JP2012000167A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine that changes a substantial period of an easy-entry state by the skill or selection of a player.SOLUTION: In a Pachinko game machine 10, When a ball enters an operation pocket 68, open lottery to determine whether to open an opening mechanism of a start pocket 62. A specific game execution means 122 shifts a game state to the easy-entry state to allow a ball to more easily enter the operation pocket 68 than in a normal state, till the number of open lotteries reaches a predetermined end value after the termination of a special game. The specific game execution means 122 shifts the game state to the easy-entry state at a higher probability than the winning case after the end value is reached when at least one of win/loss lottery and open lottery is won before reaching the end value.

Description

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

  Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, a so-called first type pachinko game machine is used while changing a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called big hit, in which more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when the combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific aspect. It is known as a thing (for example, refer patent document 1). The variable display of symbols in the display area is not limited to simply displaying multiple symbols in a variable manner, but the time required for the variable display to be a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, such as the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer. In addition, a character image, background image, etc. can be used to create a story with a variation display of the symbol, probability variation to increase the efficiency of transition to special games, shortening the variation time, and ease of entering the starting prize opening. The player's expectation is also enhanced by the control to shift to the easy entry state.

  While the fluctuation time is shortened (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction”), the number of symbol fluctuations and the number of lottery wins / wins can be increased per certain time. In addition, the start winning opening expansion mechanism can be expanded or expanded. The ease of entering the starting prize opening is enhanced, for example, the probability of an open lottery for determining presence / absence is increased. For this reason, there is an advantage that the player can aim for a hit without reducing the number of possession balls as much as winning balls are frequently obtained by entering the starting winning opening during the time. Usually, the limit of the period during which time saving can continue is defined by the upper limit of the number of times of change of the special symbol such as “until the special symbol changes 100 times” (see, for example, Patent Document 2). Since the number of changes in the special symbol is also the number of winning / failing lotteries, if the game is advanced aiming at the winning / losing lottery, the end of the shorter time will be approached accordingly. Therefore, as long as the game proceeds as usual, the player cannot avoid the time reduction, and if the player continues to hit the ball without hitting, the time reduction always ends as scheduled.

JP 2003-230714 A Japanese Patent No. 42977771

  However, in the conventional time reduction, the period is fixed and the player can fully recognize the end of the period, so even if there is room in the remaining period at the beginning, even if you are enthusiastic about the end, there is also an effective way to stop the period at the end It was difficult to let the players fully expect until the end of the short period, such as having to give up and end the short time. Even if the number of symbol fluctuations that define the end of time reduction is made variable, it may not be a time reduction over a long period of time that is repeated for the player, and the length is within the range of prediction. It was something that could only be felt in a short time. Therefore, the inventors of the present application have sought a method for realizing a game that can sufficiently expect a short period of time over a long period of time in which it is impossible to predict how long it will continue.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and its purpose is to provide a new gameability in which a substantial period of easy entry can be changed by a player's skill and selection in a ball game machine. There is to do.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed, and a predetermined position in the game area. And whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, with the start winning opening having an expansion mechanism for changing the ease of entering the ball and entering the starting winning opening as an opportunity A right / wrong lottery unit for determining whether or not a lottery is determined, a symbol display device that displays a variation indicating the result of the random determination, and a symbol display device that displays the variation of the symbol in accordance with the selected variation pattern. A display control means, a special game control means for executing a special game when the result of the winning / losing lottery is a big hit, and whether or not the entry of the game spreads the expansion mechanism. In a lottery to decide A normal drawing display control means for variably displaying a normal symbol indicating the result of the open lottery on a predetermined display device when the ball enters the opening, and a normal result as the result of the open lottery Opening / closing control means for opening the expansion mechanism when the symbol is stopped and displayed in a manner indicating a win, and easy entry into the starting winning opening after the special game is over until the number of open lotteries reaches the predetermined number of times Specific game executing means for shifting the game state to the easy-to-enter state that increases the game performance from the normal state.

  Here, the “start winning opening” may be constituted by a single starting winning opening, or a position where a hit ball aiming at the first direction toward the working opening can enter and a first position different from the first direction. It may be composed of a plurality of start winning holes provided at a position where a hit ball aimed in the direction of 2 can enter. “Easy-to-enter” may be entered in the easy-to-enter state only when the winning lottery wins, and only when it hits a specific type. It is good also as making it change to a entering easy state. Or it is good also as determining whether it is made to shift to a entering easy state by the lottery performed separately among cases where it corresponds to a win.

  According to this aspect, it becomes easy to enter a ball and the winning rate to the start winning opening is improved, so that it is possible to easily win the winning lottery relatively quickly without reducing the number of possessions. In addition, since the final number of times in the easy entry state is defined by the number of open lotteries, not the number of winners / lotteries, even if the number of winners / lotteries is repeatedly executed and the number of times increases, the number of times increase itself is easy to enter. It has no effect on the end of the state. Therefore, in order to avoid the end of the easy entry state, if the starting prize opening is aimed at avoiding the entry to the operating hole by the player's selection or skill, the number of winning lotteries is increased while suppressing the increase in the number of open lotteries. be able to. However, unless the winning lottery is won, the opening mechanism of the start prize opening will not be expanded.If the winning lottery is not hit, the entrance rate will not increase even if it is easy to enter, but the open lottery If the number of times increases, the end of the easy entry state will approach. Therefore, gameability is formed such that which one of the open lottery and the success / failure lottery should be aimed at is determined by the difference in the strategy or preference of the player. In this way, it is possible to achieve the gameability of acquiring the winning as soon as possible while acquiring the winnings of the open lottery and the winning lottery in a balanced manner as much as possible during the easy entry state for a limited period of time. The

  The specific game execution means, when reaching the final number of times, if at least one of the winning lottery and the open lottery is won, the game state is moved to the easy entry state with a higher probability than when the winning number is reached after reaching the final number of times. It may be migrated. Here, when at least one of the winning lottery and the open lottery is won before reaching the final number of times, the probability of shifting to the easy entry state may be 100% or less than 100%. May be. In addition, it may be designed such that the probability of winning in the open lottery is higher than the probability of winning in the winning lottery. According to this aspect, it is not easy to enter unless the winning lottery is successful except in the easy entering state, whereas in the easy entering state, whether the winning lottery or the open lottery is successful. The easy entry state starts from the beginning with a high probability. In this case, the easy-to-enter state starts from the beginning by recounting the number of fluctuations up to the final number of times. It becomes easy to enter the ball, and the entrance rate to the start winning opening is improved, so it is possible to easily win the winning lottery relatively quickly without reducing the number of possessions. However, unless the winning lottery is won, the mechanism for expanding the start prize opening will not be expanded, so if the winning lottery does not come out, the entrance rate will not increase even if it is easy to enter. If you enter the mouth, the end of the easy entry state approaches as the number of open lotteries increases. On the other hand, since the end of the easy entry state without winning is determined by whether or not the number of misses in the open lottery has reached the final number of times, the number of successful lotteries will be the end regardless of how many times the random lottery is repeated It is not subject to judgment whether or not the number of times has been reached. Therefore, if the number of winning / notifying lotteries can be increased while the number of missed open lotteries is not increased depending on the player's selection or skill, it is possible to win / fail the winning lottery without ending the easy entry state. . As a result, the player can be given a choice of whether to win the winning lottery or the open lottery as a method for making it easy for the player to enter the game easily.

  The start winning opening is a position where a game ball aiming at the first direction toward the operation port can enter in the game area, and the game ball also when aiming at a second direction different from the first direction. May be provided at a position where the ball can enter. The “start winning opening” in this case may also be a single starting winning opening, or may be composed of a plurality of starting winning openings. For example, in the case of a single start winning opening, there are a plurality of directions aimed at as a starting path to the starting winning opening, an operating opening is provided in any one direction or path, and an operating opening is provided in the other direction or path. The structure which is not carried out may be sufficient. When configured with a plurality of start winning ports, one start winning port may be provided in a direction toward the operation port, and another start winning port may be provided in a direction different from the direction toward the operation port. In that case, only the start winning port on the operating port side may have an expanding mechanism, and the other starting winning port may not have the expanding mechanism.

  According to this aspect, any one of the first hit direction in which the possibility of entering the operation port is relatively high and the second hit direction in which the possibility of entering the operation port is relatively low is determined. The player can select and hit the ball. In other words, even if the winning lottery is won without increasing the number of open lottery, aiming to repeat the easy entry state of the start winning opening, or the possibility of reaching the final number of times due to the increase of the number of open lottery is increased The player can select and hit the ball to make it easy to enter the starting prize opening by making a winning in the open lottery.

  Opening lottery win probability and final number of times are designed so that there is a possibility that the open lottery won't occur until the final lottery count reaches the final number of times, and the open lottery hit occurs before the final number of times is reached It may be designed such that the probability that a hit will occur before reaching the final number of times is higher than the probability of not. According to this aspect, the probability of opening lottery and the number of final times are designed to the extent that the winning of the lottery can be generated before reaching the final number of times as long as the ball enters the operating port. There is a possibility that the winning lottery will not occur by the final number of times even if the ball is entered. Therefore, it is possible to realize a specification that does not guarantee the continuation of the easy entry state even if the entry into the operation port is continued. As a result, in situations where the number of terminations is approaching, it is better to aim at the opening lottery with the risk of approaching the number of terminations, or avoid further approaching the number of terminations. It is possible to create a situation where the player is forced to make a difficult decision as to whether or not it is better to aim for the start winning opening in a state where the ease of entering the ball is low.

  There may be further provided a hold control means for holding the result of the open lottery up to a predetermined number as an upper limit until the start of variable symbol display corresponding to the open lottery. The specific game execution means may notify the player when a predetermined number of results corresponding to the final number of times are out of the results of the open lottery held by the hold control means. Here, it may be configured to always notify when the predetermined number of results are all off, or may be configured to notify when all are out of order and satisfy a predetermined condition. Good. As a predetermined condition in that case, for example, it may be a condition that, among lottery results held by the holding control means, all the open lottery results reaching the final number are out of the range. Or it is good also as conditions on condition that all the open lottery results before reaching the final number of times are off. Or you may determine by predetermined | prescribed lottery whether to alert | report after satisfy | filling these conditions. According to this aspect, in the case where all the lottery results up to the final number of times are out of place, it is possible to notify the player that it is certain that the final number of times will be reached unless a win / fail lottery is made. . Or, if all of the lottery results that are slightly less than the number of times remaining until the end of the round are missed, it is very likely that the final count will be reached if the winning lottery or the open lottery does not win immediately Can be informed. As a result, in situations where the number of terminations is approaching, it is better to aim at the opening lottery with the risk of approaching the number of terminations, or avoid further approaching the number of terminations. It is possible to realize a gameability in which it is better to aim at the start winning opening in a state where the ease of entering the ball is better, or to let the player who received the notification select a method for aiming at winning as the final bet.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, and the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention are mutually replaced between a method, an apparatus, a system, a computer program, a recording medium storing the computer program, a data structure, and the like. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to provide a new gameability such that the substantial period of the easy entry state can be changed depending on the skill and selection of the player.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which alert | reports to a player that all the open lottery values of 1 less than the number of remaining times have come off. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table for deviation in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail a ball entry process of S10 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the prior determination process of S216 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 9 in detail. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S24 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the symbol fluctuation | variation stop process of S34 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the open lottery control process of S36 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation stop display process of S344 in FIG. 15 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the special game control process of S16 in FIG. 9 in detail. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail a release process in S100 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the closing process of S102 in FIG. 17 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the completion | finish determination processing of S108 in FIG. 17 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the release process of S160 in FIG. 21 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG.

  In this embodiment, among the cases where the winning / losing lottery is won in the normal state, when the special type is a big hit, the ease of entering the starting winning opening after the end of the special game is higher than in the normal state. It becomes easy to enter. The end of the period during which it is easy to enter the ball is defined not by the number of fluctuations of the special symbol but by the number of fluctuations of the normal symbol. In other words, the end of the easy entry state is defined not by the number of lottery wins / rejections, but by the number of missed open lotteries. Has no effect. However, if the opening lottery is not executed, it is difficult to repeat the winning lottery efficiently because the mechanism for expanding the start winning opening is not expanded, and the easy entry state approaches the final stage each time the open lottery is removed.

  On the other hand, if the winning lottery or the open lottery wins in the easy entry state, the number of changes until the end of the easy entry state will be recounted from the beginning. If you can repeat, the easy entry state will be repeated many times. Thereby, it is possible to increase the possibility that the player wins the winning lottery without reducing the possession ball by acquiring the easy-to-enter state for a long time by his / her skill. In addition, in order to notify the player when the number of open lotteries is approaching the final number, the player bets on those who aim to win the open lottery at the timing when the final term approaches, or open lottery You can choose to bet on those who aim to avoid the winning lottery.

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

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

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, and a start winning port (hereinafter referred to as “start port”) 62 on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. , A center ornament 64, a grand prize opening 66, an operation opening 68, and a general prize opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed.

  The starting port 62 is a starting port that triggers the entrance of a game ball to perform a lottery determination. The starting port 62 is provided in the starting port 62 and a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball. A normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the expansion mechanism 63 (so-called electric tulip) is provided. The expansion mechanism 63 is composed of two blade members provided at the upper part of the opening of the start port 62, and has a narrow opening width that allows only a game ball falling from just above the start port 62 to enter when closed. Become. On the other hand, when the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded and opened, the opening width of the start port 62 is widened, and not only the start port 62 but also a game ball falling in the vicinity thereof can be guided to the start port 62 and can enter. Ease is improved. This lottery determination is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, and is executed every time there is a ball entering the start port 62. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering. In this embodiment, an opening type entrance is used as the start port 62, and the ease of entering is improved by changing from a narrow opening width to a wide opening width. A formula entrance may be used. The opening / closing type entrance is a type of entrance that switches from a state in which entry is not possible to a state in which entry is possible. For example, a so-called attacker-type lid opening / closing type entrance that is similar to the big prize opening 66 may be used. . Or, the so-called “Velo Electric”, a member that receives a game ball and guides it to the entrance, changes from an embedded state to a protruding state, and changes to a state where the entrance is impossible and the entrance is possible. May be.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the left side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery that determines whether or not the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. Therefore, the open lottery is also called “ordinary symbol lottery”. The normal symbol display device 59 in this embodiment is composed of two lamps for convenience, and the display state of the normal symbols is expressed by which of these lamps is lit. For example, when the first lamp is turned off and the second lamp is hit, the normal symbol fluctuation display is expressed by alternately turning on and off, and finally one of the lights is turned on. A stop symbol of a normal symbol is expressed by being stopped in the state. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. However, as a modification, a configuration may be adopted in which normal symbols are variably displayed on the effect display device 60. After a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the change, the normal symbol change display stops. At this time, in the normal state, the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol with a low probability of, for example, about 1/256, and in the easy entry state described later, for example, with a high probability of, for example, 170/256, that is, about 1 / 1.5. The normal symbol stops at the winning symbol. When the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol, the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded for a predetermined time. The opening time of the spreading mechanism 63 is, for example, 0.1 seconds in the normal state, and 6 seconds in the easy entry state.

  The start port 62 is a position where a game ball aimed in the first direction toward the operation port 68 can enter in the game area 52, and also when the second direction different from the first direction is aimed. It is provided at a position where a game ball can enter. In the example of FIG. 1, the first direction is a course on the left side of the board surface provided with the operation port 68, and the second direction is a right side of the board surface that is in a contrast position with the first direction across the center decoration 64. It is a course. In the normal case, the game ball flows in the direction of the start port 62 while aiming to enter the operation port 68, so that the player can aim at the passage of the operation port 68 and the entrance to the start port 62 at the same time. Hit the ball in the first direction on the left. On the other hand, if the player wants to avoid the passage of the operating port 68 consciously, if the player hits the ball in the second direction on the right side of the board and hits it strongly, the player can close the starting port 62 without substantially flowing in the direction of the operating port 68. You can aim.

  The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The special winning opening 66 includes a winning detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 80 for opening the special winning opening 66. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 66, and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The big winning opening 66 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” in a special game that starts when the special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The big winning opening 66 is provided at a position above the out opening 58, for example. The number of the big winning openings 66 is not limited to a single arrangement, and a plurality of large winning openings 66 may be installed and used depending on the gaming state or the like. The winning detection device 78 of the big winning opening 66 includes a sensor that detects the passage of a game ball.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided on the left side of the game area 52 and the effect display device 60 provided in the approximate center of the game area 52 have a variation of the special symbol 192 on each screen and a decoration linked to the special symbol 192. Changes in the effect image including the pattern 190 are displayed. Hereinafter, such display is referred to as “design variation” or “variation display”.

  The special symbol display device 61 is a display device composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs. The special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball falls into the start port 62. When the symbol mode when the special symbol 192 is stopped is the symbol that is determined in advance, the timing at which the symbol is displayed is the big hit occurrence timing. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The special symbol 192 in the present embodiment is represented by numbers, characters, symbols such as “0” to “9” that are hit symbol patterns, or a symbol “−” that is an off symbol pattern. These numbers or symbols are replaced one after another at a high speed and displayed on the special symbol display device 61, whereby the symbol variation display of the special symbol 192 is realized. Note that the special symbol 192 is not limited to the above numbers or symbols, and may be letters such as English letters, or may be a generally meaningless symbol formed by a combination of segments constituting a 7-segment LED. May be. Further, the 7-segment LED may be composed of 8 segments including 7 segments forming “eight-letter shape” and 1 segment representing “dot”. In this case, a numerical value for 8 bits can be expressed by combining 8 segments. Further, the special symbol display device 61 may be an LED dot array that is not a 7-segment LED, and a plurality of types of special symbols 192 may be expressed by combinations of lighting patterns and lighting colors.

  The effect display device 60 is a display device configured by a liquid crystal display that displays the decorative symbol 190 in a variable manner in conjunction with the variable symbol display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect display device 60 displays, for example, a moving image that fluctuates a plurality of rows of symbols simulating a game of a slot machine as a decorative symbol 190 in the central area of the screen. In this embodiment, symbols composed of numbers “0” to “9” are displayed and varied in three columns, and hit or miss is indicated by three symbol combinations that are finally stopped and displayed. Each of the plurality of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 190 is composed of numbers, characters, or symbols that are decorated with colors or patterns, but these symbols, characters, or symbols are common to all symbols. You may comprise in the form which adds a different pattern for every and integrates them. This pattern is a pattern on which a motif related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is drawn, and for example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn may be used. The decorative pattern 190 is switched according to the development of the effect between the case where the design that includes the design is variably displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, characters, and symbols are variably displayed. It may be a configuration. On the background of the variation display of the decoration symbol 190, a moving image having a staging effect related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is displayed in conjunction with the symbol variation.

  The effect display device 60 is configured by a high-definition dot matrix type display device such as a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be configured by a mechanical display unit such as a drum rotation type or a display unit such as an LED matrix type. Good. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol display device 61 on the lower left side of the production display device 60 is displayed in an inconspicuous size. However, in the case of adopting a technique in which the special symbol itself has an effect role to express without using the decorative symbol, the special symbol may be displayed on the liquid crystal display instead of the 7-segment LED.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the effect display device 60, and decoration. The special symbol hold display device 20 is provided at the lower left portion of the game area 52, and the normal symbol hold display device 22 is provided below the normal symbol display device 59 at the lower right portion of the game area 52, which is the symmetrical position. ing.

  The special symbol hold display device 20 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of lottery holds depending on the number of lights. The number of lottery holds is the number of lottery results won to the start port 62 during symbol variation or special game, and indicates the number of winning balls for which symbol variation has not yet been executed. When the number of lottery holds is three, the symbol variation time in the case of a loss is shortened from the normal time in order to increase game efficiency (hereinafter also referred to as “shortening variation”). Similarly, when the number of pending lottery holds is 4, in order to further increase the game efficiency, the symbol variation time in the case of losing is further shortened than in the case of the above 3 (hereinafter also referred to as “super shortened variation”). ).

  The normal symbol hold display device 22 is composed of two lamps, and displays the number of hold of the normal symbol change depending on the number of lights. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed.

  Game effect lamps 90 are respectively provided above and below the effect display device 60. The operation button 82 is an operation input unit that is operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine, and changes are made to the contents of the effect according to the contents of the operation input. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15. Although the operation button 82 in this embodiment is composed of one button, it may be composed of a plurality of buttons and direction instruction buttons such as a cross key. The movable accessory 140 is a movable object whose operation is controlled in conjunction with the effect, and plays an effect role by the operation. For example, the movable accessory 140 operates in response to an operation input via the operation button 82 by the player.

  An outline of a game method and a control flow performed in the above configuration will be described. When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball is dropped into each of the general winning port 72, the start port 62, and the big winning port 66, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning port is paid out to the upper ball plate 15 or the lower ball plate 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60. The variation display of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the lapse of the variation display time determined prior to the display. The special symbol 192 is variably displayed in accordance with a variation pattern in which a variation mode from the variation start to the stop is determined. The decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed according to a variation effect pattern in which a variation mode from the start to the end of the variation is determined. A plurality of types of variation patterns and variation production patterns are prepared, and each has various variation times. While the special symbol 192 is variably displayed according to the variation pattern, the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed according to the variation effect pattern having the same variation time. In the variation pattern, a variation display time is determined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  As a variation display of the decorative symbol 190, first, as the variation starts, the symbols are varied in all three columns like the reel rotation of the slot machine, and when it approaches the variation end timing, it is stopped one by one as a final stop mode. The symbol combination is displayed. When the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a stop mode indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 66 is started. The The stop mode of the decorative symbol 190 indicating a big hit is, for example, a combination mode in which the types of three symbols match.

  The variation effect pattern includes a normal loss effect pattern, a reach failure effect pattern, and a reach jackpot effect pattern. The normal off effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying a normal off symbol combination. The reach out effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying an out symbol combination through a reach state, which is a big win if one more symbols are arranged. The reach jackpot effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a jackpot symbol combination through the reach state. In particular, the patterns when reaching the reach state include patterns with various long and short fluctuation times. Reach patterns with relatively short fluctuation times are called “normal reach”, and reach patterns with long fluctuation times are called “super reach”. ".

  The special game is started by displaying an effect screen called start demonstration time. After the start demonstration time is displayed on the screen, the grand prize winning opening 66 is opened, and after the opening lasts for about 30 seconds, or after nine or more game balls have dropped in, it is temporarily closed. From such opening to closing of the big prize opening 66 is basically called a unit game, but it may be repeated a plurality of short-time opening during one unit game. After the opening / closing of the special prize opening 66 or the unit game is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times, the special game is ended by displaying an effect screen called an end demo time. On the other hand, when the winning lottery corresponds to a result called “small hit”, the small hit game is executed. The small hit is a result included as a result of the lottery. The small hit game is a unit game executed in a manner similar to some types of special games. However, the unit game executed as a small hit game is only one time, which is different from a special game in which a plurality of unit games are executed.

  When a special game occurs and the winning stop pattern at that time is in a specific mode, the probability variation game of the winning lottery (hereinafter referred to as “probability change” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games after the end of the special game ) Is further started. During the chance change of the winning / failing lottery, the winning / failing lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game can be generated relatively early. The chance change of the lottery continues until the next big hit occurs. In the present embodiment, at the same time as the probability change is started, the variation time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 (to be described later) is also started (hereinafter referred to as “short time” as appropriate). There may be cases where there is no probability change.

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, when the probability change is started, the time shortening of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 which are one of the specific games is also started. The time shortening of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is a state in which the variation time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is shortened from the normal state. The variation time of the special symbol 192 and the decoration symbol 190 is returned to the original variation time after a predetermined variation number, for example, 100 variation display, but if the big hit occurs before the variation number is reached, the time is shortened. Also ends. Due to the shortening of time, the variation time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is shortened, so that it is possible to shorten the time until the big hit occurs compared to the normal state where the symbol variation is performed with the normal variation time. Therefore, it is possible to relatively increase the jackpot acquisition ease.

  When the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are started, the easy entry state, which is one of the specific games, is also started. The easy entry state is a state in which the ease of entering the starting port 62 is enhanced by executing the short time of the normal symbol, the probability variation of the open lottery, and the opening extension of the expansion mechanism 63, and the special symbol 192 and The decorative symbol 190 starts with a short time start and continues until the number of open lotteries reaches a predetermined final number of times, for example, four times. The normal symbol time reduction is a state in which the variation time of the normal symbol is shortened from the normal state. The probability variation of the open lottery is a state in which the winning probability of the open lottery is higher than the normal state. The opening extension of the spreading mechanism 63 is a state in which the opening time of the spreading mechanism 63 is longer than the normal state. As described above, in the easy entry state, the possibility that the number of fluctuations of the normal symbol per certain time increases as compared to the normal state increases, and the ease of entering the start opening 62 also increases. There is a high possibility that the number of entering will increase. Therefore, due to the shortened time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 and the easy entry state, the chance to obtain a winning ball by entering the starting port 62 increases during that period, and as a result, the player can play the game with little decrease in possession. It is possible to continue.

  Note that the easy entry state in the present embodiment increases the ease of entering the starting port 62 by using three functions such as a short time for a normal symbol, a probability variation of an open lottery, and an open / extended extension of the expansion mechanism 63. However, as a modification, it is good also as a structure which improves the entrance ease to the starting port 62 using one or two functions among these three functions. Thus, even if only a part of the three functions is used, it is possible to improve the ease of entering the starting port 62. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which switches according to a gaming state at least any one of three functions by the period to implement and the period which does not implement.

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

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a start port 62, a big winning port 66, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, a normal symbol display device 59, and operation buttons 82. The speaker 18, the game effect lamp 90, and the movable accessory 140 are electrically connected to each other, and can transmit and receive various control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game but also the staging operations such as the symbol variation display, the movable accessory 140, and the electric decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 includes a ball entering determination unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, an open lottery unit 113, a symbol determining unit 114, a variation pattern determining unit 115, a holding control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, and a special game control. Means 120, specific game execution means 122, and opening / closing control means 124 are provided. The sub-board 104 in the present embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, a design mode determination unit 131, an effect determination unit 132, an effect display control unit 134, and an accessory control unit 136. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

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

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the start opening 62, and when receiving the big winning opening winning information, determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 66, and the general winning is obtained. When the information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 obtains, as a success / failure lottery value, a random number value for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the starting hole 62 is entered. To do. For example, the success / failure lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The value acquired as the success / failure lottery value by the success / failure lottery means 112 is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held within a range not exceeding the predetermined holding upper limit number.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a plurality of success / failure tables to be referred to in the success / failure determination. In the plurality of success / failure tables, determination results of big hits, small wins, and misses are associated with the success / failure lottery values, and the success / failure probabilities are determined according to the associated jackpot range settings. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to the success / failure table based on the normal probability at the normal time, and refers to the success / failure table whose probability of winning is higher than the normal probability when the probability changes. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to any of the plurality of success / failure tables and determines whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the success / failure determination table. The success / failure determination table in this figure associates determination results of big hits, small hits and misses, and winning / failing lottery values. Depending on the respective range settings, the hit / failure probabilities of big hits and small hits are determined. Is determined. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to the success / failure determination table of FIG. In the success / failure lottery performed by the success / failure lottery means 112, in a normal state, as shown in FIG. When the probability changes, as shown in FIG. 4B, the range of the big hit is expanded, and not only the case where the winning / failing lottery value corresponds to the range of 0 to 654 but also the case of the range of 655 to 3276 becomes the big hit. Thus, the range corresponding to the big hit changes according to the gaming state. In the case of hitting a big hit, whether it is a 15R big hit or a 2R big hit and whether or not there is a probability change is determined separately according to the stop symbol of the special symbol. In this figure, the single hit / fail judgment table shows the big hit range for both normal time and probability change, but the success / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for normal time and for probability change.

  In the present embodiment, even if the winning / raising lottery value does not correspond to the big hit range, that is, a so-called out of range, it becomes a small hit if it falls within the predetermined range. In the example of this figure, when the success / failure lottery value acquired by the success / failure lottery means 112 falls within the range of 65000 to 65535, it is a small hit. In this way, if it does not correspond to the big hit, it is all “out”, but in the example in this figure, the winning lottery value range when it does not correspond to the small hit out of the cases where it does not correspond to the big hit Is expressed as “displacement”. In addition, although the example which implement | achieves the determination table of whether it is a big hit and the determination table of whether it is a small win in the figure in the form of a single winning / nothing determination table was shown in this figure, each may be implement | achieved as a separate table. Good.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is variably displayed in a special symbol form on the special symbol display device 61. In addition, a decorative symbol that shows the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 in an effect manner is variably displayed on the effect display device 60. The success / failure lottery means 112 transmits the lottery result corresponding to the symbol variation to the symbol mode determining unit 131 and the effect determining unit 132 together with the symbol variation control command at the timing of starting the symbol variation.

  The open lottery means 113 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 by lottery. The open lottery means 113 acquires a lottery value as an open lottery for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68. The open lottery means 113 holds an open lottery table in which the correspondence between the lottery value of the open lottery and the success / failure result is determined, and refers to the open lottery table to determine the stop symbol of the normal symbol as the success / failure result of the open lottery. . The open / close control means 124 expands the expansion mechanism 63 of the start port 62 for a predetermined time after the change display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol. In the normal state, the low probability open lottery table with a probability of 1/256 is referred to, and in the easy entry state, the high probability open lottery table with a probability of 170/256 is referred to. The lottery value of the normal symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined hold upper limit number held by the hold control means 116 is not exceeded.

  The open lottery means 113 determines whether or not the open lottery value is won immediately before the start of normal symbol fluctuation, and the preliminary open lottery that pre-determines whether or not the open lottery value is hit when the operating port 68 passes. And execute. Note that the open lottery executed in starting the normal symbol variation is also referred to as “open lottery as the main determination” as appropriate in order to distinguish it from the pre-open lottery.

  The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the special symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 according to the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112. The symbol determination means 114 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a special symbol stop symbol. The symbol determination means 114 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol, and determines the stop symbol of the special symbol according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value.

  The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination unit 132.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. The symbol determination means 114 refers to the symbol determination table of FIG. 5A or FIG. 5B in the special symbol determination process when the winning / losing lottery is a win. If it is a hit when it is not easy to enter, refer to FIG. 5A, and if it is a hit when easy to enter, refer to FIG. 5B. In the symbol determination table of FIG. 5A, the correspondence between the special symbols represented by the numbers “2” to “9” and the symbol lottery value is defined. Each special symbol defines whether or not there is a certain change. The symbol determination means 114 selects any one of the special symbols “2” to “9” according to which range the symbol lottery value is included. The specific determination means 126 determines that the odd symbol is a hit with a certain change when the special symbols “3”, “5”, “7”, and “9” that are odd numbers are selected, and the special symbol “2” that is an even number. When “4”, “6”, and “8” are selected, it is determined that the hit is not accompanied by a certain change. The range of the symbol lottery value is assigned almost equally to each special symbol, and as a result, it becomes a hit with a probability change with a probability of about 50%. In the case of a hit with probability change, the time is short and easy to enter, and in the case of a hit not having change, the time is not easy and easy to enter. Of the hits with certainty, “3” and “7” are 15R big hits, and “5” and “9” are 2R big hits.

  In the symbol determination table of FIG. 5 (b), “2” to “9” are associated with the symbol lottery values as special symbols as in FIG. 5 (a). The special symbols “3”, “5”, “7” and “9”, which are odd numbers, correspond to hits with probability changes, and the special symbols “2”, “4”, “6” and “8”, which are even numbers, change the probability. Corresponds to hits that are not accompanied. As shown in FIG. 5A, the range of the symbol lottery value is assigned to each special symbol almost equally, and the winning with probability variation is about 50% of the winnings. However, regardless of whether or not there is a probability change, any of the symbols “2” to “9” is different from FIG. In other words, all hits in the easy-to-enter state are hits with short time and easy-to-enter state. Of the hits with certainty, “3” and “7” are 15R big hits, and “5” and “9” are 2R big hits.

  When the lottery determination is out, the symbol determination unit 114 refers to the symbol determination table of FIG. In the symbol determination table of FIG. 5C, only the special symbol “−” is assigned to the symbol lottery values in the entire range as the special symbols that are out of place. When a symbol is determined with reference to the symbol determination table of FIG. 5C, since it is not a big hit, it does not trigger the change of the gaming state related to the probability change, time reduction, and easy entry state.

  When the winning / losing lottery is a small hit, the symbol determination means 114 refers to the symbol determination table of FIG. In the symbol determination table of FIG. 5D, symbol lottery values “0-127” and “128-255” are assigned to the special symbols “0” and “1”, respectively, as the special symbols for the small hits. When a symbol is determined with reference to the symbol determination table of FIG. 5D, since it is not a big hit, it does not trigger the change of the gaming state related to the probability change, the time reduction, and the easy entry state.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the fluctuation pattern determination means 115 includes a special fluctuation pattern determination means 150 and a normal fluctuation pattern determination means 152. The special variation pattern determining means 150 selects any variation pattern from a plurality of types of variation patterns according to the result of the success / failure lottery. The special variation pattern determining means 150 holds a pattern selection table to be referred to in order to determine the variation pattern. The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined variation pattern to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination unit 132. The special variation pattern determination means 150 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns. A plurality of types of variation patterns are defined on the assumption that there are various variation times, short and long, and that symbol variation is also performed by a decorative symbol composed of a plurality of symbols in the variation time. In each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  The pattern selection table includes a normal pattern selection table that is referred to in the normal probability state and a shortened pattern selection table that is referred to in the probability variation state or the short time state. The shortened pattern selection table is defined so that a relatively short variation time among a plurality of variation patterns having a plurality of variation display times having different lengths can be selected more easily than when referring to the normal pattern selection table. The special variation pattern determination unit 150 sends data indicating the determined variation pattern to the main display control unit 118. The special variation pattern determination means 150 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing the variation pattern table. The special variation pattern determination unit 150 refers to the variation pattern table for removal shown in FIG. 6A when the result of the determination is wrong. When the determination result is a 15R jackpot, the fluctuation pattern table for 15R jackpot shown in FIG. 6B is referred to. When the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, the variation pattern table for 2R big hit and small hit shown in FIG. 6C is referred.

  In FIG. 6A, the pattern lottery values 0 to 10 are associated with a super reach “super 1”, and the pattern lottery values 11 to 20 are associated with a super reach “super 2”. The pattern lottery values 21 to 255 are associated with any variation pattern of “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach”. As described above, when the result of the determination is wrong, any one of super reach, normal reach, and no reach may be selected. Note that, in the variation pattern table for detachment, when selecting a variation pattern of “no reach”, a different table is referred to so that a variation pattern with a shorter variation time is selected in the short time state than in the normal state. Further, the deviation variation pattern table is defined such that the column to be referred to is different depending on the number of reservations, and details of the normal state will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 6B, the super lot of “super 1” is associated with the pattern lottery values 0 to 120, and the super reach of “super 2” is associated with the pattern lottery values 121 to 240. The pattern lottery values 241 to 250 are associated with the reach of “normal 1”, and the pattern lottery values 251 to 255 are associated with the reach of “normal 2”. As described above, when the determination result is 15R big hit, the variation pattern with reach is selected.

  In FIG. 6C, the pattern lottery values 0 to 122 are associated with the super reach “super 3”, and the pattern lottery values 123 to 255 are associated with the normal reach “normal 3”. As described above, when the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, “Super 3” or “Normal 3” is selected with a probability of about 50%.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the normal variation pattern determining means 152 determines the normal symbol variation display time. In the normal state, the variable display time is determined to be 60 seconds, and in the easy entry state, the variable display time is determined to be 6 seconds.

  When there is a new entry at the start port 62 and a new winning / failing lottery is executed, the holding control means 116 displays a new entry when a symbol change corresponding to the previous entry or lottery is displayed. The result of the success / failure lottery based on is suspended until the start of variable display of the symbol corresponding to the lottery. In the present embodiment, as a result of the lottery determination, the number of the lottery is held as a holding ball with an upper limit of four. The success / failure lottery value here includes a success / failure lottery value, a symbol lottery value, and a variation pattern lottery value. The holding control means 116 further holds the usual lottery value acquired by the open lottery means 113 as a holding ball. These numbers of holdings are represented by the number of lighting or blinking numbers of the special symbol holding display device 20 and the normal symbol holding display device 22, respectively.

  Main display control means 118 includes special symbol display control means 154 and normal symbol display control means 156. The special symbol display control means 154 causes the special symbol display device 61 to display the result of the lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a variation display of the special symbol 192 according to the variation pattern determined by the special variation pattern determination unit 150. The special symbol display control means 154 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the variation display of the special symbol 192 corresponding to the success / failure lottery made before that is finished.

  The special symbol display control unit 154 transmits a variation start command and a variation stop command to the effect display control unit 134 at the timing of starting and stopping the variation display of the special symbol 192. When the variation start command is transmitted, values indicating the determined determination result, the stop symbol, and the variation pattern are transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation start command. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation stop command. Thereby, the variable display by the special symbol display control means 154 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The normal symbol display control means 156 displays the result of the normal symbol lottery on the normal symbol display device 59 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The special game control means 120 indicates that the special game operation condition is established when the special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode when the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 results in the transition to the special game. A special game is executed by determining and opening the special winning opening 66. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is configured by a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing as a unit. Special games include a 15R jackpot that repeats a unit game 15 times and a 2R jackpot that repeats a unit game that has a shorter opening time than the 15R jackpot only twice. In the case of 15R jackpot, in principle, the big winning opening 66 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In the case of 2R big hit, the big winning opening 66 is opened for about 0.5 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 120 ends the special game when the number of rounds set for the unit game is exhausted.

  The specific game executing means 122 controls the normal game in the probability changing state, the short time state, and the easy-to-enter state. If the special game execution means 122 is a hit with a probability change, the special game execution means 122 shifts to a probability change state, a short time state, and an easy-to-enter state after the special game ends. The specific game executing means 122 continues the probability changing state until the next big hit occurs. The specific game execution means 122 shifts to the time reduction and easy entry state after the end of the special game if it is a time reduction and easy entry, even if it is a hit without any probability change. In principle, the specific game execution means 122 continues the time-saving state until the number of fluctuations of the special symbol and the decoration symbol reaches a predetermined number of times, for example, 100 times. Exit. The specific game execution means 122 continues the easy-to-enter state until the normal symbol variation or the open lottery consecutive defeat number reaches four times which is a predetermined final number. However, if at least one of the winning lottery and the open lottery is won within 4 times, the number of open lotteries counted so far is reset and counted again from the beginning. On the other hand, when the winning / losing lottery is a big hit in the easy-to-enter state, the probability with a probability change is 50% as in the big hit in the normal state. Therefore, the big hit in the easy-to-enter state is divided into a big hit with probability change and a big hit without probability change. Is repeated.

  In the short time state, the fluctuation pattern determining means 115 selects a fluctuation pattern having a short fluctuation time so that the fluctuation display time of the special symbol 192 is substantially shortened. However, in a normal state, a variation pattern table corresponding to the number of holds of the result of lottery determination by the hold control unit 116 is referred to, and a change pattern with a long variation time is likely to appear as the number of hold by the hold control unit 116 decreases. In the easy entry state, the normal symbol time is shortened, the normal symbol probability change, and the expansion mechanism 63 is opened and extended. On the other hand, the probability variation state is continued until a special game with the next jackpot is executed. During the probable change state, the probability that the success / failure determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a big hit is maintained at a high value.

  The probability of winning the open lottery in the easy entry state and the final number of times in the easy entry state are designed so that there is a probability that there is a possibility that the open lottery will not occur until the number of open lotteries reaches the final number. The In addition, it is designed such that the probability that the winning occurs before reaching the final number is higher than the probability that the winning lottery does not occur until the final number. In this embodiment, the winning probability of the open lottery in the easy entry state is 1 / 1.5, and the final number of times in the easy entry state is set to four. Although this probability is high, it is a probability that it cannot be said that it is close to 100%. The probability that no hit occurs within 4 times is about 1.2%, and the hit occurs within 4 times. The probability is about 98.8%. In addition, the winning probability of the open lottery in the easy-to-enter state is higher than the winning probability of the winning lottery in the probability variation state. Therefore, it is considered that it is more likely to succeed in winning the winning lottery in the end if it is easier to enter the winning lottery by aiming at the opening lottery rather than directly aiming at the winning lottery while avoiding the open lottery. As a result, as long as the ball enters the operating port 68, the open lottery win can occur until the final number of times is reached, but even if the ball enters the operating port 68, the open lottery hit can be reached by the final number of times. It may not occur. Therefore, it is possible to realize a specification that does not guarantee the continuation of the easy entry state even if the entry into the operation port 68 is continued. As a result, in situations where the final number of times is approaching, it is better to aim at the opening lottery with the operating port 68 even if there is a risk of approaching the final number of times, or to avoid further approaching the final number of times. However, it is possible to create a situation in which the player is forced to make a difficult decision as to whether or not it is better to aim for the start winning opening in a state where the ease of entering the ball is low.

The open lottery means 113 acquires an open lottery value when the game ball passes through the operation port 68, and executes a prior determination as to whether or not the open lottery value is a win as a pre-open lottery. The determination result of the pre-open lottery is temporarily stored in the hold control unit 116 and then transmitted to the specific game executing unit 122 regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the lottery is immediately started. In particular, in the easy entry state, when the number of open lottery values held by the holding control means 116 becomes one less than the remaining number until the final number of times in the easy entry state, the remaining number until the final number is reached. If all the open lottery values that are one less than the number are out of the number, the specific game executing means 122 notifies the player to that effect. When the special game ends, there is a possibility that the holding of the open lottery value by the holding control means 116 has reached the upper limit. If, for example, the upper limit number of open lottery values is the same as the final number of times when it is easy to enter, if all the open lottery values are out of place, the first chance to hit the winning lottery by avoiding the open lottery It will not be. For this reason, it is preferable that the upper limit number of the open lottery value is designed to be smaller than the final number of times of easy entry as in this embodiment. Further, as a modification, the final number of times of easy entry may be determined according to the stop symbol of the special symbol corresponding to the jackpot. Alternatively, the final number of times of easy entry may be determined according to whether the gaming state when hitting the jackpot is a probable change state or whether it is a short time state. For example, the following aspects (1) to (3) are conceivable.
(1) The final number of times of easy entry is determined so that there is a difference in the number of times when the game state when hitting the big hit is a probability variation state and when the game state is not a probability variation state but is a short time state.
(2) The final number of easy entry states is determined so that there is a difference in the number of times when the game state when hitting a big hit is not a probable change state but a short-time state and when it is neither a probable change state nor a short-time state To do.
(3) The final number of times of easy entry is determined so that there is a difference in the number of times when the game state when hitting the big hit is a probability variation state and when the game state is neither the probability variation state nor the short-time state.
A method in which all of the above (1) to (3) are established may determine the final number of times of easy entry, or a method in which any one or two of (1) to (3) is established. May determine the final number of times in the easy entry state.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of a screen for notifying the player that all the open lottery values, which are one less than the remaining number, are out of place. As shown in the figure, by displaying a character string such as “just before the end of special time!” On the screen of the effect display device 60 on which the decorative symbol 190 is displayed in a variable manner, immediately before reaching the final number of times in the easy entry state. This is notified to the player. As a modified example, it may be notified that the final number of times is reached by turning on a lamp or illumination (not shown) provided in the game board 50 or by operating a movable accessory. As another modified example, when all of the open lottery values that are one less than the remaining number of times until the end of the term are out of the range, the open lottery means 113 or the specific game executing means 122 transmits the fact to the effect determining means 132. The effect determining unit 132 may determine notification to the player. As yet another modification, the opening lottery means 113 may transmit the result to the effect determining means 132 for each preliminary opening lottery. In that case, the effect determining means 132 determines whether or not all the open lottery values that are one less than the remaining number of times until the end of the period are out of the game. A decision may be made to notify the person.

  As described above, a process called “prefetching” is realized in which the sub-board 104 side can speculatively recognize the result of the open lottery in advance before the order of starting the change of the normal symbols comes around. Therefore, if it is determined by pre-reading that the open lottery is at least one time before the end of the final period, it will be notified to the player so that the player can aim for a win by the open lottery or open the lottery. Opportunities are given for avoiding the lottery and aiming for the winning or failing lottery, or making a choice on your own will.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory at the start opening 62 and the special winning opening 66. When the normal symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, the opening / closing control unit 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the start port 62. Further, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the special winning opening solenoid 80 during the special game, and opens the special winning opening 66.

  The pattern storage means 130 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 in the variation of the decorative design 190 and the display process thereof are determined. The effect pattern is displayed separately from a plurality of variable effect patterns in which the change process from start to stop of the change and the change process in the change display of the decorative pattern 190 and the change display of the decorative pattern are displayed, and the degree of expectation for the jackpot And a plurality of notice effect patterns that suggest the height of the notice before the change display stops.

  The effect determining means 132 determines the contents of the effect displayed on the effect display device 60 by the effect display control means 134 according to the result of the success / failure lottery received from the success / failure lottery means 112. The effect determining means 132 selects one of a plurality of change effect pattern data corresponding to the change pattern of the special symbol determined by the change pattern determining means 115, reads out the data from the pattern storage means 130, and obtains information on the change effect pattern. This is sent to the effect display control means 134. The effect determining means 132 holds a pattern table that should be referred to in order to select a variable effect pattern.

  Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining unit 132 selects a variation effect pattern of the effect image having the same variation time according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The symbol form determining means 131 determines the combination of stop symbols of the decorative symbol 190 and their arrangement according to the result of the lottery by the winning / failing lottery means 112, the special symbol stop symbol, the special symbol variation pattern, and the decorative symbol variation effect pattern. decide. The symbol form determination unit 131 transmits information indicating the determined combination of stop symbols to the effect display control unit 134. The symbol form determining means 131 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates a transition to a special game of 15R jackpot, a specific combination such as “777” or “ A combination of three symbols such as “111” is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the special symbols 192 are selected as the numbers to be arranged as the decorative symbols 190, but the numbers may not necessarily be the same. For example, when the special symbol 192 is “7”, the decorative symbol 190 is “777”. A specific combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as “357” is also selected when the result of the determination is a 2R big hit or a small hit, but the specific combination is not necessarily a combination of three symbols. It does not have to be. When the determination result is neither big hit nor small hit, it is a combination in which three symbols such as “312” and “946” are not arranged, and a specific combination selected at the time of 2R big hit or small hit A combination that does not apply is selected. When the determination result is not 15R big hit, and a variation pattern indicating a loss with reach is selected, a combination with only one symbol such as “191” or “727” is selected. .

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

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

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

  The effect display control means 134 displays the effect image including the decorative pattern on the effect display device 60 according to the selected change effect pattern data as a result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112. The effect display control means 134 starts a new symbol variation when a variation start command for the decorative symbol 190 is received.

  The effect display control means 134, when the effect determining means 132 determines to display the notice effect, causes the effect display control means 134 to superimpose the notice effect according to the selected notice effect pattern on the effect display device 60 in the form of superimposing the symbol effect. Display. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

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

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing in detail a variation pattern table for detachment. In the variation pattern table 210 of this figure, the range of the pattern lottery value associated with the variation pattern is different for each number of holds. Specifically, the smaller the number of holds, the wider the range of pattern lottery values assigned to variation patterns with relatively long variation times, and the probability that variation patterns with long variation times will be selected is increased. . Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes longer as the number of holdings by the holding control means 116 is smaller. Accordingly, when the number of holds by the hold control unit 116 is less than a predetermined number, for example, 1 to 2, the selection probability of the change pattern having a long change time becomes higher than usual, and the change time tends to be relatively long.

  The first column 212 shows the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern when the number of holds as a result of the lottery determination by the hold control means 116 is one. Similarly, in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218, the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern in the case where the number of holdings as a result of the lottery determination by the holding control means 116 is 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Relationships are shown. That is, it can be considered that the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 indicate the variation pattern table for each number of holds. In this figure, an example will be described in which a plurality of variation patterns that can be selected at the time of deviation are classified into five types according to variation time, but actually, a plurality of variation effect patterns are prepared for each of these classifications. This is equivalent to the fact that dozens of types of variation effect patterns are associated with the lottery value ranges for each category. In order to compare the ratio of each pattern lottery value range in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 in this figure with the ratio of the pattern lottery value range in the first column 212, Broken lines indicating the ratio of the pattern lottery value range are drawn in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218.

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

  The third range 226 includes normal reach in the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 21 to 255, respectively. “Normal 1”, “Normal 2”, and “Reach without reach” are associated with each other. However, the range of pattern lottery values associated with each variation pattern varies depending on the number of holds. In the first column 212, the sizes of the lottery value ranges to which “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach” are associated are approximately equal, and the ranges obtained by dividing 21 to 255 into approximately three equal portions are associated with each other. Yes. On the other hand, in the second column 214, the size of the lottery value range associated with “normal 1” and “normal 2” is smaller than the lottery value range associated with “no reach”. Further, in the third column 216 and the fourth column 218, the size of the lottery value range associated with each of “normal 1” and “normal 2” is further reduced.

  The fluctuation time of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” may be longer than the fluctuation time of “Out of reach”, and in the case of “Out of reach”, the fluctuation time may be shortened like a short time state. Depending on the setting contents of the third range 226, the average variation time varies. The pattern lottery value range for “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” decreases as the number of holds increases from 0 to 1, 2, 3, 4, and conversely the pattern lottery value range for “out of reach” increases. Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes shorter as the number of holds increases, and conversely, the average change time becomes longer as the number of holds decreases. In this way, by using a variation pattern table in which the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern is different for each number of holdings, control that makes it easy to select a variation pattern with a long variation time when the number of holdings decreases is realized. be able to.

  The variation pattern of “out of reach” associated with the third column 216 has a shorter variation time than the “out of reach” associated with the first column 212 and the second column 214, so-called “shortening variation”. This is the fluctuation pattern. Further, the fluctuation pattern of “out of reach” associated with the fourth column 218 has a shorter variation time than the “out of reach” associated with the first column 212 and the second column 214, and the third column This is a fluctuation pattern of so-called “super-shortening fluctuation” in which the fluctuation time is shorter than “216 shortening fluctuation”.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is executed when a game ball enters the start port 62, the operation port 68, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, etc. (S10). A normal game control process such as lottery is executed (S14). If the normal game is not in progress (N in S12), a special game control process (S16) or a small hit game control process is executed (S17). Based on the number of winning balls set in the winning process of S10, award ball payout according to various winnings is processed (S18).

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the ball entry process of S10 in FIG. If there is a ball in the starting port 62 (Y in S200), the number of prize balls corresponding to the starting port 62 is set (S202). If the holding control means 116 refers to whether or not the number of hold of the success / failure lottery value is less than 4 and is in a state where further hold is possible (Y in S204), the success / failure lottery value is acquired (S206). The lottery value is held in the hold control means 116 (S208). In S200, when there is no entry to the starting port 62, the processing from S202 to S208 is skipped (N in S200). If the number of holds reaches the upper limit in S204 and further hold is impossible, the processing of S206 and S208 is skipped (N in S204).

  If there is a ball in the operation port 68 (Y in S210), if the number of holds of the open lottery value by the holding control means 116 is less than 2 and if it can be further held (Y in S212), An open lottery value is acquired (S214). A pre-open lottery based on the open lottery value is executed (S216), and the open lottery value is held in the hold control means 116 (S218). If there is no ball entering the operating port 68 in S210, the processing from S212 to S218 is skipped (N in S210). If the number of holds reaches the upper limit in S212 and further holding is impossible, the processing from S214 to S218 is skipped (N in S212).

  When there is a winning at the general winning opening 72 (Y of S220), the number of winning balls corresponding to the general winning opening 72 is set (S222), and when there is no winning at the general winning opening 72, S222 is skipped. (N in S220). If there is a winning ball at the big winning hole 66 (Y of S224), the number of winning balls corresponding to the big winning hole 66 is set (S226), and if there is no winning ball at the big winning hole 66, S226 is skipped. (N in S224).

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail the advance determination process of S216 in FIG. When the open lottery means 113 obtains the open lottery value, the gaming state is in the easy entry state (Y in S240), and the number of the open lottery value held is one less than the remaining number until the final number ( If all the open lottery values that are one less than the remaining number of times are out of place (Y in S244), the fact is notified (S246). If it is not easy to enter, the processing from S240 to S246 is skipped (N in S240). If the number of held open lottery values has not reached one less than the remaining number of times until the final number in S242, S244 and S246 are skipped (N in S242). Even when the open lottery value held in S244 includes a win, S246 is skipped (N in S244).

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is being held (Y in S20) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S22), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. (S24). In accordance with the determination result, the main display control means 118 starts changing display, transmits a change start command to the effect display control means 134, and the effect display control means 134 that receives the command displays the effect image according to the change effect pattern. The fluctuation display is started (S26). If the winning / no-win lottery value is not held in S20 (N in S20), the processing from S22 to S26 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S22 (Y in S22), S24 and S26 Is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S28), the symbol variation display process is executed (S30), and if the symbol variation stop timing is reached (Y in S32), the symbol variation stop is performed. The process is executed (S34). When the symbol variation display is not started, the processing from S30 to S34 is skipped (N of S28), and when the symbol variation stop timing has not been reached, S34 is skipped (N of S32). Thereafter, an open lottery control process is executed (S36).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S24 in FIG. First, the success / failure lottery means 112 reads the success / failure lottery value (S42), and determines the success / failure based on the success / failure lottery value (S44). The symbol determining means 114 determines the stop symbol of the special symbol based on the result of the determination (S46), and the variation pattern determining means 115 selects the variation pattern of the special symbol (S48). The effect determining means 132 determines the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbols based on the determination result and the special symbol (S50), and selects the variation effect pattern of the decorative symbols according to the variation pattern of the special symbols (S52).

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail the symbol variation stop process of S34 in FIG. First, a process for stopping the symbol variation is executed (S300). If the result of the winning / failing lottery is a big hit (Y in S302), if the symbol has a short time and easy entry (Y in S304), The easy entry state setting is turned on (S306). For example, if it is a big hit in the easy entry state, a symbol with a short time and easy entry state is selected with a probability of 100%, and the setting of the short time and easy entry state is turned on. Further, if it is a symbol with probability variation (Y in S308), the probability variation setting is turned on (S310), and if it is not a symbol with probability variation (N in S308), the probability variation setting is turned off (S311). If it is not a symbol with time reduction and easy entry (N in S304), the processing from S306 to S311 is skipped. If the result of the lottery is not a big hit (N in S302), and if the number of changes in the special symbol and the decorative symbol has reached the final number of times in the short time (Y in S312), the time reduction ends ( S314). When the time is not short or when the final number is not reached, S314 is skipped (N in S312). In the example shown in the figure, the process of determining whether or not the setting of the time reduction and easy entry state is turned on according to whether or not the symbol is accompanied by the time reduction and easy entry state in S304 has been described. As a modified example, first, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is an easy entry state. If it is not in the easy state, it may be configured to turn on the setting of the probability change, the time reduction, and the easy-to-enter state depending on whether or not the design involves probability change.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the open lottery control process of S36 in FIG. If the lottery value of the open lottery is on hold (Y in S330) and the normal symbol is not in a variable display (N in S332), the open lottery means 113 executes the open lottery (S334), In accordance with the lottery result, the normal symbol display control means 156 starts to display normal symbols in a variable manner (S336). If the lottery value of the open lottery is not suspended in S330 (N in S330), the processing from S332 to S336 is skipped, and if the normal symbol is being displayed in a variable manner in S332 (Y in S332), The processing of S334 and S336 is skipped. Subsequently, if the normal symbol fluctuation display has already been started (Y in S338), the normal symbol display control means 156 executes the normal symbol fluctuation display processing (S340), and should end the normal symbol fluctuation display. If the timing has been reached (Y in S342), the normal symbol variation stop process is executed (S344). At this time, if the open lottery is a win (Y of S346), the number of fluctuations in the easy entry state is reset (S347), the opening mechanism 63 of the start port 62 is opened (S348), and the win is not a win (S348). N of S346), the number of changes in the easy entry state is counted (S349). If the normal symbol variation display is not started in S338, the processing from S340 to S348 is skipped (N in S338), and if the normal symbol variation end timing is not reached in S342 (N in S342). , S344 to S348 are skipped. If the opening mechanism 63 of the starting port 62 is open (Y in S350) and the closing timing has been reached (Y in S352), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the expanding mechanism 63. (S354). If the closing timing has not been reached (N in S352), S354 is skipped, and if the expansion mechanism 63 is not opened (N in S350), S352 and S354 are skipped.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail the change stop display process of S344 in FIG. When the normal symbol change display is stopped (S370) and stopped when it is off (Y in S371), and when it is easy to enter, the number of open lotteries reaches the final number of easy entry ( Y in S372), the easy entry state is terminated (S374). If it is not off, S372 and S374 are skipped (N in S371), and if it is not in the easy entering state or if the final number of times in the easy entering state has not been reached, S374 is skipped (N in S372).

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game control process of S16 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a big hit (Y in S90), the special game has already started (Y in S92), and the grand prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S98), the big prize opening The release process 66 is executed (S100). At this time, display of the set jackpot effect is also started. If the big prize opening 66 has been opened (Y of S98), the closing process of the big prize opening 66 is executed (S102). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S104), the process proceeds to S106. If it is not in the closed state (N in S104), the process after S106 is skipped, and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the special game has not started in S92 (N in S92), the special game is started (S94), the display of the start demonstration effect is started (S96), and this process is temporarily ended.

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

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S100 in FIG. When it is the opening timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern (Y in S122), the opening / closing control means 124 uniformly turns off the passage flag and sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S124). The special winning opening 66 is opened (S126). In addition, a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions of the current unit game or a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions being different is set and started. When it is not the opening timing (N of S122), the processes of S124 and S126 are skipped.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S102 in FIG. When the closing timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached, the open / close control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66. That is, during a special game, whether the end condition based on the number of balls is satisfied (Y in S130) or the end condition based on the number of balls is not satisfied (N in S130), the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied ( (Y of S132), the special winning opening 66 is closed (S134). If the termination condition based on the opening time is not satisfied (N in S132), the flow after S134 is skipped.

  The end condition based on the number of balls in the 15R jackpot is 10 or more balls entering the grand prize opening 66, and the end condition based on the opening time is a set time according to the opening / closing pattern from the opening start of the big prize opening 66. It is progress. In the case of 15R big hit, 30 seconds have elapsed since the start of opening, and in the case of 2R big hit, 0.5 seconds have elapsed since the start of opening. However, since the opening for 0.5 seconds is extremely short, it is difficult to enter more than 10 balls as well as to enter the ball itself. Even if a game ball is launched at the same time as the opening of the grand prize opening, it is difficult to enter the game, so it is predicted that the 2R big hit will be opened before the grand prize opening 66 is opened. It is necessary to launch a game ball. On the other hand, the end condition based on the number of balls in the 15R jackpot is 10 or more balls entering the grand prize opening, and the end condition based on the opening time is 30 seconds from the start of opening the big prize opening 66. At this time, if the maximum number of continuations has been reached (Y in S136), the end flag is turned on (S138). If the maximum number of continuations has not been reached (N in S136), the process in S138 is skipped. In this embodiment, the upper limit number of continuations is 15 times. If neither the end condition based on the number of entered balls nor the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied (N in S130, N in S132), the processes after S134 are skipped.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing in detail the end determination process of S108 in FIG. If the validity period of the remaining sphere has elapsed (Y in S142) and the passing flag is OFF at that time (N in S144), the continuation condition for the special game is not satisfied, so an end flag is set to end the special game. Turn on (S146). As already mentioned, the game ball may remain in an undetected state immediately after the grand prize opening 66 is closed, so that the validity period has passed since the special prize winning game was closed. Until there is, it is determined whether there is passage information. On the other hand, if the pass flag is on (Y in S144), the process is temporarily ended after turning off the pass flag without turning on the end flag here (S148). In this case, the special game is not ended and the next unit game is executed. If the valid period has not elapsed (N in S142), the processing from S144 to S148 is skipped.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a small hit (Y in S150), the small hit game has already started (Y in S152), and the big winning opening 66 has not been opened (N in S158). A process for opening the winning opening 66 is executed (S160), and if it is already opened (Y in S158), a closing process for the big winning opening 66 is executed (S162). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S164), the process proceeds to S166. If it is not in the closed state (N of S164), the process after S166 is skipped and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the small hit game has not started in S152 (N in S152), the small hit game is started (S154), and the display of the start demonstration effect similar to the 2R big hit is started (S156). Exit once.

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

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S160 in FIG. When the opening timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S180), the open / close control means 124 sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S182) and starts opening the special winning opening 66. (S184). When it is not the opening timing (N of S180), the processing of S182 and S184 is skipped.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG. When the end timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S190), the end flag is turned on (S192), and the special winning opening 66 is closed (S194). This closing timing is the timing when 0.5 seconds have elapsed since the opening of the special winning opening 66. If it is not the closing timing (N of S190), the processes of S192 and S194 are skipped.

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

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the start port 62 is configured as a single start winning port has been described. In the modification, the start port 62 may be configured using a plurality of start winning ports. For example, the first start port may be provided like the start port 62 in FIG. 1 and the second start port may be provided to the right of the center decoration 64. In that case, when you want to aim at only the entrance to the starting port while avoiding the passage of the operating port 68 while aiming at the passing of the operating port 68 and the entrance to the first starting port at the same time, usually by right-handed It is only necessary to hit the ball strongly so as to pass through the right side of the center decoration 64 and aim at entering the second starting port.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which when the number of open lottery values that is one less than the remaining number of times until the final number of times in the easy-to-enter state is out of place, that fact is notified. In a modified example, it may be configured to notify that when the number of times reaching the final number has been missed, or a predetermined number of open lottery values that are two or more less than the remaining number of times until the final number of times have been missed. It is good also as a structure which alert | reports that.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the time-saving and easy-to-enter state is started when the success / failure lottery is a hit with a certain change and when it becomes a big hit in the easy-to-enter state. In the modified example, whether or not the winning lottery involves a certain change, or whether or not the special symbol and the decorative symbol are accompanied by a short time, whether or not to start the easy entry state may be determined. Good. In that case, it is good also as a specification which does not provide the certainty of winning / failing lottery, or a specification which does not provide the shortening of special symbols and decorative symbols.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the remaining number of times up to the final number of times in the easy entry state is not displayed on the screen. In the modification, the remaining number of times may be displayed on the screen of the effect display device 60.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the 2R big hit always involves the probability change, the time reduction, and the easy entry state has been described. In the modified example, even when the 2R big hit occurs when it is not easy to enter the ball, it may be configured such that the probability change, the time shortening, and the easy entering state are not involved. In this case, the 2R big hit is positioned as a big hit depending on whether or not there is a probability change depending on whether or not it is in the easy-to-enter state, and the game state can be changed without affecting the increase or decrease in the number of balls. It can be a big hit with

  In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which a big hit with a probability change is performed with a probability of 50% of the big hit in the easy-to-enter state. In a modification, the big hit in the easy-to-enter state may be a big hit with certainty. In that case, all of the big hits in the easy-to-enter state will be accompanied by a probability change, a short time, and an easy-to-enter state.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the number of fluctuations in the easy-to-enter state is counted up to determine whether or not the final number has been reached, but it has been determined that the number of fluctuations has substantially reached the final number. It's enough. Therefore, it is needless to say that the method may be realized by counting down from the same number of times as the number of times of termination.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the number of times that the open lottery has been missed is counted to determine whether or not the final number has been reached, but it is sufficient if it is determined whether the number of misses has reached the final number as a result. . Therefore, for example, the number of open lottery itself may be counted regardless of whether it is a win or not, and if it is a win, it may be realized by skipping the determination of whether or not the final number has been reached.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the easy-to-enter state is terminated when the number of missed open lotteries reaches a predetermined end number. As a modified example, the easy-to-enter state is terminated with the one that meets the earlier when the number of misses in the open lottery reaches a predetermined end number or the number of misses in the lottery reaches a predetermined number, whichever comes first It is good. In this case, the predetermined number set as the end based on the number of missed lottery lotteries may be the same as or different from the end number set for the special game and the time of the decorative symbol. In these modified examples, it is possible to realize a gameability in which it is impossible to predict how long the easy entry state will be continued depending on the player's selection or skill, up to a predetermined period.

As another modification, the following (1) to (5) can be realized.
(1) The first easy entry state in which the number of misses in the open lottery reaches a predetermined end number, and the number of misses in the open lottery reaches a predetermined end number, or the number of missed lotteries One of the second easy-to-enter states in which the player reaches the predetermined number of times or whichever has been satisfied first is determined by lottery at the start of the easy-to-enter state.
(2) A first easy entry state in which the number of misses in the open lottery reaches a predetermined final number of times, and a second easy entry in which the number of missed lottery matches reaches a predetermined number of times State and the third easy entry state where the number of missed open lotteries reaches a predetermined number of times or the number of missed lottery times reaches a predetermined number, whichever comes first Either of them may be determined by lottery at the start of the easy entry state.
(3) A first easy entry state in which the number of missed open lotteries reaches a predetermined final number of times, and a second easy entry in which the final number of missed lottery times reaches a predetermined number of times One of the states may be determined by lottery at the start of the entering easy state.
(4) The first easy entry state where the number of missed lotteries reaches a predetermined number of times, and the number of missed open lotteries reaches a predetermined number of times, or the number of missed lottery is predetermined One of the second easy-to-enter states where the number of times reaches the number of times or whichever is satisfied earlier is determined by lottery at the start of the easy-to-enter state.
(5) In (1) to (4), when the start opening 62 is constituted by using a plurality of start winning openings, the final period is determined based on the number of winning / failing lotteries triggered by entering the first start opening. It is good also as a structure which judges the end based on the frequency | count of the lottery which is triggered by the entrance to the 2nd start opening, or the entrance to the 1st start opening It is good also as a structure which determines an end based on the sum total of the number of times of the success / failure lottery and the number of times of the success / failure lottery triggered by the entrance to the second starting port.

  50 game board, 52 game area, 62 start port, 63 expansion mechanism, 68 operation port, 112 wrong lottery means, 113 open lottery means, 116 hold control means, 120 special game control means, 122 specific game execution means, 124 open / close Control means, 156 Normal symbol display control means.

Claims (5)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, and having an expansion mechanism for changing the ease of entering the ball while entering a game ball triggers a lottery;
Triggering lottery means for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting winning opening,
A symbol display device on which a symbol indicating the result of the winning / failing lottery is variably displayed;
Display control means for displaying the symbol variation on the symbol display device according to a variation pattern;
Special game control means for executing the special game when the result of the success / failure lottery is a big hit;
An operating port that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and that triggers an open lottery that is a lottery for determining whether or not the ball is to be spread out;
Open lottery means for executing the open lottery triggered by entering the operation port,
A normal symbol display control means for variably displaying a normal symbol indicating the result of the open lottery on a predetermined display device when entering the operation port;
Opening / closing control means for opening the expansion mechanism when the normal symbol is stopped and displayed as a result of the opening lottery,
Specific game execution means for shifting the game state from the normal state to the easy-to-enter game state, which increases the ease of entering the starting prize opening from the normal state until the number of open lotteries reaches a predetermined final number after the end of the special game; ,
A ball game machine characterized by comprising:   The specific game executing means has a higher probability of hitting the ball when the winning lottery is reached after reaching the final number of times if at least one of the winning lottery and the open lottery is winning. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game state is shifted to an easy state.   The start winning opening is a position where a game ball aiming at the first direction toward the operation port can enter in the gaming area, and when the second winning direction is different from the first direction. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game ball is provided at a position where a game ball can enter.   The probability of winning the open lottery and the final number of times are designed so that the winning of the open lottery may not occur until the number of open lotteries reaches the final number of times, and before reaching the final number of times. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the probability that the winning occurs before reaching the final number of times is higher than the probability that the winning lottery does not occur. 5. A ball game machine. A holding control means for holding the result of the open lottery up to a predetermined number up to the start of variable display of the normal symbol corresponding to the open lottery,
The specific game execution means notifies the player of the fact when a predetermined number of results corresponding to the final number of times are out of the results of the open lottery held by the hold control means. The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein

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