JP2013111293A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To clarify an advance-announcement presentation important for a player among a plurality of advance-announcement presentations.SOLUTION: A presentation selecting part 1812 selects a plurality of kinds of advance-announcement presentations which can be simultaneously executed from among advance-announcement presentations stored in a storage part 1811 based on the result of advantage decision by an advantage decision part 1801. A presentation determination part 1813 determines a main advance-announcement presentation to be a major presentation and incidental advance-announcement presentation to be a presentation incident to the major advance-announcement presentation by a lottery from among the plurality of kinds of advance-announcement presentations selected by the presentation selecting part 1812. A first determination part 1814 determines a presentation stage in gradually developing the major advance-announcement presentation determined by the presentation determination part 1813. A second determination part 1815 determines a presentation stage of the incidental advance-announcement presentation in a range not to exceed the presentation stage of the major advance-announcement presentation determined by the first determination part 1814. A presentation execution part 1816 executes presentations by developing the respective advance-announcement presentations to the respective presentation stages.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that varies a symbol indicating a determination result as to whether or not to shift to an advantageous gaming state advantageous to a player.

  As a conventional gaming machine, when a game ball launched into the game area of the game board wins a specific start opening, whether or not the random number acquired at the start winning timing matches a predetermined jackpot random number Pachinko machines that perform the game are known. As a result of the hit determination, if it is determined that the game is a big hit, the symbol indicating the big win is stopped and the game is shifted to a jackpot gaming state which is a gaming state advantageous for the player. When the hit determination is performed, the determination of the type of jackpot or the determination of the variation mode indicating the variation time of the symbol is also performed.

  The pachinko gaming machine produces an effect using an image display unit or the like based on the hit determination or the determination result of the variation mode. The production includes, for example, a reach production that is performed at a stage before the big hit. Reach production is, for example, when three symbols (first symbol, second symbol, third symbol) are changed, the first symbol and second symbol are related on the effective line (for example, the same symbol) After making the arrangements, only the third symbol is variably displayed, the production time is longer than usual, and the expectation for the big hit is increased.

  In the case of a jackpot, the pachinko gaming machine stops the third symbol with a symbol related to the first symbol and the second symbol. On the other hand, in the case of losing, when the reach effect is performed, the third symbol is stopped with a symbol that is not related to the first symbol and the second symbol, and when the reach effect is not performed, the first symbol and the second symbol are stopped. Are stopped with a so-called break-off.

  In addition to reach production, pachinko machines perform various productions in order to give the player a sense of expectation while the symbols are changing. For example, there is an effect called a notice effect (for example, see Patent Document 1 below). Some notice effects develop the contents of the effect in stages. For example, there are a conversation notice in which the characters displayed on the image display section have conversations in stages, a step-up notice in which the window displayed on the image display sections is enlarged in stages.

  In addition, for the notice effect, a cut-in notice in which a specific image is interrupted step by step in the image display section, that is, an operation mode and a light emission mode of a movable accessory called a so-called gimmick are developed step by step. Various things, such as a movable body notice, are adopted. The notice effect that develops in stages increases the reliability of the jackpot as the effect stage develops, so that the player's expectation is raised during the display of the variation of the symbol. In the conventional pachinko gaming machine, by combining a plurality of notice effects, the effect was raised as a more lively effect, and the player's expectation was raised.

JP 2010-119706 A

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, it is not possible to emphasize the notice effect that is the highest effect stage, and which notice effect is important for the player among the notice effects that are being displayed in a variable manner, that is, the reliability is improved. There was a problem that it was unclear to the player what it meant.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of clarifying a notice effect that is important for a player among a plurality of notice effects in order to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention employs the following configuration. Reference numerals in parentheses indicate correspondence with the embodiments in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the scope of the present invention.

  The gaming machine (100) according to the present invention has an advantageous determination means (1801) for making an advantageous determination as to whether or not to enter an advantageous gaming state advantageous to a player when the start condition is established, and the advantageous determination means (1801). Fluctuation display means (1802) for variably displaying a symbol indicating the result of the advantageous determination by the above, and notice effect control means for performing a notice effect for stepwise development during the variation display of the symbol by the fluctuation display means (1802) ( 1810), the notice effect control means (1810) is based on the result of the advantage determination by the storage means (1811) for storing a plurality of kinds of notice effects and the advantage determination means (1801). Effect selecting means (selecting a plurality of types of notice effects that can be executed simultaneously among the notice effects stored in the storage means (1811)) 812) and a main notice effect as a main effect and an accompanying notice effect as an effect accompanying the main notice effect by lottery from a plurality of types of notice effects selected by the effect selecting means (1812). An effect determining means (1813) for determining, a first determining means (1814) for determining an effect stage for stepwise development of the main notice effect determined by the effect determining means (1813), and the first Second determining means (1815) for determining an effect stage when the accompanying notice effect is developed stepwise within a range not exceeding the effect stage of the main notice effect determined by the determining means (1814); Production execution means (18) that develops each notice production up to each production stage decided by the first decision means (1814) and the second decision means (1815). 6), and having a.

  That is, the present invention determines a main notice effect as a main effect and an accompanying notice effect as an effect associated with the main notice effect from a plurality of types of notice effects, and further, an effect stage of the main notice effect. In addition, the stage of the accompanying notice effect is determined within a range not exceeding the stage of the main notice effect.

  In the above invention, the effect determining means (1813) determines one main notice effect and a plurality of the accompanying notice effects by lottery, and the first determining means (1814) is the effect determining means (1813). And the second determining means (1814) does not exceed the effect stage of the main notice effect determined by the first determining means (1813). Within the range, a plurality of stages of the accompanying notice effect are determined.

  In the above invention, the second determining means (1815) is within the range not exceeding the effect stage of the main notice effect determined by the first determining means (1814) as the effect stage of the accompanying notice effect. It is characterized by determining the stage of production close to the stage of production.

  According to the present invention, the main notice effect, which is the highest effect stage, and the accompanying notice effect, which is an effect stage lower than the effect stage, are executed. It is possible to make clear the notice effect (main notice effect) clear and to improve the effect of the notice effect.

It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the pachinko gaming machine concerning this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detailed structure of an information display part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the back surface structure of a pachinko game machine. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the control part of a pachinko game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the memory content of the counter storage area of this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the memory content of the hold information storage area of this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a hit determination table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a symbol determination table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the fluctuation pattern determination table used in a non-electric support game state. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the fluctuation pattern determination table used in a high probability electric support game state. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a determination result storage area. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the prior determination information storage area of this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the presentation control part of a pachinko game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a fluctuation production pattern table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the prior determination information storage area of a production control part. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of production | presentation mode table. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of an image and audio | voice control part. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of a lamp control part. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the pachinko game machine concerning this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of a start port switch process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of a prior determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of a special symbol process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of a jackpot lottery process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of a fluctuation pattern determination process. It is the flowchart (the 1) which showed the process during a stop which a main control part performs. It is the flowchart (the 2) which showed the process during a stop which a main control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of a big prize opening process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of an opening process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the process during open | release. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of an interval process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of an ending process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of a game state setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of effect timer interruption processing. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of command reception processing. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of effect determination processing. It is explanatory drawing (the 1) which shows an example of the notice effect concerning this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 2) which shows an example of the notification effect concerning this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 3) which shows an example of the notification effect concerning this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 4) which shows an example of the notification effect concerning this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of a notice effect selection process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the classification selection table of the notice effect used at the time of a normal lose effect. It is explanatory drawing which shows the classification selection table of the notice effect used at the time of a normal reach effect. It is explanatory drawing which shows the classification selection table of the notice effect used at the time of a low reliability reach effect. It is explanatory drawing which shows the classification selection table of the notice effect used at the time of medium reliability reach production. It is explanatory drawing which shows the classification selection table of the notice effect used at the time of high reliability reach production or premier reach production. It is explanatory drawing which shows the main notice effect selection table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the production stage selection table of the main notice production. It is explanatory drawing which shows the production stage selection table of an accompanying notice effect. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of an effect end process.

  Exemplary embodiments of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiment described below is an example in which the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine (so-called “digital patch”) belonging to the former first type.

(Basic configuration of pachinko machine)
First, the basic configuration of the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes a game board 101. A launcher is disposed at a lower position of the game board 101.

  A game ball launched by driving the launching unit rises between the rails 102 a and 102 b and reaches the upper position of the game board 101, and then falls within the game area 103. The game area 103 is provided with a plurality of nails (not shown), and the game balls fall in an unspecified direction by the nails. In the game area 103, a windmill and various winning openings (such as a start opening and a big winning opening) that change the falling direction of the gaming balls are arranged at positions in the middle of the falling of the gaming balls.

  An image display unit 104 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game board 101. As the image display unit 104, a liquid crystal display (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display) or the like is used. A first start port 105 and a second start port 106 are disposed below the image display unit 104. The first start port 105 and the second start port 106 are winning ports for starting and winning.

  An electric tulip 107 is provided in the vicinity of the second start port 106. The electric tulip 107 has a closed state (a closed state) that makes it difficult to win the game ball to the second starting port 106 and an open state (opened state) that makes it easier to win a game than the closed state. Switching between these states is performed by a solenoid provided in the electric tulip 107.

  The electric tulip 107 is opened based on the lottery result of the normal symbol lottery performed when the game ball passes through the gate 108 arranged on the right side of the image display unit 104. A big prize opening 109 is provided on the right side of the second start opening 106. The big winning opening 109 is a winning opening that is opened when a big hit gaming state is reached and for paying out a predetermined number (for example, 15) of winning balls when winning a game ball.

  A normal winning opening 110 is provided on the side of the image display unit 104 or below. The normal winning opening 110 is a winning opening for paying out a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls by winning a game ball. The normal winning opening 110 is not limited to the position shown in the figure, and may be arranged at an arbitrary position in the game area 103. At the bottom of the game area 103, there is provided a collection port 111 for collecting game balls that have not won any winning ports.

  In the lower right portion of the game board 101, an information display unit 112 is provided for clearly showing game information such as special symbols to the player. Details of the information display unit 112 will be described later with reference to FIG. 2, but the first special symbol representing the lottery result of the jackpot lottery performed when the game ball wins the first starting port 105, and the game ball is the second A second special symbol representing the lottery result of the jackpot lottery performed by winning the start opening 106 is displayed.

  A frame member 113 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the game area 103 of the game board 101. The frame member 113 has a shape that surrounds the periphery of the game area 103 on the four sides of the game board 101 in the vertical and horizontal directions. Further, the frame member 113 has a shape protruding from the board surface of the game board 101 toward the player side.

  A speaker 114 is incorporated above the game area 103 in the frame member 113. In addition, an effect light portion (frame lamp) 115 is provided on two sides of the frame member 113 which are above and below the game area 103. Each effect light unit 115 includes a plurality of lamps and a motor (not shown). Each lamp irradiates a player who is in front of the pachinko gaming machine 100. In addition, each lamp changes the light irradiation direction in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction by driving a motor.

  An operation handle 116 is disposed at a lower position of the frame member 113. The operation handle 116 is operated by the player when the game ball is fired by driving the launching unit. Similar to the frame member 113, the operation handle 116 has a shape that protrudes from the board surface of the game board 101 to the player side.

  The operation handle 116 includes a firing instruction member 117 that drives the launching portion to launch a game ball. The firing instruction member 117 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the operation handle 116 so as to rotate clockwise as viewed from the player. Although not described in detail because it is a known technique, the operation handle 116 is provided with a sensor that detects that the player directly operates the firing instruction member 117. Thereby, the launching unit causes the game ball to be launched when the firing instruction member 117 is directly operated by the player.

  In the frame member 113, an effect button (chance button) 118 and a cross key 119 are provided on the lower side of the game area 103. The effect button 118 and the cross key 119 receive an operation from the player. The hitting ball supply tray 120 accommodates the game balls and sequentially sends the game balls to the launching unit.

  On the game board 101, a movable accessory 130 that is driven at the time of production is provided. For example, the movable accessory 130 slides downward from the position shown in the figure when performing using the movable accessory 130 and advances to the front surface of the image display unit 104, and otherwise, as shown in FIG. Retreats to the storage space provided at the top.

(Basic operation of pachinko machines)
Next, an example of the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. The pachinko gaming machine 100, when a game ball wins the first start port 105 or the second start port 106, performs a jackpot lottery according to the start port that the game ball has won. When the game ball wins the first start opening 105 and wins the jackpot lottery, the pachinko gaming machine 100 variably displays the first special symbol on the first special symbol display unit 201a. Then, after a predetermined period has elapsed since the start of the variable display, the first special symbol is stopped and displayed with a symbol indicating the lottery result of the big hit lottery.

  When the game ball wins the second starting port 106 and wins a big hit, the pachinko gaming machine 100 displays the second special symbol on the second special symbol display unit 201b in a variable manner. Then, after the lapse of a predetermined period from the start of the variable display, the second special symbol is stopped and displayed with a symbol indicating the lottery result of the jackpot lottery.

  When the pachinko gaming machine 100 variably displays the special symbol (the first special symbol or the second special symbol), the effect symbol (for example, three numbers) of the image display unit 104 is variably displayed. Then, in accordance with the stop display of the special symbol, the effect symbol is stopped and displayed. For example, when a special symbol is stopped and displayed with a predetermined symbol indicating a jackpot (when a jackpot lottery is won in the jackpot lottery), a combination with a jackpot (for example, a so-called double eye such as “7 / 7.7”) is produced. Stop displaying symbols.

  When the effect symbol is stopped and displayed with the combination indicating the jackpot, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the jackpot gaming state and opens the jackpot 109 for the round corresponding to the winning jackpot (for example, 16 rounds). If the game ball wins the big winning opening 109 during the opening, the pachinko gaming machine 100 pays out a predetermined number of prize balls.

  During the jackpot game state, the jackpot lottery is not performed. The jackpot gaming state ends when the winning prize opening 109 for the winning round is completed. In the jackpot game state, a game is played by winning in the big winning opening 109 arranged in the right area, that is, a game is played by a right hit in which a game ball is launched in the right area of the game area 103. It has become.

  When the pachinko gaming machine 100 ends the jackpot gaming state, the pachinko gaming machine 100 returns to the gaming state in which the jackpot lottery is performed again. For example, after the jackpot gaming state is ended, the game is shifted to a probability variation gaming state (high probability electric support game state). The pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment is of a type called an ST (Special Time) machine in which a highly probable gaming state is set until a predetermined number of fluctuations have elapsed after the jackpot game. The pachinko gaming machine 100 is not limited to the ST machine, and takes a so-called probabilistic jackpot that maintains a high probability state until the next jackpot is won and a so-called normal jackpot that shifts to a low-probability gaming state. It is also possible to use the type obtained.

(Game state of pachinko machine)
The pachinko gaming machine 100 has a normal gaming state (low probability non-electric support game state), a probabilistic gaming state (high probability electric support game state), and a high probability non-electric support game state, except for the big hit game state during the big hit. And one of the three gaming states. The electric support is an abbreviation for an electric chew support function, and details will be described later. In the normal gaming state (low-probability gaming state), a jackpot lottery using a low-probability gaming state determination table (see At 1 in FIG. 7) for the low-probability gaming state is performed. Specifically, for example, 1/200 The jackpot lottery that wins the jackpot with the probability of.

  In the high probability gaming state (high probability electric support game state or high probability non-electric support game state), the pachinko gaming machine 100 uses a hit determination table for high probability game state (see reference symbol At2 in FIG. 7). A jackpot lottery is performed, for example, a jackpot lottery for winning a jackpot with a probability of 5/200 (1/40) is performed. In other words, in the high probability gaming state, the jackpot is won with a probability that is about five times higher than in the low probability gaming state.

  In the electric support game state (high probability electric support game state), a game support function (hereinafter referred to as “electric support function” or simply “electric support”) by opening and closing the electric tulip 107 is given. The specific contents of the electric chew support function will not be described in detail because it is a well-known technique. For example, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is shortened and the winning probability per normal symbol is improved (the frequency of opening the electric tulip 107). Increase of the opening time of the electric tulip 107 and the like.

  In the electric support game state, it is easier for the game ball to win the second starting port 106 than in the non-electric support game state where the electric chew support function is not provided. In the electric support game state, a game is played by a right hit in which a game ball is launched in a right area with respect to a center line that divides the game area 103 left and right in the game area 103, and mainly the second start port 106. The game progresses by winning a prize.

  In the non-electric support game state (normal game state or high-probability non-electric support game state), a game ball is launched into the game area 103 on the left side of the game area 103 with respect to the center line dividing the game area 103 left and right. The left-handed game is played, and the game is progressed mainly by winning at the first starting port 105.

  The pachinko gaming machine 100 makes a transition to the gaming state in response to the jackpot, and also makes a transition to the next gaming state when a predetermined number of jackpot lotteries have been made after the transition to the previous gaming state. Specifically, after the jackpot ends, for example, until the fluctuation of 74 ends, the high probability gaming state is set. In addition, after the jackpot is over, for example, until the 70th fluctuation is over, the gaming state is provided with the electric chew support function. That is, it becomes a high probability electric support game state until 70 fluctuations after the jackpot ends, and it becomes a high probability non-electric support game state during four fluctuations from 71 fluctuations to 74 fluctuations after the jackpot ends. In addition, after the big hit, after the 75th change, the normal gaming state is entered.

  It should be noted that it is possible to take a jackpot to shift to a low probability gaming state (low probability electric support game state) to which the electric chew support function is given, or a high probability gaming state (high probability non electric support to which the electric chew support function is not given). It may be possible to take a jackpot to shift to the gaming state.

  Moreover, when it is possible to take a big hit to shift to the high probability non-electric support game state, it may be possible to take a small win. The small hit is a specific loss represented by a symbol (special symbol) different from a normal lose (a loss other than the small hit). The opening mode of the big winning opening 109 in the small hit gaming state and the opening mode of the big winning port 109 in the jackpot jacking gaming state to be shifted to the high probability non-electric support game state are similar to the opening mode, and the production Are also similar to each other.

  In this way, whether the high probability gaming state is set by making it possible to take a big hit and a small jackpot to shift to the high probability non-electric support game state, and performing a similar effect after each winning game, respectively? Whether the low-probability gaming state is set can be kept secret from the player, and the interest of the game can be improved.

(Details of information display section)
Next, details of the information display unit 112 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a detailed configuration of the information display unit. In FIG. 2, the information display unit 112 includes a special symbol display unit 201, a normal symbol display unit 202, a hold display unit 203, a round display unit 204, and a right-handed display unit 205. Each of the display units 201 to 205 employs an LED (Light Emitting Diode) display.

  The first special symbol display unit 201a represents a lottery result of a jackpot lottery performed when a game ball wins the first starting port 105, and includes eight LEDs. The second special symbol display unit 201b represents a lottery result of the jackpot lottery performed when the game ball wins the second starting port 106. Like the first special symbol display unit 201a, the second special symbol display unit 201b includes eight LEDs. Become.

  During the change of each special symbol, for example, each LED is sequentially turned on and off so as to flow from left to right in the drawing. In addition, during the change of the special symbol, the image display unit 104 performs a variation effect using the effect symbol. When the variation of the special symbol is stopped, the lottery result of the big hit lottery is displayed according to the lighting state of the LED. The variation time of the special symbol varies depending on the gaming state and the number of stored hold information, and is set to be shorter in the electric support game state than in the non-electric support game state.

  For example, when only the rightmost LED is lit, it indicates a loss, and when the first, second, fourth, and seventh LEDs from the left are lit, four rounds (R) are short. It has come to show a win. The 4R hit is a jackpot that allows the player to win four rounds of the ball. Further, when all the LEDs are lit, 16R length is indicated. The 16R length is a jackpot that allows the player to win 16 rounds.

  The lighting mode of the LED indicating each jackpot is not limited to one mode, and a plurality of lighting modes may be set for each jackpot. For example, when the second, fifth, and sixth LEDs from the left are lit, 16R short hit is indicated. The 16R short win has a round and a short round in which the opening time of the big winning opening 109 is long, and is a big hit that allows the player to obtain four rounds.

  Note that when the special symbol stops at a symbol indicating a loss, the effect symbol displayed on the image display unit 104 stops at a so-called breakage that indicates a loss. The break-away is to stop the first effect symbol and the second effect symbol with an unrelated symbol, that is, a stop pattern of the effect symbol that does not develop into a reach effect.

  Further, when the special symbol stops at the symbol indicating 4R, the effect symbol displayed on the image display unit 104 is a blue symbol indicating 4R (for example, “3, 3, 3” and “7, 7, Stop at the slot of a number symbol such as “2, 2, 2” except “7”. Further, when the special symbol stops at a symbol indicating 16R length, the effect symbol displayed on the image display unit 104 is a red symbol indicating 16R length (for example, “3, 3, 3” or “7, Stop at number 7,7 ”.

  When the special symbol stops at the symbol indicating 16R short hit, the effect symbol displayed on the image display unit 104 is an effect symbol indicating 16R short symbol (for example, a character symbol indicating a mode transition in which a character of “chance” is written) Stop at the first time. Even if the special symbol is stopped at the symbol indicating the 16R length, the effect symbol indicating the 4R per unit (the blue effect symbol of the blue effect symbol) is stopped on the image display unit 104, and thereafter (the jackpot game transition) There may be a promotion effect that clearly indicates that it is 16R length before or after the jackpot game transition.

  In addition, a normal symbol display unit 202 for displaying normal symbols is arranged on the upper portion of the special symbol display unit 201. The normal symbol display unit 202 represents a normal symbol lottery performed when a game ball passes through the gate 108, and includes three LEDs indicating “◯”, “Δ”, and “×”. When the normal symbol lottery is won, the pachinko gaming machine 100 opens the electric tulip 107 for a predetermined period. During normal symbol fluctuation, the three LEDs are repeatedly turned on and off.

  When the variation of the normal symbol is stopped, the lottery result of the normal symbol lottery is displayed according to the lighting state of the LED. For example, if the “○” LED is lit, it will be per normal symbol (per long open), if the “△” LED is lit, it will be per normal symbol (per short open), and if the “X” LED is lit, it will be lost. Become. In the electric support game state, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is shorter than in the non-electric support game state, and even when the “△” LED is lit, Compared to the longer opening time.

  On the left side of the normal symbol display unit 202, a hold display unit 203 that displays the number of pieces of determination information for the special symbol or the normal symbol (hereinafter referred to as “the number of hold information”) is arranged. The hold display unit 203 includes a first special symbol hold display unit 203a, a second special symbol hold display unit 203b, and a normal symbol hold display unit 203c.

  The first special symbol hold display unit 203a stores the game balls that have won the first starting port 105 during the change of the special symbol, with a prescribed number (for example, 4) as the upper limit and the number of hold information (so-called hold number). Is displayed. The second special symbol hold display unit 203b displays a game ball that has won the second starting port 106 during the change of the special symbol, with a prescribed number (for example, 4) as the upper limit and stored as the number of hold information.

  The normal symbol hold display unit 203c displays a game ball that has passed through the gate 108 during the change of the normal symbol, with a prescribed number (for example, 4) as an upper limit and stored as the number of hold information. The round display unit 204 displays the number of rounds of the big hit during the big hit. For example, in the case of 4R, an LED representing “4” is lit, and in the case of 16R length or 16R short, an LED representing “16” is lit. The right-handed display unit 205 lights up an LED in a gaming state (electric support game state and jackpot game state) in which a game is played by right-handed, and prompts the player to make a right strike.

(Back configuration of pachinko machine)
Next, the back configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a back configuration of the pachinko gaming machine. In FIG. 3, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is fitted into a frame member 113. The pachinko gaming machine 100 includes a main control board 301 as a main control unit, an effect control board 302 as an effect control unit that includes a plurality of printed boards, and a power control board 303 that supplies power. Each of the substrates 301 to 303 is accommodated in a substrate case 301a to 303a made of a transparent resin molded member. The effect control board 302 is covered with a back cover 304. The back cover 304 is made of a transparent resin molding member, and protects the connection cable disposed outside the effect control board 302.

  Specifically, the back cover 304 is protected by connection cables connected to various control boards and other game machine components. The back cover 304 is openable and closable, and a part (lower part) covers the main board case 301a of the main control board 301 in the closed state. Specifically, when the back cover 304 is in a closed state, the back cover 304 restricts the movement of the main board case 301a and the main control board 301 cannot be removed. On the other hand, when the back cover 304 is open, the main control board 301 can be removed by sliding the main control board 301 in the left direction in the drawing.

  Here, the main board case 301a of the main control board 301 will be described in detail. The main board case 301 a of the main control board 301 is covered with a part of the back cover 304. The main board case 301a accommodates the main control board 301 so that unauthorized modification to connect another board from the outside and illegal actions to exchange with another board cannot be performed. Furthermore, since the main board case 301a is formed of a transparent case, the main control board 301 can be visually confirmed against unauthorized modification and fraud. The effect control board 302 and the power supply control board 303 are similarly housed in the transparent board case 302a or 303a.

  The main board case 301a is provided with an operation unit 305 capable of pressing a ram clear switch. The RAM clear switch is a switch for clearing backup information stored in a RAM (Random Access Memory) of the main control board 301. The main board case 301a is provided with an opening / closing part 306 that covers the operation part 305 so as to be freely opened and closed. The opening / closing portion 306 is configured to rotate around a rotation shaft 307. FIG. 3 shows a case where the opening / closing part 306 is in an open state.

  When the ram clear switch is pressed, the operator takes a two-step procedure of operating the operation unit 305 after opening the opening / closing unit 306. The opened / closed portion 306 is closed by gravity unless operated by the operator. As described above, when the ram clear switch is pressed, it is necessary to take a procedure of opening the opening / closing portion 306. Therefore, an illegal act such as making a big hit frequently by pressing the ram clear switch illegally. It can be deterred.

(Internal configuration of pachinko machine)
Next, the internal configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the control unit of the pachinko gaming machine. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 400 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes a main control unit 401 that controls the progress of the game, a prize ball control unit 402 that controls the payout of prize balls, and an effect control that controls the contents of the effect. Part 403. Each control unit will be described in detail below.

(1. Main control unit)
The main control unit 401 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 411, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 412, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 413, an input / output interface (I / O) (not shown), and the like. The The CPU 411 reads various programs related to the progress of the game from the ROM 412 and executes the read programs using the RAM 413 as a work area.

  The main control unit 401 is connected to various switches (hereinafter abbreviated as “SW”) for detecting a game ball. For example, as shown in the figure, the main control unit 401 is connected to a first start port SW414a, a second start port SW414b, a gate SW415, a big winning port SW416, and a normal winning port SW417. The first start port SW 414 a detects a game ball that has won the first start port 105.

  The second start port SW 414 b detects a game ball that has won the second start port 106. The gate SW 415 detects the game ball that has passed through the gate 108. The special winning opening SW416 detects a game ball that has won the special winning opening 109. The normal winning opening SW417 detects a game ball that has won the normal winning opening 110.

  Each of the various SWs 414 to 417 inputs a detection signal indicating whether or not a game ball has been detected to the main control unit 401. Based on the detection signals input from the various SWs 414 to 417, the main control unit 401 stores hold information (see FIG. 6) corresponding to the right to receive a big win lottery, or performs a big hit lottery using the hold information. Or, a prize ball payout instruction is given to the prize ball control unit 402 according to the lottery result of the jackpot lottery.

  Here, as the first start port SW414a, the second start port SW414b, the gate SW415, and the big prize port SW416, for example, a proximity switch or the like can be adopted. In addition, when a plurality of first start ports 105 are provided on the game board 101, a plurality of first start ports SW 414a may be provided for each arrangement position of the first start ports 105. Further, even when a plurality of normal winning ports 110 are provided on the game board 101, a plurality of normal winning ports SW 417 may be provided for each arrangement position of the normal winning ports 110.

  The main control unit 401 is connected to various solenoids that drive electric accessories such as the electric tulip 107 and the big prize opening 109. For example, as shown in the figure, the main controller 401 is connected to an electric tulip solenoid 418 that opens and closes the electric tulip 107 and a big prize opening solenoid 419 that opens and closes the big prize opening 109.

  The main control unit 401 inputs / blocks an electric signal to the electric tulip solenoid 418 based on the lottery result of the normal symbol lottery, or inputs / blocks an electric signal to the big prize opening solenoid 419 based on the lottery result of the big hit lottery. . The various solenoids 418 and 419 convert the electric signal supplied from the main control unit 401 into a mechanical motion, and opens and closes the electric tulip 107 and opens and closes the special prize opening 109.

  The main control unit 401 is connected to various symbol display units for displaying special symbols and normal symbols. For example, the main control unit 401 includes a first special symbol display unit 201a that displays a first special symbol, a second special symbol display unit 201b that displays a second special symbol, and a normal symbol display unit that displays a normal symbol. 202 is connected to a hold display unit 203 that displays the number of stored hold information.

  The main control unit 401 performs display control of the first special symbol display unit 201a and display control of the second special symbol display unit 201b based on the lottery result of the big hit lottery. The main control unit 401 performs display control of the normal symbol display unit 202 based on the lottery result of the normal symbol lottery. The display content of the hold display unit 203 is controlled based on the number of holds.

  Here, an example of a program executed by the CPU 411 of the main control unit 401 and an example of information set in the RAM 413 by executing each program will be described. In the following description, only the characteristic programs that are particularly important in the present embodiment are described. In addition to the programs described below, the ROM 412 stores a number of programs (not shown), and the RAM 413 has a number of storage areas (not shown) in addition to the storage areas described below.

  The main processing program 412a performs initial setting of built-in devices such as a CTC (timer counter) of the main control unit 401 in accordance with the supply of power to the pachinko gaming machine 100, and sets setting information indicating setting contents to a setting storage area It is stored in 413a. For example, the setting information includes information indicating a cycle for executing the timer interrupt processing program.

  In addition, the main processing program 412a monitors the power-off of the pachinko gaming machine 100, generates backup information when the power is cut-off, and stores this backup information in the backup storage area 413b. The RAM 413 is supplied with power for a certain period (for example, one day) even when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is cut off by a backup power supply (not shown). Therefore, the RAM 413 can hold the backup information stored in the backup storage area 413b for a certain period even when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is shut off.

  The RAM 413 may be a nonvolatile RAM such as a FeRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory) or a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory. In this case, the RAM 413 can hold the backup information stored in the backup storage area 413b without a backup power source.

  The timer interrupt processing program 412b sequentially executes subprograms such as a random number update processing program 412c, a switch processing program 412d, a symbol processing program 412j, an electric accessory control processing program 412m, a prize ball processing program 412q, and an output processing program 412r. .

  The timer interrupt processing program 412b is interrupted and executed for the main processing program 412a at the cycle stored in the setting storage area 413a by the main processing program 412a. The timer interrupt process realized by the timer interrupt process program 412b will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The random number update processing program 412c updates the count values of various random number acquisition counters managed by the main control unit 401, such as hit random numbers, symbol random numbers, and fluctuation pattern random numbers. For example, each time the random number update processing program 412c is executed once, “1” is added to each count value of each random number counter stored in the counter storage area 413c.

(An example of the contents stored in the counter storage area)
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the contents stored in the counter storage area of the present embodiment. The counter storage area 413c stores count values of random number counters managed by the main control unit 401 such as a hit random number counter C1, a design random number counter C2, a variation pattern random number counter C3, and a normal design random number counter C4.

  Each time the random number update processing program 412c is executed, the random number update processing program 412c adds “1” to the count value of each of the random number counters C1 to C4 as a new count value of each of the random number counters C1 to C4. The counter storage area 413c is updated.

  In addition, when the count values of the random number counters C1 to C4 reach a predetermined value, the random number update processing program 412c returns the count value to, for example, “0” and performs the same count up again. In the present embodiment, as an example, the winning random number is counted within the range of “0 to 199”. In addition, the design random number and the fluctuation pattern random number are counted within the range of “0 to 99”.

  Further, the random number update processing program 412c may further count the initial value random number. Here, the initial value random number is a random number for determining which value to return the winning random number counter C1 to when the winning random number reaches a predetermined value (“199” in the example of the present embodiment). . In this case, when the count value of the hit random number counter C1 reaches a predetermined value, the random number update processing program 412c returns the count value of the hit random number counter C1 to a value that becomes the same value as the initial value random number.

  The switch processing program 412d sequentially executes subprograms such as a start opening switch processing program 412e, a gate switch processing program 412g, a big winning opening switch processing program 412h, and a normal winning opening switch processing program 412i.

  The start port switch processing program 412e is a hit random number counter C1, a design random number counter C2, a variation pattern random number counter in the counter storage area 413c at the timing when the first start port SW 414a detects a game ball won in the first start port 105. The count value of each counter of C3 is acquired as the hold information, and the acquired hold information is stored in the hold information storage area 413d of the RAM 413.

  Similarly, when the game ball that has won the second start port 106 is detected by the second start port SW 414b, the start port switch processing program 412e also receives a hit random number counter C1, a design random number counter C2, the counter storage area 413c, The count value of each counter of the fluctuation pattern random number counter C3 is acquired as the hold information. Then, the acquired hold information is stored in the hold information storage area 413d of the RAM 413.

(Example of stored information in the hold information storage area)
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the stored contents of the hold information storage area of the present embodiment. The hold information storage area 413d includes hold information storage areas J1 to J8. In the holding information storage areas J1 to J8, each of the winning random number counter C1, the design random number counter C2, and the variation pattern random number counter C3 acquired at the timing when the game ball wins the first starting port 105 or the second starting port 106 is obtained. The count value of the counter is stored in association with the hold information.

  Further, in the hold information storage areas J1 to J8, it is also stored whether the winning that triggered the acquisition of each hold information was from the first start port 105 or the second start port 106. In the hold information storage areas J1 to J8, up to 8 pieces of hold information can be stored, with the upper limit being 4 for each start port of the first start port 105 and the second start port 106. ing.

  In addition, in the hold information storage areas J1 to J8, priorities for receiving a hit determination are set. In the illustrated example, as the hold information stored in the hold information storage area J having a smaller number, such as the hold information storage area J1, the hold information storage area J2, the hold information storage area J3,..., The hold information storage area J8, The priority for receiving a hit determination is set high.

  In the present embodiment, the number is stored in the holding information storage area J having a smaller number from the holding information acquired by winning first in time series. In the present embodiment, the hold information acquired by winning the second start port 106 is stored in the hold information storage area J having a smaller number than the hold information acquired by winning the first start port 105. Is done. The start port switch process realized by the start port switch processing program 412e will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The gate switch processing program 412g acquires the count value of the normal symbol random number counter C4 in the counter storage area 413c as the normal symbol hold information at the timing when the game ball passing through the gate 108 is detected by the gate SW415, and the acquired normal The symbol hold information is stored in the normal symbol hold information storage area 413i of the RAM 413.

  The big winning opening switch processing program 412h detects a game ball won in the big winning opening 109 by the big winning opening SW 416, and the normal winning opening switch processing program 412i has won the normal winning opening 110 in the normal winning opening 110. Is detected.

  The symbol processing program 412j sequentially executes a special symbol processing program 412k and a normal symbol processing program 412l. The special symbol processing program 412k uses the hold information stored in the hold information storage area 413d to sequentially perform a hit determination, a symbol determination, and a variation pattern determination, and stores these determination results in the determination result storage area 413e. . Based on these determination results, the special symbol displayed on the special symbol display unit 201 is displayed in a variable manner and stopped.

  The special symbol processing program 412k, when a plurality of hold information is stored in the hold information storage area 413d, using the hold information stored in the hold information storage area J1 set with the highest priority, Symbol determination and variation pattern determination are sequentially performed.

  Specifically, in the special symbol processing program 412k, first, the hit determination table At stored in the ROM 412 is compared with the hit random number of the hold information. Here, the hit determination table At stored in the ROM 412 will be described.

(Example of winning judgment table)
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the hit determination table. As shown in FIG. 7, the hit determination table At includes a low probability hit determination table At1 and a high probability hit determination table At2. The low probability per determination table At1 and the high probability per determination table At2 are configured by associating a predetermined determination value with a big hit. Here, the determination values of the low probability per determination table At1 and the high probability per determination table At2 define the winning probability for the big hit in the hit determination.

  In the winning determination, the winning probability for the jackpot is determined by the number of determination values associated with each. In the low probability per determination table At1, a determination value “0 (one)” is assigned to the big hit. On the other hand, the determination value “0 to 2 (three)” is assigned to the big hit in the high probability hit determination table At2.

  The special symbol processing program 412k makes a hit determination using the low-probability hit determination table At1 when the high-probability game flag indicating the high-probability gaming state is set to OFF at the time of the hit determination. When the high probability game flag is set to ON at the time of the hit determination, the hit determination is performed using the high probability hit determination table At2. The special symbol processing program 412k determines that the jackpot is won if the winning random number matches the judgment value associated with the jackpot, and is normal if the winning judgment random number does not match the jackpot judgment value. It is determined that it is a loss.

  The range that the winning random number can take is any value from 0 to 199. For this reason, when the hit determination is performed using the low probability hit determination table At1, the winning probability (ratio) is 1/200. On the other hand, when the hit determination is performed using the high probability hit determination table At2, the winning probability (ratio) is 1/40 (= 5/200). In other words, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, in the jackpot lottery when the high-probability game flag is set to ON, the tendency to win the jackpot is about five times easier than when the high-probability game flag is set to OFF. It is said.

  When the special symbol processing program 412k determines that the jackpot is won, the special symbol processing program 412k subsequently compares the symbol determination table Zt stored in the ROM 412 with the symbol random number of the hold information. Here, the symbol determination table Zt stored in the ROM 412 will be described.

(Example of symbol determination table)
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the symbol determination table. As shown in FIG. 8, the symbol determination table Zt is composed of a first symbol determination table Zt1 and a second symbol determination table Zt2. The first symbol determination table Zt1 and the second symbol determination table Zt2 are configured by associating a predetermined determination value with each jackpot type (in the illustrated example, per 16R short, per 16R long, per 4R). . The first symbol determination table Zt1 is used for symbol determination of a game ball won at the first start port 105, while the second symbol determination table Zt2 is used for symbol determination of a game ball won at the second start port 106. .

  Here, the determination values of the first symbol determination table Zt1 and the second symbol determination table Zt2 define the winning probability for each jackpot type in the symbol determination. Specifically, in the symbol determination, the winning probability for the jackpot type is determined by the number of determination values associated with each. In the first symbol determination table Zt1, the determination value “0 to 4 (five)” is assigned to the length of 16R out of the range “0 to 99”. In other words, the probability (ratio) of 16R length per jackpot is 5% (= 5/100).

  Further, in the first symbol determination table Zt1, the determination value “5-39 (35 pieces)” is assigned to 16R short hit. In other words, the probability (ratio) of 16R short hit out of the big hit is 35% (= 35/100). Further, in the first symbol determination table Zt1, the determination value “40 to 99 (60 pieces)” is assigned to 4R. In other words, the probability (ratio) of 4R per jackpot is 60% (= 60/100).

  On the other hand, in the second symbol determination table Zt2, the determination value “0 to 39 (40 pieces)” is assigned per 16R length. That is, the probability (ratio) of 16R length per jackpot is 40% (= 40/100). Further, in the second symbol determination table Zt2, no determination value is assigned per 16R short, and determination values “40 to 99 (60 pieces)” are assigned per 4R. In other words, the probability (ratio) of 16R short hit out of the big hit is 0% (= 0/100), and the probability (ratio) of 4R short is 60% (= 60/100). ing.

  In the symbol determination by winning a prize at the second starting port 106, it tends to be easier to win per 16R length than the symbol determination by winning a prize at the first starting port 105. In other words, the symbol determination based on winning at the second starting port 106 is more advantageous for the player than the symbol determination based on winning at the first starting port 105.

  The special symbol processing program 412k makes symbol determination using the first symbol determination table Zt1 when the winning that triggered the acquisition of the hold information to be determined is the first start port 105. When the winning that triggered the acquisition of the hold information to be determined is the second starting port 106, the symbol determination is performed using the second symbol determination table Zt2.

  The special symbol processing program 412k determines that winning is made per 16R length when the symbol random number of the hold information matches the determination value associated with each 16R length. When the design random number of the hold information matches the determination value associated with 16R short, it is determined that the winning is won per 16R short. If it matches the determination value associated with 4R, it is determined that 4R has been won.

  In the electric support game state, since an electric chew support function is provided, in most cases, symbol determination using the second symbol determination table Zt2 is performed. Therefore, in the electric support game state, there is almost no winning per 16R short. However, in the electric support game state, when there is no holding information due to winning at the second starting port 106 and only the holding information due to winning at the first starting port 105 is stored, the first symbol The symbol determination using the determination table Zt1 makes it very rare to win per 16R short.

  Subsequently, the special symbol processing program 412k compares the fluctuation pattern determination table Ht with the fluctuation pattern random number of the hold information. Here, an example of the variation pattern determination table Ht will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.

(Example of variation pattern determination table)
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a variation pattern determination table used in the non-electric support game state. As shown in FIG. 9, the variation pattern determination table Ht is composed of a first variation pattern determination table Ht1 and a second variation pattern determination table Ht2. The first variation pattern determination table Ht1 and the second variation pattern determination table Ht2 are configured by associating predetermined determination values with the variation patterns Hp1 to Hp6.

  Here, the variation patterns Hp1 to Hp6 define the variation mode of the special symbol, and define, for example, a period during which the special symbol is varied (hereinafter referred to as “variation time”). The variation pattern Hp1 is a variation pattern in which a normal loss effect is performed, and the variation patterns Hp2 to Hp6 are variation patterns in which a reach effect is performed.

  The determination values of the first variation pattern determination table Ht1 and the second variation pattern determination table Ht2 define winning probabilities for the variation patterns Hp1 to Hp6 in the variation pattern determination. Specifically, in the variation pattern determination, the winning probability of each variation pattern Hp1 to Hp6 is determined by the number of determination values associated with each. Note that, in the first variation pattern determination table Ht1, the variation pattern Hp6 in which the premier reach effect (big hit confirmation effect) is performed is not selected. In the second variation pattern determination table Ht2, the variation pattern Hp1 in which the normal loss effect is performed is not selected.

  The special symbol processing program 412k makes the variation pattern determination using the first variation pattern determination table Ht1 when the determination result of the hit determination in the normal gaming state is lost. When the determination result of the hit determination in the normal gaming state is a big hit, the variation pattern determination is performed using the second variation pattern determination table Ht2.

  In the first variation pattern determination table Ht1 and the second variation pattern determination table Ht2, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, a variation pattern with a long variation time is more likely to be determined at the time of a big hit, and is difficult to be determined at the time of a loss. The determination values of the variation patterns Hp1 to Hp6 are determined so that the reliability for the jackpot becomes higher.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a variation pattern determination table used in the high probability electric support game state. As shown in FIG. 10, the variation pattern determination table DHt is composed of a third variation pattern determination table Ht3 and a fourth variation pattern determination table Ht4. The third variation pattern determination table Ht3 is used at the time of losing in the high probability electric support game state. The fourth variation pattern determination table Ht4 is used at the time of a big hit in the high probability electric support game state.

  The third variation pattern determination table Ht3 is configured by associating a predetermined determination value with each variation pattern Hp1 to Hp7. In the third variation pattern determination table Ht3, when the determination value is “0 to 89”, the variation pattern Hp1 or Hp7 is selected depending on the presence / absence of retention information (second retention) due to winning at the second start port 106. It has become.

  Specifically, the fluctuation pattern Hp1 is a fluctuation pattern having a fluctuation time of 10 seconds, in which a normal loss effect is performed, the determination value is “0 to 89”, and the second start port 106 Wins when there is no hold information (second hold) due to winning a prize (0). Further, the fluctuation pattern Hp7 is a fluctuation pattern having a fluctuation time of 1 second, in which a normal loss effect is performed, a case where the determination value is “0 to 89”, and a winning to the second start port 106 is achieved. Wins when there is hold information (second hold) by (1 or more). As described above, when the determination value is “0 to 89”, either the variation pattern Hp1 or Hp7 is won depending on the presence or absence of the second hold.

  The change of the fluctuation pattern Hp7 is made because in the electric support game state, a state in which one or more second hold is stored often occurs, and in such a state, a quick game is possible. It is to do. On the other hand, in the electric support game state, when there is no second hold, by changing the fluctuation pattern Hp1 having a fluctuation time of 10 seconds, it is possible to earn time for winning the game ball to the second starting port 106. ing.

  Here, in a state where there is no second hold, if the fluctuation of the fluctuation pattern Hp1 due to the second hold is ended, hold information (first hold) that is disadvantageous to the player due to winning at the first start port 105 is stored. If this is the case, a fluctuation unfavorable to the player due to the first hold will be started. In the present embodiment, in the variation due to the first suspension in the electric support game state, when the determination value is “0 to 89”, a variation of 10 seconds using the variation pattern Hp1 is performed. As a result, in the electric support game state, it is difficult for the player to change unfavorably due to the first suspension. That is, the time for winning the prize to the second start port 106 is earned, and the fluctuation due to the first holding that is disadvantageous to the player is made as difficult as possible.

  The fourth variation pattern determination table Ht4 is configured by associating a predetermined determination value with each variation pattern Hp4 to Hp6. In the fourth variation pattern determination table Ht4, the variation pattern Hp4 is selected when the determination value is “0 to 29”, the variation pattern Hp5 is selected when the determination value is “30 to 89”, and the determination value is “90”. In the case of “˜99”, the fluctuation pattern Hp6 is selected.

  In the third variation pattern determination table Ht3 and the fourth variation pattern determination table Ht4, the variation patterns Hp2 and Hp3 are not selected as the variation patterns Hp for reach production, that is, only the variation patterns Hp4 to Hp6 having a certain degree of reliability. Is selectable. That is, in the electric support game state that is advantageous to the player, only a highly reliable reach that can raise the player is performed.

  In addition, when the special symbol processing program 412k performs a hit determination, a symbol determination, or a variation pattern determination, these determination results are stored in the determination result storage area 413e.

(Example of judgment result storage area)
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the determination result storage area. As shown in FIG. 11, the determination result storage area 413e stores the determination result of the hit determination, the determination result of the symbol determination, and the determination result of the variation pattern determination in association with each other.

  In the determination result storage area 413e, information indicating a symbol representing both the determination result of the hit determination and the determination result of the symbol determination may be stored. Specifically, for example, a symbol “1” may be stored per 16R length, and a symbol “2” may be stored per 16R short. In addition, the symbol “3” is stored per 4R, and the symbol “−” is stored in case of loss. The special symbol processing realized by the special symbol processing program 412k will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The electric accessory control process program 412m sequentially executes sub-programs such as a special prize opening process program 412n and an electric chew process program 412p. The special winning opening processing program 412n opens and closes the special winning opening 109 based on the processing result of the special symbol processing program 412k.

  Further, the special winning opening processing program 412n causes the game state setting processing program 412o to be executed as a subprogram. The game state setting processing program 412o causes the game flag storage area 413f to set game flags such as a highly probable game flag and an electric support game flag in accordance with the winning jackpot. The detailed processing contents of the big prize opening process realized by the big prize opening processing program 412n will be described later with reference to FIG. The electric chew processing program 412p opens and closes the electric tulip 107 based on the processing result of the normal symbol processing program 412l.

  The prize ball processing program 412q is used for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls for winning at each of the first starting port 105, the second starting port 106, the big winning port 109, and the normal winning port 110. A payout instruction (prize ball command) is set in the prize ball information storage area 413g.

  The output processing program 412r outputs information indicating the storage contents of each storage area set in the RAM 413 to each control unit (for example, the prize ball control unit 402 and the effect control unit 403) connected to the main control unit 401. Let

  Further, the above-described start port switch processing program 412e executes a prior determination processing program 412f as a subprogram. The advance determination processing program 412f sequentially performs a hit determination, a symbol determination, and a variation pattern determination for each piece of hold information stored in the hold information storage area 413d, and stores these determination results in the advance determination information storage area 413h.

(Example of pre-determined information storage area)
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the advance determination information storage area of the present embodiment. In the prior determination information storage area 413h, determination results of hit determination, symbol determination, and variation pattern determination for the hold information stored in each of the hold information storage areas J1 to J8 of the hold information storage area 413d are stored.

  Note that information indicating a symbol representing both the determination result of the hit determination and the determination result of the symbol determination may be stored in the prior determination information storage area 413h. Specifically, for example, a symbol “1” may be stored per 16R length, and a symbol “2” may be stored per 16R short. Further, a symbol “3” may be stored per 4R, and a symbol “−” may be stored in case of loss. Detailed processing contents of the preliminary determination process realized by the preliminary determination processing program 412f will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Further, the main control unit 401 is connected to the board external information terminal board 491, and can output information indicating the storage contents of each storage area set in the RAM 413 to the outside (for example, a hall computer in a game hall). it can. The main control unit 401 can realize its function by the main control board 301, for example.

(2. Prize ball control unit)
The prize ball control unit 402 includes a CPU 421, a ROM 422, a RAM 423, an input / output interface (I / O) (not shown), and the like. Based on a payout instruction (prize ball command) from the main control unit 401, the CPU 421 reads various programs related to payout control of prize balls from the ROM 422, and executes the read program using the RAM 423 as a work area.

  The prize ball control unit 402 is connected to various SWs for detecting a game ball. For example, as shown in the figure, the prize ball control unit 402 includes a fixed position detection SW 424 for detecting a game ball at a predetermined position, a payout ball detection SW425 for detecting a paid game ball, and a hit ball provided on the front surface of the frame. A ball presence detection SW 426 that detects whether there is a game ball in the supply tray 120 and a full tank detection SW 427 that detects that the hitting ball supply tray 120 is filled with the game ball are connected.

  The various SWs 424 to 427 input detection signals indicating whether or not a game ball has been detected to the prize ball control unit 402. The winning ball control unit 402 pays out a winning ball or stops paying out a winning ball based on a payout instruction output from the main control unit 401 or detection signals input from various SWs 424 to 427. Further, the prize ball control unit 402 may output detection signals input from the various SWs 424 to 427 to the main control unit 401.

  In addition, a launching unit 428 and a payout unit 429 are connected to the prize ball control unit 402. The prize ball control unit 402 detects the operation of launching the game ball with respect to the launch unit 428 and controls the launch of the game ball. The launcher 428 launches a game ball for a game, and includes a sensor that detects a game operation by the player, a solenoid that launches the game ball, and the like. When the prize ball control unit 402 detects a game operation by the sensor of the launch unit 428, the game ball 103 is intermittently fired by driving a solenoid or the like in response to the detected game operation, and the game area 103 of the game board 101 is played. Launch a game ball.

  The prize ball control unit 402 controls the payout unit 429 to pay out the number of prize balls at the time of winning. The payout unit 429 includes a payout drive motor for paying out a predetermined number from a storage unit (not shown) that stores game balls. The winning ball control unit 402 drives the payout driving motor to win the payout unit 429 at each winning port (first starting port 105, second starting port 106, large winning port 109, normal winning port 110). The number of prize balls corresponding to the played game ball is paid out.

  The prize ball control unit 402 is connected to a frame external information terminal board 492, and can output various information executed by the prize ball control unit 402 to the outside. For example, the prize ball control unit 402 realizes its function by a prize ball control board.

(3. Production control unit)
Next, the effect control unit 403 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment will be described.

(3-1. Director of Production)
FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the effect control unit of the pachinko gaming machine. The effect control unit 403 includes an effect control unit 403a that controls the entire effect control unit 403, a lamp control unit 403b that controls the lighting of the lamp and the drive control of the movable accessory, the display control of the image display unit 104, and the speaker 114. An image / sound controller 403c for performing sound output control is provided.

  The production control unit 403a includes a CPU 431, a ROM 432, a RAM 433, an input / output interface (I / O) (not shown), and the like. The CPU 431 reads out various programs relating to the control of effects performed by the pachinko gaming machine 100 from the ROM 432, and executes the read programs using the RAM 433 as a work area.

  In addition, an effect button 118 and a cross key 119 for receiving an operation from a player are connected to the effect control unit 403a. The effect button 118 and the cross key 119 input a control signal corresponding to a key operated (for example, pressed) by the player to the effect control unit 403a. The effect supervision unit 403a sets an operation command indicating that an operation by the player has been accepted in the RAM 433 based on a control signal input from the effect button 118 or the cross key 119.

  Here, an example of a program executed by the CPU 431 of the production control unit 403a and an example of information set in the RAM 433 by executing each program will be described. Note that the programs and the like described below only describe characteristic features that are particularly important in the present embodiment. In addition to the programs described below, the ROM 432 stores a number of programs (not shown), and the RAM 433 has a number of storage areas (not shown) in addition to the storage areas described below.

  The production main processing program 432a makes initial settings of built-in devices such as CTC of the production control unit 403a in response to the supply of power to the production control unit 403a, and stores the setting contents in the setting storage area 433a.

  The effect timer interruption processing program 432b sequentially executes a command reception processing program 432d, an operation reception processing program 432h, and a command transmission processing program 432i. The effect timer interrupt processing program 432b is interrupted and executed with respect to the effect main process program 432a at a predetermined cycle stored in the setting storage area 433a when the effect main process program 432a is executed. The effect timer interrupt process realized by the effect timer interrupt process program 432b will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The effect random number update processing program 432c updates the count values of various random number acquisition counters managed by the effect control unit 403a. For example, every time the effect random number update processing program 432c is executed, “1” is added to the count value of the random number counter stored in the effect counter storage area 433b. Further, when the count values of the various random number counters reach a predetermined value, the effect random number update processing program 432c returns the count value to “0”, for example, and performs the same count up again.

  For example, the command reception processing program 432d is based on a command (for example, a change start command) received from the main control unit 401, and a determination result storage area 413e of the main control unit 401 and a determination result storage area 433c of the effect control unit 403a. Synchronize the memory content with. Further, the command reception processing program 432d is based on a command (for example, a prior determination command) received from the main control unit 401, and a preliminary determination information storage area 413h of the main control unit 401 and a preliminary determination information storage of the production control unit 403a. The contents stored in the area 433d are synchronized.

  Further, the command reception processing program 432d is based on the storage contents of the determination result storage area 433c and the prior determination information storage area 433d, etc., and the variation effect pattern selection processing program 432e, the effect prior determination processing program 432l, the notice effect selection processing program 432f, The winning effect pattern selection processing program 432g and the sign pending effect pattern selection processing program 432k are executed. The processing content of the command reception processing realized by the command reception processing program 432d will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The variation effect pattern selection processing program 432e selects a variation effect pattern from the variation effect pattern table Et stored in the ROM 432 based on a command received from the main control unit 401 or the like. Here, the variation effect pattern table Et will be described with reference to FIG.

(Example of variation production pattern table)
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the variation effect pattern table. As shown in FIG. 14, the variation effect pattern table Et is configured by associating the variation patterns Hp1 to Hp7 with the variation effect patterns Ep1 to Ep7. Here, the variation effect patterns Ep1 to Ep7 can define the effect contents of the variation effect such as the normal loss effect and the reach effect.

  The normal lose effect is the normal loss effect that appears most frequently in association with the change pattern Hp1 (loss change in the non-electric support game state) and the change pattern Hp7 (loss change in the electric support game state). The reach effect is, for example, when three effect symbols (first effect symbol to third effect symbol) are changed, the first effect symbol and the second effect symbol are arranged on the effective line, and then the third effect symbol is set. This is an effect in which only the effect design is changed and the effect time is made longer than usual to increase the expectation of the jackpot.

  Reach production includes normal reach production, low reliability reach production, medium reliability reach production, high reliability reach production, and premier reach production. The premier reach effect is an effect that indicates a jackpot decision, and is, for example, a so-called full-rotation reach in which the first effect symbol to the third effect symbol all vary with the same symbol. According to the fluctuation production patterns Ep2 to Ep6, the production has high reliability for the big hit.

  The variation effect pattern selection processing program 432e selects a variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern based on the information indicating the variation pattern in the determination result storage area 433c updated based on the received variation start command. Then, a variation effect start command including information indicating the selected variation effect pattern is stored in the transmission command storage area 433e. The processing contents (effect determining process) of the changing effect pattern selection process realized by the changing effect pattern selection processing program 432e will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the advance determination process program 432l receives a prior determination command from the main control unit 401, the advance determination process program 432l determines whether or not it is a big hit based on the prior determination command, and in the case of a big win, a design, a variation effect pattern, etc. Analyze. Further, the effect pre-determination processing program 432l may determine whether to perform a series of continuous effects over a plurality of variable effects based on the pre-determination command.

(Example of pre-determined information storage area)
Here, the prior determination information storage area 433d of the production control unit 403a will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a pre-determination information storage area of the production control unit. In the prior determination information storage area 433d, each of the hold information storage areas j1 to j8 corresponding to each of the hold information storage areas J1 to J8 stored in the hold information storage area 413d of the main control unit 401 is subjected to a hit determination and a symbol determination. The determination result of the variation effect pattern determination is stored.

  For example, in FIG. 15, the variation information pattern Ep2 for the low-reliability reach effect is stored in the hold information storage region j1, the change effect pattern Ep1 for the normal lose effect is stored in the hold information storage region j2, and the hold information storage region A variation production pattern Ep5 for high-reliability reach production is stored in j3. The hold information of the variation effect pattern Ep5 is hold information per 16R length.

  The sign hold effect pattern selection processing program 432k selects a sign hold effect pattern from the sign hold effect pattern table St stored in the ROM 432 based on the advance determination information (hold information) stored in the advance determination information storage area 433d. . The sign hold production pattern defines production contents having different display modes depending on the reliability of the hold information.

  Specifically, the sign hold production pattern selection processing program 432k uses, for example, the hold information stored in the prior determination information storage area 433d, so that, for example, the hold information indicating the change production pattern Ep5 is stored at a predetermined rate. A normal hold display (for example, white display) is changed to a hold display (for example, red display). In this way, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation for this change before the change production pattern Ep5 starts to change.

  The notice effect selection processing program 432f selects a notice effect from the notice effect table Yt stored in the ROM 432 based on a command received from the main control unit 401 or the like. The notice effect is to develop the effect contents step by step, and is executed in accordance with the change effect. The notice effect includes, for example, a conversation notice in which the character displayed on the image display unit 104 has a conversation in stages, and a step-up notice in which the window displayed on the image display unit 104 is enlarged in stages.

  In addition to this, for the notice effect, a cut-in notice that causes the image display unit 104 to interrupt a specific image in stages, a movable object notice that develops the operation mode and the light emission mode of the movable accessory 130 in stages, There are various types. Details of the notice effect table Yt will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  The winning effect pattern selection processing program 432g selects a winning effect pattern corresponding to the winning result from the winning effect pattern table Xt stored in the ROM 432 based on a command received from the main control unit 401 or the like. Here, the hit effect pattern defines the effect contents of the jackpot effect performed during the jackpot, and is different for each 16R length, for every 16R short, for every 4R.

  The effect mode setting processing program 432j sets the effect mode from the effect mode table Mt stored in the ROM 432 based on a command received from the main control unit 401 or the like. The production mode includes a normal mode, a probability variation mode, and a special mode.

(Example of production mode table)
FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the effect mode table. As shown in FIG. 16, the effect mode table Mt is configured by associating a mode flag and symbol determination information with each effect mode. Each mode has an association with the game state of the main control unit 401. Specifically, the normal mode is an effect mode that is executed when a normal game state (low probability non-electric support game state) is set in the main control unit 401. The probability variation mode is an effect mode that is executed when a probability variation gaming state (high probability electric support game state) is set in the main control unit 401. The special mode is an effect mode that is executed when the high probability non-electric support game state is set in the main control unit 401.

  A corresponding mode flag is set for each effect mode. Further, the upper limit number of times shown in the effect mode table Mt indicates the number of times that the effect mode continues. Specifically, the probability variation mode is set until 70 fluctuations have elapsed after the end of the jackpot. Also, the special mode indicates that it is set from 71 to 74 variations after the big hit.

  The effect mode setting processing program 432j uses the information indicating the determination result of the symbol determination in the determination result storage area 433c updated based on the variation stop command received from the main control unit 401, and determines the determination result of the symbol determination. Set the corresponding mode flag. The effect mode setting processing program 432j sets a mode flag indicating the special mode by receiving the fluctuation stop command 70 times in the probability variation mode, and receives the fluctuation stop command four times in the special mode. A mode flag indicating is set. Then, a variable effect start command including information indicating the set effect mode is stored in the transmission command storage area 433e.

  The operation reception processing program 432h receives an input signal from the effect button 118 or the cross key 119, and stores an operation command indicating that there is a player operation in the transmission command storage area 433e. The command transmission processing program 432i causes various commands stored in the transmission command storage area 433e to be transmitted to the image / audio control unit 403c and the lamp control unit 403b.

(3-2. Image / Audio Control Unit)
FIG. 17A is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the image / sound controller. The image / sound controller 403c includes a CPU 441, a ROM 442, a RAM 443, an input / output interface (I / O) (not shown), and the like. The CPU 441 reads from the ROM 442 various programs for realizing the effect instructed to be executed by the effect supervising unit 403a, and executes the read program using the RAM 443 as a work area.

  The ROM 442 stores effect data ED. Here, the effect data ED includes image data such as a background image, effect symbol image, character image, hold image, and notice effect image, sound data such as sound effects and BGM, and the like.

  Here, each program stored in the ROM 442 and contents stored in each storage area of the RAM 443 by executing each program will be described. Note that the program and storage area described below are only characteristic programs and storage areas that are particularly important in the present embodiment. In addition to the program described below, the ROM 442 stores a number of programs (not shown), and the RAM 443 has a number of storage areas (not shown) in addition to the storage areas described below.

  The image / sound control processing program 442a sequentially executes a display control processing program 442b that controls the display contents of the image display unit 104, a sound output control processing program 442c that controls sound output from the speaker 114, and a button effect processing program 442d. Let The display control processing program 442b reads the image data corresponding to the effect instructed to be executed by the effect supervising unit 403a from the effect data ED, generates an image to be displayed on the image display unit 104, and the like and displays an image to be displayed. Display data is stored in a VRAM (Video RAM) 444.

  The display data stored in the VRAM 444 is output to the image display unit 104 and superimposed on the display screen of the image display unit 104. In addition, for example, the display control processing program 442b sets a layer in which images are stacked in a hierarchical structure when the background image and the effect symbol overlap at the same position on the display screen. For example, a background image is set for the lower layer, a production symbol is set for the layer above it, and a preview image is set for the layer above it. Is displayed so that it can be seen in front of the production pattern.

  The audio output control processing program 442c reads the audio data corresponding to the effect instructed to be executed by the effect supervising unit 403a from the effect data ED, generates the sound to be output from the speaker 114, and indicates the sound to be output. Audio output data is stored in the RAM 443. The audio output data stored in the RAM 443 is output to the speaker 114, and the audio represented by the audio output data is output from the speaker 114 at a predetermined timing.

  The button effect processing program 442d sets a predetermined effective period at the time of the button effect and, when receiving an effect button command from the effect control unit 403a within the effective period, displays image data for switching and data for audio output. The data is stored in the RAM 443 or the VRAM 444.

(3-3. Lamp control unit)
FIG. 17-2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the lamp control unit. The lamp control unit 403b includes a CPU 451, a ROM 452, a RAM 453, an input / output interface (I / O) (not shown), and the like. The CPU 451 reads a program related to drive control of the movable accessory 130 and lighting control of various lamps performed by the pachinko gaming machine 100 from the ROM 452, and executes the read program using the RAM 453 as a work area. The ROM 452 stores control data Sd. The control data Sd includes drive control data Kα for driving and controlling the movable accessory 130 and lighting control data Tα for controlling lighting of the lamp.

  The lamp control unit 403b is connected to an accessory sensor S1 for detecting the position of the movable accessory 130. The accessory sensor S1 inputs a detection signal to the lamp control unit 403b when the movable accessory 130 is at the reference position. The lamp controller 403b returns the movable accessory 130 to the reference position based on the detection signal of the accessory sensor S1.

  Here, an example of a program executed by the CPU 451 of the lamp control unit 403b and an example of information set in the RAM 453 by executing each program will be described. The programs described below describe only important ones. The ROM 452 stores many programs (not shown) in addition to the programs described below.

  The lamp control processing program 452a sequentially executes the movable accessory control processing program 452b and the lighting control processing program 452c. The movable accessory control processing program 452b outputs drive control data Kα corresponding to the command received from the production control unit 403a to the drive motor Km.

  The lighting control processing program 452c uses the lighting control data Tα corresponding to the command received from the production control unit 403a as the lamps (light emission control circuit) of the production light unit 115 and the lamps (light emission control circuit) of the panel lamp Lp. , Or input to a lamp (light emission control circuit) included in the movable accessory 130.

  In the present embodiment, the production control unit 403 is configured such that the production control unit 403a, the lamp control unit 403b, and the image / audio control unit 403c are provided as different boards, but these are incorporated on the same printed board. May be. However, each function is independent even when they are incorporated on the same printed circuit board.

(Functional configuration of pachinko machine)
Next, the functional configuration of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 18, the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes an advantage determination unit 1801, a change display unit 1802, and a notice effect control unit 1810.

  The advantage determination unit 1801 makes an advantageous determination as to whether or not to enter an advantageous game state that is advantageous to the player when the start condition is satisfied. Satisfaction of the start condition means that the game ball wins the first start port 105 or the second start port 106, but the game ball may pass to the gate 108. Advantage determination is jackpot determination and jackpot symbol determination. Note that the advantage determination includes a variation pattern determination. The advantageous gaming state is a jackpot gaming state. The fluctuation display unit 1802 variably displays a symbol indicating the result of the advantageous determination determined by the advantageous determination unit 1801. The symbol here is a special symbol or an effect symbol.

  The notice effect control unit 1810 performs a notice effect that develops step by step during the change display of the symbol by the change display unit 1802. The notice effect includes a step-up notice in which the window displayed on the image display unit 104 is enlarged step by step, and a conversation notice in which characters displayed on the image display unit 104 have a conversation in stages. In addition, for the notice effect, a cut-in notice that causes the image display unit 104 to interrupt a specific image step by step, a story notice that is developed into a narrative to be displayed on the image display unit 104, an operation mode and a light emission mode of the movable accessory 130 There is a moving body notice that develops in stages.

  The notice effect control unit 1810 includes a storage unit 1811, an effect selection unit 1812, an effect determination unit 1813, a first determination unit 1814, a second determination unit 1815, and an effect execution unit 1816. The storage unit 1811 stores a plurality of types of notice effects (specifically, notice effect data). In the present embodiment, the plurality of notice effects are a step-up notice, a conversation notice, a story notice, and a cut-in notice.

  The effect selection unit 1812 selects a plurality of types of notice effects that can be executed simultaneously from the notice effects stored in the storage unit 1811 based on the result of the hit determination by the advantage determination unit 1801. Specifically, the effect selection unit 1812 selects the number of types of notice effects according to the hit determination result. For example, in the case of a jackpot, the effect selection unit 1812 selects the notice effect by making the number of types of the notice effect more likely to be greater than in the case of losing.

  A notice effect that can be executed at the same time is a notice effect that has a different execution timing, a notice effect that does not overlap even if the execution timing is the same, or even if the display area overlaps, the player grasps the effect stage For example, it is possible to produce a notice. In other words, the notice effect that cannot be executed at the same time is, for example, a notice effect A and a notice effect B that are performed at a timing close to each other, and depending on the effect stage, the respective display areas overlap. For example, a notice effect or a notice effect that makes it difficult for the player to grasp the stage of production without overlapping.

  The effect determining unit 1813 determines, by lottery, the main notice effect that becomes the main effect and the accompanying notice effect that becomes the effect that accompanies the main notice effect from among the plurality of types of notice effects selected by the effect selection unit 1812. To do. The main notice effect is a notice effect that is the center of a plurality of notice effects, and is an effect that increases the effect stage to be developed over the accompanying notice effect. In the present embodiment, the relationship between the main notice effect and the accompanying notice effect is referred to as a master-slave relationship.

  In this embodiment, there is no one that tends to become the main notice effect or the main notice effect among the plural kinds of notice effects, that is, from a plurality of kinds of notice effects at a uniform selection ratio, The main notice effect is selected. That is, there is no difference in the selection ratio among a plurality of types of notice effects, and all of the plurality of types of notice effects are not able to be equally main notice effects. In addition, a difference may be provided in the selection ratio for a plurality of types of notice effects, and for example, a specific notice effect desired to be watched by the player may be easily selected as the main notice effect.

  The first determining unit 1814 determines an effect stage when the main notice effect determined by the effect determining unit 1813 is developed step by step. The effect stage is a value determined for each notice effect, and in this embodiment, there are a maximum of three stages for all the notice effects. It should be noted that the maximum production stage may be different for each notice production, and is not limited to a maximum of 3 stages, and may be a maximum of 4 stages or 5 stages. The first determination unit 1814 determines the stage of the main notice effect based on the result of the hit determination by the advantage determination unit 1801. Specifically, the first determination unit 1814 determines the stage of production by making it easier to achieve a higher stage of production in the case of a big hit than in the case of a loss.

  The second determining unit 1815 determines an effect stage when the accompanying notice effect is developed step by step within a range not exceeding the effect stage of the main notice effect determined by the first determining unit 1814. For example, when the production stage of the main notice effect is “3”, the second determining unit 1815 decides the production stage of the accompanying notice effect is “1” or “2”. In addition, when the production stage of the main notice effect is “2”, the second determining unit 1815 decides the production stage of the accompanying notice effect is “1”.

  The effect execution unit 1816 develops each notice effect up to each effect stage determined by the first determination unit 1814 and the second determination unit 1815 and performs the effect.

  In particular, the effect determining unit 1813 may determine a plurality of main notice effects, but in the present embodiment, one main notice effect and one or more accompanying notice effects are determined by lottery. The first determining unit 1814 determines the stage of production of one main notice effect determined by the effect determining unit 1813. The second determining unit 1815 determines the stage of the accompanying notice effect within a range that does not exceed the effect stage of the main notice effect determined by the first determining unit 1814. The 2nd determination part 1815 determines an effect stage, without defining a master-slave relationship between several accompanying notice effects.

  Further, the second determining unit 1815 determines an effect stage close to the effect stage within a range not exceeding the effect stage of the main notice effect determined by the first determining unit 1814 as the effect stage of the accompanying notice effect. Specifically, the second determination unit 1815 determines the stage of the accompanying announcement effect based on the result of the hit determination by the advantage determination unit 1801. More specifically, the second determining unit 1815 determines the stage of production by making the stage closer to the stage of the main notice production in the case of a big hit, compared to the case of losing.

  The above-described advantage determination unit 1801 and fluctuation display unit 1802 are realized by the CPU 411 of the main control unit 401. That is, the main control unit 401 executes various programs (for example, a special symbol processing program 412k) to realize the functions of the respective units.

  In addition, the notice effect control unit 1810, the effect selection unit 1812, the effect determination unit 1813, the first determination unit 1814, and the second determination unit 1815 are realized by the CPU 431 of the effect control unit 403a. That is, the function of each unit is realized by the effect supervising unit 403a executing various programs (for example, the notice effect selecting process program 432f). The storage unit 1811 is realized by the ROM 432 of the production control unit 403a.

(Processing performed by pachinko machines)
Next, the contents of the processing that the pachinko gaming machine 100 performs to realize the above-described operation will be described.

(1. Processing performed by the main control unit)
First, processing performed by the main control unit 401 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described. Each process of the main control unit 401 described below is performed by the CPU 411 of the main control unit 401 executing a program stored in the ROM 412.

(Timer interrupt processing)
First, timer interrupt processing performed by the main control unit 401 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the timer interrupt processing. When the supply of power is started, the main control unit 401 starts execution of a main control process (not shown) including a start-up process and a power-off monitoring process. The main control unit 401 continuously executes this main control process while power is supplied. The main control unit 401 interrupts and executes timer interrupt processing at a predetermined cycle (for example, 4 ms) with respect to the main control processing.

  As shown in FIG. 19, in the timer interrupt process, the main control unit 401 first executes a random number update process for updating random numbers used in various lotteries performed by the main control unit 401 (step S1901). In this random number update process, the main control unit 401 updates a winning random number, a design random number, a variation pattern random number, and the like.

  Next, the main control unit 401 executes switch processing for detecting by various switches (step S1902). In this switch process, the main control unit 401 starts the start port switch process (see FIG. 20) for detecting a game ball won in the start port (the first start port 105, the second start port 106), and the game passed through the gate 108. A gate switch process for detecting a ball, a big prize opening switch process for detecting a game ball won in the big prize opening 109, a normal prize opening switch process for detecting a game ball won in the normal prize opening 110, and the like are performed.

  Subsequently, the main control unit 401 executes symbol processing relating to special symbols and normal symbols (step S1903). Here, the symbol process includes a special symbol process related to the special symbol and a normal symbol process related to the normal symbol. In the special symbol process, the main control unit 401 performs a lottery lottery to display the special symbol in a variable / stopped display (see FIG. 22). In the normal symbol processing, the main control unit 401 performs the normal symbol lottery and displays the normal symbols in a variable display / stop display (illustration and detailed description are omitted).

  When the symbol process is executed, the main control unit 401 executes an electric accessory control process related to operation control of various electric accessories (step S1904). The electric accessory control process includes an electric tulip control process (not shown) for controlling the operation of the electric tulip 107, a special winning opening process (see FIG. 26) for controlling the operation of the special winning opening 109, and the like.

  Next, the main control unit 401 executes prize ball processing relating to prize balls (step S1905). In the prize ball process, the main control unit 401 sets, for example, a prize ball command instructing the payout of a predetermined number of prize balls to the RAM 413 for the game balls won in the big prize opening 109 or the regular prize opening 110. The main control unit 401 executes an output process for outputting the command set in the RAM 413 to each of the effects control unit 403 and the like by the processes of steps S1901 to S1905 (step S1906), and ends the timer interrupt process. . When the timer interrupt process ends, the main control unit 401 returns to the main process.

(Start-up switch processing)
Next, the contents of the start port switch process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the start port switch processing. In the start port switch process, the main control unit 401 first determines whether or not the first start port SW 414a is turned on (step S2001). If the first start port SW 414a is not ON (step S2001: No), the process proceeds to step S2006.

  If the first start port SW 414a is ON (step S2001: Yes), whether or not the hold information number U1 for the game ball won in the first start port 105 in the hold information storage area 413d is less than 4 (U1 <4). Is determined (step S2002). If the number of held information U1 is not less than 4 (step S2002: No), that is, if the number of held information U1 is 4 or more, the process proceeds to step S2006.

  If the number of held information U1 is less than 4 (step S2002: Yes), a value obtained by adding “1” to the number of held information U1 is set as a new number of held information U1 (step S2003), and the counter storage area 413c is referred to. The count values of the counters C1 to C3 are acquired as hold information and stored in the hold information storage area 413d (step S2004).

  When the hold information is acquired and stored, the main control unit 401 performs a preliminary determination process (see FIG. 21) based on the stored hold information (step S2005). When the preliminary determination process is performed, the main control unit 401 subsequently determines whether or not the second start port SW 414b is turned on (step S2006). If the second start port SW 414b is not ON (step S2006: No), the start port switch process is terminated.

  If the second start port SW 414b is ON (step S2006: Yes), whether or not the hold information number U2 for the game ball won in the second start port 106 in the hold information storage area 413d is less than 4 (U2 <4). Is determined (step S2007). If the number of on-hold information U2 is not less than 4 (step S2007: No), that is, if the number of on-hold information U2 is 4, the start port switch process is terminated as it is.

  If the number of held information U2 is less than 4 (step S2007: Yes), a value obtained by adding “1” to the number of held information U2 is set as a new number of held information U2 (step S2008), and the counter storage area 413c is referred to. The count values of the counters C1 to C3 are acquired as hold information and stored in the hold information storage area 413d (step S2009). At this time, the main control unit 401 stores the hold information in the hold information storage area 413d that has a higher priority than the hold information acquired in response to the winning at the first start port 105. In this case, the hold information acquired in response to the winning at the first start port 105 is shifted to the hold information storage area J where the priority is lowered one by one.

  When the hold information is acquired and stored, the main control unit 401 performs a preliminary determination process (see FIG. 21) based on the stored hold information (step S2010), and ends the start-up switch process.

(Preliminary judgment processing)
Next, processing contents of the advance determination processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the prior determination processing. In the pre-determination process, the main control unit 401 first determines whether the current gaming state is a high-probability gaming state (the high-probability gaming flag is ON) (step S2101). The high probability game flag is a flag set in a game state setting process which will be described later with reference to FIG.

  If the high probability game flag is ON (step S2101: Yes), that is, if the high probability gaming state, the main control unit 401 selects the high probability per determination table At2 (see FIG. 7) (step S2102). . If not in the high probability gaming state (step S2101: No), the main control unit 401 selects the low probability per determination table At1 (see FIG. 7) (step S2103).

  Subsequently, the main control unit 401 compares the hit determination table selected in step S2102 or step S2103 with the hit random number of the hold information to be determined in advance, and the hit random number corresponds to the big hit in the hit determination table. A hit determination is made to determine whether or not the predetermined value matches (step S2104).

  If the result of the hit determination in step S2104 is a big win (step S2105: Yes), the symbol determination table Zt1 or the symbol determination table Zt2 (see FIG. 8) according to the start opening 105, 106 where the game ball has won. ) Is used to determine the winning symbol (step S2106). In the winning symbol determination, the symbol determination table Zt1 or symbol determination table Zt2 is compared with the symbol random number of the hold information to be pre-determined, and the symbol random number changes to which variation pattern in the symbol determination table Zt1 or symbol determination table Zt2. Judge whether it corresponds.

  Then, the big hit variation pattern determination table is selected (step S2107). If it is not a big hit (step S2105: No), that is, if it is a loss, a variation pattern determination table for loss is selected (step S2108).

  After that, the main control unit 401 compares the variation pattern determination table selected in either step S2107 or step S2108 with the variation pattern random number of the hold information to be determined in advance, and the variation pattern random number is determined as the variation pattern determination. A variation pattern is determined to determine which variation pattern corresponds to the table (step S2109), and a prior determination result (preliminary determination information) including a hit determination result in step S2104, a variation pattern determination result in step S2109, and the like. The RAM 413 is set (step S2110), and the preliminary determination process is terminated. The prior determination result set in step S2110 is output to the effect control unit 403 when the output process shown in step S1906 in FIG. 19 is executed.

(Special symbol processing)
Next, the contents of the special symbol process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the processing content of the special symbol processing. In the special symbol process, first, the main control unit 401 determines whether or not an in-confirmation flag indicating ON during the special symbol determination period is ON (step S2201). The in-determined flag being ON indicates that this is a fixed period for allowing the player to recognize the stopped special symbol until a predetermined time elapses after the change of the special symbol is stopped. If the determining flag is ON (step S2201: Yes), the process proceeds to step S2216.

  In step S2201, when the finalizing flag is OFF (step S2201: No), it is determined whether the big hit game flag is ON (step S2202). Here, the jackpot game flag is, for example, a flag that is set to ON when the jackpot is won, and that indicates that the current gaming state is a winning gaming state.

  If the jackpot game flag is ON (step S2202: Yes), the special symbol process is terminated without changing the special symbol. If the jackpot game flag is OFF (step S2202: NO), the main control unit 401 determines whether or not the special symbol is being variably displayed (step S2203). If the special symbol is not being variably displayed (step S2203: No), the main control unit 401 determines whether or not the number of held information U2 for the game ball won at the second starting port 106 is 1 or more (step). S2204).

  If the number of held information U2 is 1 or more (U2 ≧ 1) (step S2204: Yes), the main control unit 401 sets a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the number of held information U2 as a new number of held information U2 (step S2205). ), The process proceeds to step S2208. If the number of held information U2 is 0 (U2 = 0) (step S2204: No), the main control unit 401 determines whether or not the number of held information U1 for the game ball won at the first start port 105 is 1 or more. Is determined (step S2206).

  In step S2206, if the number U1 of pending information is 0 (U1 = 0) (step S2206: No), the special symbol process is terminated. If the number of held information U1 is 1 or more (U1 ≧ 1) (step S2206: Yes), the main control unit 401 sets a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the number of held information U1 as a new number of held information U1 (step S2207). ), The process proceeds to step S2208.

  In addition, as shown in step S2204 and step S2206, the hold information by winning at the second start port 106 is changed more than the hold information by winning at the first start port 105, and so-called preferential digestion is performed. I am doing so. This is because the jackpot symbol determination for the hold information won at the second start port 106 is more advantageous to the player than the jackpot symbol determination for the hold information won at the first start port 105 (per 16R length). This is because it is easy to win the symbol (see symbol determination tables Zt1 and Zt2 in FIG. 8).

  Subsequently, the main control unit 401 performs a jackpot lottery process (see FIG. 23) (step S2208). When the jackpot lottery process is performed, the main control unit 401 executes a variation pattern determination process (see FIG. 24) (step S2209). When the variation pattern is determined by the variation pattern determination process, the variation display of the special symbol on the special symbol display unit 201 is started based on the determined variation pattern (step S2210).

  At this time, when the special symbol indicating the lottery result of the second big hit lottery by winning at the second starting port 106 is variably displayed, the second special symbol of the second special symbol display unit 201b is variably displayed. When the special symbol indicating the lottery result of the first jackpot lottery is variably displayed, the first special symbol of the first special symbol display unit 201a is variably displayed.

  The main control unit 401 sets a change start command in the RAM 413 in accordance with the start of special symbol change display (step S2211). The variation start command set in step S2211 includes the lottery result of the big hit lottery process in step S2208, information indicating the variation pattern selected by the variation pattern determination process in step S2209, and the like. Further, the change start command set in step S2211 is output to the effect control unit 403 when the output process shown in step S1906 in FIG. 19 is executed.

  Subsequently, the main control unit 401 determines whether or not a predetermined variation time (a variation time defined by the variation pattern selected immediately before the variation display) has elapsed since the start of the variation display of the special symbol (step S2212). ). If the predetermined fluctuation time has not elapsed (step S2212: No), the main control unit 401 ends the special symbol process as it is.

  On the other hand, when a predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed (step S2212: Yes), the main control unit 401 stops and displays the special symbol that is being displayed in the special symbol display unit 201 (step S2213), and a change stop command is displayed in the RAM 413. Setting is performed (step S2214). The change stop command set in step S2214 is output to the effect control unit 403 when the output process shown in step S1906 in FIG. 19 is executed.

  After setting the variable stop command in the RAM 413, the main control unit 401 turns on the in-confirm flag (step S2215), and executes the stop process described later with reference to FIGS. 25-1 and 25-2 (step S2215). S2216), the special symbol process is terminated. On the other hand, when the special symbol is variably displayed in step S2203 (step S2203: Yes), the process proceeds to step S2212, where it is determined whether or not the variation time has elapsed, and the above processing is performed.

(Large lottery processing)
Next, the contents of the jackpot lottery process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the contents of the jackpot lottery process. In the jackpot lottery process, the main control unit 401 first determines whether the current gaming state is a high-probability gaming state (whether the high-probability gaming flag is ON) (step S2301).

  If it is a high probability gaming state (step S2301: Yes), the main control unit 401 selects the determination table At2 (see FIG. 7) per high probability (step S2302). If not in the high probability gaming state (step S2301: No), the main control unit 401 selects the low probability per determination table At1 (see FIG. 7) (step S2303).

  Subsequently, the main control unit 401 compares the hit determination table At selected in Step S2302 or Step S2303 with the hit random number of the hold information (hold information set with the highest priority) to be hit. Then, a hit determination is performed to determine whether the hit random number matches a predetermined value corresponding to each hit in the hit determination table At (step S2304).

  If the result of the hit determination in step S2304 is a big win (step S2305: Yes), the symbol random number of this holding information is compared with the symbol determination table Zt1 or Zt2 (see FIG. 8), and the symbol random number is In the symbol determination table Zt, symbol determination is performed to determine which type of jackpot (per 16R length, per 16R short, per 4R) corresponds to a predetermined value (step S2306).

  In the symbol determination in step S2306, the first symbol determination table Zt1 is used for the winning ball to the first starting port 105, and the second symbol determination table Zt2 is used for the winning ball to the second starting port 106. Used. Then, a symbol representing the determination result of the symbol determination is set in the RAM 413 (step S2307), and the jackpot lottery process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the determination result of the win determination in step S2304 is not a big win (step S2305: No), a symbol indicating a loss is set in the RAM 413 (step S2308), and the big win lottery process is terminated.

(Fluctuation pattern judgment processing)
Next, processing contents of the variation pattern determination process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the contents of the variation pattern determination process. In the variation pattern determination process, the main control unit 401 determines whether the determination result of the hit determination for the current hold information is a big hit (step S2401). If it is a big hit (step S2401: Yes), the variation pattern determination tables Ht2 and Ht4 (see FIG. 9 and FIG. 10) for the big hit are selected (step S2402).

  In step S2402, specifically, the fluctuation pattern determination table Ht2 (see FIG. 9) is selected in the non-electric support game state, and the fluctuation pattern determination table Ht4 (see FIG. 10) is selected in the electric support game state. If it is not a big hit (step S2401: No), that is, if it is a loss, the variation pattern determination tables Ht1 and Ht3 (see FIGS. 9 and 10) for the loss are selected (step S2403). In step S2403, specifically, the fluctuation pattern determination table Ht1 (see FIG. 9) is selected in the non-electric support game state, and the fluctuation pattern determination table Ht3 (see FIG. 10) is selected in the electric support game state.

  Thereafter, the main control unit 401 compares the variation pattern determination table Ht selected in either step S2402 or step S2403 with the variation pattern random number of the current hold information, and the variation pattern random number is determined as the variation pattern determination table. A variation pattern determination is performed to determine which variation pattern corresponds to Ht (step S2404), the determination result is set in the RAM 413 (step S2405), and the variation pattern determination process is terminated.

(Processing during stoppage)
Next, the processing content of the stop process will be described with reference to FIGS. 25-1 and 25-2. FIG. 25A is a flowchart (part 1) illustrating the in-stop process performed by the main control unit. FIG. 25-2 is a flowchart (part 2) illustrating the in-stop process performed by the main control unit. In the stop process, the CPU 411 of the main control unit 401 first determines whether or not a predetermined fixed time has elapsed since the change of the special symbol was stopped (step S2501).

  If the predetermined fixed time has not elapsed (step S2501: No), the processing is ended as it is. When the predetermined fixed time has elapsed (step S2501: Yes), the determining flag is turned OFF (step S2502), and it is determined whether the electric support game flag indicating the electric support game state is ON (step S2503). . The electric support game flag is a flag set in a game state setting process which will be described later with reference to FIG. When the electric support game flag is not ON (step S2503: No), the process proceeds to step S2508.

  When the electric support game flag is ON (step S2503: Yes), a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the electric support game counter J indicating the remaining number of times of the electric support game state is set as a new electric support game counter J (step S2504). ). The electric support game counter J indicates the remaining number of games in the electric support game state, and is a numerical value set to 70, for example, after the big hit. The setting of the electric support game counter J will be described later in the game state setting process (see FIG. 31). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the electric support game counter J is “0” (step S2505).

  When the electric support game counter J is “0” (step S2505: Yes), that is, when 70 fluctuations in the number of electric support operations have elapsed after the end of the jackpot, the electric support game flag is turned OFF (step S2506). Then, a right-handed notification end process for turning off the right-handed display unit 205 is executed (step S2507). On the other hand, when the electric support game counter J is not “0” (step S2505: No), the process proceeds to step S2508. In step S2508, it is determined whether or not a high probability game flag indicating a high probability gaming state is ON (step S2508).

  In step S2508, when the high probability game flag is OFF (step S2508: No), the process proceeds to step S2512. When the high probability game flag is ON (step S2508: Yes), a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the high probability game counter X indicating the remaining number of times of the high probability game state is set as a new high probability game counter X (step S2509). ).

  Specifically, the high probability game counter X indicates the remaining number of games in the high probability game state, and is a numerical value set to 74 times, for example, after the jackpot is over. The setting of the highly reliable game counter X will be described later in the game state setting process (FIG. 31).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the highly probable game counter X is “0” (step S2510). If the highly probable game counter X is “0” (step S2510: Yes), that is, after the big hit, 74 fluctuations occur. When the time has elapsed, the highly probable game flag is turned OFF (step S2511). When the highly probable game counter X is not “0” (step S2510: NO), the process proceeds to step S2512.

  In step S2512, it is determined whether or not the stopped special symbol is a big hit, and if it is not a big hit (step S2512: No), the processing is ended as it is. In step S2512, when the stopped special symbol is a jackpot symbol (step S2512: Yes), the jackpot game flag is turned on (step S2513), and right-handed notification start processing for lighting the right-handed display unit 205 is executed. (Step S2514).

  Then, the electric support game counter J or the highly probable game counter X is set to “0” (step S2515). Thereafter, the electric support game flag or the high probability game flag is turned OFF (step S2516), and the jackpot opening is started (step S2517). Thereafter, an opening command is set in the RAM 413 (step S2518), and the process ends.

(Large winnings processing)
FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the special prize opening process. In the big prize opening process, the main control unit 401 first determines whether or not the big hit game flag is set to ON (step S2601). If the big hit game flag is OFF (step S2601: No), the main control unit 401 ends the big prize opening process as it is.

  If the jackpot game flag is ON (step S2601: Yes), the main control unit 401 determines whether or not it is opening (step S2602). Specifically, in step S2602, it is determined whether or not the big winning opening action pattern selected when the jackpot game flag is set to ON is being opened.

  If it is during opening (step S2602: Yes), the main control unit 401 performs an opening process (step S2603), and proceeds to step S2604. The details of the opening process will be described later with reference to FIG. If the opening is not in progress (step S2602: NO), the process proceeds to step S2604.

  Then, the main control unit 401 determines whether or not the special winning opening 109 is being opened (step S2604). If the special winning opening 109 is being opened (step S2604: Yes), the opening process is performed (step S2605). The processing contents of the opening process will be described later with reference to FIG. If the special winning opening 109 is not being opened (step S2604: No), the process proceeds to step S2606.

  Then, the main control unit 401 determines whether or not it is during the interval (step S2606). If it is during the interval (step S2606: Yes), the interval process is performed (step S2607), and the process proceeds to step S2608. The processing contents of the interval processing will be described later with reference to FIG. If not in the interval (step S2606: No), the process proceeds to step S2608.

  The main control unit 401 determines whether ending is in progress (step S2608). If it is during ending (step S2608: Yes), an ending process will be performed (step S2609) and the special winning a prize mouth process will be complete | finished. The processing contents of the ending process will be described later with reference to FIG. If it is not in the ending (step S2608: No), the special winning a prize mouth process is finished as it is.

(Opening process)
FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the opening process. In the opening process, the main control unit 401 first determines whether or not a predetermined opening period has elapsed (step S2701). If the opening period has not elapsed (step S2701: NO), the opening process is terminated as it is.

  If the opening period has elapsed (step S2701: YES), the main control unit 401 ends the opening (step S2702), and sets the count value R of the round number counter to 1 (step S2703). Then, the opening of the first prize winning opening 109 is started (step S2704), and the opening process ends.

(Processing during opening)
FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the releasing process. In the open process, the main control unit 401 first determines whether or not the open period has elapsed (step S2801). If the opening period has not elapsed (step S2801: No), the main control unit 401 has won a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls in the large winning opening 109 while the large winning opening 109 is being opened. Is determined (step S2802). If there is no specified number of winnings (step S2802: NO), the in-release process is terminated.

  When the opening period has elapsed (step S2801: YES), or when a predetermined number of winnings have been made (step S2802: YES), the main control unit 401 closes the big winning port 109 (step S2803). Then, it is determined whether or not the count value R of the round number counter matches Rmax of the selected special winning opening action pattern (step S2804). Rmax of the special winning opening operation pattern is, for example, “16” when per 16R length and per 16R short, and “4” when per 4R.

  If the count value R of the round number counter does not match Rmax (step S2804: No), the interval is started (step S2805), and the open process is terminated. If the count value R of the round number counter matches Rmax (step S2804: Yes), it is determined that the final round has been released, and ending is started (step S2806).

  When the ending is started, the main control unit 401 sets an ending command in the RAM 413 (step S2807) and ends the releasing process. This ending command includes information indicating the current jackpot ending period. The ending command is transmitted to the effect control unit 403 when the output process shown in step S1906 in FIG. 19 is executed.

(Interval processing)
FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the interval processing. In the interval process, the main control unit 401 first determines whether or not a predetermined interval period has elapsed (step S2901). If the interval period has not elapsed (step S2901: No), the interval process is terminated as it is.

  If the interval period has elapsed (step S2901: YES), the main control unit 401 ends the interval (step S2902), and sets a value obtained by adding “1” to the count value R of the round number counter as a new count value R. (Step S2903). Then, the main control unit 401 starts to open the R-th round winning opening 109 (step S2904), and ends the interval process.

(Ending process)
FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the ending process. In the ending process, the main control unit 401 first determines whether or not a predetermined ending period has elapsed (step S3001). If the ending period has not elapsed (step S3001: No), the ending process is terminated as it is.

  If the ending period has elapsed (step S3001: Yes), the main control unit 401 ends the ending (step S3002), and resets the count value R of the round number counter to “0” (step S3003). And the game state setting process (refer FIG. 31) which sets the game state after this jackpot game is performed (step S3004). Then, the jackpot game flag is set to OFF (step S3005), a right-handed notification end process for turning off the right-handed display unit 205 is executed (step S3006), and the ending process is ended.

(Game state setting process)
FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the game state setting process. In the game state setting process, the main control unit 401 first sets the electric support game flag indicating that the game state with the electric chew support function (electric support game state) is set to ON (step S3101), and the electric support game. The counter J is set to “70” (step S3102). Then, a right-handed notification start process for turning on the right-handed display unit 205 is executed (step S3103). Then, a high-probability game flag indicating the high-probability game state is set to ON (step S3104). Then, the highly probable game counter X is set to “74” (step S3105), and the game state setting process is terminated.

(2. Processing performed by the Director of Production)
Next, the process performed by the production control unit 403a of the production control unit 403 will be described. Each process performed by the production control unit 403a described below is performed, for example, when the CPU 431 of the production control unit 403a executes a program stored in the ROM 432.

(Production timer interrupt processing)
First, the processing content of the effect timer interruption process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing the contents of the effect timer interrupt process. The production control unit 403a continuously performs a predetermined main production control process (not shown) during activation, and performs an production timer interruption process shown in FIG. For example, an interrupt is executed at 4 ms).

  In the effect timer interruption process, the effect control unit 403a first performs a command reception process (see FIG. 33) (step S3201). When the command receiving process is performed, the effect supervising unit 403a subsequently performs an operation receiving process for setting a command indicating that the effect button 118 and the cross key 119 have received an operation from the player (step S3202).

  And the production supervision part 403a performs a command transmission process (step S3203), and complete | finishes an effect timer interruption process. When the effect timer interruption process is completed, the effect control unit 403a returns to the main effect control process. In the command transmission process, a command indicating information set in each storage area of the RAM 433 by a command reception process or an operation reception process is output to the image / sound control unit 403c and the lamp control unit 403b.

(Command reception processing)
Next, processing contents of the command reception processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the command reception processing. In the command reception process shown in FIG. 33, the effect supervising unit 403a first determines whether or not a prior determination result has been received from the main control unit 401 (step S3301). The preliminary determination result is a determination result in the preliminary determination process (see FIG. 21) of the main control unit 401. In the output process (see step S1906 in FIG. 19) in the timer interrupt process of the main control unit 401, the main control unit 401 Is sent as a command.

  If the prior determination result has not been received (step S3301: NO), the process proceeds to step S3304. If the advance determination result has been received (step S3301: Yes), the advance determination information storage area 433d provided on the RAM 433 is updated (step S3302). Then, a hold increase command indicating that the number of hold information has increased is set in the RAM 433 (step S3303).

  Then, the production control unit 403a determines whether or not a change start command has been received from the main control unit 401 (step S3304). The variation start command is a command set in the special symbol process of the main control unit 401 (see step S2211 in FIG. 22). If the change start command has not been received (step S3304: NO), the process proceeds to step S3306. If the change start command has been received (step S3304: YES), the production supervision unit 403a performs the production determination process for determining the production content of the production to be executed (step S3305), and proceeds to step S3306. Detailed processing contents of the effect determination processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S3306, the production control unit 403a determines whether or not a change stop command has been received from the main control unit 401 (step S3306). The change stop command is a command set in the special symbol process of the main control unit 401 (see step S2214 in FIG. 22). If the change stop command has not been received (step S3306: NO), the process proceeds to step S3308. If the change stop command has been received (step S3306: YES), the effect supervising unit 403a performs an effect end process (see FIG. 42) for ending the effect being executed (step S3307), and proceeds to step S3308.

  In step S3308, the production control unit 403a determines whether or not an opening command has been received from the main control unit 401 (step S3308). The opening command is a command set in the stop process of the main control unit 401 (see step S2518 in FIG. 25-2). If the opening command has not been received (step S3308: NO), the process proceeds to step S3310.

  If the opening command has been received (step S3308: Yes), the production supervision unit 403a performs a jackpot presentation selection process for selecting a jackpot presentation performed during the jackpot (step S3309), and proceeds to step S3310. For example, in the jackpot effect selection process, the effect supervision unit 403a selects a win effect for 4R if it is won per 4R.

  In step S3310, the production control unit 403a determines whether an ending command has been received from the main control unit 401 (step S3310). The ending command is a command set in the releasing process of the main control unit 401 (see step S2807 in FIG. 28). If the ending command has not been received (step S3310: No), the command reception process is terminated as it is.

  When the ending command is received (step S3310: Yes), the production control unit 403a performs an ending effect selection process for selecting an ending effect to be performed when the jackpot effect ends (step S3311), and ends the command reception process. To do.

(Production decision processing)
Next, the effect determination process shown in step S3305 of FIG. 33 will be described using FIG. FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing the contents of the effect determination process. In the effect determination process, the effect control unit 403a analyzes the change start command received in the command reception process shown in FIG. 33 (step S3401), the lottery result of the big hit lottery, the change pattern (the change time of the special symbol), Information indicating a gaming state or the like is acquired.

  Subsequently, the effect supervising unit 403a refers to a mode flag indicating the current effect mode set using the effect mode table Mt (see FIG. 16) (step S3402). Then, a hold number subtraction process for subtracting the hold information number is executed (step S3403).

  And the variation production pattern selection process for selecting the variation production patterns Ep1-Ep7 is performed using the variation production pattern table Et shown in FIG. 14 (step S3404). Thereafter, a notice effect selection process for selecting a notice effect is executed (step S3405). Details of the notice effect selection process will be described later with reference to FIG. Then, an effect start command is set in the RAM 433 (step S3406), and the effect determination process ends.

(Example of notice effect)
Here, before entering the description of the notice effect selection process (see FIG. 39), an example of the notice effect according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the notice effects are described as four types of notice effects a to d. FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram (part 1) illustrating an example of a notice effect according to the present embodiment.

  A notice effect a shown in FIG. 35 is a step-up notice that is performed during a fluctuating effect before the development of the reach effect and develops in stages. More specifically, in the first stage, a window image 3501 for causing a character to appear appears small on the image display unit 104. After a predetermined time (for example, 2 to 3 seconds) has elapsed in the first stage, the process proceeds to the second stage.

  In the second stage, a window image 3502 obtained by enlarging the first stage window image 3501 is displayed on the image display unit 104. After a predetermined time (for example, about 3 seconds) has elapsed in the second stage, the process proceeds to the third stage. In the third stage, a window image 3503 obtained by enlarging the second stage window image 3502 is displayed on the image display unit 104.

  In the present embodiment, the stage of advance developed in each notice effect (step-up notice, conversation notice described later using FIG. 36, story notice described later using FIG. 37, and cut-in notice described later using FIG. 38). Is three stages from the first stage to the third stage, but may be four stages or more. Further, how many stages are developed is determined by a lottery based on the jackpot determination result, which is performed at the start of the change. For example, when the second stage is determined, the first stage and the second stage are produced, and the third stage is not developed. The notice effect is suggested to indicate that the more the effect stage that develops, the more reliable the change to the jackpot.

  FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram (part 2) illustrating an example of the notice effect according to the present embodiment. The notice effect b shown in FIG. 36 is a conversation notice that is performed during the fluctuating effect before the development of the reach effect and develops in stages. Specifically, in the first stage, an image in which the character 3601 is speaking is displayed on the image display unit 104.

  When a predetermined time elapses in the first stage, the process proceeds to the second stage. In the second stage, an image in which the character 3602 is speaking is displayed corresponding to the character 3601 speaking. When a predetermined time elapses in the second stage, the process proceeds to the third stage. In the third stage, an image of the character 3603 talking is displayed. In the present embodiment, the timing for performing the notice effect b is assumed to be the same as the timing when the notice effect a is performed, and is set so that the notice effect a and the notice effect b are not executed simultaneously. Has been.

  FIG. 37 is an explanatory diagram (part 3) illustrating an example of the notice effect according to the present embodiment. The notice effect c shown in FIG. 37 is a story notice that is performed during the change effect before the development of the reach effect and develops in stages. Specifically, in the first stage, an image in which a pedestrian 3701 and a bear 3702 have encountered is displayed on the image display unit 104.

  When a predetermined time elapses in the first stage, the process proceeds to the second stage. In the second stage, an image in which a pedestrian 3701 is chased by a bear 3702 and an image in which a hunter 3703 appears are displayed. When a predetermined time elapses in the second stage, the process proceeds to the third stage. In the third stage, an image in which a pedestrian 3701 and a hunter 3703 capture a bear 3702 is displayed. In this way, the story notice is an effect that develops in a narrative style. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the timing of performing the notice effect c is different from the timing of the notice effect a and the notice effect b, and can be executed simultaneously with the notice effect a or the notice effect b. ing.

  FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram (part 4) illustrating an example of the notice effect according to the present embodiment. The notice effect d shown in FIG. 38 is a cut-in notice that is performed during the fluctuating effect after the development of the reach effect and develops in stages. Specifically, in the first stage, a cut-in image 3801 in which a character is interrupted is displayed on the image display unit 104.

  When a predetermined time elapses in the first stage, the process proceeds to the second stage. In the second stage, a cut-in image 3802 in which a character is interrupted is displayed. When a predetermined time elapses in the second stage, the process proceeds to the third stage. In the third stage, a cut-in image 3803 in which a character is interrupted is displayed. In this way, the story notice is an effect that develops in a narrative style. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the timing at which the notice effect d is performed is different from the timing at which the notice effects a to c are performed, and can be executed simultaneously with the notice effects a to c.

(Notice effect selection process)
Next, the notice effect selection processing shown in step S3405 of FIG. 34 will be described using FIG. FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the notice effect selection processing. In the notice effect selecting process, the effect managing unit 403a refers to the changing effect pattern selected in the changing effect pattern selecting process (see step S3404 in FIG. 34) (step S3901).

  Based on the variation effect pattern, the number of the notice effects to be executed and the type of the notice effect are selected from the notice effects a to d (step S3902). In step S3902, a notice effect type selection table (see FIGS. 40-1 to 40-5), which will be described later, is used. Thereafter, the main notice effect that is the main effect is selected from the selected notice effects (step S3903). In step S3903, a main notice effect selection table (see FIG. 41) described later is used.

  Then, the production supervision unit 403a selects the production stage of the main notice production (step S3904). In step S3904, an effect stage selection table for the main notice effect described later is used (see FIG. 42). Thereafter, the production control unit 403a selects the production stage of the accompanying notice effect (step S3905), and ends the notice effect selection process as it is. In step S3905, an effect stage selection table for an accompanying notice effect described later is used (see FIG. 43).

(Type selection table for notice effect)
Next, the notice effect type selection table used in the selection of the number of notice effects and the type of notice effect shown in step S3902 of FIG. 39 will be described with reference to FIGS. 40-1 to 40-5. FIG. 40A is an explanatory diagram of a notice selection type selection table used for a normal lose effect.

  The notice effect type selection table Yt1 in FIG. 40A shows the number of notice effect types 4001, the notice effect type 4002, and the allocation 4003. In the notice effect type selection table Yt1, the number 4001 of notice effect types is described for convenience of explanation. The same applies to the notice effect type selection tables Yt2 to Yt5 described later.

  The number of types of notice effects 4001 is 0 to 3 that can be combined among the four notice effects a to d, and is set so that all four kinds are not performed. Specifically, the step-up notice of the notice effect a and the conversation notice of the notice effect b are performed at timings close to each other, and the image display unit 104 when the display area has been developed to three stages, respectively. Since a large display area is used, it is not performed simultaneously.

  The number of types of notice effects 4001 being “0” means that no notice effect is performed among the four notice effects a to d. When the number of types of notice effects 4001 is “1”, one of the four notice effects a to d is performed. The number of types of notice effects 4001 being “2” means that any two notice effects other than the combination of the notice effects a and b are performed among the four notice effects a to d. When the number of types of notice effects 4001 is “3”, among the four notice effects a to d, any three notice effects other than the combination of the notice effect a and the notice effect b are performed.

  In the notice effect type selection table Yt1, among “not notice effect”, “notice effect a”, “notice effect b”, “notice effect c”, “notice effect a, c”, and “notice effect b, c”. , Any one is selected. Among them, “No notice effect” is most easily selected. Further, since the notice effect d is an effect that is performed after being developed into the reach effect, the combination using the notice effect d (the type 4002 of the notice effect) is not selected in the variation of the variation effect pattern Ep1 that does not develop into the reach effect. It is like that.

  FIG. 40B is an explanatory diagram of a type selection table for a notice effect used during a normal reach effect. In the notice effect type selection table Yt2 shown in FIG. 40-2, any of “0” to “3” of the number of notice effect types 4001 can be selected, and the notice effect type selection table Yt1 ( Compared to FIG. 40-1), each notice effect is easily selected.

  In addition, since the table is used at the time of the normal reach effect, each of the notice effects a to d including the notice effect d that can be executed at the time of the reach effect can be selected. In the notice effect type selection table Yt2, “0” or “1” (one of the notice effects a to d) of the number 4001 of the notice effect types is easily selected. In other words, in the case of the normal reach production, one type (“notification effect a”, “notification effect b”, “notification effect c”, “notification effect”) is provided even if the announcement effect is performed while making the announcement effect difficult. It is easy to perform the notice effect d)).

  FIG. 40C is an explanatory diagram of a type selection table for a notice effect used during a low-reliability reach effect. In the notice effect type selection table Yt3 shown in FIG. 40-3, the notice effect is more easily selected than the notice effect type selection table Yt2 (see FIG. 40-2). Specifically, “1” of the number of types of notice effects 4001 (one of the notice effects a to d) or “2” of the number of types of notice effects 4001 (two of the notice effects a to d) is selected. One of the combinations used) is easily selected.

  In other words, in the case of the low-reliability reach effect, one type of notice effect (“notice effect a”, “notice effect b”, “notice effect c”, “notice effect d”), or two kinds of notice effects (“Notice effects a, c”, “notice effects a, d”, “notice effects b, c”, “notice effects b, d”, “notice effects c, d”) are facilitated.

  FIG. 40D is an explanatory diagram of a type selection table for a notice effect used during a medium reliability reach effect. In the type selection table Yt4 of the notice effect shown in FIG. 40-4, the number “0” of the notice effects that do not perform the notice effect is not selected, and at least one of the notice effects is performed. Specifically, “2” of the number of types of notice effects 4001 (one combination of combinations using two of the notice effects a to d) or “3” of the number of types of notice effects 4001 (notice) One of the combinations using three of the effects a to d) is easily selected.

  In other words, in the case of medium reliability reach production, two types of notice productions (“forecast production a, c”, “forecast production a, d”, “forecast production b, c”, “forecast production b, d”, The “notice effect c, d”) or three types (“notice effect a, c, d”, “notice effect b, c, d”) can be easily performed.

  FIG. 40-5 is an explanatory diagram of a type selection table for a notice effect used during a high-reliability reach effect or a premier reach effect. In the type selection table Yt5 of the notice effect shown in FIG. 40-5, the number “0” of the notice effects that do not perform the notice effect is not selected, and at least one of the notice effects is performed. Specifically, “3” (one combination among the combinations using three of the notice effects a to d) of the number 4001 of the notice effect types is easily selected.

  The notice effect type selection table Yt5 makes the three kinds of notice effects most easily performed among the notice effect type selection tables Yt1 to Yt4 shown in FIGS. 40-1 to 40-4. That is, in the case of the high-reliability reach effect or the premier reach effect, three types of notice effects (“notice effects a, c, d” and “notice effects b, c, d”) are easily performed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the type of notice effect 4002 is selected according to the reliability with respect to the jackpot of the variable effect pattern. Specifically, the higher the reliability of the variation effect pattern, the greater the number of types of notice effect 4001. In other words, when three types of announcement effects are performed, it is suggested that the reliability of the jackpot is a high fluctuation, and the player's expectation is enhanced.

(Main notice effect selection table)
Next, the main notice effect selection table used in the selection of the main notice effect shown in step S3903 in FIG. 39 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 41 is an explanatory diagram showing a main notice effect selection table. The main notice effect selection table Yt6 includes a notice effect type number 4001, a notice effect type 4002, a main notice effect 4011, and a ratio 4012.

  The main notice effect selection table Yt6 describes the number of types of notice effects 4001 for convenience of explanation and is listed as a list, but is a separate table for each type of notice effect 4002. Specifically, it is a separate and independent table for each area indicated by a double line shown in the main notice effect selection table Yt6.

  The notice effect type 4002 is selected using the notice effect type selection tables Yt1 to Yt5 shown in FIGS. 40-1 to 40-5. The main notice effect 4011 is one of the main effects of the notice effect types 4002. The ratio 4012 indicates the probability of selecting the main notice effect 4011.

  For example, when the type number 4001 of the notice effect is “1”, that is, when one kind of notice effect is executed, the notice effect that is executed becomes the main notice effect 4011. Specifically, when the notice effect type 4002 is the notice effect a, the main notice effect 4011 is the notice effect a.

  When the number of types of notice effects 4001 is “2”, that is, when two kinds of notice effects are executed, one of the notice effects is the main notice effect 4011. Specifically, when the type of notice effect 4002 is “notice effect a, c”, the main notice effect 4011 is either the notice effect a or the notice effect c. The ratio of selecting either one of the notice effect a or the notice effect c is “50/100”. Of the two types of notice effects, the other combinations are similarly selected with one of the selected ratios 4012 selected as the main notice effect 4011.

  When the number of types of notice effects 4001 is “3”, that is, when three kinds of notice effects are executed, one of the notice effects is the main notice effect 4011. Specifically, when the type of notice effect 4002 is “notice effect a, c, d”, the main notice effect 4011 is any one of the notice effect a, the notice effect c, and the notice effect d. The ratio of selecting any one of the notice effect a, the notice effect c, and the notice effect d is approximately the same (“33/100” or “34/100”). Of the three types of notice effects, other combinations (notice effect b, notice effect c, notice effect d) are similarly selected as the main notice effect 4011 with the same selection ratio. The

(Direction stage selection table for main notice production)
Next, with reference to FIG. 42, the main notice effect stage stage selection table used in the selection of the main notice effect stage shown in step S3904 in FIG. 39 will be described. FIG. 42 is an explanatory diagram showing an effect stage selection table for the main notice effect. The main notice effect stage selection table Yt7 shown in FIG. 42 includes a change effect pattern 4201, a main notice effect stage 4202 and a ratio 4203.

  In addition, although the stage stage selection table Yt7 of the main notice effect is a list notation for convenience of explanation, it is a separate table for each variable effect pattern 4201. Specifically, it is a separate and independent table for each area indicated by a double line in the main notice stage effect stage selection table Yt7.

  The variation effect pattern 4201 corresponds to each variation effect pattern Ep shown in the variation effect pattern table Et of FIG. For example, as shown in the step-up notice in FIG. A ratio 4203 indicates the probability that the stage of stage 4202 is selected for each variation stage pattern 4201. For example, in the case of the fluctuation effect patterns Ep1 and Ep2, the stage “1” is most easily selected as the stage of stage 4202.

  In the case of the variation effect pattern Ep3, the stage “2” is most easily selected as the effect stage 4202 of the main notice effect. In the case of the fluctuation effect patterns Ep4, Ep5, and Ep6, the stage “3” is most easily selected as the stage of stage 4202.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the stage stage 2022 of the main notice effect is selected according to the reliability with respect to the jackpot of the change effect pattern 4201, and specifically, the change effect pattern 4201 is selected. The higher the reliability, the higher the stage 4202 of the main notice effect. That is, when a three-stage notice effect is performed, it is suggested that the reliability with respect to the jackpot is a high fluctuation, and the player's expectation is enhanced.

(Direction stage selection table for accompanying notice effect)
Next, with reference to FIG. 43, the accompanying stage effect stage stage selection table used in the selection of the accompanying stage effect stage shown in step S3905 of FIG. 39 will be described. FIG. 43 is an explanatory diagram of an effect stage selection table for accompanying notice effects. The accompanying notice effect stage step selection table Yt8 shown in FIG. 43 includes a change effect pattern 4201, a main notice effect stage 4202, an accompanying notice effect stage 4301, and a ratio 4302.

  The accompanying notice stage effect stage selection table Yt8 is shown as a list for convenience of explanation, but is an independent table for each main notice stage effect stage 4202. Specifically, it is a separate and independent table for each area indicated by a double line in the accompanying notice effect stage stage selection table Yt8.

  The main notice stage effect stage 4202 is selected using the main notice stage effect stage selection table Yt7 shown in FIG. The accompanying notice stage effect stage 4301 is associated with a stage not exceeding the main notice stage effect stage 4202. The ratio 4302 indicates the probability that the accompanying notice effect effect stage 4301 is selected for each main notice effect effect stage 4202.

  For example, in each of the fluctuation effect patterns Ep1 to Ep6, when the effect stage 4202 of the main notice effect is “1” or “2”, “1” is always selected as the effect stage 4301 of the accompanying notice effect. . In each variation effect pattern Ep1 to Ep6, when the main notice effect effect stage 4202 is “3”, the accompanying notice effect effect stage 4301 is selected to be “1” or “2”. In each of the variation effect patterns Ep1 to Ep6, the ratio 4302 at which “2” is selected in the effect stage 4301 of the accompanying notice effect is higher than the ratio 4302 at which “1” is selected.

  In particular, in the variation effect pattern 4201 with higher reliability, the ratio 4302 at which “2” is selected in the effect stage 4301 of the accompanying notice effect is set to be higher than the ratio 4302 at which “1” is selected. . That is, the higher the reliability of the variation effect pattern 4201, the easier it is to select the effect stage 4301 of the accompanying notice effect, which is closer to the effect stage 4202 of the main notice effect.

  In the present embodiment, the stage 4301 of the accompanying notice effect is uniform, that is, when a plurality of accompanying notice effects are selected, each stage 4301 is the same stage. Not limited to this, for each accompanying notice effect, an effect stage for an independent accompanying notice effect may be selected. However, even in this case, the effect stage 4301 of the accompanying notice effect may be selected within a range not exceeding the effect stage 4202 of the main notice effect.

(Production end processing)
Next, the effect end process shown in step S3307 of FIG. 33 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 44 is a flowchart showing the contents of the effect end process. In FIG. 44, the production supervising unit 403a determines whether or not information indicating a jackpot is included in the change stop command (step S4401), and when information indicating a jackpot is included (step S4401: Yes), A mode flag setting process is performed using the effect mode table Mt (see FIG. 16) (step S4402).

  In the mode flag setting process in step S4402, specifically, the mode flag “1” indicating the probability variation mode is set. Thereafter, the mode residual variation count M in the probability variation mode is set to “70” (step S4403), and the process proceeds to step S4411. In step S4401, if the information indicating the jackpot is not included (step S4401: NO), it is determined whether or not the mode flag is “1” indicating the probability variation mode or “2” indicating the special mode (step S4401). S4404). If the mode flag is not “1” or “2” (step S4404: NO), the process proceeds to step S4411.

  If the mode flag is “1” or “2” in step S4404 (step S4404: YES), a new mode residual fluctuation count M is measured by subtracting “1” from the mode residual fluctuation count M ( Step S4405). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the mode residual fluctuation count M is “0” (step S4406). If the mode residual fluctuation count M is not “0” (step S4406: No), the process proceeds to step S4411.

  In step S4406, when the mode residual fluctuation count M is “0” (step S4406: Yes), it is determined whether or not the mode flag is “1” indicating the probability variation mode (step S4407). When the mode flag is “1” (step S4407: Yes), the mode flag is set to “2” indicating the special mode (step S4408).

  Then, the mode residual fluctuation count M in the special mode is set to “4” (step S4409). In step S4407, when the mode flag is not “1” indicating the probability variation mode (step S4407: No), that is, when the mode flag is “2” indicating the special mode, the mode flag indicates the normal mode. “0” is set (step S4410). Then, a change effect end command for ending the change effect is set in the RAM 433 (step S4411), and the effect end process is ended.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a main notice effect as a main effect and an accompanying notice effect as an effect accompanying the main notice effect are determined from a plurality of types of notice effects a to d. Furthermore, the stage of the main notice effect is determined and the stage of the accompanying notice effect is determined within a range not exceeding the stage of the main notice effect. That is, the main notice effect that is the highest effect stage and the accompanying notice effect that is an effect stage lower than the effect stage are performed. Thereby, it is possible to clarify the notice effect (main notice effect) important for the player among the plurality of notice effects, and to improve the effect of the notice effect.

  Further, in the present embodiment, one notice effect is set as the main notice effect, and one or more notice effects other than the main notice effect are set as the accompanying notice effects, and a plurality of notice effects are provided within a range not exceeding the effect stage of the main notice effect. The stage of the accompanying notice effect was decided. That is, only one main notice effect is provided, and a master-slave relationship is not defined between a plurality of accompanying notice effects. Therefore, while making the notice effect (main notice effect) important for the player clearer, a lively effect can be performed, and the effect of the notice effect can be improved.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the stage of the accompanying notice effect is determined so that the stage is close to the effect stage of the main notice effect, so the effect is raised, giving the player a sense of expectation, The notice effect (main notice effect) important for the player can be clarified.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Pachinko machine 101 Game board 104 Image display part 105 1st starting port 106 2nd starting port 401 Main control part 411 CPU
412 ROM
413 RAM
403 Production control unit 403a Production control unit 403b Lamp control unit 403c Image / sound control unit 431 CPU
432 ROM
433 RAM
1801 Advantage determination unit (advantage determination means)
1802 Fluctuation display part (fluctuation display means)
1810 Notice effect control unit (notice effect control means)
1811 Storage unit (storage unit)
1812 Production selection section (production selection means)
1813 Production determining unit (production determining means)
1814 1st determination part (1st determination means)
1815 Second determining unit (second determining means)
1816 Production execution unit (production execution means)

Claims (3)

Advantageous determination means for performing an advantageous determination as to whether or not to enter into an advantageous gaming state advantageous to the player by establishing the starting condition;
Fluctuation display means for variably displaying a symbol indicating the result of the advantageous determination by the advantageous determination means;
A notice effect control means for performing a notice effect that develops in stages during the fluctuation display of the symbol by the change display means;
With
The notice effect control means includes:
Storage means for storing a plurality of types of notice effects;
An effect selection means for selecting a plurality of types of notice effects that can be executed simultaneously from the notice effects stored in the storage means based on the result of the advantage determination by the advantage determination means;
From a plurality of types of notice effects selected by the effect selection means, a main notice effect as a main effect and an effect determining means for determining an accompanying notice effect as an effect accompanying the main notice effect by lottery,
First determining means for determining an effect stage when the main notice effect determined by the effect determining means is developed in stages;
Second determining means for determining an effect stage when the accompanying notice effect is developed stepwise within a range not exceeding the effect stage of the main notice effect determined by the first determining means;
Effect execution means for developing each notice effect up to each effect stage determined by the first determining means and the second determining means,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: The effect determining means determines one main notice effect and a plurality of the accompanying notice effects by lottery,
The first determining means determines the stage of the one main notice effect determined by the effect determining means,
The said 2nd determination means determines the production | presentation stage of the said some attendant announcement effect within the range which does not exceed the production stage of the said main announcement effect determined by the said 1st determination means, respectively. The gaming machine according to 1.   The second determining means determines an effect stage close to the effect stage within a range not exceeding the effect stage of the main notice effect determined by the first determining means as the effect stage of the accompanying notice effect. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above.

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