JP2012135358A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can naturally shift background music before switching to background music after switching when switching a rendering state to a different rendering state.SOLUTION: In this Pachinko game machine, switching sound data is provided to reduce a sound output time only for a predetermined switching retention period in comparison with a variation time of a variation pattern without ready-to-win by deleting a head part of sound output by the corresponding short variation sound data. A sound control means starts the reproduction of short variation sound data before switching from the start of a variable display of special symbols 192 for carrying out switching when switching the rendering state. The sound control means selects switching sound data for a switching destination before the end of the switching retention period from the start of variation, starts the reproduction of the selected switching sound data at the end of the switching retention period, and stops sound output based on sound data for short variation after starting the reproduction of the switching sound data.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine.

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

JP 2003-230714 A

  In recent years, many pachinko machines with multiple stage states such as “stage” and “mode” have appeared. Thus, in the gaming machine provided with a plurality of performance states, each performance state is provided so that a characteristic performance different from other performance states is frequently executed, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied By switching the production state, the player is prevented from getting tired of the production. Thus, when the effect state is switched during the change of the symbol, it is necessary to switch from the background music before switching to the background music after switching.

  However, since the background music output with the variation of the symbol has a sound output time that is almost the same as the variation time of the normal symbol, if the background music after switching starts playing from the middle of the variation of the symbol, the variation of the symbol is stopped There is a risk that the background music will not finish playing and will continue to be played. There may be a mode in which the output of background music is stopped or zeroed when the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped, but there is a possibility that the player feels that the music has been interrupted in the middle, and that it is possible to provide the player with a high quality production. It can be difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is intended to provide a gaming machine capable of naturally shifting background music before switching to background music after switching when switching from the rendering state to another rendering state. Objective.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a bullet ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game board in which a game area is formed, a start opening provided at a predetermined position of the game area, and a ball entering the start opening. As a trigger, a lottery means for executing a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, and a design for showing the result of the lottery are variably displayed. A symbol display device, a variation pattern determining means for selecting a variation pattern corresponding to the result of the lottery determination from a plurality of variation patterns in which the variation process of the symbol is determined, and a symbol in the symbol display device according to the selected variation pattern The symbol display control means for displaying the variation, and the special game control means for executing the special game after the symbol indicating the result of the success / failure lottery is stopped when the result of the success / failure lottery is shifted to the special game. A storage means for holding a plurality of variation audio data recorded with background music to be output when the design is variably displayed according to the variation pattern, and an audio signal obtained by reproducing the variation audio data And an effect executing means for controlling the audio output from the speaker by selecting and reproducing the variation audio data corresponding to the selected variation pattern from the plurality of variation audio data. . The plurality of variation audio data includes a plurality of predetermined variation audio data in which respective audio output times are determined such that the audio output starts and ends with the start and end of symbol variation according to a predetermined variation pattern. The storage unit further holds a plurality of predetermined switching audio data corresponding to each of the plurality of predetermined variation audio data, and the plurality of switching audio data is output by the corresponding predetermined variation audio data. By deleting the head portion of the audio to be performed, the audio output time is shortened by a predetermined switching reservation period than the variation time of the corresponding predetermined variation pattern, and the effect execution means satisfies the predetermined switching condition. When switching to the voice output by the switching voice data, it is decided to switch from the voice output by the predetermined voice data to the voice output by the switching voice data while switching to the voice output by the switching voice data. When one of the patterns is selected, the switching reservation period ends from the start of the variable display of the symbol to be switched to the switching voice data. During the period of time, reproduction of the predetermined variation audio data corresponding to the selected variation pattern and selection of the switching destination switching audio data are performed, and reproduction of the switching audio data selected when the switching reservation period ends. And the audio output by the predetermined variation audio data is stopped after the reproduction of the audio data for switching is started.

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

  According to the bullet ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of naturally shifting the background music before switching to the background music after switching when switching from the production state to another production state. it can.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows a normal fluctuation pattern table. (A) is a figure which shows a part of 1st normal production pattern table. (B) is a figure which shows a part of 2nd normal production pattern table. (C) is a figure which shows a part of 3rd normal production pattern table. (A) is a figure which shows a 1st special fluctuation pattern table, (b) is a figure which shows a 1st specific production pattern table. (A) is a figure which shows a 2nd special fluctuation pattern table, (b) is a figure which shows a 2nd specific production pattern table. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the transmission procedure of the audio | voice signal in a 1st transmission path and a 2nd transmission path. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the special symbol control process of S20 in FIG. 12 in detail. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. 13. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the procedure of the fluctuation | variation pattern table switching determination process of S50 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the procedure of the effect control process of S22 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the procedure of the effect determination process of S202 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the procedure of the production | presentation state switching determination process of S204 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the procedure of the production start process of S208 in FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail a special game control process of S16 in FIG. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail a release process of S100 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the closing process of S102 in FIG. 20 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the release process of S160 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG.

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

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

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

  The starting port 62 is a starting port that triggers the entrance of a game ball to perform a lottery determination. The starting port 62 is provided in the starting port 62 and a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball. A normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the expansion mechanism 63 (so-called electric tulip) is provided. The expansion mechanism 63 is composed of two blade members provided at the upper part of the opening of the start port 62, and has a narrow opening width that allows only a game ball falling from just above the start port 62 to enter when closed. Become. On the other hand, when the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded and opened, the opening width of the start port 62 is widened, and not only the start port 62 but also a game ball falling in the vicinity thereof can be guided to the start port 62 and can enter. Ease is improved. This lottery determination is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, and is executed every time there is a ball entering the start port 62. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The operation port 68 is provided at the left side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery that determines whether or not the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. Therefore, the open lottery is also called “ordinary symbol lottery”. The normal symbol display device 59 in this embodiment is composed of two lamps for convenience, and the display state of the normal symbols is expressed by which of these lamps is lit. For example, when the first lamp is turned off and the second lamp is hit, the normal symbol fluctuation display is expressed by alternately turning on and off, and finally one of the lights is turned on. A stop symbol of a normal symbol is expressed by being stopped in the state. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. After a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the change, the normal symbol change display stops. At this time, in the normal state, the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol with a low probability of, for example, about 1/256, and in the easy entry state described later, the normal symbol is in the winning symbol with a high probability of, for example, about 250/256. Stop. When the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol, the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded for a predetermined time. The opening time of the spreading mechanism 63 is, for example, 0.1 seconds in the normal state, and 6 seconds in the easy entry state.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  When a special game occurs and the winning stop pattern at that time is in a specific mode, the probability variation game of the winning lottery (hereinafter referred to as “probability change” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games after the end of the special game ) Is further started. During the chance change of the winning / failing lottery, the winning / failing lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game can be generated relatively early. The probability change of the success / failure lottery is continued until the next big hit occurs, but as a modification, it may be configured to end when a predetermined limited number of symbol changes are made. In this embodiment, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are started at the same time as when the probability change is started, and the easy entry state is also started. May be executed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The success / failure lottery means 112 acquires a lottery value as an open lottery for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68. The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a success / failure table in which the correspondence between the lottery value of the open lottery and the success / failure result is determined, and determines the success / failure result of the open lottery with reference to the success / failure table. In the normal state, the winning / failing table with a probability of 1/256 is referred to, and in the easy entry state, the winning / failing table with a probability of 250/256 is referred to. The lottery value of the normal symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined hold upper limit number held by the hold control means 116 is not exceeded.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the success / failure determination table. The success / failure determination table in this figure associates determination results of big hits, small hits and misses, and winning / failing lottery values. Depending on the respective range settings, the hit / failure probabilities of big hits and small hits are determined. Is determined. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to the success / failure determination table of FIG. In the success / failure lottery performed by the success / failure lottery means 112, in the normal state, as shown in FIG. At the time of certainty change, as shown in FIG. 4B, the range of the big hit is expanded, and not only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 399 but also when the lottery falls within the range of 400 to 2999. Thus, the range corresponding to the big hit changes according to the gaming state. In the case of hitting a big hit, whether it is a 15R big hit or a 2R big hit and whether or not there is a probability change is determined separately according to the stop symbol of the special symbol. In this figure, the single hit / fail judgment table shows the big hit range for both normal time and probability change, but the success / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for normal time and for probability change.

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

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

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

  The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 according to the result of the open lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112. The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the result of the open lottery in order to display the result of the open lottery in the normal symbol display device 59 in the form of a normal symbol. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and after the change display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the start port 62. The opening mechanism 63 is expanded for a predetermined time.

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

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 5A is a table that is referred to when the determination result is a big hit, FIG. 5B is a table that is referred to when the result of determination is wrong, and FIG. This table is referred to when the determination result is a small hit. The symbol determination means 114 refers to the symbol determination table of this diagram in symbol determination. In each symbol determination table, the correspondence between the special symbol represented by the numbers “0” to “9” and the symbol “−” and the symbol lottery value is defined. Each type of special symbol is associated with the result of determining whether or not the big hit, small hit, or missed, the odd number corresponds to the big hit, the even number corresponds to the small hit, and the symbol “-” is out. Correspond.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the special symbols “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, and “9”, which are odd numbers among the special symbols “0” to “9”, are associated with the jackpot. . Among them, the special symbol “7” indicates a 15R jackpot with certainty and is associated with a symbol lottery value range “0 to 99”. The special symbol “3” indicates a 2R jackpot with certainty and is associated with a symbol lottery value range “100 to 149”. Special symbols “1”, “5”, and “9” indicate 15R big hits without any probability change, the special symbol “1” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “150 to 189”, and the special symbol “190 to 229”. “5” is associated with, and “230 to 255” is associated with the special symbol “9”.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the special symbol “-” is associated with the entire range of symbol lottery values in the case where the determination result is wrong.

  As shown in FIG. 5C, the special symbols “0”, “2”, “4”, “6”, and “8” that are even numbers among the special symbols “0” to “9” are associated with the small hits. Yes. The special symbol “0” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “0 to 49”, and the special symbol “2” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “50 to 99”. The special symbol “4” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “100 to 149”, the special symbol “6” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “150 to 199”, and the special symbol “8” is the symbol lottery. Corresponding to the value range “200 to 255”.

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

  The variation pattern table functions as a variation pattern selection criterion defined for each gaming state as a correspondence relationship between the variation pattern in which the variation process of the symbol is determined and the result of the lottery determination. This “variation pattern selection criterion” may be realized using a table structure in which the correspondence between parameters is defined, or may be realized using a program structure for deriving parameters from parameters. In the case of using a table structure, a selection criterion that is substantially one type may be composed of a combination of a plurality of structurally subdivided tables. Hereinafter, the limitation pattern selection criterion is referred to as “multiple types”. Indicates the number of substantive types of tables, not the number of subdivided tables.

  The variation pattern determining means 115 determines the variation display time of the normal symbol. In the normal state, the variable display time is determined to be 60 seconds, and in the easy entry state, the variable display time is determined to be 6 seconds.

  When there is a new entry at the start port 62 and a new winning / failing lottery is executed, the holding control means 116 displays a new entry when a symbol change corresponding to the previous entry or lottery is displayed. The result of the success / failure lottery based on is suspended until the start of variable display of the symbol corresponding to the lottery. In the present embodiment, as a result of the lottery determination, the number of the lottery is held as a holding ball with an upper limit of four. The success / failure lottery value here includes a success / failure lottery value, a symbol lottery value, and a variation pattern lottery value. The holding control means 116 further holds the usual lottery value acquired by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a holding ball. These numbers of holdings are represented by the number of lighting or blinking numbers of the special symbol holding display device 20 and the normal symbol holding display device 22, respectively.

  The main display control means 118 causes the special symbol display device 61 to display the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a variation display of the special symbol 192 according to the variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determination unit 115. The main display control means 118 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the success / failure lottery performed before that has ended. The main display control means 118 transmits a change start command and a change stop command to the effect display control means 134 at the timing for starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol 192. When the variation start command is transmitted, values indicating the determined determination result, the stop symbol, and the variation pattern are transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation start command. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation stop command. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The main display control means 118 displays the result of the normal symbol lottery on the normal symbol display device 59 as a normal symbol variation display.

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

  The specific game executing means 122 controls the normal game in the probability changing state, the short time state, and the easy-to-enter state. The specific game execution means 122 shifts the game state to the time-saving state and the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game. On the other hand, the transition to the probability variation state after the end of the special game is limited to the case where the symbol determined by the symbol determination means 114 is a big hit symbol accompanied by the transition to probability variation. The short-time state and the easy-to-enter state are continued until the number of times that the special symbol 192 is changed from the end of the special game reaches a predetermined number of end conditions, for example, 100 times. However, when the state changes to the probability changing state at the same time, as long as the probability changing state continues, the short time state and the easy entry state are continued. That is, it continues until the next big hit occurs. Thus, the end of the short time state and the easy entry state is determined according to the gaming state. In the short time state, the fluctuation pattern determining means 115 selects a fluctuation pattern having a short fluctuation time so that the fluctuation display time of the special symbol 192 is substantially shortened. However, in a normal state, a variation pattern table corresponding to the number of holds of the result of lottery determination by the hold control unit 116 is referred to, and a change pattern with a long variation time is likely to appear as the number of hold by the hold control unit 116 decreases. In the easy entry state, the normal symbol time is shortened, the normal symbol probability change, and the expansion mechanism 63 is opened and extended. On the other hand, the probability variation state is continued until a special game with the next jackpot is executed. During the probable change state, the probability that the success / failure determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a big hit is maintained at a high value.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  When it is determined by the effect determining unit 132 that the notice effect is displayed, the effect display control means 134 superimposes the notice effect in accordance with the selected notice effect pattern on the effect of symbol variation to the effect display device 60. Display. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

  In accordance with the instruction received from the effect display control means 134, the accessory control means 136 causes the movable accessory 140 to act in an effect manner in accordance with the effect contents in the effect display device 60 and the blinking process of the game effect lamp 90. Since the movable accessory 140 also operates as an effect in this way, both the effect display control means 134 and the accessory control means 136 function as an effect execution means that controls the execution of the effect.

  The sound control means 138 controls the sound output used for production by controlling the sound output from the speaker 18. Therefore, the audio control unit 138 functions as an effect execution unit that controls the audio output as an effect. Specifically, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with an audio signal transmission device (not shown), and the audio signal transmission device is provided with a predetermined number of channels through which audio signals are transmitted. . The pattern storage means 130 stores a plurality of sound data for outputting sound as an effect during the game. Therefore, the pattern storage unit 130 also functions as an audio data storage unit. The audio control means 138 selects audio data to be output from the audio data, and transmits an audio signal obtained by reproducing the audio data using any one of a plurality of channels. The sound signal transmitted in this way is converted into sound by the speaker 18 and output.

  Channels used for audio signal transmission are assigned in advance according to the type of audio to be output. In this embodiment, two audio channels, the 0th channel and the 1st channel, are assigned to the transmission of audio signals of background music in order to output in stereo. Hereinafter, the 0th channel and the 1st channel are collectively referred to as “first transmission path”. Also, for transmission of the audio signal for the notice effect, two channels of the second channel and the third channel are assigned to output in stereo. Hereinafter, the second channel and the third channel are collectively referred to as “second transmission path”.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a normal variation pattern table. The normal variation pattern table is a variation pattern table that is normally set as a reference destination when selecting a variation pattern in a normal state. As shown in FIG. 6, when the result of the lottery is 15R big hit, each variation pattern and the variation are selected so that any one of the variation patterns A1, B1, C1, and D1 is selected with a predetermined probability. A pattern lottery value is associated. In addition, each variation pattern and the variation pattern lottery value are associated with each other so that one of the variation patterns E and F is selected with a predetermined probability when the result of the lottery determination is 2R big hit. . Each variation pattern and variation pattern lottery value are selected so that any one of the variation patterns A2, B2, C2, D2, and G is selected with a predetermined probability when the result of the lottery is wrong. Are associated. The variation pattern determination means 115 executes variation pattern lottery, and selects a variation pattern associated with the result of the success / failure lottery and the variation pattern lottery value as a variation pattern for varying the special symbol 192. The selection result of the variation pattern is transmitted from the main board 102 to the sub board 104.

  When receiving the variation pattern selection result, the effect determining unit 132 refers to the effect pattern table and selects a variation effect pattern to be executed during the variation display of the special symbol 192 according to the variation pattern. Therefore, the effect pattern table is used as a variation effect pattern selection criterion for selecting a change effect pattern. In the effect pattern table, the correspondence relationship between the change pattern and the change effect pattern is determined, and the effect determining means 132 selects the change effect pattern associated with the selected change pattern in the effect pattern table.

  This “variable effect pattern selection criterion” may be realized using a table structure in which a correspondence relationship between parameters is defined, or may be realized using a program structure for deriving parameters from parameters. In the case of using a table structure, a selection criterion that is substantially one type may be constituted by a combination of a plurality of structurally subdivided tables.

  The pattern storage unit 130 holds a normal effect pattern table as an effect pattern table corresponding to the normal variation pattern table. When the normal variation pattern table is set as a reference destination when the variation pattern is selected, the variation effect pattern is selected with reference to the normal effect pattern table. Hereinafter, the effect state when the normal variation pattern table is set is referred to as a normal effect state.

  In the present embodiment, there are provided a plurality of types of “stages” that are in different normal performance states. Specifically, there are provided a plurality of stages called “character stages” where a specific character or an object related to the character frequently appears. Needless to say, the performance state in each stage is not limited to that relating to the character.

  In each of the plurality of stages, an effect having a different tendency from the other stages is executed. When a predetermined switching condition is satisfied in the normal state, the process proceeds to another stage. Specifically, the effect determining means 132 holds a plurality of normal effect pattern tables. The normal effect pattern table is an effect pattern table that is normally set as a reference destination when selecting an effect pattern in a normal state. In the present embodiment, three types of normal effect pattern tables are provided: a first normal effect pattern table, a second normal effect pattern table, and a third normal effect pattern table. Of course, the number of normal performance pattern tables is not limited to three, and two or four or more types may be provided.

  When the number of fluctuations of the special symbol 192 reaches a predetermined normal end number, the effect determining unit 132 changes the reference destination when selecting the variation effect pattern from the currently set normal effect pattern table to another normal effect pattern table. By switching, the “stage” is switched. Thereby, since the variation effect pattern is selected with reference to the switched normal effect pattern table, the tendency of the effect to be executed can be switched. It should be noted that the effect determining means 132 executes the table switching lottery for each change of the special symbol 192 after the number of variations of the special symbol 192 reaches the normal end frequency, and changes the normal effect pattern table to another normal effect pattern table. It may be determined whether or not to switch. Thereby, the normal performance state can be maintained at least as many times as the normal end stage, and the switching timing of the normal performance state can be made difficult for the player to discriminate.

  FIG. 7A shows a part of the first normal effect pattern table. When the first normal performance pattern table is set as a reference destination, the state shifts to “Character X stage”, and the character X or a state related to the character X frequently appears. Hereinafter, a state in which the first normal effect pattern table is set as a reference destination when the variable effect pattern is selected is referred to as a “first normal effect state”. In the first normal effect pattern table, the change effect patterns different from each other in each of the change patterns A1, B1, C1, D1, E, F, A2, B2, C2, D2, and G that can be selected in the normal change pattern table. Are associated.

  The pattern storage unit 130 holds a plurality of variation audio data respectively corresponding to a plurality of variation patterns as background audio data. Each of the plurality of fluctuation voice data has a voice output time determined so that voice output can be started and stopped when the special symbol 192 starts and stops changing according to the corresponding fluctuation pattern. In the normal performance state, the voice data for variation is selected as the background voice data, and the voice based on the voice data for variation is output together with the fluctuation display of the special symbol 192.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, in the first normal effect state, when the normal special symbol 192 where the effect state cannot be switched is changed, when the change pattern G is selected, the change display of the special symbol 192 is displayed. Short variation audio data Xa is selected as the variation audio data to be output as audio. The short fluctuation audio data Xa is recorded with background music when the reach effect is not executed, and the voice output starts with the start and end of the change of the special symbol 192 according to the change pattern G where the reach effect is not executed. And the audio output time substantially the same as the fluctuation time set in the fluctuation pattern G is determined so as to end.

  Further, the pattern storage unit 130 holds switching audio data Xb to be output as a sound when switching from another stage to the character X stage. When switching to the normal effect pattern table, as will be described later, the reproduction of the short variation audio data Xa cannot be started at the start of the variation of the special symbol 192, and can be reproduced at a timing slightly delayed from the start of the variation of the special symbol 192. There is a case. The short variation audio data Xa is configured such that a single audio data has substantially the same audio output time as the variation time of the variation pattern G. For this reason, when the variation pattern G is selected and the reproduction of the short variation audio data Xa is started at a timing later than the start of the variation of the special symbol 192, the sound based on the short variation audio data Xa is also obtained at the end of the variation of the special symbol 192. The output will not end. For this reason, even when the variation pattern G is selected, when the stage is switched from the other stage to the character X stage, that is, when the variation effect pattern is selected from the other effect pattern table to the first normal effect pattern table. When the destination is switched, the switching audio data Xb is selected instead of the short variation audio data Xa.

  In the present embodiment, when the variation pattern associated with the variation production pattern of reach is selected, the switching audio data is not used even when the production state is changed, and the production state is not changed. The same voice data for variation is output as voice. When the variation pattern associated with the reach variation effect pattern is selected, the first-half variation audio data before the reach and the second-half variation audio data from the reach time are sequentially reproduced. For this reason, even when the reproduction of the first half of the variation voice data is delayed from the start of the fluctuation of the special symbol 192, the second half of the variation voice data is started to be reproduced at the time of the reach, so This is because the voice output by the fluctuation voice data can be terminated. Even when the variation pattern associated with the reach variation effect pattern is selected, the switching suggestion speech data is selected instead of the variation speech data of the first half associated with the variation pattern. Also good.

  FIG. 7B is a diagram showing a part of the second normal effect pattern table. When the second normal effect pattern table is set as a reference destination, the process proceeds to the “character Y stage”, where the character Y or an object related to the character Y frequently appears. Hereinafter, a state in which the second normal effect pattern table is set as a reference destination when the variable effect pattern is selected is referred to as a “second normal effect state”. In the second normal effect pattern table, each of the change patterns A1, B1, C1, D1, E, F, A2, B2, C2, D2, and G that can be selected in the normal change pattern table is different from each other. And the variation production pattern which is not selected in the 1st normal production pattern table is matched.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, in the second normal performance state, when the variation of the normal special symbol 192 where the performance state cannot be switched, when the variation pattern G is selected, together with the variation display of the special symbol 192 The voice data for short fluctuation Ya is selected as the voice data for fluctuation output as voice. The short fluctuation audio data Ya is recorded with the background music when the reach effect is not executed, and the voice output starts with the start and end of the change of the special symbol 192 according to the change pattern G where the reach effect is not executed. And the audio output time substantially the same as the fluctuation time set in the fluctuation pattern G is determined so as to end.

  Further, the pattern storage unit 130 holds switching voice data Yb to be output as a voice when switching from another stage to the character Y stage. Even when the variation pattern G is selected, when the stage is switched from the other stage to the character Y stage, that is, the reference destination when the variation effect pattern is selected is switched from the other effect pattern table to the second normal effect pattern table. When this is done, the switching audio data Yb is selected instead of the short fluctuation audio data Ya.

  FIG. 7C shows a part of the third normal effect pattern table. When the third normal performance pattern table is set as a reference destination, the state shifts to the “character Z stage”, and the character Z or a state related to the character Z frequently appears. Hereinafter, a state in which the third normal effect pattern table is set as a reference destination when the variable effect pattern is selected is referred to as a “third normal effect state”. In the third normal effect pattern table, each of the change patterns A1, B1, C1, D1, E, F, A2, B2, C2, D2, and G that can be selected in the normal change pattern table is different from each other. And the variation production pattern which is not selected in the 1st normal production pattern table and the 2nd normal production pattern table is matched.

  As shown in FIG. 7C, in the third normal effect state, when the normal special symbol 192 whose effect state cannot be switched is changed, when the change pattern G is selected, the change display of the special symbol 192 is displayed. The voice data for short fluctuation Za is selected as the voice data for fluctuation output as voice. The voice data Za for short fluctuation is recorded with background music when the reach effect is not executed, and the voice output starts with the start and end of the change of the special symbol 192 according to the change pattern G where the reach effect is not executed. And the audio output time substantially the same as the fluctuation time set in the fluctuation pattern G is determined so as to end.

  Further, the pattern storage unit 130 holds switching voice data Zb to be output as a voice when switching from another stage to the character Z stage. Even if the variation pattern G is selected, when the stage is switched from another stage to the character Z stage, that is, the reference destination when the variation effect pattern is selected is switched from another effect pattern table to the third normal effect pattern table. When this is done, this switching audio data Zb is selected instead of the short variation audio data Za regardless of which variation pattern is selected.

  The effect determining means 132 executes stage switching lottery when the timing of switching the normal effect state is reached, and the reference destination at the time of selecting the variable effect pattern is changed from the normal effect pattern table set at that time to another normal effect. Switch to the pattern table. For example, when the first normal effect pattern table is set as the reference destination when the variable effect pattern is selected, when the normal effect state switching timing is reached, the effect determining unit 132 executes the stage switching lottery and performs the second normal effect pattern selection. One of the effect pattern table and the third normal effect pattern table is set as a reference destination at the time of selecting the subsequent change effect pattern.

  In the present embodiment, when the 2R big hit or the small hit is made, the effect state is switched to another “character stage”. However, a specific effect that is different from the normal effect state of “Character X Stage”, “Character Y Stage”, and “Character Z Stage” in which the normal variation pattern table is set as a reference destination when selecting the variation pattern. The production state is switched to the state.

  In the specific performance state, the game progresses without notifying the player whether the 2R big hit or the small hit has been made, that is, whether or not the probability change has occurred. Therefore, this character stage is a so-called latent mode. When this character stage is reached, there is a higher possibility that the character stage has shifted to the normal performance state, so that the player can be raised by shifting to the specific performance state.

  In the present embodiment, when the number of changes of the special symbol 192 after the execution of the 2R special game or the small hit game reaches a predetermined end number such as 30 times, or the number of changes of the special symbol 192 reaches the end number. The specific effect state ends when the 15R big hit, the 2R big hit, or the small hit comes before. When the 2R big hit or the small hit is made during the specific effect state, the specific effect state is newly started. In addition, although the 2R big hit has shifted to the probability change, if the winning or failing lottery does not become the 15R big hit or the 2R big hit until the number of fluctuations of the special symbol 192 reaches the final number of times, the specific performance state ends, but the probability change continues. This is the so-called “latency probability change”.

  In the present embodiment, two types of the first specific effect state and the second specific effect state are provided as the specific effect state. In addition, three or more types of specific performance states may be provided. As a variation pattern table for selecting a variation pattern, a first special variation pattern table and a second special variation pattern table are provided separately from the normal variation pattern table. The first specific effect state refers to a state in which the first special variation pattern table is set as a reference destination when the variation pattern is selected. When the first special variation pattern table is selected, the effect determining unit 132 selects the first variation effect pattern table as the variation effect pattern table for selecting the variation effect pattern. In this way, in the first specific effect state, the variable effect pattern is selected with reference to the first variable effect pattern table, so that an effect having a certain tendency different from the normal effect state is executed.

  The second specific effect state is a state in which the second special variation pattern table is set as a reference destination when the variation pattern is selected. When the second special variation pattern table is selected, the effect determining unit 132 selects the second special variation pattern table as the variation pattern table for selecting the variation effect pattern. In this way, in the second specific effect state, the variable effect pattern is selected with reference to the second variable effect pattern table, so that an effect having a different specific tendency is different from the normal effect state and the first specific effect state. Executed. In the first specific effect state and the second specific effect state, as in the normal effect state, the background music is output as sound so that sound output by the sound data for change starts and ends when the special symbol 192 starts and stops changing. The

  FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating a first special variation pattern table, and FIG. 8B is a diagram illustrating a first specific effect pattern table. The first special variation pattern table is one of a plurality of variation pattern tables held by the variation pattern determination means 115, and is a variation pattern set as a reference destination when selecting a variation pattern after the 2R special game or the small hit game ends. It is a table. When the number of fluctuations of the special symbol 192 since the start of the first specific effect state reaches the final number of times, the reference fluctuation pattern table is switched from the first special fluctuation pattern table to the normal fluctuation pattern table.

  In the first special variation pattern table, the variation time of the variation pattern J that is selected with the highest frequency when the result of the success / failure lottery is lost is the same as the variation time of the variation pattern G in the normal variation pattern table. ing. Note that the fluctuation time of the fluctuation pattern J may be shorter than the fluctuation time of the fluctuation pattern G.

  In the present embodiment, the first specific performance state is called “Character A Stage”, and the performance “Character A” having relevance with a common idea is frequently executed. ing. Of course, the specific production state is not limited to this, and productions having relevance in other concepts may be frequently executed. In order to realize this “character A stage”, the correspondence relationship between the variation pattern and the effect pattern is determined in the first specific effect pattern table so that the selection tendency of the change pattern is different from the normal effect pattern table.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8B, the types of variation patterns from which the reach effect effect patterns are selected are smaller than those in the normal variation pattern table. The super reach R11, R21, R31 is common in that the main character A and the enemy character C fight. The super reach R11 is provided so that the effect that the main character A wins is executed at the end because the result of the lottery win is 15R big hit. The super reach R21 and R31 are provided so that an effect that the enemy character C wins and the main character A is defeated at the end is executed because the result of the lottery determination is not 15R big hit. Similarly, the super reach R12, R22, R32 is common in that the main character A and the enemy character D fight. The super reach R12 is provided so that the effect of the main character A winning at the end is executed because the result of the lottery win is 15R big hit. Super reach R22 and R32 are provided so that the effect that the enemy character D wins and the main character A is defeated last is executed because the result of the lottery determination is not 15R big hit.

  Short fluctuation audio data Ra is associated with the fluctuation pattern J corresponding to the fluctuation presentation pattern R4 without reach where the reach presentation is not executed. Similar to the short variation audio data Xa, the short variation audio data Ra is recorded with the background music when the reach effect is not executed, and the variation of the special symbol 192 according to the change pattern J where the reach effect is not executed. The audio output time that is substantially the same as the fluctuation time set for the fluctuation pattern J is determined so that the audio output starts and ends with the start and the end of fluctuation.

  FIG. 9A is a diagram showing a second special variation pattern table, and FIG. 9B is a diagram showing a second specific effect pattern table. The second special variation pattern table is one of a plurality of variation pattern tables held by the variation pattern determination unit 115, and is a variation pattern set as a reference destination when selecting a variation pattern after the 2R special game or the small hit game ends. It is a table. When the number of fluctuations of the special symbol 192 since the start of the second specific effect state reaches the final number of times, the reference fluctuation pattern table is switched from the second special fluctuation pattern table to the normal fluctuation pattern table.

  In the second special variation pattern table, the variation time of the variation pattern K that is selected with the highest frequency when the result of the lottery is wrong is the same as the variation time of the variation pattern G in the normal variation pattern table. ing. Note that the fluctuation time of the fluctuation pattern K may be shorter than the fluctuation time of the fluctuation pattern G.

  In the present embodiment, the second specific performance state is called “Character B Stage”, and the performance “Character B” having a relevance with a common idea is frequently executed. ing. Of course, the specific production state is not limited to this, and productions having relevance in other concepts may be frequently executed. In order to realize the “character B stage”, the correspondence relationship between the variation pattern and the effect pattern is determined in the second specific effect pattern table so that the selection tendency of the change pattern is different from that of the normal effect pattern table.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9B, the types of variation patterns from which the reach effect effect patterns are selected are smaller than those in the normal variation pattern table. Superreach H4, H5, and H6 are common in that the main character B and the enemy character C fight. The super reach H4 is provided so that the effect that the main character B wins is executed at the end because the result of the success / failure lottery is 15R big hit. Super reach H5 and H6 are provided so that an effect that the enemy character C wins and the main character B is defeated last is executed because the result of the winning / losing lottery is not 15R big hit. Similarly, the super reach I4, I5, I6 is common in that the main character B and the enemy character D fight. The super reach I4 is provided so that the effect of the main character B winning at the end is executed because the result of the success / failure lottery is 15R big hit. Super reach I5 and I6 are provided so that an effect that the enemy character D wins and the main character B is defeated last is executed because the result of the lottery is not 15R big hit.

  Short fluctuation audio data Sa is associated with the fluctuation pattern K corresponding to the fluctuation production pattern of S4 without reach where the reach production is not executed. Similar to the short variation audio data Xa, the short variation audio data Sa is recorded with background music when the reach effect is not executed, and the variation of the special symbol 192 according to the change pattern K where the reach effect is not executed. The audio output time that is substantially the same as the fluctuation time set in the fluctuation pattern K is determined so that the audio output starts and ends with the start and the fluctuation end.

  Hereinafter, the short variation audio data Xa, the short variation audio data Ya, the short variation audio data Za, the short variation audio data Ra, and the short variation audio data Sa are collectively referred to as “short variation audio data” as necessary. To do. The switching audio data Xb, the switching audio data Yb, and the switching audio data Zb are collectively referred to as “switching audio data” as necessary.

  In the case of 2R big hit or small hit, the fluctuation pattern determination means 115 executes stage switching lottery and selects either the first special fluctuation pattern table or the second special fluctuation pattern table. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the effect state may be switched from the normal effect state to the first specific effect state, from the normal effect state to the second specific effect state, or in the reverse order. In addition, when the 2R big hit or the small hit is made in the specific effect state, the specific effect state is newly started. Therefore, the first specific effect state is changed from the first specific effect state to the second specific effect state. The production state may be switched to the state. When the specific effect state is returned to the normal effect state, the effect determining means 132 executes stage switching lottery, and the effect pattern table that becomes the reference destination when the variable effect pattern is selected is changed to the first normal effect pattern table and the second effect effect table. The normal effect pattern table and the third normal effect pattern table are selected.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a transmission procedure of an audio signal in the first transmission path and the second transmission path. FIG. 10 shows, as an example, an audio signal transmitted through the first transmission path and the second transmission path when switching from one normal performance state to another normal performance state. Therefore, it goes without saying that the audio signal transmitted to the first transmission path and the second transmission path is not limited to that shown in FIG. The voice control means 138 normally transmits a voice signal obtained by reproducing the fluctuation voice data using the first transmission path, and outputs a background music voice.

  The effect determining means 132 is based on whether or not the result of the lottery is a 15R big hit so that the output of the warning sound indicates the high degree of expectation that the result of the lottery result indicates the transition to the special game. To decide whether to execute the notice effect. When the execution of the notice effect is determined, it is simultaneously determined that the notice sound is output together with the display of the effect contents of the effect display device 60 by the notice pattern. The pattern storage means 130 stores a plurality of audio data for notice, which is audio data for the notice voice. The notice effect is temporarily displayed on the effect display device 60 before the change of the special symbol 192 is stopped so as to suggest the result of the lottery in advance within one change of the special symbol 192. For this reason, the sound output time by the notice sound data is usually shorter than each of the above background sound data. When it is determined to output the warning voice, the voice control unit 138 transmits a voice signal obtained by reproducing the warning voice data using the second transmission path.

  Here, in the present embodiment, when the number of fluctuations of the special symbol 192 reaches a predetermined normal end number, the normal effect state is switched to another normal effect state. Of course, the trigger for switching the normal performance state is not limited to this. For example, when the result of the lottery determination or the result of the symbol determination lottery satisfies a predetermined condition, the normal performance state is changed to another normal performance state. You may switch. In the present embodiment, when switching from one normal production state to another normal production state, another normal production state to be switched by executing stage switching lottery, that is, another normal production pattern table is selected. However, it goes without saying that the method for switching the normal performance state is not limited to this, and another normal performance state to be switched may be set in advance.

  As will be described later, when the result of the winning / losing lottery is 2R big hit or small hit, the change pattern table is switched after the execution of the 2R special game or the small hit game, and the effect pattern table is also changed to the normal effect pattern table. Is switched to the specific effect pattern table to enter the specific effect state. The place where the specific effect state is ended and the state is shifted to the normal effect state is also switched from the specific effect pattern table to the normal effect pattern table.

  When switching to the normal performance pattern table in this way, in the present embodiment, during the fluctuation of the special symbol 192, the voice output by the fluctuation voice data before switching is switched to the voice output by the fluctuation voice data after switching. Yes. Thereby, it can be clearly shown to the player that the effect state has been switched.

  At this time, the sound control means 138 performs so-called “cross-fade playback” in which the sound output by the changing sound data after switching is gradually increased while the sound output by the changing sound data before switching is gradually decreased. To do. Thereby, it becomes possible to shift naturally from the production state before switching to the normal production state after switching.

  Here, in order to switch to the normal performance state, for example, it is also conceivable to start reproduction of the short variation audio data during the variation display of the special symbol 192. However, since the voice data for short fluctuation is substantially the same as the fluctuation time without reach, for example, the voice output by the voice data for short fluctuation is performed while the special symbol 192 is variably displayed according to the fluctuation pattern without reach. Is started, the voice output of the short fluctuation voice data is not finished even when the fluctuation of the special symbol 192 is stopped. While it is conceivable to stop the voice output by the voice data for short fluctuation or stop the voice output to zero while the fluctuation of the special symbol 192 is stopped, it is possible to give the player the feeling that the background music has ended halfway. Therefore, it may be difficult to achieve a high quality production.

  Furthermore, for example, a mode is also conceivable in which one piece of audio data is created in advance, which changes gradually from the audio output by the changing audio data before switching to the audio output by the changing audio data after switching. However, in this embodiment, the first normal effect state, the second normal effect state, and the third normal effect state are provided as the normal effect states. It is determined by executing. For this reason, it is not determined in advance which normal production state to shift to. Furthermore, the case where it shifts from a specific effect state to a normal effect state is also considered. For this reason, there are a wide variety of combinations of background music before switching and background music after switching.

  Therefore, when changing voice data to be switched corresponding to all combinations is prepared, the number of the voice data is large, and there is a possibility that the storage capacity of the pattern storage unit 130 is greatly occupied. In addition, switching audio data corresponding to the combination of background music before and after switching must be searched and selected each time, and the control burden may increase.

  For this reason, the pattern storage unit 130 further holds a plurality of predetermined switching audio data corresponding to each of the plurality of short variation audio data. The plurality of switching audio data is the shortest fluctuation pattern in which the symbols can be variably displayed when the audio is output by the switching audio data by deleting the head portion of the audio output by the corresponding short fluctuation audio data. The audio output time is shorter than the fluctuation time by a predetermined switching reservation period.

  Note that the short variation audio data may be associated with a predetermined variation pattern other than the shortest variation pattern that can be selected. In the present embodiment, only one type of variation pattern in which the reach effect is not executed is included in one variation pattern table, but a plurality of types of change patterns in which the reach effect is not executed may be included in one variation pattern table. . In this case, each of a plurality of types of variation patterns may be associated with a plurality of short variation audio data in which a sound output time that is substantially the same as the variation time is determined. A plurality of switching suggestion voice data may be associated with each of the plurality of short variation voice data.

  Specifically, the audio data for switching Xb has a shorter audio output time for the switching reservation period than the audio data for short variation Xa by deleting the head portion of the audio output by the audio data for short variation Xa. It is provided as follows. The switching audio data Yb is provided such that the audio output time is shorter than the short variation audio data Ya by the switching reservation period by deleting the head portion of the audio output by the short variation audio data Ya. ing. The switching audio data Zb is provided so that the audio output time is shorter than the short variation audio data Za by the switching reservation period by deleting the head portion of the audio output by the short variation audio data Za. ing.

  As described above, the voice control unit 138 determines that the switching condition is satisfied when the reference destination at the time of selecting the changing effect pattern is switched to the normal effect pattern table, and uses the short-change audio data included in the effect pattern table before the switching. It is determined to switch from the voice output to the voice output by the switching voice data included in the effect pattern table after the switching during the symbol variation display. Therefore, at the stage where the audio output by the short variation audio data before switching is started, it is determined to switch to the normal performance pattern table, but the normal performance pattern table to be switched is not determined and is used. The switching suggestion voice data is also not determined.

  When switching to the voice output by the switching voice data, the voice control means 138 switches between the start of the variable display of the special symbol 192 to be switched to the switching voice data and the end of the switching reservation period. A normal effect pattern table to be the destination is determined, and switching audio data included in the normal effect pattern table is selected. When the switching reservation period ends, the voice control unit 138 starts playing the selected switching voice data, and stops the voice output by the short fluctuation voice data after the switching voice data starts playing.

  This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. When the number of changes of the special symbol 192 reaches the normal end number in the current normal performance state, or when the number of changes of the special symbol 192 reaches the specific end number in the current specific performance state, the effect determination means 132 changes It is determined that the reference destination at the time of selecting the production pattern is the timing for switching to the normal production pattern table. At this time, the sound control means 138 determines to execute the sound switching process during the variable display of the special symbol 192 when the normal effect pattern table is switched.

  As described above, at the start of the variation display of the special symbol 192, the variation effect pattern as the switching destination is not determined, and therefore the switching suggestion voice data used for switching cannot be determined. For this reason, the effect determination means 132 and the sound control means 138 first determine the sound switching first period process that can be executed without using the switching suggestion sound data from the start of the change of the special symbol 192 to the end of the switching reservation period. The pattern storage unit 130 holds a switching suggestion effect pattern in which the effect contents of the switch suggestion effect suggesting that the short variation audio data is switched are stored. The effect determining unit 132 selects a switching suggestion effect pattern as an effect pattern to be executed during the switching reservation period. The voice control means 138 selects the voice data for short fluctuation included in the effect pattern table before the switching as the voice data for fluctuation to start voice output when the special symbol 192 starts to fluctuate. Thus, the voice switching first half process is determined.

  When the voice switching first half process is determined, the voice control unit 138 first starts the voice output by the voice data for short fluctuation that is determined in advance as the voice switching first stage processing together with the start of the fluctuation of the special symbol 192 when the effect state is switched. To do. Further, the effect display control means 134 executes the switch suggestion effect according to the switch suggestion effect pattern from the start of the variable display of the special symbol 192 when the effect state is switched to the end of the switching reservation period. Specifically, the effect display control means 134 starts executing the switch suggesting effect when the time t2 has elapsed from the start of the variation of the special symbol 192, and then executes the switch suggesting effect when the time t3 has elapsed. Terminate. The pattern storage unit 130 holds the switching suggestion voice data to be output as a voice together with the start and end of the switching suggestion effect as the notice voice data. When the switching suggestion effect pattern is selected, the voice control unit 138 selects the switching suggestion voice data, and outputs the voice based on the switching suggestion voice data selected during the execution of the switching suggestion effect. The effect display control means 134 executes the switching suggestion effect so that t2 + t3 is shorter than the switching reservation period t1. The voice control means 138 transmits the voice signal of the warning voice for the switching suggestion effect using the second transmission path.

  The effect determining means 132 executes the stage switching lottery during the switching reservation period t1, thereby selecting the normal switching destination from the first normal effect pattern table, the second normal effect pattern table, and the third normal effect pattern table. An effect pattern table is determined. The voice control unit 138 determines the switching suggestion voice data included in the determined normal performance pattern table as the switching suggestion voice data used for switching. In this way, the voice control unit 138 determines the voice switching late process to be executed after the switching reservation period t1 elapses in the variation time ts of the special symbol 192.

  When switching to voice output by switching voice data, the voice control unit 138 transmits a voice signal obtained by reproducing the short fluctuation voice data using the first transmission path. In addition, the voice control unit 138 transmits the voice signal based on the switching voice data using the second transmission path so that the voice output is overlapped with the voice output of the short fluctuation voice data in order to gradually switch the voice output. . Specifically, the voice control means 138 starts voice output by the switching suggestion voice data using the second transmission path when the switching reservation period ends from the start of the fluctuation of the special symbol 192. At this time, the voice control unit 138 gradually increases the voice output based on the switching suggestion voice data from zero so as to reach a predetermined level when the predetermined timing is reached from the start of the voice output. On the other hand, when the switching reservation period ends from the start of the fluctuation of the special symbol 192, the voice control means 138 starts to reduce the voice output by the voice data for short fluctuation before switching, and when the predetermined timing is reached. The audio output is reduced to zero. As a result, so-called cross-fade reproduction can be realized. The audio control means 138 continues to reproduce the short fluctuation audio data while the audio output remains zero after that. Note that the voice control unit 138 may stop the reproduction of the short fluctuation audio data when the voice output by the short fluctuation voice data becomes zero.

  As described above, the voice output time ta of the switching suggestion voice data is provided to be shorter by the switching reservation period t1 than the fluctuation time ts of the special symbol 192 without reach. For this reason, even when the voice output by the switching reservation period is started from the end of the switching reservation period t1, the voice output time ta of the switching suggestion voice data is also ended at the end of the changing time ts. At the same time, the voice output by the switching suggestion voice data can be ended.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is performed when a game ball enters the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, etc. (S10). A game control process is executed (S14), and if it is not in a normal game (N in S12), a special game control process (S16) or a small hit game control process is executed (S17), and a winning process in S10 In accordance with the number of prize balls set at, prize ball payout according to various winnings is processed (S18).

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. The main display control means 118 etc. execute a special symbol control process (S20). When the special symbol control process is performed, the effect determining unit 132 executes the effect control process (S22).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the special symbol control process of S20 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is on hold (Y in S30) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. (S34). In accordance with the determination result, the main display control means 118 starts changing display, transmits a change start command to the effect display control means 134, and the effect display control means 134 that receives the command displays the effect image according to the change effect pattern. The fluctuation display is started (S36). If the winning or failing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S36 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S32 (Y in S32), S34 and S36 Is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already started (Y in S38), the symbol variation display process is executed (S40). If the symbol variation display has not started (N in S38), S40 is skipped. .

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. First, the success / failure lottery means 112 reads the success / failure lottery value (S42), and determines the success or failure based on the success / failure lottery value (S44). The symbol determination means 114 determines a special symbol stop symbol based on the determination result (S46). Next, the variation pattern determining means 115 refers to the variation pattern table and selects the variation pattern associated with the variation pattern lottery value as a variation pattern for displaying the special symbol 192 in a varying manner (S48). When a variation pattern is selected, the variation pattern determination means 115 executes variation pattern table switching determination processing for determining whether or not to switch the variation pattern table that is a reference destination when the variation pattern is selected next time ( S50).

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the procedure of the variation pattern table switching determination process of S50 in FIG. The variation pattern determining means 115 determines whether or not the result of the success / failure lottery indicated by the success / failure lottery value and the symbol determination lottery value is 2R big hit or small hit (S60). In the case of 2R big hit or small hit (Y in S60), it is determined that the switching condition for switching the fluctuation pattern table is satisfied, and the fluctuation pattern table to be referred to is changed to the first special fluctuation pattern table or the second special fluctuation pattern table. Decide to switch. At this time, the fluctuation pattern determining means 115 newly executes a table switching lottery to determine which of the first special fluctuation pattern table and the second special fluctuation pattern table is to be switched.

  The variation pattern determining means 115 switches the variation pattern table to be referred to when the variation pattern is selected, from the variation pattern table set up to that time, among the first special variation pattern table and the second special variation pattern table. Switch to the one determined by lottery (S62). Needless to say, the condition for switching to the first special variation pattern table or the second special variation pattern table is not limited to 2R big hit or small hit. For example, the result of the lottery is 15R big hit. When the symbol determination lottery value is a predetermined value, it may be determined that the switching condition is satisfied.

  If 2R big hit or small hit is not found (N in S60), the fluctuation pattern determining means 115 determines whether the first special fluctuation pattern table or the second special fluctuation pattern table is set as a reference destination when the fluctuation pattern is selected. By doing (S64), it is determined whether the present production state is a specific production state. When the first special variation pattern table or the second special variation pattern table is not set as a reference destination when selecting the variation pattern (N in S64), that is, in the normal performance state, it is determined whether or not to return to the normal performance state. Therefore, the process in this flowchart is terminated.

  When the first special variation pattern table or the second special variation pattern table is set as a reference destination when the variation pattern is selected, that is, in the case of the specific effect state (Y in S64), the variation pattern determination means 115 is set to the normal effect state. In order to determine whether or not to return, it is first determined whether or not the result of the winning lottery is a 15R big hit (S66). In the case of 15R big hit (Y of S66), the fluctuation pattern determining means 115 uses the normal fluctuation pattern as the reference destination when selecting the fluctuation pattern from the first special fluctuation pattern table or the second special fluctuation pattern table set up to that point. Returning to the table (S68), the effect state is returned to the normal effect state.

  If it is not 15R big hit (N in S66), the fluctuation pattern determining means 115 determines whether or not the number of fluctuations has reached a specific end number (S70). When the number of fluctuations reaches the specific final number of times (Y of S70), the fluctuation pattern determining means 115 uses the first special fluctuation pattern table or the second special fluctuation pattern that has been set as the reference destination when the fluctuation pattern is selected. From the table, the normal variation pattern table is returned (S68), and the effect state is returned to the normal effect state. If the number of fluctuations has not reached the specific end number (N in S70), S68 is skipped.

  The variation pattern determining means 115 executes the table switching lottery for each variation of the special symbol 192 after the number of variations of the special symbol 192 reaches the specific final number of times, and switches the special variation pattern table to the normal variation pattern table. It may be determined whether or not. Thereby, the specific effect state can be maintained at least for the specific end number of times, and the switching timing of the specific effect state can be made difficult for the player to discriminate.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail the procedure of the effect control process of S22 in FIG. The effect determination unit 132 determines whether or not the result of the winning / no-win lottery, the symbol determining lottery, and the variation pattern lottery has been received from the main board 102 (S200). When each lottery result is received (Y in S200), the effect determining means 132 executes effect determining processing for determining the effect content that effectively indicates the result of the lottery (S202). Next, the effect determining means 132 executes effect state switching determination processing for determining whether or not to switch the effect state (S204). When each lottery result is not received (N of S200), S202 and S204 are skipped.

  Next, the effect display control means 134 and the sound control means 138 determine whether or not a change start command has been received from the main board 102 (S206). When the change start command is received (Y in S206), the effect display control means 134 and the sound control means 138 execute effect start processing using the selected change effect pattern and sound data (S208). If the change start command has not been received (N in S206), S208 is skipped.

  Next, the voice control unit 138 determines whether or not the voice switching first half process for switching to the normal performance state is being executed (S210). When the voice switching first half process is being performed (Y in S210), the voice control unit 138 determines the normal presentation pattern table to be switched before the end of the switching reservation period. First, switching to the determined normal performance pattern (S212). When the normal performance pattern table is determined and switched, the voice control unit 138 uses the switching suggestion voice data included in the switched normal performance pattern table to perform the voice switching late process to be executed after the voice switching first process is executed. Determine (S214). When the voice switching first half process is not in progress (N in S210), S212 and S214 are skipped.

  Next, the voice control unit 138 determines whether or not the switching reservation period has ended from the start timing of the voice switching late process, that is, the special symbol 192 (S216). In the case of the start timing of the voice switching late process (Y in S216), the voice control unit 138 starts the determined voice switching late process in order to switch the voice output from the change voice data before switching to the switching suggesting voice data. (S218). When it is not the start timing of the voice switching late process (N in S216), S218 is skipped.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the procedure of the effect determination process in S202 in FIG. In the effect determining process, the effect determining means 132 first determines the decorative symbol 190 to be changed and stopped (S240), and further determines the variable effect pattern to be executed along with the variable display of the decorative symbol 190 (S242).

Next, the effect determining means 132 executes the notice effect within the variable display period of the decorative symbol 190 depending on whether or not the result of the winning / losing lottery is 15R big hit so that the execution of the notice effect suggests the execution of the 15R special game. It is determined whether or not to perform (S244). When executing the notice effect (Y in S244), the effect determining means 132 determines the notice effect pattern to be executed (S246). When the notice effect is not executed (N in S244), S246 is skipped.

  Next, the effect determining means 132 determines whether or not the current effect state is the normal effect state by determining whether or not the set change pattern table is the normal change pattern table (S248). In the normal effect state (Y in S248), the effect determining means 132 refers to the normal effect pattern table, and the variation audio data associated with the variation pattern indicated by the variation pattern information received from the main board 102 is specially selected. It is selected as background audio data to be output along with the variable display of the pattern 192 (S250). If the current effect state is not the normal effect state (N in S248), S250 is skipped.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail the procedure of the effect state switching determination process of S204 in FIG. The effect determining means 132 determines whether the result of the winning / not-lotting lottery is 2R big hit or small hit (S270). In the case of 2R big hit or small hit (Y in S270), the effect determining means 132 is adapted to select the changing effect pattern when the changing pattern table is switched to the first special changing pattern table or the second special changing pattern table. The reference destination is determined as either the first specific effect pattern table or the second specific effect pattern table. The effect determining unit 132 sets a reference destination in the determined specific effect pattern table when the next variation effect pattern is selected (S272). When switched to the first specific effect pattern table or the second specific effect pattern table, the effect determining means 132 determines the sound switching process to be executed when the next special symbol 192 changes (S274).

  In this voice switching process, unlike the voice switching first half process, a process for switching the voice data for change is determined between the start of change of the special symbol 192 and the end of change. In the case of 2R big hit or small hit, 2R special game or small hit game is executed, so it is possible to secure time for selecting the next fluctuation pattern table, and before the special symbol 192 starts to change. The change effect pattern table of the switching destination can be determined. Therefore, the specific effect pattern table is not provided with the switching suggestion voice data like the normal effect pattern table, and the short variation audio data included in the effect pattern table before switching is changed to the effect pattern table after switching. It is possible to switch to the included short fluctuation audio data while performing cross-fade reproduction.

  Note that the switching suggestion voice data may be included in the specific effect pattern table. When the reference destination at the time of selection of the variable effect pattern is switched to the specific effect pattern table due to the 2R big hit or the small hit, the same voice switching previous process as when switching to the normal effect pattern table may be executed.

  If it is not 2R big hit or small hit (N in S270), the effect determining means 132 is returned from the special variation pattern table to the normal variation pattern table in S68 of FIG. 15, and it is determined whether or not the specific effect state is finished. Is determined (S276). When the specific effect state ends (Y in S276), the effect determining unit 132 changes the change pattern table to the normal change pattern table, and changes the reference destination when selecting the change effect pattern from the specific effect pattern table to the normal effect. It is determined to switch to the pattern table (S278). However, at this time, it is not determined which of the first normal effect pattern table, the second normal effect pattern table, and the third normal effect pattern table is switched to.

  When the specific effect state does not end (N in S276), the effect determining means 132 determines whether or not the normal effect pattern table is selected as a reference destination when the variable effect pattern is selected, and the effect state at that time is determined. Is determined to be in the normal performance state (S282). If it is not the normal performance state (N in S282), the processing in this flowchart is terminated.

  In the case of the normal performance state (Y in S282), the performance determination unit 132 determines whether or not the number of changes in the special symbol 192 since the switch to the normal performance state has reached the normal end number (S284). When the number of fluctuations of the special symbol 192 since switching to the normal performance state has reached the normal end number (Y in S284), the production determination means 132 changes the production state to another normal production state. Switching to the normal performance pattern table is determined (S286). However, in this case as well, it is not determined which of the first normal effect pattern table, the second normal effect pattern table, and the third normal effect pattern table is switched to. When the number of fluctuations of the special symbol 192 after switching to the normal performance state has not reached the number of normal end times (N in S284), S286 is skipped.

  When switching to the normal effect pattern table is determined, the effect determining unit 132 determines whether or not the selected variation pattern is a variation pattern without reach (S279). In the case of the fluctuation pattern in which the reach effect is not executed (Y in S279), the effect determining means 132 determines the voice switching previous process to be executed when the next special symbol 192 for changing the effect state is changed (S280). In the case of the fluctuation pattern in which the reach effect is executed (N in S279), the voice switching process to be executed at the next fluctuation of the special symbol 192 is determined using the voice data for fluctuation associated with the fluctuation pattern (S274). ).

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing in detail the procedure of the effect start process in S208 in FIG. The effect display control means 134 starts the change effect process according to the selected change effect pattern (S300). The sound control unit 138 determines whether or not the sound switching process has been determined, that is, whether or not there is a switch to the specific effect state (S302). When the voice switching process is determined (Y in S302), the voice control unit 138 performs switching from the background music before switching to the background music after switching according to the determined voice switching process (S304). .

  When the voice switching process has not been determined (N in S302), the voice control unit 138 determines whether the voice switching first half process has been determined (S306). When the voice switching first half process is determined (Y in S306), the voice control means 138 follows the determined voice switching first half process between the start of the change of the special symbol 192 and the end of the switching reservation period. The voice output by the change voice data in the effect state before switching is started, and the switching suggesting effect is executed (S308). When the voice switching first half process has not been determined (N in S306), the voice control unit 138 starts reproduction of the fluctuation voice data corresponding to the selected fluctuation pattern (S310).

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game control process of S16 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a big hit (Y in S90), the special game has already started (Y in S92), and the grand prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S98), the big prize opening The release process 66 is executed (S100). At this time, display of the set jackpot effect is also started. If the big prize opening 66 has been opened (Y of S98), the closing process of the big prize opening 66 is executed (S102). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S104), the process proceeds to S106. If it is not in the closed state (N in S104), the process after S106 is skipped, and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the special game has not started in S92 (N in S92), the special game is started (S94), the display of the start demonstration effect is started (S96), and this process is temporarily ended.

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

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S100 in FIG. When the opening timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S122), the opening / closing control means 124 uniformly turns off the passage flag and sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S124). The special winning opening 66 is opened (S126). In addition, a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions of the current unit game or a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions being different is set and started. When it is not the opening timing (N of S122), the processes of S124 and S126 are skipped.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S102 in FIG. When the closing timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached, the open / close control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66. That is, during a special game, whether the end condition based on the number of balls is satisfied (Y in S130) or the end condition based on the number of balls is not satisfied (N in S130), the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied ( (Y of S132), the special winning opening 66 is closed (S134). If the termination condition based on the opening time is not satisfied (N in S132), the flow after S134 is skipped.

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

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a small hit (Y in S150), the small hit game has already started (Y in S152), and the big winning opening 66 has not been opened (N in S158). A process for opening the winning opening 66 is executed (S160), and if it is already opened (Y in S158), a closing process for the big winning opening 66 is executed (S162). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S164), the process proceeds to S166. If it is not in the closed state (N of S164), the process after S166 is skipped and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the small hit game has not started in S152 (N in S152), the small hit game is started (S154), and the display of the start demonstration effect similar to the 2R big hit is started (S156). Exit once.

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

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing in detail the release processing of S160 in FIG. When it is the opening timing of the big winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern (Y in S180), the opening / closing control means 124 sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S182) and starts opening the big winning opening 66. (S184). When it is not the opening timing (N of S180), the processing of S182 and S184 is skipped.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG. When the end timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S190), the end flag is turned on (S192), and the special winning opening 66 is closed (S194). This closing timing is the timing when 0.5 seconds have elapsed since the opening of the special winning opening 66. If it is not the closing timing (N of S190), the processes of S192 and S194 are skipped.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A component can be deform | transformed and embodied in the range which does not deviate from a summary. In addition, various inventions may be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the above embodiment, or some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the above embodiment. . Furthermore, it is possible to appropriately combine the constituent elements over a plurality of embodiments.

  In a modification, repeated audio data that is repeatedly and continuously reproduced is stored in the pattern storage unit 130 as background audio data in one or more effect pattern tables among a plurality of effect pattern tables. The effect pattern table may be a normal effect pattern table or a specific effect pattern table. While the variation effect pattern is selected by the effect pattern table, the sound control unit 138 repeatedly reproduces the sound data for repetition associated with the effect pattern table regardless of the variation of the special symbol 192. To output the background music as audio. As a result, the background music can be output as audio even when the special symbol 192 is stopped changing.

  The voice control unit 138 also performs a voice switching process using the switching suggestion voice data even when switching from the presentation pattern table associated with the repeated voice data to another normal presentation pattern table. In this case, the voice data for repetition is also used after the start of the fluctuation of the special symbol 192 for switching the production state, instead of starting the reproduction of the fluctuation voice data before the switching, together with the start of the fluctuation of the special symbol 192 for switching the production state. Continue sound output by. Subsequent audio switching later processing such as cross-fading reproduction is the same as described above except that the repeating audio data is used instead of the changing audio data before switching.

  10 Pachinko machines, 11 Outer frame, 12 Front frame, 13 Transparent plate, 14 Doors, 15 Upper ball dish, 16 Lower ball dish, 17 Launch handle, 18 Speaker, 20 Special symbol hold display device, 21 Pattern lottery value, 22 Normal symbol hold display device, 39 back set mechanism, 40 power switch, 42 liquid crystal unit, 43 payout unit, 44 prize ball tank, 45 payout control board, 46 launching device, 47 launch control board, 48 power supply unit, 50 game board, 52 gaming area, 54 outer rail, 56 inner rail, 58 out port, 59 normal symbol display device, 60 production display device, 61 special symbol display device, 62 start port, 63 expansion mechanism, 64 center decoration, 66 large prize opening , 68 operating port, 69 passage detection device, 72 general input Award opening, 73 General winning detection device, 74 Start winning detection device, 76 Normal electric accessory solenoid, 78 Winning detection device, 80 Large winning opening solenoid, 82 Operation buttons, 90 Game effect lamp, 100 Game control device, 102 Main board , 104 Sub-board, 110 Entry determination means, 112 Pass / fail lottery means, 114 Symbol determination means, 115 Fluctuation pattern determination means, 116 Hold control means, 118 Main display control means, 120 Special game control means, 121 Pattern lottery value, 122 Specified game execution means, 123 pattern lottery value, 124 opening / closing control means, 130 pattern storage means, 131 design mode determining means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect display control means, 136 character control means, 140 movable accessory, 190 equipment Decorative design, 192 Special design.

Claims (3)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area;
Triggering lottery means for executing a lottery lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting opening,
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the winning / failing lottery is variably displayed;
A variation pattern determining means for selecting a variation pattern corresponding to the result of the success / failure lottery from a plurality of variation patterns in which the variation process of the symbol is determined;
A symbol display control means for variably displaying the symbol on the symbol display device in accordance with the selected variation pattern;
A special game control means for executing the special game after the change of the symbol indicating the result of the success / failure lottery when the success / failure lottery results in shifting to the special game;
Storage means for holding a plurality of variation audio data in which background music to be output as audio when the symbol is variably displayed according to the selected variation pattern;
A speaker that outputs an audio signal obtained by reproducing the variation audio data as audio;
Production executing means for controlling the audio output from the speaker by selecting and reproducing the variation audio data according to the selected variation pattern from the plurality of variation audio data;
With
The plurality of variation audio data includes a plurality of predetermined variation audio data in which respective audio output times are determined so that the audio output starts and ends with the start and end of the symbol variation according to the plurality of predetermined variation patterns. Including
The storage means further holds a plurality of predetermined switching audio data corresponding to each of the plurality of predetermined variation audio data,
The plurality of switching audio data are deleted for a predetermined switching reservation period from a variation time of the corresponding predetermined variation pattern by deleting a head portion of the audio output by the corresponding predetermined variation audio data. Provided to shorten the output time,
The production execution means
When a predetermined switching condition is satisfied, it is determined to switch from the voice output by the predetermined variation voice data to the voice output by the switching voice data during the variation display of the symbol,
When one of the plurality of predetermined fluctuation patterns is selected when switching to voice output by switching voice data, the switching reservation is started from the start of the fluctuation display of the symbol to be switched to switching voice data. Until the period ends, reproduction of the predetermined variation voice data corresponding to the selected predetermined variation pattern and selection of switching destination switching voice data are performed, and when the switching reservation period ends, A bullet ball game machine which starts reproduction of the selected switching voice data and stops the voice output by the predetermined variation voice data after the reproduction voice data starts to be reproduced. Audio signal transmission means having a first transmission path and a second transmission path through which each audio signal is transmitted;
When the production execution means switches to audio output by switching audio data, the audio signal obtained by reproducing the predetermined variation audio data is transmitted using one of the first transmission path and the second transmission path. And transmitting the audio signal based on the switching audio data using the other transmission path so that the audio output is overlapped with the audio output of the predetermined variation audio data in order to gradually switch the audio output. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1. The storage means holds a switching suggestion effect pattern in which the effect content of the switch suggestion effect suggesting that the predetermined variation audio data is switched,
When the production execution means switches to voice output by switching voice data, the switching to the switching voice data should be executed during the period from the start of the variable display of the symbol to the end of the switching reservation period. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a switching suggestion effect is executed in accordance with a switching suggestion effect pattern.

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