JP2012065682A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine that forcibly enters a low-probability state when a high-probability state continues a predetermined number of times in a row after the end of a jackpot, while showing a game state after power recovery in detail.SOLUTION: A game state is restored when the game machine is powered. When probability variation is in process (S1050: yes), the game machine refers to a probability variation limiter (S1055). The probability limiter is a value indicating the number of times of jackpots remaining before the end of a probability variation state. Based on the probability variation limiter, the game machine executes lighting pattern selection processing (S1060), and performs probability variation state display (S1065). That is, when the game machine is in the probability variation state at power-on, the probability variation state and the probability variation limiter are notified. Accordingly, the game state at power recovery can be obtained in detail.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine that forcibly enters a low-probability state when the state after the big hit ends in a high-probability state a predetermined number of times.

Conventionally, there is a one-set machine that can be played with a single hit and with a plurality of subsequent hits almost guaranteed (Reference 1). For example, in a one-time gaming machine of five times, when a big hit is made from the normal state, the state after the big hit is always a high probability state, and the same is repeated until another big hit. When the fifth big hit including the first time occurs, the state after the big hit is changed to a low probability state (normal state) without fail. In other words, 5 big hits are guaranteed by one big hit, and after that, since it returns to the normal state, it is necessary to obtain the sixth big hit by itself. This type is characterized by a stable game progression in which it is easy to obtain a large amount of game balls and a game with a ball is easy to sustain. As a type close to this, the state after the big hit is not 100% and a high probability state, but there are some cases where a high probability state is forced several times to become a low probability state.
On the other hand, there is a technique that performs a latent effect by providing a small hit for the effect and providing the same open pattern as the small hit game for the big hit (Reference 2). If the player does not know whether it is a small hit or a big hit, and if a probability variation is given when a big hit occurs, the game will have the expectation that the probability variation may have been activated even when winning the small hit The machine can be done.

  Furthermore, in recent years, there is a combination of these two that has a latent effect mounted on one set machine. By doing so, it is possible to make it difficult to understand the remaining number of times even though it is a one-set machine due to the big hit that cannot be distinguished from the big hit. In addition, since it is almost impossible to obtain a prize ball with the same open pattern as the small hit, it is possible to make a large difference in the number of game balls that can be obtained even with the same number of big hits, and it is possible to play a game with extremely rough waves. .

In addition to the gaming machines listed above, in recent years there have been an increasing number of gaming machines that make full use of various gaming states, and some have a device for notifying the gaming state to make it easier to grasp the exact gaming state. Yes (Reference 3).
As mentioned above, gaming machines equipped with latent effects can raise the player's expectation, but if the gaming machine is turned off and then turned on again, it is difficult for hall personnel to grasp the gaming state. There is a drawback. Therefore, there is a technique for notifying whether or not the state is a high probability state when the power is restored in a state where the backup function is utilized (Reference 4). Normally, the gaming state is not notified in order to make use of the latent effect, but the gaming store side can accurately grasp the state of the gaming machine by notifying accurately when the power is turned on. Also, there is an effect of preventing fraud such as morning.

JP 2007-252483 A JP 2009-089832 A JP 2006-180908 A JP 2008-220841 A

However, in the one-set machine as described above, it is not sufficient to notify only whether or not a high probability state is present when the power is turned on. In the case of a game machine with one set of 5 times, the gaming state will be considerably different depending on whether it can be hit 4 more times until it becomes low probability, or if it becomes low probability just by making a big hit once. It is difficult to say that it is informing the gaming state accurately that these are uniformly reported as “high probability state”.
The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of informing detailed game information when the power is turned on.

  The present invention according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, stores a gaming state, and when the gaming machine is turned on, a game is played from a gaming state immediately before power-off based on the stored gaming state. Whether or not to execute a game winning opening game that opens the game winning opening based on the game state recovery means for restarting the game and the random value extracted due to the ball entering the starting port provided in the gaming area The winning prize opening game lottery means for lottering the lottery and the state after the end of the winning prize opening game are set to a normal probability state where the winning probability of the lottery is a normal probability or higher than the normal probability A probability lottery means for lottering whether to make a high probability state to be performed with probability, and when the high probability state is continuously selected by the probability lottery means for a predetermined number of times, then the big prize opening game Executed by lottery means A game machine comprising: a probability lowering unit that sets the state after the completion of the winning prize opening game to the normal probability state; and when the power is turned on and the game state reproduced by the game state recovery unit is a high probability state High probability state frequency notifying means for performing a frequency notification operation for notifying the number of times of the high probability state that can be continuously generated until the normal probability state is established by the probability reducing means. It is characterized by having.

  Note that the lottery performed by the probability lottery means always includes a lottery state (for example, an aspect of claim 2). In other words, in this case, when a big prize opening game is generated, a high probability state is always obtained after the end of the game. However, since the probability reducing means enters the normal probability state when it reaches the high probability state continuously for a predetermined number of times (also referred to as a limiter), it does not enter the high probability state when it reaches the limiter. Also, there may be a plurality of start openings and prize winning openings.

  The present invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein there are a plurality of different opening patterns that are patterns for opening the big winning opening in the big winning opening opening game, and the probability When the lottery means changes the state after the end of the big prize opening game to the high probability state, and the probability lowering means selects the high probability state continuously for a predetermined number of times. In this case, the state after the end of the big prize opening game is set to the normal probability state regardless of the selection result of the probability lottery means, and the randomness extracted due to the ball entering the start opening. Based on a numerical value, it is provided with a small hit game lottery means for lottery whether or not to execute a small hit game that opens the big winning opening with the same opening pattern as a part of the big winning opening release game And

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect, the starting port includes a wing piece that can be opened and closed, and the wing piece is closed by opening the wing piece. It is easier to enter the starting opening than the starting entrance, based on the entrance opening provided in the game area and a random value extracted due to the entrance to the entrance The opening opening game lottery means for lottering whether or not to release the wing pieces, and the frequency at which the wing pieces are opened by the start opening opening game lottery means is in a normal state or the opening frequency Open extension state selection means for selecting whether or not to be in an open extension state higher than the normal state, the open extension state selection means immediately after the small hit game is executed by the small hit game lottery means Does not perform a lottery to determine whether or not to enter the extended extended state. When the large winning opening opening game of the opening pattern is performed and the high winning opening state is reached after the end of the large winning opening opening game, it is selected whether or not the extended extended state is set. The winning game lottery means, based on a random number extracted due to the entrance to the starting opening, the small winning game that opens the big winning opening with the same opening pattern as a part of the big winning opening opening game Whether or not to execute, the high probability state frequency notification means, when the gaming state reproduced by the gaming state recovery means is a high probability state and not the extended extension state, The probability reducing means notifies the number of times of the high probability state that can be continuously generated until the normal probability state is achieved.

  In other words, some of the big prize opening games have the same opening pattern as the small hit game, and the open extended state selection means did not select the open extended state after the big prize opening game. In this case, it is difficult to distinguish from a small hit game. It should be noted that it is not necessary to select whether or not the open extension state selection means sets the open extension state at the end of the big prize opening game. For example, it may be performed at the time of lottery of the big prize opening opening game lottery means that has caused the big prize opening opening game, lottery of the big prize opening opening game lottery means, or lottery by the probability lottery means, It may also serve as a selection by the open extension state selection means.

  Further, when there are a plurality of start ports, at least one of them may be a start port provided with a blade piece. In the state where the blade piece is closed, it may not be possible to enter the starting port provided with the blade piece. In addition, the state in which the frequency of opening the wing pieces is high means that each time a lottery is performed by the start opening game lottery means, the time for the wing pieces to be opened is extended or the number of times the wing pieces are released is increased. The mode to do can be mentioned. In addition, the probability of winning the lottery by the opening opening game lottery means may be increased, or some (including all) of these may occur simultaneously. The entrance to the entrance that triggers the opening of the wing piece may be to guide the entered game ball to the back of the game area, or return the entered game ball to the game area as it is. (In other words, in this case, the game ball only passes through the entrance).

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the third aspect, when the open extended state selection means generates the open extended state, the special winning opening is opened a predetermined number of times. It is to select whether to continue the open extension state until the lottery by the game lottery means is performed, or to continue the open extension state until the big winning opening release game is executed, the power is turned on, When the gaming state reproduced by the gaming state restoration means is the open extended state, it is provided with an open extended state notifying means for notifying a condition for continuation of the open extended state.
It should be noted that the “predetermined number of times” in this claim is independent of the “predetermined number of times” related to the probability reducing means.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, the high-probability state frequency notification unit is set to the normal probability state by the probability reduction unit. The number of times notification operation is performed.

  The gaming machine according to claim 1 is drawn by lottery whether it becomes a high probability state or a normal probability state after a big hit, and when the number of times of continuously high probability reaches the limiter, it is forced by the probability reducing means. Low probability. And if the gaming state restored at the time of power-on is a high probability state, it will be notified how many times the high probability state can be made continuously, so receive a more detailed notification of the gaming state Can do.

  In the gaming machine according to the second aspect, when the big prize opening game is generated, the probability lottery means always becomes a high probability state after the end of the game. However, when the number of occurrences of the big prize opening game reaches the limiter, the probability lowering means enters the normal probability state. Therefore, if the number of occurrences of the big prize opening game is counted, the number of times until the limiter is determined. However, in this gaming machine, there is a small hit game separate from the big prize opening game, and the big prize opening game has the same opening pattern as the small hit game (common pattern). Exists. Therefore, in such a gaming machine, it is difficult to understand the number of times until the limiter if only the opening pattern is viewed. According to the present invention, even in such a gaming machine, if the gaming state recovered at the time of power-on is a high-probability state, the number of times until the limiter is notified, so that the gaming state can be appropriately notified. it can.

In the gaming machine according to claim 3, if the big prize opening is opened in a common pattern and then does not become the extended extended state, whether it was a big prize opening opening game or a small hit game Is very difficult to understand.
The high-probability state number notification means notifies the number of limiters when the gaming state at the time of power recovery is a high-probability state and is not in the open extended state, so the notification content becomes extremely important.

  In the gaming machine according to claim 4, if the game state at the time of power restoration is the open extended state, the open extended state notifying means is selected by the open extended state a predetermined number of times, and the lottery by the big prize opening open game lottery means is performed. Since it is notified whether it is continued until it is performed or whether the open extended state is continued until the next big hit, it is possible to receive a more detailed notification of the gaming state.

  In the gaming machine according to claim 5, the high probability state number notification unit continues the number notification operation until the probability reduction unit sets the normal probability state. In a gaming machine that is guaranteed to generate a special prize opening game for a predetermined number of times, the special prize opening game for the predetermined number of times can be regarded as one special gaming state, It has become. As a result, it is possible to produce an effect in line with game play.

The front view of the game board 10 of the pachinko machine of 1st Example of this invention. Enlarged view of the state notification device 15 provided in the pachinko machine Electrical configuration of pachinko machine The flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the starting process performed with the main control apparatus 80 of a pachinko machine The flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the main routine performed with the main control apparatus 80 of a pachinko machine. Flowchart 1 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 2 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 3 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 4 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 5 of the success / failure determination process executed by main controller 80 Flowchart of normal state notification display processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart of status notification display processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 1 of special game processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 2 of special game processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart 3 of special game processing executed by main controller 80 Flow chart of small hit game processing executed by main controller 80 Flowchart of status notification device lighting process 1 executed by main controller 80 Flowchart of lighting pattern selection processing executed by main controller 80 Explanatory drawing which shows the aspect of alerting | reporting operation | movement performed by a lighting pattern selection process The enlarged view of the state alerting | reporting apparatus 15 with which the pachinko machine of 2nd Example is provided. Electrical configuration diagram of pachinko machine of second embodiment Flowchart of the status notification device lighting process 2 executed by the main control device 80 of the second embodiment. The enlarged view of the status alerting | reporting apparatus 15 with which the pachinko machine of 3rd Example is provided. Electric configuration diagram of pachinko machine of third embodiment Flowchart of the state notification device lighting process 3 executed by the main control device 80 of the third embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the mode of alerting | reporting operation | movement performed with the time-short state A alerting | reporting apparatus and time-shortening state B alerting | reporting apparatus of 3rd Example. Enlarged view of the state notification device 15 provided in the pachinko machine of another embodiment Explanatory drawing of the example which performs alerting | reporting operation | movement with the production symbol display apparatus 6 with which the pachinko machine of another Example is provided. Flowchart of the status notification device lighting process 4 executed by the main control device 80 of another embodiment. The flowchart which shows a part of success / failure determination process which the main control apparatus 80 of another Example performs. Flowchart of the state notification device lighting process 5 executed by the main control device 80 of another embodiment. Enlarged view of the state notification device 15 provided in the pachinko machine of another embodiment

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and can take various forms belonging to the technical scope of the present invention, and the contents described in the respective examples are appropriately combined. It goes without saying that it is possible.
[Example 1]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 1 of a pachinko machine according to the present embodiment. In addition, since the whole structure of this pachinko machine is based on a well-known technique, illustration and description are abbreviate | omitted. As shown in FIG. 1, the game board 1 is provided with a substantially circular game area 3 surrounded by known guide rails 2a and 2b. A large number of game nails are nailed in the game area 3.

A center case 5 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game area 3. The center case 5 is provided with a warp entrance, a warp passage, a stage, a window for directing the screen of the effect symbol display device 6 (which is a liquid crystal display device and displays a pseudo symbol) and the like, as in the known case.
A state notification device 15 having a plurality of 7-segment display devices and a plurality of LEDs is installed slightly to the left of the center case 5. A gate 17 is disposed on the left side of the center case 5, and a composite winning device 13 in which the first start port 11 and the second start port 12 are unitized is disposed below the center case 5. The second starting port 12 includes a normal electric accessory provided with a wing piece that can be opened and closed. The game ball cannot enter the second starting port 12 unless the wing piece is opened.

  An enlarged view of the state notification device 15 is shown in FIG. The state notification device 15 includes a normal symbol display device 7, a normal symbol hold number display device 8, a first special symbol display device 9, a second special symbol display device 10, and a first special symbol hold number display device 18 2 The special symbol holding number display device 19, the special electric accessory operating display device 41, the probability variation state notification display device 43, and the short time state notification display device 45 are provided. The normal symbol display device 7 is composed of two LEDs. The first special symbol hold number display device 18, the second special symbol hold number display device 19, the normal symbol hold number display device 8, and the probability variation state notification display device 43 include Each consists of 4 LEDs. The first special symbol display device 9 and the second special symbol display device 10 are each composed of a one-digit seven-segment display device, and the special electric accessory operating display device 41 and the short-time state notification display device 45 are one LED. Consists of. The first special symbol is a special symbol that is variably displayed and fixedly displayed on the first special symbol display device 9 due to entering the first start winning opening 11, and the second special symbol is the first special symbol. 2 is a special symbol that is variably displayed and fixedly displayed on the second special symbol display device 10 due to entering the starting winning prize opening 12. When a ball enters the first starting port 11 and the first special symbol cannot be changed due to reasons such as the first special symbol being fluctuated, it will accompany the ball. The stored random number is stored in the first special symbol hold, and the hold number is displayed on the first special symbol hold number display device 18. Similarly, the hold and the number of holds are displayed for the second special symbol. The normal symbol is a variable symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 7 due to the fact that the game ball has passed through the gate 17, and the normal symbol is changed when the game ball passes through the gate 17. If you cannot start displaying the fluctuation of the normal symbol anew due to reasons such as medium, it is the normal symbol hold that stores the random number generated with the passage, and the number of hold is the normal symbol hold number display device 8 is displayed.

  Returning to FIG. An attacker-type large winning opening 14 is arranged below the composite winning device. Further, on the left side of the composite winning device 13, a first left winning port 31, a second left winning port 32, and a third left winning port 33 are provided, and on the right side of the composite winning device 13, a right winning port 34 is provided. Is provided. Note that the first left winning port 31, the second left winning port 32, the third left winning port 33, and the right winning port 34 are normal winning ports in which the winning rate does not always change.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine is configured with a main controller 80 as a center. In this block diagram, a so-called relay board and power supply circuit for merely relaying signals are not described. Although not shown in detail, all of the main control device 80, the payout control device 81, the production symbol control device 82, and the sub integrated control device 83 include a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input port, an output port, and the like. However, in this embodiment, the launch controller 84 is not provided with a CPU, ROM, or RAM. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the launch control device 84 may be provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like.

  The main controller 80 includes a first start port switch 11a that detects a game ball that has entered the first start port 11, a second start port switch 12a that detects a game ball that has entered the second start port 12, and a normal A normal symbol operation switch 17a for detecting a game ball that has entered the gate 17 that activates the symbol, a count switch 14a for counting the game balls that have entered the big winning port 14, a first left winning port 31, a second left winning game Detection signals such as a left winning port switch 31a that detects a game ball that has entered the mouth 32 and the third left winning port 33, a right winning port switch 34a that detects a game ball that has entered the right winning port 34, and the like are input. .

The main control device 80 operates in accordance with the installed program, generates various commands related to the progress of the game based on the above-described detection signals and outputs them to the payout control device 81 and the sub integrated control device 83.
Further, the main control device 80 includes a normal symbol display device 7, a normal symbol holding number display device 8, a first special symbol display device 9, and a second special symbol display device 10 connected via a symbol display device relay terminal board 90. The first special symbol hold number display device 18, the second special symbol hold number display device 19, the special electric accessory operating display device 41, the probability variation state notification display device 43, and the short time state notification display device 45 are controlled.

  Further, the main control device 80 controls the opening / closing of the special winning opening 14 by controlling the special winning opening solenoid 14b, and controls the ordinary electric accessory solenoid (denoted as a general electric accessory solenoid in FIG. 3) 12b. Thus, the opening and closing of the second start port 12 is controlled.

  In addition to being output to the test signal terminal, an output signal from the main controller 80 is also output to an external connection terminal 78 for management such as symbol variation and jackpot (also called special game) and sent to the hall main computer. . The main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 can perform bidirectional communication.

  The payout control device 81 operates the payout motor 20 in accordance with a command sent from the main control device 80 and pays out a prize ball. In this embodiment, the detection signal of the payout switch 21 for counting game balls to be paid out as prize balls is input to the payout control device 81, and the payout control device 81 counts the prize balls. In addition, it is also conceivable to use a configuration in which the detection signal of the payout switch 21 is input to the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 and both the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 count the prize balls.

  The payout control device 81 receives signals from the glass frame opening switch 35, the inner frame opening switch 36, the full switch 22, and the ball break switch 23, and a signal indicating that the lower plate 63 is full by the full switch 22. And when a signal indicating that there are few or no game balls in the ball tank is input by the ball break switch 23, the payout motor 20 is stopped and the payout operation of the prize ball is stopped. Note that the full switch 22 and the ball break switch 23 are also configured to continue outputting signals until the state is cleared, and the payout control device 81 causes the payout motor 20 to stop being output. Restart the drive.

  Also, the payout control device 81 operates the payout motor 20 via the payout relay terminal plate 76 to discharge the rental balls. The paid-out lending ball is detected by the payout switch 21, and the detection signal is input to the payout control device 81. The CR unit terminal board 24 is also connected to the checkout display board 25 so as to be capable of two-way communication. The checkout display device 25 has a ball rental switch 57 for requesting rental of game balls, and a request for payment. A settlement switch 58 and a balance display are connected.

Further, the payout control device 81 transmits information relating to the winning ball, information indicating the open / closed state of the frame (inner frame, front frame), etc. to the hall computer 87 via the external connection terminal 78, and also to the launch control device 84. To send a fire stop signal.
In this embodiment, the game balls are paid out. However, the game balls generated in accordance with winnings or the like may be stored without being paid out.

The launch control device 84 controls the launch motor 30 to launch the game ball into the game area 3. In addition to the payout control device 81, the launch control device 84 receives a rotation amount signal from the launch handle, a touch signal from the touch switch 28, and a launch stop signal from the launch stop switch 29.
The rotation amount signal is output when the player operates the launch handle, the touch signal is output when the player touches the launch handle, and the launch stop switch signal is generated when the player presses the launch stop switch 29. Is output. If the touch signal is not input to the launch control device 84, the game ball cannot be launched, and if the launch stop switch signal is input, the game ball cannot be launched even if the player touches the launch handle. It has become.

  The sub-integrated control device 83 corresponds to the sub-control device, receives data and commands transmitted from the main control device 80, distributes them to data for effect display control, sound control and lamp control, The display control command and the like are transmitted to the effect design control device 82, and the sound control and lamp control are distributed to each control part (function unit as a sound control device and a lamp control device) included in the display control command 82. Then, the function unit as the sound control device controls the sound output from the speaker by operating the sound LSI based on the data for sound control, and the function unit as the lamp control device is based on the data for lamp control. The various LED and lamp 26 are controlled by operating the lamp driver. In addition, an effect button 67 is connected to the sub integrated control device 83, and when the player operates the effect button 67, a signal is input to the sub integrated control device 83.

Bi-directional communication is possible between the sub integrated control device 83 and the production symbol control device 82.
The effect symbol control device 82 displays the effect symbol display based on the data and commands received from the sub integrated control device 83 (both those transmitted from the main control device 80 and those generated by the sub integrated control device 83). The device 6 is controlled to display an effect image such as a pseudo symbol on the screen 6 a of the effect symbol display device 6.

A startup process executed when the power of the pachinko machine is turned on will be described with reference to FIG. When this process is started, the main control CPU first executes a power-on process after a security check (not shown) is completed.
Here, after performing the RAM initial setting process (S10), it is determined whether or not the RAM clear signal is input, that is, whether or not the RAM is erased (S20). (S70) is performed, and an initial screen designation command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83 (S80).

If the determination is negative (S20: no), it is determined whether the RAM guarantee value is 1 (S30). If the RAM guarantee value is not 1 (S30: no), the RAM is erased (S70), the initial screen designation command is transmitted (S80), and if the RAM guarantee value is 1 (S30: yes), the SUM value creation process (S40) is performed. It is determined whether or not the SUM value is 0 (S50). If the SUM value is not 0 (S50: no), the RAM is erased (S70), the initial screen designation command is transmitted (S80), and if the SUM value is 0 (S50: yes), the power recovery process (S60) is executed. A state notification device lighting process (S65) is performed.
In this embodiment, the power-on process is terminated by executing S65 or S80, and the remaining process is started.

Subsequently, the description of the residual process is started. Here, reception of the normal interrupt signal (INT signal) is prohibited (S90), and it is determined whether the NMI flag indicating whether the forced interrupt signal (NMI signal) is input is 0 (S100). If the NMI flag is 0 (S100: yes), the initial value random number update process 1 (S110), the initial value random number update process 2 (S120), and the initial value random number update process 3 (S130) are executed to release the interrupt inhibition. (S140), the process returns to S90. Note that the initial value random number update process of the present embodiment is a process of updating the initial value of the random number counter in order to eliminate the periodicity of the random number counter used for determining whether or not it is a win.
If there is an INT interrupt during the remaining process, the interrupt prohibition is canceled (S140), and the process jumps to the interrupt (INT) process.

  If the NMI flag becomes 1 (S100: no) while repeating the processing of S90 to S140 (S100: no), the process proceeds to backup processing, creates a SUM value (S150), sets the RAM guaranteed value to 1 (S160), RAM writing is prohibited by the write protect process (S170).

  The main routine will be described with reference to FIG. The main routine is periodically executed by a hardware interrupt about every 2 ms. In the present embodiment, the process that is executed only once from S200 to S260 is referred to as “main process”, and the process of S265 that is repeatedly executed as long as time is allowed within the remaining time after executing this main process. This is referred to as “residual processing”. The “main process” is periodically executed by the interrupt.

  When a hardware interrupt is executed by the microcomputer, it is first determined whether the interrupt is a normal interrupt (S200). This determination process is performed by determining whether or not the value of a predetermined area of the RAM as a memory is a predetermined value. When the process executed by the microcomputer shifts to this process, the normal process is executed. It is for judging whether it is okay. If the interrupt is not normal, microcomputer runaway due to noise or the like may be considered when power is turned on. However, microcomputer runaway may be considered to be almost impossible due to recent technological improvements, and is usually when power is turned on. When the power is turned on, the value of the predetermined area of the RAM is different from the predetermined value.

  When it is determined that the interrupt is not normal (S200: no), initial setting (for example, writing a predetermined value to the predetermined area of the memory and setting a special symbol and a normal symbol as an initial symbol to each initial to the working area of the memory. Value is written (S205), and the process proceeds to a residual process (S265).

  If a positive determination is made that the interrupt is normal (S200: yes), an initial value random number update process is executed (S210). This process is an increment process that increments the initial random number value by 1 each time this process is executed. The initial random number value before this process is incremented by +1, but the random number value before this process is executed is the maximum. When the value is “299”, it returns to the initial value “0” in the next processing, and 300 integers from “0” to “299” are repeatedly generated in ascending order.

  The subsequent big hit determination random number update process (S215) is an increment process that is incremented by 1 every time the process is executed in the same manner as the initial value random number update process. When the maximum value is "299", the first value is determined in the next process. Returning to “0”, 300 integers from “0” to “299” are repeatedly generated in ascending order. Note that the initial value of the jackpot determination random number is the value set in the initial value random number setting process. If this value is 250, the jackpot determination random number is updated as “250” “251” “252”... “299” “0” “1”.

When the big hit determining random number is updated once (300 times), the initial value random number at that time is set as the initial value of the big hit determining random number, and the big hit determining random number is +1 from the initial value. Increment processing is performed. Then, when the big hit determining random number makes one round again, the initial value random number at that time is changed to the initial value of the big hit determining random number. That is, this series of operations is repeated. In the above example, when the big hit determination random number reaches “249”, it is one round, so the next value after “249” is the value of the initial value random number. If the value of the initial random number is “87”, “249” “87” “88”... “299” “0” “1”. Next to is a new initial random number value.
The big hit symbol determination random number 1 update process (S220) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 10 integers from “0” to “9”, and is incremented by 1 every time this process exceeds the maximum value. Return to "0". The big hit symbol determination random number 2 update process (S225) is the same process, and 10 integers from “0” to “9” are repeatedly created, incremented by +1 for each process, and set to “0” when the maximum value is exceeded. Return.

  The hit determination random number update process (S230) following S225 is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 83 integers from “0” to “82”, and is incremented by +1 for each process. Return to a certain “0”. In addition, the random number update process for winning determination is used for lottery of normal symbols, and the wing piece is released when winning. The number of values to be won is 1 for normal times and 83 for short hours. In other words, the normal symbol wins with a probability of 1/83 in non-time reduction, and 100% wins in time reduction. This lottery process corresponds to the “start opening game lottery means” of the present invention, and the process for selecting whether to make the time-short state or non-time-short state corresponds to the “open extended state selection means”. Whether the state is short-time or non-short-time is determined depending on the type of the special symbol hit and whether the limiter is activated. Other initial value random numbers, jackpot determination random numbers, jackpot symbol determination random numbers, reach determination random numbers, and variation pattern determination random numbers are used for special symbol lottery.

  The reach determination random number update process (S235) is configured as a counter that repeatedly generates 229 integers from “0” to “228”, and is incremented by 1 for each process, and the initial value “0” is exceeded. Return to. The variation pattern determination random number update process (S240) is configured as a counter that repeatedly creates 1021 integers from “0” to “1020”, and is incremented by 1 for each process and is the first value when the maximum value is exceeded. Return to "0".

In the subsequent winning confirmation process (S245), confirmation of winning of the first start port 11 and second start port 12 and input processing of each switch provided in the pachinko machine 50 and connected to the main controller 80 are executed.
In this embodiment, when a game ball wins the first start port 11 and the second start port 12, a plurality of random numbers such as a big hit determination random number, a big hit symbol determination random number, a variation pattern determination random number, a reach determination random number, etc. are acquired. However, the number that can be reserved and stored is limited to 4 in total including the first start port 11 and the second start port 12, and when the reserved memory is full, the game ball is stored in the first start port 11 or Even if the second start port 12 is won, only the winning ball is paid out, and the plurality of random numbers are not stored on hold.

  Subsequently, a success / failure determination process (S250) as condition establishment determination means for determining whether or not a big hit is made. When this success / failure determination process ends, each output process (S255) such as an image output process is subsequently executed. In each output process, as the game progresses, the main control device 80 performs an output process on the production symbol control device 82, the payout control device 81, the launch control device 84, the sub-integrated control device 83, the big prize opening solenoid 14b, etc. Execute. That is, when it is detected by the winning confirmation process (S245) that each game slot on the gaming board 1 has a winning game ball, the winning ball data is output to the payout control device 81 so as to pay out the game ball as the winning ball. In the process of outputting sound data corresponding to the gaming state to the sub-integrated control device 83, an error signal is output to the production symbol control device 82 to notify that there is an error when the pachinko machine 50 is abnormal. Each process is executed.

  The subsequent fraud monitoring process (S260) is a process for monitoring whether or not fraud is being performed on the normal winning opening (the first left winning opening 31, the second left winning opening 32, the third left winning opening 33, the right winning opening 34). The process of determining whether or not the number of game balls entering the winning opening within a predetermined time is greater than a predetermined number, and if so, is determined to be fraudulent and notifying that effect It is. That is, the fraud determination means is provided in the main controller 80.

  The above-described remaining process subsequent to this process is composed of an initial value random number update process (S265), but is the same process as S210 described above. This process forms an infinite loop and is repeated as long as time is allowed until the next interrupt is executed. The time required to execute the main processing from S200 to S260 described above differs for each interrupt depending on whether or not the big hit processing is executed, the difference in the display mode of special symbols, and the like. As a result, the number of times the remaining process is executed is different for each interrupt, and the value updated to the initial random number by executing the interrupt process once is not uniform. Thereby, the possibility that the initial value random number is synchronized with the big hit determination random number becomes extremely small. If the value of the initial random number (300 values from 0 to 299) when the big hit determination random number makes one round, the probability of synchronization is only 1/300. The hit determination random number update process (S35) described above may also be executed in the remaining process.

The determination process of S250 is as shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, and the main control device 80 determines whether or not the condition device is operating based on the big hit flag (S300). If the determination in S300 is negative, the special symbol is not changing (S305: no), the confirmed symbol is not displayed (S310: no), and the reserved memory is not 0 (S315: no) The oldest one is read (the reserved memory is deleted), and it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is set (that is, 1) (S320). Here, the probability variation flag of 1 means that the current pachinko machine is in a high probability gaming state. If the determination is affirmative (S320: yes), the read big hit determination random number is collated with the hit value recorded in the probability variation table (S325).
If the determination is negative (S320: no), the read jackpot determination random number is collated with the hit value recorded in the normal table (S330). In this embodiment, the player wins with a probability of 1/300 in the normal probability state and wins with a probability of 1/30 in the high-probability gaming state.

  Based on the determination of S325 or S330, it is determined whether or not a big hit (S335). If a negative determination is made, it is determined whether or not a small hit (S340). If the determination is affirmative, a variation pattern is determined in S345. If the determination is negative, the variation pattern is determined by the variation pattern determination random number in S350. When the variation pattern is thus determined in S345 or S350, a variation command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83 (S355), and special game processing is performed.

  When an affirmative determination is made in S335, that is, a big hit is determined (S335: yes), the process proceeds to S400 in FIG. 7, and the big hit symbol is determined based on the big hit symbol determination random number. In addition, the jackpot symbol distribution of the first special symbol is 25% for the jackpot symbol 1 (10 rounds, the open pattern A, the state after the jackpot is high probability and short time), and the jackpot symbol 2 is 25% (10 rounds, Open pattern B, state after big hit with high probability and short time), big hit symbol 3 is 50% (10 rounds, open pattern B, state after big hit with high probability and no short time). Further, the second special symbol is any one of the jackpot symbols 1 to 3, and the state after 10 rounds, the opening pattern A and the jackpot has a high probability and a short time. Here, the opening pattern A is that the big winning opening 14 is opened 10 times, and one opening (one round) ends when 10 game balls are won or when 28 seconds elapse. In the opening pattern B, the big winning opening 14 is opened 10 times, and one opening (one round) is ended when 10 game balls are won or 0.06 seconds elapse.

  In S405, it is determined whether or not the limiter flag is 1. The limiter flag is set to 1 when the big hit is once again, and becomes 0 when the limiter operates and becomes in a low probability state, and becomes 0 in other cases. If the pachinko machine of this embodiment is a big hit in a low probability state, it will always be in a high probability state after the big hit game ends, and this state continues until the big hit occurs five times including the first time. When five big hits occur, it returns to the low probability state. In other words, the limiter flag becomes zero when four big hits occur from the low probability state. The special symbol displayed when returning to the low probability state is 25% for the jackpot symbol 1 for both the first and second special symbols (10 rounds, open pattern A, the state after the jackpot is the special symbol) Is a short time until it is changed 100 times), the jackpot symbol 2 is 25% (10 rounds, open pattern B, the state after the big hit is a short time until the special symbol is changed 50 times), and the jackpot symbol 3 is 50% ( 10 rounds, open pattern B, the state after the big hit is not short). If the determination is negative (S405: no), the limit counter is incremented by 1 (S410), and it is determined whether the limiter counter is 4 (S415). Here, the limiter counter indicates the number of times that a big hit has occurred since the last low probability state. If the limiter counter is 4 (S415: yes), the limiter counter is cleared (set to zero) (S420), the limiter flag is set to 1 (S425), and the game state setting storage process is executed (S430). In the game state setting storage process, a game state (probability variation state, presence / absence of short time state) given after the big hit is set. If a negative determination is made in S415, the process goes straight to S430.

If an affirmative determination is made in S405, it is determined in S440 whether the status notification flag is 1. The status notification flag will be described later. If the determination is affirmative, the status notification flag is set to 0 (S445), limiter operation processing is executed (S450), and the process proceeds to S430. In the limiter operation process, the state after the big hit is set to a low probability, the number of time reductions is set, and the limiter flag is set to zero. If S440 is negatively determined, the process goes straight to S450.
When the game state setting storage process (S430) is completed, the variation pattern is determined by the variation pattern determination random number (S435), and the variation command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83 (S355 in FIG. 6).

  If the determination in step S305 in FIG. 6 is affirmative, that is, if it is determined that the special symbol is changing, the process proceeds to step S500 in FIG. 8 to determine whether the symbol variation time has elapsed. When a negative determination is made (S500: no), the process shifts to a special game process. When an affirmative determination is made (S500: yes), a symbol stop command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83 (S505), and a big hit is obtained. It is determined whether it is a combination (S510). When an affirmative determination is made (S510: yes), a display setting is made for confirming and displaying the big hit symbol at the end of symbol variation (S515), and the operation of the condition device is started (S520). Then, it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is 1 (S525). If the determination is affirmative, the probability variation flag is set to 0 (S530), special game processing is performed, and if the determination is negative (S525: no), it is determined whether or not the hourly flag is 1 (S535). When the time-short flag is 1, it indicates that the pachinko machine is in the time-short state. In the time-short state, the special symbol variation time and the normal symbol variation time are shortened, and the blade opening time of the second start port 12 is further reduced. Is extended. If the time reduction flag is 1 (S535: yes), the time reduction flag is set to zero (S540), a special game process is performed, and if a negative determination is made (S535: no), the process proceeds to the special game process.

  When the negative determination is made in S510, the process proceeds to S550 in FIG. 9, and it is determined whether or not the combination is a small hit. “Small win” means that the big winning opening 14 is opened 10 times for 0.06 seconds, and is apparently indistinguishable from the aforementioned opening pattern B. The gaming state after the end of the small hit is the same as before the occurrence of the small hit, if the small hit occurs in the probability variation state, the probability change state after the small hit ends, if the small hit occurs in the short time state, Even after the small hit, the time is short. It is determined whether or not a small hit is made using a big hit determination random number, and the probability of a small hit is 1/100. In addition, the large winning opening 14 opened at the small hit is configured to be closed when ten game balls are present. In this case, the large winning opening 14 is only 0.06 seconds per opening. Since it does not open, it is very difficult to put 10 balls. If the determination in S550 is affirmative, a display setting for confirming and displaying the small hit symbol at the end of symbol variation is performed (S515), and a display setting for confirming and displaying the small hit symbol at the end of symbol variation is performed. (S555). If a negative determination is made (that is, in case of a loss), display setting is performed to make the display of the lost symbol final (S560).

  When the setting for displaying the fixed symbol is completed in S555 or S560, it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is 1 (S565). If the determination is affirmative, the number of times of opening extension is decreased by 1 (S570), and it is determined whether or not the number of times of opening extension has become zero (S575). If the determination is affirmative, the hourly flag is set to zero and the process shifts to special game processing. When the number of times of opening extension is not zero (S575: no) or when the time reduction flag is not 1 (S565: no), the process directly proceeds to the special game process.

  If the determination in S310 in FIG. 6 is affirmative, that is, if it is determined that the fixed symbol is being displayed, the process proceeds to S600 in FIG. 10 to determine whether or not the display time of the fixed symbol has ended. If a negative determination is made (S600: no), the process directly proceeds to the special game process. When a positive determination is made (S600: yes), a fixed symbol display end process (S605) is performed, and a state designation command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83 (S610). Then, it is determined whether or not the status notification flag is 1 (S615). If the determination is affirmative, a status notification display process (S620) is executed, and the process proceeds to a special game process. If the determination is negative (S615: no), a normal state notification display process (S625) is executed, and the process proceeds to a special game process.

  The normal state notification display process (S625) is as shown in FIG. 11A. When this process is started, it is determined whether or not the time is short in S650. If the determination is affirmative, the short time state is displayed. Return (end). If the determination is negative, the process is terminated as it is. The time-short state display is to turn on (or turn off) the time-short state notification display device 45 (see FIG. 2).

  The state notification display process (S620) is a process as shown in FIG. 12. When this process is started, it is determined whether or not the time is short in S700, and if the determination is affirmative, the time state display (S705) is performed. The process proceeds to S710, and if a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to S710 as it is. In S710, it is determined whether or not the current probability is changing. If the determination is negative, the process returns (ends). If the determination is affirmative (S710: yes), the probability variation limiter is referred to (S715). The probability variation limiter is a number indicating the remaining number of times in the five consecutive big hits. This probability variation limiter is stored in the RAM of the main controller 80. Based on the probability variation limiter thus referred to, the lighting pattern selection process (S720) is executed.

  An outline of the lighting pattern selection process is shown in FIG. When this processing is activated, it is determined in S1100 whether or not the counter (the number of times that a big hit has occurred in the current probability variation state) is 1. If the determination is affirmative, the probability variation displays 1 to 4 of the probability variation state notification display device 43 are turned on in steps S1105 to S1120, and the process returns (ends). As described above, the probability variation state notification display device 43 includes four LEDs, and each LED is referred to as a probability variation display 1, a probability variation display 2, a probability variation display 3, and a probability variation display 4 from the left as viewed from the player (see FIG. 14 (a)). That is, when the counter is 1, all four LEDs constituting the probability variation state notification display device 43 are turned on.

If negative determination is made in S1100, it is determined in S1130 whether the counter is 2. If the determination is affirmative, the probability variation displays 1 to 3 of the probability variation state notification display device 43 are turned on in steps S1135 to S1145, and the process returns. That is, when the counter is 2, only three of the probability variation displays 1 to 3 are turned on.
If a negative determination is made in S1130, it is determined in S1150 whether or not the counter is 3. If the determination is affirmative, the probability variation displays 1 and 2 of the probability variation state notification display device 43 are turned on in steps S1155 and S1160, and the process returns. That is, when the counter is 3, only two of the probability variation displays 1 and 2 are turned on.

  If negative determination is made in S1150, the probability variation display 1 of the probability variation state notification display device 43 is turned on in the processing of S1170, and the process returns. That is, when the counter is 4, only the probability variation display 1 is turned on. Since this process is a process that is activated in the probability variation state, a big hit has occurred at least once at the time of activation. And since it will be in a low probability state if it hits 5 times, the value of a counter will be either 1-4. That is, the negative determination in S1150 means that the value of the counter is 4, and the probability variation limiter is 1.

Returning to FIG. When the lighting pattern selection process (S720) is executed in this way, the probability change state display (S725) is performed, and the state notification display process ends. The probability variation state display is a process of lighting the probability variation state notification display device 43 according to the lighting pattern selected by the lighting pattern selection process. As a result, the lighting state of the probability variation state notification display device 43 performed by the state notification device 15 is summarized as shown in FIG.
This display mode is displayed every time a special symbol is confirmed and displayed in a high probability state (described later in the description of FIG. 18). Therefore, when the state notification display process is executed in the probability variation state, the remaining number of probability variation limiters is displayed. This can be known from the number of lighting of the probability variation state notification display device 43. On the other hand, since the normal state notification display process (S625) is executed in the low probability state, only whether or not the time is short is displayed.

  Returning to FIG. In this process, the special game process is also executed when the condition device is in operation (S300: yes) and when the number of reserved memories is zero (S315: yes). In the special game process, as shown in FIG. 15, it is first determined whether or not the condition device is in operation. If the determination is negative, the process shifts to a small hit game process. If the determination is affirmative (S800: yes), the big prize opening 14 is not being opened (S805: no), the big hit start effect is not being made (S810: no), not being the big hit interval (S815: no), and being the big hit end effect being made If not (S820: no), the big hit symbol storage process (S825) is executed. Then, a big hit start effect process (S830) is performed, and the process shifts to a small hit game process. If any of the big hit start effect (S810: yes), the big hit interval (S815: yes), or the big hit end effect (S820: yes) is established, the process proceeds to the small hit game process. To do. Further, when the big prize opening 14 is being opened (S805: yes), it is determined whether or not ten prize winning holes 14 have been won (S835). If the negative decision is made, the opening time of the big prize opening 14 (28 seconds). ) Has elapsed (S840), and if negative, the process returns to S835. When ten game balls are won at the big prize opening 14 (S835: yes) or when the opening time of the big prize opening 14 is finished (S840: yes), a process of closing the big prize opening 14 (S845) is executed. Then, it is determined whether it is the final round (S850). If the determination is negative, a big hit interval process (S855) is performed, and the process shifts to a small hit game process. If the determination is affirmative (S850: yes), the process proceeds to S860 in FIG. 16, and the jackpot end effect process is executed. Subsequently, a conditional device stop process (S865) is executed, and the gaming state stored before the big hit is referred to (S870). If the probability change flag before the big hit is 1 (S875: yes), the probability change flag is set to 1 (S880), and if the time reduction flag before the big hit is 1 (S885: yes), the time reduction flag is set to 1 (S890). ). Then, a jackpot end command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83 (S895), and it is determined whether or not the status notification flag is 1 (S900). If the determination is affirmative, a state notification display process (S910) is executed, and the process proceeds to a small hit game process. If the determination is negative (S900: no), the normal state notification display process (S920) is executed, and the process shifts to the small hit game process.

  In the small hit game processing, as shown in FIG. 17, the big prize opening 14 is not being opened (S950: no), the small hit start effect is not being made (S953: no), and not being in the small hit interval (S956: no), if it is not in the small hit end effect (S960: no), the small hit symbol storage process (S963) is executed. Then, a small hit start effect process (S966) is performed, and the process returns (ends). If any one of the small hit start effects (S953: yes), the small hit interval (S956: yes), or the small hit end effects (S960: yes) is established, the process returns. Further, when the big winning opening 14 is being opened (S950: yes), it is determined whether or not ten winning prize openings 14 have been won (S970). If the negative determination is made, the opening time (0. (06 seconds) has elapsed, and if negative, the process returns. When ten game balls are won in the big prize opening 14 (S970: yes) or when the opening time of the big prize opening 14 ends (S973: yes), a process of closing the big prize opening 14 (S976) is executed. Then, it is determined whether or not to end the small hit game (S980). If the determination is negative, a small hit interval process (S983) is performed, and the process returns. If the determination is affirmative (S980: yes), a small hit end effect process (S986) is executed, a small hit end command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 83 (S990), and it is determined whether or not the status notification flag is 1 ( S993). If the determination is affirmative, a state notification display process (S996) is executed, and the process proceeds to a small hit game process. If the determination is negative (S993: no), a normal state notification display process (S998) is executed, and the process returns.

  In the pachinko machine in which the processing related to the game is performed as described above, when the power is turned off and the power is turned on again, the above-described activation process (FIG. 4) is executed. If the RAM is not erased (S20: no), a status notification device lighting process (S65) is performed. FIG. 18 shows an overview of the status notification device lighting process (in FIG. 18, the status notification device lighting process 1). When this process is started, first, a confirmed symbol of the first special symbol (described as “special 1” in FIG. 18) is displayed on the first special symbol display device 9 (S1000). In addition, when the power is cut off during the variation display of the first special symbol and the power is turned on again, the first special symbol is variably displayed. In that case, the first special symbol is fixedly displayed after the change display is finished (the same applies to a second special symbol and a normal symbol described later). In the subsequent S1005, the number of reserved storage of the first special symbol (described as “special 1 reserved storage” in FIG. 18) is displayed on the first special symbol reserved number display device 18. Then, the confirmed symbol of the second special symbol (described as “special 2” in FIG. 18) is displayed on the second special symbol display device 10 (S1010), and in S1015, the number of reserved memories (in FIG. 18, “ 2 ”is displayed on the second special symbol hold number display device 19. Further, the fixed symbol of the normal symbol is displayed on the normal symbol display device 7 (S1020), and the reserved number of the normal symbol is displayed on the normal symbol hold number display device 8 in S1025.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the special electric accessory is operating (S1030). If the determination is affirmative, in S1035, the special electric accessory operating display device 41 displays that the special electric accessory is operating. (Specifically, one LED constituting the display device 41 is turned on during operation of the special electric accessory), and the process returns. If a negative determination is made (S1030: no), it is determined in S1040 whether or not the current time is in the shortest time based on the time reduction flag. Then, one LED constituting the short-time state notification display device 45 is turned on), and the process proceeds to S1050. If the determination is negative (S1040: no), the process proceeds directly to S1050.

  In S1050, based on the probability change flag, it is determined whether or not the current probability is being changed. If the determination is affirmative (S1050: yes), the probability variation limiter is referred to (S1055), the lighting pattern selection process (S1060) is executed based on the probability variation limiter, and the probability variation state display (S1065) is performed. Note that the processing of S1055 to S1065 is the same as the processing of S715 to S725 of the status notification display processing (FIG. 12). Accordingly, if the probability variation limiter referred to in S1055 is 4, one LED of the probability variation state notification display device 43 is lit as shown in FIG. 19A, and if the probability variation limiter is 1, FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, four LEDs of the probability variation state notification display device 43 are lit. When the probability variation state is displayed in this way, the state notification flag is set to 1 (S1070), and the process returns. That is, the state notification flag is 1 when the gaming state after the power return is a high probability state. When the gaming state after the power return is a high probability state, the state notification device 15 notifies the number of probability variation limiters. This notification is updated every time the special symbol is fixedly displayed, and more specifically, the lighting pattern is changed by changing the number of probability variation limiters when a big hit occurs. When the fifth big hit is counted from the previous low probability state, the state notification flag is set to zero by the processing of S445 (see FIG. 7), and a negative determination is made in S615, so the number of probability variation limiters is notified. It will not be done. Of course, even if a big hit occurs, the number of probability variation limiters may not be changed. In this case also, the notification of the number of probability variation limiters may be terminated when the state notification flag becomes zero.

  According to the pachinko machine configured as described above, when the power is turned on without erasing the RAM, the state notification device lighting process 1 is performed. If the gaming state at the time of power-off is a high probability state, Not only the probability but also the remaining number of times until the limiter is operated is notified by the state notification device 15, so that an accurate gaming state can be grasped. Also, when the power return is in a high probability state (the status notification flag is 1), until the fifth big hit is generated from the first big hit in the previous low probability state, Notification of the remaining number of times until the limiter operation using the state notification device 15 is continued, and the LED lighting pattern of the probability variation state notification display device 43 is also updated for the remaining number of times that decreases due to the occurrence of the jackpot. . Since it is appropriate to capture the five big hits as one special gaming state, it is possible to produce an effect in accordance with the gaming characteristics by matching the state notification accordingly.

  Here, the correspondence relationship between the configuration / state of the present embodiment and the configuration requirements of the present invention is shown. The gate 17 corresponds to the “entrance entrance” according to the present invention, the power recovery process at S60 corresponds to the “game state recovery means” according to the present invention, and the processes at S320 to S330 correspond to the “big prize opening opening game lottery” according to the present invention. The process of S450 corresponds to the “probability lowering means” of the present invention, the process of S725 and S1450 corresponds to the “high probability state number notifying means” of the present invention, and the process of S340 is the process of the present invention. It corresponds to “small hit game lottery means”. In the present embodiment, unless the probability variation limiter is reached, the high probability state is always obtained after the big hit, so the processing of S515 corresponds to the “probability lottery means” of the present invention.

Further, the normal state notification display process shown in FIG. 11A may be as shown in FIG. In this process, after the confirmed symbol is displayed, when the state notification flag is not 1, not only the presence / absence of time reduction but also the presence / absence of a certain change is notified. That is, it is determined whether or not the probability change is in progress (S680). If the determination is negative, the process is terminated (returned). If the determination is affirmative (S680: yes), the probability change state is notified (S685). Return. In this notification, the value of the probability change limiter is not notified, and the presence or absence of the probability change is notified. Specifically, as shown in “normal time” in FIG. 14B, only the LED of the probability variation display 1 of the probability variation state notification display device 43 should be lit. In order to avoid misunderstanding the lighting pattern when the probability variation limiter is 1, it is conceivable to turn on one of the LEDs of the probability variation displays 2 to 4. If it carries out like this, if it is under certainty, it will be alert | reported always.
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  A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Since this embodiment has much in common with the first embodiment, only different points will be described mainly. An enlarged view of the state notification device 15 of the second embodiment is shown in FIG. The difference from the state notification device 15 of the first embodiment is that the time-short state notification display device 45 is not provided. The electrical configuration of the pachinko machine is as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 21. The short-time state notification display device 45 is not present anywhere in the pachinko machine as well as the state notification device 15, and the main controller 80 is Normal symbol display device 7, normal symbol reservation number display device 8, first special symbol display device 9, second special symbol display device 10, first special symbol reservation number display connected via display device relay terminal board 90 The device 18 and the second special symbol hold number display device 19, the special electric accessory operating display device 41, and the probability variation state notification display device 43 are controlled.

  The state notification device lighting process of the second embodiment is as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not the special electric accessory is in operation (S1230). If the determination is affirmative, it is displayed on the special electric accessory operating display device 41 that the special electric accessory is in operation (S1280). This is the same as the status notification device lighting process 1 of the first embodiment. In the case of a negative determination (S1230: no), it is determined whether or not the present is under certainty. If the determination is negative (S1235), the process returns from this process. If the determination is affirmative, it is determined whether or not the current time is short (S1250). If the determination is affirmative, the process returns from this process. If the determination is negative (S1250: no), the limiter counter is referred to (S1255), the lighting pattern selection process (S1260) is executed based on the limiter counter, and the probability variation state display (S1265) is performed. Note that the processing of S1255 to S1265 is the same as the processing of S715 to S725 of the status notification display processing (FIG. 12). Accordingly, if the limiter counter referred to in S1255 is 4, one LED of the probability variation state notification display device 43 is lit, and if the probability variation limiter is 1, four LEDs of the probability variation state notification display device 43 are lit. The When the probability variation state is displayed in this way, the state notification flag is set to 1 (S1270), and the process returns.

In the first embodiment, if the probability change is in progress at the time of power-on of the pachinko machine, the probability variation state notification display device 43 notifies the probability variation limiter number, and the time reduction is notified regardless of whether or not the probability is changed. The notification was made on the display device 45. On the other hand, in the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment, the probability variation limit notification number is notified by the probability variation state notification display device 43 only when the probability variation is in progress at the time of power-on and not in the time saving. In addition, since it will be known shortly after the game is started or not (according to a normal operation mode), no notification is given by state notification. According to the pachinko machine configured in this way, the value of the probability variation limiter is set only in a high probability state that is not a short-time state, that is, a state that is difficult to distinguish from a normal state (low probability and non-short-time state) (so-called latent state). Inform. This notification is performed, meaning that it was in a latent state even before the power was cut off. Even when the power supply is shut off in the latent state, it is possible to show an accurate gaming state when the power is restored, and to indicate the correct contents of the grant to the hall.
[Example 3]

  A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Since this embodiment also has a lot in common with the first embodiment and the second embodiment, only different points will be described mainly. FIG. 23 shows an enlarged view of the state notification device 15 of the third embodiment. The difference from the state notification device 15 of the first embodiment is that a short-time state A notification display device 47a and a short-time state B notification display device 47b are provided instead of the short-time state notification display device 45. Each of the short-time state A notification display device 47a and the short-time state B notification display device 47b is composed of one LED. The electrical configuration of the pachinko machine is as shown in the block diagram of FIG. The normal symbol display device 7, the normal symbol hold number display device 8, the first special symbol display device 9, the second special symbol display device 10 and the first special symbol hold which are connected via the symbol display device relay terminal board 90. The number display device 18, the second special symbol hold number display device 19, the special electric accessory operating display device 41, the probability variation state notification display device 43, the short time state A notification display device 47a, and the short time state B notification display device 47b are controlled. To do.

  Further, in the pachinko machine of the third embodiment, the distribution of the big hit symbol of the first special symbol is short in time until the next big hit in the case of big hit symbol 1, and in the case of big hit symbol 2, the special symbol is changed 50 times. In the case of jackpot symbol 3, there is no time saving (probability rush rate, number of rounds, opening pattern, distribution probability are the same as in the first embodiment). In the case of jackpot symbol 1 or jackpot symbol 3, there is a short time until the next jackpot symbol (allocation ratio 75%). There is a short time until it is done (the number of rounds and the opening pattern are the same as in the first embodiment).

  The state notification device lighting process of the third embodiment is as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not the special electric accessory is in operation (S1330). If the determination is affirmative, the special electric accessory in-operation display device 41 displays that the special electric accessory is in operation (S1380). This is the same as the status notification device lighting process 1 of the first embodiment. In the case of a negative determination (S1330: no), it is determined whether or not the present is under certain change. If the determination is negative, it is determined in S1340 whether or not the current is in the shortest time. If the determination is negative, the process returns. If the determination is affirmative (S1340: yes), the time-short state A notification display device 47a performs a notification operation (S1345) and returns. Also when S1335 is affirmed, it is determined whether or not the current time is shorter (S1350). If the determination is affirmative, it is determined whether or not the time continues until the next big hit (S1355), and if it is negative, S1345. If the determination is affirmative (S1355: yes), the short time state B notification display device 47b performs a notification operation (S1360) and returns. If S1350 is negative, the probability variation limiter is referred to (S1365), the lighting pattern selection process (S1370) is executed based on the probability variation limiter, and the probability variation state display (S1375) is performed. Note that the processing of S1365 to S1375 is the same as the processing of S715 to S725 of the status notification display processing (FIG. 12). When the probability variation state is thus displayed, the process returns. Since the state notification flag is not set in the state notification device lighting process 3 of the present embodiment, the process of FIG. 7 determines the jackpot symbol (S400), executes the game state setting storage process (S430), and sets the variation pattern. It is only determined (S435). Further, the process of FIG. 10 is terminated by transmitting a state designation command in S610.

According to the state notification device lighting process 3 in FIG. 25, the time-short state B notification display device 47a and the time-short state B notification display device 47b are turned on as shown in FIG. In other words, the time-short state B notification display device 47b is turned on when the power is surely changed when the power is restored and the time until the next big hit is short, and if the time is not up to the next time, the time-short state A notification display device 47a is turned on regardless of certainty / normal To do. In the normal time (when power is restored), only the time-short state A notification display device 47a is lit when the time is short, and it is irrelevant whether the time is until next time or whether it is normal or normal. According to the gaming machine configured in this way, a more accurate gaming state can be obtained by notifying whether the short-time state currently granted is to continue until the next big hit or is completed a predetermined number of times. Can be grasped. However, this state notification display is made only when the power is restored because there is no state notification flag. As in the first embodiment, a state notification flag is introduced and the processing shown in FIGS. 7 and 10 is the same as that in the first embodiment. In the meantime, a notification operation is performed. Note that the processing of S1645 corresponds to the “open extension state notification unit” of the present invention.
[Other embodiments]

  Each of the probability variation state notification display devices 43 of the first to third embodiments is composed of four LEDs, and informs the value of the probability variation limiter by the number of lighting LEDs, but the probability variation limiter is otherwise used. It is good also as a structure which alert | reports the value of. An example is shown in FIG. The probability variation state notification display device 43 is composed of a one-digit seven-segment display device. When the probability variation limiter is 1, “1” is displayed, and when the probability variation limiter is 4, “4” is displayed. Note that “−” is displayed when the probability variation state is not established. In the processing of FIG. 7, the number of limiters is referred to after determining the big hit symbol. However, the big hit symbol may be determined after referring to the number of limiters.

Further, the value of the probability variation limiter may be notified by a configuration other than the state notification device 15. An example is shown in FIG. FIG. 28 shows a state in which the pseudo symbol of the special symbol is changed on the effect symbol display device 6. FIG. 28 (a) shows a state where the state notification flag is zero, and FIG. 28 (b) shows a state notification flag. The state of 1 is shown. When the status notification flag is zero, that is, when the power supply is not restored, the characters “Tatsuyoshi Chance!” And the character (Tatsuyoshi Kumano), the pseudo symbol and the number of reserved special symbols (○ in the lower left of the screen) If the status notification flag is 1, “(remaining 3 times)” and the value of the probability variation limiter are displayed. By comprising in this way, it can be set as the alerting | reporting aspect which a player is easy to notice.
As a process in this case, instead of the status notification device lighting process (S65) during the startup process of FIG. It is possible to transmit and display on the effect symbol display device 6.
In this case, when the subtraction display of the limiter count is performed, the sub integrated control device 83 may perform the subtraction display each time a big hit game is managed by the sub integrated control device 83, or the main control device 80 may send a limiter state notification command. A configuration may be used in which transmission is performed at the time of determination processing or at the time of special game processing.

The state notification device lighting process may be as shown in FIG. This configuration is an example of a lighting process in which notification is not made until there is a shortage of time in the probability changing state.
When the game is started, the short-time state can be easily grasped by the open mode of the ordinary train.Therefore, the short-time state display indicates the normal probability state, and the short-time state is turned on in either the probability variation state lighting or the short-time state lighting. The exact state can be grasped by

  Moreover, you may comprise so that the time limit number of limiters may also be alert | reported. FIG. 30 shows a modification example of FIG. In the specification of this gaming machine, when the time reduction is completed, the probability variation state is terminated without waiting for the probability variation limiter to become zero. In the process of FIG. 30, when the display setting of the definite symbol is performed in S1505 or S1510, it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is 1 (S1515). In the case of an affirmative determination, it is determined whether or not the hourly flag is 1 (S1520). In the case of an affirmative determination, the number of times of opening extension is decreased by 1 (S1525), and it is determined whether the number of times of opening extension has become zero (S1530). . If the determination is affirmative, both the probability variation flag and the time reduction flag are set to zero (S1535, S1540), and the process proceeds to special game processing. When the number of times of opening extension is not zero (S1530: no) or when the time reduction flag is not 1 (S1520: no), the process directly proceeds to the special game process.

  If a negative determination is made in S1515, that is, if it is determined that the probability variation flag is not 1, the process proceeds to S1150, and it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is 1. If the determination is affirmative, the number of times of opening extension is decreased by 1 (S1555), and it is determined whether or not the number of times of opening extension has become zero (S1560). If the determination is affirmative, the time reduction flag is set to zero (S1570), and the process proceeds to special game processing. When the number of times of opening extension is not zero (S1560: no) or when the time reduction flag is not 1 (S1550: no), the process directly proceeds to the special game process.

  The status notification device lighting process corresponding to the process of FIG. 30 is as shown in FIG. The process in the case where the special electric accessory is not operating (S1630: no), the probability change is in progress (S1635: yes), and the non-time-short (S1665: no) is the same as the status notification device lighting process 2 in FIG. There is the same (the same processing is performed when the special electric accessory is operating (S1630: yes)). The difference is that during the time reduction (S1640: yes or S1665: yes), refer to the time reduction counter (number of times of opening extension) (S1640), select the lighting pattern based on the time reduction counter (S1650), and change the time reduction state. This is the point of display (S1655). The lighting pattern may be displayed by turning on / off the LED as in the case of the notification of the probability variation limiter, but may be displayed by 7 segments as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 32 shows display patterns (lighting patterns) of the state notification device 15 and the time reduction state notification display device 45 when displaying the time reduction counter. At this time, the short state notification display device 45 is composed of a two-digit seven segment display device, and the short time counter is represented by numbers “01” to “99”. When the display of the time-short state notification display device 45 is “-”, it indicates that the time-short state is not in the state, and when the display of the time-short state notification display device 45 is “99”, the time-shortage counter is 99, 100 or Indicates that the time will continue until the next big hit. When the hour / hour counter is 99 or 100, the number decreases by 1 each time the special symbol is changed, and when it is “until next big hit”, it remains “99”.

  According to the gaming machine configured in this manner, the probability variation limiter is shown in the non-time-short state, and the time-shortage counter is shown in the time-short state, so that an accurate game state can be shown when the power is restored. Of course, both the probability variation limiter and the time reduction counter may be notified by the status notification device 15 or the like when the power is restored. In that case, it is desirable that the notification operation is performed only for a certain period so as not to break down the latent effect.

1: Game board 6: Production symbol display device 7: Normal symbol display device 8: Normal symbol hold number display device 9: First special symbol display device 10: Second special symbol display device 11: First start port 12: Second Start port 14: Grand prize opening 15: State notification device 18: First special symbol hold number display device 19: Second special symbol hold number display device 41: Special electric accessory operating display device 43: Probability change state notification display device 45: Time-short state notification display device 47a: Time-short state A notification display device 47b: Time-short state B notification display device 80: Main control device 83: Sub integrated control device

Claims (5)

A game state recovery means for storing the game state and restarting the game from the game state immediately before power-off based on the stored game state when the gaming machine is turned on;
The big prize opening game that draws whether or not to execute the big prize opening game that opens the big prize opening based on the random number extracted due to the entry to the starting hole provided in the game area Lottery means;
Probability of lottery whether the state after the end of the big prize opening game is a normal probability state where the winning probability of the lottery is a normal probability state or a high probability state where the probability is higher than the normal probability Lottery means;
The state after the end of the big prize opening game executed by the big prize opening game lottery means when the high probability state is selected continuously by the probability lottery means for a predetermined number of times. A probability lowering means for making the normal probability state
In a gaming machine equipped with
When the power is turned on and the gaming state reproduced by the gaming state restoration means is a high probability state, the probability reduction means can continuously generate the state until the normal probability state is established. A gaming machine comprising high probability state frequency notifying means for performing a frequency notification operation for notifying the number of high probability states. In the grand prize opening opening game, there are a plurality of different opening patterns that are patterns in which the grand prize opening opens,
The probability lottery means changes the state after the end of the big prize opening game to the high probability state,
When the high probability state is selected continuously for a predetermined number of times, the probability lowering means sets the state after the end of the big prize opening game regardless of the selection result of the probability lottery means. Is to make a probability state,
Whether or not to execute a small hit game that opens the big prize opening with the same opening pattern as a part of the big prize opening opening game based on the random value extracted due to the entry to the starting hole The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a small hit game lottery means for lottery. The gaming machine according to claim 2,
The starting port is provided with a wing piece that can be opened and closed, and the wing piece is opened to make it easier to enter the starting port than when the wing piece is closed,
The entrance provided in the game area,
Starting opening game lottery means for lottering whether or not to open the wing piece based on a random number extracted due to the entrance to the entrance;
Open extension state selection means for selecting whether the frequency at which the wing pieces are released by the start port opening game lottery means is in a normal state or the release frequency is in an open extension state higher than the normal state. When,
With
The open extension state selection means does not perform the lottery for determining whether or not to enter the open extended state immediately after the small hit game is executed by the small hit game lottery means, and has the same open pattern of the small hit game. In the case where the big prize opening opening game is performed and the high winning opening opening game is in a high probability state, a selection is made as to whether or not to make the opening extended state,
The small hit game lottery means opens a big winning opening with the same opening pattern as a part of the big winning opening releasing game based on a random number value extracted due to a ball entering the starting opening. Whether or not to execute the winning game,
The high probability state number notifying unit is configured to change the probability reduction unit to the normal probability state when the gaming state reproduced by the gaming state restoration unit is a high probability state and not the open extended state. The game machine is characterized in that the number of high probability states that can be continuously generated is notified. The gaming machine according to claim 3,
When the open extension state selection means generates the open extension state, the open extension state selection means continues the open extension state until a lottery is performed by the predetermined prize opening game lottery means, or a predetermined number of times. Select whether to continue the open extended state until the big prize opening game is executed,
Provided with an open extension state notifying means for notifying a condition for continuation of the open extension state when the power is turned on and the game state reproduced by the gaming state recovery means is the open extension state. A featured gaming machine. In the gaming machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the high probability state number notifying means performs the number of times notification operation until the probability reducing means sets the normal probability state.

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