JP2012105693A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose a Pachinko game machine that gives novel information as forecast information which forecasts an advantageous benefit for a player.SOLUTION: When winning is decided in a normal symbol generation process in the Pachinko game machine, the Pachinko game machine executes repeated opening/closing operation repeatedly changing over a normal electric gadget between an open state and a closed state a predetermined number of times, and generates forecast open sound according to a forecast sound notification state that forecast a benefit every at the open state in at least one open state implemented by the repeated opening/closing operation, so that the Pachinko game machine gives novel forecast information different from forecast information given by a conventional rendering image or rendering symbol. The Pachinko game machine effectively stimulates expectations of the player for the benefit to improve entertainment that forecasts the benefit.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine provided with a normal electric accessory in which a special starting area for detecting the passing of a game ball as an opportunity to start changing a special symbol is provided.

  As a pachinko machine, when the game ball passes into the special start area, the special symbol starts to fluctuate and stops, and when the winning pattern is determined by the stop symbol form (hereinafter referred to as the special stop symbol form) A configuration that shifts to a special game state in which an open / close round for opening and closing the mouth is repeated a predetermined number of times is widely known. Here, in this special game state, a lot of prize balls are generated by winning a game ball to the big prize opening, and therefore, the special game state is an opportunity to obtain a great profit for the player. For this reason, the player usually plays a game while eagerly wishing to confirm the special stop symbol pattern that will trigger the transition to the special gaming state.

  Furthermore, a general pachinko gaming machine is provided with an ordinary electric accessory having a special starting area therein. This ordinary electric accessory is converted into an open state in which the game ball can easily pass into the special starting area and a closed state in which it is difficult or impossible to pass, and the normal design fluctuates and stopped. Control is performed so as to convert to the open state when the hit is determined by the normal stop pattern mode.

  In such a pachinko gaming machine, when the special stop pattern mode of the special symbol described above is a specific type of hit mode, there is an opportunity for the game ball to pass to the special start area after the special game state expires. The thing of the structure which transfers to a short game state when increasing from a normal game state is known (for example, patent document 1). At this time, in the short game state, for example, the time for changing the normal symbol is shortened, and the time for opening the ordinary electric accessory is extended. As a result, in the short-time gaming state, the frequency and period during which the ordinary electric accessory is in the open state increases, and the opportunity for the game ball to pass through the special starting area is significantly increased as compared to the normal gaming state. Along with this, the chance that the special symbol fluctuates increases, so that the possibility of hitting and determining by the special stop symbol mode increases. Thus, in the short-time gaming state, it becomes easier to hit and determine the special symbol in a relatively short time compared to the normal gaming state.

JP 2008-301982 A

  By the way, the transition to the special gaming state, the transition to the short-time gaming state, the transition to the probability variation gaming state, etc. are advantageous gains for the player, and by generating the gain by predicting the occurrence of these to the player. It can stimulate the player's feelings as desired. For example, a general pachinko gaming machine is provided with an image display that displays various effect images and symbols in a special symbol generation process, and the occurrence of the gain is predicted by the effect image displayed on the image display. In order to effectively stimulate the player's emotions, various effect images are displayed. However, the foreseeing notification by displaying the effect image has been conventionally devised in various ways, so that the effect is limited. For this reason, there is a need for a predictive notification that predicts the occurrence of gain by a new method that has not existed before.

  The present invention proposes a pachinko gaming machine that executes a new foreseeing notification that is not available in the past so as to foresee the generation of a gain advantageous to the player.

  The present invention provides a special symbol display device for displaying a special symbol, a special starting area having a special detection means for detecting a game ball, and a special symbol display device with a special symbol display device triggered by the detection of the game ball by the special detection means. Special symbol control means for executing a series of special symbol generation processes that stop in a special stop symbol mode that fluctuates and hits or loses, a normal symbol display device that displays a normal symbol, and a normal that detects the passing of a game ball A series of normal symbols generated in a normal stop pattern mode in which the normal symbol is changed on the normal symbol display device and the hit or miss is fixed, triggered by the normal start area provided with the detection means and the game ball detection by the normal detection means. A normal symbol control means for executing a stroke, and a special start area, and an open state in which a game ball can easily pass through the special start area and a close state in which it is difficult or impossible to pass. In a pachinko gaming machine that is controlled to be converted into a state, and includes a normal electric accessory that is converted into an open state when the hit is confirmed by the normal stop symbol mode stopped in the normal symbol generation process, A normal electric combination operation control means for performing an open / close repeated operation for repeatedly converting a normal electric accessory into an open state and a closed state a predetermined number of times when the normal symbol generating process is confirmed; A foreseeing notification control means for generating a foreseeing open sound according to a foreseeing sound notifying mode for predicting the occurrence of a gain advantageous to the player every time when the open state is set in one or a plurality of open states among the open states to be executed once. This is a pachinko gaming machine characterized by being equipped with.

  Here, as the open / close repeated operation of the ordinary electric accessory executed when the hit is determined by the normal symbol generation process, the number of repetitions is set to a plurality of times such as two times, three times, four times, etc. Is preferred. Furthermore, a plurality of repetition times may be set, and the repetition number may be selected according to a predetermined condition. Note that the number of repetitions of the opening / closing repeated operation is not limited to the above-mentioned multiple times, but can also be set to one time, and can be selected by setting a plurality of repetitions of one time and multiple times. It can also be set as the structure made to do. In addition, the advantages that are advantageous to the player include the occurrence of a special symbol hit (that is, transition to a special gaming state), the execution of a reach effect that makes it easy for a special symbol to hit, and the probability variation game that makes it easy for a special symbol to hit. It is possible to appropriately set the state, the transition to the short-time gaming state, and the like. A foreseeing opening sound may be generated so as to predict any one of these gains, or a foreseeing opening sound may be generated for each of a plurality of gains.

  In such a configuration of the present invention, the foreseeing / opening sound is generated according to the foreseeing sound notification mode every time one or a plurality of the open states are opened by the opening / closing repeated operation of the ordinary electric accessory, in other words, For example, by generating the foreseeing release sound when the hitting of the normal symbol is triggered, foreseeing notification for predicting the occurrence of a gain advantageous to the player is performed. As described above, since the foreseeing notification of the present invention is performed by generating a foreseeing opening sound every time the normal electric accessory is in an open state with the normal symbol hitting as a trigger, it is a new notification method that has not existed before. It can be said that there is. Thereby, since the player's desire to generate a gain can be stimulated effectively, it is possible to improve the gameability of predicting the generation of a gain.

  Since the foreseeing notification of the present invention described above is performed by the sound of the foreseeing opening sound, it can be executed substantially irrespective of the display of the effect image and the effect symbol. Because the display of the effect image and the effect design etc. and the foreseeing release sound are executed independently, for example, a situation may occur where the foreseeing release sound suddenly occurs while the player is gazing at the effect image etc. The effect of stimulating the above-mentioned player's emotion is high. In addition, it is also possible to use together with the foreseeing notification by the conventional effect image mentioned above.

  In the configuration of the present invention, the foreseeing sound notification mode can be variously set such as the number of occurrences and the time of occurrence of the foreseeing open sound, the sound volume, the tone color, and the like. it can. However, it is preferable to set the predictive sound notification mode so that at least the predictive open sound can be distinguished from other sounds relatively easily.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention described above, based on the establishment of a preset game state conversion condition, a normal open gaming state in which the normal electric accessory is opened by a predetermined normal release time, and the normal release Game control means for converting into an extended open game state in which the normal electric combination is opened by an extended open time that is longer than the normal open time of the game state, The open / close repeated operation of repeatedly converting the ordinary electric accessory into the open state and the closed state of the extended open time a predetermined number of times each time it is determined by the normal symbol generation process in the extended open game state, Foreseeing that the foreseeing / notifying control means predicts the occurrence of a gain advantageous to the player each time the open state is established in one or a plurality of open states among the open states executed a plurality of times by the opening / closing repeated operation. According notification manner, it is proposed arrangement is intended to generate foreseen opening snap.

  Here, the game state conversion condition can be set as appropriate according to the progress of the pachinko game, such as a condition set based on the confirmation of the special symbol or the special stop symbol mode. For example, the game state conversion condition can be set so that a predetermined period is set to the extended open game state and converted to the normal open game state after elapse of the predetermined period when the winning is determined by the special symbol generation process. Or, when the winning is determined by the special symbol generation process, the gaming state conversion condition is changed so that it is converted into either the normal open gaming state or the extended open gaming state according to the type of the winning mode (special stop symbol mode). It can also be set. In addition, as the game state conversion condition, it is also possible to set a condition so as to convert based on an event or the like that occurs in accordance with the progress of the game of the pachinko game.

  In such a configuration, a foreseeable opening sound is generated when the opening and closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory is executed in the extended open game state in which the game ball is easy to win the ordinary electric accessory. Further, it is possible to more effectively stimulate the player's emotions caused by the prediction notification of the occurrence of gain. This is because, in the extended open game state, compared to the normal open game state, the above-mentioned special symbol hit occurrence and reach performance execution are more likely to occur, so the player's expectation for gaining gains also increases. It depends on being.

  Further, in the extended open game state, as described above, it is easy to win a game ball to the ordinary electric accessory, so that the opportunity to execute the special symbol generation process increases. Therefore, it is easy to store undigested special symbol start memory waiting for execution of the special symbol generation process. In a general pachinko gaming machine, an upper limit number for holding the undigested special symbol start memory is determined. Therefore, if the undigested special symbol start memory is retained up to the upper limit number, In order to suppress generation | occurrence | production of a ball | bowl, the action (henceforth a nonstop action) which interrupts | releases the launch of a game ball is easy to be performed. And there is a problem that the game hall suffers disadvantages due to the stopping action of the game ball. On the other hand, according to the configuration of the present invention described above, there is an effect that it is possible to suppress the hitting action of the game ball and reduce the disadvantages of the above-mentioned game hall. This is because the game ball passage to the special start area that becomes the execution opportunity of the special symbol generation process and the game ball passage to the normal start area that becomes the execution opportunity of the normal symbol generation process occur separately, This is because the variation time required for the normal symbol generation process is shorter than the variation time required for the special symbol generation process. That is, since the normal symbol start memory is digested earlier than the special symbol start memory, it is easy to cause a state in which the undigested special symbol start memory is stored and there is no undigested normal symbol start memory. Then, the open / close repeated operation of the ordinary electric accessory is not executed, and no foreseeing sound is generated. Therefore, for the purpose of generating a predictive opening sound, it is necessary to fire the game ball so that the opening / closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory is executed during the execution of the special symbol generation process. Thus, the stopping action of the game ball can be suppressed.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention described above, when the foreseeing / reporting control means hits and confirms by a special stop symbol form that stops in the special symbol generation process, a normal electric combination performed during execution of the special symbol generation process In one or a plurality of open states executed by the opening and closing operation of an object, each time the open state is established, a foreseeing sound is generated according to a foreseeing sound notification mode for predicting the hitting determination. Is proposed.

  In such a configuration, during the execution of the special symbol generation process, a foreseeing release sound that predicts the hit determination by the special symbol generation process is generated. The effect of stimulating the emotion of the player who expects to win a hit through the special symbol generation process is further improved. In addition, since the foreseeing and releasing sound is generated during the opening and closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory performed during the execution of the special symbol generation process, the opening and closing operation is performed during the execution of the special symbol generation process. In addition, the tendency to launch game balls in search of the passage of the game balls to the normal starting area becomes strong. Thereby, the effect of suppressing the above-described stopping action of the game ball is further enhanced, and the effect of reducing the disadvantages experienced by the game hall is further improved.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention described above, the foreseeing / notifying control means notifies the foreseeing sound at the opening timing of one or a plurality of opened states among the opened states executed a plurality of times by the opening / closing repeated operation of the ordinary electric accessory. A configuration is proposed in which a foreseeing open sound is generated according to an aspect.

  In such a configuration, the foreseeing release sound is generated at the opening timing of the ordinary electric accessory, so that it is easy for the player to clearly understand the generation of the foreseeing opening sound. Can be more easily distinguished. Therefore, the operational effects of the present invention due to the generation of the foreseeing open sound described above can be achieved more appropriately.

  As described above, the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention performs an opening / closing repeated operation for repeatedly converting a normal electric accessory into an open state and a closed state a predetermined number of times when the hit is determined by the normal symbol generation process, In one or a plurality of open states executed by the opening / closing repeated operation, each time the open state is set, the foreseeing sound is generated according to the foreseeing sound notification mode for predicting the occurrence of gain. Unlike foreseeing notifications using conventional effect images and effect designs, new foreseeing notifications that do not exist in the past are performed. Therefore, according to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to effectively stimulate the player's desire to generate a gain, so that the gameability of predicting the occurrence of gain can be improved.

  In the pachinko gaming machine described above, an open / close repeated operation for repeating the normal electric accessory between the open state and the closed state of the extended open time is executed every time the normal symbol generating process hits and determines in the extended open game state. In the configuration in which the foreseeing / opening sound is generated according to the foreseeing sound notification mode for predicting the occurrence of gain each time the opening state is established in one or a plurality of opening states executed by the opening / closing repeated operation, By generating a predictive opening sound in the extended opening game state in which a sense of expectation for gain acquisition is likely to increase, the operational effect of the present invention described above that stimulates the player's desire to generate gain is further improved. In addition, according to this configuration, it is possible to suppress a game ball stopping action that is easily performed when an undigested special starting memory is stored. Can be reduced.

  In the pachinko gaming machine described above, a foreseeable opening sound is generated each time the open state is performed in one or a plurality of open states that are executed by the opening / closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory performed during the execution of the special symbol generation process. In the case of the configuration in which the sound is generated, the effect of stimulating the emotion of the player who expects to win by the special symbol generation process is further improved by the generation of the foreseeing release sound. In addition, game balls are more likely to be fired so that the ordinary electric accessory is opened and closed repeatedly during the execution of the special symbol generation process. The effect of reducing profits is further improved.

  In the case of the pachinko gaming machine described above, in the case of a configuration in which the foreseeing / opening sound is generated according to the foreseeing sound notification mode at the opening timing of one or more opening states in the opening / closing repeated operation of the ordinary electric accessory. In addition, since the player can know the occurrence of the foreseeing / opening sound relatively easily, the operational effects of the present invention due to the generation of the foreseeing / opening sound can be achieved more appropriately.

It is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. 1 is a front view of a game board 10 of a pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram of a control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG. (A) It is a time chart which shows the action | operation of the normal electric accessory 23 in a normal game state, and the action | operation of the (B) normal electric accessory 23 in a probability change game state. It is a flowchart which shows a special start port process. It is a flowchart which shows a normal start port process. It is a flowchart which shows a normal electric accessory processing.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 fixed to a game island facility (not shown) and a gaming machine main body 3 that covers a front opening of the outer frame 2. The gaming machine main body 3 includes a front frame 5 in which a game board 10 (see FIG. 2) is attached to a substantially circular opening at the upper center, and one side edge of the front frame 5 is connected to the outer frame via the hinge member 4. It is pivotally attached to 2 so that it can be opened and closed. Further, the front frame 5 is provided with a glass plate 6 that covers the game board 10. In addition, an upper tray 7 and a lower tray 8 are vertically arranged at the lower portion of the front frame 5, and a launching handle 9 is projected on the right side of the lower tray 8. When the player turns the launch handle 9, the game ball is launched from the ball launching device 41 (see FIG. 3) with the strength corresponding to the turning angle.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 10. A substantially circular game area 12 is defined by a guide rail 11 on the front surface of the game board 10. In the center of the game area 12, a center case 13 incorporating various game members is disposed. An image display 14 is assembled to the center case 13. The image display 14 includes a liquid crystal display, a CRT display, or the like, and an effect design, various effect images, and the like are displayed on the display screen.

  The center case 13 is provided with a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) around the image display 14. Among the plurality of LEDs, six in the upper right portion are special symbol display devices 15, and two in the lower right portion are ordinary symbol display devices 16. The four LEDs in the lower center are the special start memory number display device 17 indicating the number of special symbol lottery data stored (special symbol start memory number), and the lower left four are the normal symbol lottery data. Is a normal starting memory number display device 18 for displaying the number of memorized numbers (normal symbol starting memory number).

  The special symbol display device 15 displays special symbols according to lighting states of the six LEDs. As will be described later, the special symbol display device 15 changes each special symbol by blinking each LED according to a predetermined trigger, and then stops and displays the special symbol in a state in which any LED is lit. In this embodiment, the mode in which only the LED on the lower right side is lit is set as the loss mode, and the other lighting modes are set as the hit mode. When the special symbol is stopped and displayed in the hit mode, the so-called “big hit” is set. Thus, a transition is made to a special game state in which a special game operation described later is executed. Then, depending on the hit state of the special symbol display device 15, after the special game state, the normal game state or the probability change game state is shifted to.

  On the other hand, the normal symbol display device 16 displays the normal symbol by lighting the two LEDs. When a game ball passes through a normal start gate 19 which will be described later, these LEDs blink sequentially to change the normal symbol, and thereafter, the normal symbol is stopped and displayed in a state where any one of the LEDs is lit. The mode in which only the left LED is lit is set to the hit mode, and the mode in which the left and right LEDs are lit is set to the lost mode. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a normal start gate 19 is provided on the left side of the center case 13. When the game ball passes through the normal start gate 19, a ball detection switch (normal detection means) provided in the normal start gate 19 outputs a ball detection signal, and the normal symbol display device 16 is based on the ball detection signal. LED starts blinking.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an ordinary electric accessory 23 having a special start port 20 is disposed immediately below the center case 13. The ordinary electric accessory 23 includes a pair of left and right opening and closing wing pieces 24 and 24 that change the opening width of the special starting port 20, and the game ball flows into the special starting port 20 with the opening and closing wing pieces 24 and 24 as standing positions. Is controlled to be in a closed state in which the opening and closing wing pieces 24 and 24 are expanded to the left and right sides, and in an open state in which the game ball can easily flow into the special starting port 20. When the normal symbol is stopped and displayed on the normal symbol display device 16 in the above-described manner, the normal electric accessory 23 is driven to open and close the left and right opening and closing wing pieces 24 and 24 to the open state. When a game ball passes through the special start port 20 of the ordinary electric accessory 23, a ball detection switch (special detection means) built in the ordinary electric accessory 23 outputs a ball detection signal, and the ball detection signal Based on the above, the LED of the special symbol display device 15 starts blinking. When a game ball passes through the special start port 20, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.

  A special electric accessory 26 having a big prize opening 25 is disposed immediately below the ordinary electric accessory 23 and immediately above the out port 30. The special electric accessory 26 includes a horizontally-long rectangular opening / closing piece 27. The opening / closing piece 27 is controlled to be opened and closed by a built-in solenoid, whereby the special winning opening 25 is converted into an open state and a closed state. In addition, a ball detection switch for detecting a winning game ball is provided inside the special electric accessory 26.

  In addition, general winning devices 29 are arranged on both sides of the ordinary electric accessory 23. When a game ball wins the general winning device 29, a ball detection switch built in the general winning device 29 outputs a ball detection signal. A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on the ball detection signal.

Next, a control circuit for controlling the game operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The main control board 60 constituting the microcomputer is provided with a board circuit for controlling the game operation and the like of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The main control board 60 performs overall control of the game. On the substrate circuit, a central control CPU for main control is arranged. In this central control CPU for main control, a storage device ROM that stores an operation program used for arithmetic processing and a storage device RAM that can read and write necessary data at any time are unilaterally provided with information specifying addresses for reading and writing data Are connected via an address bus (not shown) for transmitting data to and from a data bus (not shown) for exchanging data, and constitute a board circuit of the main control board 60. The storage device ROM stores various tables for determining the winning of the symbol generation process, the symbol variation / stop mode, the rendering mode, etc. with reference to the control program and the lottery data.

  On the other hand, the storage device RAM is provided with a storage area for temporarily storing sphere detection signals from various sphere detection switches, a register area constituting various timers, random number counters, count counters, and a work area. It has been.

  Further, the board circuit of the main control board 60 is provided with a clock device (not shown) that outputs a predetermined clock pulse, and is connected to the main control central control unit CPU. The main control central processing unit CPU performs arithmetic processing in a time series by clock pulses at regular intervals, and sequentially executes a series of processing operations. A timer TM is also connected for counting time by counting clock pulses output from the clock device.

  Here, the central control unit CPU for main control and each central control unit CPU installed on each control board 62 to 68 to be described later are an arithmetic unit coupled with an arithmetic unit (ALU) for processing predetermined data, It is composed of a register for storing data to be inputted to and outputted from this arithmetic unit and a read instruction, a decoder for decoding the instruction, and the like. Then, the central control CPU for main control outputs data or commands generated in a predetermined format to the four control boards 62, 63, 64, 68, and the center of these control boards 62, 63, 64, 68. The control device CPU processes and executes predetermined control according to this data and the like.

  The board circuit of the main control board 60 is provided with an input port (not shown) and an output port (not shown) through which the main control central control unit CPU performs data communication with peripheral devices. The control command signal from the main control board 60 is connected to the input ports of the effect control board 62, the symbol control board 63, the payout control board 64, and the launch control board 68 via one way. Has been. The input port of the main control board 60 is connected to the normal start gate 19, the ordinary electric accessory 23, the special electric accessory 26, the general winning device 29, and the like via the panel relay board 61. Then, every 2 ms, the main control board 60 checks the game ball detection state of each switch incorporated therein, and when there is a game ball detection, the ball detection signal is waveform-shaped by the waveform shaping circuit, and the main control center The information is input to the control device CPU and the information is stored in the storage device RAM. The main control board 60 is connected to the ordinary electric accessory 23, the special electric accessory 26, etc. via the panel relay board 61, and the main control central control unit CPU selects a predetermined condition. In such a case, the solenoids and motors built in these are operated.

  The effect control board 62 is provided with a board circuit for controlling the overall effects executed in the pachinko gaming machine 1. This board circuit includes a storage device ROM in which fixed data relating to a variety of rendering modes is stored, a storage device RAM in which necessary data can be read and written, an input port, The output port is connected. An output port of the effect control board 62 is connected to an image control board 65 for controlling the image display 14, a sound source control board 66 for controlling sound effects, and a light source control board 67 for controlling effects by LED lamps. When the effect command from the main control board 60 is input to the input port, the effect control board 62 performs calculation processing in the effect control central control unit CPU and executes the effect mode instructed by the effect command. The control command is transmitted to the image control board 65, the sound source control board 66, and the light source control board 67.

  The image control board 65 is provided with a board circuit for controlling the display mode of the image display 14. This substrate circuit includes a storage device ROM that stores fixed data related to a display mode, a storage device RAM that can read and write necessary data, an input port, The output port is connected. The image control board 65 performs arithmetic processing on the data or command input from the effect control board 62 via the input port in the image control central control unit CPU, and sends data for displaying a predetermined display mode via the output port. Output to the display driver. Then, the display driver causes the image display device 14 to express in a predetermined manner according to the data.

  The sound source control board 66 is provided with a board circuit for controlling sound effects generated from a speaker (not shown). This board circuit has a sound source control central control device CPU for controlling sound, a storage device ROM for storing fixed data such as operation programs and sound generation patterns, a storage device RAM for reading and writing necessary data, and an input A port and an output port are connected to each other. The sound source control board 66 performs arithmetic processing on the data or command input from the effect control board 62 through the input port by the central control unit CPU for sound source control, and sends predetermined sound data to the sound through the output port. The sound generator outputs a sound effect to the speaker according to the sound data.

  The light source control board 67 is provided with a board circuit for controlling a number of effect lamps arranged in the gaming machine main body 3. In this circuit board, fixed data such as an operation program and a light emission pattern for causing the effect lamp to emit light in accordance with a predetermined light emission mode are stored in the central control unit CPU for controlling the light source that controls lighting, blinking, and the like of the effect lamp. A storage device ROM, a storage device RAM for reading and writing necessary data, and an input port and an output port. The light source control board 67 is a central control unit CPU for controlling the light source, and performs arithmetic processing on data or commands input from the effect control board 62 through the input port, and sends predetermined light data through the output port. The effect lamp is output to a light source operation board provided with a driver for emitting light, and the light source operation board lights and blinks various effect lamps.

  The symbol control board 63 is provided with a board circuit for controlling the special symbol display device 15, the normal symbol display device 16, the special start memory number display device 17, and the normal start memory number display device 18. In this board circuit, fixed data such as an operation program and a light emission pattern for causing the LED to emit light according to a predetermined light emission mode is stored in the symbol control central control device CPU that controls lighting, blinking, and the like of each device. A storage device ROM, a storage device RAM for reading and writing necessary data, and an input port and an output port. The symbol control board 63 is a symbol control central control unit CPU that performs arithmetic processing on data or commands input from the main control board 60 via the input port, and sends predetermined optical data via the output port. The LED of each device is output to a symbol operating board provided with a driver that operates to emit light, and this symbol operating board lights and blinks the LED of each device.

  The payout control board 64 is provided with a board circuit for controlling payout of game balls such as rental balls and prize balls. This board circuit operates various solenoids such as a ball rental unit and a prize ball unit to control the supply of a predetermined ball and a prize ball to a payout control central control unit CPU. A storage device ROM that stores fixed data such as a ball number pattern, a storage device RAM that reads and writes necessary data such as ball count data, and an input port and an output port are connected to each other. The payout control board 64 performs arithmetic processing in the payout control central control unit CPU according to data or commands input from the main control board 60, and transmits predetermined data to the payout relay board via the output port. Various solenoids such as a ball rental unit and a prize ball unit are operated according to the data, and a predetermined ball rental or prize ball is paid out. Also, the payout control board 64 is connected to a prepaid card unit, which is an external device that reads and writes a prepaid card storing a game ball rental, via a CR connection board that relays data processing of the prepaid card. The remaining ball data of game balls are exchanged.

  The launch control board 68 is provided with a board circuit for controlling the ball launcher 41. This substrate circuit is configured by connecting a storage device ROM in which an operation program and the like are stored, a storage device RAM in which input / output signals and the like are temporarily stored, and an input port and an output port. A voltage signal corresponding to the rotation angle of the firing handle 9 is input to the input port of the firing control board 68. The ball launcher 41 is connected to the output port of the launch control board 68, and the launch control board 68 drives the launcher 41 with a voltage intensity corresponding to the input signal from the launch handle 9, thereby causing the launch handle. The game ball is shot and fired at a strength corresponding to the 9 rotation angle.

  Next, the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. Note that the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is the same as that of the existing pachinko gaming machine, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  When a game ball is launched by the ball launcher 41 in accordance with the turning operation of the launch handle 9 by the player, the game ball rolls down the game area 12 of the game board 10. When the game ball passes through the normal starting gate 19, the two LEDs of the normal symbol display device 16 start blinking, and the normal symbol starts to fluctuate. When a predetermined time elapses from the start of the fluctuation, the normal symbol is stopped, and the normal symbol is stopped and displayed in the normal stop symbol mode of either the hit mode or the lost mode. If the normal stop symbol form is a hit state, the open / close blades 24, 24 of the normal electric accessory 23 are driven to change positions from the standing position to the expanded position, and the open state is set for a predetermined time. maintain. On the other hand, when the game ball passes the normal start gate 19 while the normal symbol display device 16 is blinking or during the opening operation of the normal electric accessory 23, the number of lighting of the LED of the normal start memory number display device 18 is added, The player is notified of the number of undigested normal symbol start memory. When the LED of the normal start memory number display device 18 is lit after the stop display of the normal symbol or after the end of the opening operation of the normal electric accessory 23 (when there is an undigested normal symbol start memory number). Turns off one of the LEDs (digests the normal symbol start memory) and starts changing the normal symbol again. The normal symbol generation process according to the present invention is from the start to stop of the normal symbol variation. The variation time required for the normal symbol generation process is shorter than the variation time required for the special symbol generation process in both the normal gaming state and the probability variation gaming state described later.

  On the other hand, when the game ball launched by the turning operation of the launch handle 9 by the player rolls down the game area 12 of the game board 10 and flows into the special starting port 20 of the ordinary electric accessory 23, various tables are obtained. A random number lottery is performed to generate special symbol lottery data. Then, the special symbol generation process is sequentially executed in accordance with the digestion of the generated special symbol lottery data. With the start of the special symbol generation process, the special symbol display device 15 causes the LED to blink and the special symbol starts to fluctuate. When a specific time elapses from the start of fluctuation, the special symbols stop changing, and when each special symbol stops blinking, a special symbol is used to allow the player to recognize the special symbol stop symbol mode (hereinafter referred to as the special stop symbol mode). The stop symbol mode is stopped and displayed for a fixed time (about 1 second). Thus, the special symbol generation process is completed by determining the special stop symbol mode by stopping the special symbol. Here, if the special stop symbol mode is a hit mode, a big hit is made, and a transition is made to a special game state in which a special game operation described later is executed.

  Normally, during the execution of the special symbol generation process, the speaker and the effect lamp operate in a predetermined manner, and the effect symbol changes on the display screen of the image display 14. Here, on the display screen, a so-called reach fluctuation effect is executed to increase the player's expectation of jackpot. When performing such an effect of reach fluctuation, it is set so that the frequency of definite display in the hit mode is higher than usual, and the player increases the expectation of the big hit by the effect of reach fluctuation and the display screen Excitement can be maintained until the change of the design for the production is stopped by various production modes.

  The special symbol lottery data includes a plurality of random values extracted from various special symbol tables stored in the storage device ROM, and the plurality of random values flow into the special start port 20. Each game ball is extracted by detecting it with a ball detection switch built in the ordinary electric accessory 23. As described above, each random number value constituting the special symbol lottery data is used to determine whether or not to win a special symbol, change / stop mode of the symbol, or effect mode. The jackpot random number value for determining, the special jackpot random number value for determining the special stop symbol mode when winning is included. By such digestion of the special symbol lottery data, the big hit random number value of the data is determined, and if the determination result is a win, the hit mode is selected according to the big hit symbol random value. Accordingly, in the special symbol generation process, the special stop symbol mode of the selected hit mode is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display device 15.

  The special symbol lottery data generated by winning the special start opening 20 is stored in the special start storage area set in the storage device RAM until the special symbol generation process is started by digesting the special symbol lottery data. Retained. Specifically, the special symbol lottery data generated during the variation of the special symbol and in the special gaming state described later is not immediately digested but is stored and held in the special start storage area. In addition, the special start storage area can hold four (upper limit number) special symbol lottery data, and when the special start storage region holds four special symbol lottery data, Even if the special start port 20 is won, the special symbol lottery data is not generated. Thus, the undigested special symbol lottery data stored in the special start memory area is so-called special symbol start memory, and the special symbol start memory is stored according to the number of lighting of the special start memory number display device 17 described above. The number (special symbol start memory number) is informed. When the undigested special symbol lottery data is digested and the special symbol is started to change, one LED of the special start memory number display device 17 is turned off.

  If the special stop symbol mode stopped in the special symbol generation process is a hit mode, a special game operation is executed. The special game operation is an operation in which an open / close round in which the special winning opening 25 is opened and closed is executed a predetermined number of times, and is started when the special symbol stops in a winning manner and becomes a big hit, as described above. Thereafter, the special game operation is completed by completing a predetermined number of open / close rounds. Here, one open / close round is completed by satisfying either the 30-second opening of the special winning opening 25 or 9 winnings. In the special game operation, this open / close round is repeated 16 times. The state in which such a special game operation is executed is a so-called special game state. In the special game state, 100 or more winnings can be expected at the big winning opening 25, and the player acquires a large amount of prize balls. it can.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, after the special game state, the game state is shifted to either the normal game state or the probability change game state. Which state is to be shifted is determined by the jackpot symbol random number value constituting the special symbol lottery data. That is, when a big hit random number value is determined to be a hit by digesting the special symbol lottery data, the big hit symbol random number value is validated, and if the big hit symbol random number value is a preset probability variable random number value, the special gaming state After that, it shifts to the probability variation gaming state, and when it is other than the probability variation random value, it shifts to the normal gaming state. Then, the probability variation gaming state and the normal gaming state are expired when the special symbol hits and is determined next and the state shifts to the special gaming state. In the special symbol generation process, the special stop symbol mode is displayed on the special symbol display device 15 in accordance with the jackpot symbol random number value. Therefore, depending on the special stop symbol mode, either the normal gaming state or the probability-changing gaming state is displayed. It is informed whether to shift to.

  Here, the normal game state and the probability variation game state are states in which a normal game progresses, and any one of these game states other than the special game state described above. This probability variation gaming state is a gaming state in which a special symbol is easier to hit than in the normal gaming state. Specifically, the winning probability of the special symbol (probability determined by the winning mode) is 1/300 in the normal gaming state, but 1/30 in the probability variation gaming state. In the probability variation gaming state, the average variation time for variably displaying the special symbol is reduced to half that of the normal gaming state, and the variation time of the normal symbol is also shortened compared to the normal gaming state. Further, in the probability variation gaming state, the winning probability of the normal symbol is higher than that in the normal gaming state, and the open state of the ordinary electric accessory 23 is maintained for a longer time than in the normal gaming state. As described above, in the probability variation gaming state, the opening frequency of the ordinary electric accessory 23 increases and the time for maintaining the opening in the opened state becomes longer, so that the special starting port 20 can be easily won.

Next, the main part of the present invention will be described.
In the case of the above-mentioned ordinary electric accessory 23, when the hit is determined by the normal symbol generation process in the normal game state, it is converted to the open state only once, and when the hit is determined in the probability variation game state, the open state is intermittent. The drive is controlled so that it is converted three times. That is, in the normal gaming state, when the normal symbol display device 16 becomes the normal stop symbol mode, the position of the open / close wing pieces 24, 24 of the normal electric accessory 23 is changed to the expanded position where the left and right sides are expanded. After that, convert to the standing position. As described above, in the normal gaming state, the opening / closing operation for converting between the open state and the closed state is executed only once. Here, the time for conversion to the expanded position is set to 0.2 seconds, in other words, the open state is maintained for 0.2 seconds. On the other hand, in the probability variation gaming state, when the normal stop symbol form becomes the hit form, the opening / closing operation of converting the opening / closing blade pieces 24, 24 to the standing position and then converting to the standing position is repeated three times. Here, the time for conversion to the expanded position is set to 1.1 seconds, in other words, one open state is maintained for 1.1 seconds. And the total time of three times of open states is 3.3 seconds. Even in the closed state between the three open states, the single closed state is maintained for 1.1 seconds. The opening / closing operation to convert between the open state and the closed state described above is the opening / closing repeated operation according to the present invention. In the normal gaming state, the opening / closing repeated operation is executed once, and in the probability variation gaming state, the opening / closing repeated operation is performed three times. Executed once.

  As the operation of the ordinary electric combination 23, in the normal gaming state, as shown in the time chart of FIG. 4 (A), when the variation of the normal symbol is stopped and determined in the hit mode, the ordinary electric combination is performed. By turning on the solenoid of the object 23, the open / close blades 24, 24 are converted to the expanded position to be in the open state. By turning on the solenoid for 0.2 seconds, the open state is maintained for 0.2 seconds, and then the solenoid is converted to the closed state by stopping. On the other hand, in the probability variation gaming state, as shown in FIG. 4 (B), when the hit is determined by the normal stop design, the solenoids of the opening and closing wing pieces 24 and 24 are driven ON for 1.1 seconds, and then 1.1. ON / OFF is repeated three times so that the drive is OFF for a second. Thereby, the open state for 1.1 seconds is intermittently executed three times, and the closed state between the open states is maintained for 1.1 seconds.

  Further, in the probability variation gaming state, when the special symbol generation process is started by digesting the special symbol lottery data described above, if the big hit random number value of the special symbol lottery data is determined to be hit, the execution of the special symbol generation process is performed. Control is performed so that a foreseeable opening sound is generated in accordance with the repeated opening / closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory 23 executed therein. Here, the foreseeing sound generated when the hit is determined is controlled so as to be generated in accordance with a preset foreseeing sound notification mode. As the foreseeing sound notification mode, a plurality of types are set in advance, and any one is selected. And the process which selects a foreseeing sound alerting | reporting aspect is performed based on the foreseeing open sound random number value extracted by the game ball winning to the special starting port 20 with the above-mentioned big hit random number value. In other words, this random opening value for the foreseeable sound is extracted from a predetermined random number table for the foreseeable opening sound, and constitutes the special symbol lottery data together with the jackpot random number value or the like.

  Here, as the foreseeable open sound random number value, for example, 25 values from “0” to “24” preset in the foreseeable open sound random number table are extracted and selected as any value. Then, when the big hit random number value is hit or lost by digesting the special symbol lottery data, the foreseeing sound notification mode assigned for each foreseeable open sound random number value is selected. As this predictive sound notification mode, the following eight predictive sound generation patterns (1) to (8) are set with respect to the three open states of the ordinary electric accessory 23. In the case of the above-described loss determination, the ratio of selecting the foreseeing sound generation pattern of (1) is the highest, and then the ratio of selecting each of the foreseeing sound generation patterns of (2), (3), and (4), Next, the foreseeing sound is reduced so that the foreseeing sound generation patterns of (5), (6), and (7) become lower in the order of selection, and the foreseeing sound generation pattern of (8) becomes the lowest. Each is assigned to a random value. Specifically, the selection probability of the foreseeing sound generation pattern (8) is 1/2, the selection probabilities of the foreseeing sound generation patterns of (5), (6), and (7) are each 1/8, (2), The selection probabilities of the foreseeing sound generation patterns (3) and (4) are set to 1/24, respectively, and the selection probability of the foreseeing sound generation pattern (1) is set to 0. On the other hand, in the case of hit determination, conversely, the ratio of selecting the foreseeing sound generation pattern (8) is the highest, and then the foreseeing sound generation patterns (5), (6), and (7) are selected. The ratio is further decreased in the order of the ratios for selecting each foreseeing sound generation pattern of (2), (3), and (4), and the ratio for selecting the foreseeing sound generation pattern of (1) is the lowest. It is assigned to each foreseeable open sound random value. Specifically, the selection probability of each foreseeing sound generation pattern (1) is 1/2, the selection probability of each foreseeing sound generation pattern of (2), (3), and (4) is 1/8, (5), The selection probabilities for the foreseeing sound generation patterns (6) and (7) are set to 1/24, respectively, and the selection probabilities for the foreseeing sound generation pattern (8) are set to 0.

(1) A mode in which the foreseeing / opening sound is not generated in all open states (2) A mode in which a foreseeing / opening sound is generated only at the opening timing in the first opening state (3) A foreseeing release only in the opening timing in the second opening state A mode for generating a sound (4) A mode for generating a foreseeing open sound only at the opening timing of the third open state (5) A mode for generating a foreseeing open sound only at the opening timings of the first and second open states (6 ) A mode in which a foreseeing release sound is generated only at the opening timing of the first and third open states (7) A mode in which a foreseeing opening sound is generated only at the opening timings of the second and third open states (8) All releases A mode in which a foreseeing release sound is generated only at the opening timing of the state

  In the present embodiment, the opening / closing blade pieces 24, 24 of the ordinary electric accessory 23 are changed from the standing position to the expanded position to be in the open state (hereinafter referred to as the open timing) as described above. Controls to generate a foreseeing sound. This foreseeing / opening sound is generated for about 0.5 seconds and does not occur at least in the closed state.

  As described above, the opening / closing repeated operation of the ordinary electric accessory 23 is executed by confirming the hit in the normal symbol generation process, and in the normal symbol generation process, the ball detection switch of the normal start gate 19 detects the game ball. This is executed in accordance with the normal symbol lottery data generated every time. This normal symbol lottery data is composed of various random numbers for determining whether or not a normal symbol is winning. Then, the normal symbol generation process is started by digesting the normal symbol lottery data, and the normal symbol generation process is executed according to each random number value constituting the data. As a random value of the normal symbol lottery data, a normal random number value is selected. When the normal random number value is determined to win, the normal symbol normal stop symbol mode is stopped in a hit mode when the normal symbol random value is determined. .

  In the probability variation gaming state, when starting the above-described special symbol generation process, the foreseeing sound notification mode is selected according to the determination result of the jackpot random number value of the special symbol lottery data and the foreseeing sound random number value. Then, when the normal big hit random number is determined by digestion of the normal symbol lottery data before the special symbol generation process hits or loses, the normal electric accessory 23 is intermittently opened three times. Accordingly, a foreseeing open sound is generated from a speaker (not shown) according to the foreseeing sound notification mode.

  Here, since the special symbol generation process and the opening / closing repeated operation (normal symbol generation process) of the ordinary electric accessory 23 are performed independently of each other, the normal electric combination is performed during the execution of the special symbol generation process. There may be a case where the opening / closing operation of the object 23 is not repeated. In this case, the foreseeing and releasing sound is not generated during the execution of the special symbol generation process. In the present embodiment, in the normal gaming state, the normal electric accessory 23 is opened once in accordance with the determination of the normal symbol generation process. Even in the case of confirmation, the foreseeing sound is not generated.

Next, a process for generating a preview opening sound in accordance with the opening / closing repeated operation of the ordinary electric accessory 23 will be described.
As a control process of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a main process (not shown) is executed at a predetermined interval (2 ms) by the central control CPU for main control of the main control board 60. The main process of the game is realized by this main process.

  In the main process, it is determined whether or not the power is turned on. Winning detection processing for performing control processing related to winning, random number updating processing for updating values in various random number tables, abnormality detection processing, special start opening processing for performing special symbol winning determination, normal starting for performing normal symbol winning determination, etc. Special symbol processing that controls display of special symbols, special symbol processing that controls display of special symbols, normal symbol processing that controls display of ordinary symbols, special winning opening processing that controls special game operations, and ordinary electric that controls the operation of ordinary electric accessories 23 Subroutines such as an accessory process and a command output process for outputting a control command to each control board are sequentially executed.

  Note that much of the control processing content of the main processing is employed in conventional pachinko gaming machines. Therefore, in the following, only the special start port process, the normal start port process, and the normal electric accessory process according to the main part of the present invention will be described in detail, and the description of the subroutine for performing the same control process as the conventional one will be omitted.

  In the special start-up process of FIG. 5, when not in the above-mentioned special game state (special game flag = 0), the special symbol generation process is not executed (special variation flag = 0) and undigested special symbol lottery When the data is stored (special symbol starting storage number> 0), various random numbers constituting the special symbol lottery data are obtained by digesting the undigested special symbol lottery data stored first. Is read. In the case of the normal gaming state (probability variation flag = 0), the winning value set by the low probability winning probability (1/300) described above is valid, and a relatively long fluctuation is made based on a predetermined random number value. Set the time. On the other hand, in the case of the probability variation gaming state (probability variation flag = 1), the winning value set by the above-described high probability winning probability (1/30) is validated, and a short variation time is set based on a predetermined random number value. set. The big hit random number value of the read special symbol lottery data that has been read is determined to win based on the winning value, and if the hit determination is made, the special hit flag = 1 and the special hit flag = 1 and the special symbol lottery data are foreseeed. The foreseeing sound notification mode (forecasting sound generation pattern) is determined based on the sound random number value. Then, the foreseeing sound flag = 1. Further, the special hit symbol pattern value is determined by validating the jackpot symbol random number value, and the jackpot symbol random number value is used to determine whether the game state is to be changed to the normal game state or the normal game state after the special game state. When it is determined, the probability variation transition flag = 1 is set. If the probability change transition flag = 1, the probability change flag = 1 is set when the special gaming state expires. On the other hand, when the loss determination is made, the foreseeing sound notification mode (forecasting sound generation pattern) is determined based on the special hit flag = 0 and the foreseeing open sound random value. Then, the foreseeing sound flag = 1. Further, the lost special stop symbol form is determined according to a predetermined random value. Further, in either case of winning or losing, the effect image mode to be displayed on the image display 14 is determined during the special symbol generation process according to other random values. When the foreseeing sound flag = 1, if the opening / closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory 23 by the ordinary electric accessory process (FIG. 7) described later is not executed until the symbol generation process is completed, Predictive sound flag = 0 by special symbol processing that is not performed.

  When the special symbol lottery data is read in this way, the special variation flag = 1 is set, and a command for changing the special symbol on the special symbol display device 15 and a command for turning off one LED of the special start memory number display device 17 are displayed. Transmit to the control board 63. On the symbol control board 63, blinking of the LED of the special symbol display device 15 is started by a special symbol process (not shown). This starts the special symbol generation process. Furthermore, the special symbol variation time is set, and a special stop symbol mode command determined according to the above-described winning determination result is transmitted to the symbol control board 63. Thereby, the special symbol display device 15 is stopped in a predetermined special stop symbol mode by the expiration of the variation time. Furthermore, a command for executing the effect in the effect image mode described above is transmitted to the effect control board 62. On the effect control board 62, in accordance with the command, the image display 14 displays and executes a predetermined effect mode associated with the special symbol generation process.

  In the normal start opening process of FIG. 6, when the special game state is not described (special game flag = 0), the normal symbol generation process is not executed (normal variation flag = 0) and the undigested normal symbol lottery When the data is stored (normal symbol start storage number> 0), the first stored undigested normal symbol lottery data is digested, and various random values constituting the normal symbol lottery data are obtained. Read. Then, the normal symbol display device 16 transmits a command to start changing the normal symbol and a command to turn off one LED of the normal start memory number display device 18 to the symbol control board 63. In the symbol control board 63, the normal variation time is set by the normal symbol processing (not shown), and the blinking of the LED of the normal symbol display device 16 is started. Thereby, the normal symbol generation process is started. Note that the normal variation time is valid for a relatively long time (for example, 30 seconds) set in advance in the normal gaming state (probability variation flav = 0), and in the case of the probability variation gaming state (probability variation flag = 1). Is set as valid for a short time (eg, 5 seconds).

  When various random values of the above-described normal symbol lottery data are read, the normal random number value is determined to win. Here, in the case of the normal gaming state (probability variation flag = 0), the winning value set with a predetermined low-probability winning probability (for example, 1/10) is validated, and the normal winning random number is determined to win. On the other hand, in the case of the probability variation gaming state (probability variation flag = 1), the winning value set with a high probability of winning (for example, 9/10) is validated, and the normal random number value is determined to win. As a result of the winning determination, if the winning is determined, the normal winning flag is set to 1, and the foreseeable open sound random value is validated. Then, the normal symbol display device 16 transmits a command for stopping the normal symbol in a hit state to the symbol control board 63. On the symbol control board 63, when the above-described normal variation time has elapsed, the normal symbol display device 16 displays the hit mode. As a result, the normal symbol hit is determined. On the other hand, if it is determined that the game is lost as a result of the winning determination, the normal hit flag = 0 is set and a command for stopping the normal symbol in a lost mode is transmitted to the symbol control board 63. Thereby, in the symbol control board 63, when the normal variation time elapses, the normal symbol display device 16 displays the losing mode, and the normal symbol losing is determined.

  Furthermore, a command for executing an effect related to the start and stop of the variation of the normal symbol is transmitted to the effect control board 62 by digesting the normal symbol lottery data. The effect control board 62 executes a predetermined effect mode in the normal symbol generation process according to the command.

  7, when the normal winning flag = 1, if the normal symbol does not change, the probability variation flag is confirmed. When the probability variation flag = 0 (normal gaming state), An ON signal is transmitted to the object 23 for 0.2 seconds. As a result, the solenoid of the ordinary electric accessory 23 is driven ON to operate the opening / closing blade pieces 24, 24 from the standing position to the expanded position, and the opening / closing blade pieces 24, 24 return to the standing position after 0.2 seconds. . In this way, the ordinary electric accessory 23 is maintained in the open state for 0.2 seconds. Incidentally, 0.2 seconds for transmitting the ON signal is set as the normal opening time according to the present invention.

  On the other hand, when the probability variation flag = 1 (probability variation gaming state), the number of times of opening K = 1, and the foreseeing sound flag is confirmed. When this foreseeing sound flag = 1 (during the execution of the special symbol generation process), the foreseeing sound notification mode (forecasting sound generation pattern) determined by the above-described special start opening process is validated. When the foreseeing sound generation pattern is (2), (5), (6), (8), a command for instructing the production control board 62 to generate the foreseeing sound is output. Then, 1.1 seconds is set as the extended opening time, and the ON signal is continuously transmitted to the ordinary electric accessory 23. As a result, the open / close blades 24, 24 of the ordinary electric accessory 23 are moved to the expanded position and maintained for 1.1 seconds (open state). Here, in the production control board 62, when the command for generating the foreseeing opening sound is input, the opening / closing blade pieces 24, 24 of the ordinary electric accessory 23 are adjusted to the timing (opening timing) at which the opening / closing blade pieces 24 are operated to the expanded position. A predetermined preview opening sound is generated from the speaker through the sound source control board 66 for 0.5 seconds. Thus, when the ordinary electric accessory 23 is intermittently opened three times by winning the normal symbol in the probability variation gaming state, a foreseeing release sound is generated in accordance with the first opening timing. When the foreseeing sound flag = 0, if the foreseeing sound generation pattern is other than the above (2), (5), (6), (8), no command is transmitted to the effect control board 62. No open sound is generated.

  Thereafter, when 1.1 seconds, which is the extended opening time, elapses, transmission of the ON signal to the ordinary electric accessory 23 is stopped, and 1.1 seconds is set as the interval time. Then, the interruption flag = 1. As a result, the open / close blades 24, 24 of the ordinary electric accessory 23 are moved to the upright position and maintained for 1.1 seconds (closed state). When the interval time (1.1 seconds) elapses, the interruption flag = 0 and the number of times of opening K = 2, the foreseeing sound flag = 1 and the foreseeing sound generation pattern are (3), (5), (7), In the case of (8), a command for instructing the production control board 62 to generate a preview open sound is output. Then, an extended opening time (1.1 seconds) is set, and an ON signal is transmitted to the ordinary electric accessory 23 to operate the open blade pieces 24, 24 to the expanded position and maintain for 1.1 seconds (open). Status). Even in the second open state, when the effect control board 62 has input a command to generate a foreseeable open sound, the foreseeable open sound is set to 0 from the speaker in accordance with the open timing of the ordinary electric accessory 23. Occurs for 5 seconds. When the foreseeing sound flag = 0, the foreseeing sound is not generated when the foreseeing sound generation pattern is other than (3), (5), (7), (8).

  Thereafter, when the extended opening time (1.1 seconds) elapses, the transmission of the ON signal to the ordinary electric accessory 23 is stopped and the interruption flag = 1 is set, and the interval time (1.1 seconds) is set. Thus, the ordinary electric accessory 23 is maintained in the closed state for 1.1 seconds. When the interval time (1.1 seconds) elapses, the interruption flag = 0, the number of opening times K = 3, the foreseeing sound flag = 1, and the foreseeing sound generation pattern is (4), (6), (7), In the case of (8), a command for instructing the production control board 62 to generate a preview open sound is output. Then, an extended opening time (1.1 seconds) is set, and an ON signal is transmitted to the ordinary electric accessory 23 to operate the open blade pieces 24, 24 to the expanded position and maintain for 1.1 seconds (open). Status). Even in the third open state, when the production control board 62 has input a command to generate a foreseeable open sound, the foreseeable open sound is set to 0 from the speaker in accordance with the open timing of the ordinary electric accessory 23. Occurs for 5 seconds. When the foreseeing sound flag = 0, the foreseeing sound is not generated when the foreseeing sound generation pattern is other than (3), (5), (7), (8).

  Thereafter, when the extended opening time (1.1 seconds) elapses, the normal hit flag = 0 is set, the ON signal transmission to the normal electric accessory 23 is stopped, and the open / close blades 24, 24 are returned to the standing position. Thereby, the opening / closing repeated operation of repeating the open state and the closed state of the ordinary electric accessory 23 is completed, and the foreseeing sound flag = 0 is set. Since the foreseeing flag = 0, even when the ordinary electric accessory 23 performs the opening / closing repeated operation a plurality of times in the same special symbol generation process, only the opening / closing repeated operation executed first is performed. A foreseeing release sound is generated in the foreseeing sound notification mode.

  Thus, in the probability variation gaming state, the foreseeing sound notification mode (forecasting sound generation pattern) of the foreseeing / opening sound generated by the opening / closing repeated operation of the ordinary electric accessory 23 that is executed first during the execution of the special symbol generation process. The occurrence of hits in the special symbol generation process is foreseen. For example, when the special starting point process (see FIG. 5) is selected and the foreseeing sound generation pattern (8) is selected during the execution of the special symbol generation process in the probability variation gaming state, as shown in FIG. In addition, a foreseeable open sound is generated every three open / closed states of the ordinary electric accessory 23. Thereby, the player can strongly foresee that the hit will be confirmed in the special symbol generation process. Here, even if the foreseeing sound generation pattern has selected (5) to (7), it is possible to foresee the hitting confirmation by the foreseeing opening sound.

  The generation of the foreseeing opening sound according to this foreseeing sound notification mode is not executed unless the normal electric accessory 23 is repeatedly opened and closed in the normal symbol generation process. For this reason, when the special symbol generation process is executed, it is required to store the undigested normal symbol lottery data (normal symbol start memory) so that the normal symbol generation process is executed. Here, the variation time required for the normal symbol generation process (normal variation time) is shorter than the variation time required for the special symbol generation process. Furthermore, since the variation time of the special symbol and the normal symbol is also shortened in the probability variation gaming state compared to the normal gaming state, the special symbol lottery data (special symbol start memory) and the normal symbol lottery data (normal symbol) The interval for sequentially digesting the starting memory is also shortened. From the above, in order to reliably execute the opening / closing repeated operation of the ordinary electric accessory 23 during the execution of the special symbol generation process as described above, undigested normal symbol lottery data (ordinary symbol start memory) Must be remembered. Thereby, even when the player stores the special symbol lottery data (special symbol start memory) up to the upper limit in the probability variation gaming state, the player maintains the state in which the undigested normal symbol lottery data is stored. The tendency to continue launching game balls will become stronger. Therefore, it is possible to reliably and appropriately suppress the player's stopping action of interrupting the launch of the game ball by storing the special symbol lottery data in the probability variation gaming state. In addition, since the probability variation gaming state has a higher probability of being hit in the special symbol generation process than the normal gaming state, the player's sense of expectation for occurrence is also high. For this reason, since the player also has a strong desire to obtain the prediction notification to be predicted, the effect of reducing the above-described act of suppressing the launch of the game ball is enhanced.

  In addition, the prediction notification of the occurrence of a hit in the special symbol generation process is based on an unprecedented prediction method in which a prediction open sound notification mode of a prediction open sound generated in accordance with the repeated opening / closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory 23 is performed. Therefore, the effect of stimulating the emotion of the player who wants to hit most is high. In particular, the foreseeing notification using the foreseeing opening sound is surely and stably notified to the player even when the special symbol display device 15 that fluctuates in the special symbol generation process or the image display 14 that displays the effect image is being watched. be able to.

  In addition, since the opening / closing repeated operation | movement of the normal electric accessory 23 is performed independently separately from a special symbol production | generation process, it is also possible to use together with the prediction alert | report by the conventional effect image. In this case, the foreseeing sound notification mode and the effect image may be set to be executed as being associated with each other.

  In the configuration of the present embodiment described above, the main control board 60 constitutes the normal electric power operation control means according to the present invention, and the main control board 60 and the effect control board 62 (sound source control board 66) The foreseeing notification control means according to the invention is configured. The main control board 60 and the symbol control board 63 constitute the special symbol control means and the normal symbol control means according to the present invention. Further, the special starting area according to the present invention is constituted by the internal area of the ordinary electric accessory 23 for detecting the game ball flowing in from the special starting port 20, and the normal starting area according to the present invention is constituted by the normal starting gate 19. Is configured. In addition, the normal game state is the normal open game state according to the present invention, and the probability change game state is the extended open game state according to the present invention. The main control board 60 constitutes the game control means according to the present invention. As the game state conversion condition according to the present invention, the special symbol lottery data for conversion into the normal game state and the probability variation game state. A condition based on the determination of the jackpot random number value and the determination of the jackpot symbol random number value is set.

  On the other hand, in the above-described embodiment, eight foreseeing sound generation patterns are set as the foreseeing sound notification mode of the foreseeing sound, but various other types of foreseeing sound generation patterns can be set. it can. For example, the number of occurrences or the generation time may be changed, or the volume or tone may be changed. Then, it is possible to set the number of foreseeing sound generation patterns to be small or large.

  In the above-described embodiment, only the special symbol hit determination is set as an advantageous gain for the player. In addition, reach generation is set as an effect executed in the special symbol generation process. It is also possible to set the transition to the probable gaming state. Furthermore, a plurality of such gains may be set, and different foreseeing sound generation patterns (forecasting sound notification modes) may be set for each.

  In the configuration of the present embodiment described above, it is a configuration that performs the multiple opening of the ordinary electric accessory and the generation of the foreseeing release sound in the probability variation gaming state, but as other configurations, for example, The game may be executed in the short-time game state, or may be executed by setting a game state different from the probability variation game state and the short-time game state.

  In addition, although the opening / closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory is set to three times, it can be set as appropriate, such as twice or four times. In addition, the condition for selecting the opening state at the opening timing for generating the opening sound is selected randomly, but this condition can be set variously.

  In this invention, it is not limited to the Example mentioned above, About another structure, it can change suitably within the range of the meaning of this invention.

1 Pachinko machine 15 Special symbol display device 16 Normal symbol display device 19 Normal start gate (normal start area)
23 Ordinary electric equipment

Claims (4)

A special symbol display device for displaying special symbols;
A special starting area with special detecting means for detecting a game ball;
Special symbol control means for executing a series of special symbol generation processes for stopping in a special stop symbol mode in which the special symbol is changed on the special symbol display device and the winning or losing is determined, triggered by the game ball detection by the special detection means,
A normal symbol display device for displaying normal symbols;
A normal starting area with normal detection means for detecting the passage of a game ball;
Normal symbol control means for executing a series of normal symbol generation processes for stopping in a normal stop symbol mode in which the normal symbol fluctuates on the normal symbol display device and the winning or losing is determined, triggered by the detection of the game ball by the normal detection means,
The special starting area has an inside, and is controlled to be converted into an open state in which a game ball can easily pass into the special starting area and a closed state in which it is difficult or impossible to pass, and the normal symbol generation process In a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a normal electric accessory that is converted to an open state when hitting is confirmed by the normal stop pattern mode stopped at
A normal electric combination operation control means for performing an open / close repeated operation for repeatedly converting the normal electric accessory into an open state and a closed state a predetermined number of times when the normal symbol generating process hits and confirms;
According to the foreseeing sound notification mode for predicting the occurrence of a gain advantageous to the player each time the opening state is established in one or a plurality of opening states among the opening states executed a plurality of times by the opening / closing repeated operation, A pachinko gaming machine comprising a foreseeing / notifying control means for generating Based on the establishment of a preset game state conversion condition, the normal open gaming state in which the ordinary electric accessory is opened by a predetermined normal opening time, and a longer extension than the normal opening time of the normal opening gaming state It is provided with a game control means for converting into an extended open game state in which the ordinary electric accessory is opened according to the open time,
Opening / closing repetitive operation in which a normal electric combination is repeatedly converted into an open state and a closed state of the extended open time a predetermined number of times each time the normal electric combination operation control means hits and is confirmed by the normal symbol generation process in the extended open game state. Is to execute
Foreseeing sound notification foreseeing the occurrence of a gain advantageous to the player each time the foreseeing control unit is in the open state in one or more of the open states executed a plurality of times by the opening / closing repeated operation. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko gaming machine generates a foreseeing and releasing sound according to an aspect.   When the foreseeing / reporting control means hits and confirms by the special stop symbol mode that stops in the special symbol generation process, one or more that are executed by the opening / closing repeated operation of the ordinary electric accessory performed during the execution of the special symbol generation process 3. A foreseeing / opening sound is generated according to a foreseeing sound notification mode for predicting the hitting determination every time the opening state is established. The pachinko machine described.   The foreseeing / notifying control means generates the foreseeing / opening sound in accordance with the foreseeing / notifying mode at the opening timing of one or more of the opened states among the opened states that are executed a plurality of times by the opening / closing repeated operation of the ordinary electric accessory. The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is any one of the above.

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