JP2013132311A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance interest in a game machine including a movable accessory (Yakumono) device equipped with an operable and movable member in front of a display device.SOLUTION: The game machine includes: the display device (41) capable of displaying a variation display game; the movable accessory device (44) equipped with the operable and movable members (48A, 48B) in front of the display device; and a control means (300) for controlling the display device and the movable Yakumono device. The movable member includes a first position detection means (437A) for detecting a first state overlapping with an outer edge of a display area of the display device in a longitudinal direction, and a second position detection means (438A) for detecting a second state overlapping with one portion of the other outer edge of the display area of the display device in a longitudinal direction. The control means can execute a plurality of variation display games in the display area of the display device regardless of whether the movable members are in the first state or the second state.

Description

  The present invention controls a display device for displaying a variable display game, a movable member operable in front of the display device, position detection means for detecting that the movable member is at a predetermined position, the display device and the movable member. The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with possible control means.

  Conventionally, a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine includes a gaming board having a display area for displaying a gaming area into which a gaming ball is thrown and a variable display game, and a game to a start opening provided in the gaming board. Control for controlling the execution of a variable display game that starts a variable display of a plurality of symbols on a display device based on a winning of a ball, and generates a special game state (so-called big hit) advantageous to the player when these symbols stop in a predetermined combination And some devices.

  And in such a gaming machine, in order to enhance the fun of the game, a movable member (shutter or heel) that can move from the left and right of the display screen toward the center is provided in front of the display device, and the display on the display device is displayed. There is one configured to perform an effect of making it invisible (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-11899 A

  However, the effect in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 is simply to move the movable member (shutter or heel) from the left and right of the display screen to the center direction to make the display on the display device invisible. There is a problem that it is very easy to get bored.

  The present invention was made to solve the above-described problems, and in a gaming machine having a movable accessory device including a movable member operable in front of the display device, an effect of operating the movable member is provided. The purpose is to make it difficult to get bored.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1
In a gaming machine including a display device capable of displaying a variable display game, a movable accessory device including a movable member operable in front of the display device, and a control means capable of controlling the display device and the movable member.
A first position detecting unit capable of detecting a first state in which the movable member overlaps a part of the outer edge of the display area of the display device in the front-rear direction;
A second position detecting means capable of detecting a second state in which the movable member overlaps with a part of the other outer edge of the display area of the display device in the front-rear direction;
With
The control means includes
A plurality of variable display games can be executed in the display area of the display device regardless of whether the movable member is in the first state or the second state.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the shape (contour) of the display area of the display device changes between when the movable member is in the first state and when the movable member is in the second state. Since the control means can execute effects in display areas having different shapes (outlines) over a plurality of variable display games, the interest of the game is enhanced.

The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The movable accessory device is the movable member,
A first movable member located on one side of the display area of the display device and movable to the other side; and a second movable member located on the other side of the display area of the display device and movable to one side. And
The first movable member and the second movable member are configured to overlap each other in the front-rear direction in front of the display device.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the plurality of movable members are provided in the display device so as to overlap each other in the front-rear direction, the plurality of movable members can be moved so as to pass each other. This makes it possible to produce innovative effects that are not available in other game machines, and enhance the fun of the game.

A third aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the second aspect,
The movable accessory device is:
A first belt for moving the first movable member; and a second belt for moving the second movable member;
The first belt and the second belt are respectively disposed at different height positions in the vertical direction.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first movable member and the second movable member are configured to overlap each other in the front-rear direction in front of the display device so as to be able to intersect with each other, and the first belt that moves the first movable member If the second belt is arranged at the same height, it must be arranged in the front-rear direction in order to prevent the interference between the first belt and the second belt. However, by arranging the first belt and the second belt at different height positions in the vertical direction, the first belt and the second belt are arranged so as to overlap in the vertical direction. Accordingly, the width of the movable accessory device in the front-rear direction can be reduced, and the transfer mechanism for the movable member can be configured more compactly.

The invention according to claim 4 is the gaming machine according to claim 3,
Each of the first movable member and the second movable member includes an electrical component,
The movable accessory device is:
A first wiring cable for feeding power to the electrical component of the first movable member and a second wiring cable for feeding power to the electrical component of the second movable member;
A relay board to which start ends of the first wiring cable and the second wiring cable are connected;
With
The first wiring cable and the second wiring cable are pulled out from the lower ends of the first movable member and the second movable member, respectively, and the first movable member and the second movable member are in initial positions, respectively. The length is set so as to be in a slack state, and when the first movable member and the second movable member move, they are arranged to overlap each other in the front-rear direction.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the first wiring cable and the second wiring cable are pulled out from the lower ends of the first movable member and the second movable member, respectively, and the first movable member and the second movable member are respectively When the first movable member and the second movable member move, the length is set so as to be relaxed when in the initial position. Even if the first movable member moves greatly from the right end to the left end and the second movable member moves greatly from the left end to the right end, the first wiring cable and the second wiring cable can be prevented from being tangled.

  According to the present invention, in a gaming machine having a movable accessory device including a movable member operable in front of the display device, there is an effect that it is possible to make it difficult to get tired of the effect of operating the movable member.

It is a front view which shows one Embodiment of the game machine which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the game board in the game machine of embodiment. It is a perspective view showing a state just before assembling the center case and the movable accessory device provided in the game board of the embodiment to the game board. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the movable accessory apparatus provided in the center case of embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of each accessory unit provided in the center case of embodiment. It is a perspective view of the state which assembled the accessory unit provided in the center case of an embodiment. It is a perspective view showing the state where the ball passage member and the lower cover member were removed from the accessory unit of the embodiment. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the detailed structure of the 1st movable member right position detection part of the accessory unit of embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the intermediate member and the 1st movable member from the accessory unit of embodiment. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the detailed structure of the 2nd movable member right position detection part of the accessory unit of embodiment. It is the front view which looked at the accessory unit of embodiment from the front. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the upper plate of the movement unit from the accessory unit shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the state which looked at the movement unit shown in FIG. 12 from upper direction. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the drive mechanism of the 2nd movable member which removed the 1st movable member and the 1st slide shaft, the 1st motor, the 1st belt, and the 1st pulley from the moving unit. It is the front view which looked at the drive mechanism of the 2nd movable member of Drawing 14 from the front. It is the top view which looked at the drive mechanism of the 2nd movable member shown by FIG. 15 from upper direction. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the 2nd movable member of the accessory unit of embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the 2nd movable member of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the 2nd slider of the upper end part of a 2nd movable member. FIG. 20 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a state in which the second slider of FIG. 19 is assembled and the second slide shaft is inserted. It is a back surface enlarged view of the state where the lid member was removed from the 2nd slider. It is an expansion perspective view of the lower horizontal support part provided in the lower end part of the 2nd movable member. It is a front view which shows the relationship between the flat wiring cable withdraw | derived from the 1st movable member and the 2nd movable member, and a relay board | substrate. It is a front view which shows the relationship between a flat wiring cable and a relay board | substrate when a 1st movable member moves to the left side and a 2nd movable member moves to the right side. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the effect which used the display apparatus and movable accessory apparatus (movable member) in embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the continuation of the example of an effect of FIG. 25 using a display apparatus and a movable accessory apparatus (movable member). It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the effect using the display apparatus and movable accessory apparatus (movable member) in embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the continuation of the production example of FIG. 27 using a display apparatus and a movable accessory apparatus (movable member). It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of a change of the shape (contour) of the display area of the display apparatus before and after operating the movable accessory apparatus (movable member) in embodiment. It is a front view of the center case which shows the state of the structure of the display area of the display apparatus in embodiment, and the state which the auxiliary | assistant effect actor device (lateral movable member) act | operated. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the effect which used the display apparatus and movable accessory apparatus (movable member) in embodiment of 2nd invention. FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram showing a continuation of the effect example of FIG. 30 using a display device and a movable accessory device (movable member). It is the perspective view which shows the structure of the slider of the upper end part of the movable member in other embodiment of 2nd invention, and the expanded sectional view of the principal part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the effect using the display apparatus and movable accessory apparatus (movable member) in embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of effect control using the display apparatus and movable accessory apparatus (movable member) in embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the continuation of the production | presentation control example of FIG. 35 using a display apparatus and a movable accessory apparatus (movable member). It is explanatory drawing which shows the continuation of the production | presentation control example of FIG. 36 using a display apparatus and a movable accessory apparatus (movable member). It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the control system and game control apparatus which are provided in the back surface of the game machine of embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the presentation control apparatus in the game machine of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the specific procedure of a main process among the game control performed by the game microcomputer of the game control apparatus of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the latter half part of the specific procedure of a main process among the game controls performed by the game microcomputer of the game control apparatus of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific procedure of a timer interruption process among the game controls performed by the game microcomputer of the game control apparatus of embodiment. FIG. 43 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a specific procedure of command transmission processing executed during the timer interrupt processing of FIG. 42. FIG. 44 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a specific procedure of effect control command transmission processing executed during the command transmission processing of FIG. 43. (A) is a flowchart showing an example of a specific procedure of an effect control command output process executed during the effect control command transmission process of FIG. 44, and (B) is a command data output executed during the effect control command output process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the specific procedure of a process. FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing an example of a specific procedure of special figure game processing executed during the timer interrupt processing of FIG. 42. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the specific procedure of the start port switch monitoring process performed during the special figure game process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the specific procedure of the special figure start port switch common process performed during the start port switch monitoring process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the specific procedure of the special figure holding | maintenance information determination process performed during the special figure start port switch common process of FIG. 47 is a flowchart showing an example of a specific procedure of a special figure routine process executed during the special figure game process of FIG. 46. It is a flowchart which shows the specific procedure of the special figure 1 fluctuation start process and the special figure 2 fluctuation start process which are performed during the special figure normal process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the specific procedure of the small hit flag setting process performed during the special figure 1 fluctuation start process of FIG. 22, and the special figure 2 fluctuation start process. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the specific procedure of the special figure display process performed during the special figure game process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of the specific procedure of the special figure display process performed during the special figure game process of FIG. FIG. 55 is a flowchart showing a specific procedure of a time reduction variation number update process executed during the special figure display process of FIG. 54. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the specific procedure of the big hit end process performed during the special figure game process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of the 1st main process by 1stCPU among the presentation control performed by the presentation control apparatus which comprises the control system of the gaming machine of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of the command reception interruption process by 1stCPU among the interruption control performed by the presentation control apparatus of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of the main process by 2ndCPU among the presentation control performed by the presentation control apparatus of embodiment. 60 is a flowchart showing an exemplary procedure of a normal game process executed during the 2nd main process of FIG. 59. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of V blank interruption process by 2ndCPU of the presentation control apparatus which comprises the control system of the gaming machine of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the selection table used for the setting for jackpot set control in the jackpot end process of FIG. 56 performed by the game control apparatus of 3rd, 4th embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the selection table used for the setting for jackpot set control in the jackpot end process of FIG. 56 performed by the game control apparatus of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the further another example of the selection table used for the setting for jackpot set control in the jackpot end process of FIG. 56 performed by the game control apparatus of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the further another example of the selection table used for the setting for jackpot set control in the jackpot end process of FIG. 56 performed by the game control apparatus of embodiment. It is a time chart which shows the example of change of the change time set up by jackpot set control performed by the game control device of an embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the selection table used in order to determine a change time by the game control apparatus of embodiment. It is a time chart which shows the example of transition of the presentation mode in jackpot set control performed by the presentation control apparatus of embodiment. FIG. 69 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an effect mode image during the big hit set control of FIG. 68; It is a time chart which shows the example of the scene transition of the effect in the jackpot set control performed by the presentation control apparatus of embodiment, and the example of the scene transition of the effect in the jackpot. FIG. 72 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a scene image of an effect during the big hit set control of FIG. 71 and during the big hit. FIG. 58 is a flowchart showing an exemplary procedure of a scene control process executed during the 1st main process of FIG. 57. FIG. FIG. 73 is a flowchart showing an exemplary procedure of a prefetch command reception process executed during the scene control process of FIG. 72. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of the selection table used for the setting for jackpot set control by the game control apparatus in the 1st modification of 3rd, 4th invention, and the control state after jackpot game of each set according to this selection table It is a time chart which shows the example of progress of the game at the time of setting. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the selection table used for the setting for jackpot set control by the game control apparatus in a 2nd modification. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a setting for jackpot set control by the game control apparatus in a 3rd modification, and the time chart which shows the progress example of a game. It is a time chart which shows the example of the big hit set control in a 4th modification. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the selection table used for the setting of jackpot set control in a 5th modification. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of the reach count process performed by the production | presentation control apparatus in the game machine to which 1st Embodiment of 5th invention is applied. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of the specific fluctuation | variation count process performed by the game control apparatus in the game machine to which 1st Embodiment of 5th invention is applied. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of progress of the pseudo | simulation production | presentation performed by the production | presentation control apparatus in normal time and a ceiling mode in the gaming machine to which 1st Embodiment of 5th invention is applied. It is a time chart which shows the mode of generation | occurrence | production of the ceiling mode in 2nd Embodiment of 5th invention. It is a time chart which shows the mode of generation | occurrence | production of the ceiling mode in 3rd Embodiment of 5th invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of the ceiling mode setting process performed by the game control apparatus in the gaming machine to which the third embodiment of the fifth invention is applied. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the change time determination table referred by the game control apparatus in the game machine to which the modification of 5th invention is applied. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the progress of the pseudo | simulation continuous production | presentation performed by the production | presentation control apparatus at the time of detachment | deviation and a hit in the game machine to which the modification of 5th invention is applied. It is a state transition diagram in the gaming machine having a ceiling mode to which the second modification of the fifth invention is applied. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of the ceiling mode reach generation | occurrence | production process performed by the game control apparatus in the game machine which has the ceiling mode to which the 2nd modification of 5th invention is applied. It is a time chart which shows the mode of generation | occurrence | production of the ceiling mode in the 3rd modification of 5th invention. It is a time chart which shows the mode of progress of the specific game state in the other modification of 5th invention. It is a time chart which shows the mode of progress of the specific game state in the further another modification of 5th invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the rotation display (game number) as a condition which produces | generates a variable display game stop symbol and reach in the modification of the 5th invention which forcibly generates reach in a specific game state. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of the rotation speed variation pattern determination process performed by the game control apparatus in the game machine to which the modification of the 5th invention which forcibly generates reach in the specific game state is applied. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of the reach count process performed by the production | presentation control apparatus in the game machine to which the modification of the 5th invention which generates a reach forcibly in a specific game state is applied.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment includes a front frame 12, and the front frame 12 is assembled to a main body frame (outer frame) 11 via a hinge 13 so as to be openable and closable. The game board 30 (see FIG. 2) is stored in a storage portion (not shown) formed on the front side of the front frame 12. Further, a glass frame 15 having a cover glass (transparent member) 14 covering the front surface of the game board 30 is attached to the front frame (inner frame) 12.

  Further, an illuminating device (moving light) 16 having a built-in lamp and motor and a lamp (LED) 17 for paying out abnormality notification are provided in the upper part of the glass frame 15. Further, on the left and right sides of the glass frame 15, there are provided a frame decoration device 18 with a built-in lamp and the like for emitting light for decoration and production, and a speaker (upper speaker) 19a for emitting sound (for example, sound effects). Yes. Further, a speaker (lower speaker) 19 b is also provided below the front frame 12.

  In addition, at the lower part of the front frame 12, an upper plate 21 for supplying game balls to a not-shown hitting ball launcher, and game balls paid out from a ball payout device provided on the back side of the gaming machine 10 flow out. There are provided a dish tray outlet 22, a lower dish 23 for storing game balls paid out in a state in which the upper dish 21 is full, an operation unit 24 of a ball striking device, and the like. Further, an effect button 25 is provided on the upper edge of the upper plate 21 as an input operation means incorporating an operation switch for receiving an operation input from the player. Further, a key 26 for opening and locking the front frame 12 is provided on the lower right side of the front frame 12.

In the gaming machine 10 of this embodiment, when the player rotates the operation unit 24, the hitting ball launching device directs the game ball supplied from the upper plate 21 toward the game area 32 on the front surface of the game board 30. And fire. Further, when the player operates the effect button 25, an effect or the like in which the player's operation is intervened is performed in the variable display game (decoration special map variable display game) on the display device 41 (see FIG. 2). Can do.
Further, on the front surface of the glass frame 15 above the upper plate 21, a prepaid card is discharged from a ball lending button 27 operated when a player receives a ball lending from an adjacent ball lending machine, and a card unit of the ball lending machine. For this purpose, a discharge button 28 to be operated, a balance display unit (not shown) for displaying the balance of the prepaid card, and the like are provided.

Next, an example of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 30 of the present embodiment.
On the surface of the game board 30, a substantially circular game area 32 surrounded by the guide rail 31 is formed. The game area 32 is surrounded by resin side cases 33 and guide rails 31 provided at the four corners of the game board 30. In the game area 32, a center case 40 provided with a display device 41 is disposed substantially at the center. The display device 41 is attached to a recessed portion provided in the center case 40 at a position deeper than the front surface of the center case 40. That is, the center case 40 surrounds the display area of the display device 41 and is formed to protrude forward from the display surface of the display device 41.

  The display device 41 is configured by a device having a display screen such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or a CRT (CRT). A plurality of pieces of identification information (special symbols), a character that produces a special figure variation display game, a background image that enhances the effect, and the like are displayed in an area (display area) in which an image of the display screen can be displayed. On the display screen of the display device 41, a plurality of special symbols assigned as identification information are variably displayed (variably displayed), and a decorative special figure variation display game corresponding to the special diagram variation display game is played. In addition, an image for an effect based on the progress of the game (for example, a jackpot display image, a fanfare display image, an ending display image, etc.) is displayed on the display screen.

On the left side of the center case 40 in the game area 32, a normal symbol start gate (ordinary start gate) 34 is provided. Three general winning openings 35 are arranged on the lower left side of the center case 40, and one general winning opening 35 is arranged on the lower right side of the center case 40.
In each of the general winning ports 35,..., Winning port switches 35a to 35n (see FIG. 38) for detecting the game balls that have entered the general winning ports 35 are arranged.
A start winning opening 36 is provided below the center case 40 for giving a start condition for the special figure variation display game, and a game ball easily flows into the upper portion by opening a reverse “C” shape at the top. An ordinary variable winning device (general power) 37 having a pair of movable members 37b and 37b for converting into a state and having a second start winning port is disposed therein.

The pair of opening / closing members 37b, 37b of the normal variation winning device 37 always holds a closed state (a disadvantageous state for the player) with an interval of about the diameter of the game ball. However, since the start winning port 36 is provided above the normal variation winning device 37, the game ball cannot be won in the closed state.
When the result of the normal variation display game becomes a predetermined stop display mode, it is opened in a reverse “C” shape by a general electric solenoid 37c (see FIG. 38) as a drive device, and a normal variation prize is awarded. The device 37 can be changed to an open state (a state advantageous to the player) in which a game ball easily flows.
Further, below the normal variable winning device 37, there is a first special variable winning device (first big winning port) 38 that can be converted into a state where a game ball is not accepted and a state where it is easy to accept depending on the result of the special figure variation display game. It is arranged.

The first special variation winning device 38 has an attacker-type opening / closing door that can be opened by rotating in a direction in which the upper end side is tilted toward the front side. Is converted from a closed state (closed state unfavorable for the player) to an open state (a state advantageous to the player).
That is, the first special variable winning device 38 includes a large winning opening that is opened and closed by an open / close door that is driven by a large winning solenoid 38b (see FIG. 38) as a driving device, for example. By converting the winning opening from the closed state to the opened state, the inflow of game balls into the large winning opening is facilitated, and a predetermined game value (prize ball) is given to the player.
In addition, a count switch 38a (see FIG. 38) as a detecting means for detecting the game ball that has entered the big prize opening is disposed inside the first special variable winning device 38 (winning area).

On the other hand, on the upper left of the center case 40, there is a movable piece that can be rotated with the lower end as a fulcrum, and the special winning opening is closed from the closed state (blocking state disadvantageous to the player) depending on the result of the special figure display game. A second special variable prize winning device (second big prize winning opening) 42 for converting into a state (a state advantageous for the player) is provided, and the second special variable winning prize winning device 42 is provided in the second big prize winning opening. A count switch 42a (see FIG. 38) is provided as a detecting means for detecting an incoming game ball.
Furthermore, an out-port 39 for collecting game balls that have not won any of the winning ports is provided below the game area 32 and below the first special variable winning device 38.
In addition, on the outside of the game area 32 (for example, in the lower right of the game board 30), the first special figure fluctuation display game and the second special figure fluctuation display game that form the special figure fluctuation display game and the normal figure start gate 34 are displayed. There is provided a collective display device 50 for executing a common figure variable display game triggered by winning a prize at one place.

  The collective display device 50 includes a first special figure fluctuation display unit (special figure 1 display) 51 and a second special figure for a first special figure fluctuation display game configured by a 7-segment display (LED lamp) or the like. A second special figure fluctuation display unit (special figure 2 display) 52 for a fluctuation display game is provided. In addition, a fluctuation display section (common figure display) for a general-purpose variable display game configured by LED lamps, a memory display section for informing the start memory number of each variable-display game also configured by LED lamps, and a game state From a display unit for notifying, an error display unit for displaying an error, a round display unit for displaying the number of rounds at the time of big hit or small hit (the number of opening / closing of the first special variable winning device 38 or the second special variable winning device 42), etc. An LED display unit 53 is provided.

  The special figure fluctuation display game in the special figure 1 display (51) and the special figure 2 display (52) is, for example, during execution of the fluctuation display game, that is, while the display device 41 is performing the decoration special figure fluctuation display game. Indicates that the center segment is blinking to indicate that it is changing. When the result of the game is “out of”, for example, the central segment is turned on as a result mode of out of game, and when the result of the game is “win”, the result of out of game (special result mode) is not. A game result is displayed with a result mode other than the result mode (for example, a number such as “3” or “7”) turned on.

  The back surface of the gaming machine 10 receives signals from switches and sensors provided in each part of the gaming machine, and also includes driving sources such as decorative lamps and various motors provided in the front frame 15 and the center case 40, and display devices. A control device for controlling 41 and a payout unit for paying out a prize ball are provided. Further, the control device mainly includes a game control board (main board) for controlling the game, an effect control board (sub board) for controlling the display source 41, a decorative lamp, and a driving source for the effect accessory device (movable member). It has. Therefore, each of the game control board and the effect control board is a control means, and a control device including these can be regarded as the control means.

  In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, a game is played by launching a game ball (pachinko ball) from a launcher (not shown) toward the game area 32. The launched game balls flow down the game area 32 while changing the rolling direction by means of direction changing members such as obstacle nails and windmills arranged at various locations in the game area 32, and the second special variation winning device 42, Enter the starting gate 34, the general winning port 35, the starting winning port 36, the normal variable winning device 37 or the first special variable winning device 38, or flow into the out port 39 provided at the bottom of the gaming area 32 and play the game area Discharged from. Then, when a game ball wins the second special variable winning device 42, the general start gate 34, the general winning port 35, the starting winning port 36, the normal variable winning device 37 or the first special variable winning device 38, the winning port that won the prize The number of award balls according to the type of is discharged from the payout unit controlled by the payout control device to the upper plate 21 or the lower plate 23 of the front frame 12.

On the other hand, a gate switch 34a (see FIG. 38) including a non-contact type switch for detecting a game ball that has passed through the general diagram start gate 34 is provided in the general diagram start gate 34. When a game ball that has been driven into the area 32 passes through the usual figure start gate 34, it is detected by the gate switch 34a and a usual figure change display game is played.
In addition, the normal variation display game cannot be started, for example, the normal variation display game has already been played and the normal variation display game has not been completed, When 37 is converted to the open state and the game ball passes through the general figure start gate 34, if it is less than the upper limit of the normal figure start memory number, the general figure start memory number is added (+1) and the general figure start memory number is increased. One figure start memory is stored. The number of memorized start prizes is displayed on the memory display unit for notifying the number of start prizes in the LED display unit 53 of the collective display device 50.

In addition, in the normal chart start memory, a random number value for hit determination for determining a hit error of the normal figure fluctuation display game is stored, and when the random number value for hit determination coincides with the determination value In addition, a specific result mode (specific result) is derived by hitting the common map fluctuation display game.
The general-purpose variable display game is executed by a variable display unit (standard map display) of the LED display unit 53 provided in the collective display device 50. The general-purpose indicator is composed of LEDs indicating normal identification information (general and normal symbols) in the lit state and indicating a shift in the unlit state, and the normal identification information is displayed by blinking this LED. The fluctuation display is performed, and after a predetermined fluctuation display time has elapsed, the LED is turned on or off to display the result.

  Note that, for example, numbers, symbols, character designs, and the like may be used as the normal identification information, which is displayed by variably displaying for a predetermined time and then stopped. If the stop display of the usual figure change display game is a specific result, the pair of movable members 37b of the normal fluctuation winning device 37 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.3 seconds). It becomes a state. This makes it easier for the game ball to win the second start winning opening inside the normal fluctuation winning device 37, and the number of times the second special figure changing display game is executed increases.

When the common random number value extracted at the time of detecting the passage to the general figure start gate 34 is a winning value, the normal symbol displayed on the universal figure display of the LED display unit 53 stops in the hit state and enters a hit state. At this time, the normal variation winning device 37 is in a state in which the movable member 37b is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.3 seconds) by driving the built-in general-purpose solenoid 37c (see FIG. 38). It is converted and the winning of the game ball is allowed.
The winning ball to the starting winning port 36 and the winning ball to the normal variation winning device 37 are respectively detected by the starting port 1 switch 36a and the starting port 2 switch 37a provided inside. The game ball that has won the start winning opening 36 is detected as the start winning ball of the first special figure variable display game, is stored up to a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 4), and is awarded to the normal variable winning device 37. The played game balls are detected as start winning balls for the second special figure variation display game, and stored with a predetermined upper limit number (for example, four) as a limit.

  In addition, when the starting winning ball is detected, a big hit random number value, a big hit symbol random number value, and each variation pattern random number value are extracted. Each area (a part of the RAM) is stored as a special figure start memory for a predetermined number of times (for example, a maximum of four times). The number stored in the special chart start memory is displayed on the memory display section for notifying the start winning number of the collective display device 50 and also displayed on the display device 41 of the center case 40.

The game control device 100 is configured to display a special figure 1 display or a special figure 2 display (variation) provided in the collective display device 50 based on a winning at the start winning opening 36 or the normal variation winning award device 37, or their start memory. The first or second special figure variation display game is played on the display device.
The first special figure fluctuation display game and the second special figure fluctuation display game are performed by variably displaying a plurality of special symbols (special figures, identification information) and then stopping and displaying a predetermined result form. In addition, a decorative special figure fluctuation display game for displaying a plurality of types of identification information (for example, numbers, symbols, character designs, etc.) corresponding to each special figure fluctuation display game on the display device 41 is executed. ing.
As a result of the special figure variation display game, when the display form of the special figure 1 display or the special figure 2 display becomes a special result form, it becomes a big hit and a special game state (so-called big hit state). Become. Correspondingly, the display mode of the display device 41 is also a special result mode.

  In the special display variation display game on the display device 41, for example, the special decoration pattern (identification pattern) composed of the numbers and the like described above is left (first special symbol), right (second special symbol), middle (third special symbol). The variation display is started in the order of symbols), the symbols that have been varied after a predetermined time are sequentially stopped, and the result of the special symbol variation display game is displayed. In addition, the display device 41 performs a variable display game with a decorative special symbol corresponding to the number of special figure starting memories, and various effect displays such as the appearance of a character are performed to improve interest.

In addition, the special figure 1 display (51) and the special figure 2 display (52) of the collective display device 50 may be separate displays or the same display. Each special figure variation display game is displayed so as not to be executed. In addition, the display device 41 may be displayed by providing separate display areas for the first special figure fluctuation display game and the second special figure fluctuation display game, or may be displayed in the same display area. Although it is good, the decoration special figure fluctuation display game is displayed so as not to be executed simultaneously. Further, the special game variable display game may be executed only by the display device 41 without providing the game machine 10 with the special map 1 display and the special map 2 display.
In addition, in the state where the first special figure fluctuation display game (second special figure fluctuation display game) can be started and the number of start memories is zero, the start winning opening 36 (or the normal fluctuation prize winning device 37) is entered. When the game ball wins, the start memory is stored as the start right is generated, the start memory number is incremented by 1, and the first special figure variation display game (second special figure) is immediately added based on the start memory. (Variable display game) is started, and at this time, the start memory number is decremented by one.

On the other hand, a state in which the first special figure fluctuation display game (second special figure fluctuation display game) cannot be started immediately, for example, the first or second special figure fluctuation display game has already been performed, and the special figure fluctuation display game has ended. If the game ball is won in the start winning opening 36 (or the normal variable prize winning device 37) in a state that is not in the special game state or in the special game state, the start memory number is 1 if the start memory number is less than the upper limit number. By adding, one start memory is stored. Then, in a state where the starting memory number becomes 1 or more, a state in which the first special figure fluctuation display game (second special figure fluctuation display game) can be started (the end of the previous special figure fluctuation display game or the special game state) (End), the start memory number is decremented by 1, and the first special figure fluctuation display game (second special figure fluctuation display game) is started based on the stored start memory.
In the following description, when the first special figure fluctuation display game and the second special figure fluctuation display game are not distinguished, they are simply referred to as a special figure fluctuation display game.

  Although not particularly limited, the starting port 1 switch 36a in the starting winning port 36, the starting port 2 switch 37a in the normal variable winning device 37, the gate switch 34a, the general winning port switches 35a to 35n, the count The switches 38a and 42a are provided with a coil for magnetic detection, and a non-contact type magnetic proximity sensor (hereinafter referred to as a proximity switch) that detects a game ball using a phenomenon in which a magnetic field changes when a metal approaches the coil. Is used. A micro switch having a mechanical contact is used for the front frame opening detection switch 63 provided on the glass frame 15 or the like of the gaming machine 10 or the game frame opening detection switch 64 provided on the front frame (game frame) 12 or the like. be able to.

Next, the structure of the center case 40 and the movable accessory device 44 provided in the center of the game board 30 of the gaming machine of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 shows a perspective view immediately before assembling the center case 40, the game board 30, and the movable accessory device 44.
As shown in FIG. 3, openings 30A, 40A, 44A for facing the display device are formed in the center of the game board 30, the center case 40, and the movable accessory device 44, respectively. The movable accessory device 44 is joined integrally from the front of the game board 30 to the front of the game board 30 and the back of the game board 30 from the rear of the game board 30.

  The center case 40 has a bowl-shaped armor portion 401 that prevents a game ball from flowing into the opening 40A from above and a game ball that flows into the opening 40A from the side on both sides. Side wall portions 402 and 403 are provided to prevent this. In addition, a stage 404 on which a game ball can roll and a ball outlet 405 that allows the game ball on the stage to flow down are provided at the lower part of the center case 40. As described above, the second special variable prize winning device (second big prize opening) 42 including a movable piece is provided on the upper portion of the left side wall 402 of the center case 40. In addition, an opening recess 406 is provided below the right side wall 403 of the center case 40 so that the auxiliary effect accessory 46 provided on the right side of the movable accessory device 44 faces.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the movable accessory device 44.
As shown in FIG. 4, the movable accessory device 44 includes an accessory unit 430 and a frame-like accessory storage frame member 420 that is provided on the back side of the accessory unit 430 and stores the accessory unit 430. The storage frame member 420 is configured so that a display unit 410 as a display device 41 including a liquid crystal panel and its driving device is integrally assembled on the back side of the accessory unit 430.
The display unit 410 includes a liquid crystal panel 411 and a transparent front protective plate 412 that covers the front surface thereof. A semicircular cutout 412 a provided on the right edge of the front protective plate 412 is provided to prevent interference with the motor that drives the auxiliary effect accessory 46 of the accessory unit 430. . Originally, since the motor is arranged in front of this part, a protective plate is not required, and the thickness of the entire unit is reduced when the accessory unit 441 and the display unit 410 are overlapped by providing a notch 412a. be able to.

FIG. 5 shows an exploded perspective view of the accessory unit 430.
As shown in FIG. 5, the accessory unit 430 receives the game balls won from the second special variable winning device (second big prize opening) 42 provided on the left side wall portion 402 of the center case 40 of the game board. A ball path member 431 that guides the lower part of the back, the above-mentioned auxiliary effecting agent 46 provided on the right side of the unit, and a lower accessory 47 having a lower movable member 47a that is provided at the lower part of the unit and moves up and down. The first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B that are movable in the left-right direction, the movable member moving unit 440 and the lower horizontal support member 432 that hold them from above and below, and the lower cover that covers the front surface of the lower horizontal support member 432 It comprises a member 433 and a mounting base member 434 for mounting the movable member moving unit 440, the lower horizontal support member 432, and the like. Partition walls 434a and 434b are formed on the front surfaces of the left and right sides of the mounting base member 434 along the substantially vertical direction so as to prevent the internal structure from being seen from the front of the gaming machine.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the accessory unit 430 is assembled.
As shown in FIG. 6, in the accessory unit 430, the ball passage member 431 is disposed in the vertical direction outside the partition wall 434a on the left side of the mounting base member 434, and the auxiliary effect agent 46 is driven on the right side. A right accessory motor 461 is disposed. A shaft 462 provided in the right accessory motor 461 is a support shaft serving as a rotation center of the auxiliary effect accessory 46.
As shown in FIG. 6, the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B described above are arranged so as to be displaced in the front-rear direction, and the first movable member 48A is located in front of the second movable member 48B in the left-right direction. The second movable member 48B is configured to be movable in the left-right direction behind the first movable member 48A, that is, to be able to pass. An intermediate member 435 that functions as a spacer is provided between the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B.

On the upper surface of the movable member moving unit 440, a first motor 441A for moving the first movable member 48A and a second motor 441B for moving the second movable member 48B are provided. As will be described in detail later, the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B are suspended so as to be movable by a slide shaft disposed in the horizontal direction, and the driving force of the first motor 441A and the second motor 441B is applied to the belt, respectively. Is transmitted to the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B.
FIG. 7 shows a state where the ball passage member 431 and the lower cover member 433 are removed from the accessory unit 430 shown in FIG. As can be seen from FIG. 7, the lower end of the first movable member 48A moves along the front surface of the middle member 435 below the mounting base member 434, and the lower end of the second movable member 48B moves along the back surface of the middle member 435. So that it is arranged.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a boss portion 434 b for fixing the ball passage member 431 is provided at a position to be the back portion of the ball passage member 431 on the left side of the front surface of the mounting base member 434. . Further, a boss portion 435b for fixing the lower cover member 433 in parallel with an appropriate interval is provided on the front surface of the middle member 435 below the mounting base member 434, and the lower cover member is connected to the middle member 435. The lower end portion of the first movable member 48 </ b> A can be moved within the gap with respect to 433.
Further, on the lower surface of the mounting base member 434, wiring for supplying power to the LED lamps drawn from the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B and provided on the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B is provided. An accessory relay board 436 to be connected is attached.

Further, a first movable member right position detector 437A for detecting that the first movable member 48A is moved to the rightmost side is provided at the front right end of the middle member 435. On the other hand, a first movable member left position detector 438A for detecting that the first movable member 48A is moved to the leftmost side is provided at the left end of the front surface of the middle member 435.
FIG. 8 shows a detailed structure of the first movable member right position detection unit 437A. As shown in FIG. 8, a lower horizontal support portion 481 extending in the left-right direction is fixed to the lower end of the first movable member 48A, and a right end of the first movable member 481 is fixed to the right end of the lower horizontal support portion 481. A position detection piece 481a is provided. In addition, a first movable member left position detection piece 481b is provided at the front left end portion of the lower horizontal support portion 481. On the other hand, a U-shaped transmission type photoelectric sensor 438A that sandwiches the first movable member right position detection piece 481a from the front and the rear is provided at the front right end of the middle member 435.

  FIG. 9 shows a state in which the middle member 435 and the first movable member 48A are removed from the accessory unit 430 shown in FIG. As can be seen from FIG. 9, a boss portion 434 c for fixing the middle member 435 is provided on the lower front surface of the mounting base member 434. Further, a second movable member right position detector 438B for detecting that the second movable member 48B is moved to the rightmost side is provided on the lower right side of the lower surface of the mounting base member 434. On the other hand, a second movable member left position detector 437B for detecting that the second movable member 48B is moved to the rightmost side is provided on the lower left side of the front surface of the mounting base member 434.

FIG. 10 shows a detailed structure of the second movable member right position detection unit 437B.
As shown in FIG. 10, a lower horizontal support portion 482 extending in the left-right direction is fixed to the lower end of the second movable member 48B, and the second movable member left side is fixed to the left end of the lower horizontal support portion 482. A position detection piece 482a is provided. Further, a second movable member right position detection piece 482b is provided at the right side end portion of the front surface of the lower horizontal support portion 482. On the other hand, a U-shaped transmission type photoelectric sensor 439B that sandwiches the second movable member left position detection piece 482a from the front and the rear is provided on the left side of the lower surface of the mounting base member 434.
The detection signals of the sensors of the detection units are input to a control device (production control board) on the back of the gaming machine.

FIG. 11 shows a front view of the accessory unit 430 shown in FIG. 6 as viewed from the front.
As shown in FIG. 11, the first movable member 48A is suspended so as to be movable in the left-right direction by a first slide shaft 442A disposed in the horizontal direction above the unit. Further, as described above, the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B are disposed so as to be displaced in the front-rear direction, and are located at the same height as the first slide shaft 442A and behind the second slide member 442A. A second slide shaft 442B (not visible in FIG. 11) is provided to suspend the movable member 48B so as to be movable in the left-right direction.

The first slider 483A and the second slider 483B each have a through hole that can be inserted through the first slide shaft 442A and the second slide shaft 442B at the upper ends of the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B. Are provided.
Also, above the first slide shaft 442A and the second slide shaft 442B, a first belt 443A and a second belt 443B for moving the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B in the left-right direction are respectively horizontal. The upper plate 444 of the moving unit 440 is provided with a first motor 441A for moving the first belt 443A and a second motor 441B for moving the second belt 443B. The first belt 443A and the second belt 443B are arranged in a vertically shifted state to prevent interference with each other.

FIG. 12 shows a state where the upper plate 444 of the moving unit 440 is removed from the accessory unit 430 shown in FIG. As can be seen from FIG. 12, the right shaft support member 445A fixed to the upper right side of the mounting base member 434 and the left shaft support member 445B fixed to the upper left side of the mounting base member 434 are connected to each other. The first slide shaft 442A and the second slide shaft 442B are supported in parallel with each other in a horizontal state.
Further, a first pulley 446A around which the first belt 443A is wound is formed on the upper surface of the first slider 483A, and a second pulley 446B around which the second belt 443B is wound on the upper surface of the second slider 483B. Each is mounted for rotation. On the other hand, a first buffer pulley 447A around which the first belt 443A is wound is mounted on the upper left side of the mounting base member 434 above the left shaft supporting member 445B and mounted above the right shaft supporting member 445A. A second buffer pulley 447B around which the second belt 443B is wound is rotatably attached to the upper right portion of the base member 434.

The rotational force of the first motor 441A is transmitted to the first pulley 446A via a pair of gears 448A, and the pulley drives the first belt 443A to move the first slider 483A. Further, the rotational force of the second motor 441B is transmitted to the second pulley 446B via a pair of gears 448B, and the pulley drives the second belt 443B to move the second slider 483B.
FIG. 13 shows a state where the moving unit 440 shown in FIG. 12 is viewed from above. As can be seen from FIG. 13, the first buffer pulley 447A is rotatably supported by a pulley support arm 449A incorporating a compression spring. Although not shown, the first buffer pulley 447A is opposite to the pulley support arm 449A (the right end in FIG. 13). The fixed portion 449 a is fixed to the mounting base member 434. Similarly, the second buffer pulley 447B is rotatably supported by a pulley support arm 449B incorporating a compression spring. Although not shown, the second buffer pulley 447B is fixed on the opposite side (left end in FIG. 13) of the pulley support arm 449B. The portion 449b is fixed to the mounting base member 434.

  FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the drive mechanism of the second movable member 48B in which the first movable member 48A and the first slide shaft 442A, the first motor 441A, the first belt 443A, and the first pulley 446A are removed from the moving unit 440. FIG. 15 is a front view of the drive mechanism of the second movable member 48B of FIG. 14 as viewed from the front. Further, FIG. 16 is a plan view of the drive mechanism of the second movable member 48B shown in FIG. 15 as viewed from above.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged perspective view of the second movable member 48B.
As can be seen from FIG. 17, the second movable member 48B has a shape in which the center swells inward as a whole, and a second slider 483B having a shaft communication hole 483b that can be inserted into the second slide shaft 442B at the upper end. Is provided. A belt clamping portion 483C and a lid member 484 are provided at the inner end portion (right end in FIG. 17) of the second slider 483B so as to protrude upward and to clamp the second belt 443B from the front and rear. . Further, the lower horizontal support portion 482 is fixed to the lower end of the second movable member 48B, and the second movable member left position detection piece 482a is provided at the left end of the lower horizontal support portion 482, and the lower horizontal support portion 482 is provided. A second movable member right position detection piece 482b is provided at the right end of the front surface of the first movable member.

FIG. 18 shows a perspective view of the second movable member 48B of FIG. 17 in an exploded state.
As shown in FIG. 18, the second movable member 48B includes a lid member 484 joined to the back surface of the second slider 483B of the second movable member 48B, and a plurality of light emitting diodes LED mounted on the front surface. LED board 486 attached to the back side of the part, and position detection member 487 that includes position detection pieces 482a and 482b and is engaged with lower horizontal support part 482 at the lower end. The first movable member 48A is different from the second movable member 48B in that it has a symmetrical shape, and the structure is the same. Therefore, the description of the structure of the first movable member 48A is omitted.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a state in which the second slider 483B at the upper end of the second movable member 48B is disassembled.
The second slider 483B is formed so that the back surface is open and the inside is hollow. As shown in FIG. 19, the second slider 483B is formed between the second slider 483B and the lid member 484 bonded to the back surface. Two sets of rollers 841a and 841b; 841c and 841d that are in contact with the second slide shaft 442B from above and below, and two sets of roller shafts 842a that rotatably support these rollers, respectively. 842b; 842c, 842d, and guide shafts 843a, 843b; 843c, 843d that come into contact with the second slide shaft 442B so as to be sandwiched from the front and rear are accommodated.

Then, the inner surface (front surface in FIG. 19) of the lid member 484A is engaged with the end portions of the roller shafts 842a, 842b; 842c, 842d, thereby engaging the recesses 484a, 484b; 484c, 484d. Is formed. Further, on the inner surface (front surface in FIG. 19) of the lid member 484, two sets of shaft joining pieces 845a and 845b; 845c and 845d facing and positioned above and below the second slide shaft 442B protrude forward. Is formed.
FIG. 20 shows the rollers 841a, 841b; 841c, 841d and the roller shafts 842a, 842b; 842c, 842d, shaft joining pieces 845a, in a state where the second slider 483B of FIG. 19 is assembled and the second slide shaft 442B is inserted. 845b; 845c, 845d and the relationship between the second slide shaft 442B are shown.

As shown in FIG. 20, the two sets of rollers 841a, 841b; 841c, 841d are engaged with the two sets of roller shafts 842a, 842b; 842c, 842d, and sandwich the second slide shaft 442B from above and below. Touching.
The second slide shaft 442B is inserted through the two sets of shaft joining pieces 845a, 845b; 845c, 845d, and the guide shafts 843a, 843c are brought into contact with the front end surfaces of the shaft joining pieces 845a, 845b; 845c, 845d. Are arranged in a vertical posture, and the guide shafts 843b and 843d are arranged in a vertical posture so as to come into contact with the inner side surfaces of the shaft joint pieces 845a and 845b; 845c and 845d, and sandwiched between the second slide shaft 442B from the front and rear. It has become.
By providing the structure as described above, the second slider 483B at the upper end of the second movable member 48B can stably move along the second slide shaft 442B. Further, the guide shafts 843a, 843c; 843b, 843d and the second slide shaft 442B are made of metal such as stainless steel, the rollers 841a, 841b; 841c, 841d are made of synthetic resin such as polyacetal, and the roller shafts 842a, 842b. ; 842c and 842d are formed of a metal such as stainless steel, respectively, so that there is an advantage that smooth sliding and rotation are possible and wear of the surrounding resin material can be prevented.

FIG. 21 shows an enlarged back view of the second slider 483B with the lid member 484 removed.
The second slider 483B is formed so as to have a hollow inside. As shown in FIG. 21, the two slider shafts 842a, 842b; 842c, 842d are disposed on the back surface side of the second slider 483B. Engagement recesses 486a, 486b; 486c, 486d are formed in which the front ends are engaged. In addition, guide shaft storage portions 487a and 487b in which the guide shafts 843a and 843c are stored in a vertical posture are provided at the left and right ends of the back surface of the second slider 483B, and in the vicinity thereof, the upper and lower sides of the guide shafts 843b and 843d. Guide shaft pressing convex portions 488a, 488b; 488c, 488d are formed on both end portions, which contact from the front side and press toward the lid member 484.
Furthermore, a belt engagement portion 483d having unevenness that can mesh with a plurality of teeth of the belt 443B is provided at the upper end of the belt clamping portion 483c provided so as to protrude from the upper surface of the second slider 483B. The first slider 483A is also different from the second slider 483B in that it has a symmetrical shape and has the same structure. Therefore, the description of the structure of the first slider 483A is omitted.

FIG. 22 is an enlarged perspective view of the lower horizontal support portion 482 provided at the lower end portion of the second movable member 48B.
As shown in FIG. 22, the second movable member left position detecting piece 482 a is located at the left end of the lower horizontal support portion 482, and the second movable member right position is located at the front right end portion of the lower horizontal support portion 482. A detection piece 482b is provided. The position detection member 487 provided in the lower horizontal support portion 482 has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and a flat wiring cable 489B drawn from the upper LED board 486 is disposed along the vertical piece 487c. It is folded on the horizontal piece 487d to change its direction, and extends in the direction of the second movable member right position detection piece 482b along the horizontal piece 487d, and downward from a slit-like broken line lead-out part 487e provided in the middle. It is configured to be pulled out. The position detection member 487 is provided with a plurality of screw holes 487f, and the position detection member 487 is fixed to the lower end portion of the second movable member 48B by screws (not shown) through the screw holes 487f. ing. The lower horizontal support portion 481 (see FIG. 8) of the lower end portion of the first movable member 48A has a similar structure.

23 shows a flat wiring cable 489B drawn from the second movable member 48B, a flat wiring cable 489A drawn from the first movable member 48A, and a role fixed to the lower portion of the mounting base member 434 (see FIG. 7). The relationship with the object relay board 436 is shown.
Since the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B can move from the right side to the left side of the display device 41 or vice versa, the flat wiring cables 489A and 489B are shown in FIG. When the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B are in their initial positions, the length is set so as to be in a relaxed state. Further, the ends of the flat wiring cables 489A and 489B are configured to be electrically connected to terminals on the board side on the lower surface side of the accessory relay board 436, respectively.

FIG. 24 shows the relationship between the flat wiring cables 489A and 489B and the accessory relay board 436 when the first movable member 48A moves to the left and the second movable member 48B moves to the right. In this case, as shown in FIG. 24A, the flat wiring cables 489A and 489B overlap when viewed from the front. However, as shown in FIG. 24B, since the flat wiring cables 489A and 489B are displaced forward and backward with the intermediate member 435 interposed therebetween, the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B have moved in the opposite directions. However, the flat wiring cables 489A and 489B do not interfere with each other.
Moreover, since the tips of the flat wiring cables 489A and 489B are connected to the terminals on the board side on the lower surface side of the accessory relay board 436, even if the cables are deformed by moving so that the cables cross each other, the cables It is possible to prevent a large force from acting on the connecting portion of the cable, and it is possible to suppress a failure in which the connecting portion of the cable is disconnected due to repeated movement of the movable member.

Next, examples of effects and display using the movable accessory device 44 and the display device 41 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. First, an example of display using the display device 41 will be described.
In the first display example, as shown in FIG. 25A, a decorative special figure variation display game to be executed using a plurality of identification symbols such as numerals and alphabets is displayed at the center of the display area of the display device 41. In addition to securing an area, a special figure 1 start memory number display area SM11 for displaying the special figure 1 start memory number (hold number) and a special figure 2 start memory number (hold number) are displayed at the upper part of the display area. 2 Results of the special figure 1 variable display game in the same display form as the special figure 1 display 51 of the start display memory number display area SM12 and the collective display device 50 (see FIG. 2) provided at the lower right of the game board 30 And a region CG12 for displaying the results of the second special figure variation display game in the same display form as the special graphic 2 display 52. In addition, the result of the special figure variation display game of special figure 1 and special figure 2 is displayed in the same display form at a position slightly above the special figure game display areas CG11 and CG12 above the display area. Special figure game display areas CG21 and CG22 are provided.

  As described above, by providing an area for displaying the result of the special figure variation display game at the upper part of the display area of the display device 41, the player can enjoy the effect displayed in the center of the display area while playing the right side of the game board 30. The result of the original special figure variation display game can be confirmed without moving the viewpoint to the collective display device 50 provided below. In addition, by providing two sets of areas for displaying the results of the special figure variation display game as described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 25B, the first movable member 48A moves and the special figure game display area CG21 and Even if the CG 22 is hidden, the other special figure game display areas CG11 and CG12 are visible from the front. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 26A, even if the first movable member 48A moves and hides the special game display areas CG11 and CG12, the other special game display areas CG21 and CG22 are moved from the front. Visible. Therefore, the result of the original special figure variation display game can be visually recognized with certainty.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 25 (A), the first display example is characterized in that the number of marks to be displayed is changed in the lower part of the display area of the display device 41 in accordance with the number of start memories generated. 1 is provided with a special figure 1 starting memory number display area SM21 for displaying the starting memory number (holding number) and a special figure 2 starting memory number display area SM22 for displaying the special figure 2 starting memory number (holding number). Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 26 (B), even if the first movable member 48A moves to hide the special figure start memory number display areas SM11 and SM12 at the upper part of the display area, the start memory number at the lower part of the display area. Since the display area SM21 is visible from the front, the starting memory number can be confirmed at any time. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 26A, even if the first movable member 48A moves and hides the special figure start memory number display area SM22 at the lower part of the display area, the start memory number display at the upper part of the display area is displayed. Regions SM11 and SM12 are visible from the front.

Next, an effect example using the movable accessory device 44 will be described.
In the first effect example, during execution of the variable display game, for example, as shown in FIG. 25 (B), the first movable member 48A is moved to the left to change the display area of the display device 41 to the central display area A0 and the right. The display is divided into the effect display area A1, and the special display variation display game is displayed in the center display area A1, while the character C1 is made to appear in the right effect display area A1 as shown in FIG. As in B), the character C1 produces an effect as if the first movable member 48A is moving.

  In the second effect example, during execution of the variable display game, for example, as shown in FIG. 27A, the first movable member 48A is moved to the left and the second movable member 48B is moved to the right. The display area 41 is divided into a center display area A0 and right effect display areas A1 and A2, and the center special display variable display game is displayed in the center display area A0, while the character C1 is displayed in the right effect display area A1. Character C2 appears in the left effect display area A2, and the character C1 moves as if the first movable member 48A is moved to the left as shown in FIG. 2. An effect is produced in which the central display area A0 disappears by moving the movable member 48B to the right. Then, as shown in FIG. 28A, the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B further move and pass each other, and the central display area A0 that displays the special figure variation display game appears again. As shown in FIG. 28 (B), the effect is such that the changing symbol stops.

As described above, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game by performing an effect in which the display contents of the display area of the display device 41 and the movement of the movable member of the movable accessory device 44 are related.
Further, in the above embodiment, since the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B have the shapes in which the centers bulge inward, the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B. Before the operation starts, the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B are operated, as shown in FIG. 29A, in which both sides of the display area of the display device 41 are narrowed. When moving to the opposite sides, as shown in FIG. 29B, both sides of the display area of the display device 41 are widened so that the enlarged display areas E1 and E2 can appear. As a result, after the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B are actuated, a powerful effect display can be executed in a large display area.

Next, the special figure 1 start memory number display area SM11 and the special figure 2 start memory number display area SM12 provided in the upper part of the display area of the display device 41, the special figure 1 variable display game display area CG11, and the second special figure variable display. The optimum position of the game display area CG12 will be described.
In the present embodiment, as described above, the second special variation device (large winning opening 2) 42 is provided in the upper left portion of the center case 40, and the auxiliary effect accessory 46 is provided on the right side of the center case 40. Is provided. As shown in FIG. 30, the auxiliary effect role 46 includes a third movable member 46 </ b> A including a disk 463 having a decoration on the front surface and a lamp inside, and an arm member 464 that holds the disk 463. A right hand motor 461 (see FIG. 6) for rotating the movable member is provided, and the disk 463 is positioned upward as shown by the solid line in FIG. 30 from the state where the disk 463 is positioned below the rotation shaft 462. It is comprised so that it may move to the state to do.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 30, the upper left corner of the display area of the display device 41 is concealed by the members constituting the second special variation device 42, and the upper right corner of the display area 46 has moved. The display area is narrowed by being hidden by the three movable members 46A. That is, the upper part of the display area is unsuitable for use as an area for displaying a character or the like that enhances the effect. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the side display area A3 that is concealed by the members constituting the second special variation device 42 at the top of the display area is divided into the start memory number display areas SM11 and SM12 and the variable display game display area CG11. , CG12 and CG21, CG22. Thereby, there is an advantage that display using the entire display area can be effectively performed.

From the above description, in the above embodiment,
A display device (41) for displaying a variable display game, a movable member (48A, 48B) operable in front of the display device, and position detecting means (437A, 437B) for detecting that the movable member is at a predetermined position And a control means (300) capable of controlling the display device and the movable member,
The control means can control a first variation display game and a second variation display game displayed on the display device,
A part of the display area of the display device includes a first result display area (CG11, CG21) capable of displaying at least a part of the result of the first variable display game, and at least a part of the result of the second variable display game. A plurality of result display areas formed by pairing the second result display areas (CG21, CG22) that can be displayed are formed, and at least when the movable member is not detected at a predetermined position by the position detection means, It can be seen that the present invention includes an invention in which the positions of the plurality of result display areas are set so that one result display area can be visually recognized by the player.

According to this invention, even if one of the result display areas is hidden by the movable member due to the movable member operating in front of the display device, any of the other result display areas is a game. Since it can be visually recognized by the person, it can be avoided that all the result display areas are hidden by the movable member. In addition, even during the variation display game, even if an effect is made such that the identification information that is varying is erased from the display region other than the first and second result display regions, It is possible to recognize that the game is a variable display game. As a result, when the effect display is performed in the center of the display area, the player can easily confirm the result of the variable display game while enjoying the effect of the display area without greatly shifting the viewpoint.
Here, it is desirable that the display forms of the first result display area and the second result display area be the same form as the result display form on the display device of the original variable display game. Further, the display results of the first and second variable display games may be displayed only by the display result mode of the first and second result display areas, the display result mode of the first and second result display areas, and the display area center. The display results of the first and second variation display games may be displayed in combination with the stop result mode of the identification information of the part. As a result, the player can easily recognize the result of the variable display game.

In the above embodiment, a drive mechanism (441A, 441B; 443A, 443B; 448A, 448B) for operating the movable member is provided on the upper portion of the display device, and the movable member is disposed on the upper portion of the display device. The present invention includes a configuration driven by a drive mechanism.
According to this invention, since the drive mechanism for operating the movable member is provided at the upper part of the display device, the movable member can be configured to hang down, and the lower end portion of the movable member becomes free. The operation of the member can be performed smoothly.

Further, in the above embodiment, guide portions (432, 435) of the movable member are provided in the lower part of the display device, and the movable member includes a light emitting member (486; LED) that can emit light electrically. The invention includes a configuration in which a lower portion of the movable member is movable in the left-right direction along the guide portion, and wirings (489A, 489B) from the light emitting member are extended from below the movable member. .
According to this invention, the drive mechanism of the movable member is provided in the upper part of the display device, and there is no space, but by extending the wiring from the light emitting member from below the movable member, The wiring process can be performed more efficiently than the case of extending the wirings above the display device. Further, even if the movable member moves, the wiring extending from the lower side of the movable member does not interfere with the drive mechanism of the movable member, so that the operation of the movable member can be performed smoothly.

Further, the above embodiment includes an invention in which a plurality of the movable members are provided so as to overlap in the front-rear direction when moving forward of the display device.
According to this invention, since the plurality of movable members are arranged so as to overlap in the front-rear direction when moving forward of the display device, the plurality of movable members can be moved so as to pass each other. This makes it possible to produce innovative effects not found in gaming machines and enhance the fun of gaming.

(Modification 1)
Next, a modified example of the movable accessory device 44 will be described.
In the first modification, the shapes of the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B are different from those of the above embodiment. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 31A, the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48A and the second movable member are formed in an arc shape so that the inner surfaces of the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B bulge outward. When the left side surface of the first movable member 48A and the right side surface of the second movable member 48B coincide with each other when the 48B is moved inward, the center of the display area of the display device 41 as shown in FIG. For example, one central display area A0 having a vertically elliptical shape is formed. Further, the right effect display area A1 appears on the right side of the display area of the display device 41, and the left effect display area A2 appears on the left side of the display area of the display device 41. In the central display area A0, as shown in FIG. 31 (A) → FIG. 31 (B), the orientation of the character to be displayed is changed according to the size.

  Further, a plurality of concave portions H11, H12, H13; H21, H22, H23 are formed at the same height position on the outer side surfaces of the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B, and the first movable member 48A moved to the center side. As shown in FIG. 32A, immediately after the left side surface of the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B pass, that is, when the right side surface of the first movable member 48A and the left side surface of the second movable member 48B coincide. A plurality of partition display areas DA1, DA2, DA3 are formed in the center of the display area of the display device 41. Then, characters such as “ma”, “sa”, and “ka” are displayed on each of the displayed partition display areas DA1, DA2, and DA3 so as to notify or suggest the progress of the variable display game. It is possible to make a dramatic production. When the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B are further moved and the display area A0 is enlarged at the center of the display area of the display device 41, the character is displayed as shown in FIG. You may make it perform the effect which displays what was reversed from the thing of 32 (A).

(Modification 2)
In the second modification, the structure of the belt clamping portion 483c on the upper surface of the sliders 483A and 483B is different from that of the above embodiment. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 33A, the protrusion 483g is formed on the upper surface of the belt clamping portion 483c of the sliders 483A and 483B, and the belt fastening member 484 ′ to be joined to the back surface is formed in an inverted L shape. In addition, an engagement hole 484g that can be engaged with the protrusion 483g is provided at the corner. In addition, a fixing hole 483h is formed in the back surface of the sliders 483A and 483B, and a screw insertion hole 484h is formed in the lid member 484.

Note that a belt meshing portion 483d having irregularities that can mesh with a plurality of teeth of the belt 443A or 443B is provided on the back surface of the upper end of the belt clamping portion 483c, as in the above embodiment.
In this modified example, as shown in FIG. 33 (B), after the belt engaging portion 483d of the belt holding portion 483c is joined to the belt 443A or 443B, the protrusion 483g is inserted into the engagement hole 484g on the upper surface of the belt holding portion 483c. Then, the lid member 484 is joined to the back surface of the belt clamping portion 483c. Thereafter, the screw 490 is inserted into the screw insertion hole 484h and the tip is screwed into the fixing hole 483h, so that the belt 443A or 443B is sandwiched between the belt clamping portion 483c and the lid member 484 as shown in FIG. In this state, both can be combined.

(Example)
Next, another example of the effect using the movable accessory device 44 will be described.
In the first effect example, one of the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B of the movable accessory device 44 is moved to perform a reach effect. For example, as shown in FIG. During the change, character A appears as shown in (B). Subsequently, after the character B is introduced as shown in (C), the first movable member 48A is moved to the center side as shown in (D), and the effect display as if the character A is pressing the movable member is performed. .
Thereafter, if the result of the variable game is a big hit, the first movable member 48A is completely moved to the left as shown in (E) to display the victory of the character A, and the variable symbol is shown as a big win as shown in (F). Stop at the symbol. If the result of the variation game is out of place, after the first movable member 48A is in the center (D), the first movable member 48A is moved to the right and moved to the original position. The loss of the character A may be displayed and the variation symbol may be removed and stopped at the symbol. In addition, a reach effect may be performed in which the character B appears first by moving the second movable member 48B instead of the first movable member 48A.

The second example is a game machine that performs probability control so that multiple consecutive big hits are likely to occur continuously. This makes it easy to recognize.
Specifically, for example, when probability control is performed with 5 hits per jackpot as a set, the first movable member 48A and the first movable member 48A of the movable accessory device 44 are used as shown in FIG. 2 The variable display game is executed with the movable member 48B in the initial position. Then, after the first big hit is generated and the big hit game is finished, the first movable member 48A and the second movable member of the movable accessory device 44 are used as shown in FIG. The variable display game is executed with 48B slightly moved.
Further, during the challenge of the third big hit, as shown in FIG. 36C, the variable display game is executed with the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B of the movable accessory device 44 moved to the center. During the challenge of the fourth big hit, as shown in FIG. 36 (D), the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B of the movable accessory device 44 are moved to the opposite region while passing each other. Run the game. Further, during the challenge of the fifth big hit, as shown in FIG. 37, the variable display game is performed in a state where the first movable member 48A and the second movable member 48B of the movable accessory device 44 are completely moved to the opposite standby positions. Run.

From the above description, in the above embodiment,
A display device (41) capable of displaying a variable display game, a movable accessory device (44) including a movable member (48A, 48B) operable in front of the display device, the display device, and the movable accessory In a gaming machine comprising control means (300) capable of controlling the device,
First position detecting means (437A) capable of detecting a first state in which the movable member overlaps a part of the outer edge of the display area of the display device in the front-rear direction;
Second position detecting means (438A) capable of detecting a second state in which the movable member overlaps with a part of the other outer edge of the display area of the display device in the front-rear direction;
With
The control means includes
It can be seen that the invention includes an invention in which a plurality of variable display games can be executed in the display area of the display device regardless of whether the movable member is in the first state or the second state.
And according to this invention, although the shape (outline) of the display area of the display device changes between when the movable member is in the first state and when the movable member is in the second state, the control means Since it is possible to produce effects in display areas having different shapes (outlines) over a plurality of variable display games, the interest of the game is enhanced.

In the above embodiment, the movable accessory device includes, as the movable member, a first movable member (48A) that is located on one side of the display area of the display device and is movable to the other side, A second movable member (48B) located on the other side of the display area of the display device and movable to one side;
The first movable member and the second movable member include an invention in which the first movable member and the second movable member are configured to be able to intersect with each other in the front-rear direction in front of the display device.
According to this invention, since the plurality of movable members are provided in the display device so as to overlap each other in the front-rear direction, the plurality of movable members can be moved so as to pass each other. It is possible to create a novel production that is not possible and enhance the fun of the game.

In the above embodiment, the movable accessory device includes a first belt (443A) that moves the first movable member and a second belt (443B) that moves the second movable member. The invention is such that the first belt and the second belt are arranged at different height positions in the vertical direction.
According to this invention, the first movable member and the second movable member are configured to overlap each other in the front-rear direction in front of the display device so as to be able to intersect with each other, and the first belt and the second belt for moving the first movable member are provided. If they are arranged at the same height, they must be arranged in the front-rear direction in order to prevent the interference between the first belt and the second belt, so that the width in the front-rear direction of the movable accessory device increases. However, by arranging the first belt and the second belt at different height positions in the vertical direction, the first belt and the second belt can be arranged so as to overlap in the vertical direction. Thereby, the width in the front-rear direction of the movable accessory device can be reduced, and the moving mechanism of the movable member can be configured more compactly.

In the embodiment, each of the first movable member and the second movable member includes an electrical component (LED), and the movable accessory device supplies power to the electrical component of the first movable member. A relay board to which a first wiring cable (489A) and a second wiring cable (489B) for feeding power to the electrical component of the second movable member are connected to the start ends of the first wiring cable and the second wiring cable. (436)
The first wiring cable and the second wiring cable are pulled out from the lower ends of the first movable member and the second movable member, respectively, and the first movable member and the second movable member are in initial positions, respectively. Includes an invention in which the length is set so as to be in a slack state, and the first movable member and the second movable member are arranged so as to overlap each other in the front-rear direction when moving. It is.

  According to this invention, the first wiring cable and the second wiring cable are drawn from the lower ends of the first movable member and the second movable member, respectively, and the first movable member and the second movable member are in their initial positions. The length of the first movable member is set so that the first movable member and the second movable member move so as to overlap each other in the longitudinal direction when the first movable member and the second movable member move. Even if the second movable member moves greatly from the right end to the left end and from the left end to the right end, the first wiring cable and the second wiring cable can be prevented from being tangled.

FIG. 38 shows a block diagram of a control system of the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to a preferred embodiment to which the present invention is applied.
The gaming machine 10 includes a game control device 100. The game control device 100 is a main control device (main board) for comprehensively controlling games, and a gaming microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a gaming microcomputer) 111 is provided. The CPU unit 110 includes an input unit 120 having an input port, an output unit 130 having an output port, a driver, and the like, and a data bus 140 connecting the CPU unit 110, the input unit 120, and the output unit 130.

  The CPU section 110 receives signals (starting winning detection signals) from a gaming microcomputer (CPU) 111 called an amusement chip (IC) and a proximity switch interface chip (proximity I / F) 121 in the input section 120. Inverting circuit 112 composed of an inverter or the like that is logically inverted and input to the gaming microcomputer 111, and an oscillator such as a crystal oscillator, generates a clock signal that serves as a reference for the CPU operation clock, timer interrupt, and random number generation circuit And an oscillation circuit (crystal oscillator) 113. The game control device 100 and electronic components such as a solenoid and a motor driven by the game control device 100 are supplied with a DC voltage of a predetermined level such as DC32V, DC12V, and DC5V generated by the power supply device 220 so that the game controller 100 can operate. Is done.

  The power supply device 220 is a normal power supply having an AC-DC converter that generates the DC 32V DC voltage from a 24V AC power source, a DC-DC converter that generates a lower level DC voltage such as DC 12V and DC 5V from the DC 32V voltage, and the like. Unit 221, backup power supply unit 222 that supplies power supply voltage to the internal RAM of gaming microcomputer 111 in the event of a power failure, and a power failure monitoring circuit and an initialization switch to inform game control device 100 of the occurrence and recovery of power failure A control signal generation unit 223 that generates and outputs control signals such as a power failure monitoring signal, an initialization switch signal, and a reset signal is provided.

  In this embodiment, the power supply device 220 is configured separately from the game control device 100, but the backup power supply unit 222 and the control signal generation unit 223 are integrated on a separate board or the game control device 100, that is, the main control device 100. You may comprise so that it may provide on a board | substrate. Since the game board 30 and the game control device 100 are to be replaced when the model is changed, the backup power supply unit 222 and the control signal generation unit 223 are provided on a board different from the power supply apparatus 220 or the main board as in the embodiment. By providing, it can remove from the object of replacement | exchange and can aim at cost reduction.

  The backup power supply unit 222 can be composed of one large-capacity capacitor such as an electrolytic capacitor. The backup power is supplied to the game microcomputer 111 (particularly, the built-in RAM) of the game control device 100, and the data stored in the RAM is held even during a power failure or after the power is shut off. The control signal generation unit 223 monitors, for example, the voltage of 32V generated by the normal power supply unit 221. When the voltage drops to, for example, 17V or less, the control signal generation unit 223 detects the occurrence of a power failure and changes the power failure monitoring signal. Is output. In addition, a reset signal is output after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the power is turned on or the power is restored.

  The initialization switch signal is a signal generated when the initialization switch is turned on, and forcibly initializes information stored in the RAM 111C in the gaming microcomputer 111 and the RAM in the payout control device 210. . Although not particularly limited, the initialization switch signal is read when the power is turned on, and the power failure monitoring signal is repeatedly read in the main loop of the main program executed by the gaming microcomputer 111. The reset signal is a kind of forced interrupt signal and resets the entire control system.

The game microcomputer 111 constitutes a game control means for comprehensively controlling the game. Specifically, the gaming microcomputer 111 includes a CPU (central processing unit: microprocessor) 111A, a read-only ROM (read-only memory) 111B, and a RAM (random access memory) 111C that can be read and written as needed.
The ROM 111B stores invariant information (programs, fixed data, various random number judgment values, etc.) for game control in a nonvolatile manner, and the RAM 111C stores a work area for the CPU 111A and various signals and random number values during game control. Used as As the ROM 111B or the RAM 111C, an electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM may be used.

In addition, the ROM 111B stores a variation pattern table for determining a variation pattern that defines, for example, the execution time of the special figure variation display game, the production contents, and the presence or absence of the reach state.
The variation pattern table is a table for the CPU 111A to determine the variation pattern by referring to the variation pattern random numbers 1 to 3 stored as the start memory. Also, the fluctuation pattern table is selected when the result is out of order, and is selected when the result is per 16R (16 rounds), 12R (12 rounds), or 2R (2 rounds). Such as a big hit variation pattern table. Furthermore, these pattern tables include a table that can be switched according to the production mode, a latter-half variation pattern table for selecting the latter-half variation pattern, and a first-half variation pattern table for selecting the first-half variation pattern. It is.

  Reach (reach state) refers to a case where the display device 41 derives and displays a plurality of display results (stop symbols) at different times, and the plurality of display results are in a predetermined special result mode. In a gaming machine in which the gaming state is a gaming state advantageous for the player (special gaming state), the display result that has already been derived and displayed is a special result when some of the plurality of display results have not yet been derived and displayed. A display state that satisfies the condition of an aspect. In other words, the reach state is deviated from the display condition that becomes the special result mode even when the display control unit 41 proceeds to the stage before the display result is derived and displayed. A display mode that is not. For example, a state where so-called full-rotation reach is performed in a variable display region while maintaining a state in which special result modes are aligned (so-called full rotation reach) is also included in the reach state.

  Therefore, for example, a decorative special figure fluctuation display game displayed on the display device 41 corresponding to the special figure fluctuation display game has a plurality of identification information for a predetermined time in each of the left, middle, and right fluctuation display areas in the display device. After the variable display, if the variable display is stopped and displayed in the order of left, right and middle, and the result mode is displayed, the left and right variable display areas satisfy the conditions for the special result mode (for example, , The state where the variable display is stopped with the same identification information) becomes the reach state. In addition to this, when the variable display of all the variable display areas is temporarily stopped, the condition that the special result mode is satisfied in any two of the left, middle, and right variable display areas (for example, the same The state in which the identification information is obtained (except for the special result mode) may be set as the reach state, and the remaining one variable display area may be variably displayed from the reach state.

  This reach state includes a plurality of reach effects, and the reach results differing in the possibility of deriving special results (different reliability) include normal reach, special reach 1, special reach 2, special reach 3, etc. Is set. The reliability increases in the order of no reach <normal reach <special reach 1 <special reach 2 <special reach 3. In addition, this reach state is included in a variable display mode at least in a case where a special result mode is derived in a special figure variable display game (when a big hit is achieved). That is, when it is determined that the special result mode is not derived in the special figure variable display game (when it is out of date), it may be included in the variable display mode. Therefore, the state in which the reach state has occurred is a state that is more likely to be a big hit than the case in which the reach state does not occur.

The CPU 111A executes a game control program in the ROM 111B, generates control signals (commands) for the payout control device 210 and the effect control device 300, and generates and outputs drive signals for the solenoid and the display device. 10 overall control is performed.
Although not shown, the game microcomputer 111 is a jackpot determining random number for the special figure variation display game, a big hit symbol random number for determining the big hit symbol, a variation pattern in the special figure variation display game (various reach and reach). A random number generation circuit for generating a variation pattern random number for determining a variation display game in a variation display with no change), a random number for determining a hit of a normal variation display game, and the like from the oscillation circuit 113 Based on the oscillation signal (original clock signal), a clock generator for generating a timer interrupt signal for a predetermined period (for example, 4 milliseconds) for the CPU 111A and a clock signal for giving update timing of the random number generation circuit is provided.

  In addition, the CPU 111A stores a plurality of variation pattern tables stored in the ROM 111B in a start port switch monitoring process (step A1) and a special figure routine process (step A9) in a special figure game process (see FIG. 46) described later. Any one variation pattern table is acquired from the inside. Specifically, the CPU 111A determines the game result (big hit or miss) of the special figure fluctuation display game, the probability state (normal probability state or high probability state) of the special figure fluctuation display game as the current game state, and the current game. Based on the operation state (normal operation state or general power support state) of the normal variation winning device 37 as a state, the start memory number, etc., one of the variation pattern tables is selected from a plurality of variation pattern tables. get.

  Although not shown, the payout control device 210 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input interface, an output interface, and the like, and drives a payout motor of the payout unit in accordance with a prize ball payout command (command or data) from the game control device 100. , Control for paying out a prize ball. In addition, the payout control device 210 controls the payout unit to drive out a payout motor based on a loan request signal from the card unit to pay out a loan.

  The input unit 120 of the gaming microcomputer 111 includes a start port 1 switch 36a in the start winning port 36, a start port 2 switch 37a in the normal variation winning device 37, a gate switch 34a in the usual start gate 34, and a general winning port. Connected to the switches 35a to 35n and the count switches 38a and 42a, a negative logic signal such as a high level of 11V and a low level of 7V supplied from these switches is input and converted to a positive logic signal of 0V-5V. An interface chip (proximity I / F) 121 is provided. Proximity I / F 121 seems to be floating because the input range is 7V-11V, the lead wire of the proximity switch is improperly shorted, the switch is disconnected from the connector, or the lead wire is disconnected. An abnormal state can be detected, and an abnormality detection signal is output.

  All the outputs of the proximity I / F 121 are supplied to the second input port 122 and read into the gaming microcomputer 111 via the data bus 140, and also supplied from the main board 100 to the test firing test apparatus (not shown) via the relay board 70. It is like that. In addition, the detection signals of the start port 1 switch 36a and the start port 2 switch 37a among the outputs of the proximity I / F 121 are input to the gaming microcomputer 111 via the inverting circuit 112 in addition to the second input port 122. It is configured. The inversion circuit 112 is provided because the signal input terminal of the gaming microcomputer 111 detects that a signal from a micro switch or the like is input, and detects negative logic, that is, low level (0 V) as an effective level. Because it is designed to do.

  Therefore, when a micro switch is used as the start port 1 switch 36a and the start port 2 switch 37a, the detection signal can be directly input to the gaming microcomputer 111 without providing the inverting circuit 112. That is, when it is desired to directly input negative logic signals from the start port 1 switch 36a and the start port 2 switch 37a to the gaming microcomputer 111, the proximity switch cannot be used. As described above, the proximity I / F 121 has a signal level conversion function. In order to enable such a level conversion function, the proximity I / F 121 is supplied with a voltage of 12 V from the power supply device 220 in addition to a voltage such as 5 V required for normal IC operation. It has become.

  Further, the input unit 120 includes a start winning opening 36 converted by signals from the fraud detection magnetic sensor switch 61 and the vibration sensor switch 62 provided on the front frame 12 of the gaming machine 10 and the proximity I / F 121. The start port 1 switch 36a in the inside, the start port 2 switch 37a in the normal variation winning device 37, the gate switch 34a, the general winning port switches 35a to 35n, and the signals from the count switches 38a and 42a are taken in via the data bus 140. A second input port 122 for supplying to the gaming microcomputer 111 is provided. The data held by the second input port 122 is read by asserting the enable signal CE1 (changing to an effective level) by the gaming microcomputer 111 decoding the address assigned to the second input port 122. be able to. The same applies to other ports described later.

  Further, the input unit 120 receives signals and payouts from the front frame opening detection switch 63 provided on the glass frame 15 and the like of the gaming machine 10 and the game frame opening detection switch 64 provided on the front frame (game frame) 12 and the like. A status signal indicating a payout abnormality from the control device 210, a shot ball break switch signal indicating a shortage of game balls before payout, and an overflow switch signal indicating overflow are fetched and supplied to the game microcomputer 111 via the data bus 140. One input port 123 is provided. The overflow switch signal is a signal that is output when it is detected that a predetermined amount or more of game balls are stored in the lower plate 23 (full).

  Further, the input unit 120 is provided with a Schmitt trigger circuit 124 for inputting signals such as a power failure monitoring signal, an initialization switch signal, and a reset signal from the power supply device 220 to the gaming microcomputer 111 and the like. The circuit 124 has a function of removing noise from these input signals. Of the signals from the power supply device 220, the power failure monitoring signal and the initialization switch signal are once inputted to the first input port 123 and taken into the gaming microcomputer 111 via the data bus 140. That is, it is treated as a signal equivalent to the signal from the various switches described above. This is because the number of terminals receiving external signals provided in the gaming microcomputer 111 is limited.

On the other hand, the reset signal RST from which noise has been removed by the Schmitt trigger circuit 124 is directly input to a reset terminal provided in the gaming microcomputer 111 and also supplied to each port of the output unit 130. Further, the reset signal RST is directly output to the relay board 70 without going through the output unit 130, thereby turning off the test test signal held in the port (not shown) of the relay board 70 for output to the test board. It is configured as follows. Further, the reset signal RST may be configured to be output to the test firing test apparatus via the relay board 70.
The reset signal RST is not supplied to the ports 122 and 123 of the input unit 120. Data set in each port of the output unit 130 by the gaming microcomputer 111 immediately before the reset signal RST is input needs to be reset to prevent malfunction of the system. This is because the data read by the gaming microcomputer 111 from the port is discarded when the gaming microcomputer 111 is reset.

The output unit 130 is connected to the data bus 140 and outputs a 4-bit data signal output to the payout control device 210, a control signal (data strobe signal) indicating validity / invalidity of data, and a data strobe signal SSTB output to the effect control device 300. 1 and a second output port 132 for generating an 8-bit data signal to be output to the effect control device 300. Data is transmitted from the game control device 100 to the payout control device 210 and the effect control device 300 by parallel communication.
In addition, the data strobe signal from the first output port 131 is input to the output unit 130 in order to prevent a signal from being input to the game control apparatus 100 from the side of the effect control apparatus 300, that is, in order to guarantee one-way communication. A unidirectional buffer 133 that outputs an 8-bit data signal from the SSTB and the second output port 132 is provided. Note that a buffer may be provided for a signal output from the first output port 131 to the payout control device 210.

  In addition, the output unit 130 is connected to the data bus 140 via a relay board 70 for data indicating special symbol information of the variable display game to a test firing test apparatus of an accredited organization (not shown) and a signal indicating the probability status of jackpot. The output buffer 134 is configured to be mountable. This buffer 134 is a component that is not mounted on a game control device (main board) of a pachinko gaming machine as an actual machine (mass production product) installed in the game store. A detection signal output from the proximity I / F 121, such as a start port switch, that is not required to be processed is supplied to the test firing test apparatus via the relay board 70 without passing through the buffer 134.

  On the other hand, detection signals such as the magnetic sensor switch 61 and the vibration sensor switch 62 that cannot be supplied to the test fire testing device as they are are once taken into the gaming microcomputer 111 and processed into other signals or information. An error signal indicating that the control is not possible is supplied from the data bus 140 to the trial test apparatus via the buffer 134 and the relay board 70. The relay board 70 is provided with a port that takes in the signal output from the buffer 134 and supplies it to the test test apparatus, a connector that relays and transmits a signal line of a switch detection signal that does not pass through the buffer, and the like. ing. A chip enable signal CE output from the gaming microcomputer 111 is also supplied to the port on the relay board 70, and the signal of the port selected and controlled by the signal CE is supplied to the test firing test apparatus.

  In addition, the output unit 130 is connected to the data bus 140 to open solenoids (large winning opening solenoids) 38b and 42b for opening the special variable prize winning devices 38 and 42 and solenoids for opening the movable member 37b of the normal variable winning prize device 37 (general 3D output port 135 for outputting the open / close data of the electric solenoid 37c and the on / off data of the digit line to which the LED cathode terminal of the collective display device 50 is connected, and the contents displayed on the collective display device 50 Accordingly, a fourth output port 136 for outputting on / off data of the segment line to which the anode terminal of the LED is connected, and a fifth output for outputting information related to the gaming machine 10 such as jackpot information to the external information terminal 71 A port 137 is provided. Information relating to the gaming machine 10 output from the external information terminal 71 is supplied to, for example, an information collection terminal installed in a game store or a game hall internal management device (not shown).

  Further, the output unit 130 receives the opening / closing data signal of the big prize opening solenoids 38b and 42b output from the third output port 135, receives the solenoid driving signal and the opening / closing data signal of the general-purpose solenoid 37c, and outputs the solenoid driving signal. A first driver (drive circuit) 138a that generates and outputs, a second driver 138b that outputs an on / off drive signal for a digit line on the current drawing side of the collective display device 50 that is output from the third output port 135, and a fourth output A third driver 138c that outputs an on / off drive signal for a segment line on the current supply side of the batch display device 50 output from the port 136, and an external information signal that is supplied from the fifth output port 137 to an external device such as a management device. A fourth driver 138d for outputting to the external information terminal 71 is provided.

  The first driver 138a is supplied with DC32V from the power supply device 220 as a power supply voltage so that a solenoid operating at 32V can be driven. Also, DC12V is supplied to the third driver 138c that drives the segment lines of the collective display device 50. Since the second driver 138b for driving the digit line is for extracting the digit line corresponding to the display data with a current, the power supply voltage may be either 12V or 5V. A dynamic drive method is achieved by flowing current to the anode terminal of the LED through the segment line by the third driver 138c that outputs 12 V, and drawing the current from the cathode terminal through the segment line by the second driver 138b that outputs the ground potential. The power supply voltage flows through the LEDs sequentially selected in step 1 so that the LEDs are lit. The fourth driver 138d that outputs the external information signal to the external information terminal 71 is supplied with DC12V in order to give the external information signal a level of 12V. The buffer 134, the third output port 135, the first driver 138a, and the like may be provided on the output board 130 of the game control apparatus 100, that is, on the relay board 70 side instead of the main board.

  Further, the output unit 130 is provided with a photocoupler 139 for transmitting information such as an identification code and a program of each gaming machine to the external inspection device 500. The photocoupler 139 is configured to be capable of bi-directional communication so that the gaming microcomputer 111 can transmit and receive data to and from the inspection device 500 through serial communication. Note that such data transmission / reception is performed using a serial communication terminal of the gaming microcomputer 111 as in the case of a general general-purpose microprocessor, and therefore, ports such as the input ports 122 and 123 are not provided.

Next, the configuration of the effect control device 300 will be described with reference to FIG.
The effect control device 300 includes a main control microcomputer (1st CPU) 311 formed of an amusement chip (IC), as with the game microcomputer 111, and a video control microcomputer (2nd CPU) 312 that performs video control exclusively under the control of the 1st CPU 311. , VDP (Video Display Processor) 313 as a graphic processor that performs image processing for video display on the display device 41 in accordance with commands and data from the 2nd CPU 312 and various melody and sound effects are reproduced from the speakers 19a and 19b. A sound source LSI 314 that controls the output of sound and a real-time clock circuit 316 that measures the current time. The real-time clock circuit 316 includes a built-in power source such as a battery, and is configured to continue the time measuring operation even while the power is shut off.

The main control microcomputer (1st CPU) 311 and the video control microcomputer (2nd CPU) 312 are connected to program ROMs 321 and 322 each composed of a PROM (programmable read only memory) storing a program executed by each CPU. Is connected to an image ROM 323 storing character images, video data, and command lists, and the sound source LSI 314 stores compressed audio data, sequences necessary for phrase reproduction processing, command sequences for simple access, and the like. A ROM 324 is connected.
The main control microcomputer (1st CPU) 311 analyzes the command from the game microcomputer 111, decides the contents of the presentation, instructs the video control microcomputer 312 about the contents of the output video, and instructs the sound source LSI 314 about the reproduced sound. Then, processing such as lighting of the decoration lamp, motor drive control, and production time management is executed. RAMs that provide work areas for the main control microcomputer (1st CPU) 311 and the video control microcomputer (2nd CPU) 312 are provided in the respective chips. Note that the RAM that provides the work area may be provided outside the chip.

  Although not particularly limited, the main control microcomputer (1stCPU) 311 and the video control microcomputer (2ndCPU) 312 and the main control microcomputer (1stCPU) 311 and the sound source LSI 314 are serially connected. Data transmission / reception is performed, and data transmission / reception is performed in parallel with the video control microcomputer (2ndCPU) 312 and between the main control microcomputer (1stCPU) 311 and the VDP 313. By transmitting and receiving data in parallel, commands and data can be transmitted in a shorter time than in the case of serial. The VDP 313 includes an ultrahigh-speed VRAM (video RAM) 305 used for developing and processing image data such as characters read from the image ROM 323, and a drawing circuit for drawing image data. 306, a display circuit 308 for generating a video signal to be transmitted to the display device 41 by an LVDS (small amplitude signal transmission) method, and the like are provided.

  A vertical synchronization signal VSYNC is input from the VDP 313 to the main control microcomputer 311 in order to synchronize the image of the display device 41 and the lighting of the decorative lamps provided on the front frame 12 and the game board 30. In addition, the VDP 313 notifies the video control microcomputer 312 that it is waiting to receive an interrupt signal INT0-n and a command or data from the video control microcomputer 312 in order to notify the processing status such as the end of drawing in the VRAM. A wait signal WAIT is input. Further, the video control microcomputer 312 receives from the main control microcomputer 311 a synchronization signal SYNC that informs that the video control microcomputer 312 is operating normally and gives command transmission timing. A call signal CTS and a response signal RTS are exchanged between the main control microcomputer 311 and the tone generator LSI 314 in order to transmit and receive commands and data in the handshake method.

  Note that the video control microcomputer (2ndCPU) 312 uses a CPU that is faster or more expensive than the main control microcomputer (1stCPU) 311. By providing a video control microcomputer (2ndCPU) 312 separately from the main control microcomputer (1stCPU) 311 and sharing the processing, it is possible to display a fast moving image on a large screen that is difficult to achieve with the main control microcomputer (1stCPU) 311 alone. It is possible to display on the display device 41, and it is possible to suppress an increase in cost compared to the case where two CPUs having processing capabilities equivalent to the video control microcomputer (2nd CPU) 312 are used. Also, by providing two CPUs, it becomes possible to separately develop the control programs for the two CPUs in parallel, thereby shortening the development period of the new model.

In addition, the effect control device 300 is provided with an interface chip (command I / F) 331 that receives the effect control command transmitted from the game control device 100. A variation start command, a customer waiting demo command, a fanfare command, a probability information command, an error designation command, and the like transmitted from the game control device 100 to the effect control device 300 via the command I / F 331 are used as an effect control command signal. Receive. Since the game microcomputer 111 of the game control device 100 operates at DC 5 V and the main control microcomputer (1st CPU) 311 of the effect control device 300 operates at DC 3.3 V, the command I / F 331 has a signal level conversion function. Is provided.
In the present embodiment, the effect control command is composed of 16 bits, and the 16-bit effect control command is transmitted as the 8-bit data bus and the strobe signal SSBT. ) And the latter half command (ACTION), the strobe signal SSBT is transmitted by rising twice, and the command is received on the receiving side in synchronization with the rise of SSBT.

  The effect control device 300 includes a panel decoration LED control circuit 332 for driving and controlling a panel decoration device 42 having LEDs (light emitting diodes) provided on the game board 30 (including the center case 40), and the front frame 12. Frame decoration LED control circuit 333 for driving and controlling a frame decoration device (for example, the frame decoration device 18 and the like) having LEDs (light emitting diodes) and board effects provided on the game board 30 (including the center case 40). A board effect motor / SOL control circuit 334 for driving and controlling the devices (for example, an accessory device that enhances the effect of the effect in cooperation with the effect display on the display device 41) and a motor provided on the front frame 12 (for example, A frame effect motor control circuit 335 for driving and controlling the moving light 16 and the like) 45 is provided. Note that these control circuits 332 to 335 that drive and control lamps, motors, solenoids, and the like are connected to a main control microcomputer (1st CPU) 311 via an address / data bus 304.

  Further, the effect control device 300 includes an effect motor that detects the initial position of the switch 25a built in the effect button 25 provided as an input operation means provided on the front frame 12 and the motors in the panel effect devices 44 and 46. A switch input circuit 336 that detects the on / off state of the switch 44a, the position detection sensor 439A of the movable member, etc., and inputs a detection signal to the main control microcomputer (1stCPU) 311; An amplifier circuit 337a including an audio power amplifier to be driven and an amplifier circuit 337b for driving the lower speaker 19b provided on the front frame 12 are provided.

  The normal power supply unit 221 of the power supply device 220 drives a motor and a solenoid to supply a desired level of DC voltage to the effect control device 300 having the above-described configuration and electronic components controlled thereby. DC32V for driving the display device 41 composed of a liquid crystal panel, DC5V serving as the power supply voltage for the command I / F 331, DC18V for driving the LED and speaker, and a reference for these DC voltages It is configured to generate a voltage of NDC 24V used to turn on the monitor lamp. Further, when an LSI that operates at a low voltage such as 3.3 V or 1.2 V is used as the main control microcomputer (1st CPU) 311 or the video control microcomputer (2nd CPU) 312, DC 3. The effect control device 300 is provided with a DC-DC converter for generating 3V or DC 1.2V. The DC-DC converter may be provided in the normal power supply unit 221.

  The reset signal RST generated by the control signal generation unit 223 of the power supply apparatus 220 includes a control circuit 332 to 335 for driving and controlling a main control microcomputer 311, a video control microcomputer 312, a VDP 313, a sound source LSI 314, a lamp, a motor, and the like. Are supplied to the amplifier circuits 337a and 337b, which are in a reset state. In this embodiment, the general-purpose port of the video control microcomputer 312 is used to generate and supply a reset signal to the VDP 313. Thereby, the cooperation of the operations of the video control microcomputer 312 and the VDP 313 can be improved.

Next, game control performed in the game control apparatus 100 will be described.
The CPU 111A of the game microcomputer 111 of the game control device 100 extracts a random number value for hit determination of the normal figure based on the input of the detection signal of the game ball from the gate switch 34a provided to the normal figure start gate 34, and the ROM 111B. Is compared with the determination value stored in the table, and a process of determining whether or not the normal variation display game is missed is performed. Then, in the LED display unit 53, after the identification symbol is variably displayed for a predetermined time, a process for displaying a general symbol variation display game to be stopped is performed. When the result of the normal figure fluctuation display game is a win, a special result mode is displayed on the LED display unit 53, the general electric solenoid 37c is operated, and the open / close members 37b and 37b of the normal fluctuation winning device 37 are kept for a predetermined time. The opening control is performed as described above (for example, for 0.3 seconds).

In the present embodiment, when the result of the normal fluctuation display game is out of order, control is performed to display the outage result mode on the LED display unit 53.
Further, the CPU 111A stores the start winning (starting memory) based on the input of the detection signal of the game ball from the starting port 1 switch 36a provided in the starting winning opening 36, and the first special figure change is based on the start memory. A random number value for determining the big hit of the display game is extracted and compared with the determination value stored in the ROM 111B, and a process of determining whether or not the first special figure variation display game is missed is performed.

Further, the CPU 111A of the game control device 100 stores the start memory based on the input of the detection signal of the game ball from the start port 2 switch 37a provided in the normal variation winning device 37, and based on this start memory, the second special feature A random hit value for determining the big hit of the figure variation display game is extracted and compared with a determination value stored in the ROM 111B, and a process of determining whether or not the second special figure fluctuation display game is hit is performed.
Then, CPU 111 </ b> A outputs control information (production control command) including determination results of the first special figure fluctuation display game and the second special figure fluctuation display game to production control device 300. Further, after the identification symbols are displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time on the special figure 1 display 51 or the special figure 2 display 52 of the collective display device 50, a process for displaying a special figure change display game to stop display is performed. Accordingly, the CPU 111A functions as a variable display game execution control means for controlling execution of the variable display game on the special figure display 51 and the special figure 2 display 52 as the variable display device based on the start-up memory.

Further, the effect control device 300 performs a process of displaying a decoration special figure variation display game corresponding to the special figure variation display game on the display device 41 based on the control signal from the game control device 100. Furthermore, in the production control device 300, based on the control signal from the game control device 100, the sound output from the speakers 19a and 19b, the process of controlling the light emission of various LEDs, and the like are performed.
In addition, when the result of the special figure variation display game is a win, the CPU 111A of the game control apparatus 100 displays a special result mode on the special figure 1 display or the special figure 2 display and generates a special game state. I do.
In the process of generating the special game state (big hit), for example, the CPU 111A rotates the open / close door or the movable piece of the special variable prize winning device 38 or 42 in the opening direction by the big prize opening solenoid 38b or 42b. The control which enables inflow of the game ball to is performed.

Then, a condition that either a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls wins the grand prize opening or a predetermined time (for example, 25 seconds or 1 second) elapses from the opening of the big prize opening is achieved. Opening the grand prize opening until one is done is defined as one round, and control (cycle game) is performed to continue (repeat) this for a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 16 times or 12 times).
Also, when 2R hit or small hit occurs, control is performed to open the big winning opening twice, for example. When the result of the special figure variation display game is out of order, the special figure 1 display 51 and the special figure 2 display 52 are controlled to display the result form of the deviation.

In addition, the game control device 100 can generate a probability change state as a game state after the special game state ends based on the result mode of the special figure variation display game.
This probability variation state is a state (high probability state) in which the probability of a hit result in the special figure variation display game is higher than the normal probability state. In addition, the first special figure variation display game and the second special figure variation display game, regardless of which one of the first special figure variation display game and the second special figure variation display game results in a certain variation state. Both display games are in a probable state. The probability variation state may be continued until the next special gaming state occurs, but may be continued for a predetermined number of fluctuations. Therefore, the CPU 111A of the game control device 100 as a control means functions as a specific game state control means capable of generating a specific game state in which the progress of the game is advantageous up to a predetermined variable display game count after the end of the special game state.

In addition, the game control device 100 can generate the general power support state as the game state after the special game state is ended based on the result mode of the special figure variation display game.
In this general power support state (electric support), the execution time of the above-mentioned general variable display game is controlled to be a second variable display time shorter than the first variable display time (for example, 10 seconds is Thus, the number of times of opening of the normal variation winning device 37 per unit time is controlled to be substantially increased. Further, in the ordinary power support state, when the ordinary variation winning game 37 is released as a result of the normal variation display game, the second opening time is longer than the first opening time in the normal state. (For example, 0.3 seconds is 1.7 seconds). Further, in the ordinary power support state, the number of times of opening of the normal variation winning device 37 is not the first opening number of one time but a plurality of times of two or more times (the first opening number) with respect to the result of one hit of the universal map display game. For example, it is set to the second number of times of opening.

It should be noted that the execution time of the normal variation display game is set to the second variation display time (for example, 1 second), and the release mode of the normal variation winning device 37 is the second release time (for example, 1.7). Second), and the number of times of opening with respect to one hit result of the normal variation display game is the second number of times of opening (for example, 3 times), either one or both may be performed. May be. Further, in the normal power support operation state, the probability that the hit result of the general-purpose variable display game will be higher than the normal operation state may be controlled.
As a result, the game ball can easily win the normal variation winning device 37, and the second special figure variation display game can be easily started.

It should be noted that the probability change state after the end of the special game state, the normal figure variation display game, and the ordinary power support state of the normal variation winning device 37 can be generated independently, and both can be generated simultaneously. It is also possible to generate only one of them.
In the present embodiment, the game control device 100 determines whether the game control device 100 wins a game ball to the start port 36 or the normal variation winning device 37 for determining the hit / miss of the variation display game and selecting the variation pattern as described above. The random number obtained from the above is determined by using a selection table stored in advance in the ROM 111B.

Next, processing executed by the gaming microcomputer (gaming microcomputer) 111 of the gaming control apparatus 100 that executes gaming control as described above will be described. The control process by the gaming microcomputer 111 mainly includes a main process shown in FIGS. 40 and 41 and a timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 42 performed at a predetermined time period (for example, 4 msec).
The main process is started when the power is turned on. In this main process, as shown in FIG. 40, first, an interrupt prohibition process (step S1) is performed, and then an interrupt vector setting process for setting a jump destination vector address to be executed when an interrupt occurs ( Step S2), a stack pointer setting process for setting a stack pointer that is the start address of an area for saving a value of a register or the like when an interrupt occurs (Step S3), an interrupt mode setting process for setting an interrupt processing mode (Step S3) S4) is performed.

  Next, in order to wait for the program of the payout control device (payout board) 210 to start normally, a waiting time of, for example, 4 ms is performed (step S5). As a result, when the power is turned on, the game control device 100 rises first and sends the command to the payout control device 210 before the payout control device 210 starts up, thereby preventing the payout control device 210 from losing the command. be able to. After that, access to a readable / writable RWM (read / write memory) such as a RAM or EEPROM is permitted, and off data is set so that there is no output in all output ports (steps S6 and S7). In addition, the serial port (a port that is preinstalled in the gaming microcomputer 111 and is not used in this embodiment because it performs parallel communication with the payout control device 210 and the effect control device 300) is set to a state in which it is not used. Processing is performed (step S8).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the initialization switch in the power supply device 220 is turned on (step S9). Here, if it is determined that the initialization switch is off (step S9; No), in step S10, after checking the data of the power failure inspection area in the RWM, it is determined whether or not the power failure is restored (step S11). If it is determined in step S11 that the power failure has been restored (step S11; Yes), the process proceeds to step S12, and a process of calculating data called a checksum and whether the calculated checksum is normal or abnormal are determined (step S13).
If it is determined in step S9 that the initialization switch is on (step S9; Yes), if it is determined in step S11 that the power failure is not restored (step S11; No), and if the checksum is not normal in step S13 (step If it is determined as S13; No), the process jumps to step S20 in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S13 that the checksum is normal (step S13; Yes), the process proceeds to step S14 in FIG. 41, and a power failure occurs in the area to be initialized in the RWM (read / write memory: RAM in the embodiment). After the initial value at the time of recovery is saved (stored), the area related to error and fraud monitoring is reset (step S15). Next, an area for storing the gaming state in the RWM is examined to determine whether or not the gaming state is a high probability state (step S16). If it is determined that the probability is not high (step S16; No), steps S17 and S18 are skipped and the process proceeds to step S19.

  If it is determined in step S16 that the probability is high (step S16; Yes), the on-information is saved in the high-probability notification flag region in step S17, and then the high probability provided in the collective display device 50, for example. The ON data for turning on (turning on) the notification LED (third gaming state display 58) is set in the region (port 136) corresponding to the segment (step S18), and the process proceeds to step S19. In step S19, a process of transmitting a power failure recovery command corresponding to a process number prepared for rationally executing a special figure game process described later to the effect control device 300 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S23.

On the other hand, when jumping from step S9, S11, S13 to step S20, the work area in the RAM used by the CPU is first reset, and then the initial value at power-on is saved in the area to be initialized (step S21). Then, in step S22, a process of transmitting a power-on command to the effect control device 300 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S23. In step S23, a process of starting a CTC (Counter / Timer Circuit) circuit that generates a timer interrupt signal and a random number update trigger signal (CTC) in the gaming microcomputer 111 (clock generator) is performed.
The CTC circuit is provided in a clock generator in the gaming microcomputer 111. The clock generator divides an oscillation signal (original clock signal) from the crystal oscillator 113, and a timer interrupt signal having a predetermined period (for example, 4 milliseconds) for the CPU 111A based on the divided signal. And a CTC circuit for generating a signal CTC that gives a trigger for updating a random number to be supplied to the random number generation circuit.

  After the CTC activation process in step S23, a process for activating and setting the random number generation circuit is performed (step S24). Specifically, the CPU 111A performs setting of a code (specified value) for starting the random number generation circuit in a predetermined register (CTC update permission register) in the random number generation circuit. Then, in step S25, the values of predetermined registers (soft random number registers 1 to n) in the random number generation circuit at power-on are changed to corresponding initial value random numbers (random numbers for determining the big hit symbol (big hit symbol random number 1, big hit) The design random number 2) is saved in a predetermined area of the RWM as an initial value (start value) of a random number (per random number) for determining the hit of the usual figure, and then an interrupt is permitted (step S26). The random number generation circuit in the CPU 111A used in the present embodiment is configured such that the initial value of the soft random number register changes every time the power is turned on. Therefore, the initial value of various initial value random numbers generated on the CPU side. By setting (start value), it is possible to break the regularity of random numbers generated by software, making it difficult for a player to obtain illegal random numbers.

  Subsequently, initial value random number update processing (step S27) is performed to update the values of various initial value random numbers to break the regularity of the random numbers. In the present embodiment, although not particularly limited, the big hit random number is configured to be generated using a random number (big hit random number) generated in a random number generation circuit. That is, the big hit random number is a hard random number generated by hardware, and the big hit symbol random number, the hit random number, and the variation pattern random number are soft random numbers generated by software.

  After the initial value random number update process in step S27, the power failure monitoring signal input from the power supply device 220 is read through the port and data bus and checked to determine whether or not a power failure has occurred (step S28). If no power failure has occurred (step S28; No), the process returns to step S27, and the initial value random number update processing and the power failure monitoring signal check (loop processing) are repeated. By permitting an interrupt before the initial value random number update process (step S27) (step S26), when a timer interrupt occurs during the initial value random number update process, the interrupt process is preferentially executed. Can be prevented from being interrupted by waiting for the initial value random number update process.

  Note that the initial value random number update process in step S27 includes a method of performing the initial value random number update process in the timer interrupt process in addition to the main process. In order to avoid execution of the value random number update process, when performing the initial value random number update process in the main process, it is necessary to disable the interrupt and then update to cancel the interrupt. If the initial value random number update process in the timer interrupt process is not performed in the main process and only the main process is performed, there is no problem even if the interrupt is canceled before the initial value random number update process. There is an advantage that it is simplified.

  If it is determined in step S28 that a power failure has occurred (step S28; Yes), processing for temporarily prohibiting interruption (step S29) and processing for outputting off data to all output ports (step S30) are performed. Do. Thereafter, a process of saving the power failure recovery inspection area check data in the power interruption recovery inspection area (step S31), a process of calculating a checksum when the RWM is turned off (step S32), and the calculated checksum to the backup area of the RWM After performing the process of saving (step S33), the process of prohibiting access to the RWM (step S34) is performed and waiting for the power supply of the gaming machine to be cut off. In this way, the check data is saved in the power failure recovery inspection area and the checksum at the time of power shutdown is calculated, so that whether or not the information stored in the RWM before the power shutdown is correctly backed up can be checked. This can be determined when the power is turned on again.

Next, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
The timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 42 is started when a periodic timer interrupt signal generated by the CTC circuit in the clock generator is input to the CPU 111A.
When the timer interrupt process is started, a register saving process (step S41) is performed in which a value held in a predetermined register is first transferred to the RWM. In the Z80 microcomputer used as the gaming microcomputer in this embodiment, the processing can be replaced by saving the value held in the front register to the back register. Next, an input process (step S42) for taking in inputs from various sensors (start port 1 switch 36a, start port 2 switch 37a, gate switch 34a, count switch 38a, etc.), that is, reading the state of each input port. )I do. Then, based on the output data set in various processes, an output process (step S43) for performing drive control of an actuator such as a solenoid (large winning opening SOL38b, general electric power SOL37c) is performed.

  Next, a command transmission process (step S44), a random number update process 1 (step S45), and a random number update process 2 (steps) for outputting commands set in the transmission buffer in various processes to the effect control device 300, the payout control device 210, etc. S46) is performed. Thereafter, it is monitored whether a normal signal is input from the start port 1 switch 36a, the start port 2 switch 37a, the usual gate switch 34a, the winning port switch 35a... 35n, and the count switch 38a. A prize opening switch / error monitoring process (step S47) is performed to determine whether the front frame and the glass frame are open. Also, a special figure game process (step S48) for performing a process related to the special figure variation display game and a general figure game process (step S49) for performing a process related to the common figure variation display game are performed.

  Next, a segment LED editing process (step S50) that is provided in the gaming machine 10 and drives the segment LED that displays various information about the display of the special figure variation display game and the game to display a desired content, magnetic sensor switch A magnet fraud monitoring process (step S51) is performed in which detection signals from 61 and the vibration sensor switch 62 are checked to determine whether there is any abnormality. Then, external information editing processing (step S52) for setting a signal to be output to various external devices in the output buffer is performed. Subsequently, a process of clearing the interrupt request and declaring the end of the interrupt (step S53), a process of restoring the register data saved in step S41 (step S54), and a process of permitting an interrupt (step S54) Step S55) is performed, and the timer interrupt process is terminated.

Next, the details of the command transmission process (step S44) in the above-described timer interrupt process will be described.
As shown in FIG. 43, the command transmission process includes an effect control command transmission process for the effect control device 300 (step S71) and a payout command transmission process for the payout control device 210 (step S72).

Next, details of the effect control command transmission process (step S71) in the above-described command transmission process will be described.
As shown in FIG. 44, in the effect control command transmission process, first, the value of the light counter that is “+1” when the transmission command is set to RWM, and “+1” when the transmission command is read from the RWM. It is compared with the value of the read counter to check whether a command is set (step S81). Specifically, if the value of the write counter is the same as the value of the read counter, it is determined that the command is not set, and if the value of the write counter does not match the value of the read counter, It is determined that a transmission command is set (step S82).

If it is determined in step S82 that no command is set (step S82; No), the effect control command transmission process is terminated, and if it is determined in step S82 that a command is set (step S82; In Yes), the read counter is updated (+1) (step S83).
Next, the command is loaded from the command transmission area (MODE (upper byte)) corresponding to the value of the read counter (step S84). Then, the area containing the loaded command is reset (step S85).
Further, the command is loaded from the command transmission area (ACTION (lower byte)) corresponding to the value of the read counter (step S86). Then, the area containing the loaded command is reset (step S87).
Then, an effect control command output process (step S88) is performed, and the effect control command transmission process ends.

Next, details of the effect control command output process (step S88) in the effect control command transmission process described above will be described.
As shown in FIG. 45A, in the effect control command output process, first, an off time of the strobe signal indicating that the command (MODE) is being output is prepared (step S91), and the command data output process (step S92). Execute. Thereafter, a command (ACTION) is output (step S93), and a strobe signal OFF time indicating that the command (ACTION) is being output is prepared (step S94), and then command data output processing (step S95) is executed.

Next, details of the command data output process (steps S92 and S95) in the above-described effect control command output process will be described.
As shown in FIG. 45 (B), in the command data output process, first, in order to prevent the state immediately before the port from being lost, the port state holding data of the output port 131 including the strobe signal of the effect control command output. Is loaded (step S101). Then, an effect control command is output to the output port 132 (step S102), and a signal excluding the strobe signal is held in the previous state to the output port 131, and the strobe signal in the off state (for example, low level indicating invalidity of data reading). Is added and output (step S103). Then, in the next step S104, it is determined whether or not the time during which the strobe signal should be turned off (off time) has ended. If it is determined that the off time has not ended (step S104; No), the process returns to step S102 and the above process is repeated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S104 that the off-time has expired (step S104; Yes), the process proceeds to step S105, and the time for which the strobe signal is in an on state (for example, a high level indicating that data reading is valid) is set. Subsequently, the strobe signal is set to the on state while the signals excluding the strobe signal of the output port 131 are held in the immediately previous state on the register holding the data loaded in step S101 (step S106). Then, an effect control command is output (step S107), and an on-state (high level) strobe signal is output (step S108).

  Then, in the next step S109, it is determined whether or not the time for which the strobe signal should be turned on (on time) has ended. If it is determined that the on-time has not ended (step S109; No), the process returns to step S107 and the above process is repeated. If it is determined in step S109 that the on-time has expired (step S109; Yes), the process proceeds to step S110, the off-state strobe signal is set, and the off-state strobe signal is output (step S111). Then, the command data output process ends. The reason why the effect control command is output again in step S107 is to avoid that the effect control command being output is not output after the power failure is restored when a power failure occurs during the loop processing in steps S107 to S109. is there. It is also possible to avoid changing the command code due to noise. In addition, it is also possible to loop only each process in this step S104 and step S109.

Next, details of the special figure game process (step S48) in the above-described timer interrupt process will be described. In this special figure game process, the input of the start port 1 switch 36a and the start port 2 switch 37a is monitored, the entire process related to the special figure variation display game is controlled, and the special figure display is set.
As shown in FIG. 46, in the special figure game process, first, a start port switch monitoring process (step A1) for monitoring the winning of the start port 1 switch 36a and the start port 2 switch 37a is performed. In the start port switch monitoring process, when a game ball is won in the normal variable winning device 37 that forms the start winning port 36 and the second starting winning port, various random numbers (such as big hit random numbers) are extracted, and a special feature based on the winning is obtained. Prior to the start of the figure variation display game, a game result preliminary determination is performed in which a game result based on a prize is determined in advance. The details of the start port switch monitoring process (step A1) will be described later.
Next, a count switch monitoring process (step A2) is performed. In this count switch monitoring process, a process of monitoring the count number of the count switch 38a provided in the special variation winning device 38 is performed.

Next, it is checked whether the special figure game processing timer has already timed up, or the special figure game processing timer has been updated (-1) and then timed up (step A3). It is determined whether the time is up (step A4).
If it is determined in step A4 that the special figure game process timer has expired (step A4; Yes), a special figure game sequence branch table to be referred to branch to the process corresponding to the special figure game process number is registered. (Step A5) is performed, and a process (step A6) of acquiring a branch destination address of the process corresponding to the special figure game process number is performed using the table.
Then, after performing the process of saving the return address after the branch process to the stack area (step A7), the game branch process (step A8) is performed according to the special figure game process number.

If the special figure game process number is “0” in step A8, the fluctuation start of the special figure fluctuation display game is monitored, the fluctuation start setting of the special figure fluctuation display game, the setting of the production, A special figure routine process (step A9) for setting information necessary for the process is performed. The details of the special figure routine process (step A9) will be described later.
In step A8, when the special figure game process number is “1”, the special figure change for setting the special figure stop display time, setting the information necessary for performing the special figure display process, etc. Medium processing (step A10) is performed.

In step A8, when the special figure game process number is “2”, if the game result of the special figure fluctuation display game is a big hit, the fanfare command is set according to the big hit type (12R big hit or 156 big hit). In addition, special chart display processing (step A11) for setting the fanfare time according to the big winning opening opening pattern of each big hit (12R big hit or 16R big hit), setting information necessary for performing the fanfare / interval processing, etc. )I do.
If the special figure game process number is “3” in step A8, setting of the opening time of the big prize opening, updating of the number of times of opening, setting of information necessary for performing the processing during opening of the big prize opening, etc. The fanfare / interval processing (step A12) is performed.

In step A8, when the special figure game process number is “4”, if the big hit round is not the final round, an interval command is set, whereas if it is the final round, a process for setting a big hit end screen command is set. Then, a special winning opening opening process (step A13) for setting information necessary for the special winning opening remaining ball processing is performed.
In step A8, if the special figure game process number is “5”, if the big hit round is the final round, a process for setting the time for discharging the remaining balls in the big prize opening, The big winning opening remaining ball processing (step A14) for setting information necessary for processing is performed.
If the special figure game process number is “6” in step A8, a big hit end process (step A15) for setting information necessary for performing the special figure normal process (step A9) is performed.

Then, after preparing the table for controlling the fluctuation | variation of the special figure 1 indicator 51 (step A16), the symbol fluctuation | variation control process (step A17) which concerns on the special figure 1 indicator 51 is performed.
Then, after preparing the table for controlling the fluctuation | variation of the special figure 2 indicator 52 (step A18), the symbol fluctuation control process (step A19) which concerns on the special figure 2 indicator 52 is performed, and the said special figure game process is performed. finish.
On the other hand, when it is determined in step A4 that the special figure game process timer has not expired (step A4; No), the process proceeds to step A16, and the subsequent processes are performed.

Next, details of the start port switch monitoring process (step A1) in the above-described special figure game process will be described.
As shown in FIG. 47, in the start port switch monitoring process, the game microcomputer 111 of the game control device 100 first prepares a table for setting the start port winning effect command by the start winning port 36 (start port 1). Then, after preparing a table for setting information on hold by the start port 1 (step A111), a special drawing start port switch common process (step A112) is performed.
The details of the special figure start port switch common process in step A112 will be described later together with the special figure start port switch common process in step A117.

Next, it is checked whether or not the ordinary electric accessory (ordinary variation winning device 37) is in operation, that is, whether or not the ordinary variation winning device 37 is activated and the game ball can be won. (Step A113) If it is determined that the ordinary electric accessory is operating (Step A113; Yes), the process proceeds to Step A116, and the subsequent processes are performed. On the other hand, if it is determined in step A113 that the ordinary electric accessory is not in operation (step A113; No), it is checked whether the number of fraudulent winnings to the normal variation winning device 37 is equal to or greater than the fraud occurrence determination number (step A114), processing for determining whether or not the number of fraudulent winnings is equal to or greater than the number of fraud occurrence determination (step A115).
The normal variation winning device 37 cannot win a game ball in the closed state, and can win a game ball only in the open state. Therefore, when the game ball wins in the closed state, it is a case where some abnormality or fraud has occurred. When there is a game ball won in such a closed state, the number is counted as the number of illegal wins. Then, it is determined whether or not the number of illegal winnings thus counted is equal to or greater than a predetermined fraud occurrence determination number (upper limit value).

If it is determined in step A115 that the number of fraudulent winnings is not equal to or greater than the number of fraud determinations (step A115; No), a table for setting a start opening winning effect command by the normal variation winning device 37 (starting opening 2) is prepared and started. After preparing a table for setting information on hold by the mouth 2 (step A116), the special start port switch common process (step A117) is performed, and the start port switch monitoring process is terminated.
If it is determined in step A115 that the number of illegal winnings is equal to or greater than the number of fraud determinations (step A115; Yes), the start port switch monitoring process is terminated. That is, the second start memory is not generated any more.

Next, details of the special-purpose start-port switch common processing (steps A112 and A117) in the above-described start-port switch monitoring processing will be described.
The special figure start port switch common process is a process performed in common for each input when there is an input from the start port 1 switch 36a or the start port 2 switch 37a.
As shown in FIG. 48, in the special chart start port switch common process, the gaming microcomputer 111 of the game control device 100 first starts the monitoring target start port switch (from the start port 1 switch 36a and the start port 2 switch 37a). For example, it is checked whether or not there is an input to the start port 1 switch 36a or the like (step A201), and if it is determined that there is no input to the monitored start port switch (step A202; No), the special view start port switch End common processing. On the other hand, if it is determined in step A202 that there is an input to the monitored start port switch (step A202; Yes), after the start port winning flag of the monitored start port switch is saved (step A203), the monitored target The big hit random number extracted in the hard random number latch register is loaded and prepared (step A204).

  Subsequently, of the start port 1 switch 36a and the start port 2 switch 37a, information regarding the number of winnings to the start port switch to be monitored (for example, the start port 1 switch 36a) is sent to the management device outside the gaming machine. The number of times output (start port signal output number) is loaded, the loaded value is updated (+1), and whether or not the output number overflows (step A205), the output number does not overflow. If it determines with (step A206; No), the value after an update will be preserve | saved in the start port signal output frequency area | region of RWM (step A207), and a process will transfer to step A208. On the other hand, if it is determined in step A206 that the number of outputs has overflowed (step A206; Yes), the process proceeds to step A208.

Then, in step A208, among the start port 1 switch 36a and the start port 2 switch 37a, the update target special figure holding corresponding to the monitored start port switch (for example, the start port 1 switch 36a, etc.) is held (start memory). It is checked whether or not the number is less than the upper limit value (step A208), and processing for determining whether or not the special figure holding number is less than the upper limit value (step A209) is performed.
If it is determined in step A209 that the number of special figure holds is less than the upper limit (step A209; Yes), a process of updating (+1) the number of special figure hold to be updated (for example, the number of special figure hold 1) Step A210) is performed.
Then, after preparing the decoration special figure reservation number command (MODE) of the start port switch to be monitored (for example, the start port 1 switch 36a) of the start port 1 switch 36a and the start port 2 switch 37a (step A211). ), A special figure reservation number command (ACTION) corresponding to the special figure hold number is prepared (step A212), and a command setting process (step A213) is performed.

  Subsequently, after performing processing (step A214) for calculating the address of the random number save area corresponding to the special figure hold number (step A214), the big hit random number is saved in the big hit random number save area of the RWM (step A215). Then, the big hit symbol random number of the starter switch to be monitored is extracted and prepared, and the big hit symbol random number is saved in the big hit symbol random number saving area of the RWM (step A216). Next, the corresponding variation pattern random number 1 is extracted and saved in the RWM variation pattern random number 1 save area (step A217), and then the corresponding variation pattern random number 2 is extracted and the RWM variation pattern random number 2 save area. (Step A218), and the corresponding fluctuation pattern random number 3 is extracted and saved in the RWM fluctuation pattern random number 3 save area (Step A219). Then, the jackpot symbol random number of the starter switch to be monitored is loaded. Then, preparation (step A220) is performed, special figure hold information determination processing (step A221) is performed, and the special figure start port switch common processing is terminated. The details of the special figure hold information determination process will be described later.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step A209 that the special figure hold number is not less than the upper limit (step A209; No), it is checked whether or not the input of the start port switch related to step A202 is the input of the start port 1 switch 36a. (Step A222), if it is determined that the input of the start port 1 switch 36a is (Step A223; Yes), a decoration special figure hold number command (overflow command) is prepared (Step A224), and command setting processing (Step A225) ) To complete the special figure start port switch common process.
On the other hand, also when it is determined in step A223 that the input is not the start port 1 switch 36a (step A223; No), the special-purpose start port switch common process is terminated.

Next, the details of the special figure hold information determination process (step A221) in the special figure start port switch common process described above will be described.
The special figure hold information determination process is a prefetching process for determining the result related information corresponding to the start memory before the start timing of the special figure variation display game based on the corresponding start memory.
As shown in FIG. 49, first, it is checked whether or not the input of the start port switch according to step A202 of the special-purpose start port switch common process is the input of the start port 2 switch 37a (step A231). If it is determined that the input of the two switches 37a is not input (step A232; No), it is determined whether or not the open extension function of the normal variation winning device 37 is operating, that is, the normal variation winning device 37 is being supported (during the short-time operation state). (Step A233) is performed.

  Here, when it is determined that the normal variation winning device 37 is not being supported (step A233; No), processing for determining whether or not the gaming machine is in a big hit (special gaming state) based on the start memory (step A234). I do. In the case where the falling lottery is performed, if the start-up memory is a win for the falling lottery, the subsequent jackpot determination or the like may not be performed. In addition, when the lottery is a winning lottery, the subsequent jackpot determination or the like may not be performed under the condition that the number of fluctuations (four rotations) corresponding to the maximum start memory number is excluded.

If it is determined in step A234 that the jackpot is not being hit (step A234; No), the jackpot determination process for determining whether or not the acquired jackpot random number value matches the jackpot determination value is a jackpot determination process (step A235) is performed.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step A233 that the normally variable winning device 37 is being supported (step A233; Yes), or if it is determined in step A234 that it is a big hit (step A234; Yes). ) Ends the special figure hold information determination process.
In other words, when the input of the start port switch according to step A202 of the special-purpose start port switch common processing is the start port 1 switch 36a, when the normal variation winning device 37 is being supported or is a big hit, the start memory is stored in the start memory. The prefetch process for determining the corresponding result related information is not performed.

If it is determined in step A232 that the input is the start port 2 switch 37a (step A232; Yes), the process proceeds to step A235 without performing the processes in step A233 and step A234. The subsequent processing is performed.
In other words, when the input of the start port switch according to step A202 of the special figure start port switch common processing is the start port 2 switch 37a, the start is performed regardless of whether the normal variation winning device 37 is being supported or the big hit. A prefetching process for determining the result related information corresponding to the storage is performed.

If the determination result of the big hit determination process in step A235 is not a big hit (step A236; No), a loss information table is set (step A237), and the process proceeds to step A245.
On the other hand, when the determination result of the big hit determination process in step A235 is a big hit (step A236; Yes), it is checked whether or not the input of the start port switch is the input of the start port 1 switch 36a (step A238). .

  If the result of the check in step A238 is that the input of the start port 1 switch 36a is determined (step A239; Yes), the big hit symbol random number check table 1 is prepared (step A240), and the process proceeds to step A242. If it is determined that the input of the start port 1 switch 36a is not input (step A239; No), the big hit symbol random number check table 2 is prepared (step A241), and the process proceeds to step A242.

Next, in step A242, the jackpot symbol random number is checked and the corresponding winning information pointer is obtained (step A242). After setting the jackpot information table address table (step A243), the jackpot information table corresponding to the winning information pointer is acquired and set (step A244), and the process proceeds to step A245.
In step A245, symbol information is acquired from the set information table (a jackpot information table or a loss information table), and the acquired symbol information is saved in the symbol information (work) area (step A246). Next, the start opening winning effect symbol command is acquired from the set information table (step A247), and the acquired starting opening winning effect symbol command is saved in the winning effect symbol command area (step A248).

Subsequently, a start opening prize flag of the start opening switch to be monitored is prepared (step A249), a table for setting a start opening winning effect command is prepared (step A250), and special figure information setting processing (step A251). Second half variation pattern setting processing (step A252) and variation pattern setting processing (step A253) are performed.
Then, the start opening prize effect command (MODE) corresponding to the first half variation number is calculated and prepared (step A254), and the value of the second half variation number is prepared as the start opening prize effect command (ACTION) (step A255). Then, command setting processing (step A256) is performed.
Then, the start opening winning effect design command is loaded and prepared (step A257), the command setting process (step A258) is performed, and the special figure holding information determination process is terminated.

Next, the details of the special figure routine process (step A9) in the special figure game process described above will be described.
As shown in FIG. 50, in the special figure normal processing, first, it is checked whether or not the special figure 2 hold number (second start memory number) is 0 (step A271).
When it is determined that the special figure 2 hold number is 0 (step A272; Yes), it is checked whether or not the special figure 1 hold number (first start memory number) is 0 (step A273).
Then, if it is determined that the special figure 1 holding number is 0 (step A274; Yes), it is checked whether or not the customer waiting demo has already been started (step A275), and the customer waiting demo has not started. That is, if it is determined that the process has not been started (step A276; No), a process of saving the customer waiting demo flag in the customer waiting demo flag area (step A277) is performed.

Subsequently, a customer waiting demo command is prepared (step A278), and command setting processing (step A279) is performed.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step A275 that the customer waiting demo has already started (step A276; Yes), the customer waiting demo flag is already set during the customer waiting demo (step A277), and a customer waiting demo command is also prepared ( Step A278) and the command setting process (step A279) are also executed, so the process proceeds to step A280 without performing these processes. Then, the special figure normal process transition setting process 1 (step A280) is performed, and the special figure normal process is terminated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step A272 that the special figure 2 holding number is not 0 (step A272; No), special figure 2 fluctuation start processing (step A281) is performed. Details of the special figure 2 fluctuation start process in step A281 will be described later.
After that, the special-figure changing process transition setting process (step A282) of the special figure 2 is performed, and the special-figure ordinary process is terminated.
If it is determined in step A274 that the special figure 1 hold count is not 0 (step A274; No), special figure 1 fluctuation start processing (step A283) is performed. Details of the special figure 1 fluctuation start process in step A283 will be described later.
Thereafter, the special-figure changing process transition setting process (step A284) in FIG.

  In this way, if the special figure 2 hold number in step A271 and step A272 is checked before the special figure 1 hold number check in step A273 and step A274, the special figure 2 hold number is not zero. The special figure 2 fluctuation start process (step A281) is executed. That is, the second special figure variation display game is executed with priority over the first special figure variation display game.

Next, the details of the special figure 1 variation start process (step A283) in the above-described special figure ordinary process will be described.
The special figure 1 fluctuation start process is a process performed at the start of the first special figure fluctuation display game. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 51A, first, the first special figure fluctuation display game is a big hit. A jackpot flag 1 setting process (step A301) for setting shift information and jackpot information to the jackpot flag 1 for determining whether or not there is is performed. Subsequently, a small hit flag 1 setting process (step A302) for setting shift information and small hit information is performed on the small hit flag 1 for determining whether or not the first special figure variation display game is a small hit.
Next, after performing the special figure 1 stop symbol setting process (step A303) related to the setting of the first special figure stop symbol (special figure 1 stop symbol), the first special figure stop symbol number (special figure 1 stop symbol number) ) Is saved in the test signal output data area (step A304).
Subsequently, the symbol information is loaded from the symbol information area (step A305), and the symbol information is saved in the symbol information area for RWM work (step A306).

Next, the special figure 1 fluctuation flag is set and prepared (step A307), and the special figure 1 fluctuation flag is saved in the fluctuation symbol discrimination flag area of the RWM (step A308).
Thereafter, a table (for special figure 1) for setting information regarding the variation pattern is prepared (step A309), and special figure information setting processing (step A310) for setting special figure information is performed. Subsequently, among the variation modes in the first special figure variation display game, after performing the latter half variation pattern setting process (step A311) for setting the latter half variation pattern, the variation for setting the variation aspect of the first special figure variation display game. Pattern setting processing (step A312) is performed. Then, the fluctuation start information setting process (step A313) for setting the fluctuation start information of the first special figure is performed, and the special figure 1 fluctuation start process is ended.

Next, the details of the special figure 2 variation start process (step A281) in the above-described special figure ordinary process will be described.
The special figure 2 fluctuation start process is a process performed at the start of the second special figure fluctuation display game. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 51 (B), first, the second special figure fluctuation display game is a big hit. A big hit flag 2 setting process (step A321) for setting deviation information and big hit information is performed on the big hit flag 2 for determining whether or not there is. Subsequently, a small hit flag 2 setting process (step A322) for setting shift information and small hit information to the small hit flag 2 for determining whether or not the second special figure variation display game is a small hit is performed.
Next, after performing the special figure 2 stop symbol setting process (step A323) related to the setting of the second special figure stop symbol (special figure 2 stop symbol), the second special figure stop symbol number (special figure 2 stop symbol number) ) Is saved in the test signal output data area (step A324).
Subsequently, the symbol information is loaded from the symbol information area (step A325), and the symbol information is saved in the symbol information area for work of the RWM (step A326).

Next, the special figure 2 fluctuation flag is set and prepared (step A327), and the special figure 2 fluctuation flag is saved in the fluctuation symbol discrimination flag area of the RWM (step A328).
After that, a table (for special figure 2) for setting information regarding the variation pattern is prepared (step A329), and special figure information setting processing (step A330) for setting special figure information is performed. Subsequently, among the variation modes in the second special figure variation display game, after performing the latter half variation pattern setting process (step A331) for setting the latter half variation pattern, the variation for setting the variation aspect of the second special figure variation display game. Pattern setting processing (step A332) is performed. Thereafter, the fluctuation start information setting process (step A333) for setting the fluctuation start information of the second special figure is performed, and the special figure 2 fluctuation start process is ended.

FIG. 52A shows a small hit flag 1 setting process in the special figure 1 fluctuation start process shown in FIG. In this small hit flag 1 setting process, first, the shift information is saved in the small hit flag area 1 (step A341), and the process of checking whether the big hit flag 1 is a big hit (step A342), the first special figure is assigned to the big hit flag 1. It is checked whether or not jackpot information indicating that the variable display game is a jackpot is saved.
When the jackpot information is saved (step A343; Yes), that is, when the jackpot information indicating that the first special figure variation display game is a jackpot is saved in the jackpot flag 1, the jackpot random number value is saved. The random number saving area is cleared to 0 (step A349), and the small hit flag 1 setting process is terminated. If the jackpot information is not saved (step A343; No), that is, if the jackpot information indicating that the first special figure variation display game is a jackpot is not saved in the jackpot flag 1, the jackpot random number is stored from the jackpot random number save area. Load and prepare (step A344) to prepare special figure 1 determination data (step A345).

  Next, a small hit determination process (step A346) is performed. When the small hit is not made (step A347), the random number saving area where the big hit random number value is saved is cleared to 0 (step A349), and the small hit flag 1 is set. The process ends. If it is a small hit (step A347; Yes), the small hit information is saved in the small hit flag area 1 (step A348), and the random number save area for saving the big hit random value is cleared to zero (step A348). A349), the small hit flag 1 setting process is terminated.

FIG. 52 (B) shows the small hit flag 2 setting process in the special figure 2 fluctuation start process shown in FIG. 51 (B). In this small hit flag 2 setting process, first, the shift information is saved in the small hit flag area 2 (step A351), and the process of checking whether the big hit flag 2 is a big hit (step A352), the second special figure is assigned to the big hit flag 2. It is checked whether or not jackpot information indicating that the variable display game is a jackpot is saved.
If the jackpot information is saved (step A353; Yes), that is, if the jackpot information indicating that the second special figure variation display game is a jackpot is saved in the jackpot flag 2, the jackpot random value is saved. The random number saving area is cleared to 0 (step A359), and the small hit flag 2 setting process is terminated. If the jackpot information is not saved (step A353; No), that is, if the jackpot information indicating that the second special figure variation display game is a jackpot is not saved in the jackpot flag 2, the jackpot random number is stored from the jackpot random number save area. Load and prepare (step A354) to prepare special figure 2 determination data (step A355).

  Next, a small hit determination process (step A356) is performed, and if it is not a small hit (step A357), the random number saving area where the big hit random number value is saved is cleared to 0 (step A359), and the small hit flag 2 is set. The process ends. If it is a small hit (step A357; Yes), the small hit information is saved in the small hit flag area 2 (step A358), and the random number save area for saving the big hit random value is cleared to zero (step A358). A359), the small hit flag 2 setting process is terminated.

Next, details of the special figure display process (step A11) in the special figure game process (FIG. 46) will be described.
As shown in FIG. 53, in the special figure display processing, first, the fluctuation display game of special figure 2 set in the small hit flag 2 setting process (step A322) in the special figure 2 fluctuation start process (FIG. 51B). The small hit flag 2 indicating whether or not the result is a small hit is loaded (step A541), and the process of clearing the small hit flag 2 area of the RWM (step A542) is performed. Next, a small value indicating whether or not the result of the variable display game of the special figure 1 set in the small hit flag 1 setting process (step A302) in the special figure 1 fluctuation start process (FIG. 51A) is a small hit. The hit flag 1 is loaded (step A543), and the process of clearing the RWM small hit flag 1 area (step A544) is performed.

  Next, the big hit flag 2 set in the big hit flag 2 setting process (step A321) in the special figure 2 fluctuation start process (FIG. 51B) is loaded (step A545), and the big hit flag 2 area of the RWM is cleared. (Step A546) is performed. Subsequently, the loaded jackpot flag 2 is checked (step A547), and it is determined whether or not it is a jackpot (step A548). If it is determined that the game is a big hit (step A548; Yes), the process proceeds to step A554 to perform processing for clearing the RWM big hit flag 1 area, and then the big hit (second figure 2) of the second special figure variation display game. The test signal for the big hit is saved in the RWM (step A555), and the process proceeds to step A556.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step A548 that the big hit flag 2 is not a big hit (step A548; No) as a result of the check, the big hit flag 1 setting process (step A301) in the special figure 1 fluctuation start process (FIG. 51A) is set. The big hit flag 1 is loaded (step A549), and the process of clearing the RWM big hit flag 1 area (step A550) is performed. Subsequently, the loaded jackpot flag 1 is checked (step A551), and it is determined whether or not it is a jackpot (step A552). If it is determined that the game is a big hit (step A552; Yes), the test signal relating to the big hit (special figure 1 big hit) of the first special figure variation display game is saved in the RWM (step A553), and the process proceeds to step A556. To do. If it is determined in step A552 that there is no big hit (No), the process proceeds to step A572 (FIG. 54).

  Then, in step A556, which is shifted to after the test signal saving related to the special figure 1 big hit in step A553 described above or the saving of the test signal related to the special figure 2 big hit in step A555, processing for setting the round number upper limit value table is performed. . Next, the round number upper limit value corresponding to the round number upper limit determination flag is acquired, and the round number upper limit value is saved in the round number upper limit area of the RWM (step A557). Subsequently, a round LED pointer corresponding to the round number upper limit determination flag is acquired, and the round LED point is saved in the round LED pointer area of the RWM (step A558).

  Thereafter, a probability information command related to information for setting the probability of the winning result in the normal map variation display game and the special map variation display game as a normal probability state (low probability state) is prepared (step A559), and a command setting process ( Step A560) is performed. Subsequently, a fanfare command corresponding to the stop symbol information set in the stop symbol information setting process is prepared (step A561), and the command setting process (step A562) is performed. Thereafter, a special decoration figure command corresponding to the stop symbol information is loaded and prepared from the special decoration figure command area of the RWM (step A563), and a command setting process (step A564) is performed.

  Next, external information data for outputting a signal corresponding to the winning prize opening information and the state of probability to the outside is saved in the RWM (step A565). Subsequently, the fanfare time corresponding to the special winning opening release information determination flag is set (step A567), and the fanfare time is saved in the special game processing timer (step A568). Thereafter, after resetting the number of illegal winnings to the big winning opening (step A569), the illegal winning period fraud monitoring period flag is saved in the illegal winning opening illegal monitoring period flag (step A570), and the process proceeds to the fanfare / interval processing. A process of preparing a table (step A571) is executed, and the process is terminated from the special figure display process.

  Here, as information for switching the various states, for example, a signal indicating that the game state for output is a special game state (big hit state), a universal map display game, and a special map display game on the external information terminal A test signal indicating that the probability of winning a hit result is a normal probability state (low probability state), information related to clearing the number of winnings in the big winning mouth during the illegal winning mouth fraud monitoring period, the number of rounds in the special gaming state Information related to clearing, information about turning off the game state display LED (error indicator) related to display of high probability state, and probability of hitting result in a general-purpose variable display game as a normal probability state (low probability state) Information, information for turning off the game state display LED (error indicator) relating to the display of the high probability state that was turned on at the time of power failure recovery, information for controlling the special figure fluctuation display game (for example, special figure fluctuation display game) Information that sets the probability of hitting results in the normal probability state (low probability state), and the hit results in the normal figure fluctuation display game and special figure fluctuation display game that are output to the production control device 300 when the power failure is restored For example, information indicating that the probability is a normal probability state (low probability state)).

  Further, in step A572 in FIG. 54, which has been determined to be no big hit (No) in step A552, it is checked whether the small hit flag 1 indicates a small hit and if it is determined that the small hit is not a small hit (step A573; No). In step A574, it is checked whether the small hit flag 2 indicates a small hit. Then, when it is determined in step A 573 that it is a small hit (Yes) and in the determination in step A 575 that it is determined that a small hit is (Yes), the time reduction variation frequency update process (step A 576) is performed. Do. This time shortening variation number update process will be described in detail later with reference to FIG.

After the time shortening fluctuation number update process (step A576), a fanfare command is prepared (step A577), and a command setting process (step A578) is performed. Subsequently, a decoration special figure command corresponding to the stop symbol information is loaded and prepared from the decoration special figure command area of the RWM (step A579), and a command setting process (step A580) is performed. Thereafter, a setting process (step A581) for shifting to the small hitting fanfare process (step A14 in FIG. 46) is performed, and the process exits the special figure display process. Specifically, a process of setting “7” as the process number in the setting table is performed.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step A575 that it is not a small hit (No), the time reduction variation frequency update process (step A582) is performed, and then the special figure routine process (step A7 in FIG. 46) is performed. The special figure normal process transition setting process (step A583) for preparing the table is performed, and the process exits the special figure display process. Specifically, a process of setting “0” as the process number in the set table is performed.

Next, the details of the time shortening variation number update process (steps A576 and A582 in FIG. 54) in the above special figure display process (FIG. 53) will be described.
The time shortening variation number update process is a process for counting the number of special figure variation display games actually executed during the time reduction mode, and as shown in FIG. Determination is made (step A611). If it is determined that the time is not short (step A611: No), the process exits the time-reduced variation frequency update process.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step A611 that the time is short (Yes), the number of short-time fluctuations indicating the number of actually executed variable display games in the time reduction mode is updated (-1) (step A612).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the number of specific fluctuations after update has become “0” (step A613). Then, if it is determined that the specific fluctuation count is not “0” (step A613: No), the process exits the time shortening fluctuation count update process.
If it is determined in step A613 that the number of specific fluctuations has become “0” (Yes), the process proceeds to step A614 to set a probability information command including probability information at the time-short-term end in a predetermined area in the RWM. Then, command setting processing (step A615) for setting the set transmission buffer is executed.
Thereafter, a signal relating to the end of time reduction is saved in the external information output data area (step A616), and a signal relating to the end of time reduction is saved in the test signal output data area (step A617). Subsequently, the low probability number is saved in the game state display number area (step A618), and the normal figure low probability & no power support flag is saved in the normal game mode flag area (step A619). After that, the special figure low probability flag is saved in the special figure game mode flag area (step A620), the probability information command is saved in the transmission command area at the time of power failure recovery (step A621), and the time shortening variation number update process is exited. .

Next, details of the big hit ending process (step A15) in the above-described special figure game process (FIG. 46) will be described.
As shown in FIG. 56, in the big hit end process, first, it is determined whether or not the big hit ends (step A631). If it is determined that the big hit is not finished (step A631: No), the big hit finish process is terminated.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step A631 that the jackpot is over (Yes), it is determined whether or not the set counter for counting the number of times of setting of the specific gaming state after the jackpot game is “0” (step A632). If it is determined that the set counter is not “0” (step A632: No), the set counter is updated (−1) (step A633), and then a selection table as shown in FIGS. 62 to 65 is used. Then, the set counter value (number of sets) after the update and a state corresponding to the big hit symbol are set (step A634), and the big hit end processing is exited.
If it is determined in step A632 that the set counter is “0” (Yes), that is, the final set (fifth set), the process proceeds to step A635 to use the selection table to correspond to the big hit symbol ( (5th time), the set counter is set to “5” in preparation for the big hit at the start of the next set (step A636), and the big hit end processing is exited.

[Processing of production control device]
Next, the control executed by the main control microcomputer (1st CPU) 311 of the effect control device 300 will be described.
The control process by the main control microcomputer 311 includes a 1st main process shown in FIG. 57 and a command reception interrupt process (FIG. 58) performed every predetermined time (for example, every 2 msec). In the first main process, the entire program is controlled.
As shown in FIG. 57, in the 1st main process, first, a process for prohibiting interruption (step B1) is performed, then a process for clearing the RAM to 0 (step B2) is performed, and an initialization process for the 1st CPU 311 (step B3). )I do.
Next, processing for setting an initial value in the RAM (step B4) is performed, and random number initialization processing (step B5) is performed. Thereafter, processing for starting various interrupt timers (step B6) is performed, and interrupts are permitted (step B7). Thereafter, the main control microcomputer 311 performs main loop processing steps B8 to B18.

In this main loop process, first, a process (step B8) for clearing the watch dog timer (WDT) is performed. Then, an input process for creating the input data by detecting the rising edge of the signal from the effect operation button SW25a (step B9), and a command transmitted from the game control device 100 is loaded into the reception buffer by the reception interrupt process to read the information. Game control command analysis processing (step B10) is performed.
In this game control command analysis process, it is determined whether or not a command related to a game transmitted from the game control device 100 has been correctly received. If the command has been correctly received, a process for determining and classifying the command for scene control is performed. . One command transmitted from the game control device 100 is composed of a pair of data of a first command (MODE) and a second command (ACTION).

Then, when the combination of the received first command (MODE) and the second command (ACTION) is not inconsistent (for example, when received in the order of MODE → ACTION), it is determined that the command is correctly received, and the first command (MODE) ) And the second command (ACTION) are inconsistent (for example, when received in the order of ACTION → ACTION or in the order of MODE → MODE → MODE), it is determined that the command reception is abnormal. .
Subsequently, a test mode process (step B11) for confirming the operation of the display and decoration lamps, the accessory, etc., a scene control process (step B12) for performing a process related to the special figure variation display game, and an error monitoring of the gaming machine. The gaming machine error monitoring process to be performed is executed (step B13).

  Further, by writing to the internal register, a command is sent to the 2nd CPU 312 to perform settings related to effects in the special figure variation display game (step B14), and processes related to audio output (speaker 19a, 19b driving process). A certain sound control process (step B15) and a decoration control process (step B16) which is a process related to the control of the frame decoration device 18 provided on the front frame are performed. Then, a motor / SOL control process (step B17) related to the control of the board effect motor / SOL control circuit 334 for driving an accessory provided in the center case 40, a variation mode (variation pattern) of the decoration special figure variation display game, etc. The random number update process (step B18) for updating the random number for determining the details is performed, the process returns to the process of clearing the watchdog timer (step B8), and the process of steps B8 to B18 (loop process) is repeatedly executed.

FIG. 58 shows an example of the procedure of command reception processing by the 1st CPU in the interrupt control executed by the effect control device 300 of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 58, in this command reception interrupt process, first, a process (step B21) for capturing the port value of the command transmitted from the game control device 100 is performed. Then, it is determined whether or not the MODE command is waiting (step B22).
If the MODE command is waiting (step B22; Yes), it is further determined whether or not the data strobe signal SSTB is ON (step B23), and the data strobe signal SSTB is ON. If there is (Step B23; Yes), it is determined whether or not the received command is a MODE command (Step B24).

If the received command is a MODE command (step B24; Yes), a process of calculating the address of the command buffer corresponding to the reception pointer (step B25) is performed, and the command is set as a MODE command at the calculated address. A process of saving (step B26) is performed.
Subsequently, an initial value is set in the timeout monitoring timer, a process for starting the timer (step B27) is performed, a process for setting an ACTION command waiting state (step B28) is performed, and the command reception interrupt process is terminated. .
If it is determined in step B23 that the data strobe signal SSTB is not ON (No), or if it is determined in step B24 that the received command is not a MODE command (No), the timeout monitoring timer is stopped. Processing (step B37) is performed, processing for setting the MODE command waiting state is performed (step B38), and the command reception interrupt processing is terminated.

In Step B22, when the MODE command is not waiting, that is, when the ACTION command is waiting (Step B22; No), it is determined whether or not the timeout monitoring timer has timed out (Step B29).
If the time-out has not occurred (step B29; No), it is determined whether or not the data strobe signal SSTB is ON (step B30), and the data strobe signal SSTB is ON (Yes). ), It is determined whether or not the received command is a MODE command (step B31).

If the received command is not a MODE command (step B31; No), processing for calculating the address of the command buffer corresponding to the reception pointer (step B32) is performed, and the command is saved as an ACTION command at the calculated address. The process (step B33) to perform is performed.
Subsequently, after the process of updating the number of received commands by +1 (step B34), the process of stopping the timeout monitoring timer (step B37) is performed, and the process of setting the MODE command waiting state (step B38) is performed. To complete the command reception interrupt process.

If a time-out (Yes) occurs in step B29, or if the data strobe signal SSTB is not ON in step B30 (step B30; No), the process proceeds to step B35, and the command corresponding to the reception pointer. Processing for calculating the buffer address (step B35) is performed, and processing for discarding the MODE command saved in the command buffer at the calculated address (step B36) is performed.
Then, processing for stopping the timeout monitoring timer (step B37) is performed, processing for setting the MODE command waiting state (step B38) is performed, and the command reception interrupt processing is terminated. If it is determined in step B31 that the received command is a MODE command (Yes), the process proceeds to step B25, and the subsequent processing is performed.

Next, control by the 2nd CPU 312 will be described. The control processing by the 2nd CPU 312 includes a 2nd main process shown in FIG. 59 and a V blank interrupt process performed every predetermined time (for example, every 2 msec) shown in FIG.
FIG. 59 shows an example of the procedure of the 2nd main process by the 2nd CPU in the effect control executed by the effect control device of the embodiment.
In the 2nd main process, first, the initialization process of the 2ndCPU 312 (step B41) is performed, and then the process of clearing the RAM to 0 (step B42) is performed.
Next, processing for setting an initial value in the RAM (step B43) is performed, and initialization processing for the VDP 313 (step B44) is performed. Thereafter, processing for permitting various interrupts (step B45) is performed, and initialization processing for various control processing (step B46) is performed.

Next, after processing for permitting image drawing by the VDP 313 (step B47), processing for clearing the system cycle waiting flag set in the V blank interrupt processing described later (step B48) is performed.
Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the system cycle wait flag is “1” (step B49). If the system cycle wait flag is not “1” (step B49; No), the system cycle wait is performed in the V blank interrupt process. Step B49 is repeated until the flag is set.
On the other hand, when the system cycle wait flag is “1” (step B49; Yes), the normal game process (step B51) is performed after performing the process (step B50) for clearing the watchdog timer (WDT), Returning to step B48, the processing (loop processing) of steps B48 to B51 is repeatedly executed.

FIG. 60 shows an example of the procedure of the normal game process (step B51) executed during the 2nd main process of FIG.
In this normal game process, first, a received command check process (step B511) for identifying and classifying a command received from the 1st CPU is performed.
Subsequently, background processing (step B512) for setting background display in accordance with a probability state (normal probability / high probability), gaming state such as waiting for customers, production mode, reach scene, and display control regarding symbol variation in the variable display game. Reel control / display process (step B513) to be performed, hold display process (step B514) for changing the hold display based on the prior effect information stored in the start storage area and performing a pre-read effect, and a customer waiting demonstration screen display are performed. Customer waiting demonstration processing (step B515), scene control / display processing (step B516) for setting the display character by setting the notice character or the like and setting the display priority, and image data stored in the image ROM in the RAM Perform display system processing (step B517) to transfer and display on display device, and end normal game processing That.
When the effect control device 300 executes the processing as described above, it is possible to display a special figure variation display game on the display device 41 or the like, an accompanying effect display, and an electric support support or a big hit look-ahead display by a start memory display.

FIG. 61 shows an example of the procedure of the V blank interrupt process by the 2nd CPU in the effect control executed by the effect control device 300 of the embodiment. The V blank interrupt process shown in FIG. 61 is started when a periodic V blank interrupt signal is input to the 2nd CPU 312 every 16.6 ms (1/2 of the frame period 33 ms), for example.
When the V blank interrupt process is started, first, a process of updating the value of the frame counter by +1 (step B81) is performed, and it is determined whether or not the value of the frame counter is equal to or greater than a specified value (step B82).

Here, when the value of the frame counter is less than the specified value (step B82; No), the V blank interrupt process is terminated, and when the value of the frame counter is equal to or greater than the specified value (step B82; Yes), the process goes to step B83. It is determined whether the system cycle wait flag is “0” (step B83).
If it is determined in step B83 that the system cycle wait flag is not "0" (No), the V blank interrupt process is terminated, and if it is determined that the system cycle wait flag is "0" (Yes) The process proceeds to step B84, and it is determined whether the drawing that the VDP 313 displays on the display device 41 is completed (step B84).

If it is determined in step B84 that the VDP 313 has not completed drawing (No), the V blank interrupt processing is terminated. If it is determined that the VDP 313 has completed drawing (Yes), the process proceeds to step B85. A process of switching the display frame buffer is performed, and the drawing start to the display frame buffer switched to the VDP 313 is instructed (step B86). By setting the specified value to “2”, for example, it is possible to basically switch frames once every two V blank interrupts.
Next, after performing processing (stop B87) for setting a VDP drawing flag indicating that VDP 313 has started drawing (step B87), processing for clearing the frame counter to 0 (step B88), and setting the system cycle wait flag to “1” The processing (step B89) is sequentially performed, and the V blank interrupt processing is terminated.

Next, the third and fourth embodiments of the invention relating to the jackpot set control executed by setting using the selection table in steps A634 and A635 of the jackpot end process of FIG. 56 will be described.
In the embodiments of the third and fourth inventions according to the present application, when the first big hit is generated in the special figure variable display game, the big hit game and the control after the big hit game are performed until five big hits are subsequently generated and ended. The contents of the state (specific game state) are set according to the first jackpot stop symbol.
Specifically, as shown in the selection table of FIG. 62A, the number of variable display games with electric support to be executed after the big hit game of each set is set according to the first big hit stop symbols A to E. According to the selection table of FIG. 62 (A), for example, when the first big hit stop symbol is “symbol A”, after the big hit “first”, the number of electric support is 50 times, after the big hit “second” The number of electric support is 100 times, the number of electric support is 50 after the big hit "3rd", the number of electric support is 100 after the big hit "4th", and the number of electric support is 100 after the big hit "5th" As shown, the control of the normal map display game is performed.

The selection table in FIG. 62 (B) shows the number of variable display games (the number of STs) to be executed with a high probability after the big hit game of each set according to the first big hit stop symbols A to E. According to the table of FIG. 62B, for example, when the first jackpot stop symbol is “symbol A”, the number of STs is 30 after the jackpot “first” and the number of STs after the jackpot “second”. The number of STs is 20 after the big hit “3rd”, the number of STs is 100 after the big hit “4th”, and the number of STs is 100 after the big hit “5th”. The special figure variation display game is controlled.
Therefore, the game control device 100 as the control means serves as a specific game number determination means for predetermining the number of variable display games that the specific game state continues after the special game state ends according to the type of the special result mode that occurs first. It functions as a specific game execution means that continues the specific game state after the first special game state is generated, until the number of variable display games preliminarily determined by the specific game number determination means every time a special game state occurs. .

  In addition, the setting of the electric support number according to the big hit stop symbol A to E by the selection table of FIG. 62 (A) and the setting of the electric support number of times according to the big hit stop symbol A to E by the selection table of FIG. 62 (B). May be executed simultaneously, but may be executed independently. If the contents of the selection table for the number of times of power support in FIG. 62A and the contents of the selection table for the number of times of ST in FIG. It is possible to control such that only a high probability state is obtained. In this case, the probability in the high probability state may be, for example, 10 times higher than usual.

  In addition, the stop symbols A to E in the selection table in FIGS. 62A and 62B are decorative special drawings accompanied by, for example, three identification symbols displayed on the display device 41 provided in the center of the game board. It is a stop symbol in a variable display game. On the other hand, as described above, in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, the special figure indicators 51 and 52 are provided at the lower right of the game board. In the variable display game of this special figure performed here, for example, 7 Since the variation of one identification symbol using the LED of the segment is performed, it is difficult to secure a large number of types of the big hit stop symbol. Therefore, when attention is paid to the stop symbols of the special figure indicators 51 and 52, a plurality of specific gaming states (general power support states and high probabilities) according to one type of stop symbol, that is, one special result type. The number of variable display games (state of electric support or RT) in which (state) continues is set.

The selection table of FIG. 63 (A) shows the actual number of rounds to be executed in the jackpot of each set according to the first jackpot stop symbols A to E. Here, the actual number of rounds is the number of rounds for controlling the opening of the big winning holes 1 and 2 so that a winning ball is actually generated when the special variable winning devices (big winning holes 1 and 2) 38 and 42 are opened. Means that. Thus, for example, when the number of sets is “first” in symbol C of FIG. 63A, the actual round number is “8R”, so even if 12R big hit (16R big hit) occurs, In the 4th round (8th round), even if the grand prize opening 1 or 2 is opened, the opening time is short, and the opening control is performed so that a winning ball is not actually generated.
In the selection table of FIG. 63 (A), the number of rounds of each set and the contents of the specific gaming state are determined according to the first jackpot stop symbols A to E, but the selection of FIG. 63 (A) The type of special game state of each time is determined according to the first big hit stop symbols A to E in the table, and the contents of specific game state after each big hit game (electric support number, ST number, etc.) are generated at the first time or immediately before You may make it determine sequentially based on the kind of special game state.

The selection table of FIG. 63 (B) shows the rate at which the probability state after the jackpot game of each set shifts to a high probability (probability change) according to the first jackpot stop symbols A to E. According to the selection table of FIG. 63 (B), for example, when the first jackpot stop symbol is “symbol E”, since the ratio of each time is “100%”, the probability is always high (probability variation). Will be migrated.
The probability setting by the table of FIG. 63 (B) may be combined with the setting by the electric support selection table of FIG. 62 (A) or the setting of the number of STs by the selection table of FIG. 62 (B), or may be applied independently. May be. When applied alone, the set high probability state or normal probability state is continued until the next jackpot occurrence.
In addition, when the setting according to the selection table of FIG. 63 (B) is combined with the setting according to the selection table of electric support in FIG. 62 (A), it may be in a high probability state only during normal power support or selected after a big hit game. It is also possible to control to a high probability state with ordinary power support up to a certain number of times and then to a high probability state without ordinary power support.

In addition, looking at “third time” and “fourth time” of “symbol A” in the selection table of FIG. 63B, the ratios are the same as “first time” and “second time”, respectively. In this case, it may be controlled to stop at “A” which is the first winning symbol at the time of the “second” hit. Thus, the player can predict that the probabilities will be the same as those in the “first” and “second” in the “third” and “fourth” big hit games.
Further, the “second time” of “symbol D” in the selection table of FIG. 63B has a probability variation transition ratio of “50%”. Here, when the start memory of the game that has started to fluctuate is a probable big hit, a special effect is executed during the fluctuating to notify the probable big hit, and the probability change transition ratio (60%) for the next big hit is calculated. You may make it alert | report.
Further, in the selection table of FIG. 63 (B), the probability variation transition ratio for the “fifth” big hit is different for each stop symbol, but may be set to the same ratio, for example, 50% for all. .

The selection table of FIG. 64 (A) shows the number of variable display games to be executed with a normal probability (low probability) to be executed after each set of big hit games in accordance with the first big hit stop symbols A to E. According to the selection table of FIG. 64A, for example, when the first jackpot stop symbol is “symbol A”, after the first jackpot “first”, the normal probability (low probability) is 100 times, and the first jackpot stop symbol is In the case of “symbol C”, after the big hit “first time”, the normal probability (low probability) is 50 times, and when the first big hit stop symbol is “symbol E”, after the big hit “first time”, the normal probability The special figure variation display game is executed four times (with a low probability), and then the special figure variation display game is executed with a high probability.
When the selection table of FIG. 64A is applied, for example, the jackpot probability in the normal probability (low probability) state is 1/1000, and the jackpot probability in the high probability (probability variation) state is set to 1/200. It is possible.

The selection table of FIG. 64 (B) shows the number of ceilings after the jackpot game of each set according to the first jackpot stop symbols A to E. Here, “the number of ceilings” means that when a special figure fluctuation display game that does not win is continuously executed a predetermined number of times, the next special figure fluctuation display game is controlled to generate a big hit. is there.
According to the selection table of FIG. 64 (B), for example, when the first jackpot stop symbol is “symbol E”, after each special jackpot, a special figure variation display game that is off four times is executed. In the special figure fluctuation display game, a big hit will occur. In the case of “symbol E”, the number may be zero instead of four. As a result, when the first jackpot stop symbol is “symbol E”, the jackpot is subsequently generated five times in succession. Even if it is four times, if the maximum number of starting memories is four, the big hits will almost certainly occur five times continuously.

The selection table of FIG. 65 shows the normal probability (low probability) every time the special figure variation display game is executed in the high probability (probability change) state after the big hit game of each set according to the first big hit stop symbols A to E. ) A lottery of whether or not to fall into a state is performed, and the ratio of falling by the lottery is shown. According to the selection table of FIG. 65, for example, when the first jackpot stop symbol is “symbol E”, the ratio of each time is “1/500”, so the low probability state with a probability of 1/500 each time Will fall.
When the selection table of FIG. 65 is applied, for example, the jackpot probability in the normal probability (low probability) state is 1/300, and the jackpot probability in the high probability (probability variation) state is set to 1/30. It is done.
As described above, according to the first jackpot stop symbols A to E, the example of the specific game state that occurs after the jackpot game of each set has been described with reference to the drawings. If a pre-read function is provided to determine the game result based on the start-up memory information and make a pre-notification before the fluctuating display game is executed, the pre-reading pre-order You may make it determine whether it transfers to the mode which does not carry out.

In FIG. 66, when the variable display game is executed with the electric support (including the short time) for a predetermined number of games after the big hit game, the change time setting during the support and the normal (no support) is set for each set (big hit) An example of the progress of the game in the case of using a selection table with different time setting values for each number of times) is shown.
In FIG. 66, “# 1” determines a variation time using a table having a short average variation time, “# 3” determines a variation time using a table having a long average variation time, and “# 2”. Means that the variation time is determined using a table having a normal average variation time (between # 1 and # 3). In the example shown in FIG. 66, during the electric support after the first big hit, the change time is determined using the table # 1 having a short average change time, and during the normal (no support), the average change time is long. Table # 3 is used to determine the variation time. In addition, during the electric support after the third big hit, the change time is determined using the table # 1 with a short average change time, and during normal (no support), the change is made using the table # 1 with a short average change time. Determine the time. And during the electric support after the fourth big hit, the fluctuation time is determined using the average fluctuation time, and during normal (no support), the fluctuation time is determined using the table # 2 in which the average fluctuation time is intermediate. Will be.

As a result, the player can roughly estimate how many sets are being executed from the variation time. You may make it alert | report which set is performed by establishment of predetermined conditions. The notification method may be a dedicated lamp or may be understood from the content of the effect displayed on the display device 41.
Note that the order of the selection table used for determining the variation time to be executed after the big hit game may be the same for each set, but the variable time is set for each set of big hits # 1, # 2, # 3. Which selection table should be used may be determined according to the first big hit stop symbol, as in the above-described embodiment. Further, the selection table used for determining the variation time may be switched according to the number of holds (starting memory number) at the start of the variation display game.

  FIG. 67 shows an example of a selection table used for determining the variation time. Of these, FIG. 67 (A) is an example of table # 1 with a short average fluctuation time, FIG. 67 (B) is an example of table # 2 with a normal average fluctuation time, and FIG. 67 (C) is a table with a long average fluctuation time. This is an example of # 3. In FIG. 67, as shown in (A) and (C), table # 1 with a short average fluctuation time and table # 3 with a long average fluctuation time are commonly used when the number of holds is 0 to 4, and the average fluctuation Table # 2, which is normal in time, is switched between a case where the number of holds is 0 to 2 and a case where it is 3 to 4 as shown in (B).

FIG. 68 shows an effect mode executed on the display device 41 during the electric support and during the normal (no support) when the variable display game is executed with the electric support (including the short time) for a predetermined number of games after the big hit game. An example of the progress of the game when changing is shown.
68, “mode A” means displaying a background image as shown in FIG. 69 (A), and “mode B” means displaying a background image as shown in FIG. 69 (B). . In this way, by changing the production mode between the electric support and the normal (no support), the player can easily grasp whether the electric support is in the normal (no support).

In FIG. 70 (A), when a variable display game is executed with a predetermined number of games with electric support (including short time) after a big hit game, it is displayed according to the number of big hits of each set during normal (no support) An example of the progress of the game when the scene in the effect mode executed by the device 41 is changed is shown. FIG. 70B shows an example of changing the scene of the effect displayed during the big hit.
FIG. 71 shows an example of a production scene. In this way, by changing the production scene according to the number of jackpots, the player can easily determine the number of games after the jackpot from the scene displayed during normal (no support) or during the jackpot I can grasp it. It should be noted that the scene of the effect mode executed on the display device 41 may be changed according to the number of jackpots of each set during the “supporting” period instead of the “ordinary” period of FIG.

Next, processing executed by the effect control device 300 to enable the effect mode and scene transition control as described above will be described.
FIG. 72 shows an example of a specific procedure of the scene control process (step B12) in the first main process shown in FIG. This scene control process is a process in which the effect control device 300 performs image display control on the display device 41 in response to various commands from the game control device 100.
In this scene control process, it is first determined whether or not the test mode is in effect (step B61). If the test mode is in effect (step B61; Yes), the scene control process is terminated. When the test mode is not being executed (step B61; No), it is determined whether a scene change command has been received (step B62).

  The scene change commands are various commands relating to games transmitted from the game control device 100 to the effect control device 300. If this scene change command is received (step B62; Yes), the game state to be updated (current game state) is acquired (step B63), and it is determined whether the command is a valid command (step B64). In determining whether the command is valid (step B64), it is determined whether the received scene change command is valid for the acquired current game state. If the command is valid (step B64; Yes), the received command is saved (step B65), an effect request flag is set (step B66), and a branch process based on the command identifier of the received command (step B67). )I do.

On the other hand, when the scene change command has not been received (step B62; No) or when it is not a valid command (step B64; No), the process proceeds to a branch process (step B67) based on the command identifier of the received command. . In this case, a branch is performed based on the identifier of the command that was most recently valid.
In the branch process based on the command identifier (step B67), a process to be executed based on the received command is selected. For example, when a power-on command is received, a power-on process (step B68) for performing a process necessary when the power is turned on is performed. Further, when a power failure recovery command is received, a power failure recovery (other than customer waiting) processing (step B69) for performing processing necessary at the time of power failure recovery is performed. When a customer waiting demo command is received, a customer waiting process (step B70) for performing processing related to display of the customer waiting demo is performed.

  In addition, when a variation pattern command is received, a variation processing (step B71) for performing processing related to the execution of the decoration special figure variation display game is performed. In the process during change (step B71), information necessary for playing the decoration special figure change display game is set. In the setting of information necessary for playing this decoration special figure variation display game, for example, information included in the variation pattern command transmitted from the game control device 100 (whether it is a big hit, mode information, variation pattern information, etc.) Based on this, the production (variation pattern, variation time, etc.) is set.

  When a fanfare command is received, fanfare processing (step B72), which is processing related to the start of the special game state, is performed. In addition, when an n-th command for opening the big prize opening is received, a mid-round process (step B73) that is a process related to the round game is performed. When an interval command is received, an interval process (step B74) that is a process related to an interval between rounds is performed. When an ending command is received, an ending process (step B75), which is a process related to the end of the special gaming state, is performed.

After performing each of the above-described processes selected by the branch process based on the command identifier (step B67), a process based on a command that is not immediately reflected in the video is performed. As this process, first, a symbol command reception process (step B76) for performing a process based on a decoration special figure command including information related to the stop graphic of the special figure variation display game is executed, and then the number of holds including information related to increase / decrease in the start memory A hold number command reception process (step B77) for performing processing based on the commands (special figure 1 hold number command, special figure 2 hold number command) is executed.
Thereafter, a probability information command (probability information command (low probability, high probability)) including information related to the probability state is received, and processing for setting the probability information notification effect and processing for terminating the probability information notification effect are performed based on the command. Probability information command reception processing (step B78) is performed to exit from the scene control processing.

FIG. 73 shows an example of the procedure of the changing process (B71) executed during the scene control process of FIG.
In this changing process, first, it is determined whether or not there is an effect request flag (step B121). The effect request flag is a flag that is set when a valid command is received. When there is this flag, processing based on the received command is performed.
Specifically, when there is an effect request flag (step B121; Yes), the effect button related information that is information related to the input of the effect button 25 is cleared (step B122). Next, after setting the movable body request flag for operating the movable accessory of the board effect device 44 (see FIG. 39) (step B123), the variation number management process (step B124) is executed.

Thereafter, after executing the variation pattern information setting process (step B125), the process proceeds to step B126 to perform the random number seed initialization process, clearing the effect request flag (step B127), and exiting from the process during variation.
On the other hand, when it determines with there being no production request flag (No) at the said step B121, it transfers to step B128 and it is determined whether the value of an update timer is 0. In this case, the update timer measures the execution time of the scene managed according to the scene sequence table, and the value of this update timer being 0 means that the scene being executed has ended.
If the value of this update timer is not 0 (step B128; No), the process during change is exited. If it is determined that the value of the update timer is 0 (step B128; Yes), it is determined whether or not it is the final scene (step B129). If it is determined that the scene is the final scene (step B129; Yes), the process proceeds to step B130, the ending end is set, and the changing process ends. If it is determined in step B129 that the scene is not the final scene (step B129; No), the process proceeds to step B131 to set data for the next scene, and the process during change is terminated.

From the above description, in the above embodiment,
In a gaming machine provided with a control means (100) capable of generating a special game state advantageous to a player when a variable display game is executed by establishment of a predetermined condition and the variable display game is in a special result mode,
The control means includes
Specific game state control means capable of generating a specific game state in which the progress of the game is advantageous up to a predetermined number of variable display games after the end of the special game state;
According to the type of the special result mode that occurred first, the specific game number determination means for predetermining the variable display game number that the specific game state continues after the special game state ends;
Specific game execution means for continuing the specific game state after the first special game state is generated until the number of display times of the variable display game determined in advance by the specific game number determination means each time the special game state is generated. It can be seen that the present invention is included.

Here, the “special result mode that occurred first” is a special result mode that occurred first in, for example, a predetermined number of special game states (big hit game) and a variable display game executed after the end of the specific game state. When the RAM for storing the number of executed sets is cleared, this is a special result mode first generated in the variable display game executed after the RAM is cleared.
Further, the “specific game state” means a control state in which the progress of the game is advantageous, such as probability change control, time reduction control, or electric support control.
According to the invention as described above, when a special game state that facilitates the progress of the game such as probability change control, time-shortening control, or electric support control is provided after the special game state (big hit game) ends, Since the number of variable display games that the specific game state continues after the end of the special game state is determined in advance according to the type of the special result mode that has occurred, the number of variable display games that the specific game state continues to change according to the special result mode Therefore, the interest of the game after the end of the jackpot game can be enhanced.

In the above-described embodiment, the specific game number determination means may, when the special game state has reached a predetermined number of times, again up to the predetermined number of times depending on the type of special result mode when the predetermined number of times is reached. An invention is included in which the number of variable display games in which the specific game state continues after the special game state ends is determined in advance.
According to this invention, the interest of the game after the end of the big hit game can be further enhanced. In addition, it is possible to increase the willingness to continue the game until the special game state reaches a predetermined number of times.

Further, the above embodiment includes an invention in which the specific game number determination means can set a variable display game number in which a plurality of specific game states continue according to the type of one special result mode. It is.
According to this invention, according to the type of one special result mode, it is possible to set the variable display game number of times that a plurality of specific game states continue. It becomes difficult to understand the number of times that a variable display game is possible, and it is possible to have expectations over a long period of time, thereby enhancing the interest of the game.

Further, in the above embodiment, the control means can generate a normal probability state in which a special gaming state can be generated with a normal probability and a high probability state in which the occurrence probability of the special gaming state is higher than the normal probability. There is an invention in which a high probability state can be continued until a predetermined number of special gaming states are generated by the occurrence of a predetermined special result mode.
According to this invention, since the high probability state can be continued until the occurrence of the special game state a predetermined number of times due to the occurrence of the predetermined special result mode, the interest of the game can be enhanced.

Further, in the above embodiment, the control means can generate a normal probability state in which a special gaming state can be generated with a normal probability and a high probability state in which the occurrence probability of the special gaming state is higher than the normal probability. And the specific game state control means includes an invention in which a high probability state can be continued during the specific game state.
According to this invention, since the high probability state can be continued during the specific gaming state, the willingness to play can be increased.

Furthermore, from the above description, the embodiment includes
In a gaming machine provided with a control means (100) capable of generating a special game state advantageous to a player when a variable display game is executed by establishment of a predetermined condition and the variable display game is in a special result mode,
The control means includes
It is possible to generate a normal probability state in which a special gaming state can be generated with a normal probability and a high probability state in which the occurrence probability of the special gaming state is higher than the normal probability,
Specific game state control means capable of generating a specific game state that is a high probability state up to a predetermined variable display game number after the end of the special game state;
Depending on the type of special result mode that occurred first, specific game number determination means for predetermining the variable display game number in which the specific game state continues after the end of the special game state up to a predetermined number of times,
Specific game execution means for continuing the specific game state after the first special game state is generated, until the number of display times of the variable display game determined in advance by the specific game number determination means for each special game state occurrence;
It can be seen that the invention including the above is included.

Here, the “special result mode that occurred first” is a special result mode that occurred first in, for example, a predetermined number of special game states (big hit game) and a variable display game executed after the end of the specific game state. When the RAM for storing the number of executed sets is cleared, this is a special result mode first generated in the variable display game executed after the RAM is cleared.
According to the invention as described above, when a specific game state that is a high probability state is provided until the predetermined number of variable display games is reached after completion of the special game state (big hit game), The number of variable display games that the specific game state continues after the end of the special game state is determined in advance according to the type, so the number of variable display games that the specific game state that is a high probability state changes according to the special result mode Therefore, the interest of the game after the end of the jackpot game can be enhanced.

In the above embodiment, the specific game number determination means determines the occurrence rate of the high probability state in the second and subsequent specific game states according to the type of the special result mode generated first. included.
According to this invention, since the occurrence rate of the high probability state in the second and subsequent specific game states is determined according to the type of the special result mode that occurs first, the special game state of each special game state (big hit game) is determined. Since the specific game state after the end changes to a high probability state or a normal probability state, the interest of the game can be enhanced.

In the above embodiment, when the occurrence of the special gaming state reaches the predetermined number of times, the specific game number determining means again determines the number of special games according to the type of the special gaming state at the time of reaching the predetermined number of times. The present invention includes an invention in which the number of variable display games in which the specific game state continues after the special game state ends is determined in advance.
According to this invention, the interest of the game after the end of the big hit game can be further enhanced. In addition, it is possible to increase the willingness to continue the game until the special game state reaches a predetermined number of times.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the specific gaming state control means includes
Falling lottery means capable of falling from the high probability state to the normal probability state by establishment of a predetermined condition;
According to the type of the special result mode that occurred first, the fall rate determining means for predetermining the fall rate to fall from the high probability state to the normal probability state after the special gaming state is completed up to a predetermined number of times. Invention included.
According to this invention, the falling lottery means is provided, and the falling rate of falling from the high probability state to the normal probability state after the special gaming state is completed up to a predetermined number of times is determined in advance according to the type of the special result mode that occurs first. Therefore, since whether or not to fall from the high probability state to the normal probability state after the end of the special gaming state for each special gaming state (big hit game), it is possible to enhance the feeling of throbbing in the game after the end of the big hit game it can.

[Modification]
Next, a modification of the above embodiment will be described.
In the above embodiment, the control state after the big hit game of each time (each set) is set for each set using a plurality of selection tables as shown in FIGS. 62 to 65, so there are many combinations of settings. However, the control state is diversified and the interest of the game is increased, but the setting process by the control device is complicated.
In the first modification, setting is performed using one selection table as shown in FIG. 74 (A), so that after each jackpot game of each set according to the first jackpot stop symbols AE. The control state can be diversified.

FIG. 74 (B) shows an example of progress of the game when the control state after the big hit game of each set is set according to the selection table of FIG. 74 (A) when the first big hit stop symbol is “symbol E”. Has been.
According to this modification, the transition of the control state after the jackpot game of each set differs according to the first jackpot stop symbol. Therefore, the control state after the big hit game can be diversified with one selection table, the burden on the control device can be reduced, and the player is in the game after the big hit game from the control state. I can guess.

FIG. 75 shows an example of a selection table used in the second modification.
In the above-described embodiment and the first modification, the number of big hits executed after the first big hit is fixed, for example, five times. In the second modification, the number of jackpots is set according to the stop pattern for the first jackpot, for example, as shown in FIG. 75, when the first jackpot stop symbol is “symbol A”, two sets are set, and the stop symbol is “ 5 sets for symbol B, 3 sets for stop symbol “C”, 8 sets for stop symbol “D”, 10 sets for stop symbol “E” Like a set, control is performed to change the number of sets.

FIG. 76 shows an example of jackpot set control in the third modification.
In the third modification, as shown in FIG. 76 (A), so-called prefetching notice is performed by prefetching start-up memory (holding) information after each jackpot game according to the first jackpot stop symbols A to E. Whether or not is set. Specifically, for example, when the first jackpot stop symbol is “symbol A”, the first jackpot is set as “pre-reading notice”, and the second to fifth jackpots are set as “no prefetching notice”. When the stop symbol is “symbol B”, the first jackpot will be “No advance notice”, the second jackpot will be “Ahead notice”, the third will be “No ahead notice” and the fourth will be “Ahead notice” "The fifth big hit will be set to" No advance notice ".

FIG. 76 (B) shows an example of the progress of the game when the prefetch control state after the big hit game of each set is set according to the table of FIG. 76 (A) when the first big hit stop symbol is “symbol D”. Has been.
According to this modification, the transition of the pre-reading control state after the jackpot game of each set differs according to the first jackpot stop symbol. Therefore, the player can infer how many games after the big hit from the presence or absence of the pre-reading notice and how to change, and the willingness to continue the game until the big hit with the pre-reading notice occurs Can be increased.

FIG. 77 shows an example of jackpot set control in the fourth modification.
In the fourth modification example, when the performance with a story is divided into each set in succession, the progress of the story displayed during the big hit of each set is changed according to the first big hit stop symbols A to E. It is something to change. Specifically, for example, when the first jackpot stop symbol is “symbol A”, the story is progressed substantially evenly during the first to fifth jackpots. When the stop symbol is “symbol B”, the story is slowly advanced during the first big hit and the second big hit, and the story is advanced quickly during the third to fifth big hits. When the stop symbol is “symbol C”, the story is slowly advanced only during the first jackpot, and the story is quickly advanced during the second to fifth jackpots.
According to this modified example, the progress of the story displayed during the jackpot of each set differs according to the first jackpot stop symbol. Therefore, the player can guess how many times the big hit is based on the progress of the story. Note that this modification can be applied in combination with the above-described embodiment or modification.

FIG. 78 shows an example of a selection table used in the fifth modification.
In the fifth modification, by setting the control state using a selection table as shown in FIG. 78, the control state after the jackpot game of each set according to the first jackpot stop symbols A to E After the first big hit stop symbol is a predetermined symbol (for example, A, C, D), after striding the day, after running the fluctuation display game in the morning, for example, “It is good to hit three more times. "I have it!"
According to this modification, information that may be advantageous to the player may be provided by executing the fluctuation display game in the morning, so that the player is more motivated to play the game from the morning, which has a favorable effect for the game store. can get. Note that the gaming machine is provided with a reset button. When the reset button is turned on, the game machine returns to the initial state, and thus the above notification is not made. Therefore, for a predetermined time after the start of business, whether or not the gaming machine is in the initial state may be notified by turning on or off the LED on the front of the gaming board.
In addition, it is not limited to the fluctuation in the morning, but the notification as described above may be performed when a predetermined time or time zone is reached during business. The effect control device 300 includes a real-time clock circuit 316 (see FIG. 39), and thus it is possible to execute effect control based on such date and time.

From the above description, in the above embodiment,
Based on the starting right of the variable display game generated by the start winning, a winning lottery is performed to determine whether or not the big win is won, and when the lottery result becomes the big win, the big winning opening is set in a predetermined manner. In a gaming machine provided with a control means that gives a player a benefit by opening up,
The control means includes
A variation pattern setting means for setting a variation pattern for executing the variation display game corresponding to the lottery result;
Fluctuation display means for executing a fluctuation display game according to the fluctuation pattern set by the fluctuation pattern setting means;
With
The variation pattern setting means includes:
With reference to the variation pattern determination table in which a plurality of variation patterns are set, the variation pattern corresponding to the variation pattern determination random value acquired in connection with the establishment of the predetermined condition is selected from the plurality of variation patterns. Configured as
The variation pattern determination table includes a variation pattern determination table with reach that allows selection of a variation pattern with a reach variation mode, and a variation pattern determination table without reach that cannot select a variation pattern with a reach variation mode. ,
The variation pattern is set with reference to the reachable variation pattern determination table until the number of executions of the variation display game reaches a predetermined number. When the number of executions of the variation display game exceeds the predetermined number, the variation pattern determination without reach is determined. It can be seen that the invention includes a configuration in which the variation pattern can be set with reference to the table.

Here, the “number of times of execution of the variable display game” is the number of times of the variable display game executed after the end of the previous jackpot game. When the RAM for storing the number of times of execution of the variable display game is cleared, the RAM is cleared. This is the number of variable display games executed later. When a backup power source for the RAM that stores the number of executions is provided, the number of executions of the variable display game can be carried over to the next day.
According to the invention as described above, the variation display game with the reach variation mode is executed until the number of executions of the variation display game reaches the predetermined number of times, and when the number of executions of the variation display game exceeds the predetermined number of times, there is no reach variation. Since the variable display game is executed, the interest of the game can be enhanced. Moreover, unlike a gaming machine provided with a function that generates a big hit when the number of executions of the losing variable display game reaches a predetermined number, the total big hit probability does not become higher than the design value.

Further, in the above embodiment, the control means includes a miss reach number counting means for counting the number of executions of the variation display game with a miss reach variation mode,
The variation pattern setting means, as the variation pattern determination table to be referred to when at least the lottery result does not become a big hit when the number of outreach executions counted by the outreach reach counting means reaches a predetermined number of times, The invention includes a reach ceiling mode control means for setting the reach-less variation pattern determination table or the reach low variation pattern determination table with a low ratio of selecting a variation pattern with a reach variation mode.

  According to this invention, when the number of outreach reaches the predetermined number, the variation pattern is selected by the non-reach variation pattern determination table or the reach low variation pattern determination table. Will not occur or the frequency of outreach will be greatly reduced, so if a reach occurs at a predetermined speed or higher, a big hit will occur or the probability of a big hit will increase, and the big hit probability will not change and the ceiling function ( (Reach ceiling function) can be enjoyed, and the fun of the game will increase.

In the above-described embodiment, the variation pattern determination table includes a reach high variation pattern determination table having a higher ratio of selecting a variation pattern with a reach variation mode than a normal variation pattern table,
The control means includes a fluctuation number counting means for counting the number of executions of the fluctuation display game to be out of play,
The variation pattern setting means refers to the variation pattern determination table that is referred to when the lottery result does not become the big hit when the number of executions of the outlier variation display game counted by the variation count counting means reaches a predetermined number. In the invention, the invention is set in the reach high fluctuation pattern determination table.

  According to this invention, when the number of executions of the variation display game reaches a predetermined number, the variation pattern is determined with reference to the reach high variation pattern determination table, so that the occurrence of reach increases, and in particular, the reach ceiling function In the gaming machine provided with, it is possible to eliminate the irritability that the reach does not occur and the reach ceiling cannot be reached.

Further, in the above embodiment, the control means can generate a normal probability state in which the jackpot can be generated with a normal probability and a high probability state in which the probability of the jackpot is higher than the normal probability.
The invention wherein the reach ceiling mode control means can generate the reach ceiling mode in an ambiguous mode that unambiguously informs whether it is a high probability state or a normal probability at least in the case of the high probability state. Is included.
According to this invention, the reach ceiling mode in which the occurrence frequency of outlier reach is very low can be generated during the ambiguous mode, so that the player is less likely to reach the reach ceiling mode and fit in the slump for a long time. . An upper limit may be set for the number of games in the ambiguous mode.

Further, the above embodiment includes an invention in which the control means can generate a pseudo-continuous effect including a temporary stop state of the variable display game during the reach ceiling mode.
When the ceiling condition is satisfied, the game is monotonous since the reachless state continues until the variable display game is a big hit. According to the invention as described above, in such a case, a large number of pseudo-continuous effects are generated. Therefore, even when a big hit is made, the big hit is derived from the pseudo-continuous effects. In addition, even if a reach effect cannot be performed, when a game is played with a long variation time, it is monotonous if there is only a normal variation, but the game becomes monotonous by executing a variable display game with a pseudo-continuous effect. Can be eliminated.

Furthermore, the above embodiment includes an invention in which the reach high fluctuation pattern determination table is configured such that the ratio of selection of fluctuation patterns having a short fluctuation time is increased.
In the ceiling mode that shifts when the number of executions of the fluctuation reach game display reaches the predetermined number of times, when controlling to set a non-reach tape as a table for determining the fluctuation pattern, it is a big hit when a reach occurs and the game The person waits for reach in the ceiling mode. Therefore, as shown in the above-described invention, the reach high fluctuation pattern determination table is configured so that the ratio of selection of the fluctuation pattern with a short fluctuation time is increased, so that the fluctuation display game executed before the reach occurs. The variation time can be shortened, thereby increasing the variation efficiency and improving the player's willingness to play.

(Fifth invention)
Next, an embodiment of the fifth invention according to the present application will be described. The fifth invention can be applied as effect control in any one or all sets in the jackpot set control according to the third and fourth inventions.
The first embodiment of the fifth aspect of the present invention is a variable display game with reach, and in the case where an outreach that results in outage occurs more than a predetermined number of times (reach ceiling condition is established), instead of the previous reach effect This is to perform a so-called pseudo-continuous effect that looks as if a plurality of games are being executed.
Therefore, the effect control device 300 executes reach counting processing as shown in FIG. This reach counting process can be performed, for example, in the normal game process in step B51 of the 2nd main process in FIG.

  In the reach counting process of FIG. 79, it is first determined whether or not the variable display game to be executed is a game that will reach (step B521). Here, when it is determined that no reach occurs (step B521: No), the reach counting process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in step B521 that a reach occurs (Yes), the process proceeds to the next step B522, and a reach counter that counts the number of reach occurrences is updated (+1). This reach counter is cleared when a big hit occurs. Whether or not it is reach can be determined by whether or not the variation time included in the command transmitted from the game control device 100 is longer than a certain extent.

Subsequent to step B522, it is determined whether or not the value of the reach counter has reached a predetermined value (step B523). Here, if it is determined that the value of the reach counter is not equal to or greater than the predetermined value (step B523: No), the reach counting process is exited. If it is determined in step B523 that the value of the reach counter has become equal to or greater than the predetermined value (Yes), the process proceeds to the next step B524, where the variation pattern selection table is used to determine the variation pattern without reach in order to perform a pseudo-continuous effect. Set the table and exit the reach counting process.
Thus, for example, a normal outreach fluctuation display game progresses only once through the reach state as shown in FIG. 81 (A), but temporarily stops during the fluctuation as shown in FIG. 81 (B). Then, a pseudo-continuous production that re-variates is executed. Players are disappointed with the game when the detach reach continues many times, and gradually lose their willingness to play, but if the detach reach occurs more than a predetermined number of times as described above, the player can perform by performing a quasi-continuous effect. The expectation for the game will be raised and the willingness to play can be continued for a long time.

Note that the control as described above can be performed by a command from the game control device 100 instead of the processing on the effect control device 300 side. FIG. 80 shows an example of processing (specific variation counting processing) by the game control device 100 in that case. This specific fluctuation counting process can be performed, for example, in the special figure 1 fluctuation start process or the special figure 2 fluctuation start process of FIG.
In the specific variation counting process of FIG. 80, it is first determined whether or not a specific variation has occurred (step A521). Here, if it is determined that the specific variation does not occur (step A521: No), the specific variation counting process is exited. On the other hand, if it is determined in step A521 that the specific fluctuation occurs (Yes), the process proceeds to the next step A522, and the specific fluctuation counter that counts the number of occurrence of the specific fluctuation is updated (+1). The specific variation counter is cleared when a big hit occurs.

Subsequent to step A522, it is determined whether or not the value of the specific variation counter has become equal to or greater than a predetermined value (step A523). Here, if it is determined that the value of the specific variation counter is not equal to or greater than the predetermined value (step A523: No), the reach counting process is terminated. If it is determined in step A523 that the value of the specific fluctuation counter has become equal to or greater than the predetermined value (Yes), the process proceeds to the next step A524, and the non-reach fluctuation pattern is determined in order to perform a pseudo-continuous effect as a fluctuation pattern selection table. Set the table for use and exit from the specific variation counting process.
As a result, the player's sense of expectation for the game can be increased, and the willingness to play can be continued for a long time. It should be noted that the table for determining the variation pattern without reach set in step A524 may be one in which the results are all out of the range, but in that case, the player may know that the results will be out even if the pseudo-continuous performance is executed. Since this will be understood and the expectation will be lowered, a table in which a hit occurs with a low probability may be used. That is, when the reach reaches the number of ceilings, the big hit determination may be performed again with the variation pattern random number even if the big hit determination random number is removed.

(Other embodiments)
In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 82, when the ceiling condition is established when the number of executions of the variable display game (including no reach) reaches a predetermined number of times (the number of ceilings), By switching the table to a table with a higher probability of jackpot than usual, control is made to shift to the ceiling mode where jackpots are likely to occur. As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the interest of the player and a decrease in the willingness to play due to the fact that a big hit does not occur for a long time. The generated ceiling mode is controlled so as to end when a big hit occurs and to return to the normal state.

  By the way, when this second embodiment is applied, although a big hit is likely to occur when the ceiling condition is satisfied, it is not guaranteed that a big hit will necessarily occur. Therefore, even if it shifts to ceiling mode, the situation where a big hit does not occur for a long time can also be considered. Therefore, when the ceiling condition is satisfied, the table for determining the variation pattern is changed from a table (reaching variation pattern determination table with reach) that is normally used until the ceiling condition is satisfied to a table that does not generate reach ( The table may be switched to a table for selecting a fluctuation pattern with no reach, that is, a fluctuation pattern having a short average fluctuation time. This means that if a reach occurs in the ceiling mode, it will be a big hit.

Note that, as in the first embodiment described above, the effect control device 300 or the game control device 100 is provided with outreach counting means for counting the number of executions of the outreach variation display game, and the execution of the outreach variation display game is executed. When the number of times (the number of times of reach) reaches a predetermined number of times (the reach ceiling condition is satisfied), the mode may be shifted to the reach ceiling mode in which the table is switched as described above. Note that the variation pattern selection table used when the game result is out of reach in the reach ceiling mode may be a table that can generate a little reach rather than a table that does not generate any reach.
Furthermore, when the number of executions of the variation display game (the number of variations) reaches a predetermined number, the reach variation mode is set as a variation pattern determination table for determining a variation pattern at the time of losing than the normal variation pattern determination table. A table (reach high fluctuation pattern determination table) with a high rate of selection of the accompanying fluctuation pattern may be used (in this case, the reach number <the fluctuation number is always satisfied). Thereby, in the gaming machine provided with the reach ceiling mode, it is difficult to reach and the frustration that cannot reach the ceiling can be solved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 83, a table having a high probability of occurrence of a big hit as described above as a big hit determination table when the first ceiling count and the second ceiling count are set and the first ceiling count is reached. Control may be performed so as to return to the normal state when the second ceiling number is reached without causing a big hit during the ceiling mode.
Furthermore, as a condition for transition to the ceiling mode, not only the number of times the variable display game is executed, but other conditions are added, or the transition to the ceiling mode is made with a predetermined probability instead of the transition to the ceiling mode when the condition is satisfied. Such control may be performed.
FIG. 84 shows an example of a ceiling mode setting process executed by the game control device 100 when such control is performed.

In the ceiling mode setting process of FIG. 84, it is first determined whether or not an ambiguous mode in which the current control state is a high probability state but only a vague notification of the high probability state has occurred (step A531). The ambiguous mode is set so as to occur when the result of the variable display game is a predetermined hit (for example, big hit, 2R positive change hit, small hit, etc.). This ambiguous mode may be terminated by executing a predetermined number of variable display games, that is, an upper limit value may be provided.
If it is determined in step A531 that the mode is not ambiguous (No), the process exits from the ceiling mode setting process. On the other hand, if it is determined in step A531 that the mode is ambiguous (Yes), the process proceeds to step A532 to determine whether or not the control state is a high probability state. If it is determined that the state is a high probability state (step A532; Yes), the process proceeds to step A533 to perform a process of generating the ceiling mode at a predetermined rate, and exit from the ceiling mode setting process. If it is determined in step A532 that the state is not a high probability state (No), processing for generating a ceiling mode using a selection table for generating a ceiling mode at a lower rate than in the case of a high probability state (step A534) is performed. Then, the process exits from the ceiling mode setting process. Then, in the ceiling mode, when the reach occurs, control that is a big hit is performed.

As a result, in the ambiguous mode and the high probability state, the ceiling mode is likely to occur, and if the ceiling condition is satisfied in the ceiling mode, a big hit will occur, and the player's expectation when the ceiling mode occurs A feeling can be heightened. Further, it is possible to avoid a situation in which a big hit does not occur for a long time in a high probability state.
Further, even in the low-probability state in the ambiguous mode, the ceiling mode occurs to some extent, so that the interest of the game can be enhanced. In the case of the low probability state in the ambiguous mode, even if the ceiling mode is generated and the ceiling condition is satisfied, the variation display game of the detach reach may be executed.
In this ceiling mode setting process, when the ambiguous mode is entered, the reachless mode may be set up to a predetermined number of revolutions, and the reachable mode may be set after the predetermined number of revolutions.

(Modification)
In the first modification, control is performed to generate a ceiling mode when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the selection is used to determine the variation time in the ceiling mode and in the non-ceiling mode (normal mode). The table is switched as shown in FIGS. 85 (A) and 85 (B). When a long variation time is selected in such a table (including a big hit), a pseudo-continuous effect is performed in the variation display game. In this case, as the variation time becomes longer (as the number of temporary stops increases), two or three pseudo-continuous effects may be performed.
When control is performed to set a non-reach tape as a table for determining the variation pattern in the ceiling mode that shifts when the number of executions of the variation display game reaches the predetermined number of times, the player will have In the mode, it will be waiting for reach. Therefore, by configuring the selection table for determining the variation pattern used during the ceiling mode so that the variation pattern with a short variation time is selected, the variation display game that is executed until the reach occurs. The variation time can be shortened, thereby increasing the variation efficiency and improving the player's willingness to play.

FIG. 86 (A) shows an example of the progress of the pseudo-continuous effect in the variable display game that falls out during the ceiling mode, and FIG. 86 (B) shows the pseudo continuous effect in the variable display game that becomes a big hit during the ceiling mode. An example of progress is shown. 86 (A) may be controlled to be executed across a plurality of variable display games. Also, as shown in FIG. 86 (B), in a variable display game that is a big hit, it is preferable to perform control so that reach is generated after repeating the quasi-ream several times.
In this modification, the probability of selecting a short variation time is high (90%) by using the table in FIG. 85B during the ceiling mode, so that the start-up memory is quickly digested. Since the occurrence of the pseudo-continuous effects is reduced, the probability of being a big hit when the pseudo-continuous effects occur is relatively higher than that in the normal mode, and the player's expectation can be enhanced. In addition, even if it is out of place, by performing the phantom continuation effect, the quasi continuation effect is not immediately a big hit, so it can give the player a feeling of throbbing.

(Other variations)
87 and 88 show another modification. As described above, in this modification, when the transition pattern is determined using the non-reachable variation pattern table when the transition to the ceiling mode is performed, the transition to the ceiling mode is performed in a high probability state as shown in FIG. In this case, when reach occurs, control is performed so that either a big hit or a fall to a low probability state occurs.
FIG. 88 shows an example of a procedure of ceiling mode reach generation processing executed by the game control apparatus 100 to enable such control. This process can be executed during the start process of the variable display game.

  In the ceiling mode reach generation process of FIG. 88, it is first determined whether or not the ceiling mode is in a high probability state (step A541). If it is determined that the ceiling mode is not in the high probability state (step A541: No), the process exits the ceiling mode reach generation process. If it is determined in step A541 that the ceiling mode is in a high probability state (Yes), the process proceeds to step A542, where it is determined whether the result of the variable display game to be executed is a big hit or a fall. If it is determined in step A542 that there is no big hit or no fall (No), the process exits the ceiling mode reach generation process. On the other hand, if it is determined in step A542 that the game is a big hit or a fall (Yes), the process proceeds to step A543, where a variation time of a predetermined time or more is set and the ceiling mode reach generation process is exited.

89 and 90 show still another modified example.
Among these, the modified example of FIG. 89 is configured to switch from a low probability state to a high probability state (without power support) when the ceiling condition is established and the mode is shifted to the ceiling mode. The high probability state of the ceiling mode may be one with ordinary power support. In addition, when the mode is shifted to the ceiling mode, the state may be switched from a state without general power support (low probability) to a state with general power support (low probability).
Next, in the modified example of FIG. 90, the high-probability state variable display game is executed only for a predetermined number of games (for example, 70 times) after the big hit game ends, and the first half (for example, 20 times) is described in the above embodiment. Control is performed to determine the variation pattern of the variation display game that is out of reach using the non-reach variation pattern table in the ceiling mode, and then performs control to determine the variation pattern using the variation pattern table with reach. In the several games before the end, control for determining the variation pattern is performed using a table in which a variation pattern having a long variation time is selected.

In FIG. 91 to FIG. 94, still another modification is shown.
In this modification, as shown in FIG. 91, a high probability state variable display game is executed only for a predetermined number of games (for example, 70 times) after the jackpot game ends, and the first half uses a variable pattern table with reach. Then, control for determining the variation pattern is performed, and thereafter, control for determining the variation pattern is performed using the non-reach variation pattern table in the ceiling mode described in the above embodiment.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 92, a variation pattern with reach is forcibly selected at a predetermined number of revolutions according to a big hit stop symbol that has generated a high probability state (ST).

FIG. 93 shows an example of a procedure of processing (rotational speed variation pattern determination processing) executed by the game control apparatus 100 to enable such control. This process can be executed during the start process of the variable display game.
In the rotation speed variation pattern determination process in FIG. 93, it is first determined whether or not a predetermined rotation speed has been reached (step A551). Here, if it is determined that the predetermined rotational speed is not reached (step A551: No), the process exits from the rotational speed fluctuation pattern determination process. If it is determined in step A551 that the predetermined number of revolutions has been reached (Yes), the process proceeds to step A552, and a variation pattern having a long variation time (variation pattern with all reach) is selected from the table for determining the variation pattern. Change to a table with a high ratio and determine the fluctuation time from that table. Then, all the fluctuation patterns having a long fluctuation time are changed with reach, so that when a predetermined rotation speed is reached, a change display game with reach can be executed.

In FIG. 94, as shown in FIG. 91, the effect control apparatus 300 performs control for determining the variation pattern using the variation pattern table with reach in the first half of the ST period, and then described in the above embodiment. In the ceiling mode, an example of a procedure (reach counting process) executed to perform control for determining a fluctuation pattern using a no-reach fluctuation pattern table is shown.
In the reach counting process of FIG. 94, it is first determined whether or not the number of missed reach games has become, for example, 5 or more (step B561). Here, if it is determined that the number of times is not more than five (step B561: No), the process proceeds to step B562, and the table for determining the variation pattern is set to a table including the variation pattern with reach to enter the reach mode. . If it is determined in step B561 that the number of missed reach games has reached 5 or more (Yes), the process proceeds to step B563, where a table that does not include a variation pattern with reach is set and a reachless mode is set.
In addition, if a reach that causes a loss at a predetermined number of revolutions as shown in FIG. 92 is generated, a large number of revolutions is not required to generate a reach five times or more. Furthermore, if the state is in a high probability state at that time, there is a high possibility that a reachless mode is set before a big hit occurs, and the interest of the game can be enhanced.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiments, the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the special display 51 and 52 for executing the original variation display game are provided separately from the display device 41, and the display device 41 displays the special display variation display game. As described above, the display device 41 may be configured to execute the original variable display game without providing the special figure indicators 51 and 52.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine. However, the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, and is a gaming machine such as an arrangement ball gaming machine, a sparrow ball gaming machine, and a slot machine. It is also applicable to.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game machine 30 Game board 32 Game area 41 Display apparatus (variation display apparatus, variation display means)
44 movable accessory device 48A first movable member (movable member)
48B Second movable member (movable member)
436 relay board 437A movable member right position detection unit (position detection means, first position detection means)
437B Movable member left position detection unit (position detection means, second position detection means)
441A First movable member drive motor (drive mechanism)
441B Second movable member drive motor (drive mechanism)
442A First movable member transfer belt (drive mechanism, first belt)
442B Second movable member transfer belt (drive mechanism, second belt)
448A First movable member rotation transmission gear (drive mechanism)
448B Second movable member rotation transmission gear (drive mechanism)
483A First movable member transfer slider (drive mechanism)
483B Second movable member transfer slider (drive mechanism)
486 LED board (light emitting member)
489A Flat wiring cable for first movable member (first wiring cable)
489B Flat wiring cable for second movable member (second wiring cable)
51 1st special figure fluctuation display section (variation display means)
52 Second special figure fluctuation display section (fluctuation display means)
100 game control device (control means, specific game state control means, specific game number determination means, specific game execution means, fall lottery means, fall rate determination means, variation pattern setting means)
300 Production control device (control means)

Claims (4)

A gaming machine comprising a display device capable of displaying a variable display game, a movable accessory device comprising a movable member operable in front of the display device, and a control means capable of controlling the display device and the movable accessory device In
A first position detecting unit capable of detecting a first state in which the movable member overlaps a part of the outer edge of the display area of the display device in the front-rear direction;
A second position detecting means capable of detecting a second state in which the movable member overlaps with a part of the other outer edge of the display area of the display device in the front-rear direction;
With
The control means includes
A gaming machine, wherein a plurality of variable display games can be executed in a display area of the display device regardless of whether the movable member is in the first state or the second state. The movable accessory device is the movable member,
A first movable member located on one side of the display area of the display device and movable to the other side; and a second movable member located on the other side of the display area of the display device and movable to one side. And
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first movable member and the second movable member are configured to be able to cross each other in the front-rear direction in front of the display device. The movable accessory device is:
A first belt for moving the first movable member; and a second belt for moving the second movable member;
The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the first belt and the second belt are disposed at different height positions in the vertical direction. Each of the first movable member and the second movable member includes an electrical component,
The movable accessory device is:
A first wiring cable for feeding power to the electrical component of the first movable member and a second wiring cable for feeding power to the electrical component of the second movable member;
A relay board to which start ends of the first wiring cable and the second wiring cable are connected;
With
The first wiring cable and the second wiring cable are pulled out from the lower ends of the first movable member and the second movable member, respectively, and the first movable member and the second movable member are in initial positions, respectively. The length is set so as to be in a slack state, and when the first movable member and the second movable member move, they are arranged so as to overlap each other in the front-rear direction. Item 4. The gaming machine according to Item 3.

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