol, the winning probability is the normal probability and the high probability after the corresponding gaming state ends. Is set to any of the above to generate the open extended state,
The specific game condition is satisfied when the number of variable display times of the first symbol after the end of the winning game state is within a predetermined threshold number of times,
The privilege granting means
When the second symbol variation count reaches a predetermined number during the normal gaming state, and when the first symbol variation display count from the end of the winning gaming state is within the threshold count, The privilege may be given to the player by performing a suggestion effect that suggests whether the probability is set to the normal probability or the high probability.

  In such a ball game machine of the present invention, after the hit gaming state is finished, either a normal probability or a high probability is set as the hit probability, making it difficult for the player to recognize which probability is set. By doing so, the following effects can be obtained. That is, after the winning gaming state is ended, the number of times the first symbol variation display is performed (the first symbol variation number) is counted, and the first symbol when the second symbol variation number reaches the predetermined number of times. If the suggestion effect (setting probability suggestion effect) suggesting the current setting state of the hit probability is performed according to the number of changes, even in the normal gaming state where the opening time of the second start opening is not extended. In this situation, the special value of “a means for clarifying which probability is set as the probability of hitting” when the game ball is inserted into the second starting port and the variation display of the second symbol is displayed. Can be given. For this reason, even in a normal gaming state in which the opening time of the second start port is not extended, it is possible to enhance the game interest of the player by utilizing the second start port and the second symbol display device.

  In addition, when a plurality of types of values are set as the threshold number of times of the first symbol game number and the suggestion effect suggesting the current winning probability is performed, when the second symbol game number reaches the predetermined number, Depending on which threshold number the number of times of one symbol game has reached, the content of the suggestion effect may be varied.

In the above-described bullet ball game machine of the present invention,
The second symbol variation count counting means may initialize the count value of the second symbol variation count upon occurrence of the open extended state.

  In this way, since the second symbol variation count continues even after the winning gaming state is ended, the game timing at which the second symbol variation count reaches the predetermined number varies. As a result, since the number of times of changing the second symbol may reach a predetermined number of times immediately after the winning gaming state is completed, the above-described privilege provision (execution of setting probability suggestion effect, etc.) can be realized more effectively.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a ball game machine capable of enhancing a player's gaming interest by utilizing the provision of a plurality of start ports and a plurality of symbol display devices.

It is a front view of the gaming machine of the present embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the board surface structure of a game board. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a 1st symbol display apparatus and a 2nd symbol display apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the screen structure of an effect display apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a starting port unit. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the control circuit in the game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the display mode of the normal symbol display part. It is explanatory drawing which showed the special symbol which the 1st special symbol or the 2nd special symbol fluctuates and displays. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the one aspect | mode of the effect performed with an effect display apparatus. It is a flowchart of a game control process. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of a special figure suspension related process. It is a flowchart which shows the latter half part of a special figure pending | holding related process. It is the flowchart which showed the first half part of the special symbol game process. It is the flowchart which showed the second half part of the special symbol game process. It is the flowchart which showed the first half part of the special figure fluctuation display process. It is the flowchart which showed the latter half part of the special figure fluctuation display process. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the big hit lottery table. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the big hit symbol determination table. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the big hit fluctuation pattern table. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the special variation pattern table. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the removal and small hit symbol determination table. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of jackpot game processing. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of jackpot game processing. It is a flowchart which shows a small hit game process. It is a flowchart which shows a 2nd fluctuation frequency count process. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of a deviation variation pattern table selection process. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of the deviation variation pattern table selection process. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the normal deviation fluctuation pattern table. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the fluctuation shortening variation pattern table. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the special deviation fluctuation pattern table. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the deviation variation pattern table A. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the deviation variation pattern table B. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the deviation variation pattern table C. It is the flowchart which showed the game effect process which CPU of a sub control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed the symbol change effect process performed in a game effect process. It is explanatory drawing which showed a mode that the effect which a gauge increases on the screen of an effect display apparatus is performed when a 2nd special figure remove | deviates and a stop display is carried out with a symbol in the state where an open extension flag is OFF. It is explanatory drawing which showed a mode that the production | presentation which alert | reports a probable change state is performed on the screen of an effect display apparatus, when a 2nd special figure remove | deviates and it is stopped and displayed with a symbol in the state where an open extension flag is OFF. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which an effect for notifying the occurrence of a special small hit is performed on the screen of the effect display device when the second special figure is removed and the symbol is stopped and displayed with the release extension flag being OFF. is there. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the deviation variation pattern table selection process of a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of the deviation variation pattern table selection process of a modification. It is explanatory drawing which showed a mode that the effect which alert | reports that there exists a possibility of a probable change state is performed, when a 2nd special figure remove | deviates and it is stopped and displayed with a symbol in the state where an open extension flag is OFF.

Hereinafter, in order to clarify the contents of the present invention described above, examples will be described in the following order.
A. Pachinko machine configuration:
A-1. Configuration on the front side of the device:
A-2. Game board configuration:
A-3. Configuration of control circuit:
B. Overview of the game:
C. Overview of control:
C-1. Game control processing:
C-2. Special figure hold related processing:
C-3. Special design game processing:
C-4. Jackpot game processing:
C-5. Small hit game processing:
C-6. Second variation count processing:
C-7. Outlier variation pattern table selection processing:
D. Game direction processing:
E. Variations:

A. Pachinko machine configuration:
A-1. Configuration on the front side of the device:
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the front part of the pachinko machine 1 is mainly composed of a front frame 4, an upper dish part 5, a lower dish part 6, a game board 10, and the like. In FIG. 1, detailed illustration of the game board 10 is omitted. The front frame 4 is attached to a middle frame 3 (not shown), and the middle frame 3 is attached to a main body frame 2 (not shown). The middle frame 3 is formed of a plastic material and is attached to the inside of the main body frame 2. The main body frame 2 is a substantially rectangular frame formed by assembling wooden plate-like members, and forms an outer frame of the pachinko machine 1. One end of the front frame 4 is pivotally supported with respect to the middle frame 3, and one end of the middle frame 3 is pivotally supported with respect to the main body frame 2. The game board 10 is detachably attached to the front side of the middle frame 3, and the front side is covered with the front frame 4.

  The front frame 4 is formed of a plastic material, and a circular open portion 4a is formed at a substantially central portion. A transparent plate such as a glass plate is fitted into the open portion 4a so that the board surface of the game board 10 disposed on the back side can be visually recognized. Further, the front frame 4 is provided with various lamps 4b to 4f for enhancing the game effect. An upper dish portion 5 is provided below the front frame 4, and a lower dish portion 6 is provided below the upper dish portion 5. A locking device 9 is provided on the right side of the front frame 4, and a prepaid card type ball lending device 13 (CR unit) is provided on the left side of the front frame 4.

  The upper dish portion 5 is provided with a dish-shaped recess and a dish outer edge portion 5a formed so as to surround the recess. The game ball is thrown into a recess formed in the upper plate part 5 and supplied to the launcher unit 12 (see FIG. 6). The dish outer edge 5a is provided with various buttons such as a game ball lending switch 5b, a return switch 5c, and a discharge button for discharging the inserted game ball. A first speaker 5 y is provided at a substantially central portion of the upper plate part 5. An operation switch SW is provided on the front side of the upper plate 5. The player can intervene in the progress of the game, for example, by selecting a character or a game condition appearing in the game effect by pressing the operation switch SW.

  The lower plate part 6 is provided with a discharge port 6 a for discharging game balls from the inside of the pachinko machine 1, and the discharged game balls are stored in the lower plate part 6. Further, second speakers 6 c are provided on the left and right sides of the lower surface of the lower plate portion 6. A firing handle 8 is provided at the right end of the lower plate portion 6. The firing handle 8 is provided with a touch switch 8a for detecting that the player is touching the handle. The rotation axis of the launching handle 8 is connected to a launching device unit 12 (not shown) mounted on the back side of the lower pan 6, and when the player rotates the firing handle 8, the movement of the launching handle 8 is caused to the launching device unit 12. Then, a launch motor (not shown) built in the unit rotates, and a game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle. On the left side surface of the launch handle 8, a launch stop switch 8b that is operated by the player to temporarily stop the launch of the game ball is disposed.

A-2. Game board configuration:
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a board surface configuration of the game board 10. As described above, the game board 10 is detachably attached to the front side of the middle frame 3. As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially circular game area 11 surrounded by an outer rail 14 and an inner rail 15 is formed at the center of the game board 10.

  A central device 26 is provided in the approximate center of the game area 11, a variable winning device 18 is provided in a lower portion of the gaming area 11, and between the central device 26 and the variable winning device 18. A starting port unit 17 is provided. As will be described later, the starting port unit 17 is configured by combining two starting ports up and down, and the first starting port 17a provided on the upper side is a stationary entrance and is provided on the lower side. The second starting port 17b is a so-called tulip type entrance that is configured such that a pair of blade pieces can be opened and closed on the left and right. The detailed configuration of the start port unit 17 will be described later with reference to another drawing.

  An effect display device 27 is provided substantially in the center of the central device 26. The effect display device 27 is equipped with a liquid crystal screen, and can variably display various effect symbols such as design symbols and background symbols, and then stop display. Various effect symbols displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27 will be described later.

  A first symbol display device 28 is provided diagonally to the left of the effect display device 27, and a second symbol display device 32 is provided diagonally to the right of the effect display device 27. Among them, the first symbol display device 28 provided at the lower left of the effect display device 27 can display the normal symbol and the first special symbol in a variable stop display. The provided second symbol display device 32 can variably display the second special symbol. Detailed configurations of the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32 will be described later. In the following, the first special symbol may be simply abbreviated as “first special figure”, and the second special symbol may be simply abbreviated as “second special figure”.

  A normal symbol operation left gate 36 and a normal symbol operation right gate 37 are provided on the left and right sides of the game area 11, and gate switches 36s and 37s for detecting the passage of the game ball are provided inside these gates. Are provided. Further, lamp wind turbines 24 and 25 are provided between the left and right normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37 and the central device 26. A number of obstacle nails 23 are provided between and around each of these gaming devices.

  In the variable winning device 18 provided below the central device 26, a large winning device 31 is provided substantially in the center. The big winning device 31 includes a big winning opening 31d that opens largely in a substantially rectangular shape, an opening / closing member 31e for opening / closing the big winning opening 31d, a big winning opening solenoid 31m (see FIG. 6) for operating the opening / closing member 31e, and the like. It is composed of When a predetermined condition to be described later is satisfied, the special winning device 31 starts operating, the special winning opening solenoid 31m opens the opening / closing member 31e, and the special winning opening 31d is opened. As a result, the game ball enters the big winning opening 31d with a high probability, and the big hit gaming state, which is a gaming state advantageous to the player, is started. In addition, a big prize opening switch 31s is provided inside the big prize opening 31d, and it is possible to detect a game ball won in the big prize opening 31d. An out port 48 is provided below the game board 10, and a back ball preventing member 58 is provided below the out port 48. The back ball prevention member 58 has a function of preventing a game ball that has returned without reaching the game area 11 from returning to the launch position.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32 mounted on the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 3A shows the first symbol display device 28, and FIG. 3B shows the second symbol display device 32. First, the configuration of the first symbol display device 28 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the first symbol display device 28 of the present embodiment is configured by incorporating twelve small light emitting diodes (LEDs) in a substantially rectangular region. Of these 12 LEDs, 3 LEDs normally constitute the symbol display unit 29, and the remaining 9 LEDs constitute the first special symbol display unit 30. Furthermore, the normal symbol display unit 29 includes one LED for displaying a normal symbol (hereinafter referred to as a normal symbol LED 29a) and two LEDs for displaying the number of reserved normal symbols (hereinafter referred to as a normal symbol). Called hold display LED 29b). In addition, the first special symbol display unit 30 displays seven LEDs for displaying the first special symbol (hereinafter referred to as first special symbol LED 30a) and 2 for displaying the number of reserved first special symbols. It is comprised from LED (it is hereafter called 1st holding | maintenance display LED30b). The manner in which the first symbol display device 28 of this embodiment uses these 12 LEDs to display the normal symbol, the first special symbol, and the number of reserved symbols will be described later. In the following description, the hold of the first special symbol is sometimes referred to as “first hold”, and the hold number of the first special symbol is sometimes referred to as “first hold number”.

  The 2nd symbol display apparatus 32 shown in FIG.3 (b) becomes a structure which removed the normal symbol display part 29 with respect to the 1st symbol display apparatus 28 mentioned above. That is, the second symbol display device 32 is provided with a second special symbol display unit 33 composed of nine LEDs, and the seven LEDs provided in the approximate center of the second symbol display unit 33 display the second special symbol. It is an LED for displaying (hereinafter referred to as a second special symbol LED 33a), and the remaining two LEDs are LEDs for displaying the number of reserves of the second special symbol (hereinafter referred to as a second reserved display LED 33b). ). The display contents of the second symbol display device 32 will be described later. In the following, the second special symbol hold will be referred to as “second hold”, and the second special symbol hold number may be referred to as “second hold number”.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a screen configuration of the effect display device 27 mounted on the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As described above, the effect display device 27 is mainly configured by using a liquid crystal display screen, and on the liquid crystal screen, three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c and a background symbol 27d of the background are displayed. ing. Among these, three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are displayed with the first special symbol or the second special symbol variably displayed on the first special symbol display unit 30 or the second special symbol display unit 33 shown in FIG. Depending on the situation, it can be displayed in a variety of ways to produce a game. Further, in the effect display device 27 of the present embodiment, a bar graph-like gauge image 27e is displayed at the bottom of the screen. As will be described in detail later, each time the second special symbol of the second symbol display device 32 is variably displayed under a predetermined condition, the value of the gauge displayed in the gauge image 27e increases, and the gauge becomes full. Some kind of privilege is given to the player.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the start port unit 17 mounted on the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment. As described above, the start port unit 17 is provided with the first start port 17a and the second start port 17b, and the first start port 17a provided on the upper side is a fixed (pocket type) entrance ball. The second start port 17b provided on the lower side is an open / close (tulip type) entrance (variable start port) having a pair of wing pieces 17w. The pair of wing pieces 17w can take two states: a substantially upright normal state (see FIG. 5A) and an open state rotated outward (see FIG. 5B). is there. As shown in FIG. 5A, in a normal state where the wing piece 17w is almost upright, the game ball cannot enter the second start port 17b, but only enters the first start port 17a. However, when the pair of wing pieces 17w are opened to the outside, the game ball can enter the second start port 17b. And as FIG.5 (b) shows, in the open state, the 2nd starting port 17b becomes easier to enter a game ball than the 1st starting port 17a.

  In addition, the game balls that have entered the first start port 17a or the second start port 17b are guided to the back side of the game board 10 through passages provided in the respective start ports. A first start port switch 17s is provided in the middle of the passage inside the first start port 17a, and a second start port switch 17t is provided in the middle of the passage inside the second start port 17b. The game balls that have entered the start port 17a or the second start port 17b are detected by the first start port switch 17s or the second start port switch 17t, respectively.

A-3. Control circuit configuration:
Next, the configuration of the control circuit in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control circuit in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the control circuit of the pachinko machine 1 is composed of a number of control boards, various boards, relay terminal boards, and so on. The main control board 200 that controls the success / failure involved, the sub-control board 220 that controls the control of the game using stage symbols, lamps and sound effects, and the effect display device 27 under the control of the sub-control board 220 It includes an effect control board 230 that performs specific control, a payout control board 240 that controls the operation of paying out rental balls and prize balls, and a launch control board 260 that controls control related to the release of game balls. These control boards include various types of CPUs, such as a CPU that executes various logical operations and calculation operations, a ROM that stores various programs and data executed by the CPU, and a RAM that stores temporary data when the program is executed. Peripheral LSIs are connected to each other via a bus. Further, the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 6 represents the direction in which data or signals are input / output. In FIG. 6, only the CPU 201, ROM 202, and RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200, and the CPU 221, ROM 222, and RAM 223 mounted on the sub control board 220 are shown.

  As shown in the drawing, the main control board 200 receives the detection signal of the game ball from the first start port switch 17s, the second start port switch 17t, the big prize port switch 31s, the gate switches 36s, 37s, etc. After determining the basic progress of the game and whether or not the prize ball is relevant, commands for instructing various operations are transmitted to the sub-control board 220, the payout control board 240, the launch control board 260, and the like. In addition, the main control board 200 has a start opening solenoid 17m for opening and closing a pair of blade pieces provided in the second start opening 17b of the start opening unit 17 and a big prize for opening and closing the big prize opening 31d. The mouth solenoid 31m, and further, the first symbol display device 28, the second symbol display device 32, and the like are connected via a relay terminal plate. These solenoids 17m and 31m, the first symbol display device 28, and the second These operations are also controlled by outputting signals toward the symbol display device 32.

  When the sub-control board 220 receives various commands from the main control board 200, the sub-control board 220 analyzes the contents of the command and produces a game according to the result. That is, a command for designating display contents is transmitted to the effect control board 230 that performs display control of the effect display device 27 described above, an amplifier board 224 that drives the various speakers 5y and 6c, various decorative LEDs, and the like. The game is rendered by outputting a drive signal to the decorative drive board 226 that drives the lamp.

  The payout control board 240 is responsible for various controls relating to so-called ball rental and prize ball payout. For example, when the player operates the ball lending switch 5b or the return switch 5c provided in the above-described upper plate part 5, this signal is transmitted from the ball lending display board 242 to the ball lending device 13 via the relay terminal board. Is done. The ball lending device 13 pays out a ball while communicating data with the payout control board 240. When the main control board 200 transmits a prize ball payout command, the payout control board 240 receives this command and outputs a drive signal to the payout motor 109m, whereby the prize ball is paid out.

B. Overview of the game:
Next, an outline of a game performed in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be briefly described.

  In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, a game is performed as follows. First, when a player throws a game ball into the recess of the upper plate portion 5 and rotates the launch handle 8, the game balls thrown into the upper plate portion 5 are supplied to the launcher unit 12 one by one, The game area 11 is fired as described above with reference to FIG. The strength at which the game ball is launched can be adjusted by the rotation angle of the launching handle 8, and the player can aim the game ball by changing the rotation angle of the launching handle 8.

  When the launched game ball passes either the normal symbol operation left gate 36 or the normal symbol operation right gate 37 provided on the left and right of the game area 11, the first symbol display provided on the lower left side of the effect display device 27. In the device 28, the normal symbol variation display is started. As described above with reference to FIG. 4, the normal symbol display unit 29 is provided in the first symbol display device 28, and the normal symbol display unit 29 includes the normal symbol LED 29 a and the universal symbol hold display LED 29 b. Yes. Of these, the normal symbol LED 29a is used to display the variation of the normal symbol.

  FIG. 7A is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a state in which normal symbols are variably displayed. In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the normal symbol LED 29a is repeatedly blinked to display the variation of the normal symbol. In FIG. 7, the state in which the normal symbol LED 29a is lit is represented by a radial solid line, and the state in which the normal symbol LED 29a is lit is represented by a broken line. Then, after repeating blinking for a predetermined time, when the normal symbol LED 29a stops in a lighting state, it becomes a hit of the normal symbol, and the second start port 17b (starting below the start port unit 17 is started). Mouth) is open for a predetermined time. On the contrary, when it stops in the light-off state, it is out of the normal design and the second start port 17b does not open. If the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation left gate 36 or the normal symbol operation right gate 37 during the normal symbol variation display, the passage of the game ball is stored as a normal symbol hold (ordinary symbol hold). After the current normal symbol variation display is finished, the variation display is performed. It is possible to store up to four common figure holds, and the number of reserved normal symbols stored (the number of common figure holds) is displayed by the common figure hold display LED 29b.

  FIG. 7B is an explanatory view showing a state in which the number of universal symbols is displayed by the universal symbol hold display LED 29 b provided in the first symbol display device 28. When there is no general map hold (that is, when there is no general map hold), both of the two general map hold display LEDs 29b are turned off. When there is one common map hold, the left general map hold display LED 29b is turned off and the right general map hold display LED 29b is lit. When there are two common map holds, the left general map hold display LED 29b is lit in addition to the right general map hold display LED 29b. Next, when there are three common map holds, the right general map hold display LED 29b blinks and the left general map hold display LED 29b lights. Further, when the number of normal map hold increases to the upper limit of four, the left and right general map hold display LEDs 29b blink. As described above, the normal symbol display unit 29 can display the number of normal symbol reservations from 0 to 4 by turning on, turning off, or blinking the two general symbol hold display LEDs 29b. .

  Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 3A, the first symbol display device 28 is provided with the first special symbol display unit 30, and the first special symbol (first special symbol) is variably displayed. It is possible. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the second special symbol display unit 33 provided in the second symbol display device 32 can display the second special symbol (second special symbol) in a variable manner. . Of these, the first special symbol corresponds to the first start port 17a, the second special symbol corresponds to the second start port 17b, and the first special symbol or the second special symbol corresponds to the corresponding start port. When a game ball enters, the change display is started. As described above with reference to FIG. 5, in the state where the second start port 17b is not open (normal state), the game ball does not enter the second start port 17b, so the second start port 17b is closed. In this state, the game ball mainly enters the first start port 17a and the first special symbol is variably displayed. Conversely, when the second start port 17b is opened, the game ball is moved to the first start port. Since it is easier to enter the second starting port 17b than 17a, the second special symbol is mainly variably displayed. Further, as described above, the first special symbol display unit 30 and the second special symbol display unit 33 have the same configuration, and accordingly, the first special symbol and the second special symbol change in the same manner. Display.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a stop display mode of the first special symbol or the second special symbol. Since the first special symbol and the second special symbol have the same variation mode and stop display mode, they are simply referred to as special symbols without distinction between the two. As described above with reference to FIG. 3, each of the first special symbol display unit 30 and the second special symbol display unit 33 is composed of seven LEDs, and the special symbols are displayed by lighting them. As shown in FIG. 8, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, 10 special symbol stop display modes are provided, and a unique lighting state is set for each stop display mode. As shown in the figure, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, the stop display modes of the 10 kinds of special symbols are roughly classified into five symbols. First, the stop display mode of the two special symbols shown at the top in the figure corresponds to the “normal jackpot symbol”, and the stop display mode of the two special symbols shown at the second level from the top is “probability big hit”. Corresponds to “design”. The stop display mode of the two special symbols shown in the third row from the top corresponds to the “special probability variation big hit symbol”. These symbols are so-called “big hit symbols”. Further, the stop display mode of the two special symbols shown in the fourth row from the top corresponds to the “small hit symbol”, and the stop display mode of the two special symbols shown in the bottom row corresponds to the “off symbol”.

  In the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32, each of the seven LEDs (the first special symbol LED 30a and the second special symbol LED 33a) blinks for a predetermined variation time to display the variation of the special symbol. When a predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed, the display is stopped according to any stop display mode. When any one of the “normal winning symbol”, “probability changing big winning symbol” or “special probability changing big winning symbol” is stopped and displayed, the big winning gaming state in which the big winning opening 31d is opened is started. The big hit game state of the present embodiment is configured such that the round game in which the big winning opening 31d is in an open state is repeated a plurality of times.

  Among these, in the big hit game for the “ordinary big hit symbol” or “probability big hit symbol”, the big winning opening 31d is opened in such a manner that the game ball can easily enter, so that the player can acquire a lot of game balls. It becomes an advantageous gaming state. On the other hand, in the big hit game for the “special probability variation big hit symbol”, although the big winning opening 31d is opened, the open mode is opened in a mode in which the game ball is difficult to enter. For this reason, game balls are hardly paid out, and the big hit game ends. In this embodiment, the round game is played up to 15 rounds in the big hit game with the “ordinary big hit symbol” or the “probable big hit symbol”. It ends. For this reason, even if the big hit game with the “special probability variation big hit symbol” is started, the player ends the big hit game with almost no game balls. It should be noted that the jackpot game with the “special probability variation jackpot symbol” is sufficient if the grand prize winning opening 31d is opened in a manner in which the game ball is difficult to enter, as compared with the jackpot game with the “normal jackpot symbol” or the “probability variation jackpot symbol”. is there. Therefore, the number of rounds of the big hit game based on the “special probability variable big hit symbol” is not necessarily limited to the case where the number of rounds of the big hit game based on the “normal big hit symbol” or “probable big hit symbol” is smaller.

  In addition, when the special symbol that has been variably displayed is stopped and displayed with either the probability variation big hit symbol or the special probability variation big hit symbol shown in the second or third row from the top of FIG. Until the next jackpot game occurs (for example, until a special symbol is displayed a predetermined number of times, etc.), the probability that the special symbol will win and stop display in the symbol is set to a high probability (so-called A probability variation state, or simply a probability variation state).

  In addition, even if a game ball has entered the first start port 17a or the second start port 17b, it is not possible to immediately start the variable display with the corresponding special symbol (for example, any special symbol is variable) If it was in the middle or if it was a big hit game, etc., the ball entering the first start port 17a was put on the second start port 17b as the first special symbol hold (first hold) The ball is stored as a second special symbol hold (second hold). The first hold number (first hold number) is displayed by the first hold display LED 30b, and the second hold number (second hold number) is displayed by the second hold display LED 33b. The manner in which the number of special symbols on hold is displayed using the first hold display LED 30b or the second hold display LED 33b is exactly the same as that of the general figure hold display LED 29b shown in FIG. Is omitted.

  In accordance with the change display and stop display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol described above, the effect display device 27 performs various effects using the effect symbols. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an aspect of the effect performed by the effect display device 27. As described above with reference to FIG. 4, three design symbols 27 a, 27 b, and 27 c are displayed on the liquid crystal display screen that forms the effect display device 27. When the change display of the special symbol is started in either the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 described above, these three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are simultaneously displayed on the effect display device 27. Start the variable display. In the present embodiment, a design is prepared by designing nine numbers from “1” to “9” as a design.

  FIG. 9A conceptually shows how the three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are variably displayed at the same time. When a predetermined time elapses after the variable display is started, the left design symbol 27a is first stopped and displayed in any one of “1” to “9”, and then the right design symbol 27c is stopped and displayed. The medium design symbol 27b is stopped and displayed. The combination of the three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c that are stopped and displayed on the effect display device 27 is a special symbol (first special symbol) that is stopped and displayed on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 described above. Or it is comprised so that it may interlock | cooperate with the stop display aspect of a 2nd special symbol. For example, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol stops at the “normal jackpot symbol” or “probability big hit symbol”, the three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c of the effect display device 27 are stopped and displayed at the same symbol. The In particular, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol stops at the above-mentioned probability variation big hit symbol, the three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c of the effect display device 27 are stopped and displayed at the same symbol representing the odd number. . Further, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol stops at the special probability variation big hit symbol, the three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are stopped and displayed in a predetermined combination that does not align with the same symbol. In addition, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol is disengaged and stopped, the three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c can be arbitrarily selected from combinations that do not have the same symbol, except for the combination of special probability variable big hit symbols. It is stopped and displayed in combination.

  As described above, the special symbols displayed on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 and the three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c displayed on the effect display device 27 correspond to each other. When the changing first special symbol or the second special symbol is stopped and displayed, the three design symbols 27a, 27b and 27c are also stopped and displayed. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the effect display device 27 is provided at a position that is more noticeable than the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32, and the display screen is large and the display contents can be understood. Since it is easy, a player usually plays a game while viewing the screen of the effect display device 27. Therefore, when the left design symbol 27a that is first stopped and displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 27 and the right design symbol 27c that is subsequently stopped and displayed are the same symbol, the stop design is finally displayed. The player pays attention to the change in the design so that the medium design design 27b may stop at the same design and enter a so-called jackpot gaming state. In this way, the effect of variably displaying the last design with the two design symbols stopped at the same design is called a reach effect, and it is possible to enhance the interest of the player by performing the reach effect. It has become.

C. Game machine control contents:
Below, in order to implement | achieve the game mentioned above, the control content which the pachinko machine 1 of a present Example is performing is demonstrated in detail.

C-1. Game control processing:
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a rough flow of a game control process performed by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 to control the progress of the game. As shown in the figure, in the game control process, each of the prize ball related process, the normal symbol game process, the second start opening return process, the special figure hold related process, the special symbol game process, the big hit game process, the small hit game process, etc. The process is being executed repeatedly. The time required for one round of processing is about 4 msec. Therefore, these various types of processing are repeatedly executed about every 4 msec. Then, during these processes, various commands are transmitted from the main control board 200 to the various control boards including the sub control board 220. By doing so, the game of the entire pachinko machine 1 proceeds, and the sub-control board 220 controls the production in accordance with the progress of the game. The game control process performed by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 will be described below according to the flowchart.

  When starting the game control process, the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 performs a process (pay ball related process) for paying out a game ball as a prize ball (S50). In this process, among the various switches connected to the main control board 200, the switches related to the winning of the game ball (the first starting port switch 17s, the second starting port switch 17t, the big winning port switch 31s, etc.) It is detected whether or not a game ball has entered. When a game ball is detected, the number of prize balls to be paid out is calculated, and then a process for transmitting a prize ball number designation command to the payout control board 240 is performed. When the payout control board 240 receives the prize ball number designation command transmitted from the main control board 200, the payout control board 240 interprets the content of the command, and according to the result, a drive signal is sent to the payout motor 109m mounted on the payout device (not shown). Is outputted to actually pay out the winning ball.

  When the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs the process related to the prize ball (S50), this time, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol game process is performed, that is, whether or not the normal symbol variation stop display is performed ( S100). This determination is made by detecting whether or not the second start port 17b is open. If the second start port 17b is not open, it is determined that the normal symbol game process is performed (S100: yes), and if the second start port 17b is open, it is determined that the normal symbol game process is not performed ( S100: no). If it is determined that the normal symbol game process is to be performed (S100: yes), the normal symbol game process described below is performed (S150). On the other hand, when it is determined not to perform the normal symbol game process (S100: no), the normal symbol game process (S150) is omitted.

  In the normal symbol game process (S150), the following processes are mainly performed. First, it is determined whether or not a normal symbol hold (ordinary symbol hold) exists (whether or not it is “0”). Here, the ordinary figure hold is stored when the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37, and in this embodiment, the upper limit value of the number of holds is “4”. Then, based on the result of the normal symbol winning lottery, it is determined whether the normal symbol is to be stopped and displayed with the winning symbol (see FIG. 7C) or with any other off symbol. Next, after setting the normal symbol fluctuation display time, the normal symbol fluctuation display is started. When the normal symbol variation display time elapses, the normal symbol is stopped and displayed with the determined symbol. At this time, when the normal symbol is stopped and displayed, the start solenoid 17m is operated. Thus, the second start port 17b is opened by rotating the pair of blade pieces 17w provided at the second start port 17b outward.

  In addition, when a normal symbol is hit and displayed as a stop symbol, the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 executes the normal symbol game process when the second start port 17b is opened for a predetermined time. It is realized by. Therefore, in this embodiment, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 corresponds to the “normal game state generating means” in the present invention.

  When the normal symbol game process is completed as described above, it is determined whether or not the second start port 17b is open (S190). If it is open (S190: yes), a process for returning the second start port 17b from the open state to the normal state (second start port return process) is performed (S200). On the other hand, when the second start port 17b is not open (S190: no), it is not necessary to perform the second start port return process, and the description is omitted.

  In the second start port return process (S200), when any of the following conditions is satisfied, that is, the opening time of the second start port 17b has elapsed, or a prescribed number of games are stored in the second start port 17b. If any of the conditions for entering the ball is satisfied, a process of returning the opened second start port 17b to the normal state is performed. The opening time of the second start port 17b is set to about 0.5 seconds in the normal gaming state, but about 5 seconds (when the number of times of opening is 1) when the opening extension function described later is activated. The opening time for one time is extended to about 5 seconds, or when the number of opening times is plural, the total of the plural opening times is extended to about 5 seconds). On the other hand, when the opening time of the second start port 17b has not elapsed and the number of balls entering the second start port 17b has not reached the specified number, the second start port 17b is left open. 2 The start port return process (S200) is terminated. When the second start port returning process is completed and the game control process is resumed, the special figure holding related process (S250) described below is started.

C-2. Special figure hold related processing:
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the first half of the special figure hold related process. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the latter half of the special figure hold related process. In the special figure hold related process (S250), first, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the first start port 17a (S252). As a result, when a game ball enters the first starting port 17a (S252: yes), the number of retained symbols (first number of retaining) of the first special symbol reaches the upper limit (“4” in this embodiment). It is determined whether or not (S254). If the first hold number has not reached the upper limit (S254: no), a lottery random number is acquired (S256). Here, as the random numbers for lottery, in order to determine the big hit lottery random numbers used for performing the big hit lottery described later or the big hit symbols to be stopped and displayed on the first symbol display device 28 (or the second symbol display device 32). Various random numbers such as a jackpot symbol determination random number to be used and a reach random number for determining whether or not to perform a reach effect on the effect display device 27 are acquired. Subsequently, these random numbers for lottery are stored in the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200 as the first special symbol hold (first hold) (S258). Then, after adding “1” to the first hold number (S260), a hold command is transmitted toward the sub-control board 220 (S262). Here, the hold command is a command that is transmitted to notify the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 when the number of hold of the special symbol is changed. Here, with the addition of “1” to the number of holds (first hold number) in the first special figure, a hold command designating that is transmitted.

  On the other hand, when a game ball does not enter the first start port 17a (S252: no), or when the first hold number has reached the upper limit value (here, “4”) (S254: yes), a series of processing (S256 to S262) for acquiring a random number for lottery, storing the random number for lottery as the first hold, and sending a hold command is omitted.

  When the process related to the first hold is completed as described above, the process related to the second hold is started. The process relating to the second hold is a process for performing the process relating to the first hold described above performed on the first start port 17a on the second start port 17b. In the following, a brief description will be given. First, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the second start port 17b (S264 in FIG. 12), and a game ball has entered the second start port 17b. If (S264: yes), it is determined whether or not the second pending number has reached the upper limit value (“4” in this embodiment) (S266). As a result, if the second reserved number has not reached the upper limit (S266: no), a random number for lottery (a big hit lottery random number, a big hit symbol determination random number, a reach random number, etc.) is acquired (S268). As the second hold, it is stored in the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200 (S270). Then, after adding “1” to the second hold number (S272), a hold command indicating that “1” is added to the second hold number is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S274).

  On the other hand, when the game ball does not enter the second start port 17b (S264: no), or when the second holding number has reached the upper limit value (here, “4”) (S266: yes), a series of processing (S268 to S274) for acquiring a random number for lottery, storing the random number for lottery as the second hold, and sending a hold command is omitted.

  As described above, when the processes related to the first hold and the second hold are finished, the special figure hold related process shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is finished, and the process returns to the game control process of FIG. Then, when returning from the special figure holding related process, the special symbol game process (S320) described below is started in the game control process.

C-3. Special design game processing:
13 and 14 are flowcharts showing the flow of the special symbol game process. When starting the special symbol game processing, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 first determines whether or not the big hit game or the small hit game is being played (S302). If the game is a big hit game or a small hit game (S302: yes), the special game process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the game control process of FIG. On the other hand, when the game is neither big hit game nor small hit game (S302: no), it is determined whether either the first special figure or the second special figure is changing (S304). As described above with reference to FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided with the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32, and in the first symbol display device 28, the first special symbol of FIG. Fluctuation display is possible, and the second symbol display device 32 can perform fluctuation display of the second special figure.

  If neither the first special figure nor the second special figure is changing (S304: no), it is during the time for displaying the first special figure or the second special figure with the stop symbol (the special symbol stop display time). Whether or not (S306). That is, in both the first special figure and the second special figure, the stop display time is provided as the confirmation time for the stopped display for a period of time after the change display of the special symbol is completed. It is determined whether or not it is during the display time. If it is confirmed that the first special figure and the second special figure are not variably displayed and the special symbol stop display time has elapsed (S306: no), whether or not there is a second hold Is determined (S308). As a result, if it is determined that the second hold exists (S308: yes), the second hold stored the oldest is read from the stored second hold (S310), and the second symbol display In order to display the second special figure in a variable manner by the device 32, a special figure fluctuation display process described later is started (S320).

  On the other hand, if the second hold does not exist (S308: no), it is next determined whether or not the first hold exists (S312). As a result, when the first hold exists (S312: yes), the oldest stored first hold is read from the stored first hold (S314), and the first symbol display is performed. In order to display the first special figure in a variable manner by the device 28, a special figure fluctuation display process described later is started (S320). On the other hand, if it is determined that neither the first hold nor the second hold exists (S308: no), the special symbol game process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the game control process of FIG. As described above, in the special symbol game process of this embodiment, first, the presence / absence of the second hold is determined (S308), and the presence / absence of the first hold is determined only when the second hold does not remain. (S312). Therefore, when both the first hold and the second hold are stored, the fluctuation display of the second special figure is always performed based on the second hold, and the fluctuation of the first special figure is performed based on the first hold. The display is performed only when the second hold remains but the first hold remains.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the first half of the special figure variation display process. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the latter half of the special figure variation display process. As shown in the drawing, in the special figure variation display process, first, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is a probability variation state, that is, whether or not a probability variation flag is set (S3200). As a result, if the probability variation flag is set (S3200: yes), the probability variation big hit lottery table is selected (S3202). If the probability variation flag is not set (S3200: no), the non-probability big hit lottery is selected. A table is selected (S3204). Here, the probability variation flag is a flag that is set when the gaming state becomes a probability variation state (a state in which the probability variation function is activated), and a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200 is assigned as the probability variation flag. . The jackpot lottery table is a table in which lottery results of the jackpot lottery are set in association with the jackpot lottery random numbers, and are stored in advance in the ROM 202 of the main control board 200.

  FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a big hit lottery table stored in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 17A shows a jackpot lottery table for non-probability change, and FIG. 17B shows a jackpot lottery table for probability change. As shown in the drawing, in the jackpot lottery table, lottery results of “hit” or “out” are set in association with the jackpot lottery random numbers. As is clear from comparison between FIG. 17 (a) and FIG. 17 (b), the jackpot lottery table for probability variation shown in FIG. 17 (b) is used for the non-probability variation shown in FIG. 17 (a). The lottery result of “big hit” is set to more random numbers than the big hit lottery table. In other words, a larger number of “big hit random numbers” is set in the big change lottery table for probability change than in the big hit lottery table for non-probability change.

  Next, in the special figure fluctuation display process of FIG. 15, by referring to the selected big hit lottery table based on the big hit lottery random number (random number stored as the first hold or the second hold) read out earlier, It is determined whether or not the big hit lottery result is “big hit” (S3206). As described above, the probability variation jackpot lottery table referred to in the probability variation state is set with a larger number of “hit random number values” than the non-probability variation jackpot lottery table referred to when not in the probability variation state. Therefore, a lottery result of “big hit” is generated with a higher probability during probability change than during non-probability change.

  If the jackpot lottery result is determined to be a jackpot (S3206: yes), the jackpot symbol determination random number (random number stored as the first hold or the second hold) is read (S3208), and then the jackpot symbol is determined. By referring to the determination table, a process for determining a jackpot symbol is performed (S3210).

  FIG. 18 is an explanatory view exemplifying a jackpot symbol determination table referred to for determining a jackpot symbol. As described above with reference to FIG. 8, in this embodiment, six symbols are set in total, two each for the normal jackpot symbol, the probability variation jackpot symbol, and the special probability variation jackpot symbol. Correspondingly, in the jackpot symbol determination table shown in FIG. 18, stop symbols (jackpot symbols) of these six special symbols are set in association with the jackpot symbol determination random number. Therefore, the jackpot symbol can be determined by referring to the jackpot symbol determination table from the jackpot symbol determination random number read in S3208 (S3210).

  When the jackpot symbol is determined as described above, it is determined whether or not the determined jackpot symbol is a special probability variable jackpot symbol (S3212). As a result, if it is not the special probability variable big hit symbol (S3212: no), the big hit fluctuation pattern table is selected (S3214). Here, the variation pattern table is a table that is referred to in order to determine a variation pattern from when the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 starts the variation display of the special symbol until the stop display is performed. is there. The jackpot variation pattern table is a table that is referred to in order to determine a variation pattern (a jackpot variation pattern) until the special symbol is stopped and displayed with the normal jackpot symbol or the probability variation jackpot symbol. In addition, since the special symbols are displayed in a variable manner by actually switching the ten display modes shown in FIG. 7 one after another, the special symbol variation pattern is substantially different from the special symbols. Corresponds to the time to be displayed. However, as described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the special symbol variation display performed by the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 and the design symbol 27a, 27b performed by the effect display device 27. , 27c are linked to each other so that when the special symbol variation pattern is determined, the time during which the design symbols 27a, 27b, 27c are displayed in a variable manner is determined. Then, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 determines the contents of the design variation effect for variably displaying the design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c on the screen of the effect display device 27 within the range of the variation display time.

  FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a big hit variation pattern table. As shown in the drawing, in the jackpot variation pattern table, a plurality of types of variation patterns are set in association with random number values of variation pattern determination random numbers. Further, the variation pattern is associated with the variation time of the special symbol (hence, the time of the symbol variation effect performed by the effect display device 27). The jackpot variation pattern table is stored in advance in the ROM 202 mounted on the main control board 200.

  On the other hand, if the determined jackpot symbol is a special probability variable jackpot symbol (S3212: yes in FIG. 15), a special variation pattern table is selected (S3216). The special variation pattern table is a table that is referred to in order to determine a variation pattern (big hit variation pattern) until the special symbol is stopped and displayed with the special probability variation big hit symbol.

  FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a special variation pattern table. As shown in the figure, in the special variation pattern table, a plurality of types of variation patterns different from the jackpot variation pattern table described above with reference to FIG. 19 are set. In other words, when the special symbol is stopped and displayed with the special probability variation jackpot symbol, the variation pattern is determined to be different from the case where the special symbol is stopped and displayed with the probability variation jackpot symbol. This special variation pattern table is also stored in advance in the ROM 202 mounted on the main control board 200.

  In the above, the process of selecting the fluctuation pattern table when the result of the big hit lottery is determined to be a big hit in the special figure fluctuation display process shown in FIG. 15 (S3206: yes) has been described. On the other hand, when the result of the big hit lottery is out (S3206: no), the variation pattern table is selected as follows.

  First, it is determined whether or not the big hit lottery was made for the second special figure, in other words, whether or not it was made based on the big hit lottery random number stored as the second hold. (S3218). As a result, when the big hit lottery is performed on the second special drawing (S3218: yes), the second variation number counting process (S3300) is started. The details of the second variation number counting process will be described later, but the number of times the variation display of the second special figure is started (second variation number) in a state where the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended is counted. When the counted number reaches the predetermined number, a process for setting a flag (privilege flag) for giving a privilege to the player is performed. On the other hand, if the big hit lottery was not performed for the second special figure (S3218: no), the number of times the first special figure was displayed (the first fluctuation number) was “ 1 "is added (S3220). As will be described later, the first variation count is determined when the big hit gaming state (that is, the gaming state in which the player can acquire many prize balls) with the normal big hit symbol or the probable big hit symbol ends, It is initialized to “0” at any time when the hit flag is set to ON. Therefore, the first variation number represents the number of times that the variation display of the first special figure is started without the player being able to obtain a prize ball.

  Subsequently, a random number determining symbol for losing / small hits is acquired (S3222). Here, the winning / small-hit symbol determination random number is a random number used to determine a special symbol stop symbol when the result of the big-hit lottery is not a big-hit. As described above with reference to FIG. 8, as two types of stop symbols other than the big hit symbol, two types of off symbol and two types of small symbol are provided. It is determined as one of the winning symbols. Next, by referring to the symbol determination table (the symbol for determining whether or not a small hit symbol has been set in advance) with respect to the random symbol for determining whether or not a bonus symbol has come out, The stop symbol is determined from (S3224).

  FIG. 21 is an explanatory view exemplifying a miss / small hit symbol determination table. As described above with reference to FIG. 8, in this embodiment, two symbols are provided for each of the small hit symbol and the off symbol. Correspondingly, the four symbols (two small hit symbols and two missed symbols) are associated with the random symbol for determining the winning / small hits in the winning / small hit symbol determining table shown in FIG. Is set. Therefore, either the small hit symbol or the lost symbol can be determined by referring to the lost / small bonus symbol determination table of FIG. 21 from the random symbol for determining lost / small bonus acquired in S3222 (S3224). Note that the big hit symbol determination random number stored together with the big hit lottery random number as the first hold or the second hold may also be used for determining the off symbol or the small hit symbol.

  When the stop symbol of the special symbol is determined to be either a missed symbol or a small hit symbol (S3224), it is determined whether or not the determined stop symbol is a small hit symbol (S3226). If it is a small hit symbol (S3226: yes), the special variation pattern table described above with reference to FIG. 20 is selected (S3216). That is, when the special symbol is stopped and displayed with the small hit symbol, it is displayed with the same variation pattern as that when the special symbol is stopped and displayed with the special probability variation big hit symbol.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the determined stop symbol is not a small hit symbol (S3226: no), a deviation variation pattern table selection process described later is started (S3400). Although details will be described later, in this embodiment, a plurality of types of outlier variation pattern tables are set. In the outlier variation pattern table selection process, the second variation number counting process is based on the second variation number count process. The variation pattern table corresponding to the game situation is selected in consideration of the privilege flag set and the value of the first variation number. By doing so, even if the opening time of the second starting port 17b is not extended, the player can effectively utilize the fact that the second starting port 17b and the second symbol display device 32 are mounted, and It is possible to enhance the fun of gaming.

  As described above, in the special symbol variation display process of the present embodiment, when the special symbol to be stopped (first special symbol or second special symbol) is a normal big hit symbol or a probable big hit symbol, The big hit variation pattern table of FIG. 19 is selected (S3214 of FIG. 15). If the special symbol to be stopped is the special probability variation big hit symbol or the small hit symbol, the special variation pattern table of FIG. 20 is selected (S3216). On the other hand, when the special symbol (the first special symbol or the second special symbol) to be stopped is a deviating symbol, a privilege flag, which will be described later, is selected from a plurality of preset deviating variation pattern tables. And a process of selecting an appropriate table according to the value of the first variation number (S3400).

  When an appropriate variation pattern table is selected according to the gaming state in this way, a variation pattern determination random number is subsequently acquired (S3228 in FIG. 16). Then, using the obtained variation pattern determination random number, the variation pattern is determined by referring to the selected variation pattern table (S3230). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the special symbol variation display is performed based on the first hold (S3232). That is, since the special figure variation display process described above is a process started by reading out the first hold or the second hold in the special symbol game process as described above with reference to FIG. It is determined whether or not the processing has been started by reading out. As a result, when it is determined that it is due to the first hold (S3232: yes), after the variable display of the first special figure is started on the first symbol display device 28 (3234), the first hold number is calculated as “1 "Is subtracted (S3236). On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not due to the first hold (S3232: no), after the second symbol display device 32 starts the variable display of the second special figure (3238), from the second hold number "1" is subtracted (S3240). Then, a hold command indicating that the first hold number or the second hold number has decreased is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S3242). After that, the fluctuation start command (variation pattern) for designating the type of variation pattern of the special symbol, the type of stop symbol of the special symbol, etc., when the variation display of the first special diagram or the second special diagram is started. After transmitting the designation command and stop symbol designation command) to the sub-control board 220, the special symbol variation display processing shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 is terminated, and the special symbol game processing of FIGS. Return.

  In the above, when the special symbol game process shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 is started, neither the big hit game nor the small hit game (S302: no), and both the first special figure and the second special figure are used. The process when it is determined that the variable display is not performed (S304: no) has been described. On the other hand, although it is not a big hit game or a small hit game (S302: no), if it is determined that either the first special figure or the second special figure is changing (S304: yes), it is already This corresponds to the case where the variation pattern of the special symbol and the stop symbol are determined and the variation of the first special diagram or the second special diagram is started. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the special symbol variation time has elapsed (S330). As described above, since the fluctuation time of the first special figure or the second special figure is predetermined according to the fluctuation pattern, the timer is set simultaneously with the start of the fluctuation of the first special figure or the second special figure. Thus, it can be determined whether a predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed. As a result, when the variation time has not yet elapsed (S330: no), the special symbol game process of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 is finished as it is, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the fluctuation time has elapsed (S330: yes), a command (symbol stop command) indicating that the first special figure or the second special figure during fluctuation display is stopped is displayed. The data is transmitted toward the control board 220 (S332), and the first special figure or the second special figure that is being displayed in a variable manner is stopped and displayed with a preset symbol (S334). Then, after setting a time (stop display time) for holding the special symbol that has been stopped and displayed in the stopped state (S336), it is determined whether or not the set stop display time has passed (S338). As a result, if the stop display time has not elapsed (S338: no), the special symbol game process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIG.

  After returning to the game control process of FIG. 10 with the first special figure or the second special figure being stopped and displayed, the special symbol game process of FIGS. 13 and 14 is started again. And it is determined that the second special figure is not changing (S304: no), and then it is determined that it is during the stop display time for the special symbol during the stop display time (S306: yes). Then, it is determined again whether or not the stop display time has elapsed (S338). While it is determined that the stop display time has elapsed while repeating such determination (S338: yes), the special symbol (first special figure or second special figure) that has been stopped is displayed. Is a jackpot symbol (S340 in FIG. 14).

  As a result, if the special symbol (the first special symbol or the second special symbol) that is stopped and displayed is a big hit symbol (S340: yes), a big hit mode corresponding to the big hit symbol is set (S342). Here, the jackpot mode is a mode in which the jackpot 31d is opened and closed during the jackpot gaming state. In the present embodiment, when the big hit game state is started by the normal big hit symbol or the probable change big hit symbol, the big hit mode is set to repeat the round game that opens the big winning opening 31d for 20 seconds up to 15 rounds. On the other hand, when the big hit gaming state is started by the special probability variable big hit symbol, the round game in which the big winning opening 31d is opened for 0.5 seconds is set to the big hit mode in which only two rounds are performed.

  Subsequently, the big hit flag is set to ON (S344). The big hit flag is a flag indicating that the gaming state is a big hit gaming state, and a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200 is used as a data area for setting the big hit flag. As will be described in detail later, when the jackpot flag is set to ON, when the special symbol game process is exited and the game control process of FIG. Become. In conjunction with this, when the big hit flag is set to ON, a command (big hit start command) indicating that the big hit gaming state is started is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S346).

  In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the probability variation function and the variation shortening function do not work during the big hit game. Here, the probability variation function is a function that sets the probability of jackpot occurrence at a high probability in the special symbol jackpot lottery, and the variation shortening function is a special symbol that is displayed on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32. This is a function that shortens the time for variable display. In the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, the probability variation function is activated when the probability variation flag is set to ON, and the variation shortening function is activated when the variation reduction flag is set to ON. Similarly to the big hit flag, the probability variation flag and the variation shortening flag also use predetermined addresses of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200 as data areas for setting the probability variation flag and the variation shortening flag, respectively.

  When the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 transmits a big hit start command to the sub control board 220 (S346), it determines whether or not the probability variation flag is set to ON (S348). If the probability variation flag is set to ON (S348: yes), the probability variation function and the variation shortening function are operating. Therefore, in order to stop these functions, the probability variation flag is set to OFF (S350). ), The fluctuation shortening flag is set to OFF (S352). On the other hand, when the probability variation flag is not set to ON (S348: no), it is determined whether or not the variation shortening flag is set to ON (S356), and the variation shortening flag is set to ON. If so (S356: yes), the fluctuation shortening flag is set to OFF (S352). Further, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the fluctuation shortening function is activated, the function for extending the opening time of the second start port 17b (open extension function) is also activated. When the fluctuation shortening flag is turned OFF to stop the function (S352), the opening extension flag is set OFF to stop the operation of the opening extension function (S354), and then the special symbol game shown in FIGS. Exiting the process, the process returns to the game control process of FIG. On the other hand, if the game state when the jackpot flag is set to ON is neither probabilistic change nor fluctuation shortening (S356: no), the special symbol game process is exited and the game control process is resumed.

  As described above, when the special symbol stopped on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 (that is, the first special symbol or the second special symbol) is the big hit symbol (S340: yes). As described above, when the special symbol that is stopped and displayed is not a big hit symbol (S340: no), the following processing is performed.

  First, it is determined whether or not the first special figure or the second special figure that has been stopped is a small hit symbol (S358). If it is a small hit symbol (S358: yes), the small hit flag is set to ON (S360). Here, the small hit flag is a flag indicating that the gaming state is changed to the small hit gaming state, and a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200 is used as the small hit flag. As will be described in detail later, when the small hit flag is set to ON, when the special symbol game process is exited and the game control process shown in FIG. 10 is resumed, the small hit game process is started and the game state is so-called. It becomes a small hit gaming state. On the other hand, when the first special figure or the second special figure that has been stopped is not a small hit symbol (S358: no), the processing for turning on the small hit flag is not performed.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation shortening flag is ON (S362). If it is determined that the fluctuation shortening flag is ON (S362: yes), after subtracting “1” from the fluctuation shortening counter (S364), whether or not the fluctuation shortening counter has become “0”. Is determined (S366). Here, the fluctuation shortening counter is a dedicated counter that counts the number of fluctuations of a special symbol when the fluctuation shortening flag is set to ON. As will be described later, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the fluctuation shortening flag is set to ON after the big hit game ends, and the fluctuation shortening counter is also set at that time. Then, when the jackpot game that has ended is based on the “probable variation jackpot symbol” shown in FIG. 8, “10,000 times” is set in the fluctuation shortening counter, and is based on the “normal jackpot symbol” In this case, “100 times” is set in the fluctuation shortening counter. In addition, in the case of “special probability variation big hit symbol”, the fluctuation shortening counter is not set.

  As described above, in the special symbol game process of the present embodiment, the special symbol is stopped and displayed with a symbol other than the big hit symbol when the variation shortening function is activated (that is, when the variation shortening flag is ON). Every time, “1” is subtracted from the fluctuation shortening counter (S364). Then, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation shortening counter has reached “0” (S366). If it has reached “0” (S366: yes), the fluctuation shortening flag is turned OFF to stop the fluctuation shortening function ( S368) Subsequently, after the release extension flag is also turned OFF to stop the release extension function (S354), the special symbol game process is exited and the process returns to the game control process of FIG. On the other hand, if the fluctuation shortening counter is not yet “0” (S366: no), the special symbol game process is exited while the fluctuation shortening flag and the release extension flag are set to ON, and the game control process of FIG. Return to.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the game control process, when returning from the special symbol game process, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is set to ON (S390). As described above, the big hit flag is a flag indicating that the gaming state is the big hit gaming state. Therefore, when the big hit flag is set to ON (S390: yes), the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 starts the big hit game process described below (S400). On the other hand, when the big hit flag is not set to ON (S390: no), the big hit game process (S400) is omitted, and it is determined whether or not the small hit flag is set to ON (S490). And when the small hit flag is set to ON (S490: yes), the small hit game process mentioned later is started (S500). If the small hit game flag is not set to ON (S490: no), the process returns to the beginning of the game control process, and a series of processes after the above-described prize ball related process (S50) are repeated.

C-4. Jackpot game processing:
FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the first half of the big hit game process. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the latter half of the big hit game process. A big hit game is performed by executing such a big hit game process. Hereinafter, the jackpot game process will be described with reference to FIG. 22 and FIG. 23. As a preparation for this, an outline of the game performed in the jackpot game state will be briefly described.

  As described above with reference to FIG. 2, a special winning opening 31d is provided below the game board, and the special winning opening 31d is closed in a normal gaming state. However, when the big hit gaming state is started, the big winning opening 31d is opened. Since the big winning opening 31d is greatly opened compared to the other winning openings, when the big winning opening 31d is in an open state, the game ball will enter with a high probability unless the big hit gaming state is due to a special probability variation big hit. become. The opened big winning opening 31d is once closed when a predetermined opening time elapses or a predetermined number of game balls enter, but is again opened when a predetermined closing time elapses. In addition, a game from when the special winning opening 31d is opened to when it is closed is called “round game (or simply round)”. When such round games are repeated and a predetermined number of round games are consumed, the big hit gaming state is completed. Hereinafter, the jackpot game process performed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 in order to execute the game in the jackpot game state described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 22 and 23.

  When starting the big hit game process (S400), the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 first determines whether or not the big winning opening 31d is open (S402). The big winning opening 31d is closed in the normal gaming state, and therefore, the big winning opening 31d is closed immediately after the start of the big hit gaming state. Accordingly, it is determined that the special winning opening 31d is not being opened (S402: no), and it is determined whether or not the number of opening of the special winning opening 31d (that is, the number of rounds) has reached a predetermined number (S404). As described above, during the big hit game, the big winning opening 31d is opened and a predetermined number of round games are repeated. Corresponding to this, when the special winning opening 31d is closed (S402: no), it is determined whether or not the number of times of opening of the special winning opening 31d (number of rounds) has reached a predetermined number (S404). .

  As a matter of course, immediately after the big hit game is started, the number of times of opening of the big prize opening 31d has not reached the predetermined number (S404: no), so it is determined whether or not the closing time of the big prize opening 31d has elapsed. (S406). The closing time of the special winning opening 31d is a time during which the special winning opening 31d is in a closed state between rounds. In the present embodiment, the closing time of the special winning opening 31d is set to 2 seconds. Immediately after the big hit game is started, the big prize opening 31d is in a closed state, so it is naturally determined that the closing time of the big prize opening 31d has passed (S406: yes), and the big prize opening 31d is opened. The game is released and a new round game is started (S408). And after transmitting the command (round start command) which shows the start of a round game (S410), the big hit game process shown in FIG.22 and FIG.23 is once complete | finished, and it returns to the game control process of FIG.

  When the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 returns to the game control process, as shown in FIG. 10, after performing a series of various processes after the prize ball related process (S50), the big hit game process (S400) is started again. . As described above, the time required for the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 to execute the game control process shown in FIG. 10 once is about 4 msec. Therefore, the big hit game process shown in FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 is also executed about every 4 msec. Then, when the special game is started and the big hit game process of FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 is executed for the first time, as described above, the big winning opening 31d is opened in S408, and the process is ended as it is. When the second round of processing is performed after 4 msec, it is determined in S402 that the special winning opening 31d is open (S402: yes).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the opening time of the special winning opening 31d has reached a predetermined opening time (S412). As described above, in the big hit game, the big winning opening 31d is opened, but is closed when a predetermined opening time elapses or when a predetermined number of game balls enter the big winning opening 31d. In response to this, in S412, it is determined whether or not a predetermined opening time has elapsed since the special winning opening 31d was opened. Then, if the predetermined opening time has elapsed (S412: yes), after closing the big prize opening 31d (S416), the big hit game process shown in FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 is exited, and the game control of FIG. Return to processing. On the other hand, if the predetermined opening time has not elapsed (S412: no), it is determined whether or not the number of game balls that have entered the special winning opening 31d has reached a specified number (S414). When the number of game balls reaches the specified number (S414: yes), the special winning opening 31d is closed (S416). On the other hand, if the specified number has not been reached (S414: no), a game that has not yet passed the predetermined opening time since the grand prize winning opening 31d has opened and has entered the big winning prize opening 31d. Since the number of balls has not reached the prescribed number, the big winning game process shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 is exited while the special winning opening 31d is opened, and the process returns to the game control process of FIG.

  While the game control process of FIG. 10 is repeatedly executed, whether a predetermined opening time elapses after the special winning opening 31d is opened (S412: yes), or a prescribed number of special winning openings 31d. Game balls enter (S414: yes), and the special winning opening 31d is closed (S416). Thus, one round game is completed. Then, when the big hit game process is executed next, it is determined in S402 that the big winning opening 31d is closed (S402: no), and it is determined whether or not the predetermined number of round games are ended (S404). If the round game is not finished (S404: no), after confirming that the closing time of the big prize opening has reached the predetermined time (S406: yes), the big prize opening 31d is opened again and a new round is made. After the game is started (S408), a round start command is transmitted toward the sub-control board 220 (S410). On the other hand, if it is determined in S404 that the predetermined number of round games have ended (S404: yes), the big hit flag is changed to OFF to end the big hit game (S418). When the big hit gaming state is started by special probability change big hit, the number of rounds is set to 2 and the opening time of the big prize opening is set to about 0.5 seconds (see S342 in FIG. 14). Although the big winning opening 31d is in the open state, almost no gaming balls can be entered, and therefore the big hit gaming state ends without receiving the payout of gaming balls.

  When the jackpot gaming state is ended as described above, it is determined whether or not the jackpot symbol that has started the jackpot gaming state is a normal jackpot symbol (S422 in FIG. 23). If it is based on the normal big hit symbol (S422: yes), the number of fluctuation reductions is set to 100 (S434). On the other hand, if the jackpot symbol that started the jackpot gaming state is not the normal jackpot symbol (S422: no), it can be determined that the jackpot symbol or the special probability variable jackpot symbol, the probability variation flag Is set to ON (S424). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the jackpot symbol is a special probability variable jackpot symbol (S426). As a result, when it is not the special probability variation big hit symbol (S426: no), it can be determined that it is the probability variation big hit symbol, so the number of fluctuation reductions is set to 10,000 (S428).

  In this way, when the big hit symbol for starting the big hit game is the normal big hit symbol or the probability variation big hit symbol, the value of “100” or “10000” is set in the fluctuation shortening counter (S428, S434). ), The fluctuation shortening flag and the release extension flag are set to ON (S430, S432). Then, after initializing the first variation number described above with reference to FIG. 15 to “0”, the big hit game process shown in FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 is terminated and the process returns to the game control process of FIG. On the other hand, when it is determined that the big hit symbol that has started the big hit gaming state is due to the special probability variable big hit symbol (S426: yes), an initial value is set in the fluctuation shortening counter, or the fluctuation The big hit game process shown in FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 is terminated without setting the shortening flag, the release extension flag, or performing the process (S428 to S434) for initializing the first variation count to “0”. Then, the process returns to the game control process of FIG. As described above, the first variation count is set to “0” every time the big hit gaming state (that is, the big hit gaming state in which the player can acquire many prize balls) by the normal big hit symbol or the probability variation big hit symbol is performed. After that, “1” is added each time the result of the big hit lottery with the first hold is lost. Therefore, the first variation number is a value that represents the number of games played using the first special figure (the first variation number of the first special figure) without allowing the player to acquire many prize balls.

  When the first special symbol of the first symbol display device 28 or the second special symbol of the second symbol display device 32 is stopped and displayed as “normal big hit symbol” or “probability big hit symbol”, the winning prize opening 31d. The round game in which is opened is played up to 15 rounds, and the player enters a big hit game state in which many prize balls can be obtained. In addition, when the special winning big hit symbol is stopped and displayed, a mode in which the game winning hole 31d is difficult for the game ball to enter (a mode in which a round game in which the game winning opening 31d is opened for only a short time is performed up to two rounds). The big hit gaming state that opens at) is started. These jackpot gaming states are realized by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 executing the jackpot gaming process described above. Therefore, in this embodiment, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 corresponds to the “winning game state generating means” in the present invention.

  Furthermore, if the release extension flag is set to ON at the end of the big hit gaming state by the “normal big hit symbol” or the “probability change big hit symbol”, the opening time of the second start port 17b is extended. This process is realized by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 executing the above-described jackpot game process. Therefore, in this embodiment, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 corresponds to the “open extension state generating means” in the present invention.

  In addition, the probability variation flag is set to ON when the big hit gaming state by the `` probability big hit symbol '' or `` special probability variation big hit symbol '' ends, and the probability variation state in which a big hit is likely to occur in the big hit lottery is entered. When the big win symbol is stopped and displayed on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32, it is set to OFF and until the probability variation flag is set to ON again, the non-probability variation state is set. Therefore, in this embodiment, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 that performs such processing corresponds to the “probability setting means” in the present invention.

C-5. Small hit game processing:
FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the small hit game process. In the small hit game process (S500), first, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening 31d is open (S502). As will be described later, the small winning game is performed by opening and closing the big winning opening 31d for a set number of times, but the big winning opening 31d is normally closed and immediately after the small winning game processing is started. Since the special winning opening 31d has not been opened yet, it is determined that the special winning opening 31d has not been opened (S502: no). If the special winning opening 31d is not opened, it is determined whether or not the special winning opening 31d has been opened a predetermined number of times (S508). In the present embodiment, the number of times the large winning opening 31d is opened in the small hit game is set to two.

  Immediately after the start of the small hit game, the number of times of opening of the big prize opening 31d has not reached the set number (S508: no), so this time it is determined whether or not the closing time of the big prize opening 31d has elapsed. Judgment is made (S518). Here, the closing time of the special winning opening 31d is an elapsed time from the closing of the special winning opening 31d to the next opening. The closing time of the big winning opening 31d during the small hit game is also set to 2 seconds, similar to the closing time of the large winning opening 31d during the big hit game.

  Immediately after the start of the small hit game process, it has been determined that the closing time of the special winning opening 31d has elapsed since the time of 2 seconds or more has elapsed since the special winning opening 31d was closed (S518: yes). Next, it is determined whether or not the special small hit flag is set to ON (S520). Here, the special small hit flag is a flag indicating whether or not the small hit game is performed in a special manner. As will be described in detail later, the special small hit flag is used when a predetermined condition is satisfied when the deviation variation pattern table selection processing is performed in the special diagram variation display processing described above with reference to FIG. This flag is set to ON. Also, the special small hit flag is set to a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200, like the other flags.

  As a result, when the special small hit flag is not set to ON (S520: no), the opening time of the special winning opening 31d is set to the normal time (S522). In the present embodiment, the normal time during which the big winning opening 31d is opened during the small hit gaming state is the same as the opening time (0.5 seconds) during which the big winning opening 31d is opened during the big hit gaming state with the special probability variable big hit design. "0.5 seconds" is set. On the other hand, when the special small hit flag is set to ON (S520: yes), the opening time of the special winning opening 31d is set to an extended time longer than the normal time (S524). In this embodiment, the extension time is set to 5 seconds corresponding to 10 times the normal time. When the opening time of the big winning opening 31d in the small winning game state is set in this way (S522, S526), after the big winning opening 31d is opened (S526), the small winning game processing of FIG. Return to 10 game control processing.

  As described above, in the game control process, after a series of processes following the prize ball related process (S50), the small hit game process is started again (S500). In the small hit game processing that has been started again, it is first determined that the big winning opening 31d is now open (S502: yes), and then the open time during the small hit game has elapsed. Whether or not (S504). When the special small hit flag described above is not set to ON, the opening time of the special winning opening 31d during the small hit game is set to 0.5 seconds. Further, when the special small hit flag is set to ON, the opening time is set to 5 seconds. Immediately after the big winning opening 31d is opened, in any case, since the predetermined opening time during the small hit game has not elapsed, it is determined as “no” in S504, and the small hit game processing of FIG. 24 is performed as it is. When finished, the process returns to the game control process of FIG. While it is determined that the predetermined opening time (0.5 seconds or 5 seconds) during the small hit game has elapsed while repeating such determination (S504: yes), the special winning opening 31d is closed. (S506).

  When the special winning opening 31d is closed in this way, it is determined whether or not the number of opening of the special winning opening 31d has reached a preset number (two in this embodiment) (S508). Here, since the first opening has only been completed, it is determined that the set number of times has not been reached (S508: no), and then whether or not the closing time (2 seconds) of the special winning opening 31d has elapsed. Is determined (S518). If the closing time has not elapsed (S518: no), the small hit game process of FIG. 24 is terminated and the game control process of FIG. 10 is resumed, but it is determined that the closing time has elapsed. (S518: yes), after the special winning opening 31d is opened (S520), the small hit game process of FIG. 24 is terminated and the process returns to the game control process of FIG.

  In the small hit game processing shown in FIG. 24, after the special winning opening 31d is thus opened for a predetermined opening time (0.5 seconds or 5 seconds), it is closed for a predetermined closing time (2 seconds). Repeat the operation. Then, after the special winning opening 31d is opened after the predetermined number of times (twice) is closed (S506), the number of opening of the special winning opening 31d is set in the subsequent S508. Since it is determined that the number of times has been reached (S508: yes), in order to end the small hit game, the small hit flag is set to OFF (S510), and a command indicating the end of the small hit game (small hit end command) The data is transmitted to the sub control board 220 (S512).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the special small hit flag is set to ON (S514). If the special small hit flag is set to ON (S514: yes), the special small hit flag is set to OFF. After (S516), the small hit game process of FIG. 24 is terminated. On the other hand, if the special small hit flag is not set to ON (S514: no), the process for setting the special small hit flag to OFF is unnecessary, so the small hit game process of FIG. Returning to the game control process of FIG.

  As described above, when a game in the small hit game state is started, the special winning opening 31d is opened for 0.5 seconds for 2 seconds unless the special small hit flag is set to ON. Close and re-run for 0.5 seconds. This operation is the same as that in the case where the jackpot gaming state with the special probability variable jackpot symbol described above is started and the big winning opening 31d performs a round game of two rounds. In addition, as described above with reference to FIG. 15, the special symbol (the first special symbol or the second special symbol) is stopped and displayed with the special probability variation big hit symbol (see S3212: yes in FIG. 15). When the display is stopped (see S3226: yes), the same variation pattern table is selected (see S3216), and the variation pattern of the special symbol is determined. Moreover, as described above with reference to FIG. 23, since the variation shortening flag and the release extension flag remain OFF after the end of the big hit gaming state with the special probability variation big hit symbol, the variation time of the special symbol is shortened thereafter, The opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended. Therefore, it is difficult for a player to identify whether a big hit gaming state with a special probability variable big hit symbol has occurred and the probability changing function has been activated, or whether a small hit gaming state has just occurred. It has become.

  The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 repeatedly executes the game control process as described above, and as a result, the pachinko machine 1 can perform the above-described game. Here, as described above, the starting port unit 17 is provided with two starting ports, the first starting port 17a and the second starting port 17b, and when a game ball enters the first starting port 17a. The first hold is stored, and when a game ball enters the second start port 17b, the second hold is stored. For the first holding, the first symbol display device 28 performs the variable display of the first special figure, and for the second hold, the second symbol display device 32 performs the variable display of the second special figure. However, when the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed in any case, the big hit gaming state is started.

  However, if the second start port 17b is not in the open state, the game ball cannot be entered (see FIG. 5), and the normal game state (the state in which the open extension flag is set to OFF) ), The open state is only opened for a short time (in this case, 0.5 seconds), so that the game ball can enter the second start port 17b rarely. For this reason, two start ports (first start port 17a and second start port 17b) and two symbol display devices (first symbol display device 28 and second symbol display device 32) are mounted. Regardless, the second start port 17b and the second symbol display device 32 cannot be effectively used until the opening extension flag is set to ON. From this, it can be said that there is no mounted value of the 2nd starting port 17b and the 2nd symbol display apparatus 32 until an open extension flag is set to ON. In view of these points, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment counts the number of times of change (second number of changes) of the second special figure in the special figure change display process described above with reference to FIG. 15 (S3300). At the same time, when selecting the deviation variation pattern table for the second special figure, the release extension flag is set to OFF by selecting a special deviation variation pattern table from the plurality of deviation variation pattern tables. Even in the state, it is possible to effectively use the second start port 17b and the second symbol display device 32 to enhance the player's gaming interest. In the following, a process for counting the number of second fluctuations in the special figure fluctuation display process (second fluctuation number counting process) and a process for selecting an outlier fluctuation pattern table (outlier fluctuation pattern table selection process) will be described. The reason why the player can enhance the gaming interest by using the second start port 17b and the second symbol display device 32 even if the release extension flag is set to OFF by performing such processing will be described. .

C-6. Second variation count processing:
FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the second variation number counting process. As described above with reference to FIG. 15, this process is executed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 when the big hit lottery result for the second special figure performed in the special figure fluctuation display process is out. Process.

  As shown in FIG. 25, in the second variation number counting process (S3300), it is first determined whether or not the release extension flag is set to OFF (S3302). As a result, when the release extension flag is not set to OFF (S3302: no), the second variation number counting process is ended as it is. That is, when the release extension flag is set to ON, even if a lottery result is obtained in the big hit lottery with respect to the second special figure, the second variation count is not performed.

  On the other hand, if the release extension flag is set to OFF (S3302: yes), “1” is added to the second variation number (S3304), and then a new command for specifying the second variation number (first variation). 2 fluctuation number designation command) is transmitted toward the sub-control board 220 (S3306). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the second variation number has reached a predetermined number (for example, 10 times) (S3308). Then, when the second variation number reaches the predetermined number (S3308: yes), the privilege flag is set to ON (S3310). Here, the privilege flag is a flag for storing that a privilege should be given to the player, and a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200 is secured as a region for the privilege flag. Yes. Subsequently, after the second variation count is initialized to “0” (S3312), the second variation count counting process in FIG. 25 is terminated. As a result, after the privilege flag is set to ON, counting of the second variation count is started again from the beginning. On the other hand, if the second number of fluctuations has not reached the predetermined number (S3308: no), the second fluctuation number counting process is terminated without turning on the privilege flag.

  The process of counting the second variation number during the period when the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended is performed by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performing the second variation number counting process described above. Has been done. Therefore, in this embodiment, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 corresponds to the “second symbol variation counting means” in the present invention.

C-7. Outlier variation pattern table selection processing:
FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the first half of the deviation variation pattern table selection process. FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the latter half of the deviation variation pattern table selection process. As described above with reference to FIG. 15, these processes are started after the stop symbol of the special symbol (the first special symbol or the second special symbol) is determined to be out of the special symbol variation display processing. Process.

  As shown in FIG. 26, when the deviation variation pattern table selection process (S3400) is started, it is first determined whether or not the special symbol variation display is for the second special diagram (S3402). This determination can be made based on whether or not the jackpot lottery performed previously is based on the jackpot lottery random number stored as the second hold. If it is not for the second special figure (when the big hit lottery has been performed for the first special figure) (S3402: no), then whether or not the fluctuation shortening flag is set to ON. (S3404), and if the fluctuation shortening flag is not set to ON (S3404: no), the normal deviation fluctuation pattern table is selected (S3406). On the other hand, if the fluctuation shortening flag is set to ON (S3404: yes), the fluctuation shortening deviation pattern table is selected (S3408).

  FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a normal deviation variation pattern table. FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a variation shortening deviation variation pattern table. In these outlier variation pattern tables, a plurality of types of variation patterns (outbound variation patterns) are set in association with the random value of the variation pattern determination random number, similarly to the big hit variation pattern table described above with reference to FIG. Has been. Also, each variation pattern is associated with a variation time of a special symbol. As apparent from a comparison between FIG. 28 and FIG. 29, a fluctuation pattern table having a shorter fluctuation time than the normal deviation fluctuation pattern table is set in the fluctuation reduction deviation fluctuation pattern table. These deviation variation pattern tables are also stored in advance in the ROM 202 mounted on the main control board 200.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the variation display of the special symbol is for the second special diagram (S3402: yes), it is determined whether or not the release extension flag is set to ON (S3410). As a result, when the release extension flag is set to ON (S3410: yes), the fluctuation shortening deviation pattern table shown in FIG. 29 is selected (S3408). That is, when the release extension flag is set to ON, the same fluctuation shortening deviation pattern table as the fluctuation display for the first special figure is selected even if the fluctuation display is for the second special figure.

  On the other hand, if the release extension flag is not set to ON (S3410: no), a gauge change command is transmitted to the sub control board 220 (S3412). Here, the gauge change command means that the content of the gauge image 27e displayed on the lower part of the screen of the effect display device 27 (content indicating the second variation number) is changed to the content indicating the current second variation number. The command to specify. In other words, the special deviation variation pattern table is selected when the release extension flag is set to OFF (S3414: no) and the special symbol variation display by the second hold is performed (S3402: yes). Therefore, “1” is added to the second variation number in the second variation number counting process (FIG. 25) performed previously. Therefore, a gauge change command is transmitted in order to update the gauge image 27e of the effect display device 27 to the content indicating the new second variation number. Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the privilege flag is set to ON (S3414). As described above, the privilege flag is a flag that is set to ON when the second variation number reaches the predetermined number (S3308: yes in FIG. 25). If the privilege flag is not set to ON (S3414: no), a special deviation variation pattern table is selected (S3416).

  FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the special deviation variation pattern table. As shown in the drawing, a special variation pattern that is not set in any of the various variation pattern tables described above is set in the special deviation variation pattern table. In FIG. 30, only one variation pattern is set in the special deviation variation pattern table. However, if the variation pattern table is a special variation pattern that is not set in the other variation pattern tables, a plurality of variations are included. A pattern may be set.

  On the other hand, when the privilege flag is set to ON (S3414: yes), it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is set to ON (S3418 in FIG. 27). As a result, when the probability variation flag is set to ON (S3418: yes), the deviation variation pattern table A is selected (S3420). FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the deviation variation pattern table A. FIG. Also in the deviation variation pattern table A, special variation patterns that are not set in any of the various variation pattern tables described above are set.

  On the other hand, if the probability variation flag is not set to ON (S3418: no), it is determined whether or not the first variation number is equal to or greater than a predetermined first threshold number (here, 300) (S3426). Here, as described above with reference to FIG. 15 and FIG. 23, the first variation number is the big hit made by the first holding after the big hit gaming state in which the player can obtain many prize balls is completed. It shows the number of times that lottery has been performed and the result has been missed or small hits. As a result, if the first variation count has not yet reached the threshold count (S3426: no), the deviation variation pattern table B is selected (S3420). FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the deviation variation pattern table B. Also in the deviation variation pattern table B, a special variation pattern that is not set in any of the various variation pattern tables described above is set.

  On the other hand, if the first variation count exceeds the first threshold count (S3426: yes), the small hit flag is set to ON (S3430). That is, here, since the second special figure is determined to be an out symbol (S3226: no in FIG. 15), the out variation pattern table selection process (S3400) for determining the out variation pattern is performed. Instead, the small hit flag is set to ON. As a result, when returning to the game control process shown in FIG. 10, the small hit game process (S500) is executed, and the small hit game state is started.

  However, the small hit gaming state started in this way is not to be started when the special symbol (the first special symbol or the second special symbol) is stopped and displayed in the small hit symbol, so that it is stored. In addition, the special small hit flag is set to ON (S3432 in FIG. 27). An area for setting the special small hit flag is also secured at a predetermined address in the RAM 203 of the main control board 200. As the special small hit flag is set to ON, a process of initializing the first variation number to “0” is performed (not shown). Thereby, the count of the first variation count is started again from the initial value after the privilege is granted by executing the special small hit game. When the small hit flag and the special small hit flag are set to ON (S3430, S3342) in this way, the deviation variation pattern table C is selected (S3434). FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the deviation variation pattern table C. Also in the deviation variation pattern table C, a special variation pattern that is not set in any of the various variation pattern tables described above is set. In FIG. 31 to FIG. 33, only one variation pattern is set in each variation pattern table. However, if the variation pattern table is a special variation pattern that is not set in the other variation pattern tables, A plurality of variation patterns may be set.

  As described above, when the special symbol change display by the second hold is started (S3402: yes in FIG. 26), the open extension flag is set to OFF (S3410: no), and the privilege flag is ON. If it is set to (S3414: yes), one of the variation pattern tables of the variation variation pattern table A, the variation variation pattern table B, and the variation variation pattern table C is selected (S3420, S3428, S3434 in FIG. 27). ). As will be described later in detail, a predetermined privilege is given to the player by determining the variation pattern using these variation pattern tables. Correspondingly, after the privilege flag is set to OFF (S3422), the deviation variation pattern table selection process shown in FIGS. 26 and 27 is terminated, and the special feature described above with reference to FIGS. Return to the diagram change display process.

  As described above, in the special figure fluctuation display process, after returning from the outlier fluctuation pattern table selection process, a fluctuation pattern determination random number is acquired (S3228 in FIG. 16), the fluctuation pattern is determined (S3230), and then the special symbol is changed. The change display is started (S3234, S3238), and a change start command is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S3242). The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220, in this way, the change start time command transmitted from the main control board 200, the second change count designation command transmitted in the second change count counting process described above with reference to FIG. A game effect is performed while grasping the game situation based on various commands such as a gauge change command transmitted in the deviation variation pattern table selection process of FIGS. As a result, even when the release extension flag is set to OFF, it is possible to enhance the player's gaming interest by utilizing the second start port 17b and the second symbol display device 32. Below, in order to implement | achieve such a thing, the process (game effect process) which CPU221 of the sub control board 220 produces a game is demonstrated.

  As described above, when the privilege flag is set to ON, it is determined whether the probability variation flag is set or whether the first variation count is larger than the threshold count, and the corresponding deviation is determined according to the result. By selecting the variation pattern table or setting the small hit flag or special small hit flag to ON, as will be described later, a privilege according to the probability variation flag setting or the first variation number is given to the player. It will be. Therefore, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 of the present embodiment that executes the above-described deviation variation pattern table selection process corresponds to “privilege grant means” in the present invention.

D. Game direction processing:
FIG. 34 is a flowchart of the game effect process performed by the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220. This process is a process executed by the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 every time a timer (not shown) mounted on the sub control board 220 generates a timer interrupt every 2 msec.

  As shown in the figure, in the game effect process, processes such as the second variation number update process (S1000), the symbol variation effect process (S1100), and the big hit game effect process (S1200) are repeatedly performed. Here, in the second variation number update process (S1000), the following process is performed. First, it is determined whether or not the second variation number designation command transmitted from the main control board 200 has been received. The second variation number designation command designates a new second variation number when “1” is added to the second variation number in the second variation number counting process described above with reference to FIG. Are commands transmitted by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200. As a result, when the second variation number designation command is received, the second variation number designated by the command is stored in a predetermined address of the RAM 223 of the sub-control board 220.

  The symbol variation effect process (S1100) is a design symbol 27a on the screen of the effect display device 27 based on a variation start time command (variation pattern designation command, stop symbol designation command) transmitted from the main control board 200. , 27b, 27c are displayed for variation display and stop display to execute a symbol variation effect. Furthermore, the jackpot game effect process (S1200) is a process for performing a jackpot game effect using the effect display device 27, sound effects, various lamps, and the like when a jackpot game is performed. As described above, since the game effect process is executed every time a 2 msec timer interruption occurs, the second variation number update process (S1000), the symbol variation effect process (S1100), and the jackpot game effect process (S1200) are also performed. It is executed every 2 msec.

  35 and 36 are flowcharts showing the symbol variation effect process. When the symbol variation effect process is started, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 determines whether or not a change start command is received from the main control board 200 (S1102). As described above, the change start command is the type of change pattern of the special symbol or the type of stop symbol when the change display of the special symbol is started on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32. Is a command transmitted from the main control board 200 toward the sub-control board 220.

  When the change start command is received (S1102: yes), it is determined whether or not the special symbol stop symbol specified by the command is a big hit symbol (S1104). Since the change start command from the main control board 200 includes information on the stop symbol of the special symbol, it can be determined whether or not the stop symbol specified by the command is a big hit symbol. As a result, when it is determined that the symbol is a jackpot symbol (S1104: yes), it is next determined whether or not the symbol is a special probability variable jackpot symbol (S1106). If it is determined that it is not the special probability variation big hit symbol (S1106: no), the design combination (big hit symbol) of the design symbols 27a, 27b, 27c to be stopped and displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27 is determined (S1106). . That is, when the jackpot symbol designated by the command is a normal jackpot symbol, a symbol combination in which the three designs symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are arranged in the same symbol representing an even number is determined as the jackpot symbol. If the jackpot symbol designated by the command is a probabilistic jackpot symbol, a symbol combination in which the three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are arranged in the same symbol representing an odd number is determined as the jackpot symbol.

  Subsequently, a big hit production pattern is determined (S1110). Here, the jackpot effect pattern is a pattern showing an effect mode from the start of the variable display of the three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c on the screen of the effect display device 27 to the stop display with the jackpot symbol. The ROM 222 mounted on the sub-control board 220 stores a jackpot effect pattern table in which a jackpot effect pattern is set in association with a special symbol variation pattern. Therefore, by analyzing the command at the start of fluctuation, after obtaining the fluctuation pattern specified in the command, the jackpot presentation pattern corresponding to the fluctuation pattern can be determined by referring to the jackpot presentation pattern table.

  On the other hand, when the big hit symbol designated by the command is the special probability variable big hit symbol (S1106: yes), the three design symbols 27a, 27b, 27 are determined as the small hit symbol (S1114). As described above, the big hit game based on the special probability variable big hit symbol and the small hit game based on the small hit symbol are performed by opening and closing the big winning opening 31d in the same manner for the player. Corresponding to this, the same symbol is determined for the case where the jackpot symbol designated in the command is a special probability variable jackpot symbol and for the case where it is a jackpot symbol. Here, as for the small hit symbol, at least one of the three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c is set to a predetermined symbol combination different from the other symbols. Therefore, even if the three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are stopped and displayed with the small hit symbol on the screen of the effect display device 27, in the end, the player feels that the removed symbol is stopped and displayed. Become.

  Subsequently, a special performance pattern is determined (S1116). In other words, when the special symbol is stopped and displayed with the special probability variation big hit symbol, the special variation pattern is transmitted as the variation pattern, so the special effect pattern is determined as the effect pattern corresponding to the special variation pattern. . The special effect pattern can also be determined by referring to the special effect pattern table stored in the ROM 222 of the sub-control board 220, similarly to the above-described big hit effect pattern.

  On the other hand, when the stop symbol of the special symbol designated by the change start command is not a big hit symbol (S1104: no), it is determined whether or not it is a small hit symbol (S1112). As a result, when the small hit symbol is determined (S1112: yes), the small hit symbol is determined (S1114) in the same manner as in the case of the special probability variable big hit symbol described above (S1114), and then the special effect pattern is determined ( S1116).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the stop symbol of the special symbol designated by the change start command is not a small hit symbol (S1112: no), the design symbol 27a to be stopped and displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27. , 27b, 27c, a symbol combination different from the other symbols is determined for at least one symbol (S1118). Subsequently, the off effect pattern is determined (S1120). The detachment effect pattern is a pattern showing a mode from the start of the variable display of the three design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c on the screen of the effect display device 27 to the stop display with the detachment symbol. Similarly to the big hit effect pattern described above, the loss effect pattern is determined by referring to the loss effect pattern table stored in the ROM 222 of the sub-control board 220 to determine the loss effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern. In the present embodiment, out of the deviation fluctuation patterns, the deviation fluctuation pattern (HP41) included in the special deviation fluctuation pattern table of FIG. 30 and the deviation fluctuation pattern (HP51) included in the deviation fluctuation pattern table A of FIG. 32, the deviation variation pattern (HP61) included in the variation pattern table B in FIG. 32 and the variation pattern (HP71) included in the variation pattern table C in FIG. It is a special off-stage production pattern that differs from the time. Details of this point will be described later.

  After determining the big hit effect pattern, the special effect pattern, or the off effect pattern (S1108, S1116, or S1120), it is then determined whether or not a gauge change command from the main control board 200 has been received (S1122). As described above, the gauge change command refers to the display contents of the gauge image 27e displayed at the lower part of the screen of the effect display device 27 (the level gauge image that can be changed in 10 steps) and the second variation stored in the RAM 223. This is a command for designating updating to display contents corresponding to the number of times. And when the gauge change command is received (S1122: yes), the process which changes the content of the gauge image 27e displayed on the screen lower part of the production | presentation display apparatus 27 is performed (S1124).

  That is, as described above with reference to FIG. 26, the gauge change command is generated when the special symbol (second special figure) is variably displayed by the second hold when the release extension flag is OFF. To the sub control board 220 (S3412 in FIG. 26). Accordingly, when a gauge change command is transmitted from the main control board 200, “1” is added to the second variation number in the second variation number counting process (FIG. 25) performed prior to that (S3304). The second variation number designation command is transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub control board 220 (S3306). In other words, when the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 determines that the gauge change command has been received during the symbol variation effect processing of FIG. 35 (S1122: yes), the second variation number performed prior to that. In the update process (S1000 in FIG. 34), the second fluctuation count is updated. Therefore, before starting the symbol variation effect processing of FIG. 35, it is determined whether or not a gauge change command is received from the main control board 200 (S1122), and if a gauge change command is received (S1122: yes) ), A process of updating the gauge image 27e displayed at the lower part of the screen of the effect display device 27 to an image representing the newly updated number of second fluctuations (S1124).

  In the present embodiment, as the display content corresponding to the second variation count, the level gauge increase display can be executed in 10 stages for the gauge image 27e, and the second variation count grasped in S1000 is displayed. Based on this, the level gauge increase display stage is updated. For example, when the second variation count is “1”, the display content corresponding to the second variation count is “first gauge increase display”, and when the second variation count is “2”, “Second-stage gauge increase display” is performed as display content corresponding to the second number of fluctuations.

  After the gauge display is changed in this way, the design variation effect is started by starting the variation display of the design symbols 27a, 27b, 27c on the screen of the effect display device 27 (S1126). As described above with reference to FIG. 6, it is not the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 but the CPU 231 mounted on the presentation control board 230 that directly controls the operation of the presentation display device 27. Therefore, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 starts the symbol variation effect by transmitting a command indicating the determined effect pattern and the stop symbols of the design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c toward the effect control board 230 (S1126). ). The CPU 231 of the effect control board 230 reads the image data one after another from the ROM 232 and displays it on the screen of the effect display device 27 in accordance with the effect pattern specified by the command from the sub control board 220. As a result, the symbol variation effect is executed on the screen of the effect display device 27.

  In addition, when the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 transmits a command to the effect control board 230, it outputs sound effects and displays various lamps in accordance with the symbol variation effect performed on the screen of the effect display device 27. Playing a game by lighting it. Data regarding the output of these sound effects and the lighting of various lamps are stored in advance according to the production pattern. After all the effects set in the effect pattern are finished after starting the design variation effect in this way, on the screen of the effect display device 27, the three design symbols 27a, 27b, 27c are temporarily stopped at the previously determined symbols. It will be in the state.

  Subsequently, the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 determines whether or not a symbol stop command is received from the main control board 200 (S1128). As a result, if it is determined that the symbol stop command has not yet been received (S1128: no), the symbol variation effect process is terminated as it is, and the game effect process of FIG. 34 is resumed. As described above, in the game effect process, after returning from the symbol variation effect process (S1100), after the big hit game effect process (S1200) and the second variation number update process (S1000), the symbol of FIG. The variation effect process (S1100) is started.

  If it is determined that a symbol stop command has been received from the main control board 200 while repeating such processing (S1128: yes), the design symbols 27a and 27b temporarily stopped on the screen of the effect display device 27 are displayed. , 27c are finalized and the symbol variation effect is terminated (S1130).

  In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, since the symbol variation effect processing as described above is performed, even if the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended, that is, the first start port 17a and the first start port 17b are not extended. Even in a state where a game is performed using the symbol display device 28, it is possible to excite the player's gaming interest by utilizing the second start port 17b and the second symbol display device 32. Hereinafter, this point will be described using a specific example.

  FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram showing an effect performed on the screen of the effect display device 27 when the second special figure is removed and is stopped and displayed as a symbol when the release extension flag is OFF and the privilege flag is OFF. is there. Under such conditions, as described above with reference to FIG. 26, the following “Gauge increase effect” is performed in accordance with the deviation variation pattern (HP41) determined by referring to the special deviation variation pattern table (FIG. 30). Is executed. In the gauge increase effect, the design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c on the screen of the effect display device 27 start to be displayed in a variable manner together with the execution of the gauge increase display performed upon receiving the gauge change command (FIG. 36 (a)). )), When the fluctuation time of the deviation fluctuation pattern (HP41) elapses (when the design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are stopped and displayed in the deviation symbols), as shown in FIG. This is an effect of displaying an image of “increased”. As a result, when the second special figure comes off and is stopped and displayed in the state where the open extension flag is OFF, the gauge value changes from “empty” to “full” in the gauge image 27e at the bottom of the screen of the effect display device 27. A gauge increase display that increases toward the screen is performed, and an effect image for notifying the player that the gauge has increased is displayed at the center of the screen of the effect display device 27.

  That is, the gauge image 27e displayed at the lower part of the screen of the effect display device 27 is a state in which the opening time of the second start port 17b is extended (the opening extension flag is ON) or the first special figure is variably displayed. It has not changed. However, when the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended (the open extension flag is OFF), a game ball enters the second start port 17b very rarely, and the second special figure fluctuates. Each time such a phenomenon occurs, the gauge displayed on the gauge image 27e increases by one step. Therefore, in a state where the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended (a state where the open extension flag is OFF), the first special figure is variably displayed by causing the first start port 17a to enter the game ball. In addition to the pleasure of aiming at the occurrence of the big hit gaming state (in other words, the pleasure of displaying the first special figure in a variable manner), the game ball enters the second starting port 17b very rarely and the second special figure is displayed in a variable manner. It is possible to obtain pleasure that the gauge displayed on the gauge image 27e increases by one step each time (in other words, pleasure that the second special figure is displayed in a variable manner).

  Then, in the second variation number counting process described above with reference to FIG. 25, it is determined that the second variation number has reached a predetermined number (S3308: yes), and the gauge displayed in the gauge image 27e becomes full. (When the tenth stage is reached), a predetermined privilege is granted to the player. In such a case, the following effects are performed on the screen of the effect display device 27.

  First, as a privilege when the gauge reaches the tenth stage, a case where a state notification effect indicating whether or not the current gaming state is a probable change state will be described.

  FIG. 37 shows a state notification effect that is performed on the screen of the effect display device 27 when the special flag and the probability change flag are ON and the second special figure is removed and displayed in a stopped state with the release extension flag OFF. It is explanatory drawing shown. Under such conditions, the “probability change notification effect” is executed as the state notification effect in accordance with the deviation variation pattern (HP51) determined by referring to the deviation variation pattern table A (FIG. 31). In the probability change notification effect, the design symbols 27a, 27b, 27c on the screen of the effect display device 27 start to be displayed in a variable manner together with the execution of the gauge increase display performed upon receiving the gauge change command (FIG. 36 (a)). When the variation time of the deviation variation pattern (HP41) elapses (when the design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are stopped and displayed with the symbols separated), the gauge image that has become full due to the execution of the gauge increase display is flashy. , And an image of “Yeah-I am in the process of changing probability” (an image showing that the current game state is in the state of change, or the current game state is in the state of change in probability) as shown in FIG. This is an effect of displaying an image indicating that there is a high possibility. As a result, when the bonus flag and the probability change flag are ON and the release extension flag is OFF and the second special figure is removed and stopped and displayed as a symbol, the effect display device 27 provides an auxiliary privilege for the progress of the game. The player is informed that the current gaming state is being changed. Such an effect is determined by referring to the deviation variation pattern table A shown in FIG. 31, and the deviation variation pattern (HP51) is determined. In the symbol variation presentation process shown in FIG. This is realized by determining the production pattern based on (HP51).

  Further, when the second special figure is removed and is stopped and displayed with the symbol when the privilege flag is ON and the release extension flag and the probability variation flag are OFF, the following state notification effect on the screen of the effect display device 27 Is done. Under such conditions, the “low-accuracy notification effect” is executed as the state notification effect according to the deviation variation pattern (HP61) determined by referring to the deviation variation pattern table B (FIG. 32). In the low-accuracy notification effect, along with the execution of the gauge increase display performed upon receiving the gauge change command, the design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c on the screen of the effect display device 27 start to display the variation display pattern ( When the variation time of HP61) elapses (when the design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are out of display and stop-displayed with the symbols), the gauge image that has become full due to the execution of the gauge increase display is lit up and the effect display is performed. On the screen of the device 27, an image of “sorry ... low probability” (an image indicating that the current gaming state is not a probability variation state or an image indicating that the current gaming state is not likely to be a probability variation state) is displayed. Production (not shown). Thus, even when the second special figure is removed and displayed in a stopped state with the symbol when the privilege flag is ON and the release extension flag and the probability variation flag are OFF, an effect display device is provided as an auxiliary privilege for the progress of the game. At 27, the player is informed that the current gaming state is changing. The low-accuracy notification effect is determined by referring to the deviation variation pattern table B shown in FIG. 32, and the deviation variation pattern (HP61) is determined in the symbol variation effect process shown in FIG. This is realized by determining the effect pattern based on the deviation variation pattern (HP61).

  As described above, when the gauge displayed at the lower part of the screen of the effect display device 27 becomes full, the state notification effect (probability change notification effect or low probability notification effect) is performed, so that the game state notification when the gauge is full is performed. As a result, it is possible to make the player expect a great deal of pleasure in variably displaying the second special figure even when the opening extension function is not activated. This is due to the following reason. First, as described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the big hit gaming state with the special probability variable big hit symbol is finished, the fluctuation shortening flag and the release extension flag are both turned OFF although the probability changing flag is set to ON. The set state is reached (see FIG. 23). On the other hand, after the small hit game state with the small hit symbol is completed, not only the variation shortening flag and the release extension flag but also the probability variation flag may be set to OFF. Moreover, the big winning opening 31d performs an opening / closing operation in the same manner in both the big hit game state with the special probability variable big hit symbol and the small hit game state with the small hit symbol. Furthermore, the design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c that are stopped and displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27 at the start of the big hit gaming state by the special probability variable big hit symbol and the small hit gaming state by the small hit symbol are the same. .

  Therefore, a player who continues the game in a state where the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended is whether or not the probability changing function is operating (whether or not the probability changing flag is set to ON). ) Playing games without understanding. Therefore, if the gauge displayed at the bottom of the screen of the effect display device 27 becomes full, it is possible to inform the player whether or not the probability changing function is activated. You will feel. In order to increase the gauge, the second special figure must be variably displayed by causing a game ball to enter the second start port 17b in a state where the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended. Therefore, the variation display of the second special figure performed in a state where the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended can be a variation display that is important for the player.

  In addition, the game state information notified on the screen of the effect display device 27 is important information for the player in order to determine when the game is stopped. Therefore, even if it is notified that the current gaming state is not a probable change state, the player desires to know the current gaming state, and is displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27. You will have great pleasure in increasing the gauge.

  On the other hand, when the benefit flag is ON, the release extension flag and the probability variation flag are OFF, and the first fluctuation number when the second special figure is removed and is stopped and displayed with the symbol is “first threshold number or more” Unlike the execution of the state notification effect, the player is given a privilege that a special small hit gaming state in which the opening time of the special winning opening 31d is extended from 0.5 seconds to 5 seconds is started. .

  FIG. 38 is a state where the special flag is ON, the probability variation flag and the release extension flag are OFF, and the first variation number has reached the first threshold number or more, and the second special figure is removed and stopped with a symbol. It is explanatory drawing which showed the production | presentation performed on the screen of the production | presentation display apparatus 27 when it is performed. Under such conditions, the “special small hit start effect” is executed in accordance with the deviation variation pattern (HP71) determined by referring to the variation pattern table C (FIG. 33). In the special small hit start effect, the design symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c on the screen of the effect display device 27 start to be displayed in a variable manner together with the execution of the gauge increase display performed upon receiving the gauge change command (FIG. 38 ( a))), the gauge image that has become full with the execution of the gauge increase display is flashed lightly, and when the variation time of the variation pattern (HP61) elapses (stop at the design symbols 27a, 27b, 27c out of design) At the time of display), an image of “Aim at the attacker” (image notifying the player that a special small hit gaming state is started) is displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27 (see FIG. 38B). ) Production. Such an effect is determined by referring to the deviation variation pattern table C shown in FIG. 33, and based on the deviation variation pattern in the symbol variation effect process shown in FIG. This is realized by determining the production pattern. Then, as described above with reference to FIG. 27, as the deviation variation pattern table C is selected, the small hit flag and the special small hit flag are set to ON (S3430 and S3432 in FIG. 27). Subsequent to the elapse of the fluctuation time of the fluctuation pattern (HP61), the small hit gaming state is actually started, and in the small hit gaming state, the opening time of the big winning opening 31d is extended from 0.5 seconds to 5 seconds. Will be performed in a different manner.

  As described above, in the first variation number, the variation display of the first special figure is started without starting the big hit gaming state (normal big hit symbol or the big hit gaming state by the probability variation big hit symbol) in which a lot of prize balls can be acquired. It represents the number of times. Accordingly, the fact that the first variation number is equal to or greater than the first threshold number means that a game is played for a long time without acquiring a large prize ball. Therefore, in such a case, a special small hit gaming state in which the opening time of the special winning opening 31d is extended is generated so that the player can acquire a few prize balls. In this way, even if the game is being played for a long time without starting the big hit gaming state in which many winning balls can be acquired, if the gauge displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27 is full, It is possible to obtain a prize ball by opening the special winning opening 31d. For this reason, the player can greatly enjoy the fact that the gauge displayed on the effect display device 27 is increased by displaying the variation of the second special figure even when the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended. You will feel.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a game ball enters the second start port 17b and the second special view is displayed in a state where the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended. Each time a variable display is made, the gauge displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27 increases, and when the gauge is full, the player is given various privileges according to the game situation at that time. It is like that. For this reason, when the second special figure is displayed in a variable manner because the game ball has entered the second start port 17b in a state where the opening time of the second start port 17b has not been extended, it is felt that it will be enjoyed. Become. As a result, even when the opening time of the second starting port 17b is not extended, the fact that the second starting port 17b and the second symbol display device 32 are installed is effectively utilized, and the player's gaming interests are improved. It becomes possible to improve.

E. Modified example:
In the above-described embodiment, when the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended and the gauge displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27 is full, the probability variation flag is set to ON. In the above description, it is assumed that the player is always informed that the probability change state is present. However, the notification mode may be varied according to the first fluctuation count when the gauge is full. Below, such a modification is demonstrated.

  FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing the first half of the variation variation pattern table selection process of the modification. FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing the latter half of the variation variation pattern table selection process of the modification. The variation variation pattern table selection process of the modification is different from the variation variation table table selection process described above with reference to FIGS. 26 and 27, except that the processing when the privilege flag is set to ON is different. The same applies to. Therefore, hereinafter, the variation variation pattern table selection process of the modification will be described focusing on this difference.

  As shown in FIG. 39, also in the variation variation pattern table selection process (S3500) of the modified example, first, it is determined whether or not the special symbol variation display is due to the second suspension (S3502). As a result, if it is not due to the second hold (S3502: no), then it is determined whether or not the fluctuation shortening flag is set to ON (S3504), and the fluctuation shortening flag is set to ON. If not (S3504: no), the normal deviation fluctuation pattern table shown in FIG. 28 is selected (S3506). If the fluctuation shortening flag is set to ON (S3504: yes), the fluctuation shown in FIG. A shortening deviation variation pattern table is selected (S3508).

  On the other hand, when the change display of the special symbol is due to the second hold (S3502: yes), it is determined whether or not the opening extension flag is set to ON (S3510), and the opening extension flag is determined. Is set to ON (S3510: yes), the fluctuation shortening deviation fluctuation pattern table shown in FIG. 29 is selected (S3508). On the other hand, if the release extension flag is not set to ON (S3510: no), after transmitting a gauge change command to the sub-control board 220 (S3512), it is determined whether or not the privilege flag is set to ON. Judgment is made (S3514). If the privilege flag is not set to ON (S3514: no), the special deviation variation pattern table shown in FIG. 30 is selected (S3516).

  On the other hand, when the privilege flag is set to ON (S3514: yes), it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is set to ON (S3518 in FIG. 40). As a result, when the probability variation flag is set to ON (S3518: yes), the first variation number is equal to or greater than a predetermined second threshold number (for example, 20 times) in the variation variation pattern table selection process of the modified example. It is determined whether or not (S3520). Here, as described above, the first variation number means that the big hit lottery performed by the first holding is performed after the big hit gaming state in which the player can acquire many prize balls is completed, and the result is , And represents the number of consecutive times out of place or small hits.

  If the first variation count is smaller than the second threshold count (S3520: no), in other words, the gauge of the effect display device 27 is filled before the first variation count reaches the second threshold count. If it is possible, the deviation variation pattern table A shown in FIG. 31 is selected (S3522). As a result, as in the case of the deviation variation pattern table selection processing described above with reference to FIG. 26 and FIG. 27, the fact that the current gaming state is a probable change state on the screen of the effect display device 27 in the manner shown in FIG. An effect of informing the player of this is performed.

  On the other hand, when the first variation count is equal to or greater than the second threshold count (S3520: yes), in other words, the gauge of the effect display device 27 is full before the first variation count reaches the second threshold count. If not, the deviation variation pattern table D is selected (S3524). Similarly to the above-described variation pattern tables A to C, a special variation pattern that is not set in any variation pattern table is also set in the deviation variation pattern table D. If any one of the variation pattern tables A to D is selected in this way, the privilege flag is set to OFF (S3526), and then the process returns to the special diagram variation display process shown in FIGS. When the deviation variation pattern table D is selected, the following effects are performed on the screen of the effect display device 27.

  FIG. 41 is an explanatory diagram showing an effect performed on the screen of the effect display device 27 when the deviation variation pattern table D is selected. As shown in the figure, when the deviation variation pattern table D is selected, an image suggesting that the current gaming state is in the probability variation is displayed at the center of the screen of the effect display device 27 (FIG. 41). (See (b)). In other words, when the gauge can be filled before the first variation count reaches the second threshold count, as shown in FIG. 37, it is clearly notified that the current gaming state is probabilistic. If the image cannot be filled before the first number of fluctuations reaches the second threshold number, an image simply suggesting that there is a possibility of a probability change is displayed. It is displayed.

  On the other hand, when the probability variation flag is not set to ON (S3518: no), the special small hit lottery random number is acquired in the variation variation pattern table selection process of the modified example (S3530). Here, the special small hit lottery random number is a random number used in the lottery for determining whether or not to generate the small hit state in the special mode described above. Then, it is determined whether or not to play a special small hit game (S3532). This determination is made by determining whether or not the acquired special small lottery random number matches a preset hit value. As a result, if the special small hit lottery random number does not match the winning value, it is determined that the special small hit is not performed (S3532: no), and the deviation variation pattern table B is selected (S3534). As a result, on the screen of the effect display device 27, an effect of notifying that the current game state is not a probable change state is performed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that special small hitting is to be performed (S3532: yes), after setting the small hitting flag and special small hitting flag to ON (S3536, S3538), the deviation variation pattern table shown in FIG. C is selected (S3540). As a result, on the screen of the effect display device 27, as shown in FIG. 38, the effect of informing the player that the winning ball is obtained by aiming at the special winning opening 31d is performed. After that, a special small hit gaming state in which the big winning opening 31d is actually opened in such a manner that the gaming ball can easily enter the ball is started.

  Also in the pachinko machine 1 of the modified example described above, in a state where the opening time of the second starting port 17b is not extended, a game ball enters the second starting port 17b and the second special figure is variably displayed. Each time the gauge displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27 increases, and when the gauge is full, a predetermined privilege is given to the player. Therefore, if the player happens to enter the second starting port 17b and the second special figure changes and displays in a state where the opening time of the second starting port 17b has not been extended, the player is delighted. I feel it. As a result, even when the opening time of the second starting port 17b is not extended, the fact that the second starting port 17b and the second symbol display device 32 are installed is effectively utilized, and the player's gaming interests are improved. It becomes possible to improve.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the above-described modified example, if the gauge can be filled on the screen of the effect display device 27 before the first variation number reaches the predetermined threshold number, the current gaming state is a probable state. It is possible to notify in a manner that can determine whether or not. For this reason, the player finds great value in that the game ball has entered the second start port 17b and the second special figure has been displayed in a variably displayed state in a state where the opening time of the second start port 17b has not been extended. It becomes like this. As a result, the pachinko machine 1 according to the modified example effectively utilizes the fact that the second start port 17b and the second symbol display device 32 are mounted even when the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended. Thus, it is possible to improve the player's gaming interests.

  In addition, as described above, the first variation count is initialized to “0” when the big hit gaming state with the normal big hit symbol or the probability variation big hit symbol occurs. Therefore, when the gauge displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27 has increased to some extent at that time (that is, when the second variation count has reached a certain count), the player is informed accordingly. By informing the player, it is possible to give the player a new enjoyment.

  For example, when a big hit gaming state with a normal big hit symbol or a probable big hit symbol occurs (or when the first fluctuation count is initialized to “0”), if the second special figure is variably displayed only three times ( When the second variation count increases by “3”), it is assumed that the gauge is full on the screen of the effect display device 27 (the second variation count reaches a predetermined count). At this time, for example, if the threshold number of times of the first variation is set to 20 times, the second special feature is displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27 until the first special figure is displayed 20 times. “Display the figure three times” is displayed. When such a display appears, the player recognizes that it is a kind of chance state. Then, if the second special figure happens to be displayed in a state where the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended, a great joy will be felt. As a result, when the instruction on the screen can be realized, it is notified in a clear manner whether or not the current gaming state is a probable change state. In the pachinko machine 1 according to the modification, in this way, even when the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended, a game ball is inserted into the second start port 17b, and the second symbol display device It is possible to fully enjoy the game in which the second special figure is variably displayed at 32.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the wording of each claim without departing from the scope described in each claim. Can be easily replaced by these, and improvements based on knowledge that a person skilled in the art normally has can be added as appropriate.

  For example, in each of the embodiments described above, the privilege flag is set to ON when the second number of changes reaches a predetermined number, and at that time, the second number of changes is initialized to “0”. However, the second variation count is a count of the number of times the second special figure is variably displayed in a state where the opening time of the second start port 17b is not extended (the extension extension flag is OFF). Correspondingly, the second fluctuation count may be initialized to “0” when the release extension flag is turned ON.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the gauge change command transmitted from the main control board 200 is received and the sub-control board 220 changes the gauge display. However, the main control board 200 does not transmit the gauge change command. It is good also as an aspect. In other words, the sub-control board 220 may change the gauge display independently based on a command (change start command) that designates a fluctuation pattern transmitted by the main control board 200. For example, in the present embodiment, out of the deviation fluctuation patterns, the deviation fluctuation pattern (HP41) included in the special deviation fluctuation pattern table of FIG. 30 and the deviation fluctuation pattern (HP51) included in the deviation fluctuation pattern table A of FIG. 32, based on the reception of a command designating either the deviation fluctuation pattern (HP61) included in the deviation fluctuation pattern table B of FIG. 32 or the deviation fluctuation pattern (HP71) included in the deviation fluctuation pattern table C of FIG. Thus, the gauge display may be changed mainly by the sub-control board 220. Thereby, the amount of command communication between the main control board 200 and the sub-control board 220 is reduced, and in particular, the control burden on the main control board 200 can be reduced.

  In the above-described embodiment, the privilege given to the player when the privilege flag is set to ON is described as “notification of gaming state” or “granting a prize ball by special small hit”. . However, the present invention is not limited to such a privilege, and any privilege can be given as long as the privilege is less profitable for the player than the privilege obtained by the big hit game in the first special figure. For example, benefits such as “occurrence of a probabilistic state for a shorter period of time than the probable state that occurs after the end of the winning game in the first special figure” and “display of a premier effect image that does not appear in the case of the first special figure fluctuation” You may make it provide.

  The present invention can be used for a ball game machine used in a game hall.

1 ... Pachinko machine, 17 ... Start-up unit,
17a ... first start port, 17b ... second start port,
28 ... 1st symbol display device, 32 ... 2nd symbol display device,
31d ... Grand prize opening 200 ... Main control board,
201 ... CPU (winning gaming state generating means, normal gaming state generating means, open extended state generating means, second symbol variation number counting means, privilege granting means, probability setting means),
220 ... Sub-control board, 221 ... CPU

Claims (3)

A first start port through which a game ball launched on the game board can enter;
A second start port configured to be switchable between an open state in which a game ball launched on the game board is easy to enter and a closed state in which it is more difficult to enter the game than the open state;
A first symbol display device that stops and displays the first symbol after the first symbol is variably displayed on the occasion that a game ball enters the first starting port;
A second symbol display device that stops and displays the second symbol after the second symbol is variably displayed on the occasion that a game ball enters the second starting port;
A winning game state generating means for generating a winning gaming state advantageous for a player by stopping and displaying the first symbol or the second symbol with a predetermined winning symbol;
A normal gaming state generating means for generating a normal gaming state in which a predetermined first opening time is set as an opening time in which the second start port is in the opening state;
An open extension state generating means for generating an open extension state in which a predetermined second opening time longer than the first opening time is set as the opening time for the second start port to be in the open state;
A second symbol variation number counting means for counting a second symbol variation number, which is the number of times the second symbol variation display is performed during the normal gaming state;
When the second symbol variation count reaches a predetermined number of times, a specific game condition is established in the first symbol variation display performed until the second symbol variation count reaches the predetermined number of times. And a bonus granting means for granting the player a predetermined privilege different from the occurrence of the winning gaming state. In the ball game machine according to claim 1,
The winning probability, which is the probability that the winning symbol is stopped and displayed in the first symbol or the second symbol after the winning gaming state is ended, is set to either a normal probability or a higher probability higher than the normal probability. Probability setting means to
The normal gaming state generating means is configured such that, when the winning gaming state is generated as a result of the stop display of the normal winning symbol as the winning symbol, the winning probability is the normal probability and the high probability after the corresponding gaming state ends. Is set to any of the above to generate the normal gaming state,
The open extended state generating means is configured such that, when the winning gaming state is triggered by a stop display of a specific winning symbol as the winning symbol, the winning probability is the normal probability and the high probability after the corresponding gaming state ends. Is set to any of the above to generate the open extended state,
The specific game condition is satisfied when the number of variable display times of the first symbol after the end of the winning game state is within a predetermined threshold number of times,
When the second symbol variation count reaches a predetermined number during the normal gaming state, the privilege granting means has the first symbol variation display count within the threshold count after the winning gaming state ends. In some cases, a suggestion effect that suggests whether the hit probability is set to the normal probability or the high probability is performed. In the bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or claim 2,
The second symbol variation number counting means initializes a count value of the second symbol variation number upon occurrence of the open extended state.

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