JP2013090831A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a performance full of interest by wiping out a stereotype of a symbol variation in a pinball game machine.SOLUTION: In a Pachinko game machine in a certain mode, a pattern storage means holds a pseudo continuous variable performance pattern that shows a display pattern as if a plurality of times of symbol variations are included in a pseudo manner for one variation time of a decorative symbol, and holds a particular variable performance pattern that is a pattern for showing as if a symbol in a remaining row is re-varied in a pseudo manner only when a particular stop symbol candidate is stopped in a process for successively stopping symbols in a plurality of rows in a pseudo manner, and the particular stop symbol candidate is changed to a predetermined mode, and that indicates that a winning/losing lottery results in winning by changing the particular stop symbol candidate to the predetermined mode in a row stopped last, as the pseudo continuous variation performance pattern.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a technique for controlling the contents of effect display according to the game state in the ball game machine.

  Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, the so-called first type pachinko game machine circulates a plurality of rows of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display while fluctuating (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “fluctuation 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. Known as a thing. 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 general, such a reach effect often has a story in its variable display by causing a character to appear in the background. A technique is widely used in which the degree of expectation that a big hit is generated differs according to the type of reach effect, and the player's expectation is expressed depending on which reach effect is displayed. In addition, by stopping a specific symbol combination called a so-called “chance eye” among symbol combinations that originally show a loss, the player's expectation can be achieved by changing the symbol again or shifting to a highly expected performance mode. Techniques such as enhancing the feeling are also widely used (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-51226 A

  By the way, the result of the player's expectation for such a symbol variation effect is determined by displaying a stop symbol combination of a plurality of columns of symbols. That is, it becomes clear when the circulation variation of a plurality of rows of symbols, including whether or not there is a re-variation, stops. For this reason, the player's interest is focused solely on whether or not an advantageous symbol combination is stopped. The inventors have come up with the idea that a new gameability can be constructed by wiping out such a fixed concept of symbol variation, thereby increasing the interest of the player and improving the operating rate of the gaming machine.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and one of its purposes is to provide an interesting effect by wiping out the fixed concept of symbol variation in a ball game machine.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is a game board in which a game area is formed, a start opening provided in the game area, and a ball entering the start opening as a result. Win / fail lottery means for executing a lottery, special game control means for executing a special game that is advantageous to the player over the normal game when the result of the pass / fail lottery wins, and an effective line set on the screen An effect display device that displays the result of the winning / failing lottery based on the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbols composed of the combinations of the multiple rows of symbols displayed above, and the variation start of the multiple columns of symbols as the decorative symbol display process The pattern storage means for storing a plurality of display patterns in which the variable display process from the stop to the stop is determined, the effect determination means for determining any display pattern according to the result of the lottery determination, and the determined display pattern And an effect display control means for displaying a decorative pattern I.

  Each of the plurality of columns includes a plurality of stop symbol candidates that are sequentially displayed on the active line, and as the plurality of stop symbol candidates, a normal stop symbol candidate indicating the result of the lottery by being stopped on the effective line and A special stop symbol candidate indicating the result of the lottery lottery is provided depending on whether the symbol itself changes to a predetermined mode after being stopped on the active line. The pattern storage means holds, as the display pattern, a pseudo continuous variation effect pattern that makes it appear that a plurality of symbol variations are included in a pseudo variation within one variation time of the decorative symbol. A pattern that makes it appear that the symbols in the remaining columns are pseudo-fluctuated only when the special stop symbol candidate is stopped in the process in which the symbol of the column is sequentially stopped in a pseudo manner, and the special stop symbol candidate is changed to a predetermined mode. And the special variation effect pattern which shows that the result of the success / failure lottery wins when the special stop symbol candidate changes to a predetermined mode in the column to be stopped last is held. The effect determining means selects a normal variation effect pattern and a special variation effect pattern that stop with a normal winning symbol combination that does not include a special stop symbol candidate in multiple columns of symbols when the result of the lottery is a win. set to target.

  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 ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to provide an interesting effect by wiping out the fixed concept of symbol variation.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure showing the example of a screen of the design change effect displayed on an effect display device. It is a figure showing the example of a screen of the design change effect displayed on an effect display device. It is a figure which shows typically the structure of the symbol arrangement | sequence which comprises a decoration symbol. It is a timing chart which shows a change production process in case a special change production or a cooperation change production is displayed. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table of Fig.10 (a) in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the ball entry process of S10 in FIG. 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 in detail the execution process of the special symbol fluctuation | variation process of S20 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the effect control process of S22 in FIG. 14 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the special game control process of S16 in FIG. 12 in detail. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail a release process in S100 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the closing process of S102 in FIG. 17 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating in detail a release process in S160 in FIG. 20. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG. It is a timing chart which shows the change production process in case the special change production or cooperation change production concerning a modification is displayed.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. The second game is preferentially executed so that the first game and the second game as the plurality of games are not executed simultaneously. In order to achieve both of these game characteristics, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of start winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, a plurality of holding lamps, and a plurality of large winning openings. A lottery determination is executed in response to a ball entering each start winning opening. If the result of the winning / losing lottery becomes a big hit and the special symbol is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode, the game is shifted to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game.

  In addition, in order to imply an expectation level (also referred to as a “winning expectation level”) that the result of the winning / losing lottery is a big hit, a decorative effect variation effect is displayed on the effect display device. The decorative symbol is composed of a combination of a plurality of columns of symbols displayed on the active line set on the screen, and the result of the winning / failing lottery is displayed based on the combination of the stopped symbols. In this embodiment, in addition to the normal symbol variation effect in which the result of the success / failure lottery is shown with the stop of the multiple rows of symbols, whether the symbols stopped on the active line further change to a predetermined mode after the stop Thus, a special symbol variation effect indicating the result of the lottery determination is provided. As a result, the interest rate and expectation of the player will be enhanced to improve the operating rate of the gaming machine. On the other hand, in order to realize such a symbol variation effect, a device for simplifying the design of the effect data is made. Specific examples thereof will be described below.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. 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 out the game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16. 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 is output.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a first special symbol display device 70, a second special symbol display device 71, an effect display device 60, and a first start on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. A winning opening 62, a second start winning opening 63, a center decoration 64, a first large winning opening 91, a second large winning opening 92, an operation opening 68, and a general winning opening 72 are included. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a number of game nails, windmills, and the like (not shown) are installed.

  The first start winning port 62 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the first game, and the second start winning port 63 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the second game. The first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 are provided at positions that are separated from each other to the extent that it is possible to make a goal with either of them depending on the strength of the game ball. The first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 are each on the left side of the game area 52 so that it is possible to aim at entering either one by the strength of the game ball according to the player's intention. The game balls that are installed on the right side are difficult to enter the other. For example, the first start winning opening 62 is provided at a position that makes it easier for a player to enter a ball when aiming at the left side of the game area 52 and firing relatively weakly, and the second start winning opening 63 is located on the right side of the game area 52. It is provided at a position where it is easy to enter the ball when aiming and launching relatively strongly.

  The first start winning opening 62 includes a start winning detection device 74. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entrance of a game ball into the first start winning opening 62, and generates first start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The second start winning opening 63 includes a start winning detection device 75, a normal electric combination 65, and a normal electric combination solenoid 76 for opening and closing the normal electric combination 65. The start winning detection device 75 is a sensor that detects the entrance of a game ball into the second start winning opening 63, and generates second start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. When the ordinary electric combination 65 is expanded by the driving force of the ordinary electric combination solenoid 76, the ease of entering the ball into the second start winning opening 63 is increased. In addition, since the second start winning opening 63 is provided in a narrow passage on the right side of the game area 52 as shown in the drawing, most of the game balls hitting strongly toward the right side are at least in the vicinity of the second starting winning opening 63. There is a high possibility that the second start winning opening 63 will be able to enter. On the other hand, the first start winning opening 62 is not provided with an ordinary electric accessory, and is provided at a position away from a narrow passage. Therefore, if the ordinary electric accessory 65 is expanded, the second start winning opening 63 has a layout or configuration relationship that makes the chance of entering the ball relatively higher than the first starting winning opening 62. Yes.

  The general winning opening 72 includes a plurality of general winning detecting devices 73 for detecting the entering of game balls. 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 first big winning opening 91 is provided as a big winning opening corresponding to the first game, and the second big winning opening 92 is provided as a big winning opening corresponding to the second game. The first grand prize winning port 91 includes a winning prize detecting device 78 for detecting the entrance of a game ball, and a big prize winning port solenoid 80 for opening and closing the first big prize winning port 91. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first grand prize winning opening 91, and generates first big winning prize winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The second grand prize opening 92 includes a prize detection device 79 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a big prize opening solenoid 81 for opening and closing the second big prize opening 92. The winning detection device 79 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second grand prize opening 92, and generates second big prize opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The first big winning opening 91 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the first special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The first grand prize winning port 91 is provided at a position above the out port 58. The second big winning opening 92 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the second special symbol 193 stops in a predetermined manner. The second grand prize winning port 92 is provided at a position on the upper right side of the out port 58. As a modification, the first game and the second game may share a single big prize opening.

  An effect display device 60 is provided substantially at the center of the game area 52, and a first special symbol display device 70 corresponding to the first game and a second special symbol display device 71 corresponding to the second game are provided at the lower left of the game area 52. It is provided so as to be adjacent to each other on the left and right. The first special symbol display device 70 displays the variation of the first special symbol 192 corresponding to the first game, and the second special symbol display device 71 displays the variation of the second special symbol 193 corresponding to the second game. Is displayed. The first special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the first lottery performed when the game ball enters the first start winning opening 62, and its variable display is stopped in a predetermined hit state. A big hit as a special game occurs. The second special symbol 193 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the second lottery performed when the game ball enters the second start winning opening 63, and its variable display is stopped in a predetermined hit mode. A big hit as a special game occurs. The 1st special symbol display device 70 and the 2nd special symbol display device 71 are display means comprised, for example by 7 segment LED, and the 1st special symbol 192 and the 2nd special symbol 193 are "0"-"9", respectively. 10 types of numbers and the symbol “-”.

  In the display area 194 of the effect display device 60, the variation of the decorative symbol 190 linked to the first special symbol 192 or the decorative symbol 190 linked to the second special symbol 193 is displayed. The effect display device 60 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually producing the first lottery result display shown by the first special symbol 192 or the second lottery result display shown by the second special symbol 193. The effect display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of rows of symbol variation moving images simulating a slot machine game in the display area 194. The effect display device 60 is constituted by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be constituted by other display means such as a mechanical drum or LED. Since the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 do not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol at the lower left of the production display device 60 are used. In the case of adopting a technique in which the symbol display device 71 displays an inconspicuous size but does not display a decorative symbol by giving a special role to the special symbol itself, the special symbol is displayed like the effect display device 60. May be displayed on a liquid crystal display.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the right 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 passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 is an opportunity for an open lottery for expanding the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the second start winning prize port 63.

  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 falls into each of the general winning opening 72, the first starting winning opening 62, the second starting winning opening 63, the first large winning opening 91, and the second large winning opening 92, the type of the winning opening is determined. The corresponding prize ball is paid out to the upper ball tray 15 or the lower ball tray 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 enters the first start winning opening 62, the first special symbol 192 is variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 70, and the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed on the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. When the game ball enters the second start winning opening 63, the second special symbol 193 is variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 71, and the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed on the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. The variation display of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the lapse of the variation time determined prior to the display. When the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a big hit mode, 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 first big prize opening 91 is started. Is done. At this time, the decorative pattern 190 simulating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three patterns are matched. When the second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a big hit mode, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening and closing operation of the second big prize opening 92 is started. Is done.

  The special game is a game in which the unit game in which the first grand prize port 91 or the second grand prize port 92 is opened is repeated a plurality of times, and the unit game can be repeated 15 times or 8 times to obtain a lot of balls. There are a first special game and a second special game in which a short unit game is repeated only twice and there is almost no play. A first special game in which 15 unit games are repeated (hereinafter also referred to as “15R jackpot” as appropriate) and a first special game in which 8 unit games are repeated (hereinafter also referred to as “8R jackpot” as appropriate) In this case, one unit game is completed by closing once when the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is opened for about 30 seconds or when nine or more game balls are dropped. To do. In the case of the second special game in which the unit game is repeated twice (hereinafter also referred to as “2R jackpot” as appropriate), when the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second big winning prize port 92 is opened for about 0.2 seconds. Once the game is closed, one unit game is completed.

  When the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a predetermined small hit mode, the game shifts to a small hit game constituted by one unit game, and the opening / closing operation of the first big winning opening 91 is executed. Is done. When the second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in the small hit state, the game also shifts to the small hit game, and the opening / closing operation of the second big winning opening 92 is executed. In one unit game that constitutes a small hit game, the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 repeats the opening for about 0.2 seconds twice, so that the appearance is the same operation as the 2R big hit. It becomes an aspect.

  When a special game occurs and a predetermined condition such as a lottery is satisfied, the probability game (hereinafter referred to as “probability change”) or the reduction in the time required for the change (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction”) as a specific game after the special game ends. Is started). During the probability change, a lottery with a higher probability of jackpot than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early. The probability variation state is continued until the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is a big hit. The time saving is continued until the sum of the variable displays of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 reaches a predetermined number of end conditions. During the time reduction, the fluctuation time of the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is substantially shortened. Time saving is started after the end of the special game only in the case of 15R jackpot or 8R jackpot.

  When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a symbol called a normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 for a predetermined time. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the right side of the first grand prize winning opening 91. In this embodiment, the two lamps alternately turn on and off alternately, and the normal symbol display is expressed. The lottery result of a normal symbol is represented by whether it stops with the light on. When the normal symbol variation display stops in a predetermined hit state after the lapse of a predetermined time, the normal electric accessory 65 of the second start winning opening 63 is expanded for a predetermined time. At this time, in the normal state, for example, the normal symbol stops with a hit state with a low probability of about 1/256, and in the easy entry state described later, the normal symbol stops with a high probability of, for example, about 250/256. . When the normal symbol stops in the hit state, the normal electric accessory 65 is expanded for a predetermined time. The opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 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. Game effect lamps 90 are provided above and below the center ornament 64, and play a role of production by blinking or the like. The first special figure holding lamp 20 corresponding to the first game is provided above the first special symbol display device 70, and the second special figure holding lamp 21 corresponding to the second game is the second special symbol display device 71. The ordinary symbol holding lamp 22 corresponding to the normal symbol variation is provided below the normal symbol display device 59. Each of the first special figure hold lamp 20 and the second special figure hold lamp 21 is composed of two lamps, and the lottery value hold for each of the first game and the second game is held depending on the number of lights or the number of blinks. Display a number. The number of lottery values held in the first special figure holding lamp 20 is the number of lottery results won in the first start winning opening 62 during the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 or during the execution of the special game. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed yet. The number of lottery values held in the second special figure holding lamp 21 is the number of lottery results won in the second start winning opening 63 during the fluctuation of the second special symbol 193 or during the execution of the special game. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed yet. The regular figure holding lamp 22 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of holdings of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lighting or blinking. 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. The operation button 82 is a button operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction on the gaming machine side. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  A movable accessory 140 is provided above the center decoration 64. The movable accessory 140 is a movable object whose operation is controlled in conjunction with the symbol variation effect of the decorative symbol 190, and plays an effect by the operation. In this embodiment, the movable accessory 140 has a rose shape as a motif of the same kind as a special stop symbol candidate described later of the decorative symbol 190, operates under specific conditions, and blooms from the state of the bud illustrated. To work. In addition, since the structure and operation | movement of such a movable object are well-known, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  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 lottery when winning the first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 in particular. The sub board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42, controls display contents on the effect display device 60, and changes display contents according to a lottery result by the main board 102 in particular. 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 first start winning port 62, a second starting winning port 63, a first big winning port 91, a second big winning port 92, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a first. The first special symbol display device 70, the second special symbol display device 71, the effect display device 60, the normal symbol display device 59, the operation button 82, the speaker 18, the game effect lamp 90, and the movable accessory 140 are electrically connected. It enables transmission and reception of various control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical decoration. The game control device 100 includes a main substrate 102 as a main control device that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game and the progress of the game, and a sub substrate as a sub-control device that controls design effects and the like. 104 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared. 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 includes a ball determination unit 110, a first lottery unit 126, a second lottery unit 128, a general drawing lottery unit 129, a holding control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, Specific game execution means 122, opening / closing control means 124, condition holding means 176, and small hit game control means 330 are provided. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, 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 the transmission / reception of data between the main board 102 and the sub board 104 is unidirectional from the main board 102 to the sub board 104, each data transmission / reception in such a direction can realize each operation. 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 first start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the first start winning opening 62, and when receiving the second start winning information, the game ball won the second start winning opening 63. Judge that When receiving the first grand prize opening winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the gaming ball has won the first big winning opening 91, and receiving the second big winning opening winning information, the gaming ball receives the second big winning prize. When it is determined that a winning is made in the mouth 92 and the general winning 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 first lottery means 126 for executing the first lottery corresponding to entering the first start winning opening 62 is the first lottery value acquiring means 112, the first winning / failing determining means 113, the first pattern determining means 114, the first 1 design determination means 320 is included. The second lottery means 128 for executing the second lottery corresponding to the ball entering the second start winning opening 63 is the second lottery value acquiring means 115, the second winning / failing determining means 117, the second pattern determining means 119, the second 2 symbol determination means 322 is included. The result of the first lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the first special symbol 192 on the first special symbol display device 70, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. . The result of the second lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the second special symbol 193 on the second special symbol display device 71, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. .

  When the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 start the symbol variation, the lottery result corresponding to the symbol variation is transmitted to the effect determining unit 132 together with the symbol variation control command.

  The first lottery value acquisition unit 112 acquires a random number value as the first winning / no-win lottery value for the first lottery when the first start winning opening 62 is entered. The second lottery value acquisition unit 115 acquires a random number value as the second winning / no-win lottery value for the second lottery when the player enters the second start winning opening 63. For example, the values acquired as the first winner / lottery value and the second winner / lottery value for the winner lottery are 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 by the first lottery value acquisition unit 112 and the second lottery value acquisition unit 115 as the first winning / losing lottery value or the second winning / losing lottery value is temporarily held by the holding control unit 116. However, the first success / failure lottery value and the second success / failure lottery value are suspended within a range not exceeding the predetermined retention upper limit number retained by the suspension control means 116.

  The first winning / failing determining means 113 executes a determining whether or not to shift to the special game or the small hit game based on the first winning / losing lottery value. The second success / failure determination means 117 executes a failure determination to determine whether or not to shift to the special game or the small hit game based on the second winning / failure lottery value. The first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 hold a success / failure determination table referred to in the determination of success / failure.

  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 first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 refer to the determination table of FIG. In both the first lottery performed by the first winning / failing determination unit 113 and the second lottery performed by the second winning / failing determination unit 117, a big hit is obtained only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within a range of 0 to 299 in normal times. At the time of certainty change, the range of the big hit is expanded, and not only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299, but also when the lottery falls within the range of 300 to 2999. Thus, the range corresponding to the big hit changes according to the gaming state. In this figure, the single hit / fail judgment table shows the jackpot 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. You may prepare separately for 1 lottery and 2nd lottery.

  In this embodiment, even if the winning / losing lottery value does not correspond to the big hit range, if it falls within the predetermined range, it is a small hit. In the example of this figure, when the success / failure lottery value acquired by the first success / failure determination unit 113 falls within the range of 56500 to 65535, the winning lottery value acquired by the second success / failure determination unit 117 is 64000 to 65535. If it falls within the range, it will be a small hit. That is, the first lottery has a wider range corresponding to the small hit than the second lottery, and the small win is likely to occur. 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 first symbol determination means 320 and the second symbol determination means 322 determine the stop symbol at the start of symbol variation based on the separately acquired symbol lottery value and the result of the determination. The first symbol determination means 320 and the second symbol determination means 322 hold a plurality of symbol determination tables that are referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the special symbol. The first symbol determination unit 320 and the second symbol determination unit 322 refer to different symbol determination tables depending on the determination result.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 5A is a table that is referred to when the determination result is a big hit, FIG. 5B is a table that is referred to when the result of determination is wrong, and FIG. This table is referred to when the determination result is a small hit. The first symbol determination means 320 and the second symbol determination means 322 refer to the symbol determination table of this diagram in symbol determination. In each symbol determination table, a correspondence relationship between a special symbol represented by a number “0” to “9” and a symbol “−” other than a character and the first symbol lottery value or the second symbol lottery value is defined. Yes. Each special symbol type is associated with a big hit, small hit, or missed decision result, odd numbers correspond to big hits, even numbers correspond to small hits, and the symbol “-” corresponds to a miss To do.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the special symbols “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, and “9”, which are odd numbers among the special symbols “0” to “9”, are associated with the jackpot. . Among them, the special symbol “7” indicates 15R big hit, the first symbol lottery value is associated with “0-99”, and the second symbol lottery value is associated with “0-144”. The special symbol “3” indicates 2R big hit, and in the case of the first symbol lottery value, it is associated with “100 to 149”, but in the case of the second symbol lottery value, it is associated with “145 to 149”. Special symbols “1”, “5”, and “9” indicate 8R jackpots, the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value are both “150 to 189” and the special symbol “1” is associated with “190 to 229”. ”Is associated with the special symbol“ 5 ”, and“ 230 to 255 ”is associated with the special symbol“ 9 ”. In this way, the second symbol lottery value is set so that the winning probability of the special symbol “3” indicating the 2R jackpot will be low, so that it is possible to play the ball by promoting the entry into the second start winning opening 63. Is likely to be able to earn more.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the symbol “-” is associated with detachment, and is associated with the entire range of symbol lottery values “0-255”.

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

  Returning to FIG. 3, the first pattern determination means 114 uses the first pattern lottery value to be acquired separately for the variation pattern in which the display process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 70 and the effect display device 60 is determined. Based on a plurality of variation patterns based on this. The second pattern determining means 119 has a plurality of variations based on a second pattern lottery value separately acquired for a variation pattern in which a display process of symbol variation to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 71 and the effect display device 60 is determined. Decide from the pattern. The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 each determine a variation pattern of the symbol variation with reference to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 each hold or share a plurality of variation pattern tables as variation pattern selection criteria to be referred to for determining the 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. Note that the variation pattern includes a pseudo continuous variation pattern accompanied by a plurality of pseudo temporary variations of the decorative symbol 190 for one main variation of the special symbol, details of which will be described later. The plurality of variation pattern tables are determined such that the variation tendency of the variation time is different as the correspondence relationship between the variation pattern and the lottery value. The specific configuration of the variation pattern table will be described in detail later.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the general drawing lottery unit 129 executes a lottery by acquiring a lottery value (also referred to as a “general drawing lottery value”) when a game ball passes through the operation port 68. The result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 129 is displayed in a variable manner in the form of a normal symbol on the normal symbol display device 59. The regular symbol lottery means 129 holds a symbol determination table to be referred to in order to determine a stop symbol of a normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. In the symbol determination table, the correspondence between the lottery value and the normal symbol is determined, and the normal symbol lottery means 129 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol with reference to the symbol determination table. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and after the stop display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 sets the second start winning opening. The 63 ordinary electric accessories 65 are expanded for a predetermined time. 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 holding control unit 116 includes a first holding unit 144, a second holding unit 146, and a general drawing holding unit 147. When the symbol variation corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed when the first lottery is newly executed, the first holding means 144 displays the new first lottery result corresponding to the lottery. Hold until fluctuating display starts. In the present embodiment, the result of the first lottery holds the lottery value with an upper limit of four. When the symbol change corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed when the second lottery is newly executed, the second holding means 146 displays the result of the new second lottery corresponding to the lottery. Hold until fluctuating display starts. In the present embodiment, the result of the second lottery holds the lottery value with an upper limit of four. The general map holding means 147 holds the general map lottery value acquired by the general map lottery means 129 as a holding ball. These holding numbers are represented by the number of lighting or blinking of the first special figure holding lamp 20, the second special figure holding lamp 21, and the general figure holding lamp 22, respectively. The number of holds by the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146 is also displayed in the display area 194.

  The lottery value held by the second holding means 146 is preferentially digested over the lottery value held by the first holding means 144 and the symbol variation is displayed. Therefore, even if the big hit lottery value is held in the first holding means 144, the symbol variation corresponding to the big hit lottery value of the first holding means 144 is not displayed as long as the second holding means 146 holds. Therefore, even if there is a big hit hold in the first holding means 144, there is a possibility that multiple consecutive big hits can be obtained by continuing to hit the second hold means 146 until a big hit hold is entered.

  The main display control means 118 includes first special figure control means 148, second special figure control means 150, and universal figure control means 153. The first special symbol control means 148 causes the first special symbol display device 70 to display the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 according to the fluctuation pattern determined as a result of the first lottery by the first lottery means 126. The first special symbol control means 148 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery or the second lottery performed before that ends. The second special symbol control means 150 causes the second special symbol display device 71 to display the fluctuation of the second special symbol 193 according to the fluctuation pattern determined as a result of the second lottery by the second lottery means 128. The second special symbol control means 150 also sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery or the second lottery performed before that has ended.

  When the second lottery 146 holds the result of the second lottery, the first special figure control unit 148 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery. On the other hand, the second special figure control means 150 starts the symbol variation display corresponding to the second lottery regardless of whether or not the result of the first lottery is held by the first holding means 144. Thereby, when the lottery value is held by both the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146, the lottery value held by the second holding means 146 is preferentially read and the symbol variation is displayed. The In such a case, the lottery value held in the first holding means 144 is not read until the number of holdings in the second holding means 146 becomes zero, and the symbol variation thereof does not start.

  The first special figure control means 148 and the second special figure control means 150 issue a change start command and a change stop command at the timing to start and stop the change display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, respectively. This is transmitted to the effect display control means 134. When transmitting the variation start command, the determined result determination result, the stop symbol, the value indicating each variation pattern, and the value indicating either the first lottery or the second lottery are produced together with the variation start command. It transmits to the display control means 134. 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 normal symbol control means 153 causes the normal symbol display device 59 to display the lottery result by the normal symbol lottery means 129 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The condition holding means 176 holds a special game operating condition as a condition for shifting to a special game including a plurality of unit games accompanied by opening of the special winning opening. The special game operation condition is a result indicating that the game shifts to the special game in the first lottery or the second lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  When the first lottery by the first lottery means 126 results in the transition to the special game, the special game control unit 120 operates the special game when the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the first big winning opening 91. Similarly, the special game control means 120, when the second lottery by the second lottery means 128 results in the transition to the special game, when the second special symbol 193 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode It is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the second big prize opening 92. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the first grand prize winning opening 91 or the second big winning prize opening 92 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is composed of a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing operation as a unit.

  The special game includes a first special game that opens and closes the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second big prize winning port 92 in a mode with a relatively large number of balls, and a mode in which a relatively small number of balls are played. And a second special game that opens and closes the big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92. The first special game includes a 15R jackpot that repeats a unit game 15 times and an 8R jackpot that repeats a unit game 8 times. The second special game is a 2R jackpot that repeats a short unit game only twice. In the 15R jackpot and the 8R jackpot, in the 15R jackpot and the 8R jackpot, the first grand prize port 91 or the second big prize port 92 is basically opened for about 30 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.

  When the first lottery by the first lottery means 126 results in the transition to the small hit game, the small hit game control means 330 is stopped when the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. It is determined that the small hit game operating condition is satisfied, and the first big winning opening 91 is opened to execute the small hit game. Similarly, when the second lottery by the second lottery means 128 results in the transition to the small hit game, the small hit game control means 330 stops the second special symbol 193 in a predetermined small hit mode. It is determined that the small hit game operating condition is satisfied, and the second big prize opening 92 is opened to execute the small hit game. The small hit game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the first big winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 is performed a plurality of times, and is constituted by one unit game with two opening / closing operations as a unit. In the small hit game, the first big winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 is opened only for a short time as in the case of the 2R big winning. The small hit game control means 330 ends the small hit game after executing the unit game once.

  The specific game execution means 122 executes control for shifting the game state from the normal state to the specific game state, and control for returning the specific game state to the normal state. The specific game in this embodiment has a probability change in which the winning probability of the winning / failing lottery is switched from a normal probability state to a high probability state and a short time in which the symbol variation time is switched from a normal time to a short time. The specific game executing means 122 shifts the gaming state after the special game to the probability changing state when the winning / failing lottery value is a value to be shifted to the probability changing state. Probability continues as a rule until the next jackpot occurs. In addition, the specific game executing means 122 shifts the game state to the time-shortened state after the special game regardless of the winning lottery value. The short time is that the number of changes in the special symbol after the special game (the total number of times of display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193) is counted from the end of the special game (100 in this embodiment). ) Times).

  During the time shortening of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, the easy entry state which is one of the specific games is performed. The easy-to-enter state is a state in which the ease of entering the second start winning opening 63 is enhanced by executing the shortening of the normal symbol time, the probability variation of the open lottery, and the opening extension of the ordinary electric accessory 65. 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 ordinary electric accessory 65 is a state in which the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 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 second start winning opening 63 also increases. There is a high possibility that the number of balls entering the 2-start winning prize opening 63 will increase. Therefore, due to the shortened time and the easy entry state of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, the chance to obtain a winning ball by entering the second starting winning opening 63 during that period increases. It becomes possible to continue to play the game with almost no decrease. In addition, since the ease of entering the second starting prize opening 63 from the first starting prize opening 62 becomes higher during the time, the player can enter the second starting prize opening 63 in order to make a right turn. The game ball will be fired at the target strength.

  In this embodiment, the easy entry state is the ease of entering the second start winning opening 63 by using three functions: normal symbol time shortening, open lottery probability variation, and normal electric accessory 65 open extension. To increase. However, as a modified example, it is possible to use one or two of these three functions to increase the ease of entering the second start winning opening 63. Thus, even if only a part of the three functions is used, it is possible to improve the ease of entering the second start winning prize port 63. 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.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 65, the first grand prize winning port 91, and the second major winning prize port 92 of the second start winning prize port 63. When the normal symbol is stopped in a specific manner, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the second start winning opening 63. In the special game, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the big prize opening solenoid 80 or the big prize opening solenoid 81 to open the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92.

  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 change display stops. The effect determining means 132 causes the effect display control means 134 to display on the effect display device 60 according to the result of the first lottery received from the first lottery means 126 or the result of the second lottery received from the second lottery means 128. Determine the contents of the production. The effect determining unit 132 selects any one of a plurality of variation effect pattern data corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119 and selects the pattern storage unit 130. Read from. 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 effect determining means 132 determines the combination of the stop symbols of the decorative symbol 190 based on the stop symbols and the variation patterns of the special symbols determined by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128. In other words, the effect determining means 132 determines the combination of stop symbols of the decorative symbols 190 and their arrangement as a result of the lottery by the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128, the special symbol stop symbol, the special symbol variation pattern, and the decoration. It is determined according to the design variation effect pattern. The effect determining means 132 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 by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128 indicates a transition to a special game of 15R big hit, a specific combination For example, a combination of three symbols such as “777” and “111” is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 are selected as the numbers to be arranged as the decorative symbol 190. For example, when the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is “7”, the decorative symbol 190 is “777”. Or you may make it show the big hit also by the combination of the design in which the specific symbol which shows that it is a hit is at least one of three symbols. 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. . In this embodiment, when the determination result is 15R big hit, and a special variation effect described later is performed, a combination of three roses in which three symbols are flowered may be selected. The effect determination unit 132 sends the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbol 190 and the variation effect pattern data of the decorative symbol to the effect display control unit 134.

  In the decorative pattern variation effect pattern data, a decorative symbol variation display mode, that is, a variation process from a variation start to a variation stop and a variation process are defined. The variation effect pattern includes a reach pattern that displays a stop symbol combination that is a hit state or a disengagement mode after a reach state that is a big hit if another symbol is aligned, and a stop pattern that is a disengagement mode without reaching a reach state An unreachable pattern that displays the combination is included. 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”. ". 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 a decorative symbol having the same variation time as the special symbol, according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  In the variation production pattern of the present embodiment, the variation process and the production are performed in such a manner that the variation of the decorative symbol 190 displayed for the result of one lottery lottery is displayed as a plurality of times in appearance. A pseudo continuous variation effect pattern in which the process is defined is included. This pseudo continuous variation effect pattern is selected when the pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119. The symbol variation due to the quasi-continuous variation effect pattern has a relatively long variation time to the extent that a plurality of symbol variations are included. In the present embodiment, a pattern including one to three pseudo fluctuations is prepared as a pseudo continuous fluctuation effect pattern, and a special special is given to indicate whether or not the stop symbol acts each time the pseudo fluctuation is temporarily stopped. Variation effect is displayed. In this special variation effect, all three rows of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 190 are stopped at the special symbol and changed to a predetermined mode to notify the big hit. That is, the player's expectation is raised depending on whether or not to stop at a special symbol for each pseudo change, and whether or not the stopped special symbol changes to a predetermined mode, the details of which will be described later.

  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. In the present embodiment, a comment notice effect for displaying a specific comment character string on the screen, a group notice effect for causing a group of characters to pass from one end of the screen to the other end, and only one character image is displayed on the screen. The character advance notice effect to be displayed on the screen, the display process of the notice effect is divided into a plurality of stages, the number of stages to be displayed is variable, and the step number advance notice effect is set such that the higher the number of stages, the higher the expectation to the big hit Includes an advance notice for moving an accessory.

  The notice effect pattern includes a pattern in which the effect is executed at a timing after the display form of the decorative symbol 190 reaches the reach state and a final stop state of the symbol is notified, and a timing at which no decorative symbol 190 is stopped. And a pattern for notifying at the same time that the production is executed and reach is reached. The effect determining means 132 determines the notice effect pattern to be displayed together with the changing effect of the decorative design 190.

  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 success / failure lottery or the determined variation pattern, and determines the notice effect pattern to be displayed. To do. The effect determining means 132 holds a notice determination table that should be referred to in order to determine whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table that should be referred to when selecting the type of the notice effect pattern. The notice decision table is set so that different columns are referred to depending on the result of the lottery, and if the result of the lottery is a big hit, the notice effect will be displayed with a higher probability than if it was missed. Correspondence between whether to display the lottery 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 includes a first effect control means 168 and a second effect control means 170. The first effect control means 168 and the second effect control means 170 use the first lottery result by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery result by the second lottery means 128 as the selected variation effect pattern data. Therefore, the decorative pattern 190 is variably displayed in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. The first effect control means 168 and the second effect control means 170 determine that the change display of the decorative symbol 190 corresponding to the previous first lottery or second lottery has ended, and a new symbol change start condition And

  When the second lottery 146 holds the result of the second lottery, the first effect control unit 168 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery. The second effect control means 170 starts the symbol fluctuation display corresponding to the second lottery regardless of whether or not the first lottery result is held by the first holding means 144. As a result, when the lottery value is held by both the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146, the lottery value held by the second holding means 146 is preferentially read out, and the decorative design fluctuates. Is displayed. In such a case, the lottery value held by the first holding unit 144 is not read until the number of holdings of the second holding unit 146 becomes zero, and the variation of the decorative design does not start. As described above, the effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display the symbol variation effect including the variation display of the decorative symbol 190.

  The effect display control means 134 also superimposes the notice effect according to the notice effect pattern selected by the effect determining means 132 on the effect of the symbol variation when the effect determining means 132 determines to display the notice effect. It is displayed in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60 in the form. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect display processing such as turning on and off the game effect lamp 90.

  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 along the effect contents in the effect display device 60. In the present embodiment, when a later-described cooperative variation effect by the decorative symbol 190 is displayed, control for causing the movable accessory 140 to perform a flowering operation at a preset timing is executed.

Next, the characteristic configuration of the present embodiment will be described in detail.
In this embodiment, as described above, as the symbol variation effect by the decorative symbol 190, in addition to the normal symbol variation effect in which the result of the lottery drawing is shown by stopping the three columns of symbols on the active line set on the screen. A special variation effect indicating the result of the lottery determination is provided depending on whether the symbol stopped on the active line further changes to a predetermined mode after the stop. Specifically, as a stop symbol candidate of each column of the decorative symbol 190, a special symbol that the symbol itself acts as an action symbol, and an operation symbol whose display triggers the action of the movable accessory 140 are provided. The special symbol is also displayed in the linkage variation effect with the movable accessory 140. The special variation effect and the cooperative variation effect are executed when the pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected as the variation pattern on the main substrate 102 and the pseudo continuous variation effect pattern is selected as the variation effect pattern on the sub substrate 104. Then, the player's expectation is raised depending on whether or not the symbols in the three rows are finally stopped at a special symbol that has changed to a predetermined mode. On the other hand, in order to realize such a symbol variation effect, a technical idea has been made to simplify the design of the effect data. Specific examples thereof will be described below.

6 and 7 are diagrams showing screen examples of the symbol variation effect displayed on the effect display device 60. FIG. (A)-(h) of each figure has illustrated the production process. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a symbol row constituting the decorative symbol 190.
As shown in FIG. 6A, in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60, the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed in the substantially central region, and the decorative symbol 190 is superimposed on the variable display. Various effects images are displayed. On the screen of the effect display device 60, three symbols constituting the decorative symbol 190 are sequentially stopped and displayed, and a virtual effective line L is set in which the result of the lottery determination is shown by the combination of the stopped symbols.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the three symbol sequences constituting the decorative symbol 190, that is, the left symbol column 180, the middle symbol column 182 and the right symbol column 184 are all numeric symbols "1" to "7" Nine stop symbol candidates of a special symbol consisting of a symbol and an actuating symbol representing a joker (JOKER) are circulated and appear sequentially on the active line. The numerical symbols constitute “normal stop symbol candidates”, and the special symbols constitute “special stop symbol candidates”. The special symbol has the same rose motif as that of the movable accessory 140, and indicates that they are related to each other in terms of performance. In a normal symbol variation effect when a big hit occurs, as shown in FIG. 6B, a winning symbol combination in which the symbols in the three columns become the same number of symbols is stopped and displayed. In the present embodiment, a so-called single line in which one effective line L1 is set is illustrated, but a multiline in which a plurality of effective lines are formed may be further set.

  On the other hand, when the special variation effect is performed, in the pseudo variation (also referred to as “temporary variation”), the three columns of the decorative symbols 190 are temporarily stopped in the order of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol. Here, the “temporary stop” refers to a state in which the symbol appears to stop on the active line at first glance, but does not stop completely but moves finely. In the first temporary variation, the left symbol is stopped at the special symbol as shown in FIG. At this time, the rose is in a bud state. Then, the player's expectation is expressed as to whether or not an action for the bud to blossom is performed. If the bud does not bloom after a lapse of a predetermined time, the quasi-continuous variation ends there, and the decorative design 190 is definitely stopped (this stop) as it is. On the other hand, when the bud blooms as shown in FIG. 6 (d), as shown in FIG. 6 (e), the temporary variation of the middle symbol and the right symbol is resumed while the left symbol that has flowered is stopped. That is, the symbols in the remaining columns are pseudo-revariated in the second temporary variation.

  In the second temporary variation, the middle symbol is stopped at the special symbol as shown in FIG. At this time, the rose of the left design is in a flowering state, and the rose of the middle design is in a bud state. Then, the player's expectation is expressed as to whether or not an action for the bud to blossom is performed. If the bud does not bloom after a lapse of a predetermined time, the quasi-continuous variation ends there, and the decorative design 190 is stopped. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6 (g), when the bud of the middle symbol also blooms, the temporary variation of the right symbol is resumed while the left symbol and the middle symbol that have been flowered are stopped. That is, the symbols in the remaining columns are pseudo-revariated in the third temporary variation.

  In the third temporary variation, the right symbol is stopped at the special symbol. At this time, the roses of the left design and the middle design are in a flowering state, and the roses of the right design are in a bud state. Then, the player's expectation is inquired as to whether or not an action for flowering of the last bud is performed, that is, whether or not all symbols are in a flowering state. If the bud does not bloom after a lapse of a predetermined time, the quasi-continuous variation ends there, and the decorative design 190 is stopped. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6 (h), when the bud of the right design also blooms, the big hit is confirmed. In the present embodiment, the state in which three roses bloom in this way indicates the confirmation of 15R big hit. On the other hand, when the last stopped rose (the rose of the right design) did not bloom with a bud, it is suggested that 2R big hit or small hit occurred.

  In other words, when the result of the lottery decision is 15R big hit and a special variation effect pattern is selected, three roses will eventually bloom in the special variation effect. In addition, when the result of the winning / losing lottery is 2R big hit or small hit and a special variation effect pattern is selected, three roses are finally displayed in the special change effect, but the last rose remains a bud. It will be. When the result of the lottery determination is lost and the special variation effect pattern is selected, only two or less roses are displayed. Therefore, the player can guess the result of the winning / losing lottery by looking at the type and manner of the pattern at the end of the special variation effect.

  Further, in this embodiment, a cooperative variation effect is provided in association with the special variation effect. Also in this cooperative variation effect, after the symbol variation is started as shown in FIG. 7A, the decorative symbol 190 is temporarily stopped in the order of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol by a pseudo variation (temporary variation). Then, in the first temporary variation, the operation symbol combination in which the operation symbols representing the joker are aligned as shown in FIG. 7B is stopped. The predetermined time after the operation symbol combination is stopped and displayed is the operation waiting time of the movable accessory 140. That is, if the result of the winning / losing lottery is 15R big hit, the movable accessory 140 is expanded from the bud state, and the rose changes to a flowered state.

  In that case, when the flowering operation of the movable accessory 140 is completed, the temporary variation is resumed in a state where the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are arranged in the same type as shown in FIG. That is, the so-called full rotation reach is displayed in the second temporary fluctuation. Finally, as shown in FIG. 7 (d), all symbols are changed to a predetermined state in the special symbol, that is, in a state where three roses are in bloom, and the big hit is confirmed. That is, even if the big hit is not obtained by the special variation effect, a 15R big hit may be shown by performing such an effect in which the operation symbol and the movable accessory 140 cooperate. The player can be expected not only by the special symbol but also by stopping the operation symbol.

  FIG. 9 is a timing chart showing the changing effect process when the special changing effect or the linked change effect is displayed. In the upper part of the figure, four special fluctuation effect patterns are shown, and in the lower part, two cooperative fluctuation effect patterns are shown. The horizontal axis of the figure shows the passage of time. In the figure, regarding the fluctuation of the decorative symbol 190, apart from the main fluctuation, which is a unit for displaying the result of the lottery, the unit of the pseudo continuous fluctuation accompanied with the pseudo stop display in the fluctuation process of the main fluctuation. Is expressed as “provisional variation”.

  The special variation effect 1 is a variation effect pattern that is a selection target when the result of the lottery is wrong, and after the pseudo continuous variation is made once, the rose of the left design is not flowered with a bud. That is, the symbol variation starts at time t1 and is temporarily stopped at time t2, but the special symbol is stopped and displayed only on the left symbol, and a predetermined time elapses without performing any action while the rose remains bud. is there. According to this fluctuating effect pattern, the decorative symbol 190 is completely stopped at time t3.

  Special variation effect 2 is a variation effect pattern to be selected when the result of the lottery is wrong, and pseudo continuous variation is made twice, while the rose of the left symbol blooms, but the rose of the middle symbol is bud It is a pattern that does not bloom. That is, when the temporary stop is performed at time t2, the special symbol is stopped and displayed as the left symbol, and the flower is in bloom until time t3. After that, when the temporary variation is resumed and the temporary symbol is temporarily stopped at time t4, the special symbol is stopped and displayed as the middle symbol, but the rose does not perform any action and the predetermined time elapses. According to this fluctuating effect pattern, the decorative symbol 190 is completely stopped at time t5.

  Special variation effect 3 is a variation effect pattern to be selected when the result of the success / failure lottery is 2R big hit or small hit, and the pseudo continuous variation is made three times, while the roses of the left symbol and the middle symbol bloom. The pattern on the right is a pattern where the rose does not bloom with a bud. That is, when the temporary stop is performed at time t2, the special symbol is stopped and displayed as the left symbol in the same manner as the special variation effect 2, and the flower is in bloom until time t3. After that, when the temporary variation is resumed and temporarily stopped at time t4, the special symbol is stopped and displayed as a middle symbol, and the flower is in bloom until time t5. As a result, the special symbol is stopped and displayed as the right symbol when the temporary variation is further resumed and temporarily stopped at time t6, but the rose does not take any action and the predetermined time elapses. According to this fluctuating effect pattern, the decorative design 190 stops at time t7.

  The special variation effect 4 is a variation effect pattern to be selected when the result of the success / failure lottery is 15R big hit, the pseudo continuous variation is made three times, and all the roses of the left symbol, the middle symbol and the right symbol bloom. It is a pattern. That is, when the temporary stop is performed at time t2, the special symbol is stopped and displayed as the left symbol in the same manner as the special variation effects 2 and 3, and the flower is in bloom until time t3. Thereafter, when the temporary variation is resumed and temporarily stopped at time t4, the special symbol is stopped and displayed as a middle symbol in the same manner as the special variation effect 3, and the flower is in bloom until time t5. As a result, when the temporary variation is further resumed and temporarily stopped at time t6, the special symbol is stopped and displayed as the right symbol, and the flower is in bloom until time t7. According to this fluctuating effect pattern, the decorative design 190 stops at time t7.

  Coordination variation effect 1 is a variation effect pattern to be selected when the result of the lottery is wrong, and pseudo continuous variation is made once. At time t2, the left symbol, middle symbol, and right symbol are jokers. Although it is temporarily stopped by the combined operation symbol combination, the movable accessory 140 does not perform the flowering operation and a predetermined waiting time elapses. According to this fluctuating effect pattern, the decorative symbol 190 is completely stopped at time t3.

  Cooperative variation effect 2 is a variation effect pattern to be selected when the result of the success / failure lottery is 15R big hit, the pseudo continuous variation is made twice, and the full rotation reach starts with the flowering operation of the movable accessory 140 The left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are all stopped in a state where the roses are in bloom. That is, after the temporary combination of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol in the joker at time t2 is temporarily stopped, the movable accessory 140 has completed the flowering operation until time t3. As a result, the temporary variation is resumed with the three symbols aligned, and so-called full rotation reach is displayed. Until the time t5, the three rows of symbols are stopped and displayed in a state where the roses are in bloom. According to this fluctuating effect pattern, the decorative symbol 190 is completely stopped at time t5.

  Incidentally, some of the plurality of variation effect patterns described above have a common part in the variation process. Therefore, in this embodiment, the pattern data of the common part is blocked and managed as a common pattern element. That is, the pattern storage means 130 divides the variation display process from the variation start to the variation stop of the variation effect pattern into a plurality of continuous pattern elements, so that at least a part thereof is used as a pattern element shared by the plurality of variation effect patterns. Hold.

  Specifically, the pattern storage means 130 displays the variation display process of the variation effect pattern until the predetermined time elapses after the three rows of symbols are temporarily stopped (in this embodiment, the presence or absence of the action of the special symbol or the movable By dividing into a plurality of continuous pattern elements in units of a pseudo continuous fluctuation until the presence / absence of action of the accessory 140 is determined, at least a part thereof is held as a common pattern element. In the illustrated example, there is a common pattern element PE2 for the first variation of the special variation effects 2, 3 and 4, and a common pattern element PE4 for the second variation of the special variation effects 3 and 4. There is a common pattern element PE7 in the first variation of the temporary variation.

  The effect determining means 132 manages the variable effect pattern as a combination of pattern elements in this way, and determines a plurality of pattern elements that constitute the determined variable effect pattern. The effect display control means 134 displays the variation of the decorative symbol 190 according to the determined variation effect pattern by sequentially displaying the symbol variation according to the plurality of determined pattern elements. As a result, the pattern storage means 130 may hold the pattern data of the variable effect pattern as short data in units of pattern elements instead of long data in units of the whole. By doing so, it is possible to reduce duplication between pattern data, reduce the data capacity used for the design variation effect, and simplify the data design. As a result, the burden on the developer and the processing load can be reduced.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing the variation pattern table. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 refer to the variation pattern table of this figure in variation pattern determination. The first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119 refers to the variation pattern table for detachment shown in FIG. 10A when the determination result is unacceptable. When the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, the variation pattern table for 2R big hit and small hit shown in FIG. 10B is referred to. When the determination result is 15R jackpot or 8R jackpot, the variation pattern table for 15R jackpot and 8R jackpot shown in FIG. 10C is referred.

  In the deviation variation pattern table shown in FIG. 10A, the super lot variation pattern of “Super 1” is associated with the pattern lottery values 0 to 1, and “Super 2” is associated with the pattern lottery values 2-3. Are associated with the fluctuation pattern of super reach. The pattern lottery values 4 to 10 are associated with a variation pattern of pseudo continuous variation “special variation 1” (referred to as “pseudo continuous variation pattern”), and the pattern lottery values 11 to 14 are pseudo continuous variation “special variation 2”. Variation patterns are associated with each other, and the pattern lottery values 15 to 20 are associated with a pseudo continuous variation pattern “cooperation variation 1”. The variation pattern of the special variation 1 corresponds to the variation effect pattern of the special variation effect 1 shown in FIG. 9, the variation pattern of the special variation 2 corresponds to the variation effect pattern of the special variation effect 2, and the variation pattern of the linkage variation 1 is illustrated in FIG. 9 corresponds to the fluctuation effect pattern of the linkage fluctuation effect 1 shown in FIG. The pattern lottery values 21 to 255 are associated with any variation pattern of “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach”. Note that the fluctuation pattern table of FIG. 10A is stipulated so that the column to be referred to is different for each hold number, but the details will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the fluctuation pattern table for 2R big hit or small hit shown in FIG. 10B, the super lot fluctuation pattern of “Super 3” is associated with the pattern lottery values 0 to 120. The pattern lottery values 121 to 135 are associated with a pseudo continuous variation pattern of “special variation 3”. The variation pattern of the special variation 3 corresponds to the variation effect pattern of the special variation effect 3 shown in FIG. The pattern lottery values 136 to 255 are associated with a normal reach variation pattern of “normal 3”.

  In the variation pattern table for 15R big hit shown in FIG. 10C, the variation pattern of “Super 1” is associated with the pattern lottery values 0 to 55, and the variation of “Super 2” is associated with the pattern lottery values 56 to 120. Patterns are associated. The pattern lottery values 121 to 190 are associated with a pseudo continuous variation pattern “special variation 4”, and the pattern lottery values 191 to 240 are associated with a pseudo continuous variation pattern “cooperative variation 2”. The variation pattern of the special variation 4 corresponds to the variation effect pattern of the special variation effect 4 shown in FIG. 9, and the variation pattern of the linkage variation 2 corresponds to the variation effect pattern of the linkage variation effect 2 shown in FIG. The pattern lottery values 241 to 245 are associated with a variation pattern of “Normal 1”, the pattern lottery values 246 to 254 are associated with a variation pattern of “Normal 2”, and the pattern lottery value 255 is “no reach”. Are associated with each other.

  The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 hold information on the pattern elements of the variation effect pattern corresponding to each variation pattern. As shown in the figure, pattern element SP1 is associated with “super 1”, pattern element SP2 is associated with “super 2”, and pattern element SP3 is associated with “super 3”. “Special variation 1” is associated with pattern element PE1, “Special variation 2” is associated with pattern elements PE2 and PE3, and “Special variation 3” is associated with pattern elements PE2, PE4, and PE5. , “Special Variation 4” is associated with pattern elements PE2, PE4, and PE6. Pattern element PE7 is associated with “cooperation variation 1”, and pattern elements PE7 and PE8 are associated with “cooperation variation 2”. “Normal 1” is associated with pattern element N1, “normal 2” is associated with pattern element N2, “normal 3” is associated with pattern element N3, and “no reach” is a pattern element. N0 is associated.

  When the first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 determine the variation pattern, the first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 transmit information on the corresponding pattern elements to the effect determining unit 132. The effect determining unit 132 determines a variable effect pattern configured by combining them based on the received pattern element information. In the present embodiment, the contents of the variation effect pattern are substantially determined by the main board 102 as described above, and the processing procedure of selecting the change effect pattern based on the determination is performed on the sub-board 104 side. In the modification, only the variation pattern is determined on the main substrate 102, and the pattern information (variation pattern number, etc.) is sent to the sub substrate 104, and the variation effect pattern and the pattern element corresponding to the pattern information are displayed on the sub substrate 104 side. You may make it select. That is, the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 may transmit information indicating the determined variation pattern to the effect determination unit 132. Then, the effect determining means 132 may determine the corresponding variable effect pattern based on the received information on the fluctuation pattern, and further determine the pattern elements that constitute the variable effect pattern.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing in detail the variation pattern table of FIG. In the variation pattern table of this figure, the range of the pattern lottery value associated with the variation pattern is different for each pending number. 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 first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 is smaller. Therefore, when the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 is less than a predetermined number, for example, 1 to 2, the selection probability of the variation pattern having a long variation time becomes higher than usual, and the variation time is increased. It tends to be relatively long.

  In the first column 212, the pattern lottery value range and the fluctuation pattern in the case where the number of results held by the first lottery 144 and the number of results held by the second lottery 146 are 1 are shown. Correspondence is shown. Similarly, in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218, the number of results held by the first lottery 144 by the first holding unit 144 or the number of results held by the second lottery 146 by the second lottery respectively. The correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern in the cases of 2, 3, and 4 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 eight types according to variation time. This is equivalent to the fact that dozens of types of variation effect patterns are associated with the lottery value ranges for the respective categories.

  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 1. A super reach variation pattern of “super 1” is associated. The second 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 2 to 3. A super reach variation pattern of “super 2” is associated. The third range 226 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 4 to 10. A pseudo continuous variation pattern of “special variation 1” is associated. The fourth range 228 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 11 to 14. A pseudo continuous variation pattern of “special variation 2” is associated. The fifth range 230 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 15 to 20. A pseudo continuous variation pattern of “cooperation variation 1” is associated. Thus, the lottery value is 0 to 1, the pattern lottery value is 2 to 3, the pattern lottery value is 2 to 3, the lottery value is 4 to 10 pattern lottery value, the lottery value is 11 to 14 When the value and the lottery value are the pattern lottery values from 15 to 20, the fluctuation pattern having the same fluctuation time is selected regardless of the number of holds.

  The sixth range 232 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. The three types of variation patterns “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no 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 slightly smaller than the lottery value range associated with “no reach”. In addition, in the third column 216, the size of the lottery value range associated with each of “normal 1” and “normal 2” is further reduced, and in the fourth column 218, “normal 1” and “normal 2” are supported. The size of the lottery value range to be attached is further reduced.

  The fluctuation time of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” may be longer than the fluctuation time of “No reach”, and when “No 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 will be different. As the number of holds increases from 1 to 2, 3, and 4, the pattern lottery value range for “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” decreases, 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.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is executed when a game ball has won a first start winning opening 62, a second starting winning opening 63, a general winning opening 72, a first big winning opening 91, a second big winning opening 92, etc. (S10). If a normal game is in progress (Y in S12), control processing for normal games such as symbol variation is executed (S14). If not in a normal game (N in S12), control processing for special games is executed (N in S12). S16), a small hit game control process is executed (S17). Thereafter, award ball payout according to various winnings is processed with the number of winning balls set in the winning process of S10 (S18).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the ball entry process of S10 in FIG. When the entrance determination means 110 detects the entrance to the start winning opening (the first start winning opening 62 or the second start winning opening 63) (Y in S200), the prescribed number of winning balls corresponding to the start opening Is set (S202). Then, the winning / losing lottery value is acquired (S204), and referring to whether or not the holding number of the winning / failing lottery value by the holding control means 116 is less than 4, if it is in a state where further holding is possible (Y in S206), The winning / failing lottery value is held in the hold control means 116 (S208). If the number of holds has reached the upper limit in S206 and further hold is impossible (N in S206), the process of S208 is skipped. If there is no entry detection in S200 (N in S200), the processing from S202 to S208 is skipped.

  If there is a ball in the operation port 68 (Y in S212), the usual drawing lottery value is acquired (S214), and further holding is performed by referring to whether the holding number of the drawing lottery value by the holding control means 116 is less than four. If it is possible (Y in S216), the usual drawing lot value is held in the holding control means 116 (S220). If there is no ball entering the operating port 68 in S212 (N in S212), the processing from S214 to S220 is skipped. If the number of holds reaches the upper limit in S216 and further hold is impossible (N in S216), the process of S220 is skipped.

  If there is a winning ball in the general winning opening 72 (Y in S222), the prescribed number of winning balls corresponding to the general winning hole 72 is set (S224). When there is no entry to the general winning opening 72 (N in S222), the process of S224 is skipped.

  When there is a winning ball in the grand prize opening (Y in S226), the prescribed number of winning balls corresponding to the big winning hole (the first big winning hole 91 or the second big winning hole 92) is set (S228). When there is no entry to the big winning opening (N of S226), the process of S228 is skipped.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an overall process of the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In the normal game control process, the execution of the special symbol variation process in the main board 102 (S20) and the execution of the effect control process in the sub board 104 (S22) are repeated.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the execution process of the special symbol variation process of S20 in FIG. If the symbol variation display has not yet started (N in S60), or if the lottery value is being held by the second holding means 146 (Y in S62), the second win / fail determination means 117 is moved from the second holding means 146. The lottery value is read to determine whether or not the second special symbol 193 is correct (S64), the second symbol determining means 322 determines the second special symbol 193 (S66), and the second pattern determining means 119 is the second special symbol 193. The variation pattern is determined (S68), a variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 104 together with the determined result, and the symbol variation of the second special symbol 193 is started (S77).

  When the lottery value is not held by the second holding means 146 (N in S62), and when the lottery value is held by the first holding means 144 (Y in S70), the first winning / failing judging means 113 reads the lottery value from the first holding means 144 to determine whether or not the first special symbol 192 is correct (S72), the first symbol determining means 320 determines the first special symbol 192 (S74), and the first pattern is determined. The means 114 determines the variation pattern of the first special symbol 192 (S75). A variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 104 together with the determined result to start symbol variation of the first special symbol 192 (S77). If the lottery value is not held by the first holding means 144, 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). 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. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail the effect control process of S22 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 S230), the stop pattern of the decorative symbol is determined according to the received special symbol stop symbol, the variation pattern, and the determination result. (S232), and the variation effect pattern is determined (S234). At this time, based on the information of the pattern elements sent from the main board 102, the pattern elements constituting the variation effect pattern are determined. Further, when the cooperation variation effect pattern is selected, it is determined whether or not the cooperation effect of the movable accessory 140 is executed (S235). Also, a notice effect pattern is determined (S236). Thereafter, the display of the decorative symbol variation display and the notice effect is started (S238). When the variation start command is not received from the main board 102 (N in S230), the processing from S232 to S238 is skipped.

  If the decorative symbol variation display has already been started (Y of S240), the effect display control means 134 executes display processing of the symbol variation and the notice effect (S242). On the other hand, the accessory control means 136 starts the operation of the movable accessory 140 (S246) if it is the operation timing of the movable accessory 140 due to the cooperation variation effect (Y in S244). If it is not the operation timing of the movable accessory 140 (N in S244), the process of S246 is skipped. When a variation stop command is received from the main board 102 (Y in S248), the symbol variation display is stopped by causing the decorative symbols to be stopped and displayed in the stop mode determined in S232 (S250). When the change stop command is not received from the main board 102 (N in S248), the process of S250 is skipped. When the variable display has not been started (N in S240), the processing from S242 to S250 is skipped.

  FIG. 17 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), if the special game has not yet started (N in S92), the special game is started (S94), and the start demonstration effect of the big win effect is started (S94) S96).

  On the other hand, if the special game has already been started (Y in S92), if the grand prize opening (the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92) has not been opened (N in S98), the big prize opening The release process is executed (S100). If the big prize opening has been opened (Y of S98), the closing process of the big prize opening is executed (S102). As a result, if the special winning opening 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.

  In S106, it is determined whether or not a demonstration of a big hit effect is in progress. 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 the special game end condition is satisfied. Here, if an end flag, which will be described later, is on, the special game end condition is satisfied. If the special game end condition is satisfied (Y in S110), the end flag is turned off (S112), and the 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 when transfer to specific games, such as probability change and time saving, is determined, the specific game execution means 122 starts a specific game (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 processing after S92 in this figure is skipped.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S100 in FIG. When the timing for opening the big prize opening based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S122), the opening / closing control means 124 uniformly turns off the passing flag and sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S124). The winning opening is opened (S126). When it is not the opening timing (N of S122), the processes of S124 and S126 are skipped.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S102 in FIG. When the closing timing of the special winning opening based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached, the open / close control means 124 closes the special winning opening. 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 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 entered in the big hit is 9 or more balls entering the grand prize opening, and the end condition based on the opening time is the elapse of a set time according to the opening / closing pattern from the opening start of the big prize opening. . In the case of 15R big hit or 8R big hit, 30 seconds have elapsed from the start of opening, and in the case of 2R big hit, 0.2 seconds have elapsed from the start of opening. However, since the opening for 0.2 seconds is extremely short, it is difficult to enter nine or more balls and 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. Therefore, for the 2R big hit where the extremely short opening of the big prize opening is performed, the opening is predicted before the opening of the big prize opening. It is necessary to launch a game ball. At this time, if the number of rounds (number of unit games) in the special game has reached the upper limit of continuation (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 the present embodiment, the upper limit number of continuations is 15 for 15R big hit, 8 for 8R big hit, and 2 for 2R big hit. 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. 20 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 win (Y in S150), the small hit game has already been started (Y in S152), and the big winning opening (the first big winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92) ) Is not already opened (N in S158), the winning prize opening process is executed (S160), and if it is already opened (Y in S158), the winning prize closing process is executed (S162). As a result, if the special winning opening 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. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S160 in FIG. When the timing for opening the big prize opening based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S180), the opening / closing control means 124 sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S182), and starts the opening of the big winning opening (S184). ). When it is not the opening timing (N of S180), the processing of S182 and S184 is skipped.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG. When the end timing of the big prize opening based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S190), the end flag is turned on (S192), and the big prize opening is closed (S194). This closing timing is the timing when 0.2 seconds have elapsed since the opening of the big prize opening. If it is not the closing timing (N of S190), the processes of S192 and S194 are skipped.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the result of the lottery determination is shown by each of the plurality of symbol sequences being stopped on the active line as a plurality of stop symbol candidates that are sequentially displayed on the effective line. In addition to numerical symbols (normally stopped symbol candidates), special symbols (special stopped symbol candidates) that indicate the result of the lottery depending on whether the symbol itself changes to the specified mode after being stopped on the active line I made it. Then, as a pseudo continuous variation effect pattern, the special stop symbol candidate stops in the process of sequentially stopping the symbols of the plurality of columns, and only when the special stop symbol candidate changes to a predetermined mode, the symbols of the remaining columns are displayed. A special variation effect pattern is provided which shows that the result of the lottery is a hit when the special stop symbol candidate changes to a predetermined mode in the last stop column. In other words, by incorporating a novel effect that the stop symbol candidate itself that has finished the circulation variation in the special variation effect pattern takes action, the player's expectation can be maintained for a while after the symbol is stopped on the active line. It becomes like this. In addition, the conventional fixed concept of symbol variation in which the success / failure is determined by stopping the cyclic variation of symbols in a plurality of rows can be eliminated, and the player's interest can be enhanced by the new game characteristics.

  Further, in this embodiment, the decorative symbol 190 is pseudo-stopped with a predetermined operation symbol combination as an operation trigger of the movable accessory 140, and is re-varied from the operation symbol combination on the condition of the operation. The symbol combination that stops in a state where the special stop symbol candidate is changed to a predetermined mode is displayed. In other words, a new gameability is established in which symbol variation control and accessory driving control are linked in series, such as symbol variation → action of the accessory → symbol variation, and the result of the lottery is shown. In that respect, the player's interest can be enhanced.

  Further, in this embodiment, the pattern data of the variation effect pattern of the special variation effect and the linkage variation effect is stored as a pattern element divided for each pseudo continuous variation, and some of the pattern elements are shared by the plurality of variation effect patterns. As a result, the data capacity can be saved as compared with the case where all the variation effect patterns are constituted by a series of pattern data. In addition, data design can be simplified, and the burden on the developer and processing load can be reduced.

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. is there. Hereinafter, modifications will be described.

  Although not described in the above embodiment, a variation effect pattern corresponding to super reach or normal reach may be set as a pattern element, and a new variation effect pattern may be configured by combination with other pattern elements. For example, at least one of special variation effects 5 and 6 and cooperative variation effect 3 shown in FIG. 23 may be added to the change effect pattern shown in FIG.

  The special variation effect 5 is a variation effect pattern to be selected when the result of the winning / losing lottery is 15R big hit, and after the off symbol combination is stopped in the same manner as the special variation effect 1, the entire symbol sequence is re-varied. This is a pattern that develops into super reach and eventually stops the normal winning symbol combination. That is, the pseudo continuous variation was made twice, and the rose of the left design did not take action after the first temporary variation, but the second temporary variation produced a re-variation and eventually developed into Super 1. The normal winning symbol combination is stopped.

  The special variation effect 6 is a variation effect pattern to be selected when the result of the winning / losing lottery is 15R big hit. Like the special variation effect 2, after the second temporary change and the symbol combination is stopped, This is a pattern in which the symbol sequence is re-varied and developed into super reach, and finally the normal winning symbol combination is stopped. In other words, the pseudo continuous variation was made three times, and after the second temporary variation, the rose of the middle symbol did not take action, but the third temporary variation produced a re-variation and eventually developed into Super 2. The normal winning symbol combination is stopped.

  The cooperative variation effect 3 is a variation effect pattern to be selected when the result of the success / failure lottery is 2R big hit or small hit. The waiting time elapses without the object 140 performing the flowering operation. However, after that, all symbols are re-varied and developed into super reach, and finally the symbol combination indicating 2R big hit or small hit is stopped. That is, although the pseudo continuous variation is made twice, and the movable accessory 140 did not perform the flowering operation after the first temporary variation, the second variation causes the re-variation to develop into the super 3 and finally The symbol combination indicating 2R big hit or small hit is stopped.

  In this way, even in the case of special fluctuation effects and linked fluctuation effects, even if the goal of aligning the symbols with flowers that finally bloom is not achieved, it is possible to develop by providing a pattern that will develop into a super reach and become a big hit or a small hit As the variation of becomes richer, the player's expectation can be maintained for a longer time. In addition, by providing a pattern that develops into super reach in pseudo continuous variation in this way, for example, the appearance frequency of pseudo continuous variation is the same regardless of the number of retained lottery values, but the frequency of super reach is retained. It is also possible to cope with specifications that vary depending on the number.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which a pattern element is set with a pseudo continuous variation as one unit is shown. However, a variation effect pattern not accompanied by a pseudo continuous variation is divided into a plurality of pattern elements in the variation process, and a plurality of variation effects are obtained. You may make it share in a pattern. For example, it is divided into pattern elements before reach production, pattern elements during normal reach, and pattern elements after the start of super-reach development. Multiple types of pattern elements are provided for each division, and the combinations are different. Thus, a plurality of variation effect patterns may be configured.

The above embodiment may be considered as a technical idea as follows while distinguishing the functions of the main board 102 and the sub board 104.
A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start opening provided in the game area, and the entrance of the game ball is an opportunity for the lottery decision,
A big winning opening that is provided in the game area and is opened according to the result of the success / failure lottery, and the entry of the game ball is an opportunity to give a profit to the player
A special symbol display device in which a special symbol indicating the result of the success / failure lottery is displayed variably
An effect display device in which the result of the winning / failing lottery is displayed by a stop symbol combination of a decorative symbol composed of a combination of symbols of a plurality of columns displayed on an active line set on the screen;
A main controller that mainly controls the basic operation of the game including the lottery process;
A sub-control device that mainly controls the staging operation of the game including a display process for indicating the result of the lottery process;
A ball game machine comprising
The main controller is
A winning / losing lottery means for executing the winning / failing lottery upon entering the starting opening;
Hold control means for holding the result of the lottery lottery up to a predetermined number up to the start of variable display of special symbols corresponding to the lottery;
Variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern that defines the variation time of the special symbol;
Special symbol display control means for controlling the variation display of the special symbol;
When the winning / losing lottery result is a big hit and the special symbol is stopped and displayed in a manner indicating a big hit, a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game is executed by opening the big winning opening. Special game control means,
Information indicating the result of the winning / failing lottery and information indicating the determined variation pattern are transmitted to the sub-control device, and a variation start command is transmitted when the variation of the special symbol is started, and a variation stop command is transmitted when the variation of the special symbol is stopped. Control information transmitting means for transmitting to the sub-control device;
Including
The sub-control device
Stop symbol pattern storage means for holding a plurality of stop symbol patterns as a combination of a plurality of columns of symbols to be stopped and displayed as the decorative symbols on the active line;
A variation effect pattern storage means for holding a plurality of variation effect patterns in which a variation process from a variation start to a stop in the variation display of the decorative symbol is defined;
Decorative symbol determination means for selecting any one of the plurality of stop symbol patterns based on the received information indicating the result of the lottery determination;
Production determining means for selecting a variation production pattern having a variation time corresponding to the variation pattern based on the received information indicating the variation pattern;
When the variation start command is received, the decorative symbol variation display is started, the decorative symbol is variably displayed according to the selected variation effect pattern, and when the variation stop command is received, the decoration symbol is determined. Display control means for stopping and displaying with a combination of symbols,
Including
The pattern storage means divides a variation display process from variation start to stop of the variation effect pattern into a plurality of continuous pattern elements, thereby holding at least a part thereof as a pattern element shared by the plurality of variation effect patterns. And
The effect determining means determines a variation effect pattern corresponding to the determined variation pattern, and determines a plurality of pattern elements constituting the determined variation effect pattern,
The effect display control means executes the display of variation of the decorative symbol according to the determined variation effect pattern by sequentially displaying the symbol variation according to the plurality of determined pattern elements. Machine.
More specifically, the pattern storage means holds a pseudo continuous variation effect pattern that makes it appear that a plurality of symbol variations are included in a pseudo manner in one variation time of the decorative symbol as the display pattern, As the quasi-continuous variation effect pattern, the special stop symbol candidates are stopped in the process in which the symbols of the plurality of columns sequentially stop in a pseudo manner, and only when the special stop symbol candidates change to the predetermined mode, It is a pattern that makes the symbol appear to re-pseudo in a pseudo manner, and that the result of the success / failure lottery is a hit when the special stop symbol candidate changes to the predetermined mode in the column to be stopped at the end. The special variation effect pattern shown may be held. Then, the pattern storage means performs a predetermined display without changing the process of displaying the variation display process of the special variation effect pattern as the plurality of columns of symbols until the special stop symbol candidates are sequentially stopped and changed to the predetermined mode. By dividing the display process until the waiting time elapses into a plurality of continuous pattern elements, at least a part thereof may be held as the shared pattern element.
When the variation pattern determining means determines the variation pattern, the variation pattern determining means may determine the pattern elements constituting the corresponding variation effect pattern and transmit the information to the effect determination means. The effect determining means may determine the varying effect pattern based on the received pattern element information.

  In the above embodiment, a configuration in which a plurality of games corresponding to the first type pachinko gaming machine are mixed is described as an example. In a modification, you may implement | achieve with the structure of the 1st type pachinko game machine, ie, the structure which is not mixing multiple.

  In the said Example, the example which preferentially digests the right / wrong lottery withheld with respect to the 2nd special symbol 193 was demonstrated. In a modification, it is good also as a structure which preferentially digests the right / wrong lottery withheld with respect to the 1st special symbol 192. In this case, the symbol variation of the first special symbol 192 is executed with priority over the second special symbol 193, and the symbol variation of the second special symbol 193 remains stopped unless the holding lottery value of the first special symbol 192 disappears. Become.

  In the above embodiment, the first start winning opening 62 is provided in the vicinity of the center of the game area 52, the second start winning opening 63 is provided on the right side of the game area 52, and the distance from each other is illustrated. . In the modified example, the second start winning opening 63 is arranged immediately below the first starting winning opening 62, and when the ordinary electric accessory 65 is not expanded and closed, a game ball is put into the second starting winning opening 63. It is good also as a structure which does not enter a ball. In that case, it is possible to enter the second start winning opening 63 only after the ordinary electric accessory 65 is expanded.

  In the above embodiment, the first grand prize opening 91 is made to correspond to the first game that is started upon entering the first start prize opening 62, and the second big prize opening 92 is made the second start prize opening 63. An example is shown in which the second game that is started upon entering the ball is made to correspond to the second game. In a modification, it is good also as a structure which provides one big prize opening common to a 1st game and a 2nd game. Specifically, the first big prize opening 91 in FIG. 1 may be provided as a common big prize opening, and the second big prize opening 92 may be omitted.

  In the said Example, as shown in FIG.9 and FIG.23, the example which stops the symbol of 3 rows which comprises the decoration symbol 190 in order of the left symbol-> middle symbol-> right symbol (temporary stop) was shown. In the modification, the stop order of the three rows of symbols may be set differently. For example, three rows of symbols may be stopped in the order of right symbol → middle symbol → left symbol. In this case, for example, for the special variation effect 4, the pattern element PE6 is set at the first change of the temporary change and the right pattern roses, and the common pattern element PE4 is set at the second change and the rose of the middle pattern is changed. A common pattern element PE2 is set for the third variation, and the rose of the left design is blossomed.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 gaming machine, 50 game board, 52 game area, 60 production | presentation display apparatus, 62 1st start winning opening, 63 2nd starting winning opening, 68 operation opening, 70 1st special symbol display apparatus, 71 2nd special symbol display apparatus , 72 general prize opening, 91 first big prize opening, 92 second big prize opening, 100 game control device, 102 main board, 104 sub-board, 114 first pattern determining means, 119 second pattern determining means, 120 special game Control means, 126 first lottery means, 128 second lottery means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect display control means, 136 accessory control means, 140 movable accessory, 190 decorative symbol, 192 first special Symbol, 193 Second special symbol, 194 Display area.

Claims (2)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start opening provided in the game area;
A winning / failing lottery means for executing a winning / failing lottery triggered by entering the starting opening;
Special game control means for executing a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game when the result of the winning / losing lottery is a win,
An effect display device in which the result of the winning / failing lottery is displayed by a stop symbol combination of a decorative symbol composed of a combination of symbols of a plurality of columns displayed on an active line set on the screen;
Pattern storage means for storing a plurality of display patterns in which a variation display process from a variation start to a stop of the plurality of columns of symbols is defined as the decorative symbol display process;
Production determining means for determining one of the display patterns according to the result of the success / failure lottery,
Effect display control means for displaying the decorative design according to the determined display pattern;
With
Each of the plurality of columns includes a plurality of stop symbol candidates that are sequentially displayed on the active line, and the plurality of stop symbol candidates indicate the result of the success / failure lottery by being stopped on the effective line as the plurality of stop symbol candidates A stop symbol candidate and a special stop symbol candidate indicating the result of the success / failure lottery depending on whether or not the symbol itself changes to a predetermined mode after being stopped on the active line, are provided,
The pattern storage means holds, as the display pattern, a quasi-continuous variation effect pattern that makes it appear that a plurality of symbol variations are included in a pseudo manner in one variation time of the decorative symbol, and the pseudo-continuous variation effect pattern In the process in which the symbols of the plurality of columns are sequentially pseudo-stopped, the special stop symbol candidates are stopped, and the symbols of the remaining columns are pseudo-restarted only when the special stop symbol candidates are changed to the predetermined mode. A special variation effect pattern that shows that the result of the lottery win is a hit when the special stop symbol candidate changes to the predetermined mode in the last stop column. Hold and
The effect determining means, when the result of the winning / failing lottery is a win, the normal variation effect pattern that stops at a normal hit symbol combination that does not include the special stop symbol candidate in the plurality of columns of symbols, and the special A ball game machine characterized by having a variation effect pattern as a selection target. Provided in the game board, when the result of the success / failure lottery is a win, and when the symbols of the plurality of rows are pseudo-stopped in a predetermined operation symbol combination as the decorative symbols, the result of the success / failure lottery is a win It is further equipped with an accessory that performs a preset operation to indicate that
The pattern storage means, as the quasi-continuous variation effect pattern, the symbols of the plurality of columns re-variate after being pseudo-stopped by the operation symbol combination, and the special stop symbol candidates are the predetermined mode in all columns. In addition, the linked variation production pattern that stops in the state changed to
When the result of the lottery is a win, the effect determining means selects the normal variation effect pattern, the special variation effect pattern, and the cooperative variation effect pattern as selection targets,
When the linkage variation effect pattern is selected, the effect display control means pseudo-stops the plurality of symbols in the operation symbol combination, and the accessory performs the operation in response to the stop. 2. The bullet ball according to claim 1, wherein the symbols in the plurality of columns are later changed again from the operation symbol combination and stopped in a state where the special stop symbol candidates are changed to the predetermined mode in all columns. Gaming machine.

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