JP2012071196A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can enhance the degree of design freedom of illumination performance.SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine 10 is adapted to divide a reference period in an illumination data table X into a first half division period and a second half division period so that the whole peak current of light emitting elements A1-A8 does not exceed a limit value, to permit lighting of partial light emitting elements out of the light emitting elements A1-A8 only in the first half division period while forbidding it in the second half division period and to permit lighting of other partial light emitting elements out of the light emitting elements A1-A8 only in the second half division period while forbidding it in the first half division period.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a plurality of effect light-emitting units and an illumination control means for performing on / off control of each effect light-emitting unit.

  As this type of gaming machine, there is known a pachinko gaming machine provided with, for example, a solenoid for driving a movable winning opening, a motor, and the like as a power consuming unit in addition to a plurality of light emitting units for production (for example, LEDs, light bulbs). (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP2003-135684A (paragraph [0002])

  By the way, when designing the pachinko gaming machine described above, determine the hardware configuration, such as the number of light emitting units for production, motor capacity, etc., and determine each operation of the light emitting unit for production, motor, etc. Create control data to perform each operation. At this time, for example, there may be a case where the peak capacity (maximum current) that can be energized to the gaming machine is larger than that of the conventional gaming machine because the motor capacity is too large or the number of effect light emitting units is too large.

  However, if the specification of the peak current is increased each time a new gaming machine is developed, it becomes difficult to divert power supply equipment in the gaming hall. Therefore, normally, in order to suppress the peak current of the entire gaming machine, there is a limit to the peak current of the entire production light emitting unit that has the least influence on the success or failure of the game.

  On the other hand, conventionally, after creating an illumination data table composed of lighting control data groups including on / off information of each effect light emitting section for each reference period, each record of the illumination data table (for each reference period) ) When the sum of the currents to the lighting unit group for lighting that is turned on at the same time is exceeded and the sum exceeds the peak current limit value, a part of the lighting unit for lighting that was scheduled to be turned on simultaneously Was turned off so that the peak current limit was not exceeded. For this reason, there has been a problem that the content of the originally planned lighting effect changes greatly after correction. In addition, since the number of light emitting units for production that can be shown to the player at the same time is limited, the degree of freedom in designing the lighting design is narrowed. Only by showing the player the state of lighting, there could be a case where it is not possible to realize an electrical lighting effect that can convey a message or improve the production effect.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, and aims at provision of the game machine which can raise the freedom degree of the design of an electrical decoration effect.

  A gaming machine according to the invention of claim 1, which has been made to achieve the above object, includes a plurality of effect light emitting units for producing a game, and an electric decoration control means for performing on / off control of each of the effect light emitting units. A gaming machine provided, wherein at least a part of the plurality of light-emitting units for production are set as a plurality of power-saving light-emitting units, and the plurality of power-saving light-emitting units are divided into a plurality of predetermined sections, and a preset reference cycle Is divided into a plurality of predetermined divided periods corresponding to a plurality of predetermined sections, and in each reference period, lighting of each power-saving light-emitting part of each section by the lighting control means is permitted only in the divided periods corresponding to the respective sections. However, it is prohibited in divided periods that are not supported, and divided lighting control data groups including on / off information of a plurality of effect light emitting units for each divided period are grouped in the same reference period, and divided lighting for a plurality of reference periods is performed. Control data group A stored divided lighting data table is provided, and divided lighting control data is stored in the records of all divided periods in each field of each normal lighting unit other than the power saving light emitting unit in the divided lighting data table. On the other hand, in each field for each power saving light emitting unit, the divided lighting control data is stored only in the record of the divided period corresponding to the classification of the power saving light emitting part of the field, and in the record of the divided period not corresponding to The forced turn-off data for forcibly turning off the power-saving light-emitting unit is stored, and the illumination control means is characterized in that on-off control is performed on all production light-emitting units for each divided period according to the divided illumination data table. Have.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the gaming machine according to claim 1, each divided lighting control data includes information of on-time when each effect light-emitting section is turned on.

  A third aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the first aspect, further comprising an electrical data table including a lighting control data group including on / off information of a plurality of light emitting units for production for each reference period, the electrical data In accordance with the table, the lighting control means is configured to turn on / off each light emitting unit for production, and a power saving basic table storing correspondence relationships between a plurality of power saving light emitting units and sections, and a predetermined plurality of reference cycles. It is divided into a plurality of predetermined divided periods corresponding to each of the divisions, and the lighting of the power saving light emitting unit of each division according to each lighting control data is permitted only in each corresponding divided period and prohibited in the divided periods that are not supported. And a control condition providing unit for providing the control condition.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the gaming machine according to claim 3, each lighting control data includes information on an on time when each lighting unit for effect is turned on.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the gaming machine according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a plurality of power saving basic tables and electric data tables are provided, and the electric power saving basic table and electric data table used according to the progress of the game. It is characterized in that it can be changed.

  The invention of claim 6 is characterized in that, in the gaming machine according to claim 5, the number of power-saving light-emitting portions is made different between a plurality of power-saving basic tables.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the third to sixth aspects of the present invention, it is possible to display with a predetermined determination pattern and a determination unit for determining whether or not the game is successful based on the establishment of the determination criterion. The display means and the display means are variably displayed on the display means in any one of a plurality of predetermined variation modes, and then stopped and displayed, and the game is determined whether or not the game is successful or not. A display control means for informing the determination result, and a plurality of electrical data tables are provided to correspond to a plurality of variation modes. ]

  The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that, in the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the reference period is set to 16 [msec] or less.

[Invention of Claim 1]
In the game of claim 1, at least a part of the plurality of effect light emitting units is set to a plurality of power saving light emitting units, the plurality of power saving light emitting units are divided into a plurality of predetermined sections, and a reference period is predetermined. It is divided into a plurality of predetermined divided periods corresponding to a plurality of sections. And the electrical decoration control means groups the divided lighting control data group including the on / off information of the plurality of light emitting units for production for each divided period for each same reference period, and divides the divided lighting control data group for the plurality of reference periods. On / off control of the power-saving light emitting unit is performed according to the divided electrical data table having the stored configuration. In each divided lighting data table, each lighting unit other than the power-saving light-emitting unit stores normal lighting control data in the records of all divided periods, while each field for each power-saving light-emitting unit stores the divided lighting control data. The split lighting control data is stored only in the record of the divided period corresponding to the category of the power saving light emitting part of the field, and the record to forcibly turn off the power saving light emitting part is not included in the record of the divided period not corresponding to the field. Off data is stored. As a result, when the lighting control means performs on / off control of all the lighting units according to the divided lighting data table, for each of the plurality of power saving light emitting units, the lighting period is within the reference period for each power saving light emitting unit of each section. , And the peak current of the entire production light emitting unit is suppressed. Thereby, the restriction | limiting of the number of the light emission parts for production | generation is eased, and the freedom degree of design of an electrical decoration production can be raised. Moreover, according to the structure of this invention, since the electrical decoration control means can control a power-saving light emission part and the normal production light emission part for every same division period, the burden of an electrical decoration control means is reduced. .

  According to the configuration of the present invention, when the peak current of the entire production light emitting unit is limited, the number of power saving light emitting units is set so that the peak current of the entire production light emitting unit is smaller than the limit value. As long as the setting is made, the data correction work performed by the conventional designer becomes unnecessary, and the design work of the lighting effect becomes easy.

[Inventions of Claims 2 and 4]
In the gaming machine according to claims 2 and 4, it is possible to change the amount of light output from each light emitting unit for each reference period by changing the on-time of each light emitting unit for each reference period. The taste of the decoration production can be enhanced.

[Invention of claim 3]
In the gaming machine according to claim 3, there is provided an illumination data table comprising a lighting control data group including on / off information of a plurality of light emitting units for production for each reference period, and illumination control means according to the illumination data table Controls the lighting of each effect light emitting section. Then, the control condition providing means divides the reference period into a predetermined plurality of divided periods, and permits and responds to lighting of the power-saving light-emitting units of each section corresponding to each lighting control data only in the corresponding divided periods. Prohibited in no split period. That is, according to the configuration of the present invention, when the peak current of the entire production light emitting unit is limited, the number of power saving light emitting units is set so that the peak current of the entire production light emitting unit is smaller than the limit value. As long as it is set, the game machine automatically corrects the illumination data table, which has been performed by a conventional designer. That is, it becomes possible to easily set the illumination data table.

[Invention of claim 5]
According to the configuration of claim 5, the content of the electrical decoration effect can be changed according to the progress of the game, and the effect light emitting unit in charge of the power saving light emitting unit is changed among the plurality of effect light emitting units. Therefore, compared with the case where the effect light emitting unit in charge of the power saving light emitting unit is fixed, the entire effect light emitting unit can be effectively used.

[Invention of claim 6]
According to the present invention, when the number of power-saving light emitting parts is relatively small, a decrease in the amount of light of the entire electric lighting effect is suppressed, and when the number of power saving light-emitting parts is relatively large, the power saving effect of the whole electric lighting effect can be increased. it can. And according to the structure of Claim 6, since the number of power-saving light emission parts differed among the plurality of power-saving basic tables provided, the reduction in the amount of light is suppressed depending on which power-saving basic table is selected. It is possible to easily switch between a gorgeous electric lighting effect and an electric lighting effect with enhanced power saving effect.

[Invention of Claim 7]
According to the configuration of claim 7, it is possible to link the lighting design by the lighting unit for performance to the variation mode of the determination symbol that is variably displayed on the display means, and to increase the preference of the performance of the entire gaming machine. Can do.

[Invention of Claim 8]
If the deviation of the lighting timing of the effect light emitting unit is 16 [msec] or less, the human eye cannot recognize the deviation. Therefore, in the configuration of the eighth aspect, since the reference period is set to 16 [msec] or less, the control condition applying unit forcibly sets the lighting period of the power saving light emitting unit within the reference period regardless of the content of the lighting control data. Even if it is shifted, the amount of deviation becomes 16 [msec] or less, which is difficult for humans to distinguish, and it is possible to suppress the change in the lighting effect due to the forced shifting of the lighting period.

Front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Partial enlarged view of the front of the pachinko machine Pachinko machine back view Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine (A) Conceptual diagram of light emitting element lighting time based on lighting control data (B) Conceptual diagram of light emitting element lighting time based on lamp data Main control circuit main program flowchart Main control circuit interrupt processing flowchart Flow chart of starting winning a prize mouth switch detection processing Flow chart of special operation processing Flow chart of special symbol waiting process Flow chart of special symbol jackpot determination process Flow chart of special symbol selection process Flow chart of special symbol variation pattern creation processing Flow chart of special symbol random number shift processing Flow chart of special symbol change processing Flow chart of special symbol confirmation processing Flow chart of special electric equipment processing Flow chart of number of held balls Sub-control circuit main program flowchart Receive interrupt processing flowchart 1ms timer interrupt processing flowchart Lamp data output process flowchart 10ms timer interrupt processing flowchart Command monitoring process flowchart Flowchart of symbol selection process monitoring process New ramp processing flowchart Command transmission process flowchart Conceptual diagram of fluctuation pattern table Conceptual diagram of the lost pattern creation table Conceptual diagram of reach lose pattern creation table (A) Conceptual diagram of power saving basic table A (B) Conceptual diagram of power saving basic table B Conceptual diagram of the illumination data table X Conceptual diagram of a lamp data list generated from the electrical data table X and the power saving basic table A

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, 1st Embodiment which concerns on the pachinko gaming machine 10 to which this invention is applied is described based on FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, a substantially circular game area R1 surrounded by guide rails 12 is formed on the game board 11 of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and the game area R1 has a central portion of the game area R1. A display device 26 corresponding to “display means” is provided. In the game area R1, below the display device 26, a start winning opening 14, a large winning opening 15, and an off ball receiving opening 16 are provided side by side in order from the top. In addition, a ramp windmill 17, a start gate 18, a windmill 19, and general winning ports 20, 21 are provided in order from the top on the left and right sides of the game area R1 with the display device 26 and the like interposed therebetween.

  The start winning opening 14 has a so-called pocket structure and opens upward, and movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are provided on both sides of the opening. Both the movable wing pieces 14C, 14C are always in an upright state, and the opening width of the start winning opening 14 sandwiched between the two movable wing pieces 14C, 14C is large enough to accommodate about one game ball. ing. The special winning opening 15 is formed in a horizontally long shape and is normally closed by a movable door 15T.

  In the game area R1, on the left side of the start winning opening 14, a special symbol display unit 14X and a normal symbol display unit 18X are provided side by side, and each is provided with a 7-segment LED. On the other hand, on the right side of the start winning opening 14, an ordinary reserved number display portion 18 </ b> H is provided, and four LEDs are provided. A plurality of obstacle nails (not shown) are erected over the entire game area R1.

  Side lamps 22 and 22 as an electrical decoration device are provided at both end portions along the guide rail 12. The side lamps 22 and 22 incorporate three light emitting elements 101, 102, and 103, respectively. In addition, a decorative lamp 35 as an electrical decoration device is provided on the front side of the game board 11 so as to extend, and a plurality of light emitting elements (not shown) are incorporated.

  Further, the display frame 23 provided in the display device 26 incorporates a plurality of light emitting elements and functions as an electrical decoration device. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, two light emitting elements A1, A3 and A2, A4 are arranged in the display frame 23 at the left and right ends of the upper side of the display frame 23, respectively. ing. In addition, four light emitting elements A5, A6, A7, and A8 are provided in an arcuate curved portion of the upper side of the display frame 23. These light-emitting elements A1 to A8 are configured by LEDs, light bulbs, and the like. In this embodiment, these eight light-emitting elements A1 to A8 correspond to “a plurality of effect light-emitting portions” according to the present invention, and will be described in detail later. Thus, the peak current allocated to the entire light emitting elements A1 to A8 is limited to 600 mA, for example.

  Note that three light emitting elements 104, 105, and 106 are provided side by side at the center of the upper side of the display frame 23. The light emitting elements 104 to 106, the side lamps 22 and 22 and the decorative lamp 35 described above may be assigned a peak current limit value and controlled as “a plurality of effect light emitting units” according to the present invention. Here, the “light emitting unit for production” according to the present invention may be a single light emitting element, or a plurality of light emitting elements as long as the light quantity changes in the same manner and is turned on / off at the same timing. One “production light emitting unit” may be used.

  As shown in FIG. 1, speakers 59 </ b> S are provided on both sides of the pachinko gaming machine 10 above the game board 11. Below the game board 11, an upper plate 27A and a lower plate 27B are provided in two upper and lower stages. Then, by operating the operation knob 28 provided at the right end portion of the lower plate 27B, the game balls accommodated in the upper plate 27A are ejected toward the game board 11. Further, when the button 29A provided on the upper plate 27A is pressed, the game ball is moved from the upper plate 27A to the lower plate 27B and stored. Further, when a container (a so-called dollar box) is disposed below the lower plate 27B and the game button 29B provided on the lower plate 27B is pressed, the game balls stored in the lower plate 27B move to the container. Further, an operation jog 90 is provided on the left side of the lower plate 27B, and a ball lending status display monitor 29C and a ball lending operation button 29E are provided on the right side of the game button 29B.

  Next, each required part in the game area R1 will be described in detail. The start gate 18 incorporates a gate switch 30 (see FIG. 4). When the game ball passes through the start gate 18, for example, numbers from “0” to “9” are variably displayed over a predetermined period on the normal symbol display portion 18 X, and then the predetermined number is confirmed and displayed. The Then, when the fixed display number is an odd number, a driving device (for example, a solenoid) provided on the back of the game board 11 is driven, and the movable wing pieces 14C and 14C of the start winning opening 14 are kept for a predetermined period ( For example, it is laid down sideways for 0.4 seconds. Then, the upper space of the start winning opening 14 is opened to the side, and the game ball is received by the movable wing pieces 14C and 14C and guided to the starting winning opening 14.

  When a game ball wins at the start winning opening 14 (corresponding to the “win / fail judgment condition” according to the present invention), the start opening sensor 31 (see FIG. 4) provided in the start winning opening 14 detects the game ball, For example, after the numbers from “0” to “9” are variably displayed over a predetermined period on the special figure display unit 14X, the predetermined number is fixedly displayed, and the special symbol 80, 81 and 82 (corresponding to “determination symbols” according to the present invention) are variably displayed on the display device 26. When the pachinko gaming machine 10 is in a “hit state” due to the establishment of the predetermined condition, the solenoid 15S (see FIG. 4) provided on the back of the game board 11 is driven, and the movable door 15T falls forward for a predetermined period. . As a result, the grand prize winning hole 15 is opened, and the jackpot game in which many game balls can be awarded to the big prize winning opening 15 is executed with the movable door 15T as a guide.

  That is, when a game ball enters the start gate 18, a right (normal symbol determination right) for receiving a determination as to whether or not to open the movable wing piece 14 </ b> C of the start winning opening 14 is generated. When the ball enters, a right (special symbol determination right) to receive a determination as to whether or not to open the movable door 15T of the special winning opening 15 is generated. The normal symbol determination right and the special symbol determination right are extinguished by use. The symbols displayed on the normal symbol display unit 18X and the special symbol display unit 14X are not limited to numeric symbols, and may be alphabets or symbols.

  When a game ball enters the start gate 18 while the number is displayed in a variable manner on the normal symbol display portion 18X, the normal symbol determination right is reserved and stored. The number of reserves is set to, for example, a maximum of four without including the number of reservations in the variable display on the normal symbol display section 18X, and the number of reservations of the normal symbol determination right is the normal reservation number display section 18H. Is displayed.

  Here, when the movable door 15T of the grand prize winning opening 15 is opened and closed, it is referred to as “round”. In one round, the opening time of the movable door 15T has reached 29 seconds, or The process ends when any of the ten game balls has been won at the big prize opening 15 is satisfied first, and for example, up to, for example, 15 rounds.

  A continuous winning opening and a counting winning opening are provided inside the big winning opening 15, and the continuous winning opening and the counting winning opening are opened. More specifically, when the movable door 15T is opened, the continuous winning opening is opened, and after winning the continuous winning opening, the solenoid is driven to close the continuous winning opening, while the counting winning opening is opened. Will remain. When the specific area sensor 32 (see FIG. 4) provided in the continuous winning opening detects the winning of the game ball, the above-described end condition (the opening time of the movable door 15T reaches 29 seconds, or the large winning opening 15 After 10 rounds have been won and the round is over, the next round is executed continuously. Further, when the count sensor 33 (see FIG. 4) provided in the counting prize opening detects the winning of the game ball, the winning balls to the big prize opening 15 are counted together with the winning balls to the continuous prize opening. As described above, it is checked whether or not a total of 10 has been reached. The jackpot game ends when the fifteenth round is completed or when no game balls are won in the continuous winning opening during one round.

  The display device 26 is configured by assembling a liquid crystal module (not shown) (specifically, a TFT-LCD module) on the rear end surface of the display frame 23 having a frame structure as a whole. The front portion of the liquid crystal module surrounded by the display frame 23 is a special symbol display unit 34A, and the player can display images (character images, backgrounds) displayed on the special symbol display unit 34A through the display frame 23. Images, text images, etc.).

  In the special symbol display section 34A, three special symbols 80, 81, 82 on the left, middle, and right are displayed side by side. Each of these special symbols 80, 81, 82 is usually composed of a plurality of types of numerical symbols “1” to “7”, and each special symbol 80, 81, 82 has a predetermined type. The thing is confirmed and stopped (the state shown in FIG. 1).

  When the game ball wins the start winning opening 14, a determination is made whether or not the game ball is won, and the special symbols 80, 81, and 82 are scrolled up and down and displayed in a variable manner (state shown in FIG. 2). Next, after the predetermined time has elapsed, for example, the scroll (fluctuation) display stops in the order of the left special symbol 80, the right special symbol 82, and the middle special symbol 81, and the predetermined symbol is fixedly displayed. For example, when the special symbols 80, 81, and 82 become rough, a jackpot is established and a jackpot game is executed. That is, the special symbol 80, 81, 82 notifies the determination result of whether or not the game is successful.

  When a predetermined condition is satisfied when the jackpot is established (for example, when the special symbols 80, 81, and 82 are displayed with a fixed stop when the jackpot is odd), a “probability variation game” is given after the jackpot game ends. In the probability variation game, the probability of the next jackpot occurrence is higher (for example, 5/315) than the normal gaming state (low probability state, for example, 1/315), and this probability variation state is continued until the next jackpot. It is supposed to be. Further, if the predetermined condition is not satisfied when the jackpot is established, the probability variation game is not executed, and the normal game state is continued until the next jackpot.

  While the middle special symbol 81 is being scrolled, the left and right special symbols 80 and 82 that have been scrolled first are stopped and displayed, and the left and right special symbols 80 and 82 that have been stopped are displayed. When the two become the same symbol, the reach state is established.

  The reach state is not limited to the above, and when a game hit / fail is displayed with a combination of multiple symbols, some of the multiple symbols are stopped and other symbols are changing. The state where the symbols that are stopped and displayed constitute a part of the symbol combination that means winning.

  When a special ball 80, 81, 82 is variably displayed, or when a game ball enters the start winning opening 14 during a big hit game, the special symbol 80, 81, 82 based on that ball The change display (special symbol determination right) is not started immediately but is suspended. Specifically, a predetermined random number value, which will be described later, is suspended due to the entry and temporarily stored. Then, when the special symbol display unit 34A starts the variable display of the special symbols 80, 81, 82, this operation is repeated until the reserved memory number is decreased by one and the reserved memory number becomes zero. The number of reserves is set to, for example, a maximum of four without including the number of holds on the special symbol display unit 14X, and the number of reserves of the special symbol determination right is the special symbol display unit 34A. Is displayed on the special symbol reservation number display section 14H. Note that even when a game ball is won at the start winning opening 14 when the number of reserved memories is four, the special symbol start sensor 31 detects the winning ball, but a predetermined random value resulting from this winning ball Are not displayed and the special symbols 80, 81, and 82 are not displayed in a variable manner.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a case that covers various control circuits is provided on the rear surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10. Specifically, a main control circuit 50 is provided in the center of the rear surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10, and the voice control circuit 59 and the symbol control circuit 57 (hereinafter referred to as “sub control circuit”) are overlapped with the main control circuit 50. 57 ”) and a lamp control circuit 55 is provided. Further, a power supply board 60 and a payout control circuit 58 are provided below the control circuits 50, 55, 57, and 59, and a launch control circuit 56 is provided below the payout control circuit 58.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The main control circuit 50 includes, as a main part, a one-chip microcomputer 51 formed by packaging a CPU 51A, a RAM 51B, and a ROM 51C.

  The one-chip microcomputer 51 receives signals from the gate switch 30 and the sensors 31, 32, 33, etc. for detecting the winning balls, via the input / output circuit 54, as well as the lamp control circuit 55, the sound control circuit 59, Control signals are output to the firing control circuit 56, the payout control circuit 58, the sub-control circuit 57, and the like to control each part.

  The main control circuit 50 includes an initialization reset circuit and a periodic reset circuit (not shown). The initialization reset circuit outputs an initialization signal to the reset terminal of the one-chip microcomputer 51 when the pachinko gaming machine 10 is powered on. The periodic reset circuit outputs interrupt pulses to the one-chip microcomputer 51 periodically (for example, every 4 msec). Each time the one-chip microcomputer 51 receives the interrupt pulse, it runs a main control circuit main program PG1 (see FIG. 6) to be described later. The main control circuit 50 receives signals from various sensors and switches provided in the pachinko gaming machine 10 and outputs signals to the control circuits 55 to 59. In addition, a game state change signal is received from the operation knob 28 via the launch control circuit 56, and a control signal is output to the sub-control circuit 57 based on this signal.

  The audio control circuit 59 selects a BGM generated from the speaker 59S based on a signal from the main control circuit 50 and a sound at the time of production, and sets the audio data. Specifically, the audio control circuit 59 includes a control data ROM for storing control data for generating audio, a control data RAM for temporarily storing commands from the main control circuit 50, and various audio data for production. And an audio data ROM for storing BGM data. The voice control CPU outputs a signal to the voice synthesis circuit based on the signal from the main control circuit 50. The voice synthesis circuit reads necessary voice data from the voice data ROM based on the signal from the voice control CPU, synthesizes the voice signal, and outputs it to the amplifier. The sound signal is amplified by an amplifier and then output to the speaker 59S, and sound is generated from the speaker 59S.

  The sub-control circuit 57 stores control data ROM 63 for storing control data for displaying game images on the display device 26, and image data such as special symbols 80, 81, 82, background images, character images, and character images. The image data ROM 66 is provided. Based on the signal from the main control circuit 50, the symbol control CPU 61 extracts predetermined symbol control data from the control data ROM 63, generates control data in the work area of the control data RAM 64, and generates a VDP (not shown). Output to. The VDP reads necessary data from the image data ROM 66 based on a command from the symbol control CPU 61, creates map data such as a special symbol, a production symbol, a background image, a character image, a character image, etc., and a VRAM (not shown). ). The stored and stored image data is converted into RGB signals by the D / A conversion circuit provided in the output circuit, and is output to the special symbol display unit 34A. Further, the composite synchronization signal SYNC is output from the VDP to the special symbol display unit 34A. Then, the special symbol display unit 34A displays an image based on the transmitted RGB signal and composite sync signal SYNC.

  Based on the signal received from the one-chip microcomputer 51, the payout control circuit 58 drives a prize ball payout device and a lending payout device (not shown) to pay out a predetermined number of game balls to the upper plate 27A.

  The launch control circuit 56 receives the launch permission signal and the game state change signal from the operation knob 28, transmits the game state control signal to the main control circuit 50, and based on the launch allowance signal received from the one-chip microcomputer 51, The launching device is driven to launch the game ball toward the game area R1.

  The lamp control circuit 55 is based on signals (commands) from the main control circuit 50, and the light emitting elements 101 to 106 and the light emitting elements A1 to A8 provided in the side lamps 22, 22, the display frame 23, the decorative lamp 35, and the like. Selection of lighting modes of a plurality of lamps including and setting of lighting data according to the selected lighting mode. Specifically, the lamp control circuit 55 includes a control data ROM 52C for storing control data for lighting the lamp, a data RAM 52B for temporarily storing commands received from the main control circuit 50, and a lighting data ROM 52D for storing lighting data. Is provided. Then, the light emission control CPU 52A provided in the lamp control circuit 55 reads the necessary lighting data from the lighting data ROM based on the command received from the main control circuit 50, and the lamps are turned on / off based on the lighting data. Turns off.

  The power supply board 60 receives power from an AC 24V facility power source provided in the pachinko hall. Specifically, the power cable 83 (see FIG. 3) of each pachinko gaming machine 10 is connected to an AC 24V facility power source. The power supply board 60 supplies power to the control circuits 50, 55 to 59, various solenoids, lamps and the like.

  Now, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the lighting control means described later performs lighting control (lighting / extinguishing, that is, on / off control) of the light emitting elements according to the lighting data table. The illumination data table is composed of a lighting control data group including on-time information (corresponding to “on / off information” according to the present invention) when each light emitting element is turned on for each reference period, and the lamp control circuit 55. Is stored in the control data ROM 52C. FIG. 32 shows an illumination data table X related to the light emitting elements A1 to A8 of the present embodiment. In the illumination data table X, the reference period is set to 10 msec, and lighting control data for each 10 msec for the light emitting elements A1 to A8 is set for 300 msec. That is, it has 8 fields corresponding to the light emitting elements A1 to A8 and 30 records corresponding to the reference period.

  In the lighting control data, the ON time information of the light emitting elements A1 to A8 during the reference period is “0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D. , E, F ”. When the lighting control data is “0”, the on time of the light emitting element is 0 msec, that is, off (lights off). When the lighting control data is “F”, the on time of the light emitting element is set to light during the reference period, that is, 10 msec. ing. The light emission time is set longer from “0” to “F”. Thereby, it becomes possible to change the light quantity which each light emitting element outputs for every reference period by varying the ON time of each light emitting element for every reference period, and can improve the preference of an electrical decoration effect.

  In addition to the illumination data table X, there are a plurality of illumination data tables corresponding to predetermined hits, reach loses, and loss variations, and special symbols 80 and 81 that are variably displayed on the display device 26. , 82 and the lighting effect by the light emitting element can be linked to each other, and it is possible to improve the preference of the entire gaming machine.

  Now, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the specifications of the peak current in the pachinko gaming machine 10 are determined from the pachinko hall equipment. The peak current is determined by being assigned to the display device 26, the driving agent, or the like. In the present embodiment, as described above, for example, the peak current assigned to the entire light emitting elements A1 to A8 is limited to, for example, 600 mA. Further, the current during lighting of each of the light emitting elements A1 to A8 is 100 mA. Therefore, the sum of the currents when all the light emitting elements A1 to A8 are turned on is 800 mA, which exceeds the allocated peak current limit value. Therefore, in order to prevent the peak current of the entire light emitting elements A1 to A8 from exceeding the limit value, the reference period in the illumination data table is divided into the first half divided period and the second half divided period, and among the light emitting elements A1 to A8, Control is performed such that lighting of some light emitting elements is permitted only in the first half divided period, and lighting of some other light emitting elements among the light emitting elements A1 to A8 is permitted only in the second half divided period.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 31 (A), light emitting elements A4 and A8 are used as power saving light emitting sections of “first section” that are lit in the first half, and light emission elements are used as power saving light emitting sections of “second section” that are lit in the second half. Elements A2 and A6 are set in the power-saving basic table A by dividing the power-saving light-emitting portion into two sections. The reference period of 10 msec is divided into two divided periods of “first half divided period (first half 5 msec)” and “second half divided period (second half 5 msec)” corresponding to the two sections, and the light emitting element is divided into the divided periods. A1 to A8 power saving control data is set.

  The power saving control data is set with “0” and “1”. In a normal light emitting element that is not a power saving light emitting unit, “1” is set as power saving control data that permits lighting in both the “first half divided period” and the “second half divided period” of the power saving basic table. In the power saving light emitting unit of “first division”, “1” is set as power saving control data that permits lighting in the “first half divided period” corresponding to “first division”, while “second half divided period” Is set to “0” as power-saving control data for prohibiting lighting. Further, in the power saving light emitting section of “second division”, “0” is set as power saving control data for prohibiting lighting in “first half divided period”, while “second half divided period” corresponding to “second division” "1" is set as power-saving control data that permits lighting.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 31B, the light-emitting elements A2, A4, and A8 as the power-saving light-emitting portions of the “first section”, and the light-emitting elements A1, A3, and A6 as the power-saving light-emitting sections of the “second section” It is set in the base table B.

  Then, the control condition giving means to be described later subdivides all records of the illumination data table by the power saving basic table A or B, and the first half subdivision record corresponding to the “first half subdivision period” and the “second half subdivision period” Lamp data (corresponding to “division lighting control data” and “two-division lighting control data” according to the present invention) corresponding to the second half subdivision record corresponding to the above is generated and stored in the lighting data ROM 52D of the lamp control circuit 55.

  Specifically, FIG. 33 shows a list of lamp data generated from the electrical data table X and the power saving basic table A (corresponding to the “divided electrical data table” according to the present invention). Specifically, the lamp data including the on / off information of the light emitting elements A1 to A8 every 5 msec is grouped at the same reference period, and the lamp data for 300 msec is stored. That is, it has 8 fields corresponding to the light emitting elements A1 to A8 and 60 records corresponding to half of the reference period. For example, consider the lighting period of the light emitting elements A1 to A8 of “80 to 90 msec”. First, in the record “80 to 90 msec” of the illumination data table X shown in FIG. 32, “8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8” as the lighting control data of the light emitting elements A1 to A8. Is set. That is, according to the illumination data table X, as shown in FIG. 5A, the light emitting elements A1 to A8 are set to light up for 5 msec from the first 80 msec in the period of “80 to 90 msec”. Yes.

  On the other hand, in the power saving basic table A shown in FIG. 31A, the power saving control data of “first half divided period” is “1,0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1” and “second half divided period”. The power saving control data is “1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0”. When the control condition assigning means subdivides the record of “80 to 90 msec” of the illumination data table X by the power saving basic table A, the lighting control data and the power saving control data are arithmetically processed to obtain “8,0”. , 8, 8, 8, 0, 8, 8 "" 80 to 85 msec "ramp data (first half subdivision record) and" 8, 8, 8, 0, 8, 8, 8, 0 " Ramp data (second half subdivision record) of “90 msec” is generated (see FIG. 33).

  Here, the lamp data indicates that the on-time information of the light emitting elements A1 to A8 for each half of the reference period (5 msec) is “0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 as in the lighting control data described above. , 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F ”. However, the on-time of the light-emitting element is a two-part on-time obtained by halving the on-time of the lighting control data. In the case of “F”, the on-time of the light-emitting element is half of the reference period, that is, the lighting control data “ It is set to 5 msec equivalent to “8”. Therefore, when the lamp data is “8”, the ON time is set to 2.5 msec which is equivalent to the lighting control data “4”.

  According to the lamp data generated from the electrical decoration data table X and the power saving basic table A, as shown in FIG. 5B, the light emitting elements A4 and A8 which are the power saving light emitting sections of the “first division” are “80”. In the period of “˜90 msec”, it is set to light only for 2.5 msec from the first 80 msec of the period of “80 to 85 msec” of the first half divided period. In addition, the light-emitting elements A2 and A6 that are the power-saving light-emitting portions of the “second section” are only 2.5 msec from the first 85 msec of the “85 to 90 msec” period of the latter half of the “80 to 90 msec” period. It is set to light up. The light-emitting elements A1, A3, A5, and A7, which are normal light-emitting elements that are not power-saving light-emitting units, are 2. It is set to light up for 5 msec and to light up again for 2.5 msec from the first 85 msec in the period “85 to 90 msec” of the second half divided period.

  That is, in the field of normal light emitting elements other than the power saving light emitting part (for example, the light emitting elements A1, A3, A5, A7 in the power saving basic table A), the lighting control data corresponds to both the first half subdivision record and the second half subdivision record. Then, the lamp data including the information of the two-part on-time that halves the on-time of the lighting control data is stored. In the field of the “first division” power saving light emitting section (for example, the light emitting elements A4 and A8 in the power saving basic table A), the lamp data is stored in the first half subdivision record, while the power saving light emitting section is forced in the second half subdivision record. Forced extinction data for extinguishing is stored. Further, in the field of the power saving light emitting section of “second division” (for example, the light emitting elements A2 and A6 in the power saving basic table A), the forced turn-off data is stored in the first half sub-record while the lamp data is stored in the second half sub-record. Is done.

  And an illumination control means starts lighting (ON / OFF control) of the light emitting element according to 2 division | segmentation ON time stored in the first half subdivision record and the second half subdivision record for every progress of the half of a reference period.

  Descriptions other than the configuration relating to internal information processing (signal processing) in the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment have been described above. Before describing the information processing, the operation, action, and effect of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described below.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, if the production content is a loss variation, the electrical data table corresponding to the loss variation and the power saving basic table A are selected, and if the production content is reach variation or hit, reach The illumination data table and the power saving basic table B corresponding to the fluctuation or hit are selected, and the control condition assigning means performs the record segmentation process. And lighting control is performed by the electrical decoration control means based on the produced | generated lamp data.

  As described above, normal light-emitting elements (for example, the light-emitting elements A1, A3, A5, and A7 in the power saving basic table A) are continuously lit for the on-time of the lighting control data unless there is a record segmentation process. However, according to the record subdivision process, the light is continuously turned on for each of the two divided on-times, divided into the first half divided period and the second half divided period in the reference period.

  On the other hand, if there is no record subdivision process, the power-saving light emitting unit is continuously lit for the ON time of the lighting control data, but the record subdivision process causes the first half period or the second half period in the reference period to be Only one of the divided periods is lit continuously for the two divided ON times. Specifically, the lighting of the power-saving light-emitting units in the “first division” (for example, the light-emitting elements A4 and A8 in the power-saving basic table A) is permitted only in the “first half divided period” corresponding to the “first division”. On the other hand, it is prohibited in the “second half divided period”. In addition, lighting of the power-saving light-emitting units in the “second division” (for example, the light-emitting elements A2 and A6 in the power-saving basic table A) is prohibited in the “first half-divided period”, while “second half” corresponding to the “second division”. It will be allowed only in the “division period”. At this time, since the control condition assigning means subdivides each record without distinguishing between the power saving light emitting unit and the normal light emitting element, the data processing in the illumination control means that receives the subdivided records is simplified. In addition, since the power-saving light-emitting unit and the normal light-emitting element can be controlled for the same divided period, the burden on the illumination control means is reduced.

  Specifically, when the record segmentation processing is performed by the electrical decoration data table X and the power saving basic table A, the light emitting elements A1 to A8 are turned on at the same time regardless of the contents of the lighting control data. There are six combinations of A1, A2, A3, A5, A6, A7 or light emitting elements A1, A3, A4, A5, A7, A8, and the peak current is 600 mA. In addition, when the record segmentation process is performed by the electrical data table X and the power saving basic table B, the light emitting elements A1 and A3 are turned on simultaneously among the light emitting elements A1 to A8 regardless of the contents of the lighting control data. , A5, A6, A7 or five combinations of light emitting elements A2, A4, A5, A7, A8, and the peak current is 500 mA. That is, it does not exceed 600 mA which is the limit value of the peak current in the light emitting elements A1 to A8.

  That is, the record subdivision processing by the control condition providing means does not change the total lighting time of the normal light emitting elements within each reference period, and only halves the total lighting time of the power saving light emitting unit. When the lighting control means controls the light emitting elements to turn on / off according to the lamp data, the lighting period is forced within the reference period for the plurality of power saving light emitting units regardless of the lighting control data content of the lighting data table. Accordingly, the number of light emitting elements that are simultaneously turned on is reduced. As a result, the peak current of the entire light emitting element is suppressed, the amount of light of the normal light emitting element for each reference period is not changed, only the amount of light of the power saving light emitting unit is changed, and the content of the lighting effect accompanying the reduction of the peak current is achieved. Change can be suppressed.

  Therefore, according to the configuration of the present invention, when the peak current of the entire light emitting element is limited, the number of power saving light emitting units is set so that the peak current of the entire light emitting element is smaller than the limit value. As long as it is done, correction work of data (for example, an illumination data table) performed by a conventional designer is automatically performed. That is, the design work of the lighting effect becomes easy.

  Further, in this embodiment, the reference period is set to 10 msec, which is 16 msec or less. Therefore, even if the control condition applying unit forcibly shifts the lighting period of the light emitting element within the reference period regardless of the content of the lighting control data, The amount of deviation is 16 msec or less, which is difficult for humans to distinguish, and it is possible to suppress the change in the lighting effect due to the forced shifting of the lighting period. That is, it is possible to make it appear that a plurality of power-saving light-emitting units whose lighting periods are shifted from each other in order to suppress the peak current of the entire light-emitting element are simultaneously lit. Thereby, the restriction | limiting of the number of the light emitting elements which can show a player the state lighted simultaneously is eased, and the freedom degree of design of an electrical decoration effect can be raised.

  In addition, according to the present invention, when the number of power saving light emitting portions is relatively small, a decrease in the amount of light of the entire electric lighting effect is suppressed, and when the number of power saving light emitting portions is relatively large, the power saving effect of the whole electric lighting effect is increased. be able to. Therefore, as in the power saving basic table A and the power saving basic table B, if the number of the power saving light emitting units is different between the power saving basic tables, the reduction in the amount of light is suppressed depending on which power saving basic table is selected. It is possible to easily switch between a gorgeous lighting effect and an electric lighting effect that enhances the power saving effect.

  In this embodiment, the number of power saving basic tables is limited to two. However, one power saving basic table may be provided, and a plurality of power saving basic tables and electric data tables may be provided as the progress of the game. It may be changed and used accordingly. As a result, it is possible to change the content of the lighting effect according to the progress of the game and to change the light emitting element responsible for the power saving light emitting element among a plurality of light emitting elements. Compared with the case where the light emitting element to be fixed is fixed, the entire light emitting element can be effectively used.

  The main control circuit 50, the sub control circuit 57, etc. for realizing the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment described above execute the main control circuit main program PG1, the sub control circuit main program PG2, etc. , Processing information. Hereinafter, information processing in the main control circuit 50 and the sub control circuit 57 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  When the power source of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is turned on, the one-chip microcomputer 51 (see FIG. 4) provided in the main control circuit 50 takes out the main control circuit main program PG1 shown in FIG. 6 from the ROM 51C and runs it.

  When the main control circuit main program PG1 is run, initialization is first performed (S1). In the initial setting (S1), for example, stack setting, constant setting, interrupt time setting, CPU 51A setting, SIO, PIO, CTC (interrupt time controller) setting, resetting of various flags and counter values, and the like are performed. . If the RAM clear switch is turned on or the power-off flag is turned on and it is determined that the contents of the RAM 51B are abnormal, the RAM 51B is initialized. The initial setting (S1) is executed only when the main control circuit main program PG1 is run for the first time after power-on, and is not executed thereafter.

  Subsequent to the initial setting (S1), interrupts are prohibited (S2), and a special symbol main random number update process (S3) is executed. In the present embodiment, the counter shown in Table 1 is provided to generate a random number.

  Each force counter shown in Table 1 is set to “0” when the power is turned on, and is incremented by 1 each time the special symbol main random number update process (S3) is executed. Further, when the upper limit value of the numerical range of each counter in Table 1 is exceeded, it is reset to “0” and incremented again from “0” by 1. The numerical values of the counters updated in this way are stored one by one in the update value storage area of the RAM 51B, and the special symbol main random number update process (S3) is exited.

  When the special symbol main random number update process (S3) ends, an interrupt is permitted (S4), and the main control circuit interrupt process (S5) can be executed. The main control circuit interrupt process (S5) is repeatedly executed, for example, at a cycle of 4 msec when an interrupt pulse is input to the CPU 51A. Then, during the remaining processing period from the end of the main control circuit interrupt process (S5) to the start of the next main control circuit interrupt process (S5), various counters by the special symbol main random number update process (S3) The value update process is repeatedly executed a plurality of times. When an interrupt pulse is input to the CPU 51A in the interrupt disabled state, the main control circuit interrupt process (S5) is not started immediately, but is started after the interrupt is enabled (S4).

  The main control circuit interrupt process (S5) will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, in the main control circuit interrupt process (S5), an output process (S10) is first executed. In this process (S10), it is checked whether or not various commands determined in each process described below are stored in the output buffer of the RAM 51B. The command is output to various control circuits such as the lamp control circuit 55, the sub control circuit 57, and the sound control circuit 59.

  In the input process (S11) performed subsequent to the output process (S10), various sensors (gate switch 30, starter sensor 31, other sensors, switches (see FIG. 4), etc.) mainly attached to the pachinko gaming machine 10 ) Is detected and stored in the output buffer of the RAM 51B as payout number information.

  The normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S12) performed next is the same as the special symbol main random number update process (S3) performed in the loop process of the main control circuit main program PG1. That is, the various counter values shown in Table 1 and the random counter value for normal symbol determination are the main control circuit interrupt process (S5) execution period and the remaining process period (end of the main control circuit interrupt process (S5)). And the period between the next main control circuit interrupt process (S5) and the period until it is started).

  Following the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S12), the start winning a prize opening switch detection process (S15) is executed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, it is determined whether or not the game ball has passed through the start gate 18 (S150). At this time, if the game ball has passed through the start gate 18 (Yes in S150), it is subsequently determined whether the number of retained balls (ordinary symbol retained ball number) is 4 or more (S151). If the number of held balls is not 4 or more (no in S151), 1 is added to the number of held balls (S152), and the counter value stored in the update value storage area of the RAM 51B is acquired as a random number value. Are stored in an address space corresponding to the number of balls held in the start gate 18 set separately (S153, S154). On the other hand, if the game ball has not passed through the starting gate 18 (no in S150), and if the number of held balls is four or more (yes in S151), the processing (S15) is immediately terminated.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the normal operation process (S16) is performed after the start winning a prize opening switch detection process (S15). By this processing (S16), the main control circuit 50 performs the display state of the normal symbol display unit 18X and the movable blade piece 14C based on the random number per label (label-TRND-F) value without using the sub-control circuit 57. , 14C is directly controlled.

  The special operation process (S17) performed after the normal operation process (S16) is a process for controlling the display of the display device 26, and is stored in the counter value storage area of the RAM 51B in the start switch detection process (S15). This is performed based on various counter values. The main control circuit 50 indirectly controls the display device 26 via the sub control circuit 57 by a special operation process (S17) described below.

  This special operation process (S17) is shown in FIG. 9, and the display state of the display device 26 is divided into four states, and these states are assigned to “special operation statuses 1, 2, 3, 4”. Yes. When the “special operation status” is “1” (Yes in S171), the special symbol standby process (S172) is performed, and when the “special operation status” is “2” (No in S171, S173). Yes), special symbol variation processing (S174) is performed, and when the "special action status" is "3" (both S171 and S173 are both no, and S175 is yes), special symbol confirmation processing (S176) is performed. When the “special operation status” is “4” (no in S171, S173, and S175), the special electric accessory processing (S177) is performed.

  When the special symbol standby process (S172) is executed in the special operation process (S17) shown in FIG. 9, the number of reserved balls (that is, the number of special symbol reserved balls) at the start winning opening 14 is “0” as shown in FIG. Is checked (S202). If the number of special symbol reserve balls is “0” (Yes in S202), that is, if there is no storage of various counter values acquired due to winning at the start winning opening 14, the special symbol display section 34A It is checked whether or not the display is a standby screen (S208). If the standby screen is displayed (Yes in S208), the process immediately exits (S172). On the other hand, if the standby screen is not displayed (no in S208), the standby screen setting process (S209) is performed, and the process (S172) is exited.

  On the other hand, when the number of special symbol reservation balls is not “0” (no in S202), that is, when there are one or more stored various counter values acquired due to winning at the start winning opening 14, Special symbol jackpot determination processing (S203), special symbol selection processing (S204), special symbol variation pattern creation processing (S205), special symbol random number shift processing (S206), and special symbol variation start setting (S207) described below Done. That is, until the number of special symbol reservation balls becomes zero, the special symbols are processed (S203 to 207), and the special symbol reservation balls are digested.

  The special symbol jackpot determination process (S203) determines whether or not the “big hit game” can be executed. Further, by executing this special symbol jackpot determination process (S203), the CPU 51A functions as the “win / fail determination means” according to the present invention. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, first, various random number values held in the lowest counter value storage area of the RAM 51B (that is, the RAM area corresponding to the first hold of the special symbol) are loaded as determination values. The big hit determination counter (label-TRND-A) value is read (S310). Next, the address of the jackpot determination value table is set (S311). Then, it is checked whether or not the probability is changing (S312). If the probability change is not in progress (no in S312), that is, in the normal gaming state, whether or not the jackpot determination counter (label-TRND-A) matches either of two winning values of "77" or "78". When it is checked (S313) and the probability change is in progress (yes in S312), that is, in the probability variation state, the jackpot determination counter (label-TRND-A) is set to 20 hit numerical values of “77 to 96”. It is checked whether or not it matches any one (S315).

  Then, in each of steps S313 and S315, if the acquired jackpot determination counter (label-TRND-A) does not match any of the winning numbers (no in steps S313 and S315), this processing is immediately performed (S203). Exit. On the other hand, if the acquired jackpot determination counter (label-TRND-A) matches any hit value (yes in S313 or yes in S315), the jackpot flag is turned on (S314), and this processing ( Step S203) is exited.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the special symbol standby process (S172), a special symbol selection process (S204) is executed after the special symbol jackpot determination process (S203). The special symbol selection process (S204) is shown in FIG. 12, and sets symbol data. First, it is checked whether or not the jackpot flag is on (S320), and if it is a jackpot (yes in S320), it is checked whether or not the value of the jackpot symbol determination counter (label-TRND-AZ1) is a certain change (S321). If the jackpot symbol determination counter is probabilistic (yes in S321), the probability variation jackpot symbol data is set (S322). If the jackpot symbol determination counter is not probabilistic (no in S321), the normal jackpot symbol data is set (S323). ). That is, the combination of symbols predetermined for the numerical value of the jackpot symbol determination counter (label-TRND-AZ1) is determined as the jackpot symbol combination. On the other hand, when the jackpot flag is not on (no in S320), the lost symbol data is set (S324), and the process (S204) is exited.

  The special symbol variation pattern creation processing (S205) executed after the special symbol selection processing (S204) is shown in FIG. 13, and the variation mode is selected. First, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is on (S325). When the big hit flag is ON (Yes in S325), that is, when the determination result is “big hit”, it is checked whether or not the numerical value of the big hit symbol determination counter (label-TRND-AZ1) is definitely changed (S326). ). When the jackpot symbol determination counter is probabilistic (yes in S326), the variation patterns 10, 11, and 12 are changed based on the variation mode determination counter (label-TRND-T1) value from the variation pattern table 4 (see FIG. 28). Either one is selected (S327). On the other hand, if the jackpot symbol determination counter is not a definite change (no in S326), the variation patterns 7, 8, and so on based on the variation mode determination counter (label-TRND-T1) value from the variation pattern table 3 (see FIG. 28). 9 is selected (S328).

  If the big hit flag is not on (NO in S325), it is then determined whether or not the reach presence / absence determination counter (label-TRND-RC) is a reach-achieving random number (S329). If it is reach (yes in S329), that is, if the determination result is “out of reach”, the variation pattern determination counter (label-TRND-T1) is obtained from the variation pattern table 2 (see FIG. 28). One of the variation patterns 4, 5, and 6 is selected based on the value (S330). Then, when the reach determination counter does not match the reach establishment random number value (no in S329), that is, when the determination result is “out”, the variation pattern table 1 (see FIG. 28) is used. Then, one of the variation patterns 1, 2, and 3 is selected based on the value of the variation mode determination counter (label-TRND-T1) (S331).

  When the variation mode is selected, other processing (S332) is performed, and then the processing (S205) is exited. In other processing (S332), a variation pattern command corresponding to the selected variation mode is set in the output buffer of the RAM 51B. Then, the variation pattern command set in the output buffer of the RAM 51B is output to the sub-control circuit 57 and the like in the output process (S10) described above.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a special symbol random number shift process (S206) is performed after the special symbol variation pattern creation process (S205). This process (S206) is shown in FIG. 14. First, the number of special symbol reservation balls (the value of the special symbol reservation number storage area of the RAM 51B) is decremented by 1 (S350). Next, the storage location of the various counter values in the counter value storage area is shifted to the counter value storage area one level lower (S351). Then, “0” is set in each address space of the highest counter value storage area (that is, the RAM area corresponding to the fourth special symbol hold is cleared to 0) (S352), and the process (S206) is exited.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the special symbol variation start setting (S207) is performed following the special symbol random number shift process (S206), the special operation status is set to “2” and the variation start command is output to the RAM 51B. Other processing necessary for starting the variation of the special symbol, such as setting in the buffer, is performed, and the special symbol standby processing (S172) is exited.

  When the special symbol variation processing (S174) is executed in the special operation processing (S17) shown in FIG. 9, the variation set in the special symbol variation pattern creation processing (S205, see FIG. 13) as shown in FIG. A process of determining a specified display time (change time) according to the mode is performed (S261). Then, it is checked whether or not the fluctuation display specified time (see fluctuation time in FIG. 28) has passed (S262). If it has not passed (no in S262), this process (S174) is immediately exited and a special operation is performed. The variable display of symbols 80, 81, 82 is continued.

  On the other hand, when the fluctuation display regulation time has passed (Yes in S262), that is, when the fluctuation display of the special symbols 80, 81, 82 is performed over the fluctuation time set according to the fluctuation mode. Then, the address of the fluctuation stop table for stopping and displaying the special symbols 80, 81, and 82 being changed is set (S263), the data storing process is performed (S264), and the special operation status is set to “3” (S265). After performing the other processing (S266), the processing exits (S174).

  When the special symbol determination process (S176) is executed in the special operation process (S17) shown in FIG. 9, as shown in FIG. 16, it is first checked whether or not the big hit flag is turned on (whether it is a big hit). (S270). Here, when the big hit flag is turned on (Yes in S270), that is, when the determination result is “Win”, the round counter is set (S271) and the special operation status is set to “4”. Set (S272). On the other hand, if the big hit flag is not turned on (no in S270), that is, if the determination result is “Out”, the special operation status is set to “1” (S273), and this process ( Exit from S176). Here, the round counter counts the number of “rounds” in the “big hit game”. In this embodiment, the initial value of the round counter is set to “15”.

  When the special electric accessory process (S177) is executed in the special operation process (S17) shown in FIG. 9, the probability variation flag is switched from on to off as shown in FIG. 17 (S280). That is, when the “big hit game” is started, the probability variation state is forcibly ended. Next, it is checked whether or not the big hit end flag is on (S281). When the big hit end flag is not on (no in S281), that is, when “big hit game” is being executed, it is checked whether or not the big winning opening 15 is open based on the release flag ( S282).

  When the special winning opening 15 is being opened (open flag is on) (yes in S282), it is checked whether or not the round end condition is satisfied. Specifically, it is checked whether or not ten game balls have been won in the grand prize opening 15 (S286), and whether or not the round end time (opening time of the big prize opening 15 is 30 seconds) has been reached (S287). The If the round end condition is not satisfied (both S286 and S287 are no), the process immediately exits this process (S177), while if the round end condition is satisfied (yes in either S286 or S287). The process at the end of the round (S289 to S293) is performed.

  That is, in the special winning opening closing process (S 289), a special winning opening closing command is also transmitted to the sub-control circuit 57. Next, after decrementing the round counter by 1 (S290), it is checked whether or not the round counter has become “0” (S291). If the round counter is not “0” (no in S291), that is, If the “big hit game” has not been played up to the maximum round (15 rounds), the process immediately exits (S177). That is, even during the big hit game, when one round is completed, the movable door 15T becomes the “closed position”, and the big prize opening 15 is temporarily closed.

  On the other hand, when the round counter becomes “0” (Yes in S291), that is, when the big hit game is played up to the maximum round (15 rounds), the big hit end process (S292) is performed. In the jackpot end process (S292), the jackpot random number data stored in the reserved storage area is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 57 together with the jackpot end command. Then, the big hit end flag is turned on (S293), and the process exits (S177).

  In step S282, if the big prize opening 15 is closed (the opening flag is OFF) (no in S282), it is checked whether or not it is time to open the big prize opening 15 (S283). Specifically, it is checked whether or not a predetermined waiting period after the “big hit game” is started or whether a predetermined interval period has elapsed since the end of the previous round. If it has not elapsed (no in S283), the process exits (S177). On the other hand, if the release waiting period or interval period has elapsed (yes in S283), the jackpot symbol determination counter (label -TRND-) It is checked whether the value of AZ1) is a probable change (S284). If the jackpot symbol determination counter is probable (Yes in S284), a round command during probability change corresponding to the round counter is transmitted (S285). If the jackpot symbol determination counter is not probable (No in S284), it corresponds to the round counter. The normal medium round command is transmitted (S288), and the process exits (S177).

  If the big hit end flag is on in step S281 (Yes in S281), that is, if the big hit game is played up to the maximum round (15 rounds), the big hit end flag and the big hit flag are all turned on. Is switched to OFF (S295, S296), and it is checked whether or not the special symbols 80, 81, 82 that are stopped and displayed are probability variation symbols (S297). If it is not a probability variation symbol (no in S297), the process jumps to step S299, and if it is a probability variation symbol (yes in S297), the probability variation flag is switched from OFF to ON (S298). In step 299, the special operation status is set to "1", and this process (S177) is exited. The above is the description of the special operation process (S17).

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the main control circuit interrupt process (S5), the reserved ball number process (S18) is performed after the special operation process (S17). This process (S18) is shown in FIG. 18, and the number of retained balls is read from the number of sets of counter value groups stored in the RAM 51B (S180), and the data of the number of retained balls is set in the output buffer of the RAM 51B. (S181).

  In the main control circuit interrupt process (S5), after the reserved ball number process (S18), another process (S20) not deeply related to the present invention is executed and the main control circuit interrupt process (S5) is exited. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, until the next interrupt pulse is input to the CPU 51A, the processing of steps S2 to S4 is repeatedly executed, and the main control circuit interrupt is again caused by the input of the interrupt pulse (after about 4 msec). A process (S5) is performed. Then, as described above, the control data set in the output buffer of the RAM 51B when the main control circuit interrupt process (S5) was executed last time is the output process of the main control circuit interrupt process (S5) executed next. Output in (S10). The above is the description of the main control circuit main program PG1.

  As in the storage area of the RAM 51B in the main control circuit 50, the storage area of the RAM 64 provided in the sub control circuit 57 (see FIG. 4) is divided into a plurality of address spaces and assigned addresses (addresses). Yes. A counter value storage area configured by a predetermined address space is provided as a data storage unit for various random number counters shown in Table 2. The address space is also used as a data storage unit such as a flag in addition to the update area of the random number counter.

  The CPU 61 of the sub control circuit 57 runs the sub control circuit main program PG2 shown in FIG. When the sub-control circuit main program PG2 is run, CPU initialization processing (S50) is performed, stack setting, constant setting, CPU 61 setting, SIO, PIO, CTC (interrupt time controller) setting, and various flags. In addition, the counter value is reset. When the power supply board 60 is turned on, a power-off signal is transmitted from the power supply board 60 to the sub-control circuit 57. When the power-off signal is transmitted, it is determined whether the contents of the RAM 64 are normal (S51). If normal (yes in S51), the process proceeds to the next. If not normal (no in S51), the RAM 64 is initialized and various flags and counter values are reset (S52). The steps S50, S51 and S52 are executed only when the sub-control circuit main program PG2 is run for the first time after the power is turned on, and not thereafter.

  When steps S50, S51, and S52 are completed, the random number seed update process (S53) is repeated infinitely at a predetermined period.

  The reception interrupt process (S54), 1ms timer interrupt process (S55), and 10ms timer interrupt process (S56) are interrupted and executed for the infinite loop of the random number seed update (S53). When the sub control circuit 57 receives the strobe signal from the main control circuit 50, the reception interrupt process (S54) is executed with priority over the other interrupt processes (S55, S56). When the reception interrupt process (S54) is executed, as shown in FIG. 20, after confirming the input of the strobe signal (yes in S540), the output process (S10) of the main control circuit interrupt process (S5) described above. Then, control data transmitted to the sub-control circuit 57, for example, a variation pattern command is taken in and stored in the primary storage area of the input signal provided in the storage area of the RAM 64 (S541). The control signal is also transmitted from the main control circuit 50 to the sub control circuit 57 when a game ball wins the start winning opening 14. Then, each time the start winning opening 14 wins a game ball, the various counter value groups shown in Table 1 correspond to the four reserved balls of the special symbol described above in the counter value storage area of the RAM 64, and the random value group is Stored (stored).

  The 1 ms timer interrupt process (S55) is shown in FIG. 21, and is executed every time an interrupt pulse having a 1 msec cycle is input to the sub-control circuit 57. In this process (S55), a lamp data output process (S550) for outputting lamp data to the driver and another process (S551) not deeply related to the present invention are executed.

  In the ramp data output process (S550), as shown in FIG. 22, the ramp data generated in the new ramp process (S563) of the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S56) to be described later is judged from the interrupt counter, and the first half sub-record Alternatively, either the second half subdivision record is output to the output port. That is, lamp data is output from the output port every 1 msec, and the light emitting element is turned on or off based on the lamp data.

  Specifically, it is first determined whether the interrupt is related to the first half subdivision record (S640). If the interrupt is related to the first half subdivision record (yes in S640), the first half subdivision record is set (S641). If the interrupt is not related to the first half subdivision record (no in S640), the second half subdivision record is set (S642). Then, data output is started (S643). Subsequently, interrupts are counted (S644), and the process exits (S550). Specifically, the ramp data shown in FIG. 33 is output alternately between the first half subdivision record of the first half division period and the second half subdivision record of the second half division period. When 300 msec elapses, the lamp data is returned to the beginning and output. Note that, as described above, the lamp data includes information on the two-segment on-time, and when “0”, the on-time of the light emitting element is 0 msec, that is, off (lights off). When the lamp data is “F”, the ON time of the light emitting element is set to 5 msec. The light emission time is set longer from “0” to “F”.

  As described above, in the 1 ms timer interrupt process (S55), the CPU 51A of the main control circuit 50 and the lamp control circuit 55 function as the “lighting control means” of the present invention by the lamp data output process (S550). .

  The 10 ms timer interrupt process (S56) is shown in FIG. 23, and is executed each time an interrupt pulse having a 10 msec period is input to the sub-control circuit 57. In this process (S56), first, a command monitoring process (S562) is executed. This command monitoring process (S562) is performed on all the commands received by the sub control circuit 57 from other circuits such as the main control circuit 50 in the reception interrupt process and stored in the buffer, and the command is analyzed. Then, processing corresponding to the command is performed to create a command to be transmitted to each control circuit.

  Specifically, when the command monitoring process (S562) is executed, as shown in FIG. 24, first, it is determined whether or not the received command is a variable command (S600). If the command is not a variable command (S600). If no), the process jumps to step 603. If the command is a variation command (yes in S600), an effect selection process (S601) is executed. In the effect selection process (S601), while selecting an effect mode, that is, a variation pattern, an illumination data table (for example, the illumination data table X shown in FIG. 32) corresponding to the variation mode is set, Processing such as setting is performed. Here, since a plurality of illumination data tables are provided corresponding to a plurality of variation modes, the illumination design by the light emitting elements is added to the variation modes of the special symbols 80, 81, 82 that are variably displayed on the display device 26. Can be linked to each other, and it is possible to enhance the preference of the entire gaming machine.

  Following the effect selection process (S601), a symbol selection process (S602) is executed. In the symbol selection process (S602), as shown in FIG. 25, it is first determined whether or not the variable command is a winning command (S650), and if it is a winning command (yes in S650), it is subsequently determined whether or not it is a probable change ( S651). Then, if it is a probability change (yes in S651), the value of the winning symbol determination counter (label-TRND-SUB-KA) is acquired, and the symbol is selected (odd scale) (S652). On the other hand, if it is not the probability variation (no in S651), the value of the winning symbol determination counter (label-TRND-SUB-NO) is acquired and the symbol is selected (even numbered) (S653).

  If it is not a hit command (no in S650), it is determined whether it is a reach variation pattern command (S654). If it is a reach variation pattern command (yes in S654), the left symbol determination counter (label -TRND-) is determined. The value of SUB-L1) is acquired, and the corresponding left symbol, middle symbol, and right symbol are set based on the reach lose symbol creation table (see FIG. 29) (S655). If it is not a reach variation command (no in S654), the value of the left symbol determination counter (label-TRND-SUB-L1) and the value of the loss symbol determination counter (label-TRND-SUB-H2) And the corresponding left symbol, middle symbol, and right symbol are set based on the lost symbol creation table (see FIG. 30) (S656). Then, the process exits (S602).

  In the command monitoring process (S562) of FIG. 24, in step 603, a process corresponding to each command (for example, a jackpot command or an abnormality notification command) is performed, and the process (S562) is exited.

  In the present embodiment, the “display control means” of the present invention is configured by the CPU 61 of the sub-control circuit 57 that executes steps S601 and S602 described above.

  In the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S56) of FIG. 23, a new lamp process (S563) is executed after the command monitoring process (S562). This process (S563) executes a process of generating output ramp data.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 26, first, it is determined whether or not the content of the effect is a loss variation (S610). If the production content is a change in loss (Yes in S610), the power saving basic table A is set (S611). On the other hand, if the production content is reach fluctuation or hit (no in S610), the power saving basic table B is set (S612).
Thereby, in this embodiment, if the production content is a loss variation, the record is segmented from the electrical data table corresponding to the loss variation and the power saving basic table A, and the production content is a reach variation or a hit. For example, the segmentation processing of records is performed from the electrical data table corresponding to the reach fluctuation or hit and the power saving basic table B.

  Here, as described above, the power saving basic table A is a table in which the number of power saving light emitting units is small and power saving is avoided, and the power saving basic table B is large in number of power saving light emitting units and has a large power saving effect. It is a table. Therefore, if the number of lamps is low and the power consumption of the lamp is low, the power saving basic table A is used, and the number of lamps is high and the power consumption of the lamp is high. By using the power saving basic table B, it is possible to make the lighting mode closer to the original lighting control data in the production with sufficient power consumption, and there is an effect that the production is not impaired. In addition, it is possible to easily switch between an electrical decoration effect that suppresses a reduction in the amount of light and an electrical decoration effect that enhances the power saving effect, and to save power according to the effect.

  Subsequently, a first half ramp data generation process (S613) and a second half ramp data generation process (S614) are executed. In the first half lamp data generation process (S613), the record of the corresponding period of the illumination data table and the “first half divided period” of the power saving basic table A or the power saving basic table B are arithmetically processed to generate the first half subdivision record. On the other hand, in the lamp data generation process for the second half (S614), the record for the corresponding period in the electrical data table and the “second half divided period” in the power saving basic table A or the power saving basic table B are calculated to generate the second half subdivision record. To do.

  As described above, in the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S56), the CPU 51A of the main control circuit 50 functions as the “control condition applying unit” of the present invention by the new lamp process (S563).

  In the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S56) of FIG. 23, a command transmission process (S565) is executed after the new lamp process (S563). The command transmission process (S565) is shown in FIG. 27. In each process described above, it is checked whether there is a command (control signal) set in the output buffer provided in the RAM 64 of the sub-control circuit 57 (S670). If there is a command (yes in S670), the command is transmitted to the corresponding lamp control circuit 55, voice control circuit 59, etc. (S671). Then, the process exits from this process (S565) and exits from the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S56). Then, as shown in FIG. 19, a 1 ms timer interrupt process (S55) is executed every 1 msec, a 10 ms timer interrupt process (S56) is executed every 10 msec, and the process of step S53 is performed until an interrupt pulse is input to the CPU 61 during that time. Repeatedly, the reception interrupt process (S54) is executed due to the input of the interrupt pulse. The above is the description of the sub control circuit main program PG2.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It can be changed and implemented.
(1) In the said 1st Embodiment, the division | segmentation of a power-saving light emission part and the division period corresponding to the division are not restricted to two, One may be sufficient and you may provide three or more.

(2) In the first embodiment, the lamp data includes information on the two-part on-time that halves the on-time of the lighting control data. For example, the lighting control data is set to “8” or less. For the power-saving light emitting unit, the lamp data does not have to be half the time of the lighting control data, such as collectively setting “0”.

(3) Further, the same on-time may be set for the lamp data and the lighting control data. In this case, within each reference period, the total lighting time of the normal light emitting elements in the lamp data is twice the lighting time in the lighting control data, and the total lighting time of the power saving light emitting unit in the lamp data is lighting control. It becomes equal to the lighting time in the data. On the other hand, the designer sets the information of half of the light emitting element design on time in advance in the value of the lighting control data, thereby lighting the normal light emitting element for a time equal to the designed on time. The power-saving light-emitting unit can be lit for half the design on-time.

(4) In the first embodiment, the electrical data table, the power saving basic table, and the control condition assigning means are provided in a computer separate from the pachinko gaming machine 10, for example, and the divided electrical data table is generated by the computer. May be. Then, the pachinko gaming machine 10 may be provided with only the divided illumination data table without the illumination data table, the power saving basic table, and the control condition providing means, and the light emitting element may be on / off controlled. Further, instead of the computer, the designer may directly design the divided illumination data table and control the light emitting elements on and off.

(5) Further, for example, a first switch that turns on / off the power saving light emitting section of “first section” and a second switch that turns on / off the power saving light emitting section of “second section” without using the divided illumination data table. The first switch is turned on in the “first half divided period” corresponding to the “first division”, and the first switch is turned on in the “second half divided period” corresponding to the “second division”. You may make it permit lighting of a light emission part only in the division period corresponding to each division.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko machine 11 Game board 12 Guide rail 14 Start prize opening 15 Large prize opening 18 Start gate 23 Display frame body 26 Display apparatus 34A Special symbol display part 35 Decoration lamp 50 Main control circuit 55 Lamp control circuit 56 Launch control circuit 57 Pattern Control circuit (sub control circuit)
58 Discharge control circuit 59 Voice control circuit 60 Power supply board 80, 81, 82 Special symbol 83 Power cable A1 to A8 Light emitting element PG1 Main control circuit main program PG2 Sub control circuit main program R1 Game area

Claims (8)

A gaming machine comprising a plurality of effect light emitting units for producing a game, and an electric decoration control means for controlling on / off of each of the effect light emitting units,
At least a part of the plurality of effect light emitting units is set to a plurality of power saving light emitting units, the plurality of power saving light emitting units are divided into a plurality of predetermined sections, and a preset reference cycle is set to the predetermined plurality of sections. Dividing into the predetermined plurality of divided periods,
In each of the reference periods, lighting of each power-saving light-emitting unit of each section by the lighting control means is permitted only in the divided period corresponding to each section and prohibited in the divided period that is not supported,
A divided lighting control data group including on / off information of the plurality of effect light emitting units for each divided period is grouped for each same reference period, and the divided lighting control data group for a plurality of the reference periods is stored. With an illumination data table,
The divided lighting control data is stored in all the divided period records in each field for each of the normal lighting units other than the power-saving light-emitting unit in the divided electrical data table, while the power-saving light-emitting unit In each field, the divided lighting control data is stored only in the record of the divided period corresponding to the division of the power saving light emitting section of the field, and the record of the divided period not corresponding to the record is Forced extinction data for forcibly turning off the power-saving light emitting part is stored,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the lighting control unit performs on / off control of all the light-emitting units for the production for each of the divided periods in accordance with the divided lighting data table.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein each of the divided lighting control data includes information on an on time when each of the light emitting units for production is turned on. A lighting data table including a lighting control data group including on / off information of the plurality of lighting units for each production for each reference period is provided, and the lighting control unit according to the lighting data table includes the lighting for each lighting. Configured to turn on and off the unit,
A power-saving basic table storing a correspondence relationship between the plurality of power-saving light emitting units and the sections;
The reference period is divided into the predetermined plurality of divided periods corresponding to the predetermined plurality of sections, and the lighting of the power-saving light emitting units of the respective sections according to the respective lighting control data is performed only in the corresponding divided periods. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a control condition adding unit that permits and prohibits the divided period that is not supported.   4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein each lighting control data includes information on an on time when each lighting unit for effect is turned on.   5. The power saving basic table and the electrical data table are provided in plural, and the power saving basic table and the electrical data table used according to the progress of the game can be changed. The gaming machine described in 1.   The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the number of the power-saving light-emitting units is made different among the plurality of power-saving basic tables. A success / failure determination means for determining whether or not the game is successful based on the establishment of the determination result determination result;
Display means capable of displaying with a predetermined judgment pattern;
The determination symbol is variably displayed on the display means in any one of a plurality of predetermined variation modes, then stopped and displayed, and whether or not the game is successful is determined by the stopped display. Display control means for informing the result,
The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of the illumination data tables are provided to correspond to the plurality of variation modes.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the reference period is set to 16 [msec] or less.

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