JP2013240387A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for increasing player's expectations for a jiackpot in symbol variation.SOLUTION: A winning/losing lottery means executes winning/losing lottery for determining whether to shift to a special game which is a state more advantageous to a player than a normal game with ball entry to a start winning port as a trigger. A special game control means executes the special game when a result of the winning/losing lottery is a jiackpot. A presentation determination means selects one of a plurality of presentation patterns that determine the process of a presentation in a symbol variation presentation for indicating the result of the winning/losing lottery, according to the result of the winning/losing lottery. A pattern storage means stores the plurality of presentation patterns including a special presentation pattern in which it is determined to store high expectation presentations suggesting that the expectation for the jiackpot is relatively high inside a screen in the state of making the execution stand by, and to execute the high expectation presentations for the number of times with the number of the storage as an upper limit, in one symbol variation.

Description

  It relates to a ball game machine.

  Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, a so-called first type pachinko game machine is used while changing a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called big hit, in which more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when the combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific aspect. It is known as a thing (for example, refer patent document 1). The variable display of symbols in the display area is not limited to simply displaying multiple symbols in a variable manner, but the time required for the variable display to be a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, such as the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer.

JP 2003-230714 A

  There are various types of reach production. Generally, a reach having a relatively short variation time is referred to as “normal reach”, and a reach having a long variation time is referred to as “long reach”. Some long reaches are called super reach, which raises the degree of expectation for a big hit by developing related productions in multiple stages. However, even a reach effect that develops in stages, only one reach effect is executed, and some players may feel monotonous.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can increase the player's sense of expectation for jackpots in the event of symbol variations.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed, and a predetermined position in the game area. A winning lottery means for executing a winning lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting prize port, If the winning / losing lottery result is a big hit, either one of a special game control means for executing a special game and a plurality of effect patterns that define the process of the effect in the symbol variation effect to indicate the result of the winning / losing lottery Production decision means to be selected according to the result of the lottery decision and high expectation production that suggests that the degree of expectation of the big hit is relatively high in one symbol variation is stored in the screen in a state of waiting for its execution. And increase the accumulated number Pattern storage means for storing a plurality of effect patterns including a special effect pattern that is determined to execute a highly expected effect as many times as the number of times, an effect display control means for controlling effect display according to the selected effect pattern, Is provided.

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

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to increase the player's sense of expectation for a big hit in the case of symbol variation.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows typically the prior success determination table referred by prior advance determination. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows typically the prior symbol determination table referred by prior symbol determination. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a figure which shows typically the prior pattern determination table referred by prior pattern determination. It is a figure for demonstrating in detail about each data defined in a special effect pattern. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table for deviation in detail. It is a figure for demonstrating the display mode of a special effect pattern. It is a figure for demonstrating the display mode of the continuation of the special effect pattern of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the display mode of the continuation of the special effect pattern of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the winning process of S10 in FIG. 15 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the prior determination process of S28 in FIG. 16 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the whole process of the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the prefetch process of S250 in FIG. 18 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the special symbol fluctuation | variation process of S252 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the decoration design change process of S254 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the reach production | presentation determination process of S285 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the special game of S16 in FIG. 15 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the release process of S100 in FIG. 23 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the closing process of S102 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing in detail a release process of S160 in FIG. 26. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the closing process of S162 in FIG. 26 in detail. It is a figure for demonstrating another variation aspect of a special production pattern. It is a figure explaining the variation time of the reach production accumulated in the special production pattern. It is a figure for demonstrating the other fluctuation | variation aspect of a special effect pattern.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The effect display device 60 is a display device configured by a liquid crystal display that displays the decorative symbol 190 in a variable manner in conjunction with the variable symbol display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect display device 60 displays, for example, a moving image that fluctuates a plurality of rows of symbols simulating a game of a slot machine as a decorative symbol 190 in the central area of the screen. In this embodiment, symbols composed of numbers “0” to “9” are displayed and varied in three columns, and hit or miss is indicated by three symbol combinations that are finally stopped and displayed. Each of the plurality of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 190 is composed of numbers, characters, or symbols that are decorated with colors or patterns, but these symbols, characters, or symbols are common to all symbols. You may comprise in the form which adds a different pattern for every and integrates them. This pattern is a pattern on which a motif related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is drawn, and for example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn may be used. The decorative pattern 190 is switched according to the development of the effect between the case where the design that includes the design is variably displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, characters, and symbols are variably displayed. It may be a configuration. On the background of the variation display of the decoration symbol 190, a moving image having a staging effect related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is displayed in conjunction with the symbol variation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The variation effect pattern includes a normal loss effect pattern, a reach failure effect pattern, and a reach jackpot effect pattern. The normal off effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying a normal off symbol combination. The reach out effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying an out symbol combination through a reach state, which is a big win if one more symbols are arranged. The reach jackpot effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a jackpot symbol combination through the reach state. In particular, patterns that have a long and short variation time are included as patterns when going through the reach state. Reach patterns that have a relatively short variation time are referred to as “normal reach”, and reach patterns that have a long variation time are referred to as “long reach”. ". The long reach includes “super reach”, and all of the long reach may be referred to as super reach.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 6A is a table that is referred to when the determination result is a big hit, FIG. 6B is a table that is referred to when the determination result is wrong, and FIG. This table is referred to when the determination result is a small hit. The symbol determination means 114 refers to the symbol determination table of this figure in the symbol determination as the main determination. In the symbol determination table, a correspondence relationship between numbers “0” to “10” indicating the types of special symbols and symbol lottery values is defined. The types of special symbols are associated with the big hit, small hit, and unsuccessful determination results, with “0” to “4” corresponding to the big hit, “5” to “9” corresponding to the big hit, “10” corresponds to a loss. Each type is assigned a plurality of special symbols, that is, a plurality of symbols that are generally meaningless and formed by a combination of segments.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, special symbol types “0” to “4” are associated with jackpots. Among them, the type “0” indicates 15R big hit with certainty and is associated with the symbol lottery value range “0 to 99”. The type “1” indicates a 2R jackpot with certainty and is associated with the symbol lottery value range “100 to 149”. Types “2” to “4” indicate 15R big hits without any probability change, type “2” is associated with symbol range “150 to 189”, and type “3” is associated with “190 to 229” The type “4” is associated with “230 to 255”. Thus, the selection probability for each jackpot type is determined by the size of the symbol lottery value range.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the type “10” is associated with the entire range of symbol lottery values in the case where the determination result is wrong.

  As shown in FIG. 6C, special symbol types “5” to “9” are associated with small hits. The type “5” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “0-49”, and the type “6” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “50-99”. The type “7” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “100 to 149”, the type “8” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “150 to 199”, and the type “9” is the symbol lottery value range. Corresponding to “200 to 255”.

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

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

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

  In FIG. 8A, the pattern lottery values 0 to 10 are associated with the super reach “super 1”, the pattern lottery values 11 to 20 are associated with the super reach “super 2”, and the pattern lottery. The values 21 to 30 are associated with a super reach of “Super 3”. The pattern lottery values 31 to 255 are associated with any variation pattern of “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach”. As described above, when the result of the determination is wrong, any one of super reach, normal reach, and no reach may be selected. In the variation pattern table for detachment, when a variation pattern of “no reach” is selected, a different table is referred to so that a variation pattern having a shorter variation time than the normal state is selected in the short time state. Further, the deviation variation pattern table is defined such that the column to be referred to is different for each number of reservations, and details of the normal state will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 8B, the pattern lottery values 0 to 120 are associated with the “super 1” super reach, and the pattern lottery values 121 to 200 are associated with the “super 2” super reach. Values 201 to 240 are associated with a super reach of “Super 3”. The pattern lottery values 241 to 250 are associated with the reach of “normal 1”, and the pattern lottery values 251 to 255 are associated with the reach of “normal 2”. As described above, when the determination result is 15R big hit, the variation pattern with reach is selected.

  In FIG. 8C, “super 3” super reach is associated with the pattern lottery values 0 to 122, and “normal 3” normal reach is associated with the pattern lottery values 123 to 255. As described above, when the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, “Super 3” or “Normal 3” is selected with a probability of about 50%.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating a prior pattern determination table referred to in prior pattern determination. The variation pattern determining means 115 refers to the table of FIG. 9A when the result is wrong, and when the pattern lottery value is “0 to 10”, the value “1” indicating that is used as the determination result. Set to the pattern range. When the pattern lottery value is “11 to 20”, the value “2” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is “21 to 255”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result.

  The variation pattern determination means 115 refers to the table of FIG. 9B when the result is a 15R big hit, and when the pattern lottery value is “0 to 120”, the value “4” indicating that is determined as the determination result. Set the pattern range as. When the pattern lottery value is “121 to 240”, the value “5” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is “241 to 250”, the value “6” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is “251 to 255”, the value “7” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result.

  The variation pattern determining means 115 refers to the table of FIG. 9C when the result of the success / failure is 2R big hit or small hit, and when the pattern lottery value is “0 to 122”, a value of “8” indicating that fact. Is set to the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is “123 to 255”, the value “9” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. Whenever the pattern range is set as described above, the variation pattern determination unit 115 transmits the value to the symbol mode determination unit 131 and the effect determination unit 132 together with the number of holdings.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The pattern storage means 130 accumulates a high expectation effect that suggests that the degree of expectation of jackpot is relatively high in one symbol variation in a state of waiting for the execution, and the number of accumulations is stored. The special effect pattern that is determined to execute the highly expected effect as many times as the upper limit is held. The special effect pattern is an aspect included in the variable effect pattern, and there are a plurality of types. The special effect pattern corresponds to “super 3” of the variation pattern of the special symbol shown in FIG.

  For example, the high expectation effect is a reach effect that is a big hit if one more decorative design is available. The reach effect is an effect content in which the left and right decorative symbols stop and the middle decorative symbol 190b changes. The relatively high degree of expectation means that the one that is executed is higher than the case that the high expectation effect is not executed. “Accumulating in the screen while waiting for the execution of the high-expected effect” means that a standby image suggesting that the high-expected effect will be executed later is displayed on the effect display device 60, and the standby image To add a display. As the accumulated reach effect, a reach effect type with a different degree of expectation of jackpot and the same type reach effect are selected. Here, the expected degree of jackpot of the accumulated reach production is based on the probability that the variation pattern of the special symbol corresponding to the result of the success / failure lottery will be selected. Based on the probability of being selected.

  Although a specific example will be described later, the standby image indicates the type of reach effect, and the name of the stored predetermined reach effect is displayed. In addition, the standby image is displayed in a manner in which the degree of expectation for the jackpot is different, and three stars are displayed on the standby image corresponding to the reach production of the group having the highest degree of expectation for the jackpot, and the reach of the lowest group is reached. One star is displayed on the standby image corresponding to the effect.

  The standby image is left displayed on the effect display device 60 until at least one accumulated reach effect is executed in the symbol variation. For example, in the special effect pattern, when the accumulation effect is executed and a predetermined reach effect is accumulated, the reach effect is left in the screen of the effect display device 60 as a standby image in the middle of display. An effect indicating that one reach effect has been accumulated in the special effect pattern is referred to as an accumulated effect. When the accumulation effect is executed, a standby image corresponding to the accumulated reach effect is displayed on the effect display device 60.

  The type of reach effect executed in the special effect pattern is determined each time the special effect pattern is executed by the effect determining means 132 described later. By executing the special effect pattern, it is possible to increase the player's sense of expectation for the big hit by displaying the effect that the reach effect is accumulated to the player so as to increase the chance of shifting to the big hit. Further, by executing the reach effect as many times as the upper limit of the accumulated number, the reach effect can be continuously executed in one symbol change, for example, even if the first reach effect has no big hit display. The player's expectation can be continued for the next reach production.

  In addition, the pattern storage means 130 performs a plurality of individual variation effects that make it appear as if the decorative symbols are displayed in a pseudo-variable manner several times by temporarily setting them in a semi-stop state in which the decorative symbols are displayed as if they were stopped. A pseudo continuous variation effect pattern (hereinafter referred to as a “pseudo continuous effect pattern”) included during one variation display of the special symbol is held as an example of the special effect pattern. “Putting the decorative symbol in a semi-stop state” means that the decorative symbol is displayed as if it has been stopped at a predetermined location even though the decorative symbol is fluctuating. The “semi-stop state” includes a case where the design is changed so as to stop in the vicinity of the predetermined location, such as a case where the decorative design is changed as if it is shaking at a predetermined location.

  The pseudo-continuous effect pattern referred to in the first embodiment is effect contents executed during execution of the special effect pattern. As for the special effect pattern, a mode of executing an accumulated effect in which a highly expected effect is accumulated once every time the individual variation effect of the pseudo-continuous effect pattern is executed is determined. In the special effect pattern, a pseudo-continuous effect is first executed, and it is shown that the reach effect is accumulated every time the pseudo-continuous effect is continued. When the pseudo-continuous effect is finished, the accumulated reach effect is executed. As a result, the opportunity to display a highly anticipated effect each time a pseudo-continuous effect is executed can be increased, and the effects can be diversified.

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

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

  The effect determining means 132 can select a special effect pattern as the effect pattern according to the result of the success / failure lottery received from the success / failure lottery means 112. When the special symbol variation pattern is “Super 3”, the effect determining unit 132 selects any one of a plurality of types of special effect patterns. The effect determining means 132 may select the special effect pattern with a predetermined probability when the result of the winning / not-winning lottery is 2R big hit or small hit.

  Here, the reach effect displayed to be accumulated in the special effect pattern is selected every time the special effect pattern is executed. When the special effect pattern is determined, the effect determining means 132 acquires the change time set in the change pattern of the special symbol, and determines the accumulation number of reach effects based on the change time. Next, the effect determining means 132 determines the number of reach effects to be executed within the fluctuation time, and determines the execution time of the reach effect to be executed, among the accumulated number of reach effects. Next, the effect determining means 132 selects the type of reach effect based on the number of reach effects accumulated, the number of executions, and the execution time. This will be specifically described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining in detail the data defined in the special effect pattern. It is shown as a variation time t1, a reach effect accumulation number a, an execution number b, and an execution time t2 determined in the special symbol variation pattern. The effect determining means 132 acquires a special symbol variation time t1 = 120 seconds as a time value used for the special effect pattern before selecting and starting the execution of the special effect pattern, and as shown in FIG. Based on the fluctuation time t1, the accumulation number a of reach effects is determined to be four. The accumulation number a is 1 ≦ a ≦ 4. Since 15 seconds are used for each of the pseudo-continuous effects for accumulating reach effects, a total of 60 seconds of 15 seconds × 4 is consumed, and the remaining time value is 60 seconds.

  Next, the effect determining means 132 determines the reach effect execution number b to three using the reach effect accumulation number a and the remaining time value 60 seconds and the remaining time value 60 seconds. The number of reach production executions b is a value with the maximum number of reach production accumulations a, and 1 ≦ b ≦ a. If the winning lottery result does not include a big win, the reach number of executions b of the reach effect is equal to the accumulated number a. If the winning lottery result includes the jackpot, the reach number of executions b of the reach effect is equal to or less than the accumulated number a. .

  Since the remaining time value 60 seconds and the number b of reach effects have been determined to be 3, the effect determination means 132 calculates that the reach time t2 of the reach effect to be executed is 60/3, each 20 seconds. That is, t1 = 15 × a + t2 × b. The effect determining means 132 determines the type of reach effects p1 to p4. The execution times t2 of the reach effects p1, p2, and p3 are 20 seconds each. Then, the process of selecting the reach effect is finished. The effect display control means 134 displays the special effect pattern according to the content determined by the effect determination means 132.

  In FIG. 10B, the variation time t1 = 90 seconds is selected, and the effect determining means 132 determines the number of reach effect accumulations a to three. If the fluctuation time t1 is short, a small accumulation number a is easily selected. In the pseudo-continuous production that continues three times, a total of 45 seconds of 15 seconds × 3 is spent, and the remaining time is 45 seconds. The effect determining means 132 determines the number of executions b to three based on the remaining fluctuation time and the accumulated number a. The number of executions b can be changed within a range of 1 ≦ a ≦ b. For example, as shown in FIG. 10B, the effect determination unit 132 can also determine the number of executions b as two. . In this case, the execution time t21 of the reach effect p1 is determined to be 15 seconds, and the execution time t22 of the reach effect p2 is determined to be 20 seconds. Each accumulated reach effect has its own time value (fluctuation time), and may be set to the same time value as that used in a normal reach effect instead of a special effect pattern. Alternatively, a uniform time value may be defined for the accumulated reach effect, and a part or all of the normal reach effect may be determined in accordance with the uniform time value.

  In this way, by selecting the reach effect that is stored every time the effect determining unit 132 executes the special effect pattern, the special effect pattern that combines various reach effects can be executed, and the effects can be diversified.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the symbol pattern determining means 131 determines the combination of stop symbols of the decorative symbol 190 and their arrangement as a result of the lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112, the special symbol stop symbol, the special symbol variation pattern, and the decorative symbol variation. Decide according to the production pattern. The symbol form determination unit 131 transmits information indicating the determined combination of stop symbols to the effect display control unit 134. The symbol form determining means 131 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing in detail a variation pattern table for detachment. In the variation pattern table 210 of this figure, the range of the pattern lottery value associated with the variation pattern is different for each number of holds. Specifically, the smaller the number of holds, the wider the range of pattern lottery values assigned to variation patterns with relatively long variation times, and the probability that variation patterns with long variation times will be selected is increased. . Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes longer as the number of holdings by the holding control means 116 is smaller. Accordingly, when the number of holds by the hold control unit 116 is less than a predetermined number, for example, 1 to 2, the selection probability of the change pattern having a long change time becomes higher than usual, and the change time tends to be relatively long.

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

  The first range 222 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 0 to 10. A super reach variation pattern of “super 1” is associated. The second range 224 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 11 to 20. A super reach variation pattern of “super 2” is associated. Thus, in the case of the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 0 to 10 and the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 11 to 20, the variation pattern having the same variation time is selected regardless of the number of holdings.

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

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

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

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a display mode of the special effect pattern. Moreover, FIG. 13 is a figure for demonstrating the display mode of the continuation of the special effect pattern of FIG. Moreover, FIG. 14 is a figure for demonstrating the display mode of the continuation of the special effect pattern of FIG. In all the drawings of FIGS. 12 to 14, an effect pattern with symbol variation with respect to one success / failure lottery is shown, and its modes are shown in time series. 12 to 14 show a left symbol display area 191a, a middle symbol display area 191b, and a right symbol display area 191c formed in the effect display device 60. In the left symbol display area 191a, the middle symbol display area 191b, and the right symbol display area 191c, changes and stop modes of the left decorative symbol 190a, the middle decorative symbol 190b, and the right decorative symbol 190c are shown, respectively.

  In FIG. 12A, the special effect pattern is selected by the effect determining means 132, the symbol variation starts, and each decorative symbol 190 varies. Next, in FIG. 12B, the left decorative symbol 190a and the right decorative symbol 190c are semi-stopped, and the middle decorative symbol 190b is changing. At this time, the pseudo-continuous effect pattern is executed, and the pseudo-continuous effect is continued if a predetermined symbol is semi-stopped in the middle symbol display area 191b.

  In FIG. 12C, the diamond-shaped symbol indicating the continuation of the pseudo-continuous effect is half-stopped as the medium decoration symbol 190b, whereby the first individual variation effect in the pseudo-continuous effect pattern is executed. This diamond-shaped symbol is an accumulated image indicating the continuation of the pseudo-rendition effect and the reach effect is accumulated. The first standby image 193a that displays the fact that the reach effect has been accumulated is displayed in the background of the symbol variation because the accumulated image is half-stopped in the pseudo-continuous effect. In the first standby image 193a, one star is shown, indicating that the degree of expectation for the big hit is not so high, and the type of reach effect is also displayed.

  The accumulated image moves like a decorative symbol that fluctuates in the middle symbol display area 191b and stops halfway. The accumulated image is displayed only when the reach effect is accumulated in the special effect pattern. By displaying the first standby image 193a on the effect display device 60, it can be shown that the first standby image 193a has been accumulated in the screen in a state where the execution of the reach effect is in a standby state. The pseudo-continuous effect is continued because the stored image is semi-stopped as the medium decorative design 190b. In a modified example, the stored image may be a pattern with a predetermined shape, or may be displayed when the reach effect is not stored with a predetermined decorative pattern.

  In FIG.12 (d), each decoration design 190 fluctuates again from a semi-stop state. At this time, the first standby image 193a remains displayed. In FIG. 13A, it fluctuates in a so-called full rotation state in which the three decorative symbols 190 rotate. In FIG.13 (b), when each decoration design 190 containing an accumulation | storage image stops half at the same time, the individual variation effect is performed once and the pseudo-continuous effect pattern is continued. As the accumulated image is semi-stopped, a second standby image 193b indicating that the reach effect has been accumulated is additionally displayed on the background of the symbol variation, and the player can recognize that the two reach effects have been accumulated. Thereby, it is displayed so that the opportunity to display the big hit is displayed by displaying the effect that the reach production is accumulated to the player, and the player's sense of expectation for the big hit can be enhanced. In this example, the second standby image 193b displays a reach effect having a name different from that of the first standby image 193a, and indicates that a reach effect of a different type from the first standby image 193a is accumulated. Note that the same reach effect as the first standby image 193a may be displayed.

  Three stars are shown in the second standby image 193b, which indicates that the degree of expectation for the big hit is very high. The first reach effect corresponding to the first standby image 193a and the second reach effect corresponding to the second standby image 193b are different in the degree of expectation of the big hit. In other words, it is determined that the special effect pattern is stored and displayed as a reach effect of a plurality of types of reach effects with different jackpot expectations in a state where the execution of the reach effect is in a standby state. It is done. Thereby, when the reach production with a relatively high expectation degree of the big hit is accumulated, the player's sense of expectation for the big hit can be enhanced. In the modified example, the expectation degree 20% for the first standby image 193a and the expectation degree 50% for the second standby image 193b and the expectation for the big hit may be clearly indicated on the effect display device 60.

  In FIG.13 (c), each decoration design 190 fluctuates again from a semi-stop state. At this time, the first standby image 193a and the second standby image 193b remain displayed. In this example, four can be stored, and a standby image can be displayed in each of the display areas obtained by dividing the screen of the effect display device 60 into four at maximum.

  In FIG. 13D, when the decorative symbols 190 including the accumulated image fluctuate in the state of full rotation in parallel, and each decorative symbol 190 is semi-stopped, the reach effect is further accumulated. However, in FIG. 14A, although the left decorative symbol 190a and the right decorative symbol 190c of the same type are stopped, the middle decorative symbol 190b that has changed together is not stopped and continues to change. This indicates that the pseudo-continuous production has ended without continuing, and the accumulated number of reach productions is two, indicating that the first reach production has been started. Here, the first reach effect corresponding to the first standby image 193a is executed. In addition, you may make a player select the execution order by the operation button 82 from the reach reach production which is started to perform among the accumulated reach productions, and may perform it from the selected reach production. In this example, the player selects whether to execute the first reach effect first or the second reach effect first. Thereby, it is possible to display the reach effect that the player wants to see. As a modification, when displaying the area obtained by dividing the effect display device 60 into four areas, there is a possibility of accumulating four times, and although the effect indicating whether or not the accumulating for four times is performed, the number of accumulation of reach effects is 0. It may be an embodiment that is any one of -4 times. That is, the number of reach effects that can be accumulated in the special effect pattern is determined in advance, and an effect indicating whether or not accumulation is performed is performed for the number of accumulative numbers, but the reach effect is not necessarily accumulated every time. is there.

  In FIG. 14 (b), the decorative symbol 190 is semi-stopped in a disengaged manner, and there is no jackpot display due to the first reach effect. Then, in FIG. 14C, the symbol variation starts from the state where the decorative symbol 190 is semi-stopped. At this time, since the result of the winning / losing lottery indicated by the first reach effect is unacceptable, an image indicating the disengagement is displayed in the area where the first standby image 193a is displayed.

  In FIG. 14 (d), the left decorative symbol 190a and the right decorative symbol 190c of the same type are stopped, the middle decorative symbol 190b is changed, and the second reach effect is started. In this way, the reach effect can be continuously executed in one symbol variation, and the player's expectation is continued for the next reach effect even if the first reach effect does not result in a big win display. be able to. Then, the decorative design 190 is stopped in the mode determined by the design mode determination means 131 according to the result of the lottery determination, and the symbol variation ends. As described above, a plurality of accumulated reach effects are executed in one symbol variation.

  Here, the special effect pattern of the first embodiment defines a mode in which the accumulated reach effect is executed as long as it is not a big hit display in the reach effect on the way. That is, if four reach effects are accumulated in the special effect pattern and the result of the winning lottery is displayed in the third reach effect, the remaining fourth reach effect is executed. The number of reach productions is three. On the other hand, if the result of the lottery determination is not a big hit, all the reach effects accumulated in the special effect pattern are executed.

  In the modified example, the special effect pattern may be defined such that all the accumulated reach effects are displayed even if the accumulated reach effect is a big hit in the middle of the reach effect. For example, when four reach effects are accumulated in the special effect pattern and the result of the winning lottery is displayed in the third reach effect that is executed, it is indicated that it is a normal big hit with no transition to the probability fluctuation state. The fourth reach production is also performed. At this time, in the fourth reach effect, the possibility of changing to a probable big hit with a transition to the probability variation state remains, and the fourth reach effect is executed as a promotion effect to the probable big hit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  When the effect determining means 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the pre-determined result from the main board 102 (Y in S260), the effect display control means 134 is based on the information on the success / failure range, the pattern range, and the number of reservations received together with the pre-determined result. In this case, the number of holds at that time is the number of holds that ensures the symbol variation more than the number of times required for execution of the notice effect (Y in S264), and the value of the success / failure range set by the prior determination is “1”. ”And the pattern range value is“ 4 ”, that is, the big hit is confirmed regardless of whether or not the probability variation state is present, and“ Super 1 ”is accompanied (Y in S266), the advance effect setting is turned on (S272). ). On the other hand, even if the value of the success / failure range is different from this (N in S266), if the value of the success / failure range set in advance determination is “3” and the value of the pattern range is “1”, that is, it is out of place. Even if “Super 1” is involved, the advance effect setting is turned on (S272).

  If the value of the success / failure range and the value of the pattern range do not correspond in S268 (N of S268), S272 is skipped. When the number of holds is less than the predetermined number (N in S264), the processing from S266 to S272 is skipped. If the result of the pre-determination process has not been received, the entire flow in this figure is skipped (N in S260). In the example of this figure, it is determined whether or not the pre-effect setting should be turned on based on the success / failure range and the pattern range set by the prior determination. As a modification, it may be determined whether or not the pre-effect setting should be turned on using any information of the success / failure range and the pattern range sent as the pre-judgment result, and whether or not the pre-effect setting is turned on. You may decide by lottery separately. In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the pre-effect setting is turned on when the result of the success / failure determination is a big hit regardless of whether it is normal or the probability change, i.e., when the big hit is confirmed, In such a case, the pre-effect setting may be turned on when it is a small hit. Alternatively, the pre-effect setting may be turned on at the time of 15R big hit or 2R big hit.

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

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

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail the decorative symbol variation process of S254 in FIG. When the effect determining means 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the change start command from the main board 102 (Y in S280), the stop pattern of the decorative symbol is determined according to the received special symbol stop symbol, the variation pattern, and the result of the determination. (S282) and a new variation effect pattern is determined (S284). The effect determining unit 132 determines the special effect pattern when the variation pattern of the special symbol determined by the variation pattern determining unit 115 is “Super 3”. The effect determining unit 132 executes a process of selecting a reach effect accumulated in the special effect pattern (S285).

  If the pre-effect setting is turned on (Y in S286), the content of the notice effect is set and the pre-effect setting is turned off (S292). If the pre-effect setting is not turned on in S286, S292 is skipped (N in S286). Thereafter, the display of the decorative symbols is started, and when the notice effect is determined, the notice effect is started (S296). When the change start command is not received from the main board 102, S282 to S296 are skipped (N in S280).

  If the variation display of the decorative symbol has already been started (Y in S298), the effect variation display processing for the symbol variation and the notice effect is executed (S300), and when the variation stop command is received from the main board 102 (in S302) Y), the variable display is stopped by stopping the decorative symbol in the stop mode determined in S282 (S304). When the change stop command has not been received from the main board 102, S304 is skipped (N in S302), and when the change display has not been started, S300 to S304 are skipped (N in S298).

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing in detail the reach effect determination process of S285 in FIG. The effect determining means 132 determines whether or not the special effect pattern is selected (S310), and if it is not selected (N in S310), the process is terminated.

  If the special effect pattern is selected (Y in S310), the effect determining means 132 acquires the change time of the change pattern of the special symbol (S312), and determines the accumulation number of the reach effect based on the change time. (S314). The effect determination unit 132 calculates the remaining variation time based on the variation time and the accumulated number of reach effects, and determines the number of reach effects performed based on the remaining variation time (S316). The effect determining means 132 determines the type of reach effect to be accumulated based on the remaining variation time and the number of reach effects executed.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game control process of S16 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a big hit (Y in S90), the special game has already started (Y in S92), and the grand prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S98), the big prize opening The release process 66 is executed (S100). At this time, display of the set jackpot effect is also started. If the big prize opening 66 has been opened (Y of S98), the closing process of the big prize opening 66 is executed (S102). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S104), the process proceeds to S106. If it is not in the closed state (N in S104), the process after S106 is skipped, and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the special game has not started in S92 (N in S92), the special game is started (S94), the display of the start demonstration effect is started (S96), and this process is temporarily ended.

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

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S100 in FIG. When the opening timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S122), the opening / closing control means 124 uniformly turns off the passage flag and sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S124). The special winning opening 66 is opened (S126). In addition, a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions of the current unit game or a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions being different is set and started. When it is not the opening timing (N of S122), the processes of S124 and S126 are skipped.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S102 in FIG. When the closing timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached, the open / close control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66. That is, during a special game, whether the end condition based on the number of balls is satisfied (Y in S130) or the end condition based on the number of balls is not satisfied (N in S130), the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied ( (Y of S132), the special winning opening 66 is closed (S134). If the termination condition based on the opening time is not satisfied (N in S132), the flow after S134 is skipped.

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

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a small hit (Y in S150), the small hit game has already started (Y in S152), and the big winning opening 66 has not been opened (N in S158). A process for opening the winning opening 66 is executed (S160), and if it is already opened (Y in S158), a closing process for the big winning opening 66 is executed (S162). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S164), the process proceeds to S166. If it is not in the closed state (N of S164), the process after S166 is skipped and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the small hit game has not started in S152 (N in S152), the small hit game is started (S154), and the display of the start demonstration effect similar to the 2R big hit is started (S156). Exit once.

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

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing in detail the release processing of S160 in FIG. When it is the opening timing of the big winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern (Y in S180), the opening / closing control means 124 sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S182) and starts opening the big winning opening 66. (S184). When it is not the opening timing (N of S180), the processing of S182 and S184 is skipped.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG. When the end timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S190), the end flag is turned on (S192), and the special winning opening 66 is closed (S194). This closing timing is the timing when 0.5 seconds have elapsed since the opening of the special winning opening 66. If it is not the closing timing (N of S190), the processes of S192 and S194 are skipped.

In the following embodiments, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and description of configurations and processes common to the first embodiment will be omitted.
<Second embodiment> (A reach effect is displayed in advance)
FIG. 29 is a diagram for explaining another variation mode of the special effect pattern. In FIG. 29A, the special effect pattern is selected by the effect determining means 132, the symbol variation starts, and each decorative symbol 190 varies. The background in the screen of the effect display device 60 is divided into four parts, and the first effect candidate image 195a, the second effect candidate image 195b, and the third effect candidate suggesting the type of reach effect on the background of the changing decorative pattern 190. An image 195c and a fourth effect candidate image 195d are displayed, and a special effect pattern is started. In this aspect, the types of reach effects that may be accumulated in the special effect pattern are displayed in advance.

  Here, in the special effect pattern of the second example, the pseudo-ream effect is executed and the accumulated reach effect is executed in the same way as the first example, but the individual effect included in the pseudo-ream effect pattern The point which the presence or absence of accumulation | storage of reach | reduction effect is shown whenever a change effect is performed differs from 1st Example. That is, the presence / absence of the reach effect is displayed on the effect display device 60 every time the decorative pattern 190 is in a semi-stop state in the pseudo-continuous effect, and the effect display is displayed in a state where the execution of the reach effect is made to stand by when the accumulation is displayed It accumulates in the screen of the device 60. For example, even if a reach effect with a relatively high expectation level for the big hit is displayed in advance, it is unknown at the beginning whether the reach effect is executed, so that the player will know that the reach effect is accumulated. It can be expected.

  In FIG. 29 (b), the pseudo-continuous effect pattern is executed, the left decorative symbol 190a and the right decorative symbol 190c of the same type are semi-stopped, and the middle decorative symbol 190b indicating the continuation of the pseudo-continuous effect is semi-stopped once. Individual variation effects are executed. At this time, the fact that the first reach effect corresponding to the first effect candidate image 195a has been accumulated is clearly indicated on the effect display device 60, and the first effect candidate image 195a is changed to the first standby image 193a in the execution standby state.

  In FIG. 29 (c), the variation of the decorative symbol 190 that has been semi-stopped is started, and the pseudo-continuous effect pattern is continued. In FIG. 29 (d), the decorative symbol 190 is semi-stopped and one individual variation effect is executed. At this time, it is displayed on the effect display device 60 that the second reach effect is not accumulated. The second effect candidate image 195b is changed to a non-accumulated image 196. As described above, the presence / absence of the accumulation of the reach effect is indicated each time the pseudo-continuous effect pattern is continued. The special effect pattern indicates the type of reach effect predetermined in a plurality of areas in the screen of the effect display device 60, and displays an effect suggesting whether or not the reach effect displayed in the plurality of areas is executed. Aspects are defined.

  FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating the variation time of the reach effect accumulated in the special effect pattern. FIG. 30A shows an effect display device 60 in which three reach effects are accumulated in the special effect pattern. A first reach effect corresponding to the first standby image 193a, a third reach effect corresponding to the third standby image 193c, and a fourth reach effect corresponding to the fourth standby image 193d are displayed on the effect display device 60, A non-accumulated image 196 of the second reach effect that has not been accumulated is also displayed. The first reach production, the third reach production, and the fourth reach production are executed in this order. Here, it is assumed that the total variation time of reach production is 60 seconds.

  In the first standby image 193a, the third standby image 193c, and the fourth standby image 193d, in addition to the type of reach effect, the start position of the reach effect is shown. As shown in FIGS. 30 (b) to 30 (e), each reach effect is divided into section 1, section 2, section 3, and section 4. This division is a division of the production process or production time of one reach production. Category 1 and category 2 are reach effects executed in normal reach, and when executed from category 1 to category 4, they are reach effects executed in super reach. The boundaries between the divisions 1 and 2 and the divisions 3 and 4 are in the vicinity of the timing at which a predetermined notice effect may occur. For example, the group notice effect is not executed in category 1, but the group notice effect may be executed immediately after the start in category 2.

  In the first standby image 193a, it is displayed that the first reach effect is executed from section 1 (first). Here, the first standby image 193a does not indicate whether or not the super reach of the category 3 and the segment 4 is developed, and the player determines whether the first reach production is normal reach or super reach. It is unknown. The third standby image 193c indicates that the third reach effect is executed from the category 2, and the fourth standby image 193d indicates that the fourth reach effect is executed from the category 4. In this manner, the reach effect can be divided at a predetermined timing, and a part of the reach effect can be executed from each position. In the first standby image 193a and the third standby image 193c, it is unclear whether the reach effect is normal reach or super reach, whereas in the fourth standby image 193d, it is displayed that the reach effect is super reach. Therefore, the player expects a bigger hit for the fourth reach production.

  As shown in FIG. 30B, the expectation of jackpot rises from 5% to 30% when developing from the category 2 to the category 3 super reach. When the first reach effect corresponding to the first standby image 193a is executed, the effect display control unit 134 reads the effect contents of the first reach effect category 1 and the segment 2 from the pattern storage unit 130, and 20 seconds. To complete the first reach production. In the first reach effect, the decorative pattern 190 is stopped halfway in a disengaged manner, and the next reach effect is executed.

  Next, since the second reach effect shown in FIG. 30C is not executed, each section is not read out. Next, when the third reach effect shown in FIG. 30 (d) is executed, the effect display control unit 134 displays the contents of the third reach effect category 2, category 3, and category 4 from the pattern storage unit 130. Read and execute in 30 seconds. The expectation increases from 1% to 20% by continuing to the contents of the super reach of Category 3 and Category 4, but the decorative design 190 is semi-stopped in a manner that the decorative design 190 is out of the third reach production, The next fourth reach effect is executed.

  Next, when the 4th reach production shown in Drawing 30 (e) is performed, production display control means 134 reads the production contents of division 4 from pattern storage means 130, and performs it for 10 seconds. Since the 4th reach production starts with super reach, the expectation is as high as 50% from the beginning. At the start of Category 4, there is a timing at which a special notice effect is executed. When the special notice effect is executed, the degree of expectation increases by 10%, and the degree of expectation of the fourth reach effect is 60%. In this way, the sum of the fluctuation times of the reach effects executed in the special effect pattern is executed so as to be the same as the fluctuation time of 60 seconds. The effect determining means 132 selects a reach effect accumulated in the special effect pattern based on the change time of the change pattern, so that a plurality of reach effects can be included in the change time.

  As shown in FIG. 30 (e), the effect determining means 132 displays a part of the reach effect, so that it can be executed from the part where the expectation level of the jackpot of the reach effect is high, and executes a plurality of reach effects. In this case, it is possible to reduce the time required to execute all of the reach effects, and it is possible to easily match the fluctuation time of the special symbol.

<Third embodiment> (previous reach display + selection)
FIG. 31 is a diagram for explaining another variation mode of the special effect pattern. Here, in the special effect pattern of the third embodiment, the pseudo-ream effect is executed and the accumulated reach effect is executed as in the second embodiment. Furthermore, the background in the screen of the effect display device 60 is divided into four parts, and the first effect candidate image 195a, the second effect candidate image 195b, and the third effect suggesting the type of reach effect on the background of the fluctuating decorative pattern 190. The effect candidate image 195c and the fourth effect candidate image 195d are displayed, and the type of reach effect that may be accumulated in the special effect pattern is displayed in advance, as in the second embodiment.

  The difference from the second embodiment is that the player can select the reach effect to be accumulated from the four reach effects displayed in advance. That is, the special effect pattern of the third embodiment is a reach effect accumulated from a plurality of reach effects displayed on the screen of the effect display device 60 each time the individual variation effect included in the pseudo-continuous effect pattern is executed. The mode selected by the operation input is determined.

  In the first example, the effect determining means 132 determines the reach effect accumulated from when the special effect pattern is selected until the special effect pattern is executed. In the third example, the effect determining unit 132 executes the special effect pattern. Decide the type of reach production to be accumulated. If the special effect pattern is selected, the effect determining means 132 of the third embodiment has the number of reach effects accumulated and the accumulated reach so as to be within the variation time of the variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determining means 115. The number of executions of the effect and the execution time of the reach effect to be executed are determined after the special effect pattern is selected and before the special effect pattern is executed. Then, four types of reach effect candidates shown in FIG. 31A are selected. The execution times of the four types of reach production candidates are all the same.

  In FIG. 31 (a), it is suggested that each decorative symbol 190 is semi-stopped in the pseudo-continuous effect, and the reach effect is accumulated. In FIG. 31B, the decorative symbol 190 changes again from the semi-stop state, and shows a state in which the player can select which reach effect is selected from the four reach effect candidates. A cursor is set at the second reach effect, and the second reach effect is accumulated by pressing the operation button 82 at this timing. If the player does not press the operation button 82 within a predetermined time, the first reach effect is accumulated. The effect determining means 132 determines the reach effect that is accumulated in response to the operation input of the operation button 82.

  In FIG. 31C, a first standby image 193a indicating that one second reach effect has been accumulated is displayed. When the pseudo-continuous effects are finished and the reach effects are accumulated, the second reach effect is executed. In this way, the player can select and execute a desired reach effect from various reach effects.

  By the way, there is a technology for linking a portable terminal and a ball game machine as follows. Information of game results in the gaming machine is displayed on the gaming machine screen in the form of a two-dimensional code image, and the player can read the information by photographing it using the camera function of his / her mobile terminal. The read information is transmitted to a dedicated web server and recorded as a game history. When a player plays a game with the same type of gaming machine again, when accessing the dedicated web server with his / her mobile terminal, a character string (hereinafter referred to as an encoded game history information associated with the identification information of the mobile terminal) , This character string is called “password”) is displayed on the screen of the portable terminal. When the player inputs the password to the gaming machine, the player can start the game in a form that is a continuation of the previous game result.

  Various effects executed during the game are recorded in the game history. For example, a privilege may be obtained if the condition that ten or more reach effects are displayed is satisfied. The player can select a reach effect that has not yet been recorded in the game history and record that a new reach effect has been performed in the game history. Since the player can select a desired reach effect in this way, the player can easily collect execution records of new reach effects.

<Fourth embodiment> (look ahead, carry over stock)
In the fourth embodiment, the reach effect accumulated in the special effect pattern is carried over without being executed with the symbol variation, and is executed with the symbol variation after the next time. That is, it is determined that the special effect pattern is accumulated in the screen in a state in which the reach effect is made to wait for execution by one symbol change, and the reach effect is executed a smaller number of times than the accumulated number. Reach effects that are not executed even if accumulated in subsequent symbol fluctuations are executed. The execution of the reach effect accumulated in the next and subsequent symbol variations is the same as the reach effect accumulated in the special effect pattern, indicating the result of the lottery that has been held by the symbol variation. Sometimes it means to execute. In this way, by carrying over the reach effect accumulated in the special effect pattern and executing it with the symbol variation after the next time, the player's expectation for the big hit can be continued.

  When the winning lottery held in the pre-determination process is a big hit, the reach production accumulated in the special production pattern is left in the next and subsequent symbol fluctuations, and the symbol fluctuation determined to be a big hit in the pre-determination process is executed. When this is done, the same reach effect as the remaining reach effect is executed to display the jackpot.

  Specifically, the effect determining means 132 selects the special effect pattern when there is a lottery value that is a big hit in the winning / losing lottery held by the prior determination process. The selected special effect pattern accumulates a plurality of reach effects by one symbol variation, but does not execute all reach effects accumulated by the symbol variation, and leaves at least one reach effect. Then, the reach effect of the same type as the reach effect left in the special effect pattern is executed in the symbol variation of the winning / failing lottery determined to be a big hit in the prior determination process.

  In addition, even when the winning lottery result suspended in the pre-determination process does not include a big hit, the reach effect that is not executed even if it is accumulated in the special effect pattern may be executed with the next and subsequent symbol variations.

  The effect determining means 132 accumulates and accumulates a plurality of reach effects in one symbol variation when there are a plurality of big wins in the result of the current lottery determination and the result of the success / failure lottery in the preliminary determination process. Alternatively, a special effect pattern that displays a plurality of jackpots by executing a plurality of reach effects may be selected. Thereby, it is possible to display that two jackpots are executed with one symbol change, and it is possible to notify the player of profits to be obtained in the future. Also, in the special effect pattern, it is displayed that it is a big hit before executing all the accumulated reach effects, and when the remaining accumulated reach effects are executed, the player's expectation for the big hit is continued. be able to.

  The effect determining means 132 may acquire the variation pattern of the winning / not-drawing lottery pre-read in the pre-determination process, and may determine the accumulation number of reach effects based on the variation pattern. For example, the effect determining means 132 sets the number of winning lotteries in which the super reach, that is, the high expectation variation pattern is selected, as the accumulated number of reach effects in the special effect pattern in the preliminary determination process.

  As a modification, the effect determining means 132 may select the special effect pattern with a predetermined probability when the result of the determination of whether or not the lottery is a 2R big hit or a small hit. For example, it is preferably used in a so-called “ST machine” type in which the period during which the probability variation state is maintained is limited to the time when the number of times the special symbol fluctuates reaches a predetermined number of final times. Further, in the ST machine, when the result of the winning / losing lottery results in 2R big hit or small hit, the effect determining means 132 is a limited period from the start of the small hit game (change of the first special symbol after the small hit game ends). The period until the stoppage) is determined with reference to the special limited table. The special limitation table may be substantially the same as the table referred to the effect determination means 132 in the probability variation state, and it is difficult to distinguish the state that has entered the limitation period referring to the special limitation table and the probability variation state. When a special effect pattern is selected because the result of the winning or failing lottery is 2R big hit or small hit, a plurality of accumulated effects are executed, and the reach effects accumulated by the symbol variation are left. It is determined that the reach effects accumulated in the past variation after the symbol variation are executed one by one. Further, in the probability variation state, the effect determining unit 132 selects a special effect pattern, and executes the accumulated reach effect with the next and subsequent symbol variations. Thereby, since there is a possibility that the special effect pattern after the 2R big hit and the small hit is executed in a certain variation state, it is possible to increase the player's sense of expectation for the big hit. In this special effect pattern, instead of accumulating the reach effect, an effect suggesting the transition of the effect mode may be accumulated and the accumulated effect may be executed. The number of terminations and the limited period may be the same or close numerical values. In addition, when the result of the lottery is a 2R probability variation big hit, the production determining means 132 has a higher probability of producing a production mode that suggests that the probability of winning big hit is in a probable variation state, compared to the case where the big hit is small. select. In addition, although the aspect which performs a special effect pattern with 2R big hit and small hit as an opportunity is used suitably in ST machine, it is not limited to the aspect, It is applicable in the ball game machine which can be shifted to a probable change state. .

<Fifth embodiment> (look ahead picture matching)
In the fifth embodiment, when a special effect pattern is selected by the fluctuation pattern determining means 115, the effect determining means 132 selects one of a plurality of types of special effect patterns by lottery as a variable effect pattern corresponding to the special effect pattern. To do. As the special effect patterns, a plurality of types of special effect patterns having the effect display contents according to the effect stories of the different effect display modes are stored in the pattern storage unit 130.

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

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

  When it is determined from the preliminary determination result that the highly expected variation pattern is selected, the effect determining unit 132 selects any one of a plurality of types of highly expected effect patterns as the variation effect pattern corresponding to the highly expected variation pattern. By doing so, execution of the sign accumulation effect is determined. The predictive accumulation effect displays a combination of special decorative symbols with one or more intermediate symbol variations until the high expected variation, which is a symbol variation due to the high expected variation pattern, is started, and an image of the special decorative symbol combination is displayed. This is an effect in which the used indication display object is displayed in a form in which it is accumulated at a predetermined position in the screen every time the symbol changes during the process. The sign display object is a display object that suggests on the screen of the effect display device 60 that the appearance of the highly expected variation pattern is refraining. When the combination of the special decorative symbols is displayed, the player is expected to develop a reach production based on the production story corresponding to the combination of the special decorative symbols as the special production pattern. However, in reality, it does not immediately develop into a reach effect, but the combination of special decorative symbols is reduced and accumulated as a sign display object, and the player has a higher expectation than the special effect pattern The appearance of a highly expected production pattern can be expected.

  After executing symbol variation one or more times during the accumulation and display of the sign display object, when the symbol variation due to the highly anticipated variation pattern is finally reached, the effect contents corresponding to the sign display object accumulated until then are displayed. Let When the execution of the sign accumulation effect is determined, the effect determining means 132 determines the number of display of the combination of the special decorative symbols or the accumulation of the predictive display object in the midway symbol variation, that is, the type of the selected high expectation variation pattern, that is, It is determined according to the degree of expectation for jackpot for each high expectation fluctuation pattern. The symbol form determining means 131 sets the type of the special decorative symbol or the predictive display object to be displayed in the middle symbol variation as the type of the selected high expectation variation pattern, that is, the degree of expectation for the big hit for each high expectation variation pattern. Depending on the number of times the indication display object is accumulated, the selection is made. When determining the display count and combination mode of the combination of the special decorative symbols, different determinations may be made according to the number of holds by the hold control unit 116 when the high expectation variation pattern is selected. For example, if the number of reserves is 2, if high-expected fluctuation is excluded, there is only one half-way symbol variation that accumulates the sign display object. Is displayed, and the sign display object is accumulated. On the other hand, if the number of holds is 4, excluding the high expectation fluctuation, the symbol variation is 3 times during the accumulation of the predictive display object. To decide. Further, such a determination method may be adopted when the expectation level for a big hit is really high, that is, when the actual result of lottery is a win. On the other hand, if the result of the actual winning / failing lottery is wrong and the number of holds is two, the decision method is different from the case of winning such as deciding on a combination of special decorative symbols with low expectations May be adopted.

  When the execution of the sign accumulation effect is determined, the effect display control means 134 displays the sign display object in a form in which the sign display object is accumulated at a predetermined position in the screen every time a combination of special decoration symbols is displayed in the middle of the pattern variation. . The greater the number accumulated, the higher the player's expectation for jackpot. In the symbol variation due to the high expectation variation pattern, the production content including the production story corresponding to any of the accumulated sign display objects is displayed. In this embodiment, 1 to 3 of the indication display objects are accumulated and displayed, and after one of them is automatically selected, a reach effect is produced by an effect story corresponding to the selected indication display object. Develop. As a modification, the degree of expectation for the big hit may be different depending on the type to be accumulated or the type to be selected regardless of the number of indication display objects to be accumulated.

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

  In the first embodiment, the reach effect of the decorative symbol is shown as the highly expected effect accumulated in the special effect pattern, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the high expectation effect includes a notice effect that suggests a high expectation level for the jackpot before the variable display is stopped. That is, the high expectation effect is a combination of the reach effect and the notice effect, or one of these effects. Thereby, when the group notice effect is accumulated in addition to the reach effect in the special effect pattern, it is possible to further increase the player's expectation for the big hit due to the symbol variation.

  In the first embodiment, a plurality of reach effects are accumulated in the special effect pattern and the reach effects are sequentially executed. However, the present invention is not limited to this aspect. For example, the special effect pattern may have a mode in which a plurality of accumulated reach effects are executed simultaneously (in parallel). At this time, the effect display control means 134 may display that there is a big hit in the result of the lottery with a plurality of reach effects when there is a plurality of big wins in the result of the lottery in the symbol variation and prior determination process. .

  In the first embodiment, in the special effect pattern, the aspect in which the reach effect with different expectation degree of jackpot is accumulated is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this aspect. For example, the reach effects accumulated in the special effect pattern may all have the same expectation level for the jackpot.

  In the first embodiment, the aspect of selecting the reach effect that is accumulated every time the special effect pattern is executed is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the type of reach effect executed in the special effect pattern is determined in advance as the special effect pattern. That is, the number of reach effects, the type of reach effects, the execution order, and the variation time are determined in advance for the special effect pattern. In another modification, the number of reach effects, the execution order, and the variation time are predetermined for the special effect pattern, and only the type of reach effect is selected each time the special effect pattern is executed.

  In the first embodiment, the mode of displaying the name of the reach effect accumulated in the standby image is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the standby image is an image in the middle of the execution of the reach effect, and when the reach effect is executed, the standby image may be started from the state of the reach effect shown in the standby image. For example, at the end of the reach effect, when another image of a scene that is likely to have the same symbol is displayed as a standby image and the accumulated reach effect is executed, the reach effect is executed from that scene. Thereby, the end stage of the reach production is a scene where the player's expectation level increases, and by executing from that scene, the player can be attracted to the player in a short time. Further, when displaying the standby image, the effect display device 60 may clearly indicate the accumulated number of reach effects in the special effect pattern. Further, the standby image may be an aspect in which the number of accumulated reach effects is displayed on the effect display device 60 without displaying the type of reach effects.

  In the first embodiment, the mode in which the pseudo-continuation is continued and the reach effect is accumulated if the accumulated image stops halfway in the middle symbol is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this mode. For example, if the left and right symbols in the special effect pattern are in a reach manner (the same symbol is stopped), the pseudo-continuation may be continued and the reach effect may be accumulated. That is, in the special effect pattern, even if the accumulated image does not stop at the middle symbol, whether or not the accumulation and the quasi-continuation are continued is shown in the left and right symbol stop mode. Further, when the predetermined stop mode is a combination of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol, the pseudo-continuation may be continued and the reach effect may be accumulated.

  10 Pachinko gaming machines, 50 gaming boards, 52 gaming areas, 60 effect display devices, 112 winning / losing lottery means, 114 symbol determining means, 115 variation pattern determining means, 116 holding control means, 120 special game controlling means, 132 effect determining means, 134 Production display control means.

Claims (4)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and a game ball entering is a lottery opportunity;
Triggering lottery means for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting winning opening,
Special game control means for executing the special game when the result of the success / failure lottery is a big hit;
Production determination means for selecting one of a plurality of production patterns in which the process of production in the design variation production for indicating the result of the success / failure lottery is determined according to the result of the success / failure lottery,
In one pattern change, high expectation effects that suggest that the degree of expectation of jackpot is relatively high are accumulated in the screen in a state of waiting for the execution, and the above-mentioned number of times is set as the upper limit. Pattern storage means for storing the plurality of effect patterns including a special effect pattern determined to execute a highly expected effect;
A bullet ball game machine comprising: an effect display control means for controlling effect display according to the selected effect pattern. The pattern storage means provides a plurality of individual variation effects of the symbol to make the symbol appear to fluctuate and display a plurality of times by temporarily changing to a semi-stop state in which the symbol is displayed as stopped. Holds a pseudo continuous variation effect pattern included during one variation display,
The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the special effect pattern includes an effect of accumulating the highly expected effect every time the individual variation effect is executed. The pattern storage means provides a plurality of individual variation effects of the symbol to make the symbol appear to fluctuate and display a plurality of times by temporarily changing to a semi-stop state in which the symbol is displayed as stopped. Holds a pseudo continuous variation effect pattern included during one variation display,
The ball and ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the special effect pattern includes an effect indicating whether or not the highly expected effect is accumulated every time the individual variation effect is executed. The highly anticipated production is a reach production that will be a big hit if one more design is available,
The special effect pattern displays and accumulates which reach effect among a plurality of types of reach effects having different jackpot expectations in the screen in a state where execution of the reach effect is in a standby state. The bullet ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:

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