JP2012249924A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology for eliminating anxiety of a player without deteriorating a game property that raises expectations for the number of remaining round games to be continued during jackpot.SOLUTION: An opening pattern of a jackpot pocket is set for each winning symbol. In (B) "16-round probability variation symbols 2, 6", the jackpot pocket is opened six times in the first to fourth rounds, and then opened ten times in the fifth to fourteenth rounds. After the fourteenth round, a special interval is set to carry out additional performance. In (C) "16-round probability variation symbols 3, 7", the jackpot pocket is opened six times in the first and second rounds, and then opened ten times in the third to twelfth rounds. A longer interval than (B) is set after the twelve rounds, to carry out greater additional performance than (B). In the same way, in (D) "16-round probability variation symbols 4, 8", the jackpot pocket is opened six times in the first round, and then opened ten times in the first to tenth rounds. After the tenth round, a longer interval than (C) is set, to carry out greater additional performance than (C).

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that gives a profit to a player by executing a special game such as a big hit by displaying a symbol in a winning manner after displaying the symbol in a variable manner when winning is obtained by an internal lottery. .

  Conventionally, when a jackpot display result is displayed in a symbol variation game, with regard to a gaming machine in which a jackpot game is played after the symbol variation game ends, the number of round games currently in the jackpot game and the remaining number There is known a prior art that makes it difficult for a player to know whether or not a big hit game is completed in a round game (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the above prior art, for example, for a big hit game with a specified number of rounds of “16”, by providing a plurality of patterns for opening the big prize opening during one round game, In addition to the jackpot game that opens “16 times (16 times × 1 time)”, the jackpot game that opens “32 times (16 times × 2 times)” or the big prize mouth that opens “48 times (16 times) × 3 times) “Has a big hit game to be released. At this time, by setting the opening time of the big winning opening for each opening pattern to be the same for all opening patterns, and by setting the interval time within the same round and the interval time between rounds, In the big hit game, it is difficult to distinguish the round game break.

  For this reason, according to the prior art, by performing a continuation effect at every certain number of times of opening and performing an effect as to whether or not the round game will continue thereafter, the player is given a “how far the big hit round continues. It is thought that it can give a sense of "I don't know".

JP 2008-272317 A

As can be seen from the above-described prior art, conventionally, in this type of gaming machine, “how far the round game continues during the big hit game” has been established as one genre.
However, every time you hit a big hit, if you are always in a state of “I don't know how long it will continue”, the player will always feel a sense of security that “hit a big hit = get the expected benefits (out)” I can't get it. In this case, there is a problem that the player must be able to digest the jackpot every time with some anxiety, which causes stress for the player and greatly reduces his motivation.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of removing the player's anxiety without impairing the gameability of how long the round game continues at the time of a big hit.

The present invention employs the following means for solving the above problems.
Solution 1: The gaming machine according to the present invention generates a player's profit (for example, an operation opportunity for a variable winning device) on the condition that a predetermined event (for example, a winning at a start opening) that becomes a lottery opportunity occurs during the game. A lottery execution means for executing an internal lottery related to the profit) and a plurality of winning types including at least a first winning type and a second winning type as the types of winning obtained by the internal lottery executed by the lottery executing means. A winning type defining means for predefining a type and a winning type determining means for determining which of a plurality of winning types defined by the winning type defining means when winning in the internal lottery by the lottery executing means When the internal lottery is executed by the lottery execution means, symbols (including symbols visually recognized, for example) are variably displayed over a predetermined fluctuation time. After that, the symbol display means for stopping and displaying the symbol in a manner representing the lottery result of the internal lottery, the winning result is obtained by the internal lottery by the lottery executing means, and the winning type determination means determines the first winning prize. When the symbol is determined to fall under the category, when the symbol is variably displayed by the symbol display means and the symbol is displayed in a manner indicating that the result of the internal lottery corresponds to the first winning category, A special condition (for example, the condition that the internal lottery and the special symbol are not changed and the variable winning device is operated continuously) different from the condition (for example, the condition that the internal lottery and the special symbol are changed) is applied. As a special game, a profit granting action that can give a player a special profit at least once (for example, paying out a prize ball for winning in a variable winning device). Is executed until a predetermined basic number of times is reached, and then the profit providing operation is further executed until a first additional number of times added to the basic number of times after a predetermined first pause period elapses. The first special game execution means for setting the total profit that can be given as the whole of the special game by adding the profit for the first additional number to the profit for the basic number of times, and the lottery execution means When the winning result is obtained by the internal lottery and the winning type determining means determines that the winning type is the second winning type, the symbol displaying means displays the result of the internal lottery after the symbol is displayed in a variable manner. When the symbol is stopped and displayed in a manner indicating that it corresponds to the second winning type, the profit granting operation is executed up to the basic number of times in the same manner as the first special game executing means. Thereafter, the profit providing operation is further executed after a second pause period set to a length different from the first pause period elapses until a second addition count different from the first addition count is reached. To set the total profit that can be given as the whole of the special game by adding the profit for the second addition number to the profit for the basic number of times, and the first addition number and the second addition number And a second special game execution means capable of giving a total profit of a magnitude different from that of the first special game execution means, and the basic number of times during the special game by the first special game execution means. Between the time until the profit granting operation is executed for the minute and the time during which the profit giving operation for the basic number of times is executed during the special game by the second special game execution means. Basic production While the first special game execution means executes the profit-giving operation for the basic number of times until the first pause period elapses and the second special game execution means for the basic number of times. A special execution of an extra effect that represents a difference in the amount of profit that can be added according to the length of each elapsed time until the second pause period elapses after the profit giving operation is executed. And an in-game production execution means.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, at the time of winning in the internal lottery, (1) a case corresponding to the first winning type and (2) a case corresponding to the second winning type are given to the player as a whole special game. There is a difference in the amount of gross profit that can be made. Such a difference in total profit is provided according to a difference in profit added during the special game, and the added profit is determined according to “first addition count” or “second addition count”. .

  However, in both cases of (1) corresponding to the first winning type and (2) corresponding to the second winning type, at the beginning of the special game, a profit granting operation is performed for the basic number of times. ) It is not easy for the player to detect whether the first win type or (2) the second win type (strictly speaking, it can be determined from the display mode of the symbol, but at first glance Display mode is difficult to distinguish.) Therefore, in both cases (1) and (2), whether the profit for the first additional number of times is added after the profit giving operation for the basic number of times is performed, or the profit for the second additional number of times. It is a subject of great interest to the player whether or not it is added, and in this respect, it is possible to realize the gameability of “not sure how far the profit is added”.

  In addition, the present invention (1) If the first winning type, the profit for the “first additional number of times” after the “first suspension period” after the profit giving operation for the basic number of times during the special game (2) If it falls under the second winning category, add the “second additional number of times” profit after a “second rest period” after the basic number of profits during the special game. It is said. The effects during the special game are (1) a case corresponding to the first winning type and (2) a case corresponding to the second winning type. Although it is a basic effect, in the subsequent “first suspension period” and “second suspension period”, the profit (first addition number, second addition number) added according to the length of each elapsed time It is supposed to execute an extra effect that represents a difference.

  In this way, while expressing the above-mentioned “excitement that does not know how far the profit is added” until the basic presentation, the additional presentation teaches (disclosures and announces) the profit to be added afterwards. It is possible to provide the player with a sense of security that can earn profits as much as possible.

  In the solution 1, a “second winning type” different from the “first winning type” may include a plurality of winning types. In this case, a plurality of different “second addition times” may be provided for the “first addition number”, and the length may differ from the “first suspension period”. A plurality of “second suspension periods” may be provided. Therefore, a different “second addition count” may be set for the “first addition count”.

  Solving means 2: In the solving means 1, the second special game executing means is greater than the first additional number of times after the second pause period set longer than the first pause period elapses. The total profit that can be given as the whole of the special game by adding the profit for the second additional number of times to the profit for the basic number of times by further executing the profit giving operation until reaching the second additional number of times. And a large total profit can be given in comparison with the first special game execution means according to the difference between the first addition number and the second addition number. After execution of the profit granting operation for the basic number of times by the first special game execution means, an extra time is added according to the profit granting operation for the first additional number of times using the elapsed time of the first pause period. Possible interest The first extra effect of the aspect representing the size of the game is executed, and after the profit giving operation for the basic number of times by the second special game executing means is executed, it is set longer than the first pause time Using the elapsed time of the second suspension period, it is possible to add a profit larger than the profit represented by the first additional effect according to the profit giving operation for the second additional number of times. The 2nd addition effect of an aspect can be performed.

According to this solution, the following relationship is clear.
(A) The “second pause period” is set longer than the “first pause period”.
(B) The “second addition count” is larger than the “first addition count”.
(C) For this reason, the profit that can be added when it corresponds to the second winning type is larger than the profit that can be added when it corresponds to the first winning type.

  For this reason, according to the present solution, “after the profit granting operation for the basic number of times is performed during the special game, the gain is increased as the additional effect is performed over a longer period of time. It is possible to realize the gameability of “gross profit is increased”. In this case, for the player, “the length of the extra effect performed during the special game” directly leads to “the magnitude of the added benefit” as it is, so that it is possible to provide intuitive and easy-to-understand gameability. In addition, while giving an extra effect, the player is given an excitement that “how far the extra will be extended” will be brought to the player, and after the extra effect, a sense of security that “the added profit will be confirmed” can be brought.

  Solving means 3: In the solving means 2, the special game effect executing means, as the second extra effect, the time from the start of the second pause period until the time corresponding to the first pause period elapses. A mode of the first extra effect after the second part period is finished after an effect of the first part mode representing that the profit represented by the first extra mode can be added It is good also as performing the production | generation of the 2nd part aspect showing that the profit can be added in addition to the profit represented by.

  For example, at the time of winning the internal lottery, (2) if it falls under the second winning type, the profit for the second additional number of times will be added during the special game. It is only necessary to express that “the profit corresponding to the two additional times is added”. However, if the aspects of the “first extra presentation” and the “second extra presentation” are significantly different from the beginning, the player will know “how much will be added” at the beginning of the extra presentation. It will be awakened if it is somewhat.

  Therefore, in the present solution, the “second extra effect” is composed of the “first part aspect” and the “second part aspect”, and even if the “second extra effect” is actually executed, From the start of the “2 pause period” until the time corresponding to the “first pause period” elapses, the “first part mode” equivalent to the “first addition effect” is executed, It is difficult for the player to detect whether or not it will be added. As a result, while the “first part mode” effect is being executed, the subsequent “second part mode” effect is executed without impairing the above-mentioned gameplay “I don't know how far the extra will grow” Can maintain a sense of expectation and tension.

  Solving means 4: In the solving means 2 and 3, the gaming machine according to the present invention is such that the winning type defining means further includes a third winning type included in a plurality of winning types, and the lottery executing means When a winning result is obtained by lottery and the winning type determining means determines that the winning type corresponds to the third winning type, the symbol displaying means displays the result of the internal lottery after the symbol is variably displayed by the symbol displaying means. When the symbol is stopped and displayed in a mode indicating that it corresponds to the three winning types, the second pause is performed after the profit giving operation is performed up to the basic number of times in the same mode as the first special game executing means. The profit granting operation is further executed until a third additional number of times greater than the second additional number of times has elapsed after a third suspension period set longer than the period has elapsed. The total profit that can be given as the whole of the special game by adding the profit for the third additional number of times to the profit for the number of times is set, and the difference between the second additional number of times and the third additional number of times is set. Accordingly, it further comprises third special game execution means that can give a large total profit compared to the second special game execution means, wherein the special game effect production execution means is the special game execution means by the third special game execution means. While performing the basic effect until the profit giving operation for the basic number of times is executed during a game, the execution of the profit giving operation for the basic number of times by the third special game executing means, By using the elapsed time of the third suspension period that is set longer than the second suspension time, the profit represented by the second extra effect according to the profit provisioning operation for the third additional number of times Big profit It may further execute a third plus effect aspect indicating that plus are possible.

  In the configuration of this solution, in addition to the case of (1) corresponding to the first winning type and (2) the case of corresponding to the second winning type at the time of winning in the internal lottery, (3) the third winning type Even in such a case, there is a difference in the amount of total profit that can be given to the player as a whole of the special game. Such a difference in the total profit is provided according to a difference in the profit added during the special game, and the added profit is the “first addition number”, “second addition number”, or “third number”. It depends on the number of additions. Here, the “third addition count” is the maximum, and decreases in the order of “second addition count” and “first addition count”.

  However, the initial number of special games is the basic number of times for either (1) the first winning type, (2) the second winning type, or (3) the third winning type. During this period, the game will determine whether (1) the first winning category, (2) the second winning category, or (3) the third winning category. It is not easy for a person to detect. Therefore, in any case of (1) to (3), after the profit giving operation for the basic number of times is performed, the profit for the first additional number of times is added, or the profit for the second additional number of times. It is a subject of great interest to the player whether it is added or the profit for the third additional number of times is added, and in this respect, various games that "I do not know how far the profit will be added" Can be realized.

  In addition, the present invention (1) If the first winning type, the profit for the “first additional number of times” after the “first suspension period” after the profit giving operation for the basic number of times during the special game (2) If it falls under the second winning category, add the profit of “second additional number of times” after the “second suspension period” after the profit granting operation for the basic number of times during the special game, Then, (3) if the third winning type is met, the “third suspension period” will be added after the basic number of profits giving operation during the special game, and the “third additional number of times” profit will be added. . And the effects during the special game are either (1) when it falls under the first winning type, (2) when it falls under the second winning type, or (3) when it falls under the third winning type. The basic effects of the common or approximate mode are used during the profit granting operation for the basic number of times, but in the subsequent “first rest period”, “second rest period”, and “third rest period” It is assumed that an extra effect that represents the difference in profit (first addition count, second addition count, third addition count) added according to the length is executed.

  In this way, while expressing the above "excitement that does not know how far the profit will be added" until the basic production, the additional production will clearly teach (disclose up to 3 steps) the profit that will be added afterwards ), It is possible to provide the player with a “feeling of being able to earn profits as much as added” together.

  Solving means 5: Further, in the solving means 4, the special game effect executing means, as the third add-on effect, is from the start of the third pause period until the time corresponding to the first pause period elapses. After executing the effect of the first part aspect, the effect of the second part aspect is executed until the time corresponding to the second pause period elapses, and then the third pause period ends. In the meantime, it is possible to execute the effect of the third part that represents that the profit can be added in addition to the profit represented by the aspect of the second additional effect.

  In this case, for example, at the time of winning the internal lottery, (3) if it falls under the third winning type, the profit for the third additional number will be added during the special game, so in the “third adding effect” in the end Therefore, it is only necessary to express that “the profit for the third added number is added”. However, here again, if the “first extra effect”, “second extra effect”, and “third extra effect” are significantly different from each other from the beginning, “how much extra is given at the beginning of the extra effect” "Do you do?"

  Therefore, in the present solution, the “third extra effect” is composed of “first part aspect”, “second part aspect”, and “third part aspect”, and actually “third extra effect” is executed. Even so, during the period from the start of the “3rd pause period” until the time corresponding to the “1st pause period” has passed, the production is performed in the “first part mode” equivalent to the “first extra production” After that, until the time corresponding to the “second suspension period” elapses, the effect is executed in the “second part mode” equivalent to the “second add-on effect”. It makes it difficult for the player to detect whether or not it will be added. As a result, while the performance of the “first part mode” or “second part mode” is being executed, the “third part mode” thereafter is not impaired without detracting from the gameability of “not knowing how much the extra will grow”. The feeling of expectation and tension until the performance of can be continued.

  The gaming machine of the present invention can reduce the player's stress due to anxiety and suppress the decline in motivation without impairing excitement due to the occurrence of an extra in the middle of a special game.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which expands and shows a part of game board. It is a block diagram which shows the various electronic devices with which the pachinko machine was equipped. It is a flowchart (1/2) which shows the example of a procedure of a reset start process. It is a flowchart (2/2) which shows the example of a procedure of a reset start process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of a power-off occurrence check process concretely. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of an interruption management process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of a switch input event process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of a 1st special symbol memory update process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of a 2nd special symbol memory update process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of the production | presentation determination process at the time of acquisition. It is a flowchart which shows the structural example of a special symbol game process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of the special symbol change pre-processing. It is a figure which shows an example of the fluctuation pattern selection table at the time of loss. It is a figure which shows the structure row | line | column of the 1st special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table. It is a figure which shows the structure column of the 2nd special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table. It is a figure which shows an example of the fluctuation pattern selection table at the time of a big hit winning. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of a special symbol memory | storage area shift process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of the special symbol stop display process. It is a flowchart which shows the structural example of a display output management process. It is a flowchart which shows the structural example of a variable winning apparatus management process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of a big winning opening opening pattern setting process. It is the figure which showed schematically the example of a structure of the big prize opening opening pattern setting table according to winning design. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of a big prize opening / closing operation | movement process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of a big winning opening closing process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of an end process. It is a timing chart showing an example of opening and closing operation of the variable winning device during the big hit game for each winning symbol. It is a continuation figure showing an example of a production picture corresponding to change display and stop display of a special symbol. It is a continuation figure showing the flow of reach production performed at the time of big hit (winning). It is a continuation figure showing an example of "introduction effect" performed during a jackpot game corresponding to a specific winning symbol. It is a continuation figure (1/2) which shows the example of the "big actor production" performed following the "introduction production". It is a continuation figure (2/2) which shows the example of the "big actor production" performed following the "introduction production". It is a continuation figure showing an example of "superimposition effect". It is a continuous figure which shows the example of the "big actor production" performed during the round digest added after progress of the special interval period. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of effect control processing. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of effect design management processing. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of an effect design change pre-process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of the process at the time of variable winning apparatus operation | movement. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a procedure of a probable big hit effect selection process.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter abbreviated as “pachinko machine”) 1. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 1. The pachinko machine 1 uses a game ball as a game medium, and a player borrows a game ball from a game hall operator to play a game with the pachinko machine 1. In the game of the pachinko machine 1, each game ball is a medium having a game value, and a privilege (profit) that the player enjoys as a result of the game is, for example, a game ball acquired by the player Based on the number of games, it can be converted into a game value. The overall configuration of the gaming machine will be described below with reference to FIGS.

[Overall configuration of gaming machine]
The pachinko machine 1 mainly includes an outer frame assembly 2, a glass frame unit 4, a tray unit 6 and a plastic frame assembly 7 (game machine frame) as its main body. Among these, the outer frame assembly 2 is a structure in which wood is combined in a vertically long rectangular shape, and the outer frame assembly 2 uses fasteners such as screws for island facilities (not shown) in the game hall. Are fixed.

  The other glass frame unit 4, tray unit 6, and plastic frame assembly 7 are attached to the island facility via the outer frame assembly 2, and these operate in an openable manner via a hinge mechanism (not shown). An opening / closing axis of a hinge mechanism (not shown) extends in the vertical direction along the left end as viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 1.

  A unified lock unit 9 is provided on the right edge (left edge in FIG. 2) of the plastic frame assembly 7 when viewed from the front in FIG. Correspondingly, the glass frame unit 4 and the right edge (back side) of the outer frame assembly 2 are each provided with a locking tool (not shown). As shown in FIG. 1, in a state where the glass frame unit 4 and the plastic frame assembly 7 are closed with respect to the outer frame assembly 2, the unified lock unit 9 on the back side of the glass frame unit 4 and the plastic frame assembly together with the locking device. 7 cannot be opened.

  A cylinder lock 6 a with a key hole is provided on the right edge of the tray unit 6. For example, when an administrator of a game hall inserts a dedicated key into the keyhole and twists the cylinder lock 6a clockwise, the unified lock unit 9 operates to open the glass frame unit 4 and the tray unit 6 together with the plastic frame assembly 7. It becomes a state. When these are entirely opened from the outer frame assembly 2 to the front side (moved like a door), the back side of the pachinko machine 1 is exposed on the front side.

  On the other hand, when the cylinder lock 6a is twisted counterclockwise, only the glass frame unit 4 is unlocked while the plastic frame assembly 7 remains locked, and the glass frame unit 4 can be opened. When the glass frame unit 4 is opened to the front side, the game board 8 is exposed directly, and in this state, the manager of the game hall can remove obstacles such as ball clogging in the board surface. When the glass frame unit 4 is opened, the lock mechanism (not shown) of the tray unit 6 is exposed. If the lock mechanism is released in this state, the tray unit 6 can be opened to the front side with respect to the plastic frame assembly 7.

  The pachinko machine 1 includes a game board 8 as a game unit. The game board 8 is supported by the plastic frame assembly 7 behind (inside) the glass frame unit 4. The game board 8 can be attached to and detached from the plastic frame assembly 7 with the glass frame unit 4 opened to the front side, for example. The glass frame unit 4 has a vertically oval window 4a formed at the center thereof, and a glass unit (no reference numeral) is attached in the window 4a. The glass unit is a combination of, for example, two transparent plates (glass plates) cut in accordance with the shape of the window 4a. The glass unit is attached to the back side of the glass frame unit 4 in an openable / closable manner via a hinge mechanism (not shown). A game area 8a (board surface) is formed on the front surface of the game board 8, and the game area 8a is visible to the player from the front side through the window 4a. When the glass frame unit 4 is closed, a space in which a game ball can flow down is formed between the inner surface of the glass unit and the game board surface.

  The saucer unit 6 has a shape projecting from the outer frame assembly 2 to the front side as a whole, and an upper dish 6b is formed on the upper surface thereof. The upper plate 6b can store a game ball (rental ball) lent to a player and a game ball (prize ball) acquired by winning a prize. In the tray unit 6, a lower tray 6c is formed at the lower position of the upper tray 6b. The lower tray 6c stores game balls that are further paid out when the upper tray 6b is full. The pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a so-called CR machine (model connected to the CR unit), and the game balls borrowed by the player are separately received from the payout unit 172 on the back side separately from the prize balls. 6b or lower pan 6c).

  A lending operation unit 14 is provided on the upper surface of the tray unit 6, and a ball lending button 10 and a return button 12 are arranged on the lending operation unit 14. When a player operates the ball lending button 10 with a valuable medium (for example, a magnetic recording medium, a storage IC built-in medium, etc.) inserted in a CR unit (not shown), the number corresponding to a predetermined frequency unit (for example, 5 degrees). (For example, 125) game balls are lent out. For this reason, a frequency display unit (not shown) is arranged on the upper surface of the lending operation unit 14, and the remaining frequency of the valuable medium put in the CR unit is displayed on this frequency display unit. The player can receive the return of the valuable medium with the remaining frequency by operating the return button 12. Although the CR machine is taken as an example in the present embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 may be a cash machine (a model not connected to the CR unit) different from the CR machine.

  In addition, an upper dish ball removal lever 6d is installed on the front surface of the tray unit 6 in front of the upper dish 6b in the upper position, and a lower dish ball removal button 6e in the center of the lower dish 6c. Is installed. The player can cause the game balls stored in the upper plate 6b to flow down to the lower plate 6c by sliding the upper plate ball removing lever 6d leftward, for example. Further, the player can, for example, push down the lower dish ball removal button 6e to drop the game balls stored in the lower dish 6c downward and discharge them. The discharged game ball is received by, for example, a ball receiving box (not shown).

  A grip unit 16 is installed at the lower right portion of the tray unit 6. The player operates the grip unit 16 to operate the launch control board set 174 and can launch (shoot) a game ball toward the game area 8a (ball launcher). The launched game ball rises along the left side edge of the game board 8, is guided by an outer band (not shown), and is thrown into the game area 8a. A large number of obstacle nails, windmills (without reference numerals in the drawing) and the like are arranged in the game area 8a, and the thrown-in game balls flow down in the game area 8a while being guided and guided by the obstacle nails and the windmill.

[Configuration of the board]
In the game area 8a, a starting gate 20, normal winning ports 22, 24, an upper starting winning port 26, a variable starting winning device 28, a variable winning device 30, and the like are installed. The game balls thrown into the game area 8a randomly pass through the start gate 20 in the process of flowing down, or the normal winning ports 22, 24, the upper starting winning port 26, and the variable starting winning device during operation. Win 28 (enter a ball). The game balls that have passed through the start gate 20 continue to flow down in the game area 8a, but the winning game balls are collected to the back side of the game board 8 through through holes formed in the game board.

  The variable start winning device 28 operates when a predetermined condition is satisfied (when the normal symbol is stopped and displayed in a winning manner), and accordingly, the lower start winning port 28a can be awarded. (Ordinary electric appliance). The variable start winning device 28 has, for example, a pair of left and right movable pieces 28b, and these movable pieces 28b reciprocate in the left-right direction along the board surface by the action of a link mechanism using a solenoid (not shown), for example. That is, as shown in the figure, the left and right movable pieces 28b are in the closed position with the tip facing upward, and at this time, winning to the lower start winning opening 28a is impossible (a state in which there is no gap through which game balls can flow). ing. On the other hand, when the variable start winning device 28 is operated, the left and right movable pieces 28b are displaced (expanded) from the closed position toward the open position, and the opening width of the lower start winning port 28a is expanded to the left and right. During this time, the variable start winning device 28 is in a state in which a game ball can flow in, and generates a win to the lower start winning port 28a. Note that the arrangement (gauge) of the obstacle nails installed on the game board 8 is basically a mode in which it is easy to guide the flow of the game balls toward the variable start winning device 28, but the game balls are always variable. The inflow does not necessarily flow into the start winning device 28, but the inflow occurs only at random.

  In addition, the above variable winning device 30 operates when a prescribed condition is satisfied (when a special symbol is stopped and displayed in a mode other than non-winning), and can be awarded to a big winning opening (no reference sign). (Special electric equipment, special winning event generation means). The variable winning device 30 has, for example, one opening / closing member 30a, and this opening / closing member 30a reciprocates in the front-rear direction with respect to the board surface by the action of a link mechanism using a solenoid (not shown), for example. As shown in the drawing, the opening / closing member 30a is in the closed position (closed state) along the board surface, and at this time, winning in the big winning opening is always impossible (the big winning opening is closed). When the variable winning device 30 is operated, the opening / closing member 30a is displaced so as to fall forward with its lower end edge as a hinge, thereby opening the large winning opening (open state). During this time, the variable winning device 30 is in a state in which the inflow of game balls is not impossible, and can generate an event of winning a prize winning opening. At this time, the opening / closing member 30a also functions as a member for guiding the inflow of the game ball to the special winning opening.

  In addition, an out port 32 is formed in the game area 8 a, and game balls that have not won a prize are finally collected through the out port 32 to the back side of the game board 8. In addition, all game balls that have been driven into the game area 8 a including the game balls won in the upper start winning opening 26, the variable start winning device 28, and the variable winning device 30 are collected to the back side of the game board 8. The collected game balls are discharged out of the frame from the back side of the pachinko machine 1 through an out passage assembly (not shown), and further join a supply path of an island facility (not shown).

  The game board 8 is provided with a normal symbol display device 33 and a normal symbol operation memory lamp 33a, for example, at the lower right position in the window 4a, as well as a first special symbol display device 34, a second special symbol display device 35, A first special symbol operation memory lamp 34a, a second special symbol operation memory lamp 35a, and a game state display device 38 are provided (normal symbol display means, special symbol display means, lottery element storage means). Among these, the normal symbol display device 33, for example, turns on two lamps (LEDs) alternately to display the normal symbols variably, and stops and displays the normal symbols when the lamps are turned on or off. The normal symbol operation memory lamp 33a displays 0 to 4 memory numbers depending on, for example, a combination of turning off, lighting, or blinking of two lamps (LEDs).

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing a part of the game board 8 (lower right position in the window 4a). The first special symbol display device 34 and the second special symbol display device 35 can display the variation state and stop state of the special symbol by, for example, 7 segment LEDs (with dots), respectively (symbol display means).

  Further, the first special symbol operation memory lamp 34a and the second special symbol operation memory lamp 35a have 0 to 4 each, for example, depending on a display mode constituted by a combination of extinction or lighting and blinking of two lamps (LEDs). Is stored (memory number display means). For example, in a display mode in which both lamps are extinguished, a memory number of 0 is displayed, in a display mode in which one lamp is lit, a memory number of 1 is displayed, and in a display mode in which the same one lamp is blinked. In the display mode in which two stored numbers are displayed, and in addition to blinking one lamp, the other lamp is lit, three stored numbers are displayed, and in the display mode in which the two lamps are flashed together, the stored number is four. For example, the individual is displayed.

  The first special symbol operation memory lamp 34a is changed to the display mode after being incremented one by one in the sense of memorizing that a winning is generated each time a game ball flows into the upper start winning opening 26. (Up to a maximum of four), every time the change of the special symbol is started with the winning, the display mode is changed by one by one. Further, the second special symbol operation memory lamp 35a is displayed after being incremented by one in the sense of memorizing that a winning occurs every time a game ball flows into the variable starting winning device 28 (lower starting winning port). It changes to the mode (up to 4), and each time the change of the special symbol is started with the winning as a trigger, it changes to the display mode after decreasing by one. In the present embodiment, when the first special symbol operation memory lamp 34a is not lit (the number of memories is 0), the first special symbol is already in the upper start winning opening 26 in a state where the first special symbol can start to change (when stopped). Even if a game ball flows in, the display mode does not change. In addition, when the second special symbol operation memory lamp 35a is not lit (the number of memories is 0), the variable start winning device 28 (lower start winning port) in a state where the second special symbol can already start to change (when stopped). Even if a game ball flows in, the display mode does not change. That is, the number of memories (maximum 4) represented by the display mode of each special symbol operation memory lamp 34a, 35a is the number of winnings that have not yet started to change in the first special symbol or the second special symbol. Represents.

  The game state display device 38 includes four LEDs corresponding to, for example, jackpot type display lamps 38a and 38b, a probability variation state display lamp 38c, and a short time state display lamp 38d. In the present embodiment, the normal symbol display device 33, the normal symbol operation memory lamp 33a, the first special symbol display device 34, the second special symbol display device 35, the first special symbol operation memory lamp 34a, and the second special symbol described above. The operation memory lamp 35a and the game status display device 38 are attached to the game board 8 in a state where they are mounted on one integrated display board 89.

[Other configuration of the game board: see FIG. 1]
The game board 8 is provided with a production unit 40 from the center position to the right side. The effect unit 40 has an upper edge portion 40a that functions as a guide member that changes the flow direction of the game ball, and includes various decorative parts 40b and 40c on the inner side. The decorative parts 40b and 40c can enhance the decorativeness of the game board 8 by the three-dimensional modeling, and can perform a dramatic operation by emitting transmitted light using, for example, a built-in light emitter (LED or the like). In addition, a liquid crystal display 42 (image display) is installed inside the effect unit 40, and various effect images including an effect symbol corresponding to the special symbol are displayed on the liquid crystal display 42. As described above, the game board 8 impresses the player with the characteristics of the pachinko machine 1 based on the configuration of the board surface (design of a cell plate (not shown)) and the decoration of the effect unit 40. When a transparent board (for example, an acrylic board) is used for the game board 8 instead of a veneer board, decorativeness by various decorative bodies (including a movable body and a light emitting body) disposed on the front and back of the transparent board is added. .

  A ball guide passage 40d is formed at the left edge of the effect unit 40, and a rolling stage 40e is formed at the lower edge thereof. The ball guide passage 40d is opened obliquely upward to the left in the game area 8a. When a game ball flowing down in the game area 8a randomly flows into the ball guide path 40d, it passes through the inside and rolls. Released onto the stage 40e. The upper surface of the rolling stage 40e has a smooth curved surface. Here, the game ball can roll in the left-right direction. The game ball that has rolled on the rolling stage 40e will eventually flow into the lower game area 8a. A ball discharge path 40f is formed at the center of the rolling stage 40e. At this time, the game ball that has flowed down from the rolling stage 40e to the ball discharge path 40f easily flows into the upper start winning opening 26 directly below the ball discharge path 40f. Become. In addition, the production unit 40 may be accompanied by a drive source (eg, a motor, a solenoid, etc.) together with a production movable body (eg, a character figure, decoration, etc.). In addition to the effect using the image by the liquid crystal display 42 and the effect by the light emitter, the movable body for effect can execute the effect accompanied by the operation of the tangible object. Due to the effects using these movable bodies, it is possible to demonstrate appealing power different from the effects using two-dimensional images.

[Configuration of the front of the frame]
In the glass frame unit 4, glass frame top lamps 46 and 48 and glass frame side lamps 50 are installed at a plurality of locations so as to surround the glass unit 8 as components for production. In addition, a tray lamp 52 is installed in the tray unit 6, and the tray lamp 52, the glass frame top lamps 46 and 48, and the glass frame side lamp 50 are integrally connected on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 in appearance. Designed as if it were.

  The various lamps 46 to 52 described above perform effects by, for example, light emission (lighting and blinking, change in luminance gradation, change in color tone, and the like) of built-in LEDs. In addition, a pair of left and right glass frame speakers 54 and a glass frame middle speaker 55 are built in the upper part of the glass frame unit 4, and a saucer speaker 56 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 6 c in the saucer unit 6. Built in. These speakers 54, 55, and 56 output sound effects, BGM, voice, etc. (sound in general) and execute effects.

  In the center of the tray unit 6, an effect switching button 45 (operation input receiving means) is installed at a position in front of the upper tray 6b. The player operates the effect switching button 45 to switch the contents of the effect (for example, the background screen displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 42), for example, while the symbol is changing, during the big hit confirmation display, or during the big hit game It is possible to generate some effects (various notice effects, probable promotion effects, etc.).

[Configuration on the back side]
As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the pachinko machine 1, there are a power supply control unit 162, a main control board unit 170, a dispensing device unit 172, a flow path unit 173, a launch control board set 174, and a dispensing control board unit 176. A back cover unit 178 and the like are installed. In addition, on the back side of the pachinko machine 1, various electronic devices (including a control computer not shown) constituting the power supply system and control system of the pachinko machine 1, an external terminal board 160, a power cord (power plug) 164, A ground wire (ground terminal) 166, connection wiring (not shown), and the like are installed. The electronic devices will be further described later based on another block diagram (FIG. 4).

  The payout device unit 172 has, for example, a prize ball tank 172a and a prize ball case (no reference sign), and the prize ball tank 172a is installed on the upper edge (back side) of the plastic frame assembly 7. In this state, game balls replenished from a replenishment route (not shown) can be stored. The game balls stored in the prize ball tank 172a are guided to a prize ball case through an upper prize ball basket (not shown). The flow path unit 173 guides the game ball sent out from the payout unit 172 toward the tray unit 6 on the front side.

  The external terminal board 160 is an interface for connecting the pachinko machine 1 to an external electronic device (for example, a data display device, a hall computer, etc.). From the external terminal board 160, the game progress of the pachinko machine 1 is achieved. Various external information signals (for example, award ball information, door opening information, symbol determination number information, jackpot information, start opening information, etc.) indicating the state and maintenance state are output to an external electronic device. Yes.

  The power cord 164 secures a power source (electric power) necessary for the operation of the pachinko machine 1 by being connected to, for example, a power source device (for example, AC 24V) installed in an island facility of a game arcade. The ground wire 166 is also connected to a ground terminal installed in the island facility to secure the ground (ground) of the pachinko machine 1.

[Control configuration]
Next, a configuration related to control of the pachinko machine 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing various electronic devices equipped in the pachinko machine 1. The pachinko machine 1 includes a main control device 70 (main control computer) that serves as the center of the control operation. The main control device 70 mainly has a function of controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko machine 1. Yes. The main controller 70 is built in the main control board unit 170 described above.

  The main controller 70 is equipped with a circuit board (main control board) on which a main control CPU 72 as a central processing unit is mounted. The main control CPU 72 includes a ROM 74 and a RAM (RWM) together with a CPU core and registers (not shown). ) This is configured as an LSI in which semiconductor memories such as 76 are integrated. The main controller 70 is equipped with a random number generator 75 and a sampling circuit 77. Among these, the random number generator 75 generates a hardware random number (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal notation) for determining the big hit, and the generated random number is input to the main control CPU 72 through the sampling circuit 77. The In addition, the main controller 70 is equipped with peripheral ICs such as an input / output (I / O) port 79, a clock generation circuit (not shown), a counter / timer circuit (CTC), etc., and these are circuited together with the main control CPU 72. It is mounted on the board. A signal transmission path, a power supply path, a control bus, and the like are formed as wiring patterns on the circuit board (or the inner layer portion).

  The start gate 20 described above is integrally provided with a gate switch 78 for detecting the passage of a game ball. The game board 8 is provided with an upper start winning port switch 80, a lower start winning port switch 82, and a count switch 84 corresponding to the upper start winning port 26, the variable start winning device 28, and the variable winning device 30, respectively. . Each start winning port switch 80, 82 is for detecting the winning of a game ball to the upper start winning port 26 and the variable start winning device 28 (lower start winning port 28a). The count switch 84 is for detecting the winning of a game ball to the variable winning device 30 (large winning opening) and counting the number. Similarly, the game board 8 is equipped with a winning opening switch 86 for detecting the winning of a game ball to the normal winning openings 22 and 24. Here, a configuration using a common winning opening switch 86 for all the normal winning openings 22 and 24 is given as an example, but for example, separate winning opening switches 86 are installed on the left and right sides of the board, and the left winning opening switch is provided. In 86, a winning of a game ball for the normal winning ports 22, 24 located on the left side of the board surface is detected, and in the right winning port switch 86, a winning of a game ball in the normal winning port 24 located on the right side of the board surface is detected. Also good.

  In any case, the winning detection signals of these switches 78 to 86 are input to the main control CPU 72 via an input / output driver (not shown). Due to the configuration of the game board 8, in this embodiment, the winning detection signals from the gate switch 78, the count switch 84, and the winning opening switch 86 are transmitted via the panel relay terminal plate 87, and are sent to the panel relay terminal plate 87. , Wiring patterns and connection terminals for relaying the respective winning detection signals are provided.

  The above-mentioned normal symbol display device 33, normal symbol operation memory lamp 33a, first special symbol display device 34, second special symbol display device 35, first special symbol operation memory lamp 34a, second special symbol operation memory lamp 35a and game The state display device 38 is controlled in display operation based on a control signal from the main control CPU 72. The main control CPU 72 outputs control signals for the display devices 33, 34, 35, 38 and the lamps 33a, 34a, 35a according to the progress of the game, and controls the lighting state of each LED. The display devices 33, 34, 35, and 38 and the lamps 33a, 34a, and 35a are installed on the game board 8 in a state of being mounted on one integrated display board 89 as described above. A control signal is transmitted from the main control CPU 72 to the substrate 89 via the panel relay terminal board 87.

  Further, the game board 8 is provided with a normal electric accessory solenoid 88 and a big prize opening solenoid 90 corresponding to the variable start winning device 28 and the variable winning device 30, respectively. These solenoids 88 and 90 are operated (excited) based on a control signal from the main control CPU 72 to open and close (activate) the variable start winning device 28 and the variable winning device 30 respectively. The solenoids 88 and 90 also transmit control signals from the main control CPU 72 through the panel relay terminal plate 87 described above.

  In addition, a glass frame opening switch 91 is installed in the glass frame unit 4, and a plastic frame opening switch 93 is installed in the plastic frame assembly 7. When the glass frame unit 4 is opened alone, a contact signal from the glass frame opening switch 91 is input to the main controller 70 (main control CPU 72), and when the plastic frame assembly 7 is opened from the outer frame assembly 2. The contact point signal from the plastic frame opening switch 93 is input to the main controller 70 (main control CPU 72). The main control CPU 72 can detect the open state of the glass frame unit 4 and the plastic frame assembly 7 from these contact signals. When the main control CPU 72 detects the open state of the glass frame unit 4 or the plastic frame assembly 7, the main control CPU 72 generates a door opening information signal as the external information signal.

  On the back side of the pachinko machine 1, a payout control device 92 is equipped (special privilege grant means). The payout control device 92 (payout control computer) controls the operation of the payout device unit 172 described above. The payout control device 92 is equipped with a circuit board (payout control board) on which a payout control CPU 94 is mounted. The payout control CPU 94 is also an LSI in which a semiconductor memory such as a ROM 96 and a RAM 98 is integrated together with a CPU core (not shown). It is configured. The payout control device 92 (payout control CPU 94) controls the operation of the payout device unit 172 based on the prize ball instruction command from the main control CPU 72, and executes the payout operation of the requested number of game balls. The main control CPU 72 generates a prize ball information signal as the external information signal together with the prize ball instruction command.

  In a prize ball case (not shown) of the payout device unit 172, a payout device substrate 100 is installed together with a payout motor 102 (for example, a stepping motor). The payout device substrate 100 is provided with a drive circuit for the payout motor 102. Yes. The payout device substrate 100 specifically controls the rotation angle of the payout motor 102 based on the payout number instruction signal from the payout control device 92 (the payout control CPU 94), and pays out the designated number of game balls from the prize ball case. Let it come out. The paid-out game balls are sent to the tray unit 6 through the payout flow path in the flow path unit 173.

  Further, for example, a payout path ball cut switch 104 is installed at an upstream position of the prize ball case, and a payout counting switch 106 is installed at a downstream position of the payout motor 102. When a prize ball is actually paid out by driving the payout motor 102, a count signal from the payout count switch 106 is input to the payout device substrate 100 each time. Further, when a ball break occurs at an upstream position of the prize ball case, a contact signal from the payout path ball break switch 104 is input to the payout device substrate 100. The dispensing device substrate 100 transmits the input count signal and contact signal to the dispensing control device 92 (dispensing control CPU 94). The payout control CPU 94 can detect the actual payout number and the out-of-ball state based on the signal received from the payout device substrate 100.

  Further, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a full switch 161, for example, inside the lower plate 6c (the position of the bowl as viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 1). The prize balls (game balls) that are actually paid out are discharged to the upper plate 6b through the flow path unit 173. When the upper plate 6b is full of game balls, As described above, it flows into the lower plate 6c. When the lower tray 6c is filled with game balls, the full tank switch 161 is turned ON, and a full tank detection signal is input to the payout control device 92 (payout control CPU 94). In response to this, even if the payout control CPU 94 receives a prize ball instruction command from the main control CPU 72, it temporarily suspends further prize ball operations, and stores the unpaid prize ball remaining number in the RAM 98. Note that the RAM 98 can be backed up even when the power is cut off, so that even if a power failure (including momentary power failure) occurs during the game, the information on the number of remaining unsold prize balls will not be lost. .

  On the back side of the pachinko machine 1, a firing solenoid 110 is installed together with the firing control board 108. In addition, a ball feeding solenoid 111 is provided in the tray unit 6. The launch control board 108, the launch solenoid 110, and the ball feed solenoid 111 constitute the launch control board set 174 described above, and the launch control board 108 is provided with drive circuits for the launch solenoid 110 and the ball feed solenoid 111. ing. Among these, the ball feed solenoid 111 performs an operation of sending out the game balls stored in the tray unit 6 one by one to a predetermined launch position in the launcher case. Moreover, the launch solenoid 110 hits the game ball sent to the launch position, and performs the operation of firing game balls one by one continuously (intermittently) toward the game area 8 as described above. The game ball is emitted at intervals of, for example, about 0.6 seconds (within 100 per minute).

  On the other hand, the grip unit 16 located on the front side of the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a firing lever volume 112, a touch sensor 114, and a firing stop switch 116. Among these, the firing lever volume 112 generates an analog signal proportional to the operation amount (so-called stroke) of the firing handle by the player. The touch sensor 114 detects that the player's body is touching the grip unit 16 (launching handle) from the change in capacitance, and outputs a detection signal. The firing stop switch 116 generates a firing stop signal (contact signal) in accordance with the player's operation.

  The above receiving tray unit 6 is provided with a launch relay terminal plate 118, and each signal from the launch lever volume 112, the touch sensor 114, and the launch stop switch 116 is sent via the launch relay terminal plate 118. Sent to. The drive signal from the firing control board 108 is applied to the ball feed solenoid 111 via the firing relay terminal plate 118. When the player operates the firing handle, an analog signal (which may be an encoded digital signal) is generated by the firing lever volume 112 according to the operation amount, and the firing solenoid 110 is driven based on the signal at this time. Thereby, the strength of launching a game ball is adjusted according to the operation amount of the player. The drive circuit of the firing control board 108 stops driving the firing solenoid 110 when the detection signal from the touch sensor 114 is off (low level) or when the firing stop signal is input from the firing stop switch 116. . In addition to this, the launch relay terminal plate 118 is connected with a lending device connection terminal plate 120 such as a game ball, and when the above-mentioned CR unit is not connected to this lending device connection terminal plate 120 such as a game ball, the launch is similarly performed. The drive circuit of the control board 108 stops driving the firing solenoid 110.

  The tray unit 6 includes a frequency display board 122 and a rental / return switch board 123. Of these, the frequency display board 122 is provided with the display of the frequency display unit (7-segment LED for 3 digits). The lending / return switch board 123 has switch modules connected to the ball lending button 10 and the return button 12, respectively. When the ball lending button 10 or the return button 12 is operated, the operation signal is lended and It is transmitted from the return switch board 123 to the CR unit via the game ball rental device connecting terminal board 120. Further, a frequency signal indicating the remaining frequency of the valuable medium is transmitted from the CR unit to the frequency display board 122 via the game ball lending device connection terminal board 120. A display circuit (not shown) on the frequency display board 122 drives the display unit based on the frequency signal, and displays the remaining frequency of the valuable medium as a numerical value. If no valuable medium is inserted in the CR unit or the remaining frequency of the inserted valuable medium becomes zero, the display circuit of the frequency display board 122 drives the display device to display a demonstration (of the valuable medium). (Display for prompting input) can also be performed.

  Further, the pachinko machine 1 includes an effect control device 124 (effect control computer) as a control configuration. The effect control device 124 controls the effect accompanying the progress of the game in the pachinko machine 1. The effect control device 124 is also equipped with a circuit board (composite sub-control board) on which an effect control CPU 126 that is a central processing unit is mounted. The effect control CPU 126, a semiconductor memory such as a ROM128 and RAM130 as a main memory with the CPU core (not shown) is built. The production control device 124 is provided at a position covered by the back cover unit 178 on the back side of the pachinko machine 1.

  The effect control device 124 is equipped with an input / output driver (not shown) and various peripheral ICs, as well as a lamp driving circuit 132 and an acoustic driving circuit 134. The production control CPU 126 performs production control based on the production command transmitted from the main control CPU 72, and gives commands to the lamp driving circuit 132 and the acoustic driving circuit 134 to emit various lamps 46 to 52 and the panel lamp 53. Or a process of actually outputting sound effects, voices, and the like from the speakers 54, 55, and 56.

  The effect control device 124 and the main control device 70 are connected to each other via, for example, a communication harness (not shown). However, the communication between these is performed only in one direction from the main control device 70 to the effect control device 124, and communication in the reverse direction is not performed. Note that the communication harness may adopt a parallel format according to the bus width of various commands transmitted from the main control device 70 to the effect control device 124, or each driver IC (I / O). A serial format may be adopted according to the hardware configuration.

  The lamp driving circuit 132 includes a switching element such as a PWM (pulse width modulation) IC or a MOSFET (not shown). The lamp driving circuit 132 switches driving voltages (or duty switching) applied to various lamps including LEDs. ) And manage the operation such as light emission and flashing. In addition to the glass frame top lamps 46 and 48, the glass frame side lamp 50, and the saucer lamp 52, the various lamps include a decoration / production board lamp 53 installed in the game board 8. The panel lamp 53 corresponds to an LED incorporated in the above-described effect unit, or an LED incorporated in the variable start winning device 28, the variable winning device 30, or the like. Here, although the example in which the saucer lamp 52 is connected to the glass frame decorating board 136 is given, a saucer illuminated board is installed in the saucer unit 6, and the saucer lamp 52 is interposed via the saucer illuminated board. It may be configured to be connected to the lamp driving circuit 132.

  The acoustic drive circuit 134 is, for example, a sound generator that includes a sound ROM, an acoustic control IC, an amplifier, and the like (not shown). The acoustic drive circuit 134 drives the upper speaker 54 and the lower speaker 56 to perform acoustic output.

  In the present embodiment, a glass frame decoration board 136 is installed on the inner surface of the glass frame unit 4, and drive signals from the lamp drive circuit 132 and the acoustic drive circuit 134 pass through the glass frame decoration board 136 and various lamps 46. To 52 and speakers 54, 55, and 56. Further, the effect switching button 45 is connected to the glass frame decorating board 136, and when the player operates the effect switching button 45, the contact signal is input to the effect control device 124 through the glass frame decorating board 136. Is done. In addition, although the example which connected the production | presentation switch button 45 to the glass-frame decoration board 136 is given here, when installing said saucer illumination board, the production switch button 45 is connected to the saucer illumination board. Also good. In addition, the panel board 138 is installed in the game board 8, and a driving signal from the lamp driving circuit 132 is applied to the panel lamp 53 via the panel board 138.

  The liquid crystal display 42 is installed on the back side of the game board 8 and the display screen through the substantially rectangular opening formed in the game board 8 is visible. Further, an inverter board 158 is installed on the back side of the game board 8, and the inverter board 158 generates an AC power source that is applied to a backlight (for example, a cathode tube) of the liquid crystal display 42. Furthermore, an effect display control device 144 is installed on the back side of the game board 8, and the display operation by the liquid crystal display 42 is controlled by the effect display control device 144. The effect display control device 144 is equipped with a display control CPU 146 that is a general-purpose central processing unit and a circuit board (effect display control board) on which a VDP 152 that is a display processor is mounted. Among these, the display control CPU 146 is configured as an LSI in which semiconductor memories such as a ROM 148 and a RAM 150 are integrated together with a CPU core (not shown). The VDP 152 is configured as an LSI in which a semiconductor core such as an image ROM 154 and a VRAM 156 is integrated with a processor core (not shown). The VRAM 156 can use a part of the storage area as a frame buffer.

  The ROM 128 of the effect control CPU 126 stores a basic program related to effect control, and the effect control CPU 126 executes effect control according to this program. The production control includes production control using various lamps 46 to 53 and speakers 54, 55, and 56 as described above, and production control by image display using the liquid crystal display 42. . The effect control CPU 126 transmits basic information (for example, effect number) related to the effect to the display control CPU 146, and the display control CPU 146 that receives the information transmits a specific effect image based on the basic information. Control the display.

  The display control CPU 146 outputs a more detailed control signal to the VDP 152. Receiving this, the VDP 152 accesses the image ROM 154 based on the control signal, reads necessary image data therefrom, and transfers it to the VRAM 156. Further, the VDP 152 expands the image data in the frame buffer for each frame (still image per unit time) on the VRAM 156, and individually handles each pixel (full color pixel) of the liquid crystal display 42 based on the buffered image data. To drive.

  In addition, a power supply control unit 162 (power supply control means) is provided on the back side of the plastic frame assembly 7. The power supply control unit 162 has a built-in switching power supply circuit. When external power (for example, AC 24V) is taken from the island facility through the power cord 164, necessary power (for example, DC + 34V, + 12V) can be generated therefrom. The electric power generated by the power supply control unit 162 is distributed to the main control device 70, the payout control device 92, the effect control device 124, and the inverter board 158. Furthermore, power is supplied to the launch control board 108 via the payout control device 92, and power is supplied to the CR unit via the game ball rental device connection terminal board 120. The low voltage power for logic (for example, DC + 5V) is generated by a power supply IC (3-terminal regulator or the like) built in each device. Further, as described above, the power supply control unit 164 is grounded (grounded) to the island facility through the ground wire 166.

  The external terminal plate 160 is connected to the payout control device 92, and various external information signals generated by the main control device 70 (main control CPU 72) pass through the payout control device 92 to the external terminal plate 160. Is output to the outside. The main control device 70 (main control CPU 72) and the payout control device 92 (payout control CPU 94) can output an external information signal to the outside of the pachinko machine 1 through the external terminal board 160. The signals output from the external terminal board 160 are collected by, for example, a hall computer (not shown) in a game hall. Here, the configuration via the payout control device 92 is taken as an example, but a configuration in which an external information signal is directly output from the main control device 70 to the external terminal board 160 may be used.

  The above is a configuration example relating to the control of the pachinko machine 1. Next, control processing executed by the main control CPU 72 of the main control device 70 will be described.

[Reset start (main) processing]
When the pachinko machine 1 is powered on, the main control CPU 72 starts a reset start process. The reset start process restores the gaming state based on the backup information saved at the previous power shutdown (so-called power recovery) or conversely clears the backup information, thereby adjusting the initial state of the pachinko machine 1 Process. The reset start process is positioned as a main process (main control program) for guaranteeing a stable gaming operation of the pachinko machine 1 after adjusting the initial state.

  5 and 6 are flowcharts showing a procedure example of the reset start process. Hereinafter, the process performed by the main control CPU 72 will be described step by step.

  Step S101: First, the main control CPU 72 sets the top address of the stack area in the stack pointer.

  Step S102: Subsequently, the main control CPU 72 sets the vector-type interrupt mode (mode 2) and corrects the default RST-type interrupt mode (mode 0). Thus, thereafter, the main control CPU 72 can refer to an arbitrary address (however, the least significant bit is 0) as an interrupt vector and execute a designated interrupt handler.

  Step S103: The main control CPU 72 executes a standby process at reset. This process is for securing a certain standby time (for example, about several thousand ms) at the time of reset start (for example, power-on) and checking the main power-off detection signal during that time. Specifically, when the main control CPU 72 sets the loop counter for the waiting time, the main control CPU 72 bit-checks the input port of the main power-off detection signal while decrementing the value of the loop counter. The main power-off detection signal is input from, for example, a power monitoring IC that is a peripheral device. If the input of the main power-off detection signal is confirmed before the loop counter reaches 0, the main control CPU 72 restarts the process from the beginning. As a result, for example, the system can be protected when a main power switch (not shown) is turned on and off repeatedly within a short time (about 1 to 2 seconds).

  Step S104: Next, the main control CPU 72 permits access to the work area of the RAM 76. Specifically, the RAM protect setting value in the work area is reset (00H). As a result, thereafter, access to the work area of the RAM 76 is permitted.

  Step S105: Also, the main control CPU 72 performs initial setting of a mask register in order to set an interrupt mask. Specifically, a value for enabling the CTC interrupt is stored in the mask register.

  Step S106: The main control CPU 72 refers to the input signal from the previously cleared RAM clear switch and confirms whether or not the RAM clear switch has been operated (switch ON). If the RAM clear switch is not operated (No), step S107 is executed next.

  Step S107: Next, the main control CPU 72 checks whether or not backup information is stored in the RAM 76, that is, whether or not a backup validity determination flag is set. If the backup is normally completed in the previous power-off process and the backup validity determination flag (for example, “A55AH”) is set (Yes), then the main control CPU 72 executes step S108.

  Step S108: The main control CPU 72 executes a sum check on the backup information in the RAM 76. Specifically, the main control CPU 72 sum-checks all areas of the work area of the RAM 76 (a user work area including a use-prohibited area and a stack area) except the backup validity determination flag and the sum check buffer. If the result of the sum check is normal (Yes), the main control CPU 72 then executes step S109.

Step S109: The main control CPU 72 resets the backup validity determination flag (for example, “0000H”).
Step S110: The main control CPU 72 clears the command waiting for transmission immediately before the occurrence of the previous power interruption.

  Step S111: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes an effect control return process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 instructs the effect control device 124 to return a command (for example, a model designation command, a special symbol probability state designation command, a special figure destination determination effect command, an effect command when the working memory number is increased, and the action memory number. (Decrease effect command, count counter remaining command, special game state designation command, etc.). In response to this, the effect control device 124 performs the effect state (for example, the internal probability state, the effect symbol display mode, the operation memory count effect display mode, the sound output content, and the various lamps being executed at the time of the previous power shutdown. Light emission state, etc.) can be restored.

  Step S112: The main control CPU 72 executes state return processing. In this process, the main control CPU 72 sets various values in the work area of the RAM 76 based on the backup information, and the gaming state (for example, the display state of special symbols, the internal probability state, The operation memory contents, various flag states, random number update states, etc.) are restored. The main control CPU 72 restores the backed up PC register value.

  On the other hand, when the RAM clear switch is operated at power-on (step S106: Yes), when the backup validity determination flag is not set (step S107: No), or when the backup information is not normal. (Step S108: No), the main control CPU 72 proceeds to Step S113.

Step S113: The main control CPU 72 clears the stored contents other than the use prohibited area of the RAM 76. As a result, the work area and stack area of the RAM 76 are all initialized, and even if valid backup information is stored, the contents are erased.
Step S114: The main control CPU 72 performs initial setting of the RAM 76.

  Step S115: The main control CPU 72 executes an effect control output process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 outputs a command (command necessary for effect control) to be transmitted to the effect control device 124 after the initial setting.

  Step S116: The main control CPU 72 executes a payout control output process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 outputs an instruction command for starting the payout of prize balls to the payout control device 92.

  Step S117: The main control CPU 72 executes CTC initial setting processing, and performs initial setting of a CTC (counter / timer circuit) that is a peripheral device. In this process, the main control CPU 72 sets an interrupt vector register and sets an interrupt count value (for example, 4 ms) in the CTC. As a result, when a CTC interrupt occurs next time, the main control CPU 72 can continue the processing from the program address of the PC register that has been backed up.

  When the above procedure is executed in the reset start process, the main control CPU 72 shifts to the main loop shown in FIG. 6 (connection symbol A → A).

  Step S118, Step S119: The main control CPU 72 executes the power interruption occurrence check process after prohibiting interruption. In this process, the main control CPU 72 performs bit check on the input port of the main power-off detection signal and monitors the occurrence of power-off (decrease in drive voltage). When the power is cut off, the main control CPU 72 clears the output port buffer corresponding to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 88, the big prize opening solenoid 90, etc., and the entire area excluding the backup validity judgment flag and the sum check buffer in the work area of the RAM 76. Is backed up, and the sum result value is stored in the sum check buffer. Then, the main control CPU 72 stores the valid value (for example, “A55AH”) in the backup validity determination flag area, prohibits access to the RAM 76, and stops (NOP) the process. On the other hand, if the power shutoff does not occur, the main control CPU 72 next executes step S120. There is also a known programming example in which the CPU executes the process at the time of the occurrence of power interruption as a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) process.

  Step S120: The main control CPU 72 executes an initial value update random number update process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 increments random numbers for updating (changing) initial values of various software random numbers. In this embodiment, various random numbers (for example, hit determination random numbers corresponding to ordinary symbols, jackpot symbol random numbers, reach determination random numbers, variation pattern determination random numbers, etc.) other than jackpot determination random numbers (hardware random numbers) are generated on the program. ing. These software random numbers are updated by a loop counter within a predetermined range by another interrupt process (step S201 in FIG. 8). In this process, the initial value of the loop counter (all The random number of may not be the target). The initial value updating random number is used to randomly change the initial value, and in step S120, the initial value updating random number is updated. Note that the reason why step S120 is executed after the interruption is prohibited in step S118 is that the same process is executed in another interrupt management process (step S202 in FIG. 8), and therefore overlap (conflict) ) To prevent the above). As described above, in this embodiment, the big hit determination random number is a hardware random number generated by the random number generator 75, and its update cycle is faster (eg, several μs) than the timer interrupt cycle (eg, several ms). Therefore, it is not necessary to update the initial value of the jackpot determination random number.

  Step S121, Step S122: The main control CPU 72 permits the interrupt and executes other random number update processing. The random numbers updated by this processing are random numbers (reach determination random numbers, variation pattern determination random numbers, etc.) that are not related to the determination of the winning type (winning type) among software random numbers. This process is performed in the remaining time when a timer interrupt occurs during execution of the main loop and the main control CPU 72 executes another interrupt management process (FIG. 8). The contents of the interrupt management process will be described later.

[Power failure check processing]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart specifically illustrating a procedure example of the power-off occurrence check process.
Step S130: First, the main control CPU 72 sets a condition for checking the occurrence of power interruption. This check condition can be set, for example, as an on-counter value for confirming that the main power-off detection signal is continuously output.

  Step S132: Next, the main control CPU 72 reads the main power-off detection switch input port and confirms whether or not the main power-off detection signal is output (checks a specific bit). Although not particularly illustrated, the main power-off detection switch is mounted on the main controller 70, for example, and this main power-off detection switch monitors the drive voltage supplied from the power control unit 162, and the voltage level is monitored. When the voltage falls below the reference voltage, the main power-off detection signal is output. Note that the main power-off detection switch may be built in the power control unit 162. When the main control CPU 72 confirms that the main power-off detection signal is not output at this time (No), the main control CPU 72 exits this process and returns to the reset start process. On the other hand, if the main power interruption detection signal is confirmed that it is outputted (Yes), the main control CPU72 proceeds to the next step S134.

  Step S134: The main control CPU 72 confirms whether or not the above check conditions are satisfied. Specifically, for example, 1 is subtracted from the on-counter value set in the previous step S130, and it is confirmed whether or not the result is 0. If the on-counter value is not yet 0 at this time (No), the main control CPU 72 returns to step S132 and reconfirms the main power-off detection switch input port. When the check condition is satisfied by repeating the loop from step S134 to step S132 (step S134: Yes), the main control CPU 72 then proceeds to step S136.

  Step S136: The main control CPU 72 clears the output port buffer corresponding to the test signal terminal and the command control signal in addition to the output port corresponding to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 88 and the big prize opening solenoid 90 as described above.

Step S138, Step S140: Next, the main control CPU 72 adds the entire contents excluding the backup validity determination flag and the sum check buffer in the work area of the RAM 76 in units of 1 byte, and repeats until the addition is completed for all areas. .
Step S142: When the calculation of the sum is completed for all the areas (Step S140: Yes), the main control CPU 72 stores the sum result value in the sum check buffer.

Step S144: Next, the main control CPU 72 stores the valid value in the backup validity determination flag area as described above.
Step S146: The main control CPU 72 stores “01H” indicating access prohibition in the protect value of the RAM 76, and prohibits access to the work area (including the use prohibition area and the stack area) of the RAM 76.
Step S148: Then, the main control CPU 72 enters a standby loop and stops all other processes in preparation for shutting off the main power supply. After the main power is cut off, the backup power is supplied from a backup power circuit (not shown) (for example, a circuit including a capacitive element mounted on the main controller 70), so the stored contents of the RAM 76 are lost even after the main power is turned off. Held without. The backup power supply circuit may be incorporated in the power supply control unit 162, for example.

  Through the above processing, all the information stored in the work area of the RAM 76 to be backed up (sum added) is retained in the RAM 76 even after the main power is turned off. The stored memory is restored as backup information when the power is turned off after confirming the normality of the checksum in the previous reset start process (FIG. 5).

[Interrupt management processing (timer interrupt processing)]
Next, interrupt management processing (timer interrupt processing) will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary procedure of interrupt management processing. The main control CPU 72 executes an interrupt management process every predetermined time (for example, several ms) based on the interrupt request signal from the counter / timer circuit. Each procedure will be described below.

  Step S200: First, the main control CPU 72 saves the values of the registers (accumulator A, flag register F, and general-purpose registers B to L) used during execution of the main loop in the save area of the RAM 76. The register (A to L) after retracts the value may be written another value in the interrupt management processing.

  Step S201: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes a lottery random number update process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 updates the value of the counter for generating various random numbers for lottery. The value of each counter is incremented in the counter area of the RAM 76 and loops within a specified range. The various random numbers include, for example, jackpot symbol random numbers, normal symbol random numbers determined, and the like.

  Step S202: The main control CPU 72 executes the initial value update random number update process also here. The content of the process is the same as described above.

  Step S203: The main control CPU 72 executes input processing. In this process, the main control CPU 72 inputs various switch signals from an input / output (I / O) port 79. Specifically, an input state (ON / OFF) of a passage detection signal from the gate switch 78 and a winning detection signal from the upper starting winning port switch 80, the lower starting winning port switch 82, the count switch 84, and the winning port switch 86. Lead.

  Step S204: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes switch input event processing. In this process, among the switch signals input in the previous input process, the determination of an event occurring during the game is made based on the winning detection signals from the gate switch 78, the upper start winning opening switch 80, and the lower starting winning opening switch 82. Depending on the event that occurred, further processing is executed. The specific contents of the switch input event process will be described later with reference to another flowchart.

  In this embodiment, when a winning detection signal (ON) is input from the upper start winning opening switch 80 or the lower starting winning opening switch 82, the main control CPU 72 performs internal lottery corresponding to the first special symbol or the second special symbol, respectively. It is determined that an event that triggers the event (lottery opportunity) has occurred. When the passage detection signal (ON) is input from the gate switch 78, the main control CPU 72 determines that an event serving as a lottery trigger corresponding to the normal symbol has occurred. If it is determined that any event has occurred, the main control CPU 72 executes a process corresponding to each event. The processing executed when a winning detection signal is input from the upper start winning port switch 80 or the lower starting winning port switch 82 will be described later with reference to another flowchart.

  Step S205, Step S206: The main control CPU 72 executes a special symbol game process and a normal symbol game process during the interrupt management process. These processes are for specifically proceeding with the game in the pachinko machine 1. Of these, in the special symbol game process (step S205), the main control CPU 72 controls the execution of the internal lottery corresponding to the first special symbol or the second special symbol described above, or the first special symbol display device 34 and the second special symbol display device 34. (2) The variable display and stop display by the special symbol display device 35 are controlled, and the operation of the variable winning device 30 is controlled according to the display result. Details of the special symbol game process will be described later with reference to another flowchart.

  In the normal symbol game process (step S206), the main control CPU 72 controls the variable display and stop display by the normal symbol display device 33 described above, and controls the operation of the variable start winning device 28 according to the display result. To do. For example, the main control CPU 72 stores a random number (ordinary random number per symbol) acquired in response to the passage of the start gate 20 in the previous switch input event processing (step S204). The random number value is read out from the memory, and it is determined whether or not it falls within a predetermined hit range (operation lottery execution means). When the random number value falls within the hit range, the normal symbol display device 33 displays the normal symbol in a variable manner, and after stopping the normal symbol in a predetermined hit state, the main control CPU 72 switches the normal electric accessory solenoid 88 on. Excitingly activates the variable start winning device 28 (movable piece actuating means). On the other hand, if the random number value is out of the hit range, the main control CPU 72 performs a normal symbol stop display in a manner of deviation after the variable display.

  Step S207: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes prize ball payout processing. In this process, based on the winning detection signals input from the various switches 80, 82, 84, 86 in the previous input process (step S203), a prize ball instruction command for instructing the payout control device 92 the number of prize balls is issued. Output.

  Step S208: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes external information processing. In this process, the main control CPU 72 sends the above-mentioned external information signals (for example, prize ball information, door opening information, symbol determination number information, jackpot information, start port information, etc.) to the hall computer of the game hall through the external terminal board 160. Store in port output request buffer.

  In the present embodiment, among various external information signals, for example, “big hit 1” to “big hit 5” are output to the outside as jackpot information, so that an external electronic device (data display device) connected to the pachinko machine 1 is output. Can provide various jackpot information (external information signal output means). In other words, the jackpot information is divided into a plurality of “big hit 1” to “big hit 5” and output, so that the type of jackpot (winning type) from these combinations can be tabulated and managed by a hall computer (not shown) or internal Recognize changes in the probability state (low probability state or high probability state) or shortened state of symbol variation time, or generate a small hit (a hit where the condition device does not work) that is not classified as a “big hit” even if it is not winning Can be aggregated and managed. Based on the jackpot information, for example, a data display device (not shown) counts and displays the number of jackpot occurrences within the past several business days for each pachinko machine 1, and recognizes whether or not each jackpot is currently jackpot. Or for each table, it can be recognized whether or not the current symbol variation time is in a shortened state. In this external information processing, the main control CPU 72 controls each output state (set of ON or OFF) of “big hit 1” to “big hit 5” in detail.

  Step S209: The main control CPU 72 executes test signal processing. In this process, the main control CPU 72 generates various test signals representing its internal state (for example, normal symbol game management state, special symbol game management state, jackpot, probability variation function in operation, time reduction function in operation). These are stored in the port output request buffer. With this test signal, for example, the internal state of the main control CPU 72 can be tested outside the main controller 70.

  Step S210: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes display output management processing. In this process, the main control CPU 72 performs the normal symbol display device 33, the normal symbol operation memory lamp 33a, the first special symbol display device 34, the second special symbol display device 35, the first special symbol operation memory lamp 34a, and the second special symbol. The lighting state of the operation memory lamp 35a, the game state display device 38, etc. is controlled. Specifically, the drive signal stored in the port output request buffer is output to the port in the previous special symbol game process (step S205) or the normal symbol game process (step S206). The drive signal is stored in the port output request buffer as byte data to be applied to each LED. As a result, each LED is driven in a predetermined display mode (a mode of performing symbol variation display, stop display, working memory number display, game state display, etc.).

  Step S211: The main control CPU 72 executes output management processing. In this process, the main control CPU 72 outputs the external information signal (byte data) stored in the port output request buffer in the previous external information processing (step S208). Further, the main control CPU 72 outputs the drive signals, test signals, and the like of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 88 and the special prize opening solenoid 90 stored in the port output request buffer together.

  Step S212: The main control CPU 72 executes an effect control output process. In this processing, it is confirmed whether or not there is a command (command necessary for presentation control) that the main control CPU 72 should transmit to the presentation control device 124 in the command buffer. Output port.

  Step S213: The main control CPU 72 clears the port output request buffer stored by the current CTC interrupt.

  In the present embodiment, an example is given in which the processing (game control program module) of steps S205 to S212 is executed as a timer interrupt processing. However, these processings are executed by being incorporated in the main loop of the CPU. There is also a programming example.

  Step S214: When the above processing is completed, the main control CPU 72 stores a value (01H) for designating the end of interrupt in the interrupt program counter, and ends the CTC interrupt.

  Step S215, Step S216: Then, the main control CPU 72 restores the saved values of the registers (A to L) and permits the next CTC interrupt. Thereafter, the main control CPU 72 returns to the main loop (program address indicated by the stack pointer).

[Switch input event processing]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure example of the switch input event process (step S204 in FIG. 8). Each procedure will be described below.

  Step S10: The main control CPU 72 confirms whether or not a winning detection signal is input from the upper start winning opening switch 80 corresponding to the first special symbol (the first event is generated). When the input of the winning detection signal is confirmed (Yes), the main control CPU 72 proceeds to the next step S12 and executes the first special symbol memory update process. Specific processing contents will be further described later using another flowchart. On the other hand, when no winning detection signal is input (No), the main control CPU 72 proceeds to step S14.

  Step S14: Next, the main control CPU 72 confirms whether or not a winning detection signal is input (second event occurs) from the lower start winning port switch 82 corresponding to the second special symbol. When the input of the winning detection signal is confirmed (Yes), the main control CPU 72 proceeds to the next step S16 and executes the second special symbol memory update process. Here again, the details of the specific processing will be further described later using another flowchart. On the other hand, when there is no input of the winning detection signal (No), the main control CPU72 proceeds to step S18.

  Step S18: The main control CPU 72 confirms whether or not a winning detection signal is input from the count switch 84 corresponding to the big winning opening. When the input of the winning detection signal is confirmed (Yes), the main control CPU 72 proceeds to the next step S20 and executes a large winning mouth count process. In the big winning opening counting process, the main control CPU 72 counts the number of winning balls to the variable winning device 30 every round during the big hit game. On the other hand, when there is no input of the winning detection signal (No), the main control CPU72 proceeds to step S22.

  Step S22: The main control CPU 72 checks whether or not a passage detection signal is input from the gate switch 78 corresponding to the normal symbol. When the input of the passage detection signal is confirmed (Yes), the main control CPU 72 proceeds to the next step S24 and executes the normal symbol memory update process. In the normal symbol memory update process, the main control CPU 72 confirms whether or not the current number of normal symbol working memories is less than the upper limit number (for example, 4), and if it does not reach the upper limit number, obtains a random number per normal symbol To do. Further, the main control CPU 72 increments the normal symbol operating memory number by one. Then, the main control CPU 72 stores the acquired random value per normal symbol in the random number storage area of the RAM 76. On the other hand, when no winning detection signal is input (No), the main control CPU 72 returns to the interrupt management process (FIG. 8).

[First special symbol memory update process]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure example of the first special symbol memory update process (step S12 in FIG. 9). Hereinafter, the procedure of the first special symbol memory update process will be described in order.

  Step S30: First, the main control CPU 72 refers to the value of the first special symbol working memory number counter to check whether or not the working memory number is less than the maximum value (for example, 4). The working memory number counter represents the number (the number of sets) of big hit determination random numbers and big hit symbol random numbers stored in the random number storage area of the RAM 76. That is, the random number storage area of the RAM76 each symbol (first special symbol, the second special symbol) is divided into four sections in a different (e.g. 2 bytes each), the jackpot determining random number and jackpot symbol random number for each section Each can be stored as a set. At this time, if the value of the working memory number counter corresponding to the first special symbol has reached the upper limit (No), the main control CPU 72 returns to the switch input event processing (FIG. 9). On the other hand, if the value of the working memory number counter is less than the maximum value (Yes), the main control CPU 72 proceeds to the next step S31.

  Step S31: The main control CPU 72 adds one first special symbol working memory number. The first special symbol operation memory number counter is stored, for example, in the operation memory number area of the RAM 76, and the main control CPU 72 increments (+1) the value. Based on the counter value added here, the lighting state of the first special symbol operation memory lamp 34a is controlled by the display output management process (step S210 in FIG. 8).

  Step S32: The main control CPU 72 acquires a jackpot determination random number value corresponding to the first special symbol from the random number generator 75 through the sampling circuit 77 (acquisition of first lottery element, lottery element acquisition means). The random value is acquired by specifying the pin address of the random number generator 75. In the case where the main control CPU 72 performs 8-bit processing, the address designation is performed twice for each upper byte and lower byte. When the main control CPU 72 reads the jackpot determination random number value from the designated address, the main control CPU 72 saves it at the transfer destination address as a jackpot determination random number corresponding to the first special symbol.

  Step S33: Next, the main control CPU 72 acquires a jackpot symbol random number value corresponding to the first special symbol from the jackpot symbol random number counter area of the RAM 76. Acquisition of the random number is also performed by specifying the address of the jackpot symbol random number counter area. When the main control CPU 72 reads the jackpot symbol random number value from the designated address, the main control CPU 72 saves it at the transfer destination address as a jackpot symbol random number corresponding to the first special symbol.

  Step S34: Further, the main control CPU 72 sequentially acquires a reach determination random number and a variation pattern determination random number from the variation random number counter area of the RAM 76 as random number values related to the variation condition of the first special symbol. Similarly, these random number values are acquired by designating the address of the random number counter area for variation. When the main control CPU 72 acquires the reach determination random number and the variation pattern determination random number from the designated address, it saves them in the transfer destination address.

  Step S35: The main control CPU 72 transfers the saved jackpot determination random number, jackpot symbol random number, reach determination random number and variation pattern determination random number to the random number storage area corresponding to the first special symbol, and these random numbers are stored in the empty section in the area. To memorize as a set. The order (for example, first to fourth) is set in the plurality of sections. If all the first to fourth sections are empty at this stage, the random numbers are stored in order from the first section. Alternatively, if the first section is already filled and the other second to fourth sections are empty, the random numbers are stored in order from the second section. Note that the random number storage area is read out in a FIFO (First In First Out) format.

  Step S36: Next, the main control CPU 72 confirms whether or not the current game management state (internal state) is in operation of the time reduction function or whether it is a big hit. If the time reduction function is not in operation other than the big hit (No), the main control CPU 72 executes the following steps S37 and S38. If the time reduction function is in operation or is a big hit (Yes), the main control CPU 72 skips steps S37 and S38 and proceeds to step S38a. The reason why this determination is made in the present embodiment is that the pre-reading effect is not performed during the big hit. Also, except during the big hit, when both the working memory of the first special symbol and the working memory of the second special symbol remain, the variation of the second special symbol is prioritized over the first special symbol (the second special symbol of the second special symbol) This is because the variable start winning device 28 is operated at a high frequency particularly during the operation of the time shortening function. In addition, during the time reduction function operation, in addition to shortening the fluctuation time of special symbols, the probability of winning a prize in the normal symbol operation lottery will change from “low probability” to “high probability” (for example, “low probability” ”25/251 →“ High probability ”is about 249/251), and the fluctuation time of normal symbols is shortened (for example, about 10 seconds → 1 second when not in operation) and variable start prize The opening time of the device 28 is extended (for example, extended from about 0.3 seconds to about 2.5 seconds when not operating), and the number of times of opening is increased (for example, increased from once to twice when not operating). Therefore, even if priority is given to the variation of the second special symbol, as long as the game ball is not interrupted over a long period of time (a time period in which the operation memory of all the normal symbols is interrupted and the variable start winning device 28 stops operating), Its working memory is hard to break That electrically movable support). However, the first special symbol and the second special symbol may be determined (fluctuated) in the order in which the prizes are generated, without providing a priority order. Note that step S36 may be divided into two steps, for example, step S36a for determining “time reduction function in operation” and step S36b for determining “big hit”.

  Step S37: When the time shortening function is not activated (step S36: No), the main control CPU 72 executes an effect determination process at the time of acquisition for the first special symbol. This process determines the result of the internal lottery in advance (before the start of fluctuation) based on the jackpot determination random number and the jackpot symbol random number of the first special symbol respectively acquired in the previous steps S32 to S34, and thereby the production contents This is for determination (so-called “look ahead”). The specific processing contents will be described later with reference to another flowchart.

  Step S38: After returning from the at-acquisition effect determination process, the main control CPU 72 next sets the upper bytes (for example, “B8H”) of the special figure destination determination effect command for the first special symbol. This high-order byte data describes that the command type is “for special figure destination determination effect relating to the first special symbol”. Since the lower byte of the special figure destination determination effect command is set in the previous acquisition effect determination process (step S37), the upper byte is combined with the lower byte, for example. Will be generated.

  Step S38a: Next, the main control CPU 72 sets an effect command at the time of increasing the number of working memories regarding the first special symbol. Specifically, for the preceding value (for example, “BBH”) of the upper byte representing the type of command, a 1-word length in which the increased number of working memories (for example, “01H” to “04H”) is added to the lower byte. A production command is generated. At this time, for the lower byte, the second place is set to “0” by default to indicate that the value is “result (change information) due to increase in number of working memories”. That is, if the lower byte is “01H”, it indicates that the current working memory number has become “01H” as a result of increasing by one from the previous working memory number “00H”. Similarly, if the lower byte is “02H” to “04H”, it is increased by one from the previous working memory numbers “01H” to “03H”, so that the current working memory number is “02H” to “02H”. 04H ". The preceding value “BBH” is a value indicating that the current effect command is the working memory number command for the first special symbol.

  Step S39: The main control CPU 72 executes an effect command output setting process for the first special symbol. This process is for transmitting the special figure destination determination effect command generated in the previous step S38, the effect command for increasing the number of working memories generated in step S38a, and the start opening winning tone control command to the effect control device 124. (Memory number notification means).

  When the above procedure is completed or the first special symbol operation memory number has reached 4 (step S30: No), the main control CPU 72 returns to the switch input event process (FIG. 9).

[Second special symbol memory update process]
Next, FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a procedure example of the second special symbol memory update process (step S16 in FIG. 9). Hereinafter, the procedure of the second special symbol memory update process will be described in order.

  Step S40: The main control CPU 72 refers to the value of the second special symbol working memory number counter to check whether or not the working memory number is less than the maximum value. Similarly to the above, the second special symbol actuated memory number counter represents the number (number of sets) of jackpot determination random numbers and jackpot symbol random numbers stored in the random number storage area of the RAM 76. At this time, if the value of the second special symbol working memory number counter reaches the maximum value (for example, 4) (No), the main control CPU 72 returns to the switch input event processing (FIG. 9). On the other hand, if the value of the second special symbol operation memory number counter is still less than the maximum value (Yes), the main control CPU 72 proceeds to the next step S41 and thereafter.

  Step S41: The main control CPU 72 increments the second special symbol working memory number by one (increments the value of the second special symbol working memory number counter). Similarly to the previous step S31 (FIG. 10), the lighting state of the second special symbol operation memory lamp 35a is controlled in the display output management process (step S210 in FIG. 8) based on the counter value added here. Will be.

  Step S42: The main control CPU 72 acquires a jackpot determination random number value corresponding to the second special symbol from the random number generator 75 through the sampling circuit 77 (acquisition of second lottery element, lottery element acquisition means). Method of acquiring a random number value is the same as step S32 described above (Figure 10).

  Step S43: Next, the main control CPU 72 acquires a jackpot symbol random number value corresponding to the second special symbol from the jackpot symbol random number counter area of the RAM 76. The method for acquiring the random value is the same as that in step S33 (FIG. 10) described above.

  Step S44: The main control CPU 72 sequentially acquires a reach determination random number and a variation pattern determination random number regarding the variation condition of the second special symbol from the variation random number counter area of the RAM 76. Acquisition of these random numbers is also performed in the same manner as step S34 described above (Figure 10).

  Step S45: The main control CPU 72 transfers the saved jackpot determination random number, jackpot symbol random number, reach determination random number, and variation pattern determination random number to the random number storage area corresponding to the second special symbol, and these random numbers in the empty section in the area To memorize as a set. The storage method is the same as step S35 (FIG. 10) described above.

  Step S45a: Next, the main control CPU 72 confirms whether or not the current game management state (internal state) is a big hit. If it is not a big hit (No), the main control CPU 72 executes the following steps S46 and S47. Conversely, if it is a big hit (Yes), the main control CPU 72 skips steps S46 and S47 and proceeds to step S48. The reason why this determination is made in the present embodiment is that the pre-reading effect is not performed during the big hit.

  Step S46: When it is other than big hit (step S45a: No), next, the main control CPU 72 executes an effect determination process at the time of acquisition for the second special symbol. This process determines the result of the internal lottery in advance (before the start of the change) based on the big hit determination random number and the big hit symbol random number of the second special symbol obtained in the previous steps S42 to S44, respectively, It is for judging. Here, it is determined only in the previous step S45a whether or not the big hit is made, and the operating state of the time reduction function is not determined. As described above, in the present embodiment, in the game other than the big hit, the first special In order to change the second special symbol over the symbol, the result of the internal lottery is determined in advance for the second special symbol, regardless of the operating state of the time reduction function, except during the big hit, and the result is pre-readed. This is because it can be used. The specific processing contents will be described later.

  Step S47: After returning from the effect determination process at the time of acquisition, the main control CPU 72 sets the upper byte (for example, “B9H”) of the special figure destination determination effect command. This high-order byte data describes that the command type is “for special figure destination determination effect relating to the second special symbol”. Similarly, since the lower byte of the special figure destination determination effect command is set in the previous effect determination processing at the time of acquisition (step S46), for example, one word is synthesized by combining the upper byte with the lower byte. A long command will be generated.

  Step S48: Next, the main control CPU 72 sets an effect command for increasing the number of working memories with respect to the second special symbol. Here, a one-word-length production command in which the increased number of working memories (for example, “01H” to “04H”) is added to the lower byte with respect to the preceding value (for example, “BCH”) representing the command type. Is generated. Similarly, for the second special symbol, the second place of the lower byte is set to “0” by default to indicate that the value is “a result of an increase in the number of working memories (change information)”. it can. The preceding value “BCH” is a value indicating that the current effect command is an operating memory number command for the second special symbol.

  Step S49: The main control CPU 72 executes an effect command output setting process for the second special symbol. As a result, preparation for transmitting a special figure destination determination effect command, an effect command for increasing the number of operating memories, a start opening winning sound control command, and the like regarding the second special symbol to the effect control device 24 is performed (memory number notifying means). . When the above procedure is completed, the main control CPU 72 returns to the switch input event process (FIG. 9).

[Acquisition process during acquisition]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of the effect determination process at the time of acquisition. The main control CPU 72 executes this acquisition effect determination process in the first special symbol memory update process and the second special symbol memory update process (step S37 in FIG. 10 and step S46 in FIG. 11) (predetermined determination). Execution means). As described above, this process is executed for each of the first special symbol (when winning the upper start winning opening 26) and the second special symbol (when winning the variable start winning device 28). Therefore, the following description may correspond to a process related to the first special symbol and a process related to the second special symbol. Hereinafter, the contents of the processing will be described along each procedure.

  Step S50: The main control CPU 72 sets the lower byte (for example, “00H”) of the special figure destination determination effect command (point determination information). The byte data set here represents the standard value of the command (at the time of loss).

  Step S52: Next, the main control CPU 72 loads the jackpot determination random number as the first determination random value. The random numbers to be loaded here are those stored in the RAM 76 in the first special symbol memory update process (step S35 in FIG. 10) or the second special symbol memory update process (step S45 in FIG. 11). .

  Step S54: The main control CPU 72 determines whether or not the loaded random number is outside the range of the winning value (here, the lower limit value or less). Specifically, the main control CPU 72 sets a comparison value (lower limit value) in the A register, and subtracts the loaded random number value from this comparison value. The comparison value (lower limit value) is defined in advance according to the winning probability of the internal lottery in the pachinko machine 1. Next, the main control CPU 72 determines whether or not the calculation result is 0 or a positive value from the value of the flag register, for example. As a result, if the loaded random number is outside the range of the winning value (Yes), the main control CPU 72 proceeds to step S80.

  Step S80: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes a variation pattern information preliminary determination process at the time of loss. In this process, the main control CPU 72 generates the variation pattern destination determination command described above for the variation time at the time of disconnection. In the variation pattern destination determination command generated here, prior determination information regarding the variation time (or variation pattern number) particularly when the “time reduction function” is activated is reflected. For example, if the current state is when the “time reduction function” is activated, the main control CPU 72 corresponds to the “out-of-reach fluctuation fluctuation (non-shortening fluctuation time)” based on the loaded reach determination random number. Judge whether there is. As a result, when the fluctuation time corresponds to “outlier reach fluctuation (non-shortening fluctuation time)”, the main control CPU 72 generates a fluctuation pattern destination determination command corresponding to “short-time / non-shortening fluctuation time”. In the case of reach variation, it is also possible to determine a “reach group (type of reach)” from the reach mode random number and generate a variation pattern destination determination command from the result. On the other hand, when the fluctuation time does not correspond to the “outlier reach fluctuation (non-shortening fluctuation time)”, the main control CPU 72 generates a fluctuation pattern destination determination command corresponding to the “short / mid-shortening fluctuation time”. Alternatively, if the current state is when the “time reduction function” is inactive (low probability state), the main control CPU 72 corresponds to the “normally out of reach reach fluctuation” based on the loaded reach determination random number. It is determined whether or not. As a result, when the fluctuation time corresponds to “normally deviation reach fluctuation”, the main control CPU 72 generates a fluctuation pattern destination determination command corresponding to “normally deviation reach fluctuation time”. On the other hand, when the fluctuation time does not correspond to “normally deviation reach fluctuation”, the main control CPU 72 generates a fluctuation pattern destination determination command corresponding to “normal deviation fluctuation time”. Further, the variation pattern destination determination command generated here is set in the transmission buffer in the effect command output setting process (steps S39 and S49) as described above.

  When the above procedure is executed, the main control CPU 72 ends the acquisition-time effect determination process, and returns to the caller's first special symbol memory update process (FIG. 10) or the second special symbol memory update process (FIG. 11). On the other hand, if it is determined in the previous step S54 that the loaded random number is not outside the range of the winning value but within the range (step S54: No), the main control CPU 72 then proceeds to step S56.

  Step S56: The main control CPU 72 checks whether or not the probability state schedule flag based on the previous determination result is set. The probability state schedule flag based on the previous determination result is set when there is a winning value among the jackpot determination random numbers stored so far, although the fluctuation has not yet started. Specifically, if there is a winning value in the jackpot decision random number stored so far, if the jackpot symbol random number paired with this corresponds to “probability variation”, for example, the probability state schedule flag “A0H” is set. This value represents a flag value for setting as a schedule that a high probability state is to be set in advance determination (prefetching determination) of the jackpot determined random number acquired after the jackpot determined random number. On the other hand, if there is a winning value in the jackpot decision random number stored so far, and the jackpot symbol random number paired with this corresponds to "non-probable (normal) symbol", the probability state For example, “01H” is set in the schedule flag. This value represents a flag value for setting as a schedule that a normal (low) probability state is set in advance determination (prefetching determination) of the big hit determination random number acquired after this big hit determination random number. If the winning value does not exist in the big hit determination random numbers stored so far, the flag value is reset (00H). The value of the probability state schedule flag is stored in the flag area of the RAM 76, for example. Here, an example is given in which the advance hit determination is strictly performed using the “probability state schedule flag”. However, when the advance hit determination is simply performed based on the current probability state, step S56 and the subsequent steps are performed. Step S58, step S60, step S62, step S76, etc. may be omitted.

  If the probability state schedule flag has not yet been set (step S56: No), the main control CPU 72 executes step S66.

  Step S66: In this case, the main control CPU 72 sets the comparison value for the next low probability (normal time) in the A register. The comparative value for low probability is also defined in advance according to the winning probability at the low probability in the pachinko machine 1.

  Step S68: Next, the main control CPU 72 loads the “current probability state flag”. This probability state flag indicates whether or not the current internal state has a high probability (probably changing), and is stored in the flag area of the RAM 76. If the current probability state is a high probability (probably changing), the value “01H” is set as the state flag, and if the current probability state is low (normally), the value of the state flag is reset (“00H”). ").

  Step S70: Then, the main control CPU 72 checks whether or not the loaded current special symbol probability state flag does not represent a high probability (≠ 01H), and if the result indicates a high probability (No). Next, step S64 is executed.

  Step S64: The main control CPU 72 sets a comparative value for high probability. Thereby, the comparison value for the time of low probabilities set in the previous step S66 is rewritten. The high probability comparison value is defined in advance according to the winning probability at the high probability in the pachinko machine 1.

  As described above, when the probability state schedule flag based on the previous determination result is not yet set and the current internal state is high probability, the comparison value is rewritten for high probability and the next step S72 is performed. Will be executed. On the other hand, when it is confirmed in the previous step S70 that the current probability state flag does not represent a high probability (Yes), the main control CPU 72 skips step S64 and executes the next step S72.

  Step S72: The main control CPU 72 determines whether or not the random number loaded in the previous step S52 is outside the range of the winning value. That is, the main control CPU 72 subtracts the jackpot determination random number value from the comparison value set for each state. Similarly, the main control CPU 72 determines whether or not the calculation result is a negative value (<0) from the value of the flag register, and if the result is that the loaded random number is outside the range of the winning value (Yes). The main control CPU 72 executes the above-described deviation pattern information prior determination process (step S80). On the other hand, if the loaded random number is not outside the range of the winning value but is within the range (No), the main control CPU 72 then proceeds to step S74.

  Step S74: The main control CPU 72 executes a jackpot symbol type determination process. This process is for determining the big hit type (winning type) at that time based on the big hit symbol random number paired with the big hit decision random number. For example, the main control CPU 72 loads the jackpot symbol random number for each symbol stored in the first special symbol memory update process (step S35 in FIG. 10) or the second special symbol memory update process (step S45 in FIG. 11). Then, the calculation using the comparison value is executed in the same manner as in step S54 described above, and it is determined from the result whether the jackpot type corresponds to “non-probable variation (normal) symbol” or “probability variation symbol”. The main control CPU 72 stores the determination result at this time as a special symbol destination determination value, and proceeds to the next step S76.

  Step S76: The main control CPU72 sets the value of the probability state schedule flag by previous determination result. Specifically, when the special symbol destination determination value stored in the previous step S74 represents “non-probable change (normal) symbol”, the main control CPU 72 sets the value “01H” in the probability state schedule flag. On the other hand, when the special symbol destination determination value represents “probability variation symbol”, the main control CPU 72 sets the value “A0H” in the probability state schedule flag. As a result, in the subsequent processing, it is determined that “flag set has been completed” in step S56.

  Step S78: The main control CPU 72 sets the special symbol destination determination value stored in the previous step S74 as the lower byte of the special symbol destination determination effect command. As the special symbol destination determination value, for example, “01H” is set when it corresponds to “non-probable (normal) symbol”, and “A0H” is set when it corresponds to “probable variation”. In any case, by setting the lower byte data here, the standard lower byte data “00H” set in the previous step S50 is rewritten.

  Step S79: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes a big hit hour variation pattern information preliminary determination process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 generates the above-described variation pattern destination determination command for the variation time at the big hit. In the variation pattern destination determination command generated here, for example, prior determination information related to the reach variation time (or variation pattern number) at the time of big hit is reflected. Further, the variation pattern destination determination command generated here is set in the transmission buffer in the effect command output setting process (steps S39 and S49) as described above.

  Above is a procedure in front (inner first commonplace) the probability state estimation flag by previous determination result is set. On the other hand, when the probability state schedule flag is set through the previous step S76, the following procedure is executed. However, when the previous hit determination is performed only with the current probability state as described above, it is not necessary to execute the following step S56, step S58, step S60, step S62, and step S76.

  Step S56: When the main control CPU 72 confirms that a value has already been set in the probability state schedule flag (Yes), it next executes step S58.

  Step S58: The main control CPU 72 first sets a low probability (normal time) comparison value in the A register.

  Step S60: Next, the main control CPU 72 loads a “probability state schedule flag”. The probability state schedule flag is for setting a probability state in a subsequent determination based on the immediately preceding determination result as described above, and is stored in the flag area of the RAM 76. . If the probability state based on the immediately preceding destination determination result is scheduled to shift to a high probability (probability change), “A0H” is set as the value of the probability state schedule flag as described above. If the probability state based on is scheduled to return to a low probability (normal), “01H” is set as the value of the probability state schedule flag.

  Step S62: Then, the main control CPU 72 confirms whether or not the loaded probability state schedule flag does not represent a high-probability schedule (≠ 01H), and if the result indicates a high-probability schedule (No Then, step S64 is executed to set a comparative value for high probability.

  As described above, when the probability state schedule flag based on the previous determination result is already set and the value is a high probability, the next step S72 and subsequent steps after rewriting the comparison value for the high probability. Will be executed. On the other hand, when it is confirmed in the previous step S62 that the probability state schedule flag does not represent a schedule with a high probability but a schedule with a normal (low) probability (Yes), the main control CPU 72 performs a step. S64 is skipped and the subsequent step S72 and subsequent steps are executed. Thus, in the present embodiment, it is possible to make a prior jackpot determination in consideration of subsequent changes in internal state (normal probability state → high probability state, high probability state → normal probability state) based on the previous determination result. .

  When the above procedure is completed, the main control CPU 72 returns to the first special symbol memory update process (FIG. 10) or the second special symbol memory update process (FIG. 11).

[Special design game processing]
Next, the details of the special symbol game process executed in the interrupt management process (FIG. 8) will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a configuration example of the special symbol game process. The special symbol game process includes an execution selection process (step S1000), a special symbol change pre-process (step S2000), a special symbol change process (step S3000), a special symbol stop display process (step S4000), and a variable winning device management process. This is a configuration including a subroutine (program module) group of (Step S5000). First, the basic flow of the special symbol game process will be described along each process.

  Step S1000: In the execution selection process, the main control CPU 72 selects the jump destination of the process to be executed next (any one of steps S2000 to S5000) from the “jump table”. For example, the main control CPU 72 sets the program address of the process to be executed next as the jump destination address, and sets the end of the special symbol game process as the return destination address in the stack pointer.

  Which process is selected as the next jump destination differs depending on the progress of the process performed so far (special symbol game management status). For example, if the special symbol has not yet started changing display (special symbol game management status: 00H), the main control CPU 72 selects the special symbol variation pre-processing (step S2000) as the next jump destination. On the other hand, if the special symbol variation pre-processing has already been completed (special symbol game management status: 01H), the main control CPU 72 selects the special symbol variation processing (step S3000) as the next jump destination, and the special symbol variation is in progress. If the process has been completed (special symbol game management status: 02H), the special symbol stop displaying process (step S4000) is selected as the next jump destination. In this embodiment, the jump destination address is specified by the “jump table” and the process is selected. However, apart from such a selection method, a “process flag”, a “process selection flag”, or the like is used. There is also a known programming example in which the CPU selects a process to be executed next. In such a programming example, the CPU CALLs each process in a single way, and at the top step, the conditional branch (continuation / return) is performed by referring to the flag one by one. However, in the selection method of this embodiment, the main control is performed. There is no need for the CPU 72 to call each process one by one.

  Step S2000: In the special symbol variation pre-processing, the main control CPU 72 performs an operation to prepare conditions for starting the variation display of the special symbol. The specific processing content will be described later using another flowchart.

  Step S3000: In the special symbol variation processing, the main control CPU 72 performs drive control of the first special symbol display device 34 or the second special symbol display device 35 while counting the variation timer. Specifically, an ON or OFF drive signal (1 byte data) is output for each segment and dot (0th to 7th) of the 7-segment LED. The pattern of the drive signal changes with the passage of time, whereby a special symbol is displayed in a variable manner.

  Step S4000: In the special symbol stop display process, the main control CPU 72 controls the drive of the first special symbol display device 34 or the second special symbol display device 35. Similarly, an ON or OFF drive signal is output for each segment and dot of the 7-segment LED. However, the pattern of the drive signal is constant, whereby a special symbol is stopped and displayed.

  Step S5000: The variable winning device management process is selected when the special symbol is stopped and displayed in the winning mode (a mode other than non-winning) in the previous special symbol stop display process. For example, when a special symbol is stopped and displayed in a 16-round big hit mode, an opportunity to shift from a normal state until then to a big hit gaming state (a special gaming state advantageous to the player) occurs. During the big hit game, the jump destination is set in the variable winning device management process in the previous execution selection process (step S1000), and the special symbol variation display is not performed. In the variable winning device management process, the large winning opening solenoid 90 is excited for a predetermined time (for example, 29 seconds or until 9 winnings are counted) for a predetermined number of continuous operations (for example, 10 times, 16 times), Thus the variable winning device 30 is opened and closed in a fixed pattern (continuous operation of the special electric combination thereof). In the meantime, by allowing the variable winning device 30 to win the game balls intensively, the player is given an opportunity to collect a lot of prize balls (special game execution means). Note that the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 30 at the time of the big win is referred to as “round”, and if the total number of continuous operations is 16 times, these may be collectively referred to as “16 rounds”. In the present embodiment, not only 16 round jackpots but also a plurality of types of 10 round jackpots are provided as jackpot types. In addition, for 16 round big hits and 10 round big hits, a plurality of winning types (winning symbols) are provided therein.

  Further, when the main control CPU 72 sets the large winning opening opening pattern (the number of rounds and the number of opening / closing operations per round, opening time, closing time, etc.) in the variable winning device management process, the main winning CPU 30 of the variable winning device 30 for one round is set. Each time the opening / closing operation is completed, the value of the round number counter is incremented by one. The value of the round number counter is stored in the count area of the RAM 76 with an initial value of 0, for example. Further, the main control CPU 72 generates a round number command representing the value of the round number counter. The round number command is transmitted to the effect control device 124 in the effect control output process (step S212 in FIG. 8). When the value of the round number counter reaches the set number of continuous operations, the main control CPU 72 ends the big hit game (big player) only for that round.

  When the big hit game ends, the main control CPU 72 changes the state after the big hit game (high probability state, time reduction state) based on the game state flag (probability variation function operation flag, time reduction function operation flag). In the “high probability state”, the probability variation function is activated, and the winning probability in the internal lottery becomes, for example, about ten times higher than usual (specific game state transition means, high probability state transition means, high probability state setting means). In the “time reduction state”, the time reduction function is activated, and the normal symbol operation lottery has a high probability as described above, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is shortened, and the opening time of the variable start winning device 28 is extended. As a result, the number of times of opening increases (so-called electric Chu support is performed). Note that the “high probability state” and the “time reduction state” may be transferred to only one of them in terms of control, or may be transferred in accordance with both of them.

[Multiple winning types]
In the present embodiment, for the above-mentioned “16 round jackpot”, for example, (1) “16 round probability variable jackpot” and (2) “16 round normal (non-probability) jackpot” are provided as a plurality of winning types (this) There may be more). In addition to these “16 round jackpots”, in this embodiment, (3) “10 rounds probable big hit” and (4) “10 round normal (non-probable) big wins” are provided as a plurality of winning types ( There may be more).

  The winning type corresponds to the type of the first special symbol or the second special symbol that is stopped and displayed at the time of winning. For example, “16 round probability variation jackpot” corresponds to the jackpot of “16 round probability variation symbol”, and “16 round normal jackpot” corresponds to the jackpot of “16 round regular symbol”. Further, “10 round probability variation jackpot” corresponds to the jackpot of “10 round probability variation symbol”, and “10 round normal symbol jackpot” corresponds to the jackpot of “10 round regular symbol bonus”. Therefore, in the following, it shall be referred suitably to a "winning type" as the "winning" symbol. Further, in the present embodiment, the “16-round probability variation symbol”, more specifically “16-round probability variation symbol 1”, “16 round probability variation symbol 2”, “16 round probability variation symbol 3”, “16 round probability variation symbol 4”. , “16 round probability variation design 5”, “16 round probability variation design 6”, “16 round probability variation design 7”, and “16 round probability variation design 8” are provided.

[16 round normal design]
First, when the special symbol is stopped and displayed in the “16-round normal symbol” mode in the special symbol stop display processing described above, an opportunity to shift from the normal state until then to the big hit gaming state occurs. In this case, the special winning opening is opened once each over a sufficiently long time (for example, a maximum opening time of 29.0 seconds) from the first round, and this continues until the 16th round. For this reason, the “16-round normal symbol” jackpot game gives 16 rounds of award (prize balls) to the player. When a predetermined number of times (for example, 9 times = 9 game balls) has been won in one round, the big winning opening is closed without waiting for the longest opening time to elapse. In this case, since the “probability changing function” is not activated, the privilege to shift to the “high probability state” is not given to the player. However, even if the “time reduction function” is inactive in the previous game, by operating the “time reduction function” after the end of the big hit game, there is a privilege to shift to the “variable time reduction state”. It is given to the player.

[16 round probability variation 5]
Alternatively, when the special symbol is stopped and displayed in the form of “16 round probability variation symbol 5” in the previous special symbol stop display process, an opportunity to shift from the normal state until then to the big hit gaming state occurs. In this case, the special winning opening is opened once each over a sufficiently long time (for example, a maximum opening time of 29.0 seconds) from the first round, and this continues until the 16th round. Each of these “16 round probability variation symbols 5” jackpot games also gives the player 16 balls (prize balls) for 16 rounds. In addition, when a predetermined number of times (for example, 9 times = 9 game balls) is generated within one round, the big winning opening is closed without waiting for the longest opening time to elapse. Then, for example, by operating the “probability changing function” after the big hit game is finished, a privilege to shift to the “high probability state” is given to the player as a result. Also, in this case, even if the “time reduction function” is inactive in the previous game, by operating the “time reduction function” after the big hit game is finished, the “variable time reduction state” is also achieved. A privilege to be transferred is given to the player.

[10 round normal design]
When the special symbol is stopped and displayed in the “10-round normal symbol” mode in the special symbol stop display processing described above, an opportunity to shift from the normal state until then to the big hit gaming state occurs. In this case, the winning opening is opened once for a sufficiently long time from the first round (for example, a maximum opening time of 29.0 seconds), and this continues until the tenth round. For this reason, in the “10 round normal symbol” jackpot game, 10 rounds of winning balls (prize balls) are given to the player. When a predetermined number of times (for example, 9 times = 9 game balls) has been won in one round, the big winning opening is closed without waiting for the longest opening time to elapse. In this case, since the “probability changing function” is not activated, the privilege to shift to the “high probability state” is not given to the player. However, even if the “time reduction function” is inactive in the previous game, by operating the “time reduction function” after the end of the big hit game, there is a privilege to shift to the “variable time reduction state”. It is given to the player.

[10-round probable design]
Alternatively, when the special symbol is stopped and displayed in the “10 round probability variation symbol” mode in the previous special symbol stop display process, an opportunity to shift from the normal state until then to the big hit gaming state occurs. In this case, the winning opening is opened once for a sufficiently long time from the first round (for example, a maximum opening time of 29.0 seconds), and this continues until the tenth round. Each of these “10-round probable symbols” jackpot games also gives the player 10 balls (prize balls) for 10 rounds. In addition, when a predetermined number of times (for example, 9 times = 9 game balls) is generated within one round, the big winning opening is closed without waiting for the longest opening time to elapse. Then, for example, by operating the “probability changing function” after the big hit game is finished, a privilege to shift to the “high probability state” is given to the player as a result. Also, in this case, even if the “time reduction function” is inactive in the previous game, by operating the “time reduction function” after the big hit game is finished, the “variable time reduction state” is also achieved. A privilege to be transferred is given to the player.

  The other “16 round probability variation patterns 1” to “16 round probability variation symbols 4” and “16 round probability variation symbols 6” to “16 round probability variation symbols 8” are different from the above “16 round probability variation symbols 5”. Opening and closing operation of the big prize opening is performed. Each will be described below.

[16 rounds probabilistic pattern 1]
First, when the special symbol is stopped and displayed in the form of “16 round probability variation symbol 1” in the previous special symbol stop display processing, an opportunity to shift from the normal state to the big hit gaming state occurs. However, in this case, from the first round to the sixth round, the grand prize opening is opened once (for a total of six times) in an extremely short time (for example, an opening time of about 0.1 seconds). From the seventh round to the sixteenth round, the grand prize opening is opened once (for a total of 10 times) over a longer time (for example, an opening time of about 2.1 seconds to 4.0 seconds). ) Done. Therefore, for the big hit game of “16 rounds probabilistic symbol 1”, the opening operation of the grand prize opening is performed a total of 6 times within a short time that is difficult even if it is not impossible to win a prize from the first round to the sixth round. After the break, up to the 16th round after the 7th round, the opening operation of the grand prize opening that allows the generation of a certain amount of prizes (for example, about 3 to 5 game balls) is performed 10 times. In this case, since it is practically difficult for a predetermined number of times (for example, 9 times = 9 game balls) to occur within one round, the elapse of the opening time (about 2.1 seconds to 4.0 seconds) Waiting for the grand prize opening to be closed. Accordingly, the jackpot game of “16 rounds probable variation 1” substantially gives the player a number of balls (prize balls) less than 16 rounds. Then, for example, by operating the “probability changing function” after the big hit game is finished, a privilege to shift to the “high probability state” is given to the player as a result. Also, in this case, even if the “time reduction function” is inactive in the previous game, by operating the “time reduction function” after the big hit game is finished, the “variable time reduction state” is also achieved. A privilege to be transferred is given to the player.

[16-round probabilistic patterns 2, 6 (first winning type)]
Next, if the special symbol is stopped and displayed in the form of “16 round probability variation symbol 2” or “16 round probability variation symbol 6” in the previous special symbol stop display processing, the normal state until then is changed to the big hit gaming state. An opportunity to migrate occurs. In this case, the first prize is opened three times, and each of the second to fourth rounds is performed once, and each of the first and second rounds is opened in an extremely short time (for example, about 0.1 seconds). In total, from the first round to the fourth round will be released 6 times. And from the 5th round to the 14th round, the grand prize opening is opened once each over a longer time (for example, an opening time of about 2.1 seconds to 4.0 seconds), A total of 10 rounds (basic times) will be released from the 5th round to the 14th round. Furthermore, in the 15th and 16th rounds, the grand prize opening is opened once for a sufficiently long time (for example, about 29.0 seconds), and the total of the 15th and 16th rounds. Opening is performed twice (for the first additional number of times) (opening with a ball). Therefore, for the “16-round probability variation 2” or “16-round probability variation 6” jackpot game, the first to fourth rounds are not difficult even if it is not possible to make a winning prize. The total opening operation is performed 6 times, and from the 5th to the 14th round, the opening operation of the grand prize opening that allows a certain amount of winnings (for example, about 3 to 5 game balls) is performed 10 times. After that, in the 15th and 16th rounds, the winning action opening operation is performed a total of 2 times with the longest opening time in which a sufficient number of times (for example, 9 times = 9 game balls) can be generated. Done. As a result, although it is substantially less than 16 rounds, it is possible to give a player more balls (prize balls) for 2 rounds than the big hit game of the “16 round probability variation 1” described above. . In the 15th and 16th rounds, if a predetermined number of times (for example, 9 times = 9 game balls) is won in each round, the big prize opening is closed without waiting for the longest opening time to elapse. . Then, for example, by operating the “probability changing function” after the big hit game is finished, a privilege to shift to the “high probability state” is given to the player as a result. Also, in this case, even if the “time reduction function” is inactive in the previous game, by operating the “time reduction function” after the big hit game is finished, the “variable time reduction state” is also achieved. A privilege to be transferred is given to the player.

[16 Round Probability Patterns 3 and 7 (Second Winning Type)]
Also, if the special symbol is stopped and displayed in the form of “16 round probability variation 3” or “16 round probability variation symbol 7” in the previous special symbol stop display processing, the normal state is changed to the big hit gaming state. An opportunity occurs. And in this case, the first prize is opened 4 times in the 1st round and 2 times in the 2nd round, each in an extremely short time (for example, an opening time of about 0.1 seconds). A total of 6 eyes are opened. From the third round to the twelfth round, the grand prize opening is opened once each over a longer time (for example, an opening time of about 2.1 seconds to 4.0 seconds), A total of 10 rounds (basic times) will be released from the 3rd round to the 12th round. Furthermore, in the 13th to 16th rounds, the winning prize opening is opened once over a sufficiently long time (for example, about 29.0 seconds), from the 13th round to the 16th round. A total of four times (the number of times of the second addition) are opened (open with a ball). Therefore, for the jackpot game of “16-round probability variation 3” or “16-round probability variation symbol 7”, the first round and the second round of the big winning game will not be impossible even if it is not impossible. The opening operation is performed a total of 6 times, and from the 3rd round to the 12th round, the opening operation of the grand prize opening that allows a certain amount of winnings (for example, about 3 to 5 game balls) is performed 10 times, After that, from the 13th to the 16th round, the opening operation of the grand prize opening is a total of 4 times in the longest opening time that allows a sufficient number of times (for example, 9 times = 9 game balls) to be generated. Done. As a result, there are actually fewer than 16 rounds, but more games (prize balls) for two more rounds than the jackpot game of “16 round probability variation 2” or “16 round probability variation 6” above. Can be granted to a person. From the 13th round to the 16th round, if the specified number of times (for example, 9 times = 9 game balls) is won in each round, the big prize opening is closed without waiting for the longest opening time to elapse. The Then, for example, by operating the “probability changing function” after the big hit game is finished, a privilege to shift to the “high probability state” is given to the player as a result. Also, in this case, even if the “time reduction function” is inactive in the previous game, by operating the “time reduction function” after the big hit game is finished, the “variable time reduction state” is also achieved. A privilege to be transferred is given to the player.

[16-round probability variation 4, 8 (3rd winning type)]
Next, in the previous special symbol stop display process, if the special symbol is stopped and displayed in the form of “16 round probability variation 4” or “16 round probability variation 8”, the normal state is changed to the big hit gaming state. A trigger occurs. In this case, the special winning opening is opened 6 times in the first half of the first round in an extremely short time (for example, an opening time of about 0.1 seconds). The remaining second half of the first round and the second to tenth rounds take longer than before (for example, an opening time of about 2.1 seconds to 4.0 seconds) to open the grand prize opening. Is performed once, and a total of 10 rounds (basic times) are released from the second half of the first round to the tenth round. Furthermore, in the 11th to 16th rounds, the winning prize opening is opened once over a sufficiently long time (for example, about 29.0 seconds), from the 10th round to the 16th round. A total of six times (the number of times of the third addition) are released (open with a ball). Therefore, for the “16-round probability variation 4” or “16-round probability variation 8” jackpot games, the first half of the first round of the first half of the first round will be open in a short time that is difficult even if it is impossible to generate a prize. The operation is performed a total of 6 times, and from the second half of the first round to the 10th round, the opening operation of the grand prize opening that allows a certain amount of winning (for example, about 3 to 5 game balls) is performed 10 times. After that, from the 11th round to the 16th round, the opening operation of the grand prize opening is totaled with the longest opening time in which a sufficient number of times (for example, 9 times = 9 game balls) can be generated. 6 times. As a result, although there are substantially fewer than 16 rounds, a game with 2 more rounds (prize balls) for two more rounds than the big hit game of “16 round probability variation 3” or “16 round probability variation 7” above. Can be granted to a person. In addition, from the 10th to the 16th round, if a specified number of times (for example, 9 times = 9 game balls) is won in each round, the grand prize opening is closed without waiting for the longest opening time to elapse. The Then, for example, by operating the “probability changing function” after the big hit game is finished, a privilege to shift to the “high probability state” is given to the player as a result. Also, in this case, even if the “time reduction function” is inactive in the previous game, by operating the “time reduction function” after the big hit game is finished, the “variable time reduction state” is also achieved. A privilege to be transferred is given to the player.

  In any case, if the winning symbol is one of the above “16-round probability variation 1” to “16-round probability variation symbol 8” or “10-round probability variation symbol”, the internal state is changed to “high probability state” after the jackpot game ends. Is given to the player. In addition, when the internal lottery is won in the “high probability state”, and the winning symbol at that time corresponds to any of “16 round probability variation symbol 1” to “16 round probability variation symbol 8” or “10 round probability variation symbol”, The “high probability state” continues (restarts) after the big hit game ends. On the other hand, if you win the internal lottery in the “high probability state” and fall into any of the above “16 round normal symbol 1” to “16 round probability variation symbol 1” or “10 round normal symbol”, the internal lottery game will end The state returns to the normal probability state (low probability state). Needless to say, if the internal lottery is won in the normal probability state and it falls into any of “16 round normal symbol 1” to “16 round probability variation 8” or “10 round normal symbol”, the internal state will be maintained even after the big hit game ends. Is normally maintained in a probability state.

[Small hits]
In the present embodiment, small wins are provided as winning types other than non-winning. When winning a small winning game, a small winning game is performed separately from the big winning game, and the variable winning device 30 is opened and closed. That is, if the first special symbol or the second special symbol is stopped and displayed in the small hit state in the previous special symbol stop display processing, the game (variable winning a prize) in the normal probability state or the high probability state. A game in which the device 30 operates) is executed. In such a small win game, the variable winning device 30 opens and closes a predetermined number of times (for example, twice), but hardly wins a big winning opening. In addition, even if the small hit game ends, the “probability change function” does not operate, and the “time reduction function” does not operate, so it goes to the “high probability state” or “time reduction state”. The privilege to be transferred is not granted (it is not a prerequisite for that). Also, even if you win a small hit in the “high probability state”, the “high probability state” will not end after the game of that small hit, and even if you win a small hit in the “time reduction state” The “time reduction state” does not end after the end of the small hit game (except when the upper limit is reached). In the present embodiment, the game specification for setting a small hit is used, but it may be a game specification for not setting a small hit.

[Special symbol change pre-treatment]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure example of the special symbol variation pre-processing. Hereinafter, it demonstrates along each procedure.

  Step S2100: First, the main control CPU 72 checks whether or not the first special symbol working memory number or the second special symbol working memory number remains (greater than 0). This confirmation can be performed by referring to the value of the working memory number counter stored in the RAM 76. When the number of working memories of both the first special symbol and the second special symbol is 0 (No), the main control CPU 72 executes a demonstration setting process in step S2500.

  Step S2500: In this process, the main control CPU 72 generates a demonstration effect command. The demonstration effect command is output to the effect control device 124 in the effect control output process (step S212 in FIG. 8). When the demo setting process is executed, the main control CPU 72 returns to the special symbol game process. When returning, it returns to the end address as described above (and so on).

  On the other hand, if the value of the working memory number counter of either the first special symbol or the second special symbol is greater than 0 (Yes), the main control CPU 72 next executes step S2200.

  Step S2200: The main control CPU 72 executes a special symbol storage area shift process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 preferentially reads out the lottery random numbers (big hit determination random number, big hit symbol random number) stored in the random number storage area of the RAM 76, which corresponds to the second special symbol. At this time, if random numbers are stored in two or more sections, the main control CPU 72 reads and erases (consumes) the random numbers in order from the first section, and then moves (shifts) the remaining random numbers one by one to the previous section. ) The read random number is stored, for example, in another temporary storage area. When the random number corresponding to the second special symbol is not stored, the main control CPU 72 reads the random number corresponding to the first special symbol and stores it in the temporary storage area. Each random number stored in the temporary storage area is used for internal lottery in the next jackpot determination process. As a result, in the present embodiment, the variable display of the second special symbol is preferentially performed over the first special symbol. In addition, the program which reads a random number in the order memorize | stored simply may be sufficient, without providing the priority order according to such special symbols. Further, in this process, the main control CPU 72 subtracts one value of the working memory number counter (the one of the first special symbol or the second special symbol which has been subjected to the random number shift) stored in the RAM 76, and after the subtraction Is set to “Number of working memories at start of change”. Thereby, the display mode of the number stored by the first special symbol operation memory lamp 34a or the second special symbol operation memory lamp 35a changes (decreases by 1) in the display output management process (step S210 in FIG. 8). . When the procedure so far is finished, the main control CPU 72 then executes step S2300.

  Step S2300: The main control CPU 72 executes a big hit determination process (internal lottery). In this process, the main control CPU 72 first sets a range of the big hit value and determines whether or not the read random number value is included in this range (lottery execution means). The range of the jackpot value set at this time is different between the normal probability state and the high probability state (when the probability variation function is activated). In the high probability state, the range of the jackpot value is expanded to about 10 times that of the normal probability state. The If the random value read at this time is included in the range of the big hit value, the main control CPU 72 sets the big hit flag (01H), and then proceeds to step S2400.

  When the above big hit flag is not set, the main control CPU 72 sets the range of the small hit value next in the same big hit determination process, and determines whether or not the read random number value is included in this range (lottery execution). means). The “small hit” here is other than non-winning (out of), but is different from “big hit”. That is, “big hit” generates an opportunity (game milestone) to shift to the above “high probability state” or “time reduction state”, but “small hit” does not generate such an opportunity. However, “small hit” is positioned as satisfying the condition for operating the variable winning device 30 as in the case of “big hit”. The range of the small hit value set at this time may be different between the normal probability state and the high probability state (when the probability variation function is activated), or may be the same. In any case, if the read random number value is included in the range of the small hit value, the main control CPU 72 sets the small hit flag, and then proceeds to step S2400. As described above, in the present embodiment, as the hit range corresponding to other than the non-winning, the range of the big hit value and the small hit value is defined in advance in the program. Each of them may be written in the ROM 74, read out, and the big hit determination may be performed while comparing with the random value.

  Step S2400: The main control CPU 72 determines whether or not a value (01H) is set for the big hit flag in the previous big hit determination process. If the value (01H) is not set in the jackpot flag (No), the main control CPU 72 next executes step S2402.

  Step S2402: The main control CPU 72 determines whether or not a value (01H) is set in the small hit flag in the previous big hit determination process. If the value (01H) is not set in the small hit flag (No), the main control CPU 72 next executes step S2404. The main control CPU 72 may determine the big hit (for example, 01H is set) or the small hit (for example, 0AH is set) according to the value of the common hit flag without separately preparing the big hit flag and the small hit flag.

  Step S2404: The main control CPU 72 executes an off-time stop symbol determination process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 sets stop symbol number data at the time of disconnection by the first special symbol display device 34 or the second special symbol display device 35. Further, the main control CPU 72 generates a stop symbol command and a lottery result command (at the time of loss) to be transmitted to the effect control device 124. These commands are transmitted to the effect control device 124 in the effect control output process (step S212 in FIG. 8).

  In this embodiment, since the 7-segment LED is used for the first special symbol display device 34 and the second special symbol display device 35, for example, the display mode of the stop symbol at the time of disconnection is always set to one segment (the central bar). It is possible to fix the stop symbol number data to one value (for example, 64H) by keeping only the “−”) lighting display. In this case, the storage capacity used in the program can be reduced, the processing load on the main control CPU 72 can be reduced, and the processing speed can be improved.

  Step S2405: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes a deviation variation pattern determination process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 determines the fluctuation pattern number at the time of deviation for the special symbol (fluctuation pattern selection means). The variation pattern number is used to distinguish the variation display type (pattern) of the special symbol or to correspond to the variation time required for the variation display. Since the fluctuation time at the time of loss differs depending on whether or not it is the above “time reduction state”, in this process, the main control CPU 72 loads the gaming state flag and the current state is “time reduction state”. Check if it exists. In the “time shortening state”, except for the case where reach variation is basically performed, the variation time at the time of disconnection is set to a shortened time (shortening variation time determination means). Even if not in the “time shortening state”, the fluctuation time at the time of losing is shortened based on, for example, “the number of operating memories at the start of fluctuation display (0 to 3)” set in step S2200, except when the reach fluctuation is performed. May be. Note that stop display time of symbols when out is constant regardless of the variation pattern (for example, about 0.5 seconds). The main control CPU 72 sets the value of the determined fluctuation time (at the time of disconnection) in the fluctuation timer, and sets the value of the stop display time at the time of disconnection in the stop symbol display timer.

  In the present embodiment, when the result of the internal lottery is a non-winning result, for example, a “reach effect” is generated and the control is performed so that the “reach effect” is not generated. It is said. The “variation pattern selection table at the time of loss” preliminarily defines variation patterns corresponding to a plurality of types of effects such as “non-reach effect” and “reach effect”. One of the fluctuation patterns is selected from the inside. The reach production includes various reach production such as normal reach production, long reach production, super reach production, and the like.

[Example of variation pattern selection table for loss]
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the deviation variation pattern selection table.
This selection table is a table to be used at the time of a loss (when it corresponds to non-winning) (fluctuation pattern defining means, varying time defining means). In addition, this selection table has a structure in which, for example, “comparison value” and “variation pattern number” are stored as a set of 1 byte each in order from the head address. The “comparison value” includes, for example, eight different values “101”, “201”, “211”, “221”, “231”, “241”, “251”, “255 (FFH)”. “1” to “8” of “variation pattern number” are assigned to each “comparison value”.

  Fluctuation pattern numbers “1” to “5” correspond to fluctuation patterns that are out of reach without performing a reach effect, and fluctuation pattern numbers “6” to “8” are fluctuation patterns that are out of reach after reaching. It corresponds. Note that such a variation pattern selection table is also used in the prior determination process of the acquisition effect determination process (FIG. 12) (the same applies to the big hit).

  The main control CPU 72 sequentially compares the obtained variation pattern determination random value with the “comparison value” in the variation pattern selection table, and if the random value is equal to or less than the comparison value, the main control CPU 72 corresponds to the comparison value. A variation pattern number is selected (variation pattern determination means). For example, if the variation pattern determination random value at that time is “190”, the main control CPU 72 determines that the random value exceeds the comparison value when compared with the first comparison value “101”. 201 "is compared with the random value. In this case, since the random value is equal to or smaller than the comparison value, the main control CPU 72 selects “2” as the corresponding variation pattern number.

[See Fig. 14: Special symbol change pre-processing]
The above steps S2404 and S2405 are control procedures when the big hit determination result is out of place (in the case other than non-winning), but the determination result is a big hit (step S2400: Yes) or a small hit (step S2402: Yes). The main control CPU 72 executes the following procedure. First, the case of jackpot will be described.

  Step S2410: The main control CPU 72 executes a big hit stop symbol determination process (winning type determination means). In this process, the main control CPU 72 determines the type of the winning symbol (stop symbol number at the time of jackpot) for each special symbol (first special symbol or second special symbol) based on the jackpot symbol random number. The relationship between the jackpot symbol random number value and the type of winning symbol is defined in advance in the special symbol determination data table (winning type defining means). For this reason, the main control CPU 72 can determine the type of winning symbol based on the big hit symbol random number from the stored contents by referring to the big hit symbol stop selection table in the big hit symbol stop determination process.

[Winning pattern at the time of big hit]
In the present embodiment, as the winning symbol that is selectively determined at the time of the big hit, as described above, “10 round normal symbol”, “16 round normal symbol”, “10 round probability variation symbol”, “16 round probability variation symbol 1”, “16 round probability variation 2”, “16 round probability variation 3”, “16 round probability variation 4”, “16 round probability variation 5”, “16 round probability variation 6”, “16 round probability variation 7”, “16 A round probability variable pattern 8 ”is provided. Each of the 11 types of winning symbols may further include a plurality of winning symbols. For example, “10 round normal symbol”, “10 round normal symbol a”, “10 round normal symbol b”, “10 round normal symbol c”, and so on.

  In the present embodiment, the first special symbol and the second special symbol are different in the type of winning symbol selected at the time of the big winning of the internal lottery corresponding to each. That is, at the time of the big winning of the internal lottery corresponding to the first special symbol, any one of “10 round normal symbol”, “10 round probability variable symbol”, “16 round probability variable symbol 1” to “16 round probability variable symbol 4” is selected. The

  On the other hand, at the time of the big winning of the internal lottery corresponding to the second special symbol, one of “16 round normal symbol” and “16 round probability variable symbol 5” to “16 round probability variable symbol 8” is selected. For this reason, the main control CPU 72 distinguishes the objects that can be selected as the winning symbol depending on whether the result of the big hit this time corresponds to the first special symbol or the second special symbol.

[First Special Symbol Big Stop Stop Symbol Selection Table]
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration column of the first special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table. When the result of this big hit corresponds to the first special symbol, the main control CPU 72 refers to the first special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table (winning type defining means) shown in FIG. Determine (winning type determination means).

  In the first special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table, the left column shows the distribution value by winning symbol, and each distribution value “30”, “30”, “10”, “10”, “ “10” and “10” correspond to the ratio when the denominator is 100. The allocation value is shown only for the winning symbol corresponding to the first special symbol, and is not shown for the winning symbol corresponding to the second special symbol (display of “−”).

  In the second column from the left, all the above 11 types of winning symbols are shown, but the winning symbol corresponding to each allocation value in the left column is “10 round normal symbol”, “10 round probability variation symbol”. “16-round probability variation 1”, “16-round probability variation 2”, “16-round probability variation 3”, and “16-round probability variation 4”. That is, at the big hit corresponding to the first special symbol, the ratio of “10 round normal symbol” is 30/100 (= 30%), and the proportion of “10 round probability variation” is also 100 minutes. 30 (= 30%). Further, the ratio of selecting “16-round probability variation 1” to “16-round probability variation 4” is 10/100 (= 10%), respectively. The size of each distribution value corresponds to the selection ratio for each winning symbol using a jackpot symbol random number. Therefore, the selection ratio of the probability variation symbol for the first special symbol as a whole is 70%. Here, the selection ratios for “16 round probability variation symbol 1” to “16 round probability variation symbol 4” are set to be the same, but the selection proportions may be different from each other.

  In any case, if the current jackpot result corresponds to the first special symbol, the main control CPU 72 performs a selection lottery based on the jackpot symbol random number, and the selection ratio shown in the first special symbol jackpot stop symbol selection table Then, a winning symbol is selectively determined (winning type determining means). Further, in the first special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table, for example, 2-byte command data is defined as a stop symbol command at the time of winning as shown in the third column from the left. The stop symbol command is described by, for example, a combination of MODE value-EVENT value, and among these, the MODE value “B1H” of the upper byte is selected when the winning symbol of this time is the big hit of the first special symbol. Represents. Further, the EVENT values “01H”, “03H”, “04H”, “05H”, “06H”, and “07H” in the lower byte represent the types of winning symbols corresponding to each other in the selection table. Therefore, for example, if the result of the big hit this time corresponds to the first special symbol, and “10 round normal symbol” is selected as the winning symbol, the stop symbol command at the time of winning is described as “B1H01H” It will be.

  As described above, when the selected symbol is selected from the first special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table, the main control CPU 72 generates a stop symbol command at that time. The resulting stop symbols command, for example, are transmitted to the effect control device 124 in effect control the output processing described above. Further, the main control CPU 72 determines a big hit stop symbol number for the first special symbol based on the selected winning symbol.

[Time reduction]
In the fourth column (right column) from the left of the first special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table, the value of the number of short times (limit number) given after the big hit game is ended is shown. Specific values for the number of time reductions are as follows.

In the case of “10 round normal symbol”, the number of time reductions is given 100 times.
In the case of “10-round probability variation symbol” or “16-round probability variation symbol 1” to “16-round probability variation symbol 4”, the number of time reductions is given 10,000 times.

[2nd special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table]
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a configuration column of the second special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table. When the result of the big hit this time corresponds to the second special symbol, the main control CPU 72 refers to the second special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table (winning type defining means) shown in FIG. decide.

  Also in the second special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table, the distribution value for each winning symbol is shown in the left column, and each allocation value is “30”, “10”, “10”, “20”. , “30” corresponds to the ratio when the denominator is 100. The distribution value is shown only for the winning symbol corresponding to the second special symbol, and is not shown for the winning symbol corresponding to the first special symbol ("-" is displayed).

  Similarly, in the second column from the left, all of the above 11 types of winning symbols are shown, but the winning symbol corresponding to each allocation value in the left column is “16 round normal symbol”, “16 round probability variable”. Symbol 5 ”,“ 16 round probability variation symbol 6 ”,“ 16 round probability variation symbol 7 ”, and“ 16 round probability variation symbol 8 ”. That is, at the big hit corresponding to the second special symbol, the ratio of “16 round normal symbol” is 30/100 (= 30%). In addition, the rate at which “16 round probability variation 5” is selected is 10/100 (= 10%), and the rate at which “16 round probability variation 6” is selected is 10/100 (= 10%). Yes, the rate at which “16 round probability variation 7” is selected is 20/100 (= 20%), and the rate at which “16 round probability variation 8” is selected is 30/100 (= 30%) ). Therefore, also for the second special symbol, the selection ratio of the probability variation symbol as a whole is 70%.

  When the result of this big hit corresponds to the second special symbol, the main control CPU 72 performs a selection lottery based on the big hit symbol random number, and selects the winning symbol with the selection ratio shown in the second special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table To decide. Similarly, in the second special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table, for example, 2-byte command data is defined as the stop symbol command at the time of winning as shown in the third column from the left. Again, the stop symbol command is described by the combination of the above MODE value-EVENT value. Among these, the MODE value “B2H” of the upper byte is the one selected when the winning symbol of the second special symbol is the current winning symbol. It represents that. Further, the EVENT values “02H”, “08H”, “09H”, “0AH”, and “0BH” in the lower byte represent the types of winning symbols corresponding to each other in the selection table. Therefore, for example, if the result of the big hit this time corresponds to the second special symbol, and “16 round normal symbol” is selected as the winning symbol, the stop symbol command will be described as “B2H02H”. .

  As described above, when the selected symbol is selected from the second special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table, the main control CPU 72 generates a stop symbol command at that time. The resulting stop symbols command, for example, are transmitted to the effect control device 124 in effect control the output processing described above. Further, the main control CPU 72 determines a big hit stop symbol number for the second special symbol based on the selected winning symbol.

[Time reduction]
The fourth column from the left (right column) of the second special symbol big hit stop symbol selection table shows the value of the number of short hours given after the big hit game ends. Specific values for the number of time reductions are as follows.
In the case of “16 round normal symbol”, the number of time reductions is given 100 times.
In the case of any of “16-round probability variation design 5” to “16-round probability variation design 8”, the number of time reductions is given 10,000 times.

  Note that the selection ratio of the winning symbol differs between the first special symbol and the second special symbol as described above, for example, for the following reason. That is, when shifting to the “high probability state” or “time shortening state”, the variable start winning device 28 operates more frequently than in the normal time (when the time shortening function is not activated), so the second special symbol The working memory of is difficult to break. In this embodiment, since the memory for the second special symbol is consumed with priority over the first special symbol, “10 round normal big hit” or “10 round probability big hit” is selected for the second special symbol. By adopting the table configuration that is not performed, either “16 round normal big hit” or “16 round probability big hit” is selected particularly in the “high probability state” and “time shortening state”.

  In each table of FIGS. 16 and 17, in the second column from the left, a winning symbol for which a corresponding distribution value is not set is also shown for convenience, but the table is actually stored in the ROM 74. In this case, a winning symbol for which no distribution value is set can be omitted.

[Positioning of winning symbols]
In the present embodiment, when the winning corresponding to the first special symbol corresponds to “16 round probability variation 2” to “16 round probability variation 4”, or when winning corresponding to the second special symbol, the “16 round probability variation symbol”. For cases corresponding to “6” to “16 round probability variation 8”, a specific extra effect is executed in the middle of the big hit game.

  That is, in the second column from the left in FIG. 16 and FIG. 17, as shown as “addition effect A”, “addition effect B”, “addition effect C”, etc. for each winning symbol, Different overriding effects are assigned. For example, “16-round probability variation design 2” and “16 round probability variation symbol 6” are assigned the “addition effect A” rendering mode, and “16 round probability variation symbol 3” and “16 round probability variation symbol 7” An effect mode of “addition effect B” is assigned, and an effect mode of “addition effect C” is assigned to “16 round probability variation pattern 3” and “16 round probability variation symbol 8”. In addition, the specific aspect of the addition effect will be further described later.

[See Fig. 14: Special symbol change pre-processing]
Step S2412: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes a big hit hour variation pattern determination process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 determines the variation pattern (variation time and stop display time) of the first special symbol or the second special symbol based on the variation pattern determination random number shifted in the previous step S2200. The main control CPU 72 sets the determined variation time value in the variation timer, and sets the stop display time value in the stop symbol display timer. In general, in the case of big hit reach fluctuation, a fluctuation time longer than that at the time of loss is determined.

  In the present embodiment, when the result of the internal lottery corresponds to 16 round big hit (16 round normal big hit or 16 round probability big hit) or 10 round big hit (10 round normal big hit or 10 round positive variation big hit), It is assumed that control is performed to generate a “effect” and make a big hit. The “Big Bonus Winning Variation Pattern Selection Table” defines variation patterns corresponding to multiple types of “reach production”, and if one hits 16 rounds or 10 rounds, one of them is selected. Will be selected. The reach production includes various reach production such as normal reach production, long reach production, super reach production, and the like.

[Example of variation pattern selection table when winning big hits]
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the variation pattern selection table for winning a big hit.
This selection table is a table used when winning 16 rounds or 10 rounds (big change pattern definition means, variable time definition means). In addition, this selection table has a structure in which, for example, “comparison value” and “variation pattern number” are stored as a set of 1 byte each in order from the head address. The “comparison value” includes, for example, eight different values “101”, “201”, “211”, “221”, “231”, “241”, “251”, “255 (FFH)”. “13” to “20” of “variation pattern number” are assigned to each “comparison value”.

  The variation pattern numbers “13” to “20” all correspond to the variation pattern that is a hit when the reach effect is performed. Note that such a variation pattern selection table is also used in the prior determination process of the acquisition effect determination process (FIG. 12).

  The main control CPU 72 sequentially compares the obtained variation pattern determination random value with the “comparison value” in the variation pattern selection table, and if the random value is equal to or less than the comparison value, the main control CPU 72 corresponds to the comparison value. A variation pattern number is selected (variation pattern determination means). For example, if the variation pattern determination random value at that time is “190”, the main control CPU 72 determines that the random value exceeds the comparison value when compared with the first comparison value “101”. 201 "is compared with the random value. In this case, since the random value is equal to or smaller than the comparison value, the main control CPU 72 selects “14” as the corresponding variation pattern number.

[See Fig. 14: Special symbol change pre-processing]
Step S2414: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes a big hit other setting process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 determines that the winning symbol type (hit stop symbol number) determined in the previous step S2410 is “10 round probability variation symbol” or “16 round probability variation symbol 1” to “16 round probability variation symbol 8”. In either case, the value (01H) of the probability variation function activation flag is set as a gaming state flag in the flag area of the RAM 76 (high probability state transition means, probability variation function activation means). In addition, when the type of the winning symbol determined in the previous step S2410 is either “10 round normal symbol” or “16 round normal symbol”, the main control CPU 72 determines the value of the probability variation function operation flag as the gaming state flag. Are reset (low probability state setting means, low probability state transition means).

  Further, the main control CPU 72 determines that the winning symbol type (stop symbol number at the time of big hit) determined in the previous step S2410 is “10 round normal symbol”, “16 round normal symbol”, “10 round probability variation symbol”, “16 round probability variation”. The main control CPU 72 sets the value (01H) of the time shortening function activation flag in the flag area of the RAM 76 as a gaming state flag in any of the symbols 1 ”to“ 16 round probability variation symbol 8 ”(time shortening state transition means) , Time shortening function operating means).

  In the process of step S2414, the main control CPU 72 determines the display mode of the stop symbol (big hit symbol) by the first special symbol display device 34 or the second special symbol display device 35 based on the big hit time stop symbol number. At the same time, the main control CPU 72 generates a lottery result command (at the time of the big hit) together with the stop symbol command (at the time of the big hit). These stop symbol commands and drawing result command is also transmitted to the effect control device 124 in effect control the output processing.

Next, processing for small hits will be described.
Step S2407: The main control CPU 72 executes a small hit stop symbol determination process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 determines the type of winning symbol at the time of small hit (stop symbol number at small hit) based on the big hit symbol random number. Similarly, the relationship between the big winning symbol random number value and the type of winning symbol at the time of small hitting is preliminarily defined in the special symbol selection table at small hitting (winning type defining means). In this embodiment, in order to reduce the load on the main control CPU 72, the winning symbol at the time of the small hit is determined using the big hit symbol random number, but a dedicated random number may be used separately.

[Winning pattern for small hits]
In the present embodiment, the winning symbol at the time of small hitting is only one type of “twice open small hitting symbol”. However, other types such as “one time opening small hit symbol” and “three times opening small hit symbol” may be prepared. As described above, “small hit” as a result of the internal lottery is not an opportunity for the subsequent state to change to “high probability state” or “time reduction state”, and thus is essential for this type of pachinko machine. A “one-time small hit symbol” can be provided without being bound by the definition of “two rounds (two times open) or more”.

  Step S2408: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes a small hit hour variation pattern determination process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 determines the variation pattern (variation time and stop display time) of the first special symbol or the second special symbol based on the variation pattern determination random number shifted in the previous step S2200 (variation pattern selection means). ). Further, the main control CPU 72 sets the determined variation time value in the variation timer, and sets the stop display time value in the stop symbol display timer. In the present embodiment, the reach variation pattern can be selected in the case of a small hit, or a variation pattern equivalent to that in the normal variation can be selected.

  Step S2409: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes a small hitting and other setting process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 determines the display mode of the stop symbol (small hit symbol) by the first special symbol display device 34 or the second special symbol display device 35 based on the stop symbol number at the time of small hit. In addition, the main control CPU 72 generates a stop symbol command and a lottery result command (at the time of a small hit) to be transmitted to the effect control device 124. These stop symbol commands and drawing result command is also transmitted to the effect control device 124 in effect control the output processing.

  Step S2415: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes special symbol variation start processing. In this process, the main control CPU 72 selects the fluctuation pattern data based on the fluctuation pattern number (out of time / hit). At the same time, the main control CPU 72 sets a special symbol variation start flag in the flag area of the RAM 76. Then, the main control CPU 72 generates a change start command to be transmitted to the effect control device 124. This variation start command is also transmitted to the effect control device 124 in the effect control output process. When the above procedure is completed, the main control CPU 72 sets the special symbol changing process (step S3000) as the next jump destination and returns to the special symbol game process.

[Figure 13: Special symbol change processing, special symbol stop display processing]
In the special symbol fluctuation processing, the main control CPU 72 loads the value of the fluctuation timer from the register to the timer counter as described above, and then the timer according to the passage of time (clock pulse count number or interrupt counter value). Decrement the counter value. The main control CPU 72 controls the special symbol variation display as described above until the value becomes 0 while referring to the value of the timer counter. When the value of the timer counter becomes 0, the main control CPU 72 sets the special symbol stop display in-progress process (step S4000) as the next jump destination.

  In the special symbol stop display process, the main control CPU 72 controls the special symbol stop display based on the stop symbol determined in the stop symbol determination process (step S2404, step S2407, and step S2410 in FIG. 14). The main control CPU 72 generates a symbol stop command to be transmitted to the effect control device 124. The symbol stop command is transmitted to the effect control device 124 in the effect control output process. When the stop symbol is displayed for a predetermined time in the special symbol stop display process, the main control CPU 72 deletes the symbol changing flag.

[Special symbol memory area shift processing]
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a procedure example of the special symbol storage area shift process. When the value of the working memory counter corresponding to the first special symbol or the second special symbol is greater than “0” in the previous special symbol fluctuation pre-processing (step S2100: Yes in FIG. 14), the main control CPU 72 Executes this special symbol storage area shift process. Hereinafter, it demonstrates along each procedure.

  Step S2210: The main control CPU 72 checks whether or not the value of the operation memory counter corresponding to the second special symbol that is preferentially consumed is “0”. At this time, if the value of the operation memory counter corresponding to the second special symbol is “1” or more (No), the main control CPU 72 then proceeds to step S2212.

  Step S2212: The main control CPU 72 designates the second special symbol as a special symbol for shifting the storage area. This designation is performed, for example, by setting “02H” as the target symbol designation value.

  Step S2214: On the other hand, when the value of the working memory counter corresponding to the second special symbol is “0” (step S2210: Yes), the main control CPU 72 uses the first special symbol as a special symbol to be shifted in the storage area. Is specified. The designation in this case is performed, for example, by setting “01H” as the target symbol designation value.

  Step S2216: The main control CPU 72 shifts the random number storage area of the RAM 76 for the target special symbol designated in either step S2212 or step S2214. The details of the specific processing are as already described in the previous special symbol change pre-processing.

  Step S2218: Next, the main control CPU 72 subtracts the value of the operation memory counter for the target special symbol. For example, if the target to shift the current storage area is the second special symbol, the main control CPU 72 subtracts (-1) the value of the working memory counter corresponding to the second special symbol.

  Step S2220: Then, the main control CPU 72 sets “the number of operation memories at the start of fluctuation” from the value of the operation memory counter after the subtraction. Here, for both the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the value of the operation memory counter may be added and the “number of operation memories at the start of change” may be set.

Step S2222: The main control CPU 72 also checks whether or not the special symbol to be shifted in the current storage area is the second special symbol.
Step S2224: When the target is the second special symbol (step S2222: Yes), the main control CPU 72 sets the working command when the number of working memories is reduced for the second special symbol. The effect command set here is also generated as a one-word-length command, but its structure is in contrast to the above-described “effect command when increasing the number of working memories”. That is, the production command at the time when the number of working memories decreases is lower than the value of lower bytes (for example, “00H” to “03H” that represents the number of working memories after reduction with respect to the preceding value (for example, “BCH”) of the upper bytes representing the command type )) And an additional value (for example, “10H”) meaning “decrease in the number of working memories accompanying consumption” is further added (logical sum) to the lower byte value. Therefore, for the lower byte, the second value becomes “1” by ORing the addition value “10H”, and this value indicates “the result (change information) due to the decrease in the number of working memories”. It will be a thing. In other words, if the lower byte of the command is “13H”, it means that the number of working memories up to the previous time “4” (command notation is “14H”) is reduced by one, so that the number of working memories this time is “3” (command The notation is “13H”). Similarly, if the lower byte is “12H” to “10H”, it means that the number of working memories “3” to “1” up to the previous time (command notation is “13H” to “11H”) is decreased by one respectively. This indicates that the current operation memory number is “2” to “0” (command notation is “12H” to “10H”). The preceding value “BCH” is a value indicating that the current effect command is the working memory number command for the second special symbol.

  Step S2226: If the current target is the first special symbol (Step S2222: No), the main control CPU 72 sets an effect command for reducing the number of working memories regarding the first special symbol. The command in this case is the same as the above except that the preceding value is a value (for example, “BBH”) indicating that the previous value is the working memory number command for the first special symbol.

Step S2228: Then, the main control CPU 72 executes an effect command output process. This process is for transmitting the production command for reducing the number of working memories set in the previous step S2224 or step S2226 to the production control device 124 (memory number notification means).
When the above procedure is completed, the main control CPU 72 returns to the special symbol variation pre-processing (FIG. 14).

[Special symbol stop display processing]
Next, FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a procedure example of the special symbol stop display process. Hereinafter, it demonstrates along each procedure.

  Step S4100: The main control CPU 72 subtracts the value of the stop symbol display timer (decrements by the interrupt period).

  Step S4200: The main control CPU 72 determines whether or not the stop display time has ended based on the value of the stop symbol display timer subtracted this time. Specifically, if the value of the stop symbol display timer is not 0 or less, the main control CPU 72 determines that the stop display time has not yet ended (No). In this case, the main control CPU 72 returns to the special symbol game process, and jumps from the execution selection process (step S1000 in FIG. 13) and repeatedly executes the special symbol stop display process in the next interrupt cycle.

  On the other hand, if the value of the stop symbol display timer is 0 or less, the main control CPU 72 determines that the stop display time has ended (Yes). In this case, the main control CPU 72 next executes step S4250.

  Step S4250: The main control CPU 72 generates a symbol stop command. The symbol stop command is transmitted to the effect control device 124 in the effect control output process. Further, the main control CPU 72 deletes the symbol changing flag here.

  Step S4300: Here, the main control CPU 72 confirms whether or not the value of the big hit flag (01H) is set. When the value of the big hit flag (01H) is set (Yes), the main control CPU 72 next executes step S4350.

[When winning]
Step S4350: The main control CPU 72 sets the jump destination of the jump table to “variable winning device management process”.
Step S4400: The main control CPU 72 sets “start of big role (during big hit game)” as an internal state flag for control. At the same time, the main control CPU 72 generates a status command representing a big hit. The state command representing the big hit is transmitted to the effect control device 124 in the effect control output process.

  Step S4500: The main control CPU 72 generates a continuous operation number command. The continuous operation number command can be generated based on the type of jackpot symbol (stop symbol number) determined in the previous jackpot stop symbol determination process (step S2410 in FIG. 14). For example, if the type of jackpot symbol is “16 round normal symbol” or “16 round probability variable symbol 1” to “16 round probability variable symbol 8”, the continuous operation number command is generated as a value representing “16 rounds”. In the case of “10 round normal symbol” or “10 round probability variation symbol”, the continuous operation number command is generated as a value representing “10 rounds”. The generated continuous operation number command is transmitted to the effect control device 124 in the effect control output process.

  When the above procedure is completed at the time of the big hit, the main control CPU 72 returns to the special symbol game process.

[When not winning]
On the other hand, the following procedure is executed in cases other than the big hit.
That is, if the main control CPU 72 determines in step S4300 that the value of the big hit flag (01H) is not set (No), it next executes step S4600.

  Step S4600: The main control CPU 72 next checks whether or not the value of the small hit flag (01H) is set. If the value of the small hit flag (01H) is not set and is simply a deviation (No), the main control CPU 72 next executes step S4602.

  Step S4602: The main control CPU 72 sets the special symbol variation pre-processing address as the jump destination address of the jump table.

  Step S4605: On the other hand, if the value (01H) of the small hit flag is set (step S4600: Yes), the main control CPU 72 sets the address of the variable winning device management process as the jump destination address of the jump table.

  Step S4606: Then, the main control CPU 72 sets “small hit start (medium hit)” as an internal state flag for control. At the same time, the main control CPU 72 generates a status command indicating that a small hit is being made. The state command representing the small hit is transmitted to the effect control device 124 in the effect control output process.

  Step 4610: Next, the main control CPU 72 loads the value of the count-down counter. In the “counting counter”, the counter values are set in the probability variation count area and the time reduction count area of the RAM 76 in the “high probability state” and “time reduction state”. In this case, “number of times cut” is used, but the value of the number of times counter in the “high probability state” can be set to an extremely large value (for example, 10,000 times or more). By setting such an enormous value, it is possible to probabilistically guarantee that the “high probability state” will continue until the next winning is substantially obtained. In addition, the number of times when the game shifts to the “time reduction state” alone instead of the “high probability state” after the jackpot game, as in the case of “10 round normal symbol” or “16 round normal symbol” The cut-off counter is set to a standard numerical value (for example, 100 times).

  Step S4620: The main control CPU 72 checks whether or not the loaded counter value is zero. At this time, if the count cut counter value is already 0 (Yes), the main control CPU 72 returns to the special symbol game process. On the other hand, when the count cut counter value is not 0 (No), after generating the count cut counter value command, the main control CPU 72 next executes step S4630.

Step S4630: The main control CPU 72 decrements (subtracts 1) the count-down counter value.
Step S4640: Then, the main control CPU 72 determines whether or not the subtraction result is not zero. As a result of the subtraction, when the value of the number cut counter is not 0 (Yes), the main control CPU 72 returns to the special symbol game process. On the other hand, if the value of the number cut counter becomes 0 (No), the main control CPU 72 proceeds to step S4650.

  Step S4650: Here, the main control CPU 72 resets a flag at the time of turning off the number of times function. The probability variable function operation flag or the time shortening function operation flag is reset, but since the value of the count counter is not zero in the “high probability state” as described above, it is practical. It is the time reduction function activation flag that is reset above. As a result, the time reduction state ends after the special symbol stop display. When the above procedure is completed, the process returns to the special symbol game process.

[Display output management processing]
Next, FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a configuration example of the display output management process (step S210 in FIG. 8) executed in the interrupt management process. The display output management process includes a special symbol display setting process (step S1200), a normal symbol display setting process (step S1210), a state display setting process (step S1220), an operation memory display setting process (step S1230), and a continuous operation number display setting. This is a configuration including a subroutine group of processing (step S1240).

  Among these, the special symbol display setting process (step S1200), the normal symbol display setting process (step S1210), and the operation memory display setting process (step S1230) are the first special symbol display device 34, the second, as already described. Generates drive signals to be applied to the LEDs of the special symbol display device 35, the normal symbol display device 33, the normal symbol operation memory lamp 33a, the first special symbol operation memory lamp 34a, and the second special symbol operation memory number display lamp 35a. And output processing.

  The state display setting process (step S1220) and the continuous operation number display setting process (step S1240) are processes for generating and outputting a drive signal to be applied to each LED of the gaming state display device 38. First, in the state display setting process, the main control CPU 72 controls the lighting of the probability variation state display lamp 38c and the time reduction state display lamp 38d, respectively, according to the value of the probability variation function activation flag or the time reduction function activation flag. For example, if the value (01H) is set in the probability variation function operation flag when the pachinko machine 1 is turned on, the main control CPU 72 outputs a lighting signal to the LED corresponding to the probability variation state display lamp 38c. Note that the probability variation state display lamp 38c is switched to non-display (turned off) even if the probability variation function operation flag is set when the variation display of the special symbol is performed thereafter. On the other hand, if the value (01H) is set in the time reduction function operation flag, the main control CPU 72 turns on the lighting signal for the LED corresponding to the time reduction state display lamp 38d regardless of whether or not the power is turned on. Is output.

  The main control CPU 72 controls lighting of the big hit type display lamps 38a and 38b in the continuous operation number display setting process. Specifically, the main control CPU 72 outputs a lighting signal for one of the big hit type display lamps 38a and 38b based on the value of the above-mentioned continuous operation number command. At this time, one of the display lamps 38a and 38b corresponding to the big hit symbol designated by the continuous operation number command is the target of outputting the lighting signal. For example, if the value of the continuous operation number command specifies “16 rounds”, the main control CPU 72 outputs a lighting signal to the lamp 38b representing “16 rounds (16R)”. Further, if the value of the continuous operation number command designates “10 rounds”, the main control CPU 72 outputs a lighting signal to the lamp 38a representing “10 rounds (10R)”.

[Variable winning device management process]
Next, details of the variable winning device management process will be described. FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating a configuration example of the variable winning device management process. The variable winning device management process includes a gaming process selection process (step S5100), a special winning opening opening pattern setting process (step S5200), a special winning opening / closing operation process (step S5300), a special winning opening closing process (step S5400), and an end. This is a configuration including a subroutine group of processing (step S5500).

  Step S5100: In the game process selection process, the main control CPU 72 selects the jump destination of the process to be executed next (any one of steps S5200 to S5500). That is, the main control CPU 72 selects the program address of the process to be executed next from the jump table as the jump destination address, and sets the end of the variable winning device management process in the stack pointer as the return destination address. Which process is selected as the next jump destination depends on the progress of the processes performed so far. For example, if the operation (opening / closing operation) of the variable winning device 30 has not started yet, the main control CPU 72 selects the large winning opening opening pattern setting process (step S5200) as the next jump destination. On the other hand, if the winning opening opening pattern setting process has already been completed, the main control CPU 72 selects the winning opening opening / closing operation process (step S5300) as the next jump destination, and has completed the winning opening opening / closing operation process. Then, the special winning opening closing process (step S5400) is selected as the next jump destination. When the big prize opening / closing operation process and the big prize opening closing process are repeatedly executed over the set number of continuous operations (number of rounds), the main control CPU 72 selects an end process (step S5500) as the next jump destination. . Hereinafter, each process will be described in more detail.

[Big prize opening pattern setting process]
FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure example of the special winning opening opening pattern setting process. This process is for setting conditions such as the number of times that the variable winning device 30 is opened and closed and the time for each opening at the time of big hit or small hit. Hereinafter, it demonstrates along each procedure.

  Step S5202: The main control CPU 72 checks whether or not the current gaming state is a big game, that is, whether or not the big hit flag value (01H) is set in the flag area of the RAM 76. If the value of the big hit flag is set (Yes), the main control CPU 72 then proceeds to step S5204. On the other hand, if the value of the big hit flag is not set (No), the main control CPU 72 proceeds to step S5212. Note that this procedure may be rewritten to refer to the value of the small hit flag (however, the logic of Yes / No is reversed).

[Procedure for jackpot]
First, the procedure for the big hit is as follows.
Step S5204: The main control CPU 72 executes a design-specific release pattern setting process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 sets the winning pattern opening pattern (number of times of opening for each round, time of each opening, closing time) and interval time between rounds according to the current winning symbol. In addition, the main control CPU 72 sets the number of counts in one round (a predetermined maximum number of winnings). The opening pattern for each winning symbol is as described in the item “plural winning types” in the special symbol game process (FIG. 13). The interval time between rounds is set to about several seconds (for example, 0.1 second) for “10 round normal symbol”, “16 round normal symbol”, and “16 round probability variation symbol 5”, for example. In the present embodiment, “16 round probability variation 2”, “16 round probability variation 3”, “16 round probability variation 4”, “16 round probability variation 6”, “16 round probability variation 7”, “ For the 16 round probability variation pattern 8 ”, the length of the interval time set after the end of a specific round is different. Note that the length of the interval time set after the end of the specific round will be further described later. In addition, the number of counts in one round (maximum number of winnings) is, for example, 9 for all winning symbols, but from “16 round probability variation 2” to “16 round probability variation 4” or “16 round probability variation 6” Wins rarely occur during opening for an extremely short time (about 0.1 seconds) set in the case of “16 round probability variation 8” (not impossible but extremely difficult).

  Step S5206: The main control CPU 72 sets the number of execution rounds in the current jackpot game based on the jackpot winning symbol selected in the previous jackpot stop symbol determination process (step S2410 in FIG. 14). Specifically, if the large category “16 round symbol” is selected as the winning symbol, the main control CPU 72 sets the number of execution rounds to 16 times. If “10 round symbols” is selected as the winning symbol, the main control CPU 72 sets the number of execution rounds to ten. The number of execution rounds set here is stored as a corresponding value on the program (“9” for 10 times, “15” for 16 times), for example, in the buffer area of RAM 76.

  Step S5208: Next, the main control CPU 72 sets a big hit opening timer based on the big winning opening opening pattern set in the previous step S5204. The timer value set here is the opening time per operation when the variable winning device 30 is operated. As described above, the opening time is determined by the number of rounds and the number of times of opening for each winning symbol (how many times during the round). It depends on whether it is open. If a value of about 29.0 seconds is set as the value of the big hit release timer, the release time is a sufficient time (for example, a launch control board) that the big winning opening is easily generated during one release. It is a time when 10 or more game balls are fired by the set 174). On the other hand, if the value of the big hit opening timer is set to about 0.1 seconds, the opening time hardly occurs even if it is not possible to win a big winning opening during one opening (becomes difficult). ) Extremely short time (for example, a time shorter than 1 second, preferably a time shorter than a game ball firing interval by the firing control board set 174).

  Step S5209: The main control CPU 72 sets a big hit closing timer based on the big winning opening opening pattern set in the previous step S5204. The timer value set here is the time during which the variable winning device 30 is closed after the end of the round of big hit or after the end of the single round release.

  Step S5210: Then, the main control CPU 72 sets a big hit interval timer based on the big winning opening opening pattern set in the previous step S5204. The timer value set here is the waiting time between rounds of big hits (after the closing time elapses after the round ends).

  Step S5220: When the above procedure is completed, the main control CPU 72 sets the next jump destination to the big winning opening / closing operation processing, and returns to the variable winning device management processing.

[Procedure for small hits]
Step S5212: On the other hand, in the case of a small hit (step S5202: No), the main control CPU 72 sets a “small hit opening pattern”. In the case of the present embodiment, for the “small hit opening pattern”, for example, an opening pattern of “0.1 second opening” is set for the first time and the second time. Since “small hit” has no concept of “round”, “open pattern” is also expressed as “first open” and “second open”.

  Step S5214: The main control CPU 72 sets the number of times that the special winning opening is opened based on the large winning opening opening pattern set in the previous step S5212, for example, two times. The number of releases set here is stored in a buffer area of the RAM 76, for example.

  Step S5216: Next, the main control CPU 72 sets a small hitting release timer. The timer value set here is the opening time per operation when the variable winning device 30 is operated. In the present embodiment, as described above, 0.1 seconds is set as the value of the small hitting release timer, and during such an opening time, there is hardly any winning in the big winning opening during one opening. It becomes a short time (becomes difficult) (for example, a time shorter than 1 second, preferably a time shorter than the interval between game balls fired by the launching device unit).

  Step S5217: The main control CPU 72 sets a small hitting closing timer based on the small hitting opening pattern set in the previous step S5212. The timer value set here is the time during which the variable winning device 30 is closed after the small opening at the time of the small hit.

  Step S5218: The main control CPU 72 sets a small hitting interval timer. The timer value set here is a waiting time for each time (except at the time of the last opening) when the variable winning device 30 is opened and closed a plurality of times at the time of a small hit. It is set to about 7 seconds.

  Step S5220: When the above procedure is completed at the time of the small hit, the main control CPU 72 sets the next jump destination to the large winning opening / closing operation processing, and returns to the variable winning device management processing. Then, the main control CPU 72 executes a special winning opening / closing operation process.

[Large winning opening opening pattern setting table by winning design]
FIG. 24 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration example of a special winning opening opening pattern setting table for each winning symbol. In the above-described symbol-specific opening pattern setting process (step S5204 in FIG. 23), the main control CPU 72 determines the winning pattern opening pattern (number of times of opening per round, closing) based on the winning symbol opening pattern setting table for each winning symbol. Time, interval) can be set. Here, in particular, a table configuration for a winning symbol in which a pattern for performing a plurality of opening operations within one round is set is shown.

  That is, FIG. 24A shows a configuration example of the “16 round probability variation 1 winning prize opening opening pattern setting table”, and FIG. 24B shows “16 round probability variation 2 and 6 winning prize opening when winning. 3 shows a configuration example of a “pattern setting table”. FIG. 24C shows a configuration example of the “16-round probability variation 3 and 7 winning big opening opening pattern setting table”, and FIG. 24D shows “16 round probability variation 4 and 8 when winning. 4 shows an example of the configuration of a “big prize opening pattern setting table”.

  In the leftmost column of each table, the headings “game content”, “progression round”, and “open pattern” are attached in order from the top column (column), and among these, the top column ( The column (stage) shows the contents of effects executed in accordance with the progress (progress) of the round during the big hit game. Further, the middle column (stage) corresponding to “Progression Round” indicates the progress rounds (the number of rounds, the number of rounds, etc.) within all 16 rounds. The “opening pattern” in the bottom column shows the opening time, the number of times of opening, the closing time, the interval after the round, etc. for each number of rounds. In the illustrated table structure, the information used for the control of the main control CPU 72 is only the information shown in the “Progression round” and “Open pattern” columns, and the “Game content” column is for convenience of explanation. It is shown for. This will be specifically described below.

[16-round probability change 1 winning prize opening pattern setting table]
In FIG. 24, (A): If it is “16 round probability variation 1” at the time of winning, the progress round is (1) “1 to 6 rounds (1R to 6R)”, (2) “ 7 rounds to 16 rounds (7R to 16R) and (3) “after 16 rounds”, and the following opening patterns and intervals between rounds are set for each of these divisions.

(1) Progression round: 1 round to 6 rounds Opening time: 0.1 seconds Opening frequency: 1 time Closing time: 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (2) Progression round: 7 rounds to 16 rounds Opening time: 4.0 seconds (may be 2.1 seconds)
Opening times: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (excluding after 16 rounds)
(3) After 16 rounds Closing time: 1.6 seconds

In accordance with the above opening patterns (including intervals), during the big hit game of “16 round probability variation symbol 1”, the following game content progresses in terms of performance for each progress round.
(1) 1st to 6th rounds: “Introduction”
(2) 7th to 16th rounds: “During the big role”
(3) After 16 rounds: “End of big role production (no extra production)”

[Introduction]
The above “introduction effect” corresponds to, for example, an effect of presenting a game description during jackpot game (explaining what kind of game development occurs under what conditions) to the player. The opening time of the 1st to 6th rounds is an extremely short time, and there is almost no winning at the winning prize opening. Therefore, even after the start of the big hit game, (Period). A specific example of “introduction effect” will be described later.

[Director during big role]
The “acting during big game” is equivalent to an effect of a mode (with play) indicating that the big hit game is actually progressing. A specific example of “acting during a big role” will be further described later.

[Ending director role (without adding)]
The “big end effect (no extra effect)” literally corresponds to an effect that represents the end of the big hit game. It should be noted that the “actor end effect (no extra effect)” may be performed from the closing time after 16 rounds to the end time of the big hit game. Here, the “no extra effect” in parentheses is different from the case of other winning symbols, and the bonus game after “16 rounds probable symbol 1” is not added after the 16th release, and the big hit game ends. It means that it is an aspect showing. A specific example of the “big role ending effect (no additional effect)” and the significance of “adding” will be further described later.

[16-round probability variation 2, 6 winning prize opening pattern setting table]
In FIG. 24 (B): When winning, if it falls under “16 round probability variation 2” or “16 round probability variation 6”, the progress round category is (1) “1 round (1R)” as shown in the middle column. , (2) “2 rounds to 4 rounds (2R to 4R)”, (3) “5 rounds to 14 rounds (5R to 14R)”, (4) “after 14 rounds”, (5) “15 rounds to 16” Round (15R-16R) "and (6)" After 16 rounds ", and in (4) above, a special interval (first pause period) is set between 14th and 15th rounds. Then, the following opening patterns and intervals between rounds are set for each of the above six sections.

(1) Progression round: 1 round Opening time: 0.1 seconds Opening frequency: 3 times Closing time 1.7 seconds (1, 2nd time)
Closing time 1.6 seconds (third time)
Interval: 0.1 seconds (after 1 round)
(2) Progression round: 2 to 4 rounds Opening time: 0.1 seconds Opening frequency: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (3) Progression round: 5 rounds to 14 rounds Opening time: 4 .0 seconds (may be 2.1 seconds)
Opening times: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (excluding after 14 rounds)
(4) Progression round: After 14 rounds Interval: 7.0 seconds (5) Progression round: 15 to 16 rounds Opening time: 29.0 seconds Number of opening times: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (Excluding after 16 rounds)
(6) After 16 rounds Closing time: 1.6 seconds

In this case, from the above open patterns (including the interval), during the big hit game of “16 round probability variation symbol 2” or “16 round probability variation symbol 6”, the following game content progresses in terms of performance for each progress round.
(1), (2) Round 1 to Round 4: “Introduction”
(3) 5th to 14th rounds: “During the big role”
(4) Interval after 14 rounds: “Additional production (1 step)”
(5) Fifteenth to sixteenth rounds: “During the big role”
(6) After 16 rounds: “End of big role production”

[Additional production (1 step)]
Here, the “addition effect (one stage)” is performed using a special interval (for example, 7.0 seconds) set after 14 rounds. In other words, the “additional effect (1 stage)” is an effect in which the game is instructed to the player that the big hit game is continued by adding the number of rounds and the amount of the additional is “1 stage”. . A specific example of such “addition effect (one step)” will be described later.

[Director during big role]
Further, the “acting effect during big role” may have different contents before and after the “additional effect (one step)”. For example, the content that suggests the possibility of the addition is given before the “addition effect (1 step)”, and the content that allows the player to realize the profit from the actual addition after the “addition effect (1 step)”. it can. In addition, a specific example of the “big role effect” executed after the “addition effect (1 stage)” will be described later.

[Ending director role production]
The “big role ending effect” corresponds to an effect of a mode indicating that the current big hit game is ended. It should be noted that the “big end effect” may be performed from the closing time after 16 rounds to the end time of the big hit game. In this case, 2 rounds of extra (15th to 16th rounds) are actually generated following the previous “additional production (1 stage)”, and the big hit game is completed after the “big role production” being added It means that it is an aspect representing the effect.

  Regarding the progress rounds (1) to (3), the progress rounds (1) and (2) when the apparent behavior (opening / closing operation) of the variable winning device 30 is “16 round probability variation 1”. Is equivalent to In the progress rounds (1) to (3), the “introduction effect” and the “actual performance during the big role” are executed on the performance, so that the player looks “16 round probability variation 2” or “16 round probability variation”. During the big hit game of “symbol 6”, the behavior from the first round to the 14th round is observed as being equivalent to the case of “16 round probability variation 1”. As a result, until the progress round of (1) to (3) during the big hit game, it is difficult for the player to visually recognize whether or not an extra will occur, and the subsequent game contents (additional) It is possible to attract interest in the presence / absence of production).

[16-round probability variation 3, 7 winning prize opening pattern setting table]
In FIG. 24 (C): In addition, if it is “16 round probability variation 3” or “16 round probability variation symbol 7” at the time of winning, the progress round category is (1) “1 round (1R) as shown in the middle column. ) ", (2)" 2 rounds (2R) ", (3)" 3 rounds to 12 rounds (3R to 12R) ", (4)" after 12 rounds ", (5)" 13 rounds to 14 rounds (13R 14R) ”, (6)“ 15 rounds to 16 rounds (15R to 16R) ”and (7)“ after 16 rounds ”, and in (4) above, there is a special between 12 rounds and 13 rounds. An interval (second pause period) is set. Then, the following open patterns and intervals between rounds are set for each of the seven sections.

(1) Progression round: 1 round Opening time: 0.1 seconds Opening frequency: 4 times Closing time 1.7 seconds (1st to 3rd time)
Closing time 1.6 seconds (4th time)
Interval: 0.1 seconds (after 1 round)
(2) Progression round: 2 rounds Opening time: 0.1 seconds Opening frequency: 2 times Closing time 1.7 seconds (first time)
Closing time 1.6 seconds (second time)
Interval: 0.1 seconds (after 2 rounds)
(3) Progression round: 3 to 12 rounds Opening time: 4.0 seconds (may be 2.1 seconds)
Opening times: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (except after 12 rounds)
(4) Progression round: after 12 rounds Interval: 14.0 seconds (5) Progression round: 13 to 14 rounds Opening time: 29.0 seconds Opening time: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (6) Progression round: 15 to 16 rounds Opening time: 29.0 seconds Number of opening times: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (excluding after 16 rounds)
(7) After 16 rounds Closing time: 1.6 seconds

In this case, from the above open patterns (including the interval), during the big hit game of “16 round probability variation 3” or “16 round probability variation 7”, the following game content progresses in terms of performance for each progress round.
(1), (2) Round 1 to Round 2: “Introduction”
(3) 3rd to 12th rounds: “During the big role”
(4) Interval after 12 rounds: “Additional production (1 stage), (2 stages)”
(5), (6) 13th to 16th rounds: “Director during the big role”
(7) After 16 rounds: “Ending director role”

[Additional production (1 stage), (2 stages)]
“Additional effect (1 step), (2 step)” is continued using a special interval (for example, 14.0 seconds) that is set after 12 rounds, and a round of big hit games is added thereafter. This is an effect of a mode in which the player is informed that the size of the addition is “two stages” in total. A total of two stages of adding effects is performed in such a manner that, for example, the “first stage” is added first, and then the “second stage” is added. A specific example of such “addition effect (1 stage), (2 stage)” will be described later.

[Director during big role]
Here, the “acting during big role” may have different contents before and after “additional production (1 stage), (2 stages)”.

[Ending director role production]
The “big role ending effect” corresponds to an effect that represents the end of the current big hit game. Here again, the “big end effect” may be performed from the closing time after 16 rounds to the end time of the big hit game. In this case, following the previous “additional production (1st stage), (2nd stage)”, an additional 4 rounds (13th to 16th rounds) are actually generated, and the “big role production” is followed by a big hit game This means that this is an aspect representing the end.

  Here again, with regard to the progress rounds (1) to (3) above, the progress rounds (1) and (2) when the apparent behavior (opening / closing operation) of the variable winning device 30 is “16 round probability variation 1”. Or, it is equivalent to the progress round of (1) to (3) in the case of “16 round probability variation symbols 2 and 6”. Since the “introduction effect” and the “acting in the big role” are executed in the progress rounds of (1) to (3) this time, the player appears “16 round probability variation 3” or “16 During the big hit game of “Round Probability Pattern 7”, the behavior from the first round to the 12th round is the same as the case of “16 Round Probability Pattern 1”, “16 Round Probability Pattern 2”, and “16 Round Probability Pattern 6” As observed. As a result, until the progress rounds (1) to (3) during the big hit game, it is difficult for the player to visually recognize whether or not an extra will occur and It is difficult to visually detect the extent to which it will be added, and it is possible to attract interest in the subsequent game content (whether there is an additional production or the stage of development of the additional production).

[16-round probability variation 4, 8 winning prize opening opening pattern setting table]
In FIG. 24 (D): If the winning round is “16 round probability variation 4” or “16 round probability variation 8”, the progress round category is (1) “1st half of 1 round” (1R first half) ", (2)" 1 round second half to 10 rounds (1R second half 10R) ", (3)" after 10 rounds ", (4)" 11 rounds to 12 rounds (11R to 12R) " ”, (5)“ 13 rounds to 14 rounds (13R to 14R) ”, (6)“ 15 rounds to 16 rounds (15R to 16R) ”and (7)“ after 16 rounds ”. ), A special interval (third rest period) is set between the 10th and 11th rounds. Then, the following open patterns and intervals between rounds are set for each of the seven sections.

(1) Progression round: first half of the first round Opening time: 0.1 seconds Opening frequency: 6 times Closing time: 1.7 seconds (2) Progressive round: second half of the first round to 10 rounds Opening time: 4.0 seconds (2 .1 second may be used)
Opening times: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (excluding after 10 rounds)
(3) Progression round: after 10 rounds Interval: 28.0 seconds (4) Progression round: 11 to 12 rounds Opening time: 29.0 seconds Number of opening times: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (5) Progression round: 13 to 14 rounds Opening time: 29.0 seconds Number of opening times: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (6) Progression round: 15 to 16 rounds Opening time: 29 0.0 seconds Opening times: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (excluding after 16 rounds)
(7) After 16 rounds Closing time: 1.6 seconds

In this case, from the above open pattern (including the interval), during the big hit game of “16 round probability variation symbol 4” or “16 round probability variation symbol 8”, the following game content progresses in terms of performance for each progress round.
(1) First half of the first round: “Introduction”
(2) Second half of the first round to the tenth round: “Director during the big role”
(3) Interval after 10 rounds: “Additional production (1 stage) to (3 stages)”
(4), (5), (6) 11th to 16th rounds: “During the big role”
(7) After 16 rounds: “Ending director role”

[Additional production (1 stage) to (3 stages)]
“Additional production (1 stage) to (3 stage)” is continued using a special interval (for example, 28.0 seconds) set after 10 rounds and adding a big hit game round thereafter. This is an effect of a mode in which the player is informed that the size of the addition is “three levels” in total. For example, if the first stage is added first, then the second stage is added, and then the additional stage develops to reach the third stage. It is performed in the following manner. Specific examples of such “addition effects (1 stage) to (3 stages)” will be described later.

[Director during big role]
In this case as well, the “acting during big role” may have different contents before and after “additional effects (1 stage) to (3 stages)”.

[Ending director role production]
The “big role ending effect” corresponds to an effect that represents the end of the current big hit game. Here again, the “big end effect” may be performed from the closing time after 16 rounds to the end time of the big hit game. In this case, following the previous “additional production (1 stage) to (3 stage)”, an extra 6 rounds (11th to 16th rounds) are actually generated, and the “high performance production” being added is performed. It means that it is an aspect representing that the jackpot game is ended.

  Further, here, regarding the progress rounds of (1) and (2) above, the progress of (1) and (2) when the apparent behavior (opening / closing operation) of the variable winning device 30 is “16 round probability variation 1”. Rounds, progress rounds of (1) to (3) in the case of “16 round probability variation symbols 2 and 6,” and further progression rounds of (1) to (3) in the case of “16 round probability variation symbols 3 and 7”. It is equivalent. In addition, since the “introduction effect” and the “actually acting effect” are executed in the progress rounds of (1) and (2) this time, the player appears “16 round probability variation 4” or “16 During the big hit game of "Round Probability Pattern 8", the behavior from the first round to the 10th round is "16 Round Probability Change Pattern 1", "16 Round Probability Change Pattern 2", "16 Round Probability Change Pattern 6", "16 Round Probability Change Pattern" 3 ”and“ 16 round probability variation 8 ”. As a result, until the progress rounds (1) and (2) in the big hit game, it is difficult for the player to visually recognize whether or not an extra will occur and It is difficult to visually detect the extent to which it will be added, and it is possible to attract interest in the subsequent game content (whether there is an additional production or the stage of development of the additional production).

[Big prize opening / closing operation processing]
FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure example of the special winning opening / closing operation process. This process is mainly for controlling the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 30. Hereinafter, it demonstrates along a procedure.

  Step S5302: The main control CPU 72 opens the special winning opening. Specifically, a drive signal to be applied to the special winning opening solenoid 90 is output. Thereby, the variable prize-winning apparatus 30 operates and shifts from the closed state to the open state.

  Step S5304: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes an open timer countdown process. In this process, the countdown of the release timer set in the previous special winning opening release pattern setting process (step S5208 or step S5216 in FIG. 23) is executed.

  Step S5306: Subsequently, the main control CPU 72 confirms whether or not the opening time has expired. Specifically, it is confirmed whether or not the value of the release timer after the countdown process is 0 or less. If the value of the release timer is not yet 0 or less (No), the main control CPU 72 next executes step S5308. Execute.

  Step S5308: The main control CPU 72 executes a winning ball count process. In this process, the number of game balls won in the variable winning device 30 (open winning opening) within the opening time is counted. Specifically, the main control CPU 72 increments the count value based on the winning detection signal input from the count switch 84 within the opening time.

  Step S5310: Next, the main control CPU 72 checks whether or not the current count number is less than a predetermined number (9). This predetermined number, as described above, defines the upper limit of the number of winning balls (upper limit of the number of winning balls) allowed per opening (one round in the big hit, one in the small hit), In the case where a large number of big prize openings are performed in one round, it is confirmed whether or not the count number is a predetermined number throughout the round. As a result, if the count has not yet reached the predetermined number (Yes), the main control CPU 72 returns to the variable winning device management process. Then, when the variable winning device management process is executed next, since the jump destination is set to the large winning opening / closing operation process at the present stage, the main control CPU 72 repeatedly executes the procedure of the above steps S5302 to S5310.

  If it is determined in step S5306 that the opening time has expired (Yes), or if it is confirmed in step S5310 that the count has reached a predetermined number (No), the main control CPU 72 then executes step S5312. The winning symbols are “16 round probability variation 1” to “16 round probability variation symbol 4” and “16 round probability variation symbol 6” to “16 round probability variation symbol 8”, and the opening time within one round is extremely short. (For example, 0.1 seconds) or when the opening time throughout the whole round is short (for example, 0.1 seconds × 4 times or 6 times), the main control CPU 72 determines that the count number in step S5310. Before confirming that the predetermined number has been reached, it is almost determined in step S5306 that the opening time has expired. In addition, since the value of the release timer is set for a short time for opening at the small hit, the main control CPU 72 normally confirms that the count number has reached the predetermined number in step S5310 before step S5306. In most cases, it is determined that the opening time has ended.

  Step S5312: The main control CPU 72 closes the special winning opening. Specifically, the output of the drive signal applied to the special winning opening solenoid 90 is stopped. Thereby, the variable winning device 30 returns from the open state to the closed state.

  Step S5313: Subsequently, the main control CPU 72 executes a closing time waiting process. In this process, the main control CPU 72 executes a countdown of the closing timer set in the above-described special winning opening opening pattern setting process (step S5209 or step S5217 in FIG. 23). Then, when the value of the closing timer becomes 0 or less, the main control CPU 72 proceeds to step S5314.

  Step S5314: Next, the main control CPU 72 executes interval standby processing. In this process, the main control CPU 72 executes the count-down of the interval timer set in the above-described special winning opening opening pattern setting process (step S5210 or step S5218 in FIG. 23). When the value of the interval timer becomes 0 or less, the main control CPU 72 proceeds to step S5316. Note that the value of the interval timer is set to the initial value (= 0) at the end of the last round (for example, the 10th and 16th rounds) in one big hit. Therefore, when the current round corresponds to the final round, the main control CPU 72 proceeds to step S5316 without counting down the interval timer.

  Step S5316: The main control CPU 72 checks whether or not it is in a big role (during big hit game). If the current game is a big game (Yes), the main control CPU 72 then executes step S5318. On the other hand, if the current game is a small hit (No), the main control CPU 72 then proceeds to step S5322.

  Step S5318: The main control CPU 72 increments the value of the opening number counter. Note that the value of the number-of-releases counter is stored in the count area of the RAM 76 with an initial value of 0, for example.

  Step S5320: The main control CPU 72 checks whether or not the value of the incremented number-of-releases counter has reached the number set within the current round. Here, the reason why the “number of times set in the current round” is determined is to deal with an opening pattern of “opening the variable winning device 30 multiple times within one round of big hit”, for example. . In the present embodiment, such open patterns are adopted for winning symbols of “16 round probability variation symbol 2” to “16 round probability variation symbol 4” and “16 round probability variation symbol 6” to “16 round probability variation symbol 8”. . For the other winning symbols, the “number of times set within the current round” is set once for each round. Therefore, in the case of “10 round normal symbol”, “10 round probability variable symbol”, “16 round probability variable symbol 1”, and “16 round probability variable symbol 5”, the counter value usually reaches the set number of times by one opening / closing operation. Therefore (Yes), the main control CPU 72 then proceeds to step S5322.

  On the other hand, patterns such as “16 round probability variation 2” to “16 round probability variation 4” and “16 round probability variation 6” to “16 round probability variation 8” are repeated for a plurality of opening / closing operations within one round. When it is adopted, the counter value has not yet reached the set number of times until the number of opening / closing operations set within one round is repeated (No). In this case, when the main control CPU 72 returns to the variable winning device management process, the jump destination is set to the big winning opening / closing operation process at the present stage, and thus the procedure from step S5302 to step S5320 is repeatedly executed. As a result, the increment of the number-of-releases counter proceeds in step S5318, and when the counter value reaches the set number of times (Yes), the main control CPU 72 proceeds to step S5322.

  Step S5322: The main control CPU 72 sets the next jump destination to the big winning opening closing process, and returns to the variable winning device management process. Then, when the variable winning device management process is executed next, the main control CPU 72 executes a special winning opening closing process.

[Large prize closing process]
FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure for a special prize closing process. This special winning opening closing process is for continuing the operation of the variable winning device 30 or terminating the operation. Hereinafter, it demonstrates along a procedure.

  Step S5401: First, the main control CPU 72 confirms whether or not the current game is a big game (big hit game), and if it is a big game (Yes), the main control CPU 72 next executes step S5402.

  Step S5402: The main control CPU 72 increments the round number counter. Thereby, for example, the value of the round number counter is “1” at the stage where the first round ends and the second round is reached.

  Step S5404: The main control CPU 72 checks whether or not the incremented round number counter value has reached the set number of execution rounds. Specifically, the main control CPU 72 refers to the value (1-14) of the round number counter after increment, and if the value is less than the set number of execution rounds (1-14 after 1 subtraction) (No) Next, step S5405 is executed.

  Step S5405: The main control CPU 72 generates a round number command from the current round number counter value. This command is transmitted to the effect control device 124 in the effect control output process as described above. The effect control device 124 can confirm the current number of rounds based on the received round number command.

  Step S5406: The main control CPU 72 sets the next jump destination in the big prize opening / closing operation process.

  Step S5408: Then, the main control CPU 72 resets the winning ball counter and returns to the variable winning device management process.

  When the main control CPU 72 next executes the variable winning device management process, the main control CPU 72 executes the big winning opening opening / closing operation process which is the next jump destination in the game process selection process (step S5100 in FIG. 22). Then, after execution of the special prize opening / closing operation process, through the execution of the special prize opening closing process, the main control CPU 72 executes the special prize opening closing process again, and repeatedly executes the above steps S5402 to S5408. Thereby, the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 30 is continuously executed until the actual round number reaches the set execution round number (10 times or 16 times).

  When the actual number of rounds reaches the set number of execution rounds (step S5404: YES), the main control CPU 72 next executes step S5410.

  Step S5410, Step S5412: In this case, when the main control CPU 72 resets the round number counter (= 0), it sets the next jump destination to the end process.

  Step S5408: Then, the main control CPU 72 resets the winning ball counter and returns to the variable winning device management process. As a result, when the main control CPU 72 next executes the variable winning device management process, the end process is selected this time.

[Small hit]
On the other hand, in the case of a small hit, the procedure is as follows (special operation execution means).
Step S5411: When the main control CPU 72 confirms that the current game is not playing a major role (step S5401: No), the main control CPU 72 increments the value of the number-of-releases counter.

  Step S5413: Next, the main control CPU 72 checks whether or not the value of the incremented number-of-releases counter has reached the set number of times of release. The number of times of opening is set in the previous big opening opening pattern setting process (step S5214 in FIG. 23). If the value of the opening number counter has not yet reached the set opening number (No), the main control CPU 72 executes step S5416.

Step S5416: The main control CPU 72 sets the next jump destination in the special winning opening / closing operation process.
Step S5408: Then, the main control CPU 72 resets the winning ball counter and returns to the variable winning device management process.

  When the main control CPU 72 next executes the variable winning device management process, the main control CPU 72 executes the big winning opening opening / closing operation process which is the next jump destination in the game process selection process (step S5100 in FIG. 22). Then, after the execution of the special prize opening / closing operation process, the main control CPU 72 executes the special prize opening closing process again through the execution of the special prize opening closing process, and goes through the above steps S5401 to S5413 (No) to step S5416. Step S5408 is repeatedly executed. Thereby, the opening / closing operation of the variable prize device 30 is repeatedly executed until the actual number of times of opening reaches the set number of times of opening (2 times).

  When the actual number of times of opening at the small hit reaches the set number of times of opening (step S5413: Yes), the main control CPU 72 next executes step S5414.

  Step S5414, Step S5412: In this case, the main control CPU 72 sets the next jump destination to the end process when the release counter is reset (= 0).

  Step S5408: Then, the main control CPU 72 resets the winning ball counter and returns to the variable winning device management process. As a result, when the main control CPU 72 next executes the variable winning device management process, the end process is selected this time.

〔End processing〕
FIG. 27 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the procedure of termination processing. This end process is for preparing conditions for ending the operation of the variable prize apparatus 30. Hereinafter, it demonstrates along the example of a procedure.

  Step S5502: The main control CPU 72 confirms whether or not the value of the big hit flag (01H) is set, and if the value of the big hit flag is set (Yes), the main control CPU 72 next executes step S5503. To do.

  Step S5503, Step S5504: In this case, the main control CPU 72 resets the big hit flag (00H). Then, the main control CPU 72 executes end time waiting processing and counts down the end time timer. When the value of the end time timer becomes 0 or less, the main control CPU 72 deletes “big hit” from the internal state flag, and declares the end of the major role as the internal state in the control processing. As a result, the big hit gaming state ends on the control processing of the main control CPU 72.

Step S5505: The main control CPU 72 deletes the continuous operation number command here.
Step S5506: Next, the main control CPU 72 checks whether or not the value (01H) of the probability variation function operation flag is set. This flag is set in the big hit other setting process (step S2414 in FIG. 14) during the previous special symbol fluctuation pre-processing.

  Step S5508: When the value of the probability variation function operation flag is set (step S5506: Yes), the main control CPU 72 sets the probability variation number (for example, about 10,000 times). The set value of the probability variation number is stored, for example, in the probability variation counter area of the RAM 76 and becomes the above-described number cut counter value. The probability variation number set here is the upper limit number of times that the variation of the special symbol (internal lottery) is performed in a high probability state in the subsequent games. However, if a huge number of times such as 10,000 is set as described above, there is almost no chance that the non-winning will continue so far (the winning probability at the time of high probability is, for example, 1/39 to 1/39) The degree of probability) will continue until the next winning. On the other hand, when a substantial upper limit is set in the high probability state, the probability variation number is set to a realistic number (for example, about 10 times) (so-called number cut probability change). If the value of the probability variation function activation flag is not set (step S5506: No), the main control CPU 72 does not execute step S5508.

  Step S5510: Next, the main control CPU 72 checks whether or not the value of the time reduction function operation flag (01H) is set. This flag is also set in the big hit other setting process (step S2414 in FIG. 14) during the previous special symbol fluctuation pre-processing.

  Step S5512: If the value of the time reduction function operation flag is set (step S5510: Yes), the main control CPU 72 sets the number of time reductions (for example, about 100 times or about 10,000 times). The value of the set time reduction count is stored in the time count area of the RAM 76 as described above. The number of times of time reduction set here is the upper limit number of times to shorten the variation time of the special symbol in subsequent games. If the value of the time shortening function activation flag is not set (step S5510: No), the main control CPU 72 does not execute step S5512.

  Step S5514: The main control CPU 72 generates a state designation command based on various flags. Specifically, a state designation command representing “normal” is generated as the gaming state when the big hit flag is reset or the big game ends. If the high-probability state function activation flag is set, a state designation command indicating “high probability” is generated as the internal state, and if the time reduction function activation flag is set, the internal state is “reduced time”. A state designation command representing “medium” is generated. These state designation commands are transmitted to the effect control device 124 in the effect control output process.

  The procedure so far is a big hit, but in the case of a big hit (step S5502: No), the following procedure is executed.

  Steps S5520 and S5522: In the case of a small hit, the main control CPU 72 resets the value of the small hit flag (00H) and deletes “small hit” from the internal state flag. In the case of small hits, the internal condition device does not operate in particular, so such a procedure is merely for the purpose of erasing the flag.

  Step S5516: In any case, after the above procedure, the main control CPU 72 sets the next jump destination in the special winning opening opening pattern setting process.

  Step S5518: The main control CPU 72 sets the jump destination in the execution selection process (step S1000 in FIG. 13) in the special symbol game process to the special symbol change pre-process. When the above procedure is completed, the main control CPU 72 returns to the variable winning device management process.

[Example of opening and closing operations during big hit games]
FIG. 28 is a timing chart showing an example of opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 30 during the big hit game for each winning symbol. This figure excludes “16-round probability variation 5” (A) “16-round probability variation 1”, (B) “16-round probability variation 2 and 6”, and (C) “16-round probability variation 3 and 7”. , (D) With respect to “16 round probability variation patterns 4 and 8”, an example of opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 30 during the big hit game is shown. In FIG. 28, the closing time after the end of opening is shown included in each round, and the description of the normal interval (0.1 seconds) other than the special interval is omitted.

[(A) in FIG. 28: 16 round probability variation 1]
In the jackpot game of “16 round probability variation 1”, the variable winning device 30 is played for an extremely short opening time (0.1 second) for each round from “1 round to 6 rounds” of the progress round as described above. After the opening operation, the operation is closed (1.6 seconds), and the opening / closing operation is repeated up to 6 times ([1] to [6] in the figure) until the next round proceeds with an interval (0.1 seconds).

  Next, from the “7th round to the 16th round” of the progress rounds, the variable winning device 30 is closed after the opening time (for example, 4.0 seconds) that allows winning a prize for each round and then closed (1.6). The opening / closing operation is repeated 10 times until progressing to the next round after an interval (0.1 second) ([7] to [16] in the figure). Note that no interval is provided “after 16 rounds” of the progress round, and the big hit game ends when the end time (for example, about 2 to 3 seconds) elapses.

  Therefore, in the jackpot game of “16 round probabilistic variation 1”, in the progress round “1 to 6 rounds”, the player is hardly given a profit (prize ball payout) by the winning round. With respect to the opening operation of the variable winning device 30 for 10 times performed in “round to 16 rounds”, it is possible to give a player a profit (prize ball payout).

[(B) in FIG. 28: 16 round probability variation 2, 6]
In the jackpot game of “16 round probability variation 2” or “16 round probability variation 6”, as described above, the extremely short opening time (0.1 to 1 round) from “1 round to 4 round” of the progress round as described above. The opening / closing operation of closing the variable winning device 30 after the opening operation of the variable winning device 30 for 1 second (1.7 seconds for the first and second times, 1.6 seconds for the third time) is repeated three times. The second to fourth rounds after an interval (0.1 second) are closed after the variable winning device 30 is opened for an extremely short opening time (0.1 second) every round (1. 6 seconds), and the opening and closing operations until the next round progresses after an interval (0.1 seconds) are repeated three times, so that a total of 6 opening and closing operations are performed through the “1 to 4 rounds” of the progress round. It is performed ([1] to [6] in the figure).

  Next, in the progress rounds from “5th to 14th round”, the variable winning device 30 is closed after the opening time (for example, 4.0 seconds) to the extent that winning can be made for each round, and then closed (1.6). The opening / closing operation is repeated 10 times until progressing to the next round after an interval (0.1 second) ([7] to [16] in the figure). In addition, a “short extension interval (7.0 seconds)” is provided as a special interval for “after 14 rounds” of the progress round.

  As described above, “after 14 rounds” of the progress round is performed using the elapsed time of the “short extension interval” and “addition effect (one step)”. As a result, the player can be informed that the jackpot game continues after this and an opportunity to acquire the profit for the remaining two rounds is added.

  From the 15th to the 16th rounds of the progress round, the variable prize-winning device 30 is maintained over an open time (for example, 29.0 seconds at the longest) that allows a sufficient number of game balls to be won for each round. After opening, it is closed (1.6 seconds), and the opening / closing operation is repeated twice until it advances to the next round after an interval (0.1 seconds) ([17] to [18] in the figure). As described above, when a predetermined number (for example, nine game balls) of the variable winning device 30 is won in one round, the variable winning device 30 is closed within the opening time. In addition, the “hit after 16 rounds” of the progress round ends the big hit game when the big end time (for example, about 2 to 3 seconds) elapses.

  Therefore, the jackpot game of “16 round probability variation 2” or “16 round probability variation 6” hardly gives the player a profit (pay ball payout) in the progress round “1 to 4 rounds”. Although there is no opening operation of the variable winning device 30 for 10 times (basic times) performed in the “5 to 14 rounds” of the progress round, each player shall be given a profit (prize ball payout) by winning. Is possible (profit granting operation). In addition, if the “short extension interval (first rest period)” is sandwiched between “after 14 rounds” of the progress round, the “15 rounds to 16 rounds” of the progress round will have a longer opening time than before. The variable winning device 30 is opened and closed for a total of 2 times (2 rounds: the first additional number of times). For this reason, for the jackpot game as a whole, a profit of two rounds (awarding a prize ball) can be added to the player in addition to the profit for 10 times of opening operation in which a relatively short opening time is set. It becomes possible (first special game execution means).

[(C) in FIG. 28: 16 round probability variation 3 and 7]
Next, in the jackpot game of “16 round probability variation 3” or “16 round probability variation symbol 7”, the extremely short opening time (0 in the first round) from “1 round to 2 round” of the progress round as described above. The opening / closing operation of closing the variable prize-winning device 30 for 1 second) and closing it (1.7 seconds for the first to third times and 1.6 seconds for the fourth time) is repeated four times. Then, in the second round after an interval (0.1 second), the variable winning device 30 is opened for an extremely short opening time (0.1 second) and then closed (the first time is 1.7 seconds, 2 seconds). After the opening / closing operation of 1.6 seconds (second time) is repeated twice, it proceeds to the next round with an interval (0.1 seconds), so a total of 6 times through the "1 to 2 rounds" of the progress round Are opened and closed ([1] to [6] in the figure).

  Next, from the “3rd round to the 12th round” of the progress rounds, the variable winning device 30 is opened after the variable winning device 30 is opened for a period of time (for example, 4.0 seconds) that allows the winning of each round (for example, 4.0 seconds). The opening / closing operation is repeated 10 times until progressing to the next round after an interval (0.1 second) ([7] to [16] in the figure). Note that a “middle extension interval (14.0 seconds)” is provided as a special interval for “after 12 rounds” of the progress round.

  As described above, “after 12 rounds” of the progress round, “addition effect (1 stage), (2 stages)” is performed using the elapsed time of the “middle extension interval”. As a result, the player can be informed that the jackpot game continues after this and an opportunity to acquire the profit for the remaining four rounds is added.

  Then, the variable winning device 30 is released over an opening time (for example, 29.0 seconds) that allows a sufficient number of game balls to be won for each round from the 13th to the 16th round of the progress round. The opening / closing operation is repeated four times until it is closed (1.6 seconds) later and progresses to the next round after an interval (0.1 seconds) ([17] to [20] in the figure). Similarly, as described above, when a predetermined number (for example, nine game balls) of the variable winning device 30 is won in one round, the variable winning device 30 is closed within the opening time. It is. Although not shown here, the big hit game is ended when the protagonist end time (for example, about 2 to 3 seconds) elapses after “16 rounds” of the progress round.

  Therefore, in the jackpot game of “16 round probability variation 3” or “16 round probability variation symbol 7”, it is rare to give the player a profit (pay ball payout) in the progress round “1 to 2 rounds”. Although there is no opening operation of the variable winning device 30 for 10 times (basic times) performed in the “3 to 12 rounds” of the progress round, each player shall be given a profit (prize ball payout) by winning. Is possible (profit granting operation). In addition, if “middle extension interval (second rest period)” is sandwiched between “after 12 rounds” of the progress round, “13 rounds to 16 rounds” of the progress round will have a longer opening time than before. As a result, the variable winning device 30 is opened and closed for a total of four times (four rounds: the second additional number of times). For this reason, as a whole jackpot game, a profit of 4 rounds (awarding a prize ball) can be added to the player for a profit of 10 opening operations set with a relatively short opening time, and given to the player. It becomes possible (second special game execution means).

[(D) in FIG. 28: 16 round probability variation 4, 8]
Also, in the jackpot game of “16 round probability variation 4” or “16 round probability variation symbol 8”, as described above, in the “first half of the first round” of the progress round, variable prizes can be won over an extremely short opening time (0.1 seconds). The opening / closing operation of closing (1.7 seconds) after the opening operation of the device 30 is repeated 6 times, so that a total of 6 opening / closing operations are performed within the “first half of round 1” of the progress round ([1 in the figure] ] To [6]).

  Next, in the “latter half of one round” of the progress round, the variable winning device 30 is closed (1.6 seconds) after the variable winning device 30 is opened for an opening time (for example, 4.0 seconds) that allows winning, and the interval The opening / closing operation that proceeds to the next round after (0.1 seconds) is performed once ([7] in the figure). The next progress round “2nd to 10th round” is closed (1.6 seconds) after the variable winning device 30 is opened over an opening time (for example, 4.0 seconds) to the extent that it is possible to win every round. Then, the opening / closing operation is repeated nine times until the next round is reached with an interval (0.1 second) ([8] to [16] in the figure). The “long extension interval (28.0 seconds)” is provided as a special interval for “after 10 rounds” of the progress round.

  As described above, “after 10 rounds” of the progress round is performed using the elapsed time of the “long extension interval” and “addition effect (1 stage) to (3 stages)” is performed. As a result, the player can be informed that the jackpot game continues after this and an opportunity to acquire the profit for the remaining six rounds is added.

  In addition, the variable winning device 30 is opened for an opening time (for example, 29.0 seconds) that allows a sufficient number of game balls to be won for each round from the 11th to the 16th round of the progress round. Closing (1.6 seconds) later, and opening / closing operations are repeated 6 times until the next round proceeds (0.1 seconds) ([17] to [22] in the figure). Similarly, as described above, when a predetermined number (for example, nine game balls) of the variable winning device 30 is won in one round, the variable winning device 30 is closed within the opening time. It is. Although not shown here, the big hit game is ended after the progress round “after 16 rounds” has passed.

  Therefore, the jackpot game of “16-round probability variation 4” or “16-round probability variation symbol 8” hardly gives the player a profit (prize ball payout) in the “first half of the first round” of the progress round. However, with respect to the opening operation of the variable winning device 30 for 10 times (for the basic number of times) performed in the “second half of one round to the 10th round” of the progress round, a profit (prize ball payout) is awarded to the player, respectively. It is possible (profit granting operation). In addition, if the “long extension interval (third suspension period)” is sandwiched between “after 10 rounds” of the progress round, the “11 rounds to 16 rounds” of the progress round will have a longer opening time than before. The variable winning device 30 is opened and closed for a total of 6 times (6 rounds: 3rd additional number of times). For this reason, for the jackpot game as a whole, a profit of 6 rounds (pay ball payout) can be added to the player for a profit of 10 opening operations set with a relatively short opening time, and given to the player. It becomes possible (third special game execution means).

[Opening / closing operation timing]
Paying attention to the time axis (horizontal axis) shown in FIG. 28, the following common points are provided for all winning symbols.

[1st to 6th]
First, with respect to all winning symbols, assuming that the timing at which the first opening of the variable winning device 30 is executed (time t1) is the same, the timing until the sixth opening / closing operation is completed is the same. However, the progress round has the following differences depending on the winning design.
(A) “16 round probability variation 1”: 1 round to 6 rounds (B) “16 round probability variation 2 and 6”: 1 round to 4 rounds (C) “16 round probability variation 3 and 7”: 1 round to 2 rounds (D) "16 round probability variation 4, 8": up to the first half of the first round

[7th-16th]
For all winning symbols, the timing at which the seventh opening is started (time t2) is the same, and the timing until the 16th opening / closing operation is completed (time t3) is also the same. However, the progress round has the following differences depending on the winning design.
(A) “16 round probability variation 1”: 7 to 16 rounds (B) “16 round probability variation 2 and 6”: 5 to 14 rounds (C) “16 round probability variation 3 and 7”: 3 rounds to 12 rounds (D) "16 round probability variation 4, 8": the second half of the first round to 10 rounds

  Thereby, even if the big hit game is started, for example, the opening and closing operations (time t1 to time t3) from the first time to the 16th time of the variable winning device 30 are performed in a common pattern. It is possible to make it difficult for the player to detect whether it is applicable (how many rounds have been advanced).

[After the 16th opening / closing operation]
On the other hand, after the opening / closing operation of the 16th variable winning device 30 (after time t3), there is the following difference for each winning symbol.
(A) “16-round probability variation 1”: end time (B) “16-round probability variation 2 and 6”: interval after 14 rounds (short)
(C) “16-round probability variation pattern 3, 7”: interval after 12 rounds (middle)
(D) “16-round probability variation 4, 8”: interval after 10 rounds (long)

  As a result, in the case of “16 round probability variation symbol 1”, the jackpot game ends, but the other “16 round probability variation symbols 2, 6”, “16 round probability variation symbols 3, 7” and “16 round probability variation symbols 4, 8”. "Is a difference that the big hit game (remaining round) continues after the interval has elapsed. Also, for the winning symbol in which the big hit game continues, the timing of the opening / closing operation differs as follows.

[17th]
That is, for (B) “16 round probability variation symbols 2 and 6”, the 15th round is started after the “short extension interval” has elapsed, and the 17th release operation is performed (time t4). Further, (C) For “16 round probability variation patterns 3 and 7,” 13 rounds are started after the “middle extension interval” has elapsed, but since the set time is longer than the “short extension interval”, 17 rounds after time t4. A second opening operation is performed (time t5). (D) For “16 round probability variation 4, 8,” the 11th round starts after the “long extension interval” has elapsed, but since the set time is the longest, the 17th round is released after time t5. The operation is performed (time t6).

[Interval time and number of extra rounds]
In particular, in the present embodiment, the number of rounds to be added (added) thereafter differs according to the set time lengths of the “short extension interval”, “middle extension interval”, and “long extension interval”. That is, (B) 2 rounds are added (added) after the “short extension interval” elapses, and the jackpot game ends, but the longer setting time (C) 4 rounds after the “middle extension interval” elapses The bonus game is completed with the addition (addition) of the minutes. Then, after the elapse of the longest set time (D) “long extension interval”, the maximum six rounds are added (added), and the big hit game is ended.

Thereby, in the present embodiment, the following playability is realized.
(1) “16 round probability variation 1”, “16 round probability variation 2”, “16 round probability variation 3”, “16 round probability variation 4”, “16 round probability variation 6”, “16 round probability variation” If it falls under either “7” or “16 round probability variation symbol 8”, it is difficult to detect the winning symbol in appearance from the start of the big hit game until the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 30 reaches a total of 16 times. Therefore, it is possible to keep the player interested in “whether or not there is an extra” and to maintain a sense of expectation and tension after the start of the big hit.

(2) Then, the variable winning device 30 opens and closes 16 times, and when the big hit game is finished as it is, “no extra” is given, but if “addition effect” is generated during the interval time, the big hit game will be continued thereafter It is decided to continue. Therefore, it is possible to continue to maintain the player's expectation due to the occurrence of the “addition effect” and to attract a great interest in “how far the player can be added”.

(3) “Additional production” has different modes from “1 stage” to “3 stages” depending on the length of the interval setting time, and the longer the setting time is, the more additional production is taught (notification) ). As a result, it is possible to provide the player with an intuitive comprehension that “how long the interval time will continue = how many times the extra time will increase”.

[Example of production image]
The above playability is expressed through the effect image displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 42, thereby enhancing the visual expressiveness for the player. Therefore, the effect image actually displayed on the liquid crystal display 42 in the pachinko machine 1 will be described with some examples.

  First, an example of an effect image corresponding to an effect during a normal game before the big hit game is started (for example, an effect corresponding to a variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol) will be described. As described above, when the big hit internal lottery is performed in the pachinko machine 1, the variation pattern (variation time) is determined under the control of the main control CPU 72, and the variation display by the first special symbol and the second special symbol is performed. (Design display means). However, as described above, the first special symbol and the second special symbol themselves are lighted and blinked by 7-segment LEDs, and thus have a poor expressive power. Therefore, in the pachinko machine 1, the variable display effect using the effect symbol is performed as described above.

  The effect designs include, for example, a left effect symbol, a middle effect symbol, and a right effect symbol, which are displayed side by side on the left, middle, and right on the screen of the liquid crystal display 42 (see FIG. 1). ). Each effect design is a design of a picture card with a character attached together with the numbers “1” to “9”, for example. Among these, for the left effect symbol, a symbol row is arranged in ascending order of “1” to “9”, and for the middle effect symbol and the right effect symbol, the numbers are “9” to “1”. ”Are arranged in descending order. Such a symbol sequence is variably displayed so as to flow (scroll) in the vertical direction in the left region, middle region, and right region on the screen. In addition, the symbol string has a configuration in which the numbers “1” to “9” or “9” to “1” are arranged cyclically.

  In this embodiment, the left, middle, and right effect symbols each constitute a potential symbol sequence, but the left effect symbol, the middle effect symbol, and the right effect symbol are stopped and displayed one by one on the display screen. It is an aspect to make it. In the case of such a display mode, the arrangement order of the three symbol sequences may be unified (for example, all are unified in descending order).

  FIG. 29 is a continuous diagram showing an example of the effect image corresponding to the change display and stop display of the special symbol. Here, an example of the change display effect and the stop display effect performed using the effect symbol is shown for the variation of the special symbol at the time of non-winning (out). This variable display effect is performed between the start of the variable display of the special symbol (here, the first special symbol, but may be the second special symbol) and the stop display (including the fixed stop). It corresponds to a series of productions. The stop display effect is an effect that represents that the special symbol is stopped and displayed and the result of the internal lottery at that time is a combination of the effect symbols. Here, before explaining the specific contents of the control processing, the basic flow of the change display effect and stop display effect for each change employed in the present embodiment will be described.

[Before change display]
FIG. 29 (A): For example, in the state before the first special symbol starts to fluctuate (the state where the demonstration effect is not being performed), there are three effect symbols of left, middle and right on the screen of the liquid crystal display 42. It is displayed large. At this time, in accordance with the stop display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol, the effect symbol is also stopped. Each of the three effect symbols, left, middle, and right, constitutes a potential symbol sequence as described above.

  Also, a marker (reference numerals M1 and M2 in the figure) indicating the number of working memories of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is displayed at the lower part of the screen of the liquid crystal display 42. These markers M1 and M2 indicate the number of operating memories of the first special symbol and the second special symbol corresponding to the respective display numbers (the number of displays of the first special symbol operating memory lamp 34a and the second special symbol operating memory lamp 35a). The number of displays is increased or decreased in conjunction with the change in the number of working memories during the game. In order to facilitate visual discrimination, the markers M1 and M2 are such that the marker M1 corresponding to the first special symbol is displayed, for example, as a circle (◯), and the marker M2 corresponding to the second special symbol is, for example, a heart. It is displayed as a figure. In the example of FIG. 29A, all four markers M1 are lit to indicate that the number of working memories of the first special symbol is four, and all the markers M2 are not displayed (indicated by broken lines). ) Indicates that the number of working memories of the second special symbol is zero.

  Further, during the variation display of the effect symbols, for example, the fourth symbol (reference numerals Z1 and Z2 are attached in the diagram) is displayed at the lower part of the screen of the liquid crystal display 42. The fourth symbols Z1 and Z2 are “fourth effect symbols” following the left, middle, and right effect symbols, and are displayed in a synchronized manner during the change display of the effect symbols. The fourth symbols Z1 and Z2 are simply simple colors (for example, “□” figure) with a color, and for example, changing the display color can express a variable display. The fourth symbol Z1 corresponds to the first special symbol, and the fourth symbol Z2 corresponds to the second special symbol.

  Further, the fourth symbols Z1, Z2 are stopped and displayed in a mode (for example, white display color) corresponding to the deviation. This is to objectively clarify that the result display effect is correctly performed and the pachinko machine 1 is operating normally. Therefore, if the result of the internal lottery is actually “10 round big hit” or “16 round big hit” instead of “out of”, the 4th pattern is displayed in a manner corresponding to them (for example, blue display color or red display color). Z1 and Z2 are stopped and displayed.

[Variable display production start]
29B: For example, in synchronization with the start of fluctuation of the first special symbol, the fluctuation display effect is started by scrolling the three symbol rows on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 42 (symbol effect). Execution means). In other words, in synchronization with the start of fluctuation of the first special symbol, the display of the left effect symbol, the middle effect symbol, and the right effect symbol is scrolled (flowed) in the vertical direction on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 42 so as to change the display. Production begins. In the figure, the change display of the effect symbol is simply indicated by a downward arrow. In addition, during the variable display, each effect symbol is displayed in a transparent state (transparent display). At this time, an image (background image) that is the background of the effect symbol is displayed on the display screen in an easily visible state. ing.

  The background image in this case represents, for example, a landscape displayed by a high-rise building group and a night neon street together with the background of a night downtown. Such a background image expresses that the stay stage in the production is, for example, a “business district stage”. In the present embodiment, “the downtown area stage” corresponds to a normal state in which the above-described variation time shortening function is not activated and the probability variation function is also deactivated. In addition, various stages and modes are provided in the production, and background images with different landscapes and scenes are prepared for each stage and mode (state display production execution means). The difference in stage type and mode may correspond to an internal “time reduction state” or a “high probability state”. Although not specifically illustrated here, a mode in which a notice effect is performed by displaying an image of a character, an item, or the like on the display screen after that is also possible.

  Further, during the variation display of the effect symbols, the fourth symbol Z1 is variably displayed at the lower part of the screen of the liquid crystal display 42, and the fourth symbol Z1 expresses the variation display by changing its display color.

[Left design stop]
(C) in FIG. 29: For example, when a certain amount of time (about half of the fluctuation time) has elapsed, the left effect design first stops changing. In this example, the effect symbol representing the number “5” is stopped at the middle position of the screen. Here, illustration of the background image is omitted (the same applies to the following).

[Example of production when the number of working memories decreases]
Here, as shown in (B) of FIG. 29, since the number of working memories of the first special symbol decreases by one as the change starts, the number of markers M1 displayed in conjunction with that decreases. It is reduced by one. For example, if there are four working memories so far, only the oldest (older) memory number display is hidden in the marker M1, and an effect consumed by the internal lottery is also performed. Thereby, it is possible to tell the player that the number of working memories for the first special symbol has decreased.

  In the example of (C) in FIG. 29, the first operation memory in the storage order is consumed and the remaining number becomes three, so that three markers M1 remaining on the screen are each one by one. An effect of shifting in the direction (here left direction) is performed. As a result, the context of the change in the number of working memories can be accurately expressed in the production, and the player can be intuitively and easily informed that the working memory has been consumed and decreased by one. it can.

[Right production symbol stop]
In FIG. 29 (D): After the left effect symbol, the right effect symbol thereafter stops changing. In this example, the effect symbol representing the number “3” is stopped at the middle position of the screen. Since it has already been determined that the reach state does not occur at this point, it is almost clear on the appearance that the current fluctuation is a non-reach (normal) fluctuation. Here, reach fluctuations due to slip patterns and the like are excluded. “Slip pattern” means, for example, that once the production symbol representing the number “4” stops, the production sequence that represents the number “5” stops by sliding the design row for one symbol, thereby developing reach It is to do. Alternatively, once the design symbol representing the number “6” stops, the design symbol representing the number “5” stops by sliding the symbol sequence in the reverse direction by one symbol, and thereby the pattern that develops to reach. is there. In addition, for example, when a production symbol representing a completely different number such as “1” is temporarily stopped and a character appears on the screen and the right production symbol row is changed again, the number “5” is represented. There is also a pattern in which the production design stops and develops to reach.

[Stop display effect]
(E) in FIG. 29: The last medium effect symbol stops in synchronization with the stop display of the first special symbol. If the result of the current internal lottery is non-winning and the first special symbol is stopped and displayed in a non-winning (out-of-game) manner, the staging display effect is also performed in a non-winning (out-of-game) manner. Is called. That is, in the illustrated example, the effect symbol representing the number “1” is stopped at the middle position of the screen. In this case, the effect symbol combination is “5”-“1”-“3”. Since this is a gap, it is expressed in the production that the current variation corresponds to the normal “out of range”. At this time, the fourth symbol Z1 is stopped and displayed in a mode (for example, white display color) corresponding to the dislocation.

  The above is an example of the change display effect and the result display effect (during non-winning) performed using the effect symbol for each change. Through such an effect, the player can have a sense of expectation for winning, and finally the result of the internal lottery can be clearly taught in the effect.

  In addition, the above example is for the case of non-winning, but at the time of big hit (winning), after the reach effect is executed during the variable display effect, the effect symbol is stopped and displayed in the big win mode in the result display effect. At this time, the stop display mode of the effect symbol basically corresponds to the winning symbol (stop display mode of the first special symbol display device 34 or the second special symbol display device 35+) selected internally by the main control CPU 72. Selected.

[Production example at the time of big hit]
FIG. 30 is a continuous diagram showing the flow of reach production executed at the time of big hit (winning). Here, in addition to the reach effect, a variable display effect, a stop display effect (result display effect), and a notice effect are included. In this example, an example of the notice effect (pre-reach notice notice effect, reach notice notice effect) executed during the variable display effect will be described.

  In the following reach effect, after the first special symbol display device 34 (or the second special symbol display device 35 may be used), the first special symbol is “10 rounds probable big hit” after the fluctuation display by the fluctuation pattern at the time of the big hit is performed. Or “16 rounds probable big hit” (for example, 7-segment LED “self”, “yo”, “mouth”, “巳”, “F”, “E”, “L”, “Γ”, etc.) It is executed until it is displayed. In addition, in FIG. 30, each production | presentation symbol is simplified and shown only as the number. The markers M1 and M2 and the fourth symbols Z1 and Z2 are not shown here. Hereinafter, it demonstrates along the flow of production.

[Variable display effects]
In FIG. 30, (A): The left effect symbol, the middle effect symbol, and the right effect symbol are vertically arranged on the screen of the liquid crystal display 42 substantially in synchronization with the start of the fluctuation of the first special symbol (or the second special symbol). The variable display effect is started by scrolling in a direction (for example, from top to bottom).

[Preliminary production before reach (first stage)]
In FIG. 30, (B): Next, in a relatively early stage of the variable display effect, the first stage pre-reach notice effect using the character cut-in image is performed. This pre-reach pre-announcement effect is a pre-announcement effect in which the change of the mode progresses in stages from one stage to a plurality of stages (for example, 2 to 5 stages) according to a predetermined order. The cut-in image used for the pre-reach notice effect is located in front of the effect symbol that is variably displayed on the screen. (Other appearance modes may also be used.) Note that the “pre-reach notice” means that a reach or a big hit is announced before any effect symbol is stopped and displayed. By executing such a “pre-reach announcement effect”, an effect of giving the player a sense of expectation that “it may develop into a reach = the possibility of a big hit increases” is obtained.

[Advance notice before the reach occurs (second stage)]
In FIG. 30, (C): After the first stage of the pre-reach notice effect is executed, the change of the pre-reach notice effect proceeds to the second stage. Here, an effect using a cut-in image of a character different from the previous is performed as a notice effect before the occurrence of reach in the second stage. Specifically, another cut-in image appears to additionally interrupt a part of the lower left corner of the screen, and is displayed together with the previously displayed cut-in image. Note that the cut-in image displayed at this time may be larger in size than the previously displayed cut-in image or may have a different peripheral border color. In addition, an effect of outputting some sound effect from the speakers 54, 55, and 56 is performed in accordance with the display of the cut-in image.

  Such a pre-reach notice announcement effect (second stage) using the second cut-in image is one step further from the pre-reach notice effect (first stage) performed in FIG. Advanced development. In general, it may be expressed as “step-up notice” or the like, referring to the “pre-reach notice notice effect” that develops in this way.

[Preliminary notice before the reach (stage 3)]
In FIG. 30, (D): After the second stage of the pre-reach notice effect is executed, the change of the pre-reach notice effect proceeds to the third stage. Here, an effect using a cut-in image of a character different from the previous one is performed as a notice effect before reaching the third stage reach. Specifically, another cut-in image appears to additionally interrupt at a part of the lower right corner of the screen, and is displayed together with one cut-in image that has been displayed so far. In addition, the third cut-in image displayed at this time is larger in size than the two cut-in images that have been displayed so far, and the colors of the surrounding borders are different. Further, an effect of outputting different sound effects from the speakers 54, 55, and 56 in accordance with the display of the cut-in image is also performed.

  Here, an example is given in which the cut-in image at the third stage appears in the notice effect before the occurrence of reach, but the fourth and fifth cut-in images appear and appear one after another. Also good. Further, for example, each time the fourth-stage and fifth-stage cut-in images appear and appear one after another, the size may be enlarged, or the color of the surrounding border may be changed. Even at this stage, the variation display of the effect symbols is continued. In any case, it is possible to indicate to the player that there is a high possibility (expectation) that this change will be a big hit by making the change in the aspect of the pre-reach notice effect to more stages. (For example, the maximum expectation is suggested when progressing to the fifth stage).

[Stop of left design]
In FIG. 30, (E): The middle stage of the variable display effect is approached, and the variable display of the left effect symbol is eventually stopped. At this point, the effect symbol representing the number “5” is stopped in the left area of the screen. Also, in the right area of the screen, the speed of the variation display of the right effect symbol is slowed down until just before the stop, and the effect symbol representing the number “4” passes down to the effect representing the number “5”. The state that the symbol is about to stop in the right area is shown.

[Occurrence of reach condition]
In FIG. 30, (F): Following the left effect symbol, for example, the change display of the right effect symbol is stopped. At this point, since the effect design representing the number “5” is stopped in the right area of the screen, the reach state of the numbers “5”-“being changed”-“5” is displayed in the left and right areas of the screen. It has occurred. Then, the state where the left and right production symbols in the reach state wear a flame (or aura) is displayed, and the production that emphasizes the reach state is performed. For the medium effect symbol, the speed of the variable display slows down after the reach state occurs, and the effect symbol representing the number “5” passes through the lower part of the screen once, but the variable display becomes faster again. A state in which the production symbols representing “6” and “7” pass to the lower part of the screen is expressed. This makes it possible for the player to recognize that “the reach state (variation display) is still continuing”.

  Further, for example, an image representing the form of the effect switching button 45 is displayed at the lower right corner position of the screen, and blinking display is performed as if the presence is emphasized. As a result, the player can be prompted to push the effect switching button 45 and expect the change in the effect mode.

  In FIG. 30, (G): After the reach state occurs, the reach effect at the time of winning is executed (however, the winning result has not been expressed yet at this point). In the reach effect, only the effect symbol corresponding to the tempered number (here, “5”) is displayed on the screen, and the others are not displayed. At this time, the effect symbols are displayed in a reduced state in the upper left and right corners of the screen.

[Expectation suggestion (notice effect after reach)]
For example, when the player presses down the effect switching button 45, an image flashing from the center of the screen is displayed in response to this, and character information such as “Chance!” Is displayed at the center of the screen. As a result, an effect suggesting the degree of expectation of the jackpot (expectation suggesting effect) is performed. Such an effect is also used as an effect (first time) for notifying the possibility of a big hit after the reach state occurs. At this time, the degree of expectation may be suggested in a stepwise manner depending on the color or pattern (for example, tiger pattern) of the character information for “chance!”. For example, the display color of character information shall indicate that the expectation is high in the order of white, blue, green, yellow, red, and gold, and if there is a pattern rather than a pattern, it indicates that the expectation is high. Can be.

[Progress of reach production]
In FIG. 30, (H): a state in which images representing the numbers “2” to “6” form a three-dimensional column on the screen following the expectation suggestion effect (notice effect after the first reach occurrence), for example And the effect that the numerical images are erased from the screen in the order of “2”, “3”, “4”... From the top (front) of the column is performed. Such an effect is also performed for the purpose of suggesting (impliciting) or reminding the player that the number “5” is left as it is without being erased. Also, if the number “4” is erased and “5” remains in front of the screen, it is “probable big hit”, but the number “5” is erased, and if the number “6” remains, “out” It means that. Therefore, during this time, the numbers “2”, “3”, “4”... Are erased in order, and as the number “5” approaches, the player's tension and expectation. The feeling will also increase. After this, for example, if the number up to “4” is erased on the screen, the next time the number “5” remains without being erased, the possibility of “probable big hit” will increase. Therefore, the player's feeling of tension increases at a stretch.

[Preliminary notice after the occurrence of reach (second time)]
In FIG. 30, (I): Reach production finally reaches the final stage in a state where images representing the numbers “4” and “5” overlap each other in the center of the screen to create a close-up and show a balance between which disappears and which remains. Yes. When such reach production approaches the end of the game, the image of the character suddenly appears as a cut-in on the screen, and the content that the character emits some dialogue (the content that expresses a spiritual expression) (Good) will be announced after the occurrence of reach (second time). At this time, for example, the content of the reach effect is a development that “if the number“ 4 ”is deleted, the possibility of a big hit of“ 5 ”-“ 5 ”-“ 5 ”increases” ”. Therefore, by causing the cut-in image of the character to appear at this timing, it is possible to obtain an effect of giving the player a sense of expectation that “may be a big hit”.

[Result display effect]
In FIG. 30 (J): The last medium effect symbol stops substantially in synchronization with the stop display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol. In this example, because the winning symbol internally corresponds to “10 rounds probable big hit” or “16 rounds probable big hit”, the production design representing the number “5” on the production is stopped and displayed at the center of the screen. I am letting.

  Although not shown here, after this, for example, the confirmed stop display is also performed for the result display effect as the effect symbol substantially in synchronization with the confirmed stop display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol. The effect design fixed stop display is performed, for example, in a state where the left, middle, and right effect symbols are restored to their initial sizes. By performing such confirmation stop display, the player can be informed that the final winning type has been confirmed in the production. In this case, the fourth symbol Z is stopped and displayed in a mode (for example, a blue display color or a red display color) corresponding to “10 round probability variation big hit” or “16 round probability variation big hit”.

  If the result of the internal lottery is non-winning, the first special symbol or the second special symbol is stopped and displayed as an outlier symbol, so that the effect symbol is similarly displayed in a shifted manner (design effect). Execution means). In this case, the number “4” (or “6” after “5” is deleted) other than “5” is displayed in the center of the screen. An effect that informs is performed. Such an effect is executed as an “out of reach reach effect”.

[Introduction]
FIG. 31 is a continuous diagram showing an example of an “introduction effect” executed during a jackpot game corresponding to a specific winning symbol. The specific winning symbols here are “16 round probability variation 1”, “16 round probability variation 2”, “16 round probability variation 3”, “16 round probability variation 4”, “16 round probability variation 6”, “ These are “16 round probability variation 7” and “16 round probability variation 8”.

  As described above, the “introduction effect” is performed using a period in which the variable winning device 30 performs a total of six opening / closing operations in an extremely short time after the start of the big hit game. In addition, the number of rounds actually progressing during this period (opening 6 times) varies depending on the winning symbol as described above. Hereinafter, the aspect of the “introduction effect” will be specifically described.

[At the start of the big hit game]
In FIG. 31, (A): With the start of the big hit game, character information representing a game title such as “challenge bonus” is displayed largely on the screen of the liquid crystal display 42. Thereby, it is possible to easily convey to the player that the current big hit game is “a big hit to challenge something”.

[Opening 2 to 3 times]
In FIG. 31, (B): For example, during the jackpot game, the following effects are performed using a period during which the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 30 for the second to third time is performed. In other words, following the display of the game title of “Challenge Bonus”, for example, a female character is displayed large on the screen, and an effect is presented that explains the game content such as “Challenge the mini game and get extra!” Done. As a result, the player can be reminded that “the mini-game is challenged with this big hit, and if this is successful, some extra is obtained”.

[Open 4th to 5th]
In FIG. 31, (C): Further, for example, during the jackpot game, the following effects are performed by using a period during which the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 30 for the fourth to fifth times is performed. That is, after the explanation by the female character, the screen is divided into, for example, three areas. Each area has three types of “mini game” titles such as “crane challenge”, “golf challenge”, and “dart challenge”. Is displayed. The screen expands radially from its center position and is divided into three parts. For example, the title of “Crane Challenge” is displayed in the upper right area of the screen, and the title of “Golf Challenge” is displayed in the lower area of the screen. And the title of “Dart Challenge” is displayed in the upper left area. The three areas are displayed in a mode in which any one is emphasized instantaneously (for example, the brightness is higher than the others), and the emphasized display moves around the three areas in order (so-called roulette effect) ) Is performed. Then, an image imitating the form of the effect switching button 45 blinks at the center position of the screen, and sounds such as “Select a mini game by pressing the button!” Are output from the speakers 54, 55, and 56. Production is performed. Thereby, the player can be prompted to push the effect switching button 45, and can be encouraged to actively engage in the game.

[6th open]
In FIG. 31, (D): For example, during the jackpot game, the following effects are performed using a period until the opening of the sixth variable prize-winning device 30 ends. That is, the highlighting stops in one area in the screen in response to the player's pressing operation of the effect switching button 45, and the effect of confirming the title of the selected “mini game” is performed. In this example, an effect is made to confirm that “golf challenge” has been selected. Accordingly, it is possible to encourage the player to be ready to tackle a golf challenge as a mini game from now on, and to arouse a positive motivation for the game. It should be noted that which title is selected may be determined internally in advance in the production control. In this case, with the pressing operation of the effect switching button 45 as an opportunity, an effect for finalizing the internally determined title is performed. In addition, when the push operation of the effect switching button 45 is not performed within the effective time of the operation, an effect that automatically determines the title that is internally determined in the effect control is performed.

[Director during big role]
Next, FIG. 32 and FIG. 33 are continuous diagrams showing an example of “acting in big role” executed subsequent to “introducing effect”. As described above, the “big actor production” is a period in which the variable winning device 30 performs a total of 10 opening / closing operations in an opening time in which a winning can be made after performing a total of 6 opening / closing operations in an extremely short time. It is done using. In addition, the number of rounds actually progressing during this period (7th to 16th opening) is also different for each winning symbol as described above. Hereinafter, the aspect of “acting during big role” will be described in detail.

[Opening 7-8 times]
In FIG. 32 (E): In the period when the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 30 is performed for the seventh to eighth times during the big hit game, the image of the golf course is displayed on the screen together with the character information of “golf challenge”. In addition, for example, “ROUND1” is displayed as information indicating the number of pseudo rounds at the time of the seventh opening (not shown), and information indicating the number of pseudo rounds at the time of the eighth opening is, for example, “ “STAGE2” is displayed. As a result, the player can be reminded that the mini-game “golf challenge” has been selected. It should be noted that the information of “STAGEOO” displayed in the subsequent effects does not represent the actual number of rounds in the big hit game, but merely represents the apparent number of rounds.

[9th opening]
In FIG. 32 (F): Further, the following effects are performed using the period during which the opening / closing operation of the ninth variable prize-winning device 30 is performed. That is, the screen displays a background image of the golf course and greens, flags, cups, and the like provided for the golf course as the contents of the mini-game executed in the “golf challenge”. This makes it possible for the player to be aware that “the golf challenge is about to begin”.

[10th opening]
In FIG. 32 (G): Next, in the period when the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 30 is performed for the tenth time, for example, a scene in which a female character has a club and tries to challenge a golf shot is displayed on the screen. Yes. Thereafter, an image in which a female character actually swings a club and hits a golf ball is displayed. Although not shown here, a level meter may be displayed at one corner of the screen at this time, and the manner in which the force applied when swinging due to a change in the meter may be expressed in terms of production. And it is good also as performing the production | generation which makes a player select by the pushing operation of the production | presentation switch button 45, and determine a level meter (swing force) according to the timing of operation, how much power is adjusted. As a result, it is possible to make the player feel more strongly that they are challenging the mini-game and to further attract interest in the outcome of the subsequent production.

[11th opening]
In FIG. 32 (H): Next, in the period when the opening / closing operation of the variable prize-winning device 30 is performed for the 11th time, for example, a golf ball hit by a female character on the screen flies high in the air and falls to the green of the golf course. The images up to are displayed.

  Although not shown in particular, in the period when the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 30 is performed for the 12th time, for example, a female character becomes a close-up on the screen, and an effect of generating a dialogue such as “Put!” Is performed. There are multiple types of dialogues of female characters at this time, and the degree of expectation may be suggested depending on the content. For example, “This is in!” Has the highest expectation, “Maybe it!” Has the next highest expectation, and “Maybe!” Has a medium expectation, In the case of “How is it?”, The degree of expectation is low.

[Refer to FIG. 33: 13th opening]
In FIG. 33, (I): In a period in which the opening / closing operation of the 13th variable winning device 30 is performed, for example, an image of a golf ball that has been turned on the green of the golf course slowly approaching the cup while reducing the speed is displayed. The This will make the player aware of whether or not the ball will cup-in, and create a hill for gaming even during the big hit, creating a sense of tension that determines whether or not the ball will be added. Can do.

[The 14th opening, failure production]
In FIG. 33 (J): Here, in the case where “16 round probability variation 1” is met at the time of winning, the following effects are performed using the period in which the opening / closing operation of the 14th variable winning device 30 is performed. . For example, the direction in which the golf ball travels suddenly changes, and a failure effect is produced in which the golf ball deviates from the cup. As a result, it is possible to give the player a sense of crisis as to whether the mini-game challenge fails.

[Opening 15th]
In FIG. 33 (K): And during the fifteenth opening / closing operation of the variable prize winning device 30, an effect that the female character who hit the golf ball sheds tears and regrets is performed. This makes it possible for the player to realize that the challenge of the current mini game has been unsuccessful.

[16th opening]
In FIG. 33 (L): During the last 16th opening / closing operation of the variable prize winning device 30 (in this case, the actual 16th round), the entire screen is darkened and “End ...” is displayed. An effect of displaying character information is performed. As a result, it is possible to easily convey to the player that “this time the big hit ends here”.

[Ending director role (without adding)]
Although not shown in particular, from this time, for example, by continuously displaying the image of "END ..." shown in (L) in FIG. 33 from the closing time of the variable winning device 30 to the end time of the jackpot game, “A big end effect (no extra effect)” is performed. In this case, the character information “STAGE10” is not displayed. Further, since it corresponds to “16-round probability variation 1”, after that, an effect (for example, “probability rush!” Or the like) indicating that a “high probability state” is entered is performed. This makes it possible for the player to realize that the big hit has been completed without any extras this time, and to renew the willingness to tackle the subsequent games (games in the “high probability state”). it can.

  The above flow is an example of an effect executed when the winning symbol is “16 round probability variation 1”, but “16 round probability variation 2”, “16 round probability variation 3”, “16 round probability variation 4”. "," 16-round probability variation symbol 6 "," 16-round probability variation symbol 7 "," 16 round probability variation symbol 8 ", the effect is executed in the following flow.

[14th opening, successful production]
In FIG. 33, (M): In this case, for example, the following effects are performed using a period during which the opening / closing operation of the 14th variable winning device 30 is performed. In other words, the direction of travel of the golf ball driven by the female character does not change, and a successful effect is achieved in which the golf ball is cupped in brilliantly. This makes it possible for the player to realize that “the challenge of the mini-game has succeeded = addition has been confirmed” and to have a certain level of satisfaction.

[Opening 15th]
In FIG. 33 (N): In addition, during the fifteenth opening / closing operation of the variable prize-winning device 30, an effect is performed in which a female character who has succeeded in the “golf challenge” smiles with a wink. Thereby, it is possible to send a blessing to the player on the stage and further enhance satisfaction.

[16th opening]
In FIG. 33 (O): In the period when the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 30 is performed for the 16th time, for example, character information of “chance to be added” is displayed largely on the screen. As a result, it can be communicated to the player that “the chance to add (start) will be started from now on”.

  The flow of production from (M), (N), (O) in FIGS. 32 to 33 is an effect (basic effect) performed in a common or approximate manner with respect to all winning symbols for performing the “addition effect”. (Special game during production execution means).

[Additional production]
FIG. 34 is a continuous diagram showing an example of “addition effect”. As described above, the “superior effect” is performed using a special interval period during the big hit game. The “superior effect” can be changed from “1 stage” to “3 stages” depending on the winning design. Exists. This will be specifically described below.

[When interval starts]
In FIG. 34, (i): The common start-up effect is performed at the start of a special interval during the big hit game for all the winning symbols that perform the “add-on effect”. For example, the title “Chance to add” is displayed again on the screen, and the female character who succeeded in the previous “Golf Challenge” emits the line “Leave it to me!”.

[Initial interval]
In FIG. 34 (ii): Next, at the beginning of the interval, in common with all the winning symbols, for example, a female character is shown feeling enthusiasm while grasping the fist in the screen (right area). In the left area, for example, an effect is produced in which a heart-shaped object written as “+100 pt”, “+200 pt”, “+300 pt”, etc. scrolls from top to bottom. “+200 pt” or the like written on the object indirectly represents “the magnitude of the profit due to the addition”, and the larger the numerical value, the larger the profit that is added suggests in the production.

  Although not shown here, the heart-shaped object group after this, for example, “+200 pt”, once stopped at the middle position of the screen, the scrolling is stopped, and the entire object group is moved up and down in small increments. A swinging performance is performed. Then, when the female character is enthusiastic, the flame rises from the fist and an effect is made to scroll the object group downward. For example, if the object group is scrolled downward, an extra amount exceeding “+200 pt” is given, but if the object group is not scrolled as it is, the addition is completed to “+200 pt” and is transmitted to the player. (First aspect).

[Additional production (1 step): At the end of the short extension interval]
In FIG. 34 (iii): When the hit is “16 round probability variation 2” or “16 round probability variation 6”, the “short extension interval” period after 14 rounds is used as described above. “Additional effect (1 step)” is performed. In other words, the object group is not scrolled on the screen, and a heart-shaped object written as “+200 pt” is displayed large on the screen as it is, and the character information “GET” is displayed on the side (first display). Addition production, first part aspect). As a result, the player is informed in an easy-to-understand manner that “a profit equivalent to 200 points (for example, the expected number of balls) has been added this time” and is scheduled to be given during the subsequent jackpot game. A certain sense of security can be given to the profit. Note that the “number of points” here does not necessarily match the “number of balls”, but may be anything that suggests “degree”. Therefore, it can be understood that “+200 pt” is described by adding “two rounds of big hit game” after this.

[When continuing the addition]
In FIG. 34 (iv): On the other hand, when it is a hit other than “16 round probability variation 2” or “16 round probability variation 6”, the extra effect develops to “second stage”. In this case, the scrolling of the object group is temporarily stopped and the effect of (iii) in FIG. 34 is executed, but the female character continues to stop the scrolling until then by issuing a speech such as “Still More!”. The group of objects that have been resumed scrolling, and the effect that “+200 pt” is written flows down to the bottom of the screen. In addition, there is an effect in which objects labeled “+300 pt”, “+400 pt”, and “+500 pt” appear from the top of the screen. When continuing, the flow of the production may be shifted from (ii) in FIG. 34 to (iv) in FIG. 34 by skipping (iii) in FIG.

  After this, for the heart-shaped object group, for example, “+400 pt” is stopped at the middle position of the screen and the scrolling is temporarily stopped, and again the effect that the entire object group swings up and down in small increments is performed. Is called. Then, when the female character is enthusiastic, a new flame (a flame of a different color from the previous one) rises from the fist and an effect is made to scroll the object group further downward. For such an effect, for example, if the object group scrolls downward, an addition exceeding “+400 pt” is given, but if it does not scroll as it is, the “second stage” addition ends at “+400 pt”. It is to be transmitted to the player (second part mode).

[Additional production (2 steps): At the end of the middle extension interval]
In FIG. 34 (v): If it is a “16-round probability variation 3” or “16-round probability variation 7” at the time of the big hit, using the “middle extension interval” period after 12 rounds as described above, “Additional production (1 stage), (2 stages)” is performed. Therefore, in this case, the object group is not scrolled on the screen, and a heart-shaped object written as “+400 pt” is displayed as it is on the screen, and the character information “GET” is displayed next to it. (Second addition effect, second part mode). As a result, it is clearly communicated to the player that “a profit corresponding to 400 points exceeding 200 (the degree of expected number of balls) has been added this time”, and during the subsequent big hit game A certain sense of security can be given to the profit that is scheduled to be given to the customer. In this case, the “number of points” does not necessarily match the “number of balls”, but suggests “degree”. Therefore, it can be understood that “+400 pt” is described by adding “4 rounds of big hit game” thereafter.

[When continuing the addition]
In FIG. 34 (vi): On the other hand, when it is a “16-round probability variation symbol 4” or “16-round probability variation symbol 8” at the time of the big hit, the extra effect develops to the “third stage”. In this case, the scrolling of the object group is temporarily stopped and the effect of (v) in FIG. 34 is executed, but the female character continues to scroll until it emits the longest dialogue “Still More!” The object group that has been stopped resumes scrolling, and the effect that “+400 pt” is written flows down to the bottom of the screen. In addition, there is an effect in which objects labeled “+500 pt”, “+600 pt”, and “+700 pt” appear from the top of the screen. Note that during the time of continuation, (v) in FIG. 34 may be skipped, and the production flow may shift from (iv) in FIG. 34 to (vi) in FIG. 34.

[Additional production (3 steps): At the end of the long extension interval]
In FIG. 34 (vii): However, in this embodiment, the “superimposition effect” is up to the “third stage” and is not provided after the “fourth stage”. Accordingly, in this case, “addition effect (1 stage) to (3 stages)” is performed using the “long extension interval” period after 10 rounds. That is, the heart-shaped object group stops scrolling in a state where, for example, “+600 pt” is stayed at the middle position of the screen (third mode). Then, a heart-shaped object written as “+600 pt” is displayed large on the screen as it is, and the effect of displaying the character information “GET” on the side is performed (third addition effect, third part mode). As a result, it is clearly communicated to the player that “the profit corresponding to 600 points exceeding 400 (the degree of expected number of balls) has been added”, and during the subsequent big hit game A certain sense of security can be given to the profit that is scheduled to be given to the customer. In this case, the “number of points” does not necessarily match the “number of balls”, but suggests “degree”. Therefore, it can be understood that “+600 pt” is described by adding “6 rounds of big hit game” thereafter.

[Director during big role (when added)]
FIG. 35 is a continuous diagram showing an example of “acting in big role” executed during round digestion added after the elapse of a special interval period. In addition, here, a case where the addition is performed exceeding two rounds is taken as an example.

[17th opening]
FIG. 35 (A): For example, after the elapse of a special interval period, within the opening time of the 17th variable winning device 30, the female character appears in a costume and the title “Special Bonus” appears on the screen. The production of notation is performed. Further, by displaying the character information “STAGE 11” on the screen, it is possible to convey to the player that the extra round is being executed beyond “10 rounds” in the production. This makes it possible for the player to feel “addition” and to have a certain satisfaction, achievement, superiority, etc. due to the appearance of a gorgeous aspect.

[18th opening]
FIG. 35B: Within the opening time of the 18th variable winning device 30 that follows, for example, an effect of tilting the glass with a female character is performed and an effect of displaying character information “STAGE 12” is performed. This will give the impression that the player is sharing a time with a female character in a pseudo manner, and will make the player feel satisfied as if this “add-on” is a special privilege. it can.

  Although not specifically shown, when the variable winning device 30 is released according to the number of rounds added (the number of points in the production), a “big performance production” is performed for each round. The character information changes as “STAGE 13”, “STAGE 14”,... Every round.

[At the time of final opening (16th round)]
In FIG. 35 (C): “Additional effect” as described above is performed until the final opening of the variable winning device 30. In the final release, for example, by displaying the character information “FINAL STAGE” on the screen, an effect of transmitting to the player that it is actually the final round is performed. The final release corresponds to the 16th round of the jackpot game for all winning symbols to be added. Also, if the winning symbol corresponds to “16-round probability variation 2” or “16-round probability variation symbol 4”, the 18th opening will be the final, so “STAGE 11” will be followed by “FINAL STAGE” on stage. Become.

  Next, an example of a control method for specifically realizing the above effects will be described. The above-mentioned variable display effect, reach effect, advance notice effect before reach occurrence, memory number display effect, pre-reading notice effect, etc., introductory effect, big role effect, extra effect, etc. performed during the big hit game are all It is controlled through the following control process.

[Production control processing]
FIG. 36 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure example of the effect control process executed by the effect control CPU 126. This effect control process is executed, for example, in a timer interrupt process (interrupt management process) separately from a reset start (main) process (not shown). The effect control CPU 126 generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined interrupt cycle (for example, a period of several tens of μs to several ms) during execution of the reset start process, and executes the timer interrupt process.

  The effect control process includes command reception process (step S400), working memory effect management process (step S401), effect symbol management process (step S402), display output process (step S404), lamp driving process (step S406), and acoustic driving. This includes a subroutine group of processing (step S408), effect random number update processing (step S410), and other processing (step S412). Hereinafter, the basic flow of the effect control process will be described along each process.

  Step S400: In the command receiving process, the effect control CPU 126 receives an effect command transmitted from the main control CPU 72. The effect control CPU 126 analyzes the received commands and stores them in the command buffer area of the RAM 130 according to type. The command for the effect transmitted from the main control CPU 72 includes, for example, a special figure destination determination effect command, a (special symbol) effect command when the operating memory number increases, a (special symbol) effect command when the operating memory number decreases, a start port Winning sound control command, demonstration effect command, lottery result command, variation pattern command, variation start command, stop symbol command, symbol stop command, state designation command, round number command, error notification command, jackpot end effect command, number cut There are counter value commands.

  Step S401: In the operation memory effect management process, the effect control CPU 126 controls the execution of the above-described stored number display effect and the pre-reading notice effect using the markers M1 and M2.

  Step S402: In the effect symbol management process, the effect control CPU 126 controls the contents of the variable display effect and the result display effect using the effect symbols, and controls the effect contents during the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device 30. In this process, the effect control CPU 126 selects effect patterns of various notice effects (notice effect before reach occurrence, notice effect after reach occurrence, etc.). The contents of the effect symbol management process will be further described later with reference to another drawing.

  Step S404: In the display output process, the effect control CPU 126 controls the effect display control device 144 (display control CPU 146) with basic control information of the effect contents (for example, the number of working memories of each of the first special symbol and the second special symbol). , An operation memory effect pattern number, a prefetch notice effect pattern number, a change effect pattern number, a change notice effect number, a background pattern number, etc.). Thereby, the effect display control device 144 (the display control CPU 146 and the VDP 152) controls the display operation by the liquid crystal display 42 based on the instructed effect content (effect executing means).

  Step S406: In the lamp driving process, the effect control CPU 126 outputs a control signal to the lamp driving circuit 132. In response to this, the lamp driving circuit 132 drives (turns on or off, blinks, changes in luminance gradation, etc.) the various lamps 46 to 52 and the panel lamp 53 based on the control signal.

  Step S408: In the next sound drive process, the effect control CPU 126 sends the effect contents (for example, BGM, sound data, etc. during the variable display effect, during the reach effect, during the mode transition effect, during the jackpot effect) to the sound drive circuit 134. Instruct. Thereby, the sound according to the production content is output from the speakers 54, 55, and 56.

  Step S410: In the effect random number update process, the effect control CPU 126 updates various effect random numbers in the counter area of the RAM 130. The effect random number includes, for example, a random number used for selecting a notice and a random number used for a normal background change lottery (effect lottery).

  Step S412: In other processing, for example, when there is a movable body for presentation, the presentation control CPU 126 outputs a control signal to the movable body driving IC. Although not particularly illustrated, the movable body is operated by a driving source such as a solenoid or a stepping motor, and produces an effect in synchronism with the display of an image by the liquid crystal display 42 or independently. These drive sources such as solenoids and stepping motors can be connected to, for example, the panel illumination board 138 in FIG.

  Through the above-described effect control process, the effect control CPU 126 can comprehensively control the effect contents in the pachinko machine 1. Next, the contents of the effect symbol management process executed in the effect control process will be described.

[Direction design management processing]
FIG. 37 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure example of the effect symbol management process. The effect symbol management process includes an execution selection process (step S500), an effect symbol change pre-process (step S502), an effect symbol change process (step S504), an effect symbol stop display process (step S506), and a variable winning device operation. This is a configuration including a subroutine group of processing (step S508). Hereinafter, the basic flow of the effect symbol management process will be described along each process.

  Step S500: In the execution selection process, the effect control CPU 126 selects the jump destination of the process to be executed next (any one of steps S502 to S508). For example, the effect control CPU 126 sets the program address of the process to be executed next as the jump destination address, and sets the end of the effect symbol management process in the “jump table” as the return address. Which process is selected as the next jump destination depends on the progress of the processes performed so far. For example, if the situation has not yet started the variation display effect, the effect control CPU 126 selects the effect symbol variation pre-processing (step S502) as the next jump destination. On the other hand, if the effect symbol variation pre-processing has already been completed, the effect control CPU 126 selects the effect symbol variation processing (step S504) as the next jump destination, and if the effect symbol variation in-process has been completed, As a jump destination, the effect symbol stop display in-progress process (step S506) is selected. The variable winning device operating process (step S508) is selected as a jump destination only when the variable winning device management process (step S5000 in FIG. 13) is selected in the main control CPU 72. In this case, steps S502 to S506 are not executed.

  Step S502: In the effect symbol variation pre-processing, the effect control CPU 126 performs an operation of preparing conditions for starting the variable display effect using the effect symbol. In this process, the effect control CPU 126 selects the content of the reach effect according to various conditions (lottery result, winning type, variation pattern, etc.), or produces an effect pattern for the notice effect (reach occurrence other than the pre-reading notice effect pattern). Select a previous notice pattern, a notice pattern after reach, etc.). In addition, the production control CPU 126 also performs demonstration production control when the pachinko machine 1 is in a so-called customer waiting state. The specific processing content will be described later using another flowchart.

  Step S504: In the effect symbol changing process, the effect control CPU 126 generates control information instructing the effect display control device 144 (display control CPU 146) as necessary. For example, when performing an effect using the effect switching button 45 during execution of the variable display effect using the effect symbol, the effect control CPU 126 monitors whether or not the player has operated the effect button, and an effect corresponding to the result is displayed. The control information on the contents (button effect) is instructed to the display control CPU 146.

  Step S506: In the effect symbol stop display process, the effect control CPU 126 controls the contents of the result display effect using the effect symbols and moving images in a manner corresponding to the result of the internal lottery. That is, the effect control CPU 126 instructs the effect display control device 144 (display control CPU 146) to end the variable display effect and execute the result display effect. In response to this, the effect display control device 144 (display control CPU 146) ends the variable display effect that has been actually executed within the display screen of the liquid crystal display 42, and executes the result display effect. As a result, the result display effect is executed substantially in synchronization with the stop display of the special symbol, and the result of the internal lottery can be effectively taught (disclosure, notification, notification, etc.) to the player (execution of the symbol effect) means). However, in the present embodiment, at the time of a small hit, the result display effect is executed in a manner similar to or approximated to the loss.

  Step S508: In the variable winning device operation process, the effect control CPU 126 controls the contents of the effect during the small hit or the big hit. In this process, the effect control CPU 126 selects the contents of the prominent effect according to various conditions (for example, winning symbols). For example, the winning symbol is “16 round probability variation 1”, “16 round probability variation symbol 2”, “16 round probability variation symbol 3”, “16 round probability variation symbol 4”, “16 round probability variation symbol 6”, “16 round probability variation symbol”. In the case of “7” and “16 round probability variation 8”, the production control CPU 126 selects the large-scale production pattern corresponding to the “challenge bonus” described above as the production content to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 42, and the addition occurs. For the winning symbol to be selected, a big-playing effect pattern corresponding to “superior effect” and “high-playing effect” is further selected, and this is instructed to the production display control device 144 (display control CPU 146). As a result, an image of a big-bodied effect is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 42, and the contents of the effect change with the number of times of opening and the progress of the round. The specific processing content will be described later using another flowchart.

[Preliminary design change processing]
FIG. 38 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure example of the above-described effect symbol variation pre-processing. Hereinafter, it demonstrates along the example of a procedure.

  Step S600: The effect control CPU 126 confirms whether or not a demonstration effect command is received from the main control CPU 72. Specifically, the effect control CPU 126 accesses the command buffer area of the RAM 130 and confirms whether or not a demonstration effect command is stored. As a result, when it is confirmed that the command for demonstration effect is stored (Yes), the effect control CPU 126 executes step S602.

  Step S602: The effect control CPU 126 executes a demo selection process. In this process, the effect control CPU 126 selects a demonstration effect pattern. The demonstration effect pattern defines the contents of the effect indicating that the pachinko machine 1 is in a so-called customer waiting state.

  When the above procedure is completed, the effect control CPU 126 returns to the last address of the effect symbol management process. Then, the effect control CPU 126 returns to the effect control process as it is, and controls the contents of the demonstration effect based on the demonstration effect pattern in the subsequent display output process (step S404 in FIG. 36) and lamp driving process (step S406 in FIG. 36). To do.

  On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step S600 that the demonstration effect command is not stored (No), the effect control CPU 126 next executes step S604.

  Step S604: The effect control CPU 126 confirms whether or not the current fluctuation is out of place (non-winning). Specifically, the effect control CPU 126 accesses the command buffer area of the RAM 130 and confirms whether or not a lottery result command at the time of non-winning is stored. As a result, when it is confirmed that the lottery result command at the time of non-winning is saved (Yes), the effect control CPU 126 executes step S612. On the other hand, when it is confirmed that the lottery result command at the time of non-winning is not saved (No), the effect control CPU 126 executes step S606. Note that whether or not the current variation is off can be confirmed based on a variation pattern command or a stop symbol command in addition to the lottery result command. In other words, if the current variation pattern command corresponds to the outlier normal variation or outlier reach variation, it can be determined that the current variation is outlier. Alternatively, if the current stop symbol command specifies a non-winning symbol, it can be determined that the current variation is out of sync.

  Step S606: If the lottery result command is other than non-winning (missing) (step S604: No), the effect control CPU 126 confirms whether or not the current fluctuation is a big hit. Specifically, the effect control CPU 126 accesses the command buffer area of the RAM 130 and confirms whether or not the lottery result command at the time of the big hit is stored. As a result, when it is confirmed that the lottery result command at the time of big hit is stored (Yes), the effect control CPU 126 executes step S610. On the contrary, when it is confirmed that the lottery result command at the time of big hit is not stored (No), since only the lottery result command at the time of small hit is left, in this case, the effect control CPU 126 executes step S608. Whether or not the current variation is a big hit can also be confirmed based on the variation pattern command or the stop symbol command. That is, if the current variation pattern command corresponds to the big hit variation, it can be determined that the current variation is a big hit. If the current stop symbol command corresponds to the jackpot symbol, it can be determined that the current variation is a jackpot.

  Step S608: The effect control CPU 126 executes a small hit hour variation effect pattern selection process. In this process, the effect control CPU 126 determines the effect pattern number at that time based on the variation pattern command received from the main control CPU 72 (for example, “C0H00H” to “D0H7FH”). The effect pattern number is prepared in advance corresponding to the variation pattern command, and the effect control CPU 126 can select an effect pattern number corresponding to the variation pattern command at that time by referring to an effect pattern selection table (not shown). it can. The production pattern numbers may be prepared in pairs with the variation pattern commands, or a plurality of production pattern numbers may be prepared for one variation pattern command.

  When the effect pattern number is selected, the effect control CPU 126 refers to an effect table (not shown), and the effect symbol change schedule (change time, reach type and reach occurrence timing) corresponding to the change effect pattern number at that time, stop display The mode and the like are determined. Note that the types of effect symbols determined here correspond to the “combination of symbols at the time of a small hit”.

  The above procedure corresponds to the case of “small hit”, but in the case of “big hit”, the effect control CPU 126 confirms that it is “big hit” in step S606 (Yes). In this case, the effect control CPU 126 executes step S610.

  Step S610: The effect control CPU 126 executes a big hit hour fluctuation effect pattern selection process. In this process, the effect control CPU 126 determines the effect pattern number at that time based on the variation pattern command (for example, “E0H00H” to “F0H7FH”) received from the main control CPU 72. Note that, in the big hit effect pattern selection process, the process may be further branched for each big hit stop symbol.

  In the case of non-winning, the following procedure is executed. In other words, when the effect control CPU 126 confirms that there is a shift in step S604 (Yes), it next executes step S612.

  Step S612: The effect control CPU 126 executes a deviation effect pattern selection process. In this process, the effect control CPU 126 determines the effect pattern number at the time of deviation based on the variation pattern command (for example, “A0H00H” to “A6H7FH”) received from the main control CPU 72. The effect pattern numbers at the time of losing are classified into “ordinary deviation fluctuation”, “short-time deviation fluctuation”, “outlier reach fluctuation”, and the like, and a fine reach fluctuation pattern is defined in “outlier reach fluctuation”. Note that which effect pattern number is selected by the effect control CPU 126 is determined by the variation pattern command transmitted from the main control CPU 72.

  When the effect pattern number at the time of detachment is selected, the effect control CPU 126 refers to an effect table (not shown), and the effect symbol change schedule corresponding to the change effect pattern number at that time (change time, presence / absence of reach, occurrence of reach) , Reach type and reach occurrence timing) and stop display mode (for example, “7”-“2”-“4”, etc.).

  When any one of the above steps S608, S610, and S612 is executed, the effect control CPU 126 next executes step S614.

  Step S614: The effect control CPU 126 executes a notice selection process. In this process, the effect control CPU 126 selects the content of the notice effect to be executed during the current variable display effect by lottery. The content of the notice effect is determined based on, for example, the result of internal lottery (winning or non-winning) and the current internal state (normal state, high probability state, time reduction state). As described above, the notice effect is for notifying the player of the possibility that the reach state will occur during the variable display effect, or for notifying that there is a possibility that it will eventually be a big hit. Therefore, the selection ratio of the notice effect is set to be low at the time of non-winning, but the selection ratio of the notice effect is set to be relatively high to increase the player's expectation at the time of winning. Further, as described in the flow of the normal fluctuation effect control, the effect control CPU 126 executes various line effect lotteries (effect pattern selection means) in the notice selection process.

  When the above procedure is completed, the effect control CPU 126 returns to the effect symbol management process (tail address). As a result, in the subsequent effect symbol variation processing (step S504 in FIG. 37), the variation display effect and the result display effect are executed based on the actually selected variation effect pattern (effect execution means), and various A notice effect is executed based on the notice effect pattern. In addition, various stay stage / mode effects are executed based on the background (stay) mode pattern selected here (effect execution means).

[Processing when the variable winning device is activated]
FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of the above-described process when the variable prize apparatus is activated. Hereinafter, it demonstrates along the example of a procedure.

  Step S700: First, the effect control CPU 126 checks whether or not the current lottery result is “small hit”. Specifically, the effect control CPU 126 accesses the command buffer area of the RAM 130 and confirms whether or not the stop symbol command corresponds to “small hit”. As a result, when it is confirmed that the current lottery result is “small hit” (Yes), the effect control CPU 126 executes step S702.

  Step S702: In this case, the effect control CPU 126 executes a small hit effect selection process. In this process, the effect control CPU 126 selects an effect pattern to be executed during the opening / closing operation (for example, 2 to 4 times) of the variable winning device 30 with a small hit.

  On the other hand, when it is confirmed that the current lottery result is not “small winning” (step S700: No), that is, when it is confirmed that “big winning” is achieved with any winning symbol, the effect control CPU 126 performs step S704. Execute.

  Step S704: Here, the production control CPU 126 confirms whether or not the current winning symbol (winning type) corresponds to “normal symbol”, that is, “10 round normal symbol” or “16 round normal symbol”. Specifically, the effect control CPU 126 accesses the command buffer area of the RAM 130, confirms the stop symbol command, and confirms whether the winning symbol is “10 round normal symbol” or “16 round normal symbol”.

  As a result, when it is confirmed that the current winning symbol (winning type) is “10 round normal symbol” or “16 round normal symbol” (Yes), the effect control CPU 126 executes step S706.

[Normal design applicable]
Step S706: In this case, the effect control CPU 126 executes a normal big hit effect selection process. In this process, the effect control CPU 126 performs a selection lottery (effect lottery) from among the effect patterns prepared in advance for each winning symbol, and selects the current normal big hit effect pattern.

  On the other hand, when it is confirmed that the current winning symbol (winning type) is neither “10-round normal symbol” nor “16-round normal symbol” (step S704: No), that is, “10-round probability variable symbol” Alternatively, when it is confirmed that any of “16 round probability variation 1” to “16 round probability variation 8”, the effect control CPU 126 executes step S708.

  Step S708: In this case, the effect control CPU 126 executes a probable big hit effect selection process. In this process, the effect control CPU 126 selects a big role effect pattern corresponding to the above “challenge bonus”, and for the winning symbol where the extra is generated, the big role corresponding to the “addition effect” and the “big effect”. Select the medium production pattern. The specific processing contents will be described with reference to another flowchart.

  When the above procedure is completed, the effect control CPU 126 returns to the last address of the effect symbol management process (FIG. 37). Then, the effect control CPU 126 returns to the effect control process as it is, and controls the contents of various effects in the subsequent display output process (step S404 in FIG. 36) and lamp drive process (step S406 in FIG. 36).

[Procedure selection process at probability big hit]
FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the probability variation big hit effect selection process. Hereinafter, it demonstrates along the example of a procedure.

  Step S800: First, the effect control CPU 126 confirms whether or not the current winning symbol (winning type) corresponds to either “10 round probability variation symbol” or “16 round probability variation symbol 5”. Specifically, the effect control CPU 126 accesses the command buffer area of the RAM 130 and confirms the stop symbol command. As a result, when it is confirmed that the winning symbol corresponds to “10-round probability variation symbol” or “16-round probability variation symbol 5” (Yes), the effect control CPU 126 executes step S802.

  Step S802: In this case, the effect control CPU 126 executes a big effect selection process according to the number of rounds. For example, the production control CPU 126 selects the “10-round probable big change effect pattern” if it is “10 round probable change symbol”, and if it is “16 round probable change symbol 5”, the “16 round probable big change effect pattern”. ”Is selected.

  On the other hand, when it is confirmed that the current winning symbol (winning type) does not correspond to either “10-round probability variation symbol” or “16-round probability variation symbol 5” (step S800: No), the production control CPU 126 performs step. Step S804 is executed.

  Step S804: Then, the production control CPU 126 confirms whether or not the current winning symbol corresponds to “16-round probability variable symbol 1”. Specifically, the effect control CPU 126 accesses the command buffer area of the RAM 130 and confirms the stop symbol command. As a result, when it is confirmed that the winning symbol corresponds to “16 round probability variation symbol 1” (Yes), the effect control CPU 126 executes step S806.

  Step S806: In this case, the effect control CPU 126 executes a challenge unsuccessful effect pattern selection process. Specifically, the big-broadcasting production pattern corresponding to the flow of production (mini-game challenge production) from FIG. 31 to FIG. 32 and FIG. 33 (I), (J), (K), (L). Select.

  On the other hand, when it is confirmed in the previous step S804 that the current winning symbol (winning type) does not correspond to “16-round probability variable symbol 1” (step S804: No), the effect control CPU 126 executes step S808.

  Step S808: Then, the production control CPU 126 checks whether or not the current winning symbol corresponds to either “16 round probability variation 2” or “16 round probability variation 6”. Similarly, the effect control CPU 126 accesses the command buffer area of the RAM 130 and confirms the stop symbol command. As a result, the winning symbol is either “16 round probability variable symbol 2” or “16 round probability variable symbol 6”. If it is confirmed that this is the case (Yes), the effect control CPU 126 executes step S810.

  Step S810: In this case, the effect control CPU 126 executes an additional effect A pattern selection process. Specifically, it reaches (I), (M), (N), (O) in FIG. 31 to FIG. 32 and FIG. 33, and further reaches (i), (ii), (iii) in FIG. The production pattern of the big role corresponding to the flow of production up to (the successful challenge of the mini-game → “addition production (1 stage)”) is selected.

  On the other hand, when it is confirmed in the previous step S808 that the current winning symbol (winning type) does not correspond to either “16-round probability variation symbol 2” or “16-round probability variation symbol 6” (step S808: No). The control CPU 126 executes step S812.

  Step S812: Then, the production control CPU 126 checks whether or not the current winning symbol corresponds to either “16 round probability variation 3” or “16 round probability variation 7”. Here again, the effect control CPU 126 accesses the command buffer area of the RAM 130 and confirms the stop symbol command. As a result, when it is confirmed that the winning symbol corresponds to either “16 round probability variation symbol 3” or “16 round probability variation symbol 7” (Yes), the effect control CPU 126 executes step S814.

  Step S814: In this case, the effect control CPU 126 executes an extra effect B pattern selection process. Specifically, (I), (M), (N), (O) are reached in FIGS. 31 to 32 and FIG. 33, and (i), (ii), (iii), ( iv), an active performance pattern corresponding to the flow of production up to (v) (mini-game challenge success production → “addition production (1 stage), (2 stage)”) is selected.

  Alternatively, when the effect control CPU 126 confirms that the current winning symbol (winning type) does not correspond to either “16 round probability variation 3” or “16 round probability variation 7” in the previous step S812 (step S812: No), the remaining winning symbol is either “16 round probability variation 4” or “16 round probability variation 8”. In this case, the effect control CPU 126 executes step S816.

  Step S816: In this case, the effect control CPU 126 executes an extra effect C pattern selection process. Specifically, (I), (M), (N), (O) are reached in FIGS. 31 to 32 and FIG. 33, and (i), (ii), (iii), ( iv), (v), (vi), (vi), a big role production pattern corresponding to the flow of production (successful production of a mini-game challenge → "addition production (1 stage) to (3 stage)") Select.

  In any case, when an effect pattern is selected in any one of steps S802, S806, S810, S814, or S816 through the above procedure, the effect control CPU 126 performs effect symbol management processing via the variable winning device operating process (FIG. 39). Return to the last address in FIG. Then, the effect control CPU 126 returns to the effect control process as it is, and controls the contents of the prominent effect in the subsequent display output process (step S404 in FIG. 36) and lamp driving process (step S406 in FIG. 36) (during special game) Production execution means).

  According to the above-described embodiment, the following utility is exhibited at the time of big hit corresponding to a specific winning symbol. The specific winning symbols are “16 round probability variation 1”, “16 round probability variation 2”, “16 round probability variation 3”, “16 round probability variation 4”, “16 round probability variation 6”, “16 Round probability variation pattern 7 ”and“ 16 round probability variation symbol 8 ”.

(1) If any of the above winning symbols is met, at the beginning of the jackpot game, the player's interest in “whether or not to be added” will be gathered through the production of “mini game challenge”, and tension and expectation It is possible to achieve a mix of playability.

(2) In the case of a big hit corresponding to a specific winning symbol excluding “16 round probability variation symbol 1”, the player can have a satisfaction of “addition confirmation” through a successful production of “mini game challenge”. In addition, after that, they can be interested in “how far the extras will grow” and realize a game with a new sense of tension and expectation.

(3) After the variable winning device 30 (big prize opening) is opened 16 times, an extra effect is executed using a special interval period. At this time, the length of the interval setting time is the length of the extra effect. (How many stages will it develop). For this reason, at the beginning of the interval, it is possible to express “excitement that does not know how much the addition will increase” on the production, and the intuitively easy-to-understand gameplay that “the addition is large as the addition production continues” Can be provided.

(4) In addition, by teaching (notifying) the actual number of rounds that will be added thereafter through an extra presentation, you can simultaneously feel “a sense of security that allows you to earn profits (outflows) by the extra production”. It can be expressed in production.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented with various modifications. The aspect of the effect mentioned in one embodiment is an example, and is not limited to the aspect of the effect described above.

  In one embodiment, the extra effect is developed up to three stages. However, the extra effect can be developed into four or more stages by setting a variety of winning prize opening patterns for each winning symbol.

  In one embodiment, the stage of adding is set in units of two rounds, but the stage of adding can be set in units of one round.

  In one embodiment, the above-mentioned “16-round probability variation 1”, “16-round probability variation 2”, “16-round probability variation 3”, “16-round probability variation 4”, “16-round probability variation 6”, “16-round” Opening / closing operations up to 16 times of opening of the variable winning device 30 are the same (same or approximate) for the “probable variation 7” and “16 round probability variation 8”, but a slightly different opening pattern is set for each winning symbol. It is good as well. In this case, even if the mode of production is common, it is possible for a player who is excellent in attentiveness and observation ability to estimate the presence / absence and stage of the addition from the opening pattern of the variable winning device 30 to some extent. Can satisfy the player's inquiring mind.

  In one embodiment, the “interval” is used as the “pause period” during the big hit game, and the added effect is executed using this elapsed time, but the period during which the opening / closing operation is performed over a plurality of progress rounds is performed. An extra effect can also be executed as a “pause period”. For example, the following opening pattern is set for each winning symbol, and the following game content is set for each progress round.

[16 rounds probabilistic pattern 1]
(1) Progression round: 1 round to 10 rounds Opening time: 4.0 seconds (2.1 seconds may be acceptable)
Number of times of opening: 1 time Closing time: 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (2) Progression round: 11 to 16 rounds Opening time: 0.1 seconds Number of times of opening: 1 time Closing time: 1.6 seconds Interval: 0. 1 second (excluding after 16 rounds)
(3) After 16 rounds Closing time: 1.6 seconds

(1) 1st to 10th rounds: “Introduction” + “During the big role”
(2) 11th to 16th rounds: “End of big role production (no extra production)”
(3) After 16 rounds: “End of big role production (no extra production)”

[16 rounds probability variation 2, 6]
(1) Progression round: 1 round to 10 rounds Opening time: 4.0 seconds (2.1 seconds may be acceptable)
Number of times of opening: 1 time Closing time: 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (2) Progression round: 11 to 14 rounds Opening time: 0.1 seconds Number of times of opening: 1 time Closing time: 2.0 seconds Interval: 0. 1 second (3) Progression round: 15 to 16 rounds Opening time: 29.0 seconds Number of opening times: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (excluding after 16 rounds)
(4) After 16 rounds Closing time: 1.6 seconds

(1) 1st to 10th rounds: “Introduction” + “During the big role”
(2) 11th to 14th rounds: “Additional production (1 step)”
(3) 15th to 16th rounds: “During the big role”
(4) After 16 rounds: “Ending director role”

[16 rounds probabilities 3, 7]
(1) Progression round: 1 round to 10 rounds Opening time: 4.0 seconds (2.1 seconds may be acceptable)
Number of times of opening: 1 time Closing time: 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (2) Progression round: 11 to 12 rounds Opening time: 0.1 seconds Number of times of opening: 7 times Closing time: 2.0 seconds Interval: 0. 1 second (3) Progression round: 13 to 16 rounds Opening time: 29.0 seconds Number of opening times: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (excluding after 16 rounds)
(4) After 16 rounds Closing time: 1.6 seconds

(1) 1st to 10th rounds: “Introduction” + “During the big role”
(2) Round 11 to Round 12: “Additional production (1 stage), (2 stages)”
(3) 13th to 16th rounds: “During the big role”
(4) After 16 rounds: “Ending director role”

[16 rounds probability variation 4, 8]
(1) Progression round: 1 round to 10 rounds Opening time: 4.0 seconds (2.1 seconds may be acceptable)
Opening times: 1 time Closing time: 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (2) Progression round: 11 rounds Opening time: 0.1 seconds Opening times: 14 times Closing time: 2.0 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds ( 3) Progression round: 12 to 16 rounds Opening time: 29.0 seconds Number of opening times: 1 time Closing time 1.6 seconds Interval: 0.1 seconds (excluding after 16 rounds)
(4) After 16 rounds Closing time: 1.6 seconds

(1) 1st to 10th rounds: “Introduction” + “During the big role”
(2) Round 11: “Additional production (1 stage) to (3 stages)”
(3) 12th to 16th rounds: “During the big role”
(4) After 16 rounds: “Ending director role”

  Even when the above open pattern setting table is used, for example, for “16 round probability variation 2” or “16 round probability variation 6”, the 11th to 14th rounds are used as the short rest period (first rest period). “Additional effect (one step)” can be executed. For “16-round probability variation 3” or “16-round probability variation design 7”, “round-up effect (1 stage), (2 stages)” with 11 to 12 rounds as the middle suspension period (second suspension period) Can be executed. For “16 round probability variation 3” or “16 round probability variation 8”, execute “addition effect (1 step) to (3 step)” with 11 rounds as the long suspension period (third suspension period). Can do.

  The images given in other production examples are merely examples, and these can be appropriately modified. Moreover, the structure of the pachinko machine 1, a board | substrate surface structure, etc. are a preferable illustration including the thing of illustration, and it cannot be overemphasized that these can be deform | transformed suitably.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 8 Game board 8a Game area 20 Start gate 26 Upper start prize port 28 Variable start prize device 28a Lower start prize port 33 Normal symbol display device 33a Normal symbol operation memory lamp 34 1st special symbol display device 35 2nd special symbol Display device 34a First special symbol operation memory lamp 35a Second special symbol operation memory lamp 38 Game state display device 42 Liquid crystal display 70 Main control device 72 Main control CPU
74 ROM
76 RAM
124 Production control device 126 Production control CPU

Claims (5)

Lottery execution means for executing an internal lottery related to the player's interest on the condition that a predetermined event that triggers a lottery occurs during the game;
A winning type defining means for predefining a plurality of winning types including at least a first winning type and a second winning type as a winning type obtained by the internal lottery executed by the lottery executing means;
When winning in the internal lottery by the lottery execution means, winning type determining means for determining which of a plurality of winning types defined by the winning type defining means,
When the internal lottery is executed by the lottery execution means, the symbol display means for displaying the symbols in a manner representing the lottery result of the internal lottery after the symbols are variably displayed over a predetermined variation time; and
When the winning result is obtained by the internal lottery by the lottery execution means and the winning type determining means determines that the winning type is the first winning type, the symbol display means variably displays the symbol after the symbol display means When the symbol is stopped and displayed in a manner indicating that the result of the internal lottery corresponds to the first winning type, a special game to which a special condition different from the normal condition is applied is a special game at least once. After a profit giving operation that can give a profit to a player is executed up to a preset basic number of times, a first added to the basic number of times after a predetermined first pause period elapses. By further executing the profit granting operation until the additional number of times, it is possible to add the profit for the first additional number of times to the profit for the basic number of times and give it as the entire special game The first and special game execution means for setting the gross profit,
When the winning result is obtained by the internal lottery by the lottery execution means, and when the winning type determining means determines that the winning type is the second winning type, the symbol display means variably displays the symbol When the symbol is stopped and displayed in a manner indicating that the result of the internal lottery corresponds to the second winning type, the profit granting operation is executed up to the basic number of times in the same manner as the first special game executing means. Then, the profit granting operation is further executed until a second additional number of times different from the first additional number of times elapses after a second pause period set to a length different from the first pause period elapses. To set the total profit that can be given as the whole of the special game by adding the profit for the second additional number to the profit for the basic number of times, and the first additional number and the A second special game execution means for enabling impart gross profit different sizes from the first special game execution means according to the difference between the 2 additional times,
The profit for the basic number of times during the special game by the first special game execution means until the profit giving operation for the basic number of times is executed and during the special game by the second special game execution means. While the giving operation is executed, a basic effect in a mode common to or similar to each other is executed, while the first pause period elapses after the profit giving operation for the basic number of times by the first special game executing means is executed. Until the second pause period elapses after execution of the profit-giving operation for the basic number of times by the second special game execution means, depending on the length of each elapsed time. A game machine comprising a special game-in-game effect executing means for executing an additional effect that represents a difference in the amount of profit that can be played. In the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The second special game execution means is
By further executing the profit giving operation until the second additional number of times greater than the first additional number of times after the second pause period set longer than the first idle period has elapsed, The profit for the basic number of times is added to the profit for the second additional number of times to set the total profit that can be given as the whole special game, and the first additional number of times and the second additional number of times Depending on the difference, it is possible to give a large total profit compared to the first special game execution means,
The special game effect execution means
After execution of the profit granting operation for the basic number of times by the first special game execution means, an extra time is added according to the profit granting operation for the first additional number of times using the elapsed time of the first pause period. The first extra effect of the aspect representing the magnitude of possible profit is executed, and after execution of the profit giving operation for the basic number of times by the second special game execution means, it is longer than the first pause time Using the set elapsed time of the second suspension period, it is possible to add a profit larger than the profit represented by the first additional effect according to the profit giving operation for the second additional number of times. A game machine characterized by executing a second extra effect in an aspect representing the above. The gaming machine according to claim 2,
The special game effect execution means
As the second extra effect, it is possible to add the profit represented in the first extra effect mode from the start of the second pause period until the time corresponding to the first pause period elapses. In addition to the profit represented in the aspect of the first additional production after the execution of the production of the first part aspect that represents, the profit can be further added. A game machine characterized by executing an effect of the second part aspect representing In the gaming machine according to claim 2 or 3,
The winning type defining means further defines the third winning type to be included in a plurality of winning types, the winning result is obtained by the internal lottery by the lottery executing means, and the winning type determining means determines the first winning type. If it is determined that the symbol corresponds to the three winning types, when the symbol is displayed in a manner indicating that the result of the internal lottery corresponds to the third winning type after the symbol is displayed by the symbol display means, After the profit giving operation is executed up to the basic number of times in a manner common to the first special game execution means, the third pause period set longer than the second pause period has elapsed, and then the By further executing the profit giving operation until reaching a third addition number greater than the second addition number, the profit for the third addition number is added to the profit for the basic number of times. The total profit that can be given as a whole game is set, and a larger total profit can be given compared to the second special game execution means according to the difference between the second addition number and the third addition number A third special game execution means,
The special game effect execution means
During the special game by the third special game executing means, the basic effect is executed until the profit giving operation for the basic number of times is executed, while the basic number of times by the third special game executing means is executed. After the execution of the profit granting operation, the elapsed time of the third pause period set longer than the second pause time is used, and the profit granting operation corresponding to the third additional number of times is used. A gaming machine characterized by further executing a third extra effect in a form representing that it is possible to add a profit larger than the profit represented by the second extra effect. In the gaming machine according to claim 4,
The special game effect execution means
Corresponding to the second rest period after performing the effect of the first part mode from the start of the third rest period until the time corresponding to the first rest period elapses as the third extra effect The second part mode effect is executed until the elapsed time has elapsed, and then added to the profit expressed in the second extra effect mode until the third pause period ends. The game machine is characterized by executing the effect of the third part mode indicating that it is possible to add further profit.