JP2013039204A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for achieving a performance over a plurality of times of symbol variation by effectively utilizing display of a special symbol combination.SOLUTION: In a Pachinko game machine 10, when it is discriminated from a prior determination result that a prescribed high expectation variation pattern is selected, each time the combination of special symbols is displayed in the halfway symbol variation, a performance determination means 132 displays a picture included in one of the symbols in the form of storing it at a prescribed position inside a screen as a storage picture, and then displays performance contents corresponding to the combination of the stored and displayed storage pictures in high expectation variation.

Description

  It relates to gaming machines.

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

JP 2007-7264 A JP 2007-7265 A JP 2008-279057 A JP 2011-50700 A

  Conventionally, a technique for producing a notice in advance using a display of a special symbol combination only suggests the result of the symbol variation (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 4). Such an effect can be said to be a direction based on a typical development method in terms of design that is completed by the end of the symbol variation, and the effect of the effect depends on the novelty of the content, the symbol variation period It couldn't last longer.

  On the other hand, even if a series of performances is designed to cross multiple symbol variations, each symbol variation time is usually not constant, and the schedule of the symbol variation time depends on the change in the number of lottery values held. Since it can change, the design of the production is not easy.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that realizes an effect straddling a plurality of symbol variations by effectively utilizing display of a special symbol combination.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed, and a predetermined position in the game area. A winning lottery means for executing a winning lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting prize port, Fluctuation pattern determining means for selecting one of a plurality of types of variation patterns for which the symbol variation display process has been determined with a selection probability corresponding to the result of the success / failure lottery, and special game when the result of the success / failure lottery is a hit Special game control means for executing, holding control means for holding the result of the lottery lottery up to a predetermined number up to the start of the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the lottery lottery, and a stunning symbol for showing the result of the lottery Including variable display of An effect determining means for determining the effect content according to the variation pattern, a symbol mode determining means for determining a combination of symbols, an effect display device on which the determined effect content is displayed, and a display content on the effect display device are controlled. Effect display control means. The variation pattern determining means, when there is a ball entering the start winning opening, regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the pitch is immediately started, the symbol variation pattern corresponding to the pitch is displayed. Select and notify the effect determining means as a pre-determined result, and the pattern mode determining means pre-determines that a predetermined high expectation variation pattern with a relatively high expectation on which the result of the success / failure lottery is hit is selected. If the result is found, the symbol combination to be displayed in each of a plurality of intermediate symbol variations until the high expected variation, which is the symbol variation due to the high expected variation pattern, is selected. If it is determined from the pre-determined result that it has been selected, the symbol variation is displayed in the middle using the symbols included in one of the symbol combinations displayed in the symbol variation as a stored symbol. Each time it is performed, the execution of the sign accumulation effect to be displayed in a form that accumulates at a predetermined position in the screen is determined, and when the execution of the sign accumulation effect is determined, the effect display control means Each time a symbol is displayed, it is displayed in a form in which the design included in one of the designs is stored as a stored design at a predetermined position on the screen, and then, in the case of high expectation fluctuation, a combination of stored and displayed stored designs The production content corresponding to is displayed.

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

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to realize an effect that straddles a plurality of symbol variations by effectively using display of a special symbol combination.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows typically the prior success determination table referred by prior advance determination. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows typically the prior symbol determination table referred by prior symbol determination. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a figure which shows typically the prior pattern determination table referred by prior pattern determination. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table for deviation in detail. It is a figure which shows typically the relationship between a fluctuation pattern, a fluctuation production pattern, and a special symbol combination. It is a figure which shows typically the effect process in the case of the symbol change effect by a special effect pattern being performed. It is a figure which shows typically the example of a screen of the symbol fluctuation effect in the middle symbol fluctuation | variation in case the sign accumulation effect is performed. It is a figure of the example of a screen which shows the process after the 3rd time symbol change in the sign accumulation effect. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the winning process of S10 in FIG. 15 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the prior determination process of S28 in FIG. 16 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the whole process of the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the prefetch process of S250 in FIG. 18 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the special symbol fluctuation | variation process of S252 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the decoration design change process of S254 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the special game control process of S16 in FIG. 15 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the release process of S100 in FIG. 22 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the closing process of S102 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the release process of S160 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The effect display device 60 is a display device configured by a liquid crystal display that displays the decorative symbol 190 in a variable manner in conjunction with the variable symbol display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect display device 60 displays, for example, a moving image that fluctuates a plurality of rows of symbols simulating a game of a slot machine as a decorative symbol 190 in the central area of the screen. In this embodiment, symbols composed of numbers “0” to “9” are displayed and varied in three columns, and hit or miss is indicated by three symbol combinations that are finally stopped and displayed. Each of the plurality of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 190 is composed of numbers, characters, or symbols that are decorated with colors or patterns, but these symbols, characters, or symbols are common to all symbols. You may comprise in the form which adds a different pattern for every and integrates them. This pattern is a pattern on which a motif related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is drawn, and for example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn may be used. The decorative pattern 190 is switched according to the development of the effect between the case where the design that includes the design is variably displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, characters, and symbols are variably displayed. It may be a configuration. In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol 190 is configured as a numerical symbol with a decoration in a normal state, while a special decoration is displayed as a part of the production separately from the normal decorative symbol displayed in a normal state in a specific variation. Includes designs. When displaying a special decorative design, the special decorative design is displayed in a prominent manner in the center of the screen to play a role of production, and the normal decorative design showing the result of the lottery is displayed on the screen edge. The display is made in an inconspicuous size at an inconspicuous position so that the production is not disturbed. On the background of the variation display of the decoration symbol 190, a moving image having a staging effect related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is displayed in conjunction with the symbol variation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The variation pattern includes a plurality of types of high-expected variation patterns that have a relatively high expectation level for jackpots. The high-expected fluctuation pattern has a relatively high probability of selection when the result of the lottery is a big hit, so the player can recognize a situation where the expectation of the big hit is higher than the normal fluctuation pattern due to the appearance of the high-expected fluctuation pattern . Further, since the high expectation variation pattern has a variation display time longer than the normal variation pattern, the player can recognize that the variation pattern is the high expectation variation pattern with the length of the variation display time. The high expectation variation pattern includes a plurality of types of high expectation variation patterns with various variation display times. At least most of them have a variation display time longer than a normal variation pattern. In addition to the high expectation variation pattern, the variation pattern includes a special variation pattern associated with execution of an effect by a special variation effect pattern.

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

  The variation effect pattern includes a normal loss effect pattern, a reach failure effect pattern, and a reach jackpot effect pattern. The normal off effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying a normal off symbol combination. The reach out effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying an out symbol combination through a reach state, which is a big win if one more symbols are arranged. The reach jackpot effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a jackpot symbol combination through the reach state. In particular, the patterns when reaching the reach state include patterns with various long and short fluctuation times. Reach patterns with relatively short fluctuation times are called “normal reach”, and reach patterns with long fluctuation times are called “super reach”. ". Super reach has a particularly high degree of expectation for jackpots compared to normal reach, and is selected as a high expectation effect pattern corresponding to a high expectation variation pattern or a special effect pattern corresponding to a special variation pattern.

  The special game is started by displaying an effect screen called start demonstration time. After the start demonstration time is displayed on the screen, the grand prize winning opening 66 is opened, and after the opening continues for about 30 seconds, or after 9 or more game balls are dropped, the game is closed once. From such opening to closing of the big prize opening 66 is basically called a unit game, but it may be repeated a plurality of short-time opening during one unit game. After the opening / closing of the special prize opening 66 or the unit game is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times, the special game is ended by displaying an effect screen called an end demo time. On the other hand, when the winning lottery corresponds to a result called “small hit”, the small hit game is executed. The small hit is a result included as a result of the lottery. The small hit game is a unit game executed in a manner similar to some types of special games. However, the unit game executed as a small hit game is only one time, which is different from a special game in which a plurality of unit games are executed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The success / failure lottery means 112 determines whether or not to shift to the special game or the small hit game based on the success / failure lottery value, and whether or not the lottery value range in the success / failure determination corresponds to the prior / presence Make a decision. The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a success / failure determination table and a prior / failure determination table to be referred to in the determination of success / failure. In addition, in order to distinguish especially the prior / failure determination that is performed when starting the symbol variation, it is also referred to as “predetermined whether or not the main determination is appropriate”.

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

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

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

  The winning / failing lottery means 112 executes a pre-winning determination as to which lottery value corresponds to the winning / failing determination as a pre-determination process at the timing of entering the starting port 62, and the determination result is used as the lottery result. Is transmitted to the symbol form determining means 131 and the effect determining means 132. The result of the preliminary determination process is temporarily stored, and then transmitted to the symbol mode determination unit 131 and the effect determination unit 132 regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the lottery is immediately started. Therefore, for the sub-board 104 side, a so-called “prefetch” process is realized in which the result of the success / failure can be presumably recognized in advance before the order of the start of symbol variation comes around. As described later, the pre-reading process may be configured to transmit all the information of the determination result of the success / failure determination, the symbol determination, and the pattern determination to the sub-board 104 and use it as the pre-reading process. Alternatively, the sub-board 104 may use only one or two determination results among the received information. In addition, the presence / absence of the received information and the type of information to be used may be determined according to the gaming state such as probability change, time reduction, and easy entry state. Further, as processing in the main board 102, whether or not advance determination is possible, whether or not prior determination results are transmitted, and the type of information for performing prior determination or prior determination result transmission may be appropriately set according to the state of the game.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a prior success / failure determination table referred to in prior advance / failure determination. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to this prior success / failure determination table, and when the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 399”, sets a value of “1” indicating a big hit in the success / failure range as a determination result. In the case where the winning / losing lottery value is “400 to 2999”, a value of “2” indicating that it is out of the normal state but is a big hit if it is in a probable variation state is set as the determining range. When the winning / failing lottery value is “3,000 to 64999”, a value “3” indicating a deviation is set as a determination result. When the winning / losing lottery value is “65000 to 65535”, a value of “4” indicating a small hit is set as the winning / incoming range as a determination result. Each time the success / failure lottery means 112 sets the success / failure range as described above, the value is sent to the symbol form determining means 131 and the effect determining means 132 together with the number of suspensions. As a modified example, a relationship in which a plurality of determination results are associated with a single range of success / failure lot values may be defined as a correspondence relationship between the range of success / failure lottery values and the determination result. In this case, there is a possibility that the determination result is different from the actual determination result, but it may be a correspondence that may intentionally set an incorrect determination result that does not necessarily match the actual determination result.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the symbol determination unit 114 determines the stop symbol at the start of symbol variation based on the symbol lottery value acquired separately and the result of the determination of success / failure, and the symbol lottery value corresponds to any symbol range. The prior symbol determination is executed. The symbol determination means 114 holds a plurality of symbol determination tables and a prior symbol determination table that are referred to in order to determine a special symbol stop symbol. The symbol determination means 114 refers to a symbol determination table that differs depending on the determination result. In addition, in order to distinguish the symbol determination performed in starting symbol variation especially from prior symbol determination, it is also referred to as “symbol determination as the main determination” as appropriate.

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

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

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 6A is a table that is referred to when the determination result is a big hit, FIG. 6B is a table that is referred to when the determination result is wrong, and FIG. This table is referred to when the determination result is a small hit. The symbol determination means 114 refers to the symbol determination table of this figure in the symbol determination as the main determination. In each symbol determination table, the correspondence between the special symbol represented by the numbers “0” to “9” and the symbol “−” and the symbol lottery value is defined. Each type of special symbol is associated with the result of determining whether or not the big hit, small hit, or missed, the odd number corresponds to the big hit, the even number corresponds to the small hit, and the symbol “-” is out. Correspond.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the special symbols “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, and “9”, which are odd numbers among the special symbols “0” to “9”, are associated with the jackpot. . Among them, the special symbol “7” indicates a 15R jackpot with certainty and is associated with a symbol lottery value range “0 to 99”. The special symbol “3” indicates a 2R jackpot with certainty and is associated with a symbol lottery value range “100 to 149”. Special symbols “1”, “5”, and “9” indicate 15R big hits without any probability change, the special symbol “1” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “150 to 189”, and the special symbol “190 to 229”. “5” is associated with, and “230 to 255” is associated with the special symbol “9”.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the special symbol “-” is associated with the symbol lottery values in the entire range when the result of the determination is wrong.

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

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating a prior symbol determination table referred to in prior symbol determination. The symbol determination means 114 refers to this pre-symbol determination table when the success / failure lottery value corresponds to the jackpot. When the symbol lottery value is “0 to 99”, the value “1” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result, and when the symbol lottery value is “100 to 149” “2” indicating that fact "Is set in the symbol range as the determination result. When the symbol lottery value is “150 to 255”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result. Each time the symbol determining unit 114 sets the symbol range as described above, the value is transmitted to the symbol mode determining unit 131 and the effect determining unit 132 together with the number of holds. Note that when the winning / no-win lottery value falls out or hits a small hit, the table in this figure is not referred to, and a value of “4”, for example, may be set in the symbol range as a value indicating a loss or a small hit. Alternatively, even if the winning / losing lottery value falls outside or corresponds to a small hit, the symbol range is set according to the table of this figure, and it is later determined whether the determination result should be taken into consideration based on the setting of the winning / failing range on the sub-board 104 side. Good. Or nothing may be set.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the variation pattern determining means 115 performs a plurality of variations based on the pattern lottery values separately acquired for the variation pattern in which the symbol variation display process to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60 is determined. The pattern is determined and sent to the main display control means 118. The variation pattern determination means 115 determines a variation pattern of the symbol variation with reference to the variation pattern table when the symbol variation is started. In addition, the variation pattern determination unit 115 performs a prior pattern determination as to which variation pattern range the pattern lottery value corresponds to. The variation pattern determination means 115 holds a variation pattern table and a prior pattern determination table that are referred to for determining a variation pattern. In the variation pattern, a variation time from a variation start to a stop when the special symbol is variably displayed is determined, and has various variation times depending on the type. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses. It should be noted that the variation pattern determination executed when starting the symbol variation is also referred to as “variation pattern determination as the main determination” as appropriate in order to distinguish it from the prior pattern determination.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing the variation pattern table. The variation pattern determining means 115 refers to the variation pattern table of this figure in the variation pattern determination as the main determination. The variation pattern determining means 115 refers to the variation pattern table for removal shown in FIG. 8A when the result of the determination is wrong. When the determination result is a 15R jackpot, the fluctuation pattern table for 15R jackpot shown in FIG. 8B is referred to. When the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, the 2R big hit and small hit variation pattern table shown in FIG. 8C is referred to.

  In FIG. 8A, the pattern lottery values 0 to 4 are associated with a super reach “super 1”, and the pattern lottery values 5 to 11 are associated with a super reach “super 2”. Values 12 to 20 are associated with a super reach of “Super 3”. For example, “Super 1” is a 40-second high expected fluctuation pattern, “Super 2” is a 30-second high expected fluctuation pattern, and “Super 3” is a 20-second special fluctuation pattern. The pattern lottery values 21 to 255 are associated with any variation pattern of “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach”. For example, normal reach is a fluctuation pattern for 15 seconds, and a pattern without reach is a fluctuation pattern for 10 seconds. As described above, when the result of the determination is wrong, any one of super reach, normal reach, and no reach may be selected. In the variation pattern table for detachment, when a variation pattern of “no reach” is selected, a different table is referred to so that a variation pattern having a shorter variation time than the normal state is selected in the short time state. Further, the deviation variation pattern table is defined such that the column to be referred to is different for each number of reservations, and details of the normal state will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 8B, the pattern lottery values 0 to 109 are associated with the “super 1” super reach, the pattern lottery values 110 to 199 are associated with the “super 2” super reach, and the pattern lottery. Values 200 to 240 are associated with “super 3” super reach. The pattern lottery values 241 to 250 are associated with the reach of “normal 1”, and the pattern lottery values 251 to 255 are associated with the reach of “normal 2”. As described above, when the determination result is 15R big hit, the variation pattern with reach is selected.

  In FIG. 8C, the pattern lottery values 0 to 255 are associated with a variation pattern of “no reach”. That is, when the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, “no reach” is always selected.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating a prior pattern determination table referred to in prior pattern determination. The variation pattern determining means 115 refers to the table of FIG. 9A when the result is wrong, and when the pattern lottery value is 0 to 4, the value “1” indicating that is the pattern as the determination result. Set to range. When the pattern lottery value is 5 to 11, a value “2” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is 12 to 20, the value “3” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is 21 to 255, the value “4” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result.

  The variation pattern determination means 115 refers to the table of FIG. 9B when the result is a 15R big hit, and when the pattern lottery value is 0 to 109, the value “5” indicating that is used as the determination result. Set to the pattern range. When the pattern lottery value is 110 to 199, the value “6” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is 200 to 240, the value “7” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is 241 to 250, the value 8 indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is 251 to 255, the value “9” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result.

  The variation pattern determination means 115 refers to the table of FIG. 9C when the result is 2R big hit or small hit, and determines the value “10” indicating no reach when the pattern lottery value is 0 to 255. Set to the resulting pattern range. Whenever the pattern range is set as described above, the variation pattern determination unit 115 transmits the value to the symbol mode determination unit 131 and the effect determination unit 132 together with the number of holdings.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the fluctuation pattern determination means 115 determines the fluctuation display time of the normal symbol. In the normal state, the variable display time is determined to be 60 seconds, and in the easy entry state, the variable display time is determined to be 6 seconds.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  In accordance with the instruction received from the effect display control means 134, the accessory control means 136 causes the movable accessory 140 to act in an effect manner in accordance with the effect contents in the effect display device 60 and the blinking process of the game effect lamp 90.

  The variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determination means 115 includes a predetermined high expectation variation pattern. High-expected fluctuation patterns are fluctuation patterns with long fluctuation times, such as super reach, where the expectation on which the result of the lottery is a hit is relatively high, and there are multiple types of high-expected fluctuation patterns with different expectations for the big hit . In addition, a special variation pattern is also included as a variation pattern having a high degree of expectation next to the high expectation variation pattern.

  When the special variation pattern is selected by the variation pattern determining means 115, the effect determining means 132 selects one of a plurality of types of special effect patterns by lottery as a variation effect pattern corresponding to the special variation pattern. The special effect pattern is a change effect pattern that displays a special symbol combination in the form of a temporary display and then develops it into a symbol change effect, for example, a reach effect by an effect story of the effect pattern corresponding to the combination. When a special effect pattern is selected, the symbol form determining means 131 selects a special symbol combination corresponding to the type of the special effect pattern from a plurality of types of special symbol combinations.

  As the special effect patterns, a plurality of types of special effect patterns having effect display contents according to separate effect stories are stored in the pattern storage unit 130. The pattern storage means 130 stores a plurality of types of special symbol combinations corresponding to a plurality of types of special effect patterns. The special symbol combination is a decorative symbol stop mode in the case of showing a detachment, and the stop mode includes a predetermined set of symbols that express the contents of the effect story of the corresponding special effect pattern in appearance.

  In the present embodiment, a normal decorative design having the numbers 0 to 9 in appearance is used as the decorative design when the normal variation effect pattern is selected. On the other hand, the decorative design when the special effect pattern is selected is variably displayed in combination with the normal decorative design having the numbers 0 to 9 and the special decorative design having the alphabet letters in the appearance. When using a special decorative design, the normal decorative design is displayed in a reduced size near the edge of the display area of the screen, and then the special decorative design varies greatly as an effect separated from the normal decorative design in the center of the display area. Display. In this case, an irregular number combination indicating an outlier is displayed as a final stop mode as a normal decorative design, while a combination of three alphabets indicating a non-uniform but significant English word is displayed as a stop mode as a special decorative design. Is done. A combination of these normal decorative symbol combinations and special decorative symbol combinations that form significant English words is referred to as a special symbol combination. For example, a combination of three alphabetic characters constituting English words representing names of animals such as dogs, cats, cattle, etc., such as “D • O • G”, “C • A • T”, “C • O • W”, etc. Used as a combination of special decorative designs. The combination of special decorative patterns corresponds to the special directing pattern of the directing story where dog, cat, and cow characters appear, and the player can develop any kind of directing story by simply looking at the special decorative pattern. You can figure out what to do. Therefore, it is possible to make the player expect the combination of the decorative symbols on the surface other than the result of the success / failure, and the range of effects can be expanded to the symbol combination mode.

  When the special effect pattern is selected, the effect display control means 134 displays one of the special decorative symbols in accordance with the special effect pattern, and then proceeds to reach effect by the effect story corresponding to the special decorative symbol combination. Develop. When there are a large number of types of special performance patterns, that is, types of performance stories, it is difficult for the player to see all of these types in short-term games. In addition, when the special performance pattern is designed so that the appearance frequency is different, the player may rarely see the special performance pattern having a lower appearance frequency. By giving such a rarity to at least some of the production stories, the player's expectations for the production can be raised. Therefore, by showing the player a combination of special decorative symbols before reaching the reach production and the production story appears on the appearance, it is possible to make the player expect which production story will develop after that. .

  When it is determined from the preliminary determination result that the highly expected variation pattern is selected, the effect determining unit 132 selects any one of a plurality of types of highly expected effect patterns as the variation effect pattern corresponding to the highly expected variation pattern. By doing so, execution of the sign accumulation effect is determined. Predictive accumulation effect displays a combination of special decorative symbols in multiple midway symbol variations until the high expected variation starts due to the high expected variation pattern, and is included in any of the special decorative symbol combinations This is an effect of displaying in the form of accumulating at a predetermined position in the screen every time a symbol variation is displayed on the way with the stored symbol as the accumulated symbol. The number of midway symbol changes is, for example, 3 times, and this number is the same as the number of symbols included in the combination of decorative symbols, and one accumulated symbol is accumulated and displayed for each midway symbol variation. The stored picture is a display object that suggests on the screen of the effect display device 60 that the appearance of the high expected fluctuation pattern is refrained, and the combination is one of a plurality of special symbol combinations. It can suggest the type of production story. As a modification, in addition to the configuration in which the relationship between the number of intermediate symbol variations and the number of accumulated symbols displayed is 1: 1, a configuration including a case where a plurality of accumulated symbols are displayed for each intermediate symbol variation may be included. Good. In that case, a part of the plurality of stored pictures to be displayed may be further extracted to complete the combination of special decorative designs. Further, as a modified example, the display of the stored picture is realized by using an effect display device other than the effect display device 60, light emitting means such as a lamp and LED, and a movable accessory other than the screen of the effect display device 60. Also good.

  When the effect display control means 134 displays the special decoration pattern in a predetermined combination in the case of the pattern variation, the player is expected to develop a reach effect by the effect story corresponding to the combination of the special decoration pattern as the special effect pattern. Will be allowed to. On the other hand, when the effect display control means 134 displays the special decoration symbol in a combination that does not correspond to the effect story in the symbol variation, and any one of the combinations is accumulated and displayed as an accumulated symbol, A person can be expected to appear a highly expected production pattern with a higher degree of expectation than the special production pattern. When the three accumulated symbols are displayed and the symbol variation due to the high expected variation pattern is reached, that is, after the symbol variation of three times during which the accumulated symbol is accumulated, the effect display control means 134 determines the combination of the accumulated symbols. The corresponding production content is displayed as high expectation fluctuation. There are multiple types of stored pattern combinations that correspond to each of multiple types of production contents that have different expectations for jackpots, and these multiple types of stored pattern combinations include multiple types of special symbol combinations. Is the same.

  The effect display control means 134 displays the stored pattern combination candidates that can include the stored picture to be displayed in the midst of the pattern fluctuation when the execution of the predictive accumulation effect is determined, and each time the stored picture is newly stored. The process of narrowing combination candidates is displayed.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing in detail a variation pattern table for detachment. In the variation pattern table 210 of this figure, the range of the pattern lottery value associated with the variation pattern is different for each number of holds. Specifically, the smaller the number of holds, the wider the range of pattern lottery values assigned to variation patterns with relatively long variation times, and the probability that variation patterns with long variation times will be selected is increased. . Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes longer as the number of holdings by the holding control means 116 is smaller. Accordingly, when the number of holds by the hold control unit 116 is less than a predetermined number, for example, 1 to 2, the selection probability of the change pattern having a long change time becomes higher than usual, and the change time tends to be relatively long.

  The first column 212 shows the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern when the number of holds as a result of the lottery determination by the hold control means 116 is one. Similarly, in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218, the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern in the case where the number of holdings as a result of the lottery determination by the holding control means 116 is 2, 3, and 4, respectively. The relationship is shown. That is, it can be considered that the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 indicate the variation pattern table for each number of holds. In this figure, an example is described in which a plurality of variation patterns that can be selected at the time of deviation are classified into six types according to variation time, but in reality, a plurality of variation effect patterns are prepared for each of those classifications, Is equivalent to the lottery value pattern corresponding to the lottery value range for each classification. In order to compare the ratio of each pattern lottery value range in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 in this figure with the ratio of the pattern lottery value range in the first column 212, Broken lines indicating the ratio of the pattern lottery value range are drawn in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218.

  The first range 222 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 0 to 4. A super reach variation pattern of “super 1” is associated. The second range 223 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 5 to 11. A super reach variation pattern of “super 2” is associated. The third range 224 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 12 to 20. A super reach variation pattern of “super 3” is associated. Thus, in the case of a pattern lottery value with a lottery value from 0 to 4, a pattern lottery value with a lottery value from 5 to 11, and a pattern lottery value with a lottery value from 12 to 20, respectively, regardless of the number of holds A variation pattern with the same variation time is selected.

  The third range 226 includes normal reach in the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 21 to 255, respectively. “Normal 1”, “Normal 2”, and “Reach without reach” are associated with each other. However, the range of pattern lottery values associated with each variation pattern varies depending on the number of holds. In the first column 212, the sizes of the lottery value ranges to which “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach” are associated are approximately equal, and the ranges obtained by dividing 21 to 255 into approximately three equal portions are associated with each other. Yes. On the other hand, in the second column 214, the size of the lottery value range associated with “normal 1” and “normal 2” is smaller than the lottery value range associated with “no reach”. Further, in the third column 216 and the fourth column 218, the size of the lottery value range associated with each of “normal 1” and “normal 2” is further reduced.

  The fluctuation time of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” may be longer than the fluctuation time of “Out of reach”, and in the case of “Out of reach”, the fluctuation time may be shortened like a short time state. Depending on the setting contents of the third range 226, the average variation time varies. The pattern lottery value range for “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” decreases as the number of holds increases from 0 to 1, 2, 3, 4, and conversely the pattern lottery value range for “out of reach” increases. Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes shorter as the number of holds increases, and conversely, the average change time becomes longer as the number of holds decreases. In this way, by using a variation pattern table in which the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern is different for each number of holdings, control that makes it easy to select a variation pattern with a long variation time when the number of holdings decreases is realized. be able to.

  The variation pattern of “out of reach” associated with the third column 216 has a shorter variation time than the “out of reach” associated with the first column 212 and the second column 214, so-called “shortening variation”. This is the fluctuation pattern. Further, the fluctuation pattern of “out of reach” associated with the fourth column 218 has a shorter variation time than the “out of reach” associated with the first column 212 and the second column 214, and the third column This is a fluctuation pattern of so-called “super-shortening fluctuation” in which the fluctuation time is shorter than “216 shortening fluctuation”.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically illustrating the relationship among a variation pattern, a variation effect pattern, and a special symbol combination. The special effect table 300 shows the relationship between the high expectation effect pattern and the special effect pattern, particularly with respect to the high expectation change pattern and the special change pattern. The first column 302 exemplifies “Super 1”, which is a highly expected variation pattern, “Super 2”, which is a highly expected variation pattern, and “Super 3”, which is a special variation pattern.

  In the second column 304, a variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern shown in the first column 302 is defined. The high expectation variation pattern of “Super 1” is associated with the first to fourth high expectation effect patterns, and the high expectation variation pattern of “Super 2” is associated with the fifth to twelfth high expectation effect patterns. The special variation pattern of “3” is associated with the first to twelfth special effect patterns.

  In the third column 306, special symbol combinations corresponding to the variation effect patterns shown in the second column 304 are defined. Each of the first to fourth highly expected production patterns is associated with a combination of three alphabetic characters such as “BAT”, “CAT”, “COW”, and “PIG”. Each of the fifth to twelfth high expectation production patterns is associated with a combination of three alphabetic characters such as “BAG”, “BOX”, “BOY”, “CAP”, “COP”, “PIN”, “POP”, and “POT”. . Of these twelve types of combinations, four types of “BAT”, “CAT”, “COW”, and “PIG” are associated with a variation effect pattern having a higher expectation degree of jackpot.

  Each of the first to twelfth special effect patterns is associated with all the 12 types of special symbol combinations corresponding to the first to twelfth high expectation effect patterns. In this embodiment, there is only one special variation pattern prepared as “Super 3”, and the first to twelfth special effect patterns are selected with different selection probabilities, but any of them is selected. The expectation of jackpot is equivalent. However, as a modified example, a plurality of types of special variation patterns may be prepared and selected with different probabilities, and then a special effect pattern corresponding to each may be selected. In that case, a different degree of big hit expectation can be given for each special performance pattern.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically showing an effect process when a symbol variation effect by a special effect pattern is executed. This figure (a) shows the process of the symbol change early stage. At this point, there is no particular difference from the normal symbol variation effect, and three normal decorative symbols 310 are displayed in a large variation on the screen 320. In the screen example of FIG. 7B, a reduced normal decorative design 312 obtained by reducing the normal decorative design 310 is variably displayed at the right end of the screen 320. In the center of the screen 320, three special decorative symbols 314 are displayed in a large variation instead of the normal decorative symbols 310 through the reduced normal decorative symbols 312. In the example of the screen shown in FIG. 5C, the three special decorative symbols 314 are stopped and displayed. Here, the three special decorative symbols 314 “C”, “O”, and “W” are stopped at a special symbol combination that is a significant word “COW”. At this time, the reduced normal decoration pattern 312 is continuously displayed in a variable manner. In this figure (d), the effect image 318 by the effect story in which the character of “cow” corresponding to the special symbol combination “COW” appears is displayed in the center of the screen 320. At this time, two of the three reduced normal decorative symbols 312 are aligned and develop into reach display. After development, the effect image 318 continues to be displayed at the bottom of the screen 320 as shown in FIG. 5E, while the reduced normal decorative pattern 312 is switched to the normal decorative graphic 310 displayed at the center of the screen. While the decorative symbol 310 is stopped in the reach state, the central normal decorative symbol 310 is continuously displayed in a variable manner. Eventually, in the case of a big hit, all three normal decorative symbols 310 are stopped together, and in the event of a loss, the central normal decorative symbol 310 is stopped at a symbol different from the normal decorative symbols 310 at both ends. The change ends.

  FIG. 13 schematically shows a screen example of the symbol variation effect in the middle symbol variation when the sign accumulation effect is executed. The early stage of the symbol variation is the same as in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b). Thereafter, three special decorative symbols 314 are stopped and displayed as shown in the screen example of FIG. 7B. Here, the three special decorative symbols 314 are displayed as “P”, “B”, and “C”. 11 stop at a combination other than the special symbol combination defined in the special effect table 300. Then, the effect display control means 134 gives the highlighting 316 to “C” among “P”, “B”, and “C”, and displays that “C” is selected as the first accumulated picture. Here, in the stored picture column 317 provided in the lower half of the screen 320, four English words starting with “C” are displayed side by side as the stored picture combination candidates, and the “C” portion is confirmed as the stored picture. Is selected using decorations such as colors that can be distinguished from other patterns or highlighting. In the example of this figure, four types of “CAP”, “CAT”, “COP”, and “COW” are shown as accumulated pattern combination candidates, and a pattern other than the confirmed “C” is different from “C” as an undefined pattern. Shown in color and display mode. At this time, the reduced normal decoration symbol 312 is stopped and displayed in the off-stop state, and the first symbol variation is completed.

  Next, as the second time symbol variation, the effect display control means 134 varies the special decorative symbol 314 in the upper half of the center of the screen 320 while displaying the accumulated symbol column 317 as shown in the screen example of FIG. Display. At this time, the reduced normal decoration pattern 312 is also displayed in a variable manner at the right end of the screen 320. After that, three special decorative symbols 314 are stopped and displayed as shown in the screen example of FIG. 4D. Here, the three special decorative symbols 314 are displayed as “B”, “O”, and “N”. 11 stop at a combination other than the special symbol combination defined in the special effect table 300. Then, the effect display control means 134 gives the highlighting 316 to “O” among “B”, “O”, and “N”, and displays that “O” has been selected as the second accumulated picture. To that effect, the “O” portion in the stored picture column 317 is displayed using a color that can be distinguished from other unconfirmed pictures or decoration by highlighting. At this time, the first candidate “CAP” and the second candidate “CAT” indicate that the second alphabet “A” common to the first candidate “CAP” has not been selected and thus has been excluded from the stored picture combination candidates. In addition, the display is switched to a light color display for making the alphabets “A”, “P”, and “T” inconspicuous. As a result, it is expressed on the screen that the stored picture combination candidates are narrowed down from four to two, “COP” and “COW”.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram of a screen example showing a process after the third halfway symbol change in the sign accumulation effect. After the third symbol variation display as shown in FIG. 13C after FIG. 13D, the three special decorative symbols 314 are stopped and displayed as in the screen example of FIG. Here again, the three special decorative symbols 314 stop at combinations other than the special symbol combinations defined in the special effect table 300 of FIG. 11 such as “W”, “C”, and “X”. Then, the effect display control means 134 gives the highlighting 316 to “W” among “W”, “C”, and “X”, and displays that “W” is selected as the third accumulated picture. To that effect, the “W” portion in the stored picture column 317 is displayed using decoration such as color or highlighting. At this time, the third candidate “COP” makes each alphabet of “P” inconspicuous to indicate that the third alphabet “P” is not selected because the third alphabet “P” is not selected. Switch to light color display. As a result, it is expressed on the screen that the number of stored picture combination candidates has been narrowed down from four to the last “COW”.

  After passing the symbol variation three times in the middle, as the symbol variation due to the highly expected variation pattern, the three characters “COW” which is the combination of the accumulated symbols finally narrowed as shown in FIG. The reduced normal decoration pattern 312 is started to fluctuate at the right end portion while being displayed larger. As an effect image 318 corresponding to the stored pattern combination “COW”, a reach effect in which a cow character appears in this figure (c) is developed, and a reduced normal decoration pattern 312 is also displayed in a reach manner. After development, the effect image 318 continues to be displayed at the bottom of the screen 320 as shown in FIG. 4 (d), while the reduced normal decorative design 312 is switched to the normal decorative design 310 at the center of the screen. While the decorative symbol 310 is stopped in the reach state, the central normal decorative symbol 310 is continuously displayed in a variable manner. Eventually, in the case of a big hit, all three normal decorative symbols 310 are stopped together, and in the event of a loss, the central normal decorative symbol 310 is stopped at a symbol different from the normal decorative symbols 310 at both ends. The change ends.

  As described above, by referring to the prior determination result, it is possible to indicate in advance that the expectation of high expectation fluctuation or jackpot is high during a plurality of symbol fluctuation effects before reaching the high expectation fluctuation. . In addition, since the symbol combination mode is used for such suggestions, there is no need to re-select the variation time according to the pre-judgment result, and a new production time is added even if the variation time is relatively short The appearance of high expectation fluctuations can be suggested only by displaying symbols without doing so. Therefore, it is possible to realize a production that straddles symbol variation sufficiently effectively regardless of the length of the variation time. In addition, the combination of symbols is easier to draw the player's attention than other performance elements due to the characteristics that suggest a result of success or failure. From this point, it is possible to realize an effect that effectively draws the player's attention regardless of the length of the fluctuation time, and even in the case of a symbol combination that results in a deviation. Further, the display process of narrowing the stored picture candidates enables an effect of gradually increasing the player's expectation for the final effect story for each symbol change on the way.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is performed when a game ball enters the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, etc. (S10). A game control process is executed (S14), and if it is not in a normal game (N in S12), a special game control process (S16) or a small hit game control process is executed (S17), and a winning process in S10 In accordance with the number of prize balls set at, prize ball payout according to various winnings is processed (S18).

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail the winning process of S10 in FIG. When there is a ball in the starting port 62 (Y in S20), the number of prize balls corresponding to the starting port 62 is set (S22), and it is referred to whether or not the holding number by the holding control means 116 is less than 4. If it is in a state where further hold is possible (Y in S24), the winning / not-lotting value is acquired (S26). A pre-judgment process for determining whether or not to win is executed based on the winning or failing lottery value (S28), and the winning or failing lottery value is held in the holding control means 116 (S30). If there is no ball entering the starting port 62 in S20, the processing from S22 to S30 is skipped (N in S20). If the number of holds reaches the upper limit in S24 and further holding is impossible, the processing from S26 to S30 is skipped (N in S24).

  If there is a winning at the general winning opening 72 (Y of S32), the number of winning balls corresponding to the general winning opening 72 is set (S34), and if there is no winning at the general winning opening 72, S34 is skipped. (N in S32). If there is a ball in the big prize opening 66 (Y of S36), the number of prize balls corresponding to the big prize slot 66 is set (S38), and if there is no ball in the big prize slot 66, S38 is skipped. (N in S36).

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the advance determination process of S28 in FIG. First, a preliminary success / failure determination is performed with reference to the preliminary design determination table (S40), a value indicating the target range is set as the determination result (S42), and a preliminary design determination is performed with reference to the preliminary design determination table. (S44), a value indicating the symbol range is set as the determination result (S46), the preliminary pattern determination is executed with reference to the preliminary pattern determination table (S48), and a value indicating the pattern range is set as the determination result. (S50). The value of the pre-determination result set as described above is temporarily stored together with the number of suspensions, and is transmitted to the symbol form determining means 131 and the effect determining means 132 of the sub-board 104 (S52).

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an overall process of the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In this normal game control process, the pre-reading process in the sub-board 104 is executed (S250), the special symbol changing process in the main board 102 (S252), and the decorative symbol changing process in the sub-board 104 (S254) are repeated. Will be processed.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing in detail the prefetching process of S250 in FIG. Based on information obtained by so-called prefetching, the criteria such as what kind of production is executed in the sub-board 104 and what kind of result the prior determination result is executed according to the result are Pachinko game Various methods are conceivable depending on the design of game play in the machine 10. In the present embodiment, the sub-board 104 side recognizes in advance that the high expectation variation pattern of “Super 1” has been selected based on the result of the pre-determination process, Let us suggest that the degree of expectation is high.

  When the effect determining means 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the pre-determined result from the main board 102 (Y in S260), the effect display control means 134 is based on the information on the success / failure range, the pattern range, and the number of holds received together with the pre-determined result. When the value indicating the pattern range set by the prior determination is any one of “1”, “2”, “5”, and “6” (Y in S262), any one of a plurality of types of high-expected effect patterns is selected. Is selected (S264). If the number of holds excluding the hold of the high expectation change at that time is equal to or more than 3 times that is the number of symbol changes on the way (Y in S270), the combination of the stored pictures corresponding to the high expectation effect pattern is determined (S271), A combination of special decorative symbols corresponding to the number of times of symbol variation in the middle including the symbols constituting the accumulated symbol combination is set (S272), and a setting indicating that the indication accumulation effect should be executed is turned on (S274). If the number of holdings excluding holding of high expectation fluctuation is not equal to or more than the number of symbol fluctuations on the way (N in S270), the execution of the sign accumulating effect is avoided, and the already determined high expectation effect pattern is accumulated. It replaces with the production pattern which does not accompany production (S276). When the value indicating the pattern range set by the prior determination in S262 is not “1”, “2”, “5”, or “6” (N in S262), S264 and subsequent steps are skipped. When the result of the pre-determination process is not received in S260, the entire flow in this figure is skipped (N in S260).

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing in detail the special symbol variation process of S252 in FIG. If the symbol variation display has not yet started (N in S60), if the winning / notifying lottery value is being held by the holding control means 116 (Y in S70), the winning / notifying lottery means 112 is determined from the holding control means 116 to determine whether or not the lottery is true Is read again to determine whether or not the special symbol 192 is correct (S72), the symbol determining unit 114 determines the special symbol 192 (S74), and the variation pattern determining unit 115 determines the variation pattern of the special symbol 192 (S76). A variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 104 together with the determined result, and the symbol variation of the special symbol 192 is started (S77). If the lottery value is not held by the hold control means 116, the processing from S72 to S77 is skipped (N in S70).

  When the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S60), the symbol variation display of the special symbol is processed (S78), and when the predetermined variation time has passed and the symbol display stop timing is reached (S80) Y), a variation stop command is transmitted to the sub-board 104, and the symbol variation being displayed is stopped at a predetermined stop symbol (S82), and the flow of this diagram ends. If the symbol display stop timing has not been reached, the process of S82 is skipped and the flow of this figure is terminated (N in S80).

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail the decorative symbol variation process of S254 in FIG. When the effect determining means 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the change start command from the main board 102 (Y in S280) and the setting of the sign accumulation effect is on (Y in S282), the symbol change is If the variation is within the range of the number of times of symbol variation on the way (Y in S284), a variation effect pattern for symbol variation on the way is set (S286), and any one of the special decorative symbol combinations set in S272 of FIG. The display is determined (S288). However, the variation effect pattern set in S286 is a variation effect pattern corresponding to the received variation pattern to the last, and even if it is a variation effect pattern associated with the predictive accumulation effect decided to be executed later, the variation time pattern is not changed. Not accompanied. If the symbol variation is not a variation within the range of the number of symbol variations on the way (N in S284), and if it is the final symbol variation (Y in S290), the highly anticipated effect pattern that has been determined in advance is set (S292). If it is not the final symbol variation (N in S290), a normal variation effect pattern corresponding to the received variation pattern is set (S294). Even when the indication accumulation effect setting is off (N in S282), a normal variation effect pattern is set (S294). After S288, S292, and S294, the stop mode of the decorative symbol is determined according to the received special symbol stop symbol, the variation pattern, and the determination result (S296), and the decorative symbol variation display is started (S298). When the change start command is not received from the main board 102, S282 to S298 are skipped (N in S280). Note that the decorative pattern stop mode referred to in S296 is a combination mode of a normal decorative pattern or a reduced normal decorative pattern that should be determined separately from the special decorative design when the special decorative design combination is determined in S288.

  If the decorative symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S300), the symbol variation display processing is executed (S302), and when a variation stop command is received from the main board 102 (Y in S304), S296. The variable display is stopped by stopping and displaying the decorative symbols in the stop mode determined in (S306). When the change stop command is not received from the main board 102, S306 is skipped (N in S304), and when the change display is not started, S302 to S306 are skipped (N in S300).

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game control process of S16 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a big hit (Y in S90), the special game has already started (Y in S92), and the grand prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S98), the big prize opening The release process 66 is executed (S100). At this time, display of the set jackpot effect is also started. If the big prize opening 66 has been opened (Y of S98), the closing process of the big prize opening 66 is executed (S102). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S104), the process proceeds to S106. If it is not in the closed state (N in S104), the process after S106 is skipped, and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the special game has not started in S92 (N in S92), the special game is started (S94), the display of the start demonstration effect is started (S96), and this process is temporarily ended.

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

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing in detail the release processing of S100 in FIG. When the opening timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S122), the opening / closing control means 124 uniformly turns off the passage flag and sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S124). The special winning opening 66 is opened (S126). In addition, a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions of the current unit game or a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions being different is set and started. When it is not the opening timing (N of S122), the processes of S124 and S126 are skipped.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S102 in FIG. When the closing timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached, the open / close control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66. That is, during a special game, whether the end condition based on the number of balls is satisfied (Y in S130) or the end condition based on the number of balls is not satisfied (N in S130), the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied ( (Y of S132), the special winning opening 66 is closed (S134). If the termination condition based on the opening time is not satisfied (N in S132), the flow after S134 is skipped.

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

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a small hit (Y in S150), the small hit game has already started (Y in S152), and the big winning opening 66 has not been opened (N in S158). A process for opening the winning opening 66 is executed (S160), and if it is already opened (Y in S158), a closing process for the big winning opening 66 is executed (S162). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S164), the process proceeds to S166. If it is not in the closed state (N of S164), the process after S166 is skipped and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the small hit game has not started in S152 (N in S152), the small hit game is started (S154), and the display of the start demonstration effect similar to the 2R big hit is started (S156). Exit once.

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

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing in detail the release processing of S160 in FIG. When it is the opening timing of the big winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern (Y in S180), the opening / closing control means 124 sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S182) and starts opening the big winning opening 66. (S184). When it is not the opening timing (N of S180), the processing of S182 and S184 is skipped.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG. When the end timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S190), the end flag is turned on (S192), and the special winning opening 66 is closed (S194). This closing timing is the timing when 0.5 seconds have elapsed since the opening of the special winning opening 66. If it is not the closing timing (N of S190), the processes of S192 and S194 are skipped.

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

  50 game board, 52 game area, 60 effect display device, 112 winning / failing lottery means, 115 variation pattern determining means, 116 holding control means, 120 special game control means, 131 symbol form determining means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect display control means.

Claims (4)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and a game ball entering is a lottery opportunity;
Triggering lottery means for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting winning opening,
Fluctuation pattern determining means for selecting any one of a plurality of types of variation patterns in which the symbol variation display process is determined with a selection probability corresponding to the result of the success / failure lottery,
Special game control means for executing the special game when the result of the success / failure lottery is a win,
A hold control means for holding the result of the success / failure lottery up to a predetermined number until the start of variable display of the symbol corresponding to the success / failure lottery,
Production determination means for determining production contents including variation display of production symbol combinations for indicating the result of the success / failure lottery according to the variation pattern;
Design aspect determining means for determining a combination of the symbols;
An effect display device for displaying the determined effect content;
Effect display control means for controlling display contents in the effect display device;
With
The variation pattern determining means, when there is a ball entering the start winning opening, regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the ball is started immediately, the symbol variation corresponding to the ball Select the pattern and notify the effect determination means as a pre-determination result,
When it is determined from the preliminary determination result that the pattern mode determination means has selected a predetermined high expectation variation pattern with a relatively high expectation that the result of the success / failure lottery is a hit, the high expectation variation Select a symbol combination to be displayed for each of multiple midway symbol variations until the high expected variation, which is a symbol variation due to the pattern,
When it is determined from the preliminary determination result that the high expectation variation pattern is selected, the effect determination means stores a symbol included in any symbol of the symbol combinations displayed in the middle symbol variation. To determine the execution of the sign accumulation effect to be displayed in the form of accumulating at a predetermined position in the screen every time the symbol variation on the way is displayed,
When the execution of the sign accumulation effect is determined, the effect display control means displays a symbol included in any of the symbols as the accumulated symbol each time the symbol combination is displayed in the midway symbol variation. A bullet ball game machine characterized in that after being displayed in a format in which it is accumulated at a predetermined position, the contents of effects corresponding to the combination of the accumulated and displayed accumulated pictures are displayed in the high expected fluctuation. When the predetermined effect pattern is selected, the effect display control means temporarily displays a special symbol combination that suggests the type of the effect pattern, and then displays the effect contents by the effect pattern,
The symbol mode determining means selects a symbol combination different from a plurality of types of special symbol combinations as a symbol combination to be displayed for each of the plurality of intermediate symbol variations, and the plurality of types of special symbol combinations as a combination of the accumulated symbols. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein one of the two is selected.   The effect display control means displays, in the predictive accumulation effect, a stored pattern combination candidate that can include the pattern displayed as the stored pattern, and each time the stored pattern is newly stored, the combination candidate is narrowed down. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a process to be performed is displayed.   3. The bullet according to claim 2, wherein the special symbol combination is a combination of symbols indicating detachment, and each symbol includes a predetermined set of symbols representing the contents of the corresponding effect pattern in appearance. Ball game machine.

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