JP2014061295A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine capable of reducing processing burdens on a main controller even while making complicated determinations such as whether it is incidental or is due to a fraudulent action, for an abnormal entry to a normal electric accessory.SOLUTION: A main controller performs only processing of transmitting, to a sub controller, a command indicating a state of the normal electric accessory when a ball enters on the basis of an entry of a game ball to the normal electric accessory, and a sub controller executes determination related to an abnormal entry by the received command indicating the state of the normal electric accessory.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine equipped with means for detecting illegal game ball entry into a variable winning device.

  Conventionally, on the game board surface, the entrance is closed by a movable object such as a door or a blade, so that the prize can be closed, and the movable source is moved by operating a driving source such as a solenoid, and the entrance can be opened to make a prize. A device is provided, and a so-called large winning opening and a normal electric accessory correspond to the variable winning device.

  In general, the electric motor is often used as a starting port, and the second special symbol is configured in such a manner that the first special symbol and the second special symbol are provided and the second special symbol is preferentially changed. It is used as a starting point for In most cases, the operation trigger of this ordinary electric accessory is a case where a random number value obtained by a game ball passing through a normal symbol operation gate provided in the game area matches a predetermined value.

  Ordinary electric accessories configured as a starting port are easier to enter game balls when they are not activated than when they are not activated (there are many cases where game balls cannot be entered when not activated) and are not activated More prize balls and occasions for changing the second special symbol are obtained.

  Such ordinary electric accessories are often the target of fraudulent acts, and by inserting tools through the gaps in pachinko machines and forcibly opening the doors and blades, abnormal winnings are generated, and direct prize balls Or gained a big hit.

  In the situation described above, in recent years, the main controller is configured to monitor abnormal winnings with respect to a variable winning device for an ordinary electric accessory or a large winning opening, and when the abnormal winning is determined, the sub controller is abnormally awarded. There has also been an invention in which a notification designation command is transmitted and abnormality notification is executed by a sub-control device based on the command (Patent Document 1).

  Abnormal winnings monitoring is not limited to abnormal winnings when the drive source is not in operation, and it may be illegal activities such as splattering of game balls due to the operation of moving objects, or stopping of game balls inside the objects. Regardless of what happens accidentally regardless of what happens accidentally, there is a possibility of making the player uncomfortable, so the monitoring program needs to take various measures.

JP 2009-056175 A

  As described above, abnormal winnings of ordinary electric accessories are also monitored by the main control device, but the CPU and ROM capacity provided in the main control device are limited by “Rules for Game Machine Certification and Type Approval”. Even if it is a measure against fraud, it has been difficult to adopt a complicated fraud monitoring program that is a burden on the CPU processing and ROM capacity.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention has an object to reduce the processing load of the main control device and the shortage of ROM capacity while monitoring fraud.

The ball game machine according to claim 1,
A main control device for controlling the gaming state;
A sub-control device for controlling the production state;
A starting port that is configured in an ordinary electric accessory and allows game balls to enter when opened,
In a ball game machine equipped with
A state command indicating a state of the ordinary electric accessory is transmitted from the main control device to the sub-control device based on a game ball entering the start port,
The sub-control device has an abnormality determination means for determining whether or not the ball entering the normal electric accessory is normal based on the state command,
An abnormality counting means for incrementing or decrementing a counter value when the determination result of the abnormality determining means is not normal;
An abnormality notifying means for notifying that there is an abnormal winning to the ordinary electric accessory on the condition that the value of the counter reaches a predetermined value,
In the main controller,
Random number storage means for suspending and storing a random number up to a predetermined number;
Random number extracting means for extracting a random value to be stored in the random number storage means due to the entry of a game ball into the start port, on condition that the number stored in the random number storage means is less than a predetermined number; ,
Prefetch determination means for comparing the random number value extracted by the random number extraction means with a set value,
When a random number value is extracted by the random number extraction means when the game ball enters the start opening, the random number value is extracted by the random number extraction means as the mismatch information or the matching information when compared by the prefetch determination means. If not, the ball game machine is characterized in that mismatch information is included in the status command and transmitted.

  The ordinary electric accessory may be anything that operates due to the game ball entering a predetermined passage or entrance provided in the game area, obtains a random value by the entrance, When the random value is a winning value, the ordinary electric accessory may be operated. In this case, a normal symbol may be used for notifying the result of the success / failure, and a fixed symbol that is the result of the success / failure may be displayed through a variation display of the normal symbol. In addition, it is desirable that the large winning award, which is another variable winning device, is configured to operate due to the game ball entering the starting opening in the ordinary electric accessory, and the random number is obtained by the ball. When the random value is a winning value, the special winning opening is activated, and a special symbol is used for notifying the result of the success / failure, and the special winning opening is activated according to the type of the determined symbol after the variation display of the special symbol. A configuration is preferred.

  The state of the ordinary electric accessory indicated by the state command indicates a processing state relating to the ordinary electric accessory controlled by the main controller, and no operation processing relating to the ordinary electric accessory is performed. From the state in which the operation process can be changed at any time (idling state) to the end of the opening operation of the ordinary electric accessory (end interval time ends), the process state of the main controller is changed. The command may be generated according to the command, and the internal control state may be distinguished. In the case where the normal symbol is used for the operation of the ordinary electric accessory, it is desirable that the state command includes the control state of the ordinary symbol.

  A plurality of states represented by the state command are distinguished so that it is possible to determine whether the game ball is in a state where it can enter a normal electric accessory or in a state where it cannot enter. It is sufficient that the state represented by one state command does not include a state in which a game ball can be entered or may not be entered.

  It is configured to send a status command based on the game ball entering the start port. The processing state of the main control device at the time when the normal electric accessory serving as the start port detects the game ball entering May be configured to transmit the state of the ordinary electric accessory indicated by the main control device, not to transmit only when the main control device controls the ordinary electric accessory in a state where a game ball can enter. In any state of the control processing of the ordinary electric accessory by the device, if the entry of a game ball into the ordinary electric accessory is detected, the processing state related to the ordinary electric accessory at the time of entry is used as a status command. It is the structure which transmits to a sub control apparatus.

  The abnormality notification means provided in the sub-control device may not be configured to directly control the device that performs notification, and may be configured to instruct the device that controls the notification device to execute abnormality notification.

  The result of the judgment by the pre-reading judgment means is added to the status command, and the command is sent to the sub-control device as a single command. The status command is processing of the ordinary electric accessory when entering the starting port (ordinary electric accessory). It is only necessary to be able to identify two pieces of information: a state and prefetch determination result information corresponding to the incoming ball. In addition, the mismatch information included in the command when random numbers are not extracted at the time of entering the starting port (ordinary electric accessory) may be the same as the mismatch information at the time of comparison, or indicates a mismatch because of no comparison. It may be content.

  The information that is the result of the prefetch determination means only needs to indicate whether the extracted random number value matches or does not match the set value, and if it matches, it is compared with another set value, and any of a plurality of comparisons It is good also as a status command as a command which can identify that it corresponds or matches only the first comparison. Further, if the first comparison is not coincident, it may be compared with another set value, and a status command may be used as a command capable of identifying that any of the plurality of comparisons does not coincide or coincides with any set value. The set values include a jackpot determination value for determining whether or not the jackpot is won, a jackpot symbol determination value for determining the type of the jackpot game and the game state after the jackpot is finished, and a small jackpot for determining whether or not the jackpot is reached. A hit determination value, a reach determination value for determining whether or not to reach, a variation pattern determination value for determining a symbol variation pattern, and the like are conceivable.

  According to the ball game machine of the first aspect, it is not necessary to execute a complicated determination regarding abnormal entry into the ordinary electric accessory in the main control device, and the entry into the ordinary electric accessory serving as a starting port is possible. Since it is only necessary to transmit the processing state of the ordinary electric accessory at the time of the ball from the main control device to the sub-control device, the processing load on the main control device can be reduced.

  In addition, since the sub-control device performs a determination regarding abnormal entry into the ordinary electric accessory, it is possible to execute a complicated determination without worrying about the CPU processing load or the ROM capacity required for the abnormality determination program. Become.

  Reduces the time required for command transmission by sending the result of the pre-reading judgment that is sent when a game ball enters the normal electric accessory serving as the starting point in the normal electric accessory status command. In addition, it is possible to reduce the possibility of the main control device going out of control due to the overlap of processes.

2 is a front view of a game board 8. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a gaming machine. 3 is a flowchart of a gate passage process executed by a main controller 50. It is a flowchart (1) of the normal-use determination process which the main controller 50 performs. It is a flowchart (2) of the usual-time correctness determination process which the main controller 50 performs. 4 is a flowchart of a game process per game executed by the main controller 50. It is a figure which shows the content of the status command in Example 1 and the process classification of the normal electric accessory by the main controller 50. 4 is a time chart showing a processing state of a normal electric accessory by the main controller 50. In Example 1, it is a flowchart (1) of the special figure starting port winning process 1 which the main control apparatus 50 performs. In Example 1, it is a flowchart (2) of the special figure starting port winning process 1 which the main control apparatus 50 performs. 7 is a flowchart of a normal power state command reception process 1 executed by a sub integrated control device 53 in the first embodiment. In Example 2, it is a flowchart (2) of the special figure starting port winning process 2 which the main controller 50 performs. In Example 2, it is a table | surface which shows the content of the normal power state command containing the information of a prefetch determination result. In Example 2, it is a flowchart (1) of the common power state command 2 reception process which the sub integrated control apparatus 53 performs. In Example 2, it is a flowchart (2) of the common power state command 2 reception process which the sub integrated control apparatus 53 performs. In Example 3, it is a flowchart (2) of the special figure starting opening prize process 3 which the main control apparatus 50 performs. In Example 3, it is a table | surface which shows the content of the general power status command containing the information of the number of pending storage. In Example 3, it is a flowchart (1) of the common power state command 3 reception process which the sub integrated control apparatus 53 performs. In Example 3, it is a flowchart (2) of the common power state command 3 reception process which the sub integrated control apparatus 53 performs. In Example 4, it is a flowchart (2) of the special figure starting port winning process 4 which the main control apparatus 50 performs. In Example 4, it is a table | surface which shows the content of the general power status command containing the information of a prefetch determination result and the number of pending storages. In Example 4, it is a flowchart (1) of the common power state command 4 reception process which the sub integrated control apparatus 53 performs. In Example 4, it is a flowchart (2) of the common power state command 4 reception process which the sub integrated control apparatus 53 performs.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and various forms belonging to the technical scope of the present invention can be adopted. Differences in contents described in the respective examples are possible. Needless to say, the portions can be appropriately combined.

In the present embodiment, when the game ball enters the starting port (ordinary electric accessory), a state command indicating the state of the ordinary electric accessory is transmitted from the main controller to the sub controller, and the sub controller receives the received state command. It is the structure which determines the abnormal prize-winning to a normal electric accessory based on this. Since the ordinary electric accessory is configured to operate through the variation of the ordinary symbol, the state command is configured to be able to identify the processing state of the ordinary symbol.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 8 of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment. In addition, since the whole structure of this pachinko machine is based on a well-known technique, illustration and description are abbreviate | omitted.

  The game board 8 is provided with a substantially circular game area 26 surrounded by known guide rails 25a and 25b, and a large number of game nails 27 are implanted therein. A liquid crystal frame decoration 28 having a window portion 28a is provided substantially at the center of the game area 26, and the LCD screen of the effect symbol display device 54b (see FIG. 2) is configured to be visible to the player, and is not shown. Warp entrance, warp passage, stage, etc. are also provided.

  Further, on the upper left of the window portion 28a, a first special symbol display device 29 composed of a light emitting member such as a 7-segment LED, on the upper right, a second special symbol display device 30 of the same member as the upper left, Is provided with a second special symbol reservation number display device 30a composed of four light emitting members, and a first special symbol reservation number display similarly composed of four light emitting members is provided below the window portion 28a. A device 29a is provided.

  A normal symbol operation gate 42 provided with a normal symbol operation switch 42a (see FIG. 2), which will be described later, is provided on the left and right sides or the left side of the liquid crystal frame decoration 28, and the first start port 31 and further below it are provided below. Is provided with a tulip-type ordinary electric accessory 40 that can enter the ball only when it is operated (opened) as the second starting port 32, and the ordinary electric accessory 40 is constituted by a light-emitting member such as a 7-segment LED. A normal symbol display device 41 is arranged. Below the ordinary electric accessory 40, a big prize opening unit 33 having an attacker-type big prize opening 33a is arranged, and an out opening 34 is provided below the big prize opening unit 33. On the left side of the big prize winning opening 33a, a normal symbol (ordinary figure) number-of-holds display device 41a composed of four LEDs is provided. In addition, on both the left and right sides of the big prize opening unit 33, a prize opening unit 35 provided with a plurality of general prize opening 35a including a general prize opening switch 35b (see FIG. 2) described later is provided.

  By configuring the game board 8 as described above, when the normal symbol operation gate 42 enters the ball (the game ball is detected by the normal symbol operation switch 42a (see FIG. 2)), the normal symbol is displayed on the normal symbol display device 41. The normal electric solenoid 40b (see FIG. 2), which will be described later, is driven in accordance with the mode of the normal symbol that starts the variable display and stops after a predetermined time. When the normal electric combination solenoid 40b is driven, the blade member of the normal electric combination 40 is driven almost synchronously, and the ball enters the normal electric combination 40 (with the second special symbol start switch 32a (see FIG. 2)). Detection). In the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the opening time during which the members of the ordinary electric accessory 40 are driven is 0.5 seconds (once) in the normal gaming state, and the opening extension function is activated in the short-time state and the probability variation state. 2.0 seconds (3 times).

  When a game ball enters the first start port 31 (the game ball is detected by the first special symbol start switch 31a (see FIG. 2)), the first special symbol starts to change in the first special symbol display device 29. Stop after a predetermined time. Further, when a ball is entered into the ordinary electric accessory 40 that is the second start port 32 (a game ball is detected by the second special symbol start switch 32a (see FIG. 2)), the second special symbol display device 30 causes the second special symbol display device 30 to perform the second special symbol. The symbol starts to change and stops after a predetermined time.

  During the change of the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the effect pattern display device 54b arranged in the window 28a displays the effect mode linked to the change of each special symbol. In addition, the first special symbol and the second special symbol are preferentially displayed with a variation display of the second special symbol regardless of the order of entering the first starting port and the second starting port. Specifically, when there is a second special symbol reserved memory, the second special symbol is displayed in a variable manner regardless of whether the first special symbol is reserved and the order of entry, and the first special symbol is displayed. The fluctuation is started when the fluctuation of the second special symbol is stopped and the second special symbol is not stored.

  A special prize opening solenoid 33c (see FIG. 2), which will be described later, is driven in accordance with the mode (display result) after the change display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. When the big prize opening solenoid 33c is driven, the door member of the big prize opening unit 33 is driven almost in synchronism, and it is possible to enter the big prize opening 33a (detection by the count switch 33b (see FIG. 2)). It is comprised so that.

  In addition, the pachinko machine in this embodiment is comprised as a probability fluctuation machine. Specifically, games using the pachinko machine of the present embodiment are broadly divided into games in which the grand prize opening 33a is closed and jackpot games in which the big prize opening 33a is opened. Broadly categorized into a normal probability state (hereinafter referred to as normal state) and a high probability state (hereinafter referred to as probability fluctuation) that is advantageous to the player compared to the normal state (probability of being a big hit and easy to hit) State).

  The first special symbol and the second special symbol are composed of a probability variation symbol and a non-probability variation symbol, and the probability variation state is set to be transitionable after the jackpot game is finished in the probability variation symbol, and the normal state and the probability variation state In any gaming state, if a big hit is made with the probability variation symbol, the game shifts to the probability fluctuation state after the big hit game ends. Similarly, the normal state is set so that it can be transferred after the jackpot game with the non-stochastic variation symbol is finished, and if either of the normal state or the probability variation state is a big hit with the non-probability variation symbol, after the jackpot game ends , Transition to normal state.

  After shifting to the normal state, the fluctuation time of the first special symbol, the second special symbol, and the normal symbol is shortened by a specified number of times (for example, 100 times), and the normal electric accessory 40 that is the second start port 32 is opened. Short state when extended function is activated. When the variation time of the first special symbol, the second special symbol, and the normal symbol (the time from the start of variation until the result is displayed) is shortened, the number of times that the variation display is performed within a certain time is increased.

  Specifically, in the time-saving state of the present embodiment, the time of the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 41 is shortened as well as the variation time of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. By shortening the symbol variation display, the regular symbol is confirmed and displayed many times within a fixed time. Therefore, the number of times that the normal symbol hits within a certain time increases, and thereby the number of times of operation of the ordinary electric accessory 40 that is the second start port 32 also increases. In addition, since the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 40 is set to be long (opening extension function), it becomes easy to win a large number of game balls. By making it easy for a large number of game balls to win in this way, the number of times of display change of the second special symbol is further increased, and it becomes difficult for the player's possession balls to be reduced by the award ball by winning the ordinary electric accessory 40, An advantageous game can be played.

  In the probability variation state, as in the short-time state, the variation time of the first special symbol, the second special symbol, and the normal symbol is shortened, and the opening extension function of the ordinary electric accessory 40 that is the second start port 32 is activated. To do. The settings related to the shortening of various symbols and the function of opening and extending the ordinary electric utility 40 are the same as those in the short-time state, but the probability variation state increases the probability of hitting the first special symbol and the second special symbol in addition to the short-time state ( This is an advantageous state for the player.

  Subsequently, FIG. 2 will be described with reference to a block diagram showing electrical wiring of the pachinko machine in the present embodiment. FIG. 2 does not describe a complicated power supply system, but is configured to be supplied directly or indirectly from a power supply device (not shown) to a control device or actuator that requires power. ing. Note that the parts relating to the pachinko machine body on which the game board 8 is mounted are not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a first special symbol start switch 31a for detecting a game ball that has entered the first start port 31 via the game board relay terminal plate 62 and a second start are provided at the input end of the main controller 50. A second special symbol start switch 32a that detects a game ball that has entered the normal electric accessory 40 that is the mouth 32, a normal symbol operation switch 42a that detects a game ball that has entered the normal symbol operation gate 42, and a grand prize. A count switch 33b that detects a game ball that has entered the mouth 33a and a general prize port switch 35b that detects a game ball that has entered the general prize port 35a are connected to each other via a back wiring relay terminal plate 63. A front frame closing switch 38 that detects that the front frame is closed and design frame closing switches 39a and 39b that detect that the design frame is closed are connected.

  At the output end of the main controller 50, there are a large winning opening solenoid 33 c that drives the door member of the large winning opening 33 a through the game board relay terminal plate 62, and a tulip type wing member of the ordinary electric accessory 40. A normal electric solenoid 40b to be driven is connected, and a first special symbol display device 29 for displaying the first special symbol is displayed via the symbol display device relay terminal board 64, and the number of reserved first special symbols is displayed. The first special symbol hold number display device 29a, the second special symbol display device 30 that displays the second special symbol, the second special figure hold number display device 30a that displays the hold number of the second special symbol, and the normal symbol Is connected to the ordinary symbol display device 41 for displaying the number of ordinary symbols held, and the hall computer 70 via the back wiring relay terminal plate 63 and the external connection terminal plate 61. And It is.

  The main controller 50 includes electrical components such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU executes processing in accordance with a program stored in the mounted ROM, and progresses the game based on various input detection signals. Various related commands are generated and output to the payout control device 51 and the sub integrated control device 53. Here, the main control device 50 and the payout control device 51 are configured as a bidirectional communication circuit, and the main control device 50 and the sub-integrated control device 53 are connected to the sub-control from the main control device 50 via the production relay terminal plate 65. It is configured as a one-way communication circuit to the integrated control device 53.

  At the input end of the payout control device 51, a ball break switch for detecting that there is a shortage of game balls in a ball tank (not shown) or tank rail (not shown) via the back wiring relay terminal plate 63. 22a or 23a, a payout switch 24b for detecting a game ball paid out via the back wiring relay terminal plate 63 and the payout relay terminal plate 66, and a large number of game balls on the path to the lower plate without passing through various terminal plates The full switch 13a for detecting this is connected. A payout motor 24 a for paying out game balls to the upper plate is connected to the output end of the payout control device 51 via the back wiring relay terminal plate 63 and the payout relay terminal plate 66.

The payout control device 51 includes electrical components such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The payout control device 51 performs processing by the CPU according to a program stored in the mounted ROM, and is input from various detection signals that are input and from the main control device 50. Based on the command, various commands relating to payout of the game ball are generated and output to the main controller 50 and the launch controller 52.
Here, the payout control device 51 and the main control device 50 are configured as a bidirectional communication circuit, and the payout control device 51 and the launch control device 52 are configured as a one-way communication circuit from the payout control device 51 to the launch control device 52. Has been.

  In addition, the payout control device 51 transmits information relating to the winning ball to the hall computer 70 via the external connection terminal board 61 and also transmits a firing stop signal to the firing control device 52. The launch control device 52 controls the launch motor 36 to cause the game ball to be launched into the game area 26. In addition to the payout control device 51, the launch control device 52 receives a rotation amount signal from the launch handle 18, a touch signal from the touch switch 20a, and a launch stop switch signal from the launch stop switch 19a. The rotation amount signal is output when the player operates the launch handle 18, the touch signal is output when the player touches the launch handle 18, and the launch stop switch signal is output by the player pressing the launch stop switch 19a. Is output. If the touch signal is not input to the firing control device 51, the game ball cannot be fired. If the firing stop switch signal is input, the game ball can be fired even if the player touches the firing handle 18. There is no such thing.

A game switch 14 a that can be operated by a player is connected to an input terminal of the sub integrated control device 53. The output terminal of the sub integrated control device 53 is connected to a design frame (not shown) and various LEDs / lamps 37 provided in the game board 8 and the speaker 10 provided in the front frame and the speaker unit.
The sub integrated control device 53 and the main control device 50 are configured as a one-way communication circuit from the main control device 50 to the sub integrated control device 53 via the production relay terminal board 65 between the sub integrated control device 53 and the sub integrated control device 53. The effect symbol control device 54a is configured as a one-way communication circuit from the sub integrated control device 53 to the effect symbol control device 54a.

  The sub-integrated control device 53 includes electrical components such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The sub-integrated control device 53 executes processing by the CPU according to a program stored in the mounted ROM, and inputs the game switch 14a and the main control device 50. Various commands related to the production are generated on the basis of the command input from, and are output to the production symbol control device 54a of the production symbol unit 54.

  The sub integrated control device 53 is provided with a volume control switch 10a for adjusting the volume, detects the state (position) of the volume control switch 10a, determines the detection result and the content to be transmitted to the speaker 10, The sound volume output from the speaker 10 is controlled by software.

  The effect symbol control device 54a displays the effect symbol display based on the data and commands received from the sub integrated control device 53 (both those transmitted from the main control device 50 and those generated by the sub integrated control device 53). The device 54b is controlled to display an effect image such as a pseudo symbol on the window 28a.

  Next, the gate passing process executed by the main controller 50 will be described with reference to FIG. The gate passing process is a process of storing a hit determination random number acquired when the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 42 (the normal symbol operation switch 42a detects the game ball) in the main controller 50 as a reserved memory. is there. Hereinafter, the reserved memory stored when the normal symbol operating gate 42 is passed is referred to as the normal symbol reserved memory. Since each process performed as the main routine is not different from the prior art, the description is omitted.

  When the gate passing process is started, it is determined whether or not the game ball has passed the normal symbol operation gate 42 (whether or not the normal symbol operation switch 42a has detected the game ball) (S10). If the determination is affirmative (S10: YES), it is determined whether or not the number of normal symbol reservations stored is less than the upper limit (= 4) (S11). If the determination is affirmative (S11: YES), the random number value acquired when the normal symbol operation gate 42 passes is stored in the storage area of the main controller 50 as the normal reserved storage (S12). After the process of S12 or if S10 and S11 are negative (S10: NO, S11: NO), the process returns to the return.

  The number of general-purpose hold storage stored in the main controller 50 is displayed on the general-purpose hold number display device 41a shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the player can always recognize the number. When the normal symbol operation gate 42 is passed in a state where there is no general-purpose hold memory, the acquired random number is temporarily stored in the main control device 50 as a general-purpose hold memory, but the routine shifts to execution of a general-purpose determination determination process described later. Therefore, the number is not displayed on the usual figure hold number display device 41a.

  Next, the ordinary electric accessory monitoring process will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the state of the ordinary electric accessory is divided into five types as shown in the figure. In the ordinary electric accessory monitoring process, a flag is continuously set in any one bit in the normal electric condition monitoring flag area composed of 5 bits in accordance with the switching of the processing state of the ordinary electric accessory. Specifically, in the idling state, 1 is set only to the rightmost (1) of 5 bits shown in FIG. If it is a fluctuation monitoring state, 1 is set only to the second (2) from the right. In the stop monitoring state, 1 is set only in the third (3) from the right. If monitoring is in progress during normal power operation, set 1 to only the fourth (4) from the right. If the normal operation stoppage is monitored, set 1 only to the leftmost (5).

  Therefore, when the main control device 50, which will be described later, transmits a normal power status command to the sub-integrated control device 53, a command corresponding to the position where the flag is set is generated by referring to the current power status monitoring flag area. This ordinary power status command corresponds to the status command in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 7 (2), the specific power status command has 4 bits as a whole, the upper byte is one kind of operation number A0 (H), and the lower bytes are 01 (H) to 05 (H). In total, there are five types of commands. The identification number corresponds to the position from the right of the normal power state monitoring flag area. Therefore, the normal power status command indicating the idling status is A001 (H). The normal power status command indicating the fluctuation monitoring status is A002 (H). The normal power status command indicating the stop monitoring status is A003 (H). The normal power status command indicating the monitoring status during normal power operation is A004 (H). The normal power status command indicating the normal power operation stop monitoring status is A005 (H).

  Next, the processing state of the ordinary electric accessory divided into the above contents will be specifically described with reference to FIG. The upper time chart of FIG. 8 represents the operation of the normal symbol and the ordinary electric accessory 40 in the normal probability state, and the time chart shown below is the time when the open extension function is operated. These are different in the opening time and the number of opening times when the ordinary electric accessory 40 is operated, but the flow of the processing state is the same. Therefore, the time chart at the normal probability shown above will be described in detail and used when the open extension function is activated.

  The processing state classifications (1) to (5) shown in FIG. 8 indicate the processing states (1) to (5) described in FIG. During the period shown in (1), which is the leftmost part of the time chart, the normal symbol does not change and the normal electric accessory 40 is not operated, but when the game ball passes the normal symbol operating gate 42, the normal symbol is displayed. Is a state in which the fluctuation corresponding to the passage can be started, and the classification of the processing state of the ordinary electric accessory becomes the idling state. The period shown in (2) is a normal symbol variation display period resulting from the passing of the game ball through the normal symbol actuation gate 42, and the processing state classification of the ordinary electric accessory is in the variation monitoring state. The period shown in (3) is a period in which the fixed symbol that is the result of the determination is displayed after the end of the normal symbol variation display, and the processing state classification of the ordinary electric accessory is in the stop monitoring state. The period shown in (4) is an operation (opening) period of the ordinary electric accessory 40 that is executed when the confirmed symbol displayed in (3) is a winning symbol. It becomes a monitoring state during operation. The period (5) after the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 40 is a period for detecting a game ball that has entered the ball just before the end of the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 40 as an end interval. It will be in the state of monitoring of normal operation stoppage.

  In addition, when the normal symbol confirmed and displayed in (3) is lost, after the state of (3), if there is a general figure holding memory, the state shifts to the fluctuation monitoring state of (2) (( 4) (Flow after removing (5)), if there is no general-purpose reserved memory, it shifts to the idling state of (1) (flow of (4) (5) (2) (3) removed from the time chart). When the power is turned on, a flag is set at a position indicating an idling state.

  As described above, when the processing state of the ordinary electric accessory 40 is divided, each processing state is divided into a normal state and an abnormal state in which the game ball being processed is entered. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether the normal power state command indicating the state of the ordinary electric accessory 40 at the time of entering the game ball is based on normal entry or abnormal entry based on the identification number. . Specifically, if the normal power status command is A004 (H) or A005 (H), it indicates that a game ball has entered in the normal processing state of the second start port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40), and A001 ( H), A002 (H), and A003 (H) indicate that a game ball has entered in an abnormal processing state.

  Next, the normal / unusual determination processing executed by the main controller 50, including the normal power monitoring flag setting processing in the normal power status monitoring flag area, will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the normal power monitoring flag setting process in the normal power condition monitoring flag area is also included in the per-game game process shown in FIG.

  The normal symbol success / failure determination process is a process for displaying the variation of the normal symbol caused by the passage of the game ball of the normal symbol operation gate 42, and is processed with reference to the flag position of the above-mentioned general power state monitoring flag region And a process of switching the flag position according to the state of the normal symbol (general power monitoring flag setting process) is performed.

  When the normal signal success / failure determination process is started, it is determined whether or not the fourth bit (from the right) of the normal power state monitoring flag area is 0 (S20). This is a determination as to whether or not the ordinary electric accessory 40 is inactive by referring to the monitoring state during normal power operation. If S20 is affirmative (S20: YES), it is similarly determined whether the second bit is 0 (S21). This is a determination as to whether or not the normal symbol is stopped with reference to the fluctuation monitoring state. If S21 is affirmative (S21: YES), it is similarly determined whether or not the third bit is 0 (S22). This is a determination as to whether or not the normal symbol fixed display is not being performed with reference to the stop monitoring state.

  If S22 is affirmative (S22: YES), it is determined whether or not the fifth bit (from the right) of the normal power state monitoring flag area is 0 (S23). This is a determination as to whether or not the ordinary electric accessory 40 is not in the end interval with reference to the normal power operation stop monitoring state. If S23 is affirmative (S23: YES), it is determined whether or not there is a general-purpose hold memory (S24). If the determination is affirmative (S24: YES), it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is 0 (S25). The probability variation flag is a value stored in the main controller 50. When the probability variation flag value is “0”, the big hit probability is in a normal state (normal probability), and the probability variation flag value is When the value is “1”, this is a value for the main controller 50 to determine that the state of probability change is high (high probability). If S25 is an affirmative determination (S25: YES), whether or not the random number value that has passed the most time has been determined using the normal probability determination table (S26), and if a negative determination is made (S25: NO) ) Whether or not the random number value that has passed the longest time has been determined by using the determination table for probability fluctuation (for high probability state) (S27).

  When the determination process of S26 or S27 matches a predetermined hit value (hit value for hit determination) (28: YES), the hit symbol is determined (S29) and the fluctuation pattern is determined (S30). If they do not match (S28: NO), determination of a lost symbol (S31) and determination of a variation pattern (S32) are performed. In addition, since there is only one kind of winning symbol and losing symbol for the normal symbol, it is always determined to be “L” if it is a winning symbol, and “−” if it is a losing symbol. In addition, there are only two types of normal symbol variation times, and these two types are configured to be distributed depending on whether or not the time-short flag is set in the current gaming state. More specifically, if the current gaming state (the gaming state at the start of variation (draw)) is in a state where the hourly flag is not raised, the normal variation pattern 1 of 5 seconds is always selected, and the hourly flag (open extension) When the function is in operation, the normal variation pattern 2 of 0.7 seconds is always selected (the minimum variation time of the normal symbol started when the open extension function is activated is 0. 0). 7 seconds, maximum variation time is 0.7 seconds). That is, the variation time is the same regardless of whether the lottery result is a win or a loss. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the variation time may be varied depending on the lottery result (winning loss).

  After the processing of S30 or S32, the normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 41 (S33), and 1 is set in the second bit (indicating the fluctuation monitoring state) of the normal power state monitoring flag area as the general power monitoring flag setting processing. Set (S34).

  If S22 is negative (S22: NO), that is, if a normal symbol is being displayed, it is determined whether or not the display time has elapsed (S35). If it is affirmative (S35: YES), the normal symbol The confirmation display is terminated (S36). If S23 is negative (S23: NO), it is determined whether the end interval period after the operation of the ordinary electric utility 40 has elapsed (S37), and if positive (S37: YES), the power monitoring flag setting process is performed. 1 is set to the first bit (indicating the idling state) in the normal power state monitoring flag area (S38). After the processing of S34, S36, S38, or if S20, S24, S35, S37 is negative (S20: NO, S24: NO, S35: NO, S37: NO), the process proceeds to the game processing per usual figure.

  If S21 is negative (S21: NO), that is, if the normal symbol is a variable display, the process proceeds to the flowchart of FIG. 5 to determine whether or not the normal symbol variation time has elapsed based on the set variation pattern (S40). ). If an affirmative determination is made (S40: YES), display processing of a confirmed symbol is performed (S41), and 1 is set in the third bit (indicating the stop monitoring state) of the normal power monitoring flag area as the general power monitoring flag setting processing ( S42).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the symbol that is confirmed and displayed in S41 is a winning symbol that activates the ordinary electric accessory 40 (S43). If the determination is affirmative (S43: YES), the display setting process of the confirmed symbol (the confirmed symbol is changed). If the determination is negative (S43: NO), the display setting process of the lost symbol is performed (S50). It should be noted that the display setting process of S44 is a process for making a fixed display while the normal electric accessory 40 is in operation, instead of setting a time during which the normal symbol is fixedly displayed in advance. However, the stop monitoring state is a period from when the fixed symbol is displayed until the ordinary electric accessory 40 starts operating. In the display setting process of S50, 0.6 seconds are set, and this period is in the stop monitoring state.

  After the process of S44, it is determined whether or not the open extension function is operating in the current gaming state (S45). If the determination is affirmative (S45: YES), the opening pattern of the ordinary electric accessory 40 when the opening extension function is activated is set (S46). If the determination is negative (S45: NO), the ordinary electric accessory 40 in the normal state is set. The release pattern is set (S47). After the processing of S46 or S47, the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 40 is started (S48), and the fourth bit of the normal power state monitoring flag area (indicating the monitoring state during the normal power operation) as the general power monitoring flag setting processing Is set to 1 (S49). After the processing of S49 and S50, or if S40 is negative (S40: NO), the process proceeds to the game processing per ordinary figure.

  The above is the normal signal success / failure determination process including the general electric power monitoring flag setting process in the present embodiment. According to the processing state of the normal symbol, the general electric power state monitoring flag area is described in (1) idling (2) fluctuation monitoring ( 3) Stop monitoring (4) Set to each normal power status of monitoring during normal power operation.

  Next, the common game processing executed by the main controller 50 will be described with reference to FIG. This process is a process for controlling the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 40 that is performed in the case of a hit determination in the above-described normal-win / no-go determination process, and includes a part of the general power monitoring flag setting process.

  When the game processing per usual figure is started, it is determined whether or not the ordinary electric accessory 40 is operating (S51). If the determination is affirmative (S51: YES), it is determined whether the operating time has elapsed (S52). If the determination is affirmative (S52: YES), the operation stop processing of the ordinary electric accessory 40 is performed (S53), and the fifth power of the normal power status monitoring flag area (the normal power operation stop monitoring status is shown) as the general power monitoring flag setting processing. ) Is set to 1 (S54).

  The above is the game processing per ordinary figure, and as the normal power monitoring flag setting processing, the normal electric accessory 40 is set to the fifth bit (the leftmost bit) from the right in the general power status monitoring flag area when the operation is finished. The process of setting 1 is included. Accordingly, in the normal figure winning / failing determination process for controlling the fluctuation display of the normal symbol and the normal game per game process for controlling the operation of the normal electric accessory 40, the normal electric accessory monitoring process for monitoring the state of the normal electric accessory is performed. The normal power status monitoring flag area is set according to the normal symbol and the status of the normal electric accessory 40.

  Next, the special figure starting port winning process 1 executed by the main controller 50 will be described with reference to FIG. This process is performed in addition to the process of storing various random numbers acquired at the time of winning the game ball at the start opening in the reserved storage area of the main controller 50, and at the time of winning the game ball at the second start opening 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40). The process includes a process of transmitting a normal power status command indicating the status of the ordinary electric accessory 40 to the sub-integrated control device 53, and this process is configured to transmit the status command to the sub-control device based on the starting entrance ball in the present invention. It corresponds to. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes two special symbols, a first special symbol and a second special symbol, and both special symbols perform a pre-reading determination process in the special figure start opening winning process 1. The pre-reading determination is a process for determining the random number value to be stored on hold for the notice effect before the determination at the start of the variable display. In this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot determination random number stored on hold matches the value of the jackpot determination table used in the gaming state at the time of storage.

  When the special figure start port winning process 1 is started, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the first start port 31 (whether or not the first special figure start switch has detected a game ball) (S60). If the determination is affirmative (S60: YES), it is determined whether or not the number of reserved memories of the first special symbol is less than the upper limit (= 4) (S61). If the determination is affirmative (S61: YES), the game ball is first started. A plurality of random number values (a jackpot determination random number, a jackpot symbol determination random number, a reach determination random number, a variation pattern determination random number) extracted when entering the mouth 31 are stored in the storage area for the first special symbol hold storage. Store (S62). Next, whether or not the jackpot determination random number value stored on hold coincides with the value in the determination table for normal probability when the ball is in the normal probability and the value in the determination table for probability change when the probability changes Is determined (prefetching determination) (S64). If the determination is affirmative (S64: YES), a prefetch determination command indicating that the random value matches the value in the determination table is generated (S65). If the determination is negative (S64: NO), the random value does not match the value in the determination table. A prefetch determination command indicating this is generated (S66). If S61 is a negative determination (S61: NO), a prefetch determination command indicating that the prefetch determination has not been performed is generated although the prefetch determination is not performed because no hold storage is performed (S67).

  After the processes of S65, S66, and S67, the prefetch determination command generated in any one of the processes is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 53 (S68), and the current reserved memory number is lit on the first special figure hold number display device 29a. In addition, the current first reserved storage number is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 53 (S69). In the process of S69, if S61 is negative and the hold storage and the prefetch determination are not carried out (via S67), the current hold storage number to be transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 53 is overflow (more than the storage upper limit number). Sphere) command. A command indicating the upper limit number (4) may be used instead of the command indicating overflow. Moreover, when the process of S67 is performed, it is good also as a structure which skips the process of S69 after the process of S68.

  After the process of S69, or if S60 is negative (S60: NO), the process proceeds to the process of FIG. 10 and whether or not a game ball has entered the second start port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40) (second). It is determined whether or not the special figure start switch 32a has detected a game ball (S80). If the determination is affirmative (S80: YES), it is determined whether the number of reserved memories of the second special symbol is less than the upper limit (= 4) (S81). If the determination is affirmative (S81: YES), the game ball is second-started. A plurality of random number values extracted when entering the mouth 32 (a jackpot determining random number, a jackpot symbol determining random number, a reach determining random number, a variation pattern determining random number, etc.) are stored in a second special symbol holding storage area (S82). Next, whether or not the jackpot determination random number value stored on hold coincides with the value in the determination table for normal probability when the ball is in the normal probability and the value in the determination table for probability change when the probability changes Is determined (pre-reading determination) (S84). If the determination is affirmative (S84: YES), a prefetch determination command indicating that the random value matches the value in the determination table is generated (S85). If the determination is negative (S84: NO), the random number does not match the value in the determination table. A pre-reading determination command indicating this is generated (S86). If S81 is a negative determination (S81: NO), a prefetch determination command indicating that the prefetch determination has not been performed is generated although the prefetch determination is not performed because no hold storage is performed (S87).

  After the processes of S85, S86, and S87, the prefetch determination command generated in any one of the processes is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 53 (S88), and the current power status monitoring flag area is referred to and the flag is set. A normal power status command corresponding to the position is generated (S89). Next, the generated normal power status command is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 53 (S90), the second special figure hold number display device 30a is turned on, and the sub integrated control device 53 is made to present the current 2 The number of reserved storage is transmitted (S91). After the process of S91, or if S80 is negative (S80: NO), the process returns. In the process of S91, when S81 is negative and the hold storage and the prefetch determination are not performed (via S87), the current hold storage number to be transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 53 is overflow (the number greater than the storage upper limit number). Sphere) command. A command indicating the upper limit number (4) may be used instead of the command indicating overflow. Moreover, when the process of S87 is performed, it is good also as a structure which skips the process of S91 after the process of S90.

  The above is the special figure starting port winning process 1 in the present embodiment, and based on the game ball entering the second starting port 32 (ordinary electric tool 40), A general power status command indicating a status is generated by referring to the general power status monitoring flag area and transmitted to the sub integrated control device 53. In addition, the pre-reading determination command and the pending storage number command are separately transmitted to the sub integrated control device 53. Sent to.

  Next, the normal power state command reception process 1 executed by the sub integrated control device 53 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The normal power state command reception process 1 is a process including the abnormality determination means, the abnormality counting means, the false alarm avoidance means, and the abnormality notification means in the present invention, and an abnormality to the ordinary electric accessory 40 based on the received normal power state command. This is a process for determining whether a game ball has entered.

  When the normal power status command reception process 1 is started, it is determined whether a normal power status command is received (S100). If the determination is affirmative (S100: YES), it is determined whether or not the identification number of the received normal power status command is 04 (H) (S101). If S101 is negative (S101: NO), it is determined whether the identification number of the received normal power status command is 05 (H) (S102). The determinations in S101 and S102 are performed in the state where the game ball enters the ordinary electric accessory 40 corresponding to the received command in either the normal power operation monitoring state or the general power operation stop monitoring state. That is, it is determined whether or not the ordinary electric accessory 40 at the time of entering the game ball is in a normal processing state, and corresponds to the abnormality determination means in the present invention.

  If S102 is negative (S102: NO), that is, if a game ball enters when the state of the ordinary electric accessory 40 is not normal, it is determined whether or not the abnormality detection flag is 0 (S103). The abnormality detection flag is a value stored in the sub integrated control device 53. When the value of the abnormality detection flag is “0”, a normal power state command (identification numbers 01, 02, 03 ( H)) is not received, and when the value of the abnormality detection flag is “1”, the sub-integrated control device 53 indicates that the normal power state command indicating the abnormal state has been continuously received less than five times. Is a value for judging.

  If S103 is affirmative (S103: YES), 1 is set to the abnormality detection flag (S104). After the process of S104 or if S103 is negative (S103: NO), that is, if the abnormality detection flag is already 1, the abnormality detection counter is decremented (S105). The abnormality detection counter is a counter that counts the number of receptions of a normal power state command indicating an illegal state, and 5 is set as a constant set value. This abnormality detection counter corresponds to the counter in the present invention, and the process of decrementing the value of the counter corresponds to the abnormality counting means.

  After the process of S105, it is determined whether or not the value of the abnormality detection counter is 0 (S106). If the determination is affirmative (S106: YES), a signal instructing the abnormal state notification of the ordinary electric accessory 40 is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 54a, and the abnormality notification sound from the speaker 10 is output, and various lamps and LEDs 37 are output. In step S107, the abnormality notification mode is emitted. S107 corresponds to the abnormality notifying means in the present invention. With this configuration, the abnormal state of the ordinary electric accessory 40 is notified on condition that the value of the abnormal counter reaches zero.

  Next, if S101 or S102 is an affirmative determination (S101: YES, S102: YES), that is, if the ordinary electric accessory 40 receives a general power state command indicating a normal state upon entering a game ball, an abnormality is detected. It is determined whether or not the detection flag is 1 (S110). If the determination is affirmative (S110: YES), the abnormality detection flag is set to 0 (S111), and the value of the abnormality recovery counter is initialized (S112). The abnormal recovery counter is a counter that counts (increments in this embodiment) the number of normal normal power status command receptions when the value of the abnormal counter is in the range of 1 to less than 5, and is initialized. Sets the value to 0.

  If the determination in S110 is negative (S110: NO), it is determined whether or not the value of the abnormal return counter is greater than 0 (S113). After the process of S112, or if S113 is affirmative (S113: YES), the abnormal return counter is incremented (S114), and it is determined whether or not the value of the abnormal return counter has reached 5 (S115). If the determination is affirmative (S115: YES), a process of initializing (setting 0) the value of the abnormal return counter is performed (S116).

  After the process of S116 or the process of S107, a process of initializing the value of the abnormality detection counter (set 5) is performed (S117). After the process of S117, or if the determinations of S100, S106, S113, and S115 are negative (S100: NO, S106: NO, S113: NO, S115: NO), the process returns to the return.

  The above is the normal power state command reception processing 1 in the present embodiment, and the processing from S110 to S117 corresponds to the false alarm avoidance means in the present invention. In this case, the abnormality return counter is a counter that counts reception in a normal state when the value of the abnormality detection counter maintains one value between 1 and less than 5, and the value of the counter is a predetermined value. Under the condition that (5) is reached, the value of the abnormality detection counter is initialized (5 is set). Therefore, when the abnormality detection counter cannot maintain one value between 1 and less than 5 (indicated by an affirmative determination in S110), the abnormality recovery counter is initialized, but an abnormality that causes initialization of the abnormality recovery counter is performed. The number of received commands indicating the status (abnormality detection counter) is further counted without initializing the previous count value. Therefore, even if a normal command is received less than 5 times during the process, the abnormal detection counter counts. When the predetermined number (5 times) is reached, abnormality notification is performed. Even if the value of the abnormality counter does not maintain one value between 1 and less than 5, the value of the abnormality counter is initialized by reaching the predetermined number (5 times) until the value of the abnormality return counter reaches 0. It is also possible to adopt a configuration that achieves this.

  The abnormality detection counter is decremented every time a command indicating an abnormal state is received, but may be configured to increment the initial value of the counter to 0. In this case, the value of the abnormality detection counter reaches 5. It becomes the structure which carries out abnormality alert | reporting on the condition.

  The false alarm avoiding means is configured not to determine that an abnormal incoming ball that was accidentally generated is not abnormal, but the abnormality detection counter is initialized when the abnormal return counter reaches a predetermined value. In the case where the processing to occur frequently (initializing the abnormality detection counter a predetermined number of times within a unit time), it is also possible to consider that an abnormal state has occurred and perform abnormality notification. As a matter of course, the set value (5 times) is not limited to this value.

  The abnormality notification in the present embodiment is configured to end after a predetermined time (one minute) has elapsed, and the values of the abnormality detection flag, the abnormality detection counter, and the abnormality return counter are initialized at the end. When the abnormality notification is generated a plurality of times within a predetermined time (for example, twice in 10 minutes), the abnormality notification may be continued when the gaming machine is powered off or until the hall staff restarts the gaming machine.

  The above is the description of the first embodiment. With the above-described configuration, the main control device 50 with respect to the abnormal winning to the ordinary electric accessory 40 is caused by an illegal act requiring notification or accidentally occurring that does not need to be reported. It is not necessary to execute a determination process that requires complicated condition setting such as whether a normal ball is entered from the flag position of the normal power monitoring flag area in response to the game ball entering the normal electric accessory 40 Then, only the process of transmitting to the sub integrated control device 53 is performed. Therefore, the main controller 50 does not require a processing configuration for performing the abnormal winning determination process provided in the conventional machine, and thus it is possible to reduce the load on the CPU processing and ROM capacity. In addition, since the sub integrated control device 53 executes the determination process for determining whether or not an abnormal winning is notified, various conditions can be set based on the received normal power status command without worrying about the processing load on the CPU and the ROM capacity. An abnormal winning determination process using settings (for example, FIG. 11) can be performed.

  Next, Example 2 will be described. In this embodiment, the parts constituting the gaming machine and their electrical connections are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, the description of the overlapping part is omitted.

  In this embodiment, the general power state command transmitted from the main control device 50 to the sub-integrated control device 53 at the time of entering the game ball into the ordinary electric accessory 40 includes the prefetch determination information transmitted separately in the first embodiment. In the conventional configuration, a command required twice is transmitted by one command transmission.

  The special figure start port winning process 2 executed by the main controller 50 in this embodiment will be described. In this process, a random number obtained when a game ball enters the second start port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40) is stored in the storage area of the main control device 50 as reserved storage, along with the second start port. A command is generated by combining two pieces of information, that is, the processing state of the ordinary electric accessory 40 at the time of entering the game ball 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40) and the look-ahead determination result executed at the time of entry. A process of transmitting one command having two pieces of information to the sub integrated control device 53 is performed. Therefore, the special figure start opening winning process 2 includes a random number storage unit, a random number extraction unit, a prefetch determination unit, and a configuration in which information by the prefetch determination unit is included in each status command and transmitted. Note that the processing related to the first start port 31 of the special drawing start port winning process 2 is the same as the process shown in FIG. 9 of the first embodiment, and is therefore used, and the process related to the second start port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40). Only this will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 12, after the process of S69 shown in FIG. 9 or the negative determination of S60, whether or not a game ball has entered the second starting port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40) (second special figure) It is determined whether or not the start switch 32a has detected a game ball (S120). If the determination is affirmative (S120: YES), it is determined whether or not the number of reserved memories of the second special symbol is less than the upper limit (= 4) (S121). If the determination is affirmative (S121: YES), the game ball is second-started. A storage area for storing a second special symbol holding memory that stores a plurality of random number values (a jackpot determination random number, a jackpot symbol determination random number, a reach determination random number, a variation pattern determination random number, etc.) extracted when entering the mouth 32 (S122). Next, whether or not the jackpot determination random number value stored on hold coincides with the value in the determination table for normal probability when the ball is in the normal probability and the value in the determination table for probability change when the probability changes Is determined (pre-reading determination) (S124). This determination process becomes the prefetch determination means in the present invention.

  If S124 is an affirmative determination (S124: YES), the current power transmission state monitoring flag area is referred to (S125), and the position where the flag is set and the random number value and the value in the determination table match according to the prefetch determination (match) Information), a normal power state command including the two pieces of information is generated (S126). If S124 is negative (S124: NO), the current power status monitoring flag area is referred to (S125), and the position where the flag is set and the random number value and the value in the determination table do not match due to the prefetch determination. A general power status command including the two pieces of information (mismatch information) is generated (S127). In addition, when S121 is negative (S121: NO), that is, when the random number is not extracted, the current power status monitoring flag area is referenced (S125), and the flag is set. A normal power status command including two pieces of information, that is, the position and the fact that the prefetch determination has not been performed (non-execution information) is generated (S128). In S128, a configuration in which a command indicating inconsistency is generated instead of a command indicating non-execution may be considered.

  After the processes of S126, S127, and S128, a general power status command including the two information of the normal power status and the prefetch determination result generated by any of the processes is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 53 (S129). The figure hold number display device 30a lights the current hold memory number and transmits the current second hold memory number to the sub integrated control device 53 (S130). After the process of S130 or if S120 is negative (S120: NO), the process returns. In the processing of S130, if S121 is negative and the pending storage and the prefetch determination are not performed (via S128), the current pending storage number to be transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 53 is overflow (more than the storage upper limit number). Sphere) command. A command indicating the upper limit number (4) may be used instead of the command indicating overflow. Further, when the process of S128 is performed, the process of S130 may be skipped after the process of S129.

  The above is the special figure starting port winning process 2 in the present embodiment, and the state of the ordinary electric accessory 40 at the time of entering based on the game ball entering the second starting port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40). And a process of transmitting a command indicating a prefetch determination result of the random number value to be stored on hold to the sub-integrated control device 53, which includes the mismatch information or the match information when compared by the prefetch determination unit according to the present invention. This corresponds to the configuration in which the mismatch information is included in the status command and transmitted when the random number value is not extracted by.

  Next, a specific configuration and contents of a general power status command (hereinafter referred to as general power status command 2) including information on the prefetch determination result will be described with reference to FIG. The power mode command 2 is composed of 4 bits as a whole, the upper byte is five types of operation numbers from B0 (H) to B4 (H), and the lower byte is three types of identification numbers from 01 (H) to 03 (H). It consists of 15 commands in total.

  The operation number B0 (H) of the upper byte indicates the idling state of the ordinary electric accessory 40, B1 (H) indicates the fluctuation monitoring state of the ordinary electric accessory 40, and B2 (H) indicates the ordinary electric accessory. 40 shows a stop monitoring state, B3 (H) shows a monitoring state during normal power operation of the ordinary electric accessory 40, and B4 (H) shows a normal power operation stop monitoring state of the ordinary electric accessory 40.

  Each operation number is combined with an identification number from 01 (H) to 03 (H) in the lower byte, and 01 (H) is determined according to the extracted random number for jackpot determination and the game state at the time of extraction. Indicates that the value matches the table for the game (the result of the look-ahead determination is a big hit), and 02 (H) indicates that the value of the extracted jackpot determination random value and the determination table corresponding to the gaming state at the time of extraction are It indicates that they do not match (the result of the pre-reading determination is lost), and 03 (H) indicates that various random numbers are not extracted by entering the game ball into the second starting port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40). (A prefetch determination has not been performed). In the case where the prefetch determination is not performed, there is no problem even if the identification number 02 (H) indicating the loss is transmitted.

  The above is the specific contents of the ordinary power status command including the information of the prefetch determination result. This content is the present invention in this application, the status command is a high-order byte set in plural types according to the state of the ordinary electric accessory and the prefetch. The configuration corresponds to a 2-byte command composed of lower-order bytes set to a plurality of types according to the comparison result of the determination means or the non-execution of the prefetch determination means.

  Note that the number of commands transmitted from the main control device 50 to the sub integrated control device 53 is preferably a small number. When two types of information are combined into one command, the smaller number of information is assigned to the upper byte. It can be said that a configuration in which the number having the larger number of information and the number of information is combined as the lower byte identification number to reduce the number of combinations is preferable. In this embodiment, the prefetch determination information with a small number of types (three types) is used as the lower byte, but this is because other determination conditions are added to the contents of the prefetch determination described above (big hit determination) (for example, the big hit determination matches) The number of types of pre-reading determination information has increased, since it is easy to assume that the jackpot symbol determination is performed on the condition, and the variation pattern is determined on the condition that the jackpot determination is inconsistent. Even in this case, the configuration is based on the advantage that a common program can be used.

  In addition, the configuration of the normal power status command 2 is that if the processing status of the ordinary electric accessory 40 and the result of the prefetch determination can be identified with one type of command, the combination of the upper and lower bytes when the command type is within 256 types. Instead, a configuration is possible in which the upper byte is one type and all types of commands can be identified by the identification number. Furthermore, the five types of processing states of the ordinary electric accessory 40 in the present embodiment are normal processing states or abnormal processing states when specializing in whether the winning of the game ball to the ordinary electric accessory 40 is normal or not. It is also possible to reduce the number of commands to two, and this makes it possible to reduce the total number of commands.

  Next, the normal power state command 2 reception process executed by the sub integrated control device 53 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. This process is included in the command used for the determination as well as the process of determining abnormal entry into the ordinary electric accessory 40, similar to the normal power state command reception process 1 described with reference to FIG. 11 in the first embodiment. It includes processing for determining the result information of the prefetch determination and instructing execution of the notice effect. Therefore, the normal power state command 2 reception process is a process including the abnormality determination means, the abnormality counting means, the false alarm avoidance means, and the abnormality notification means in the present invention.

  The processing shown in FIG. 14 has the same processing configuration as the normal power status command reception processing 1 shown in FIG. 11, and the determination contents of S140, S141, and S142 indicated by broken lines correspond to the contents of the general power status command 2. Are different. Therefore, the description of FIG. 14 is limited to S140, S141, and S142 in broken line portions different from the normal power command reception process 1, and the processes after S143 are incorporated.

  When the normal power status command 2 reception process is started, it is determined whether the normal power status command 2 has been received (S140). If the determination is affirmative (S140: YES), it is determined whether the operation number of the received normal power status command 2 is B3 (H) (S141). If S141 is negative (S141: NO), it is determined whether or not the operation number of the received normal power status command 2 is B4 (H) (S142). The determinations in S141 and S142 are performed in the state where the game ball enters the ordinary electric accessory 40 corresponding to the received command in either the normal power operation monitoring state or the general power operation stop monitoring state. That is, it is determined whether or not the ordinary electric accessory 40 at the time of entering the game ball is in a normal processing state, and corresponds to the abnormality determination means in the present invention.

  After the process of S157 or if the determinations of S140, S146, S153, and S155 are negative (S140: NO, S146: NO, S153: NO, S155: NO), the process proceeds to the process of FIG. It is determined whether or not the identification number of command 2 is 01 (H) (S160). The identification number of 01 (H) indicates a match of the comparison values, so-called jackpot, and if S160 is affirmative (S160: YES), pre-reading notice effect execution determination processing is performed (S161).

  The pre-reading notice effect in the present embodiment is an effect of determining whether or not the stored random number can be expected to be a big hit. Specifically, the pre-reading notice effect is a display of the number of reserved memories displayed on the effect symbol display device 54b. By making the aspect different from the normal display aspect, it is an effect that amplifies the big hit expectation. In S161, in response to the result of the pre-reading determination being a big hit, a random value for notice execution determination is extracted, and it is determined whether or not the random number value matches the value in the execution determination table. The content of the pre-reading notice effect is not limited to this, and may be a so-called continuous effect. Further, when the result of the prefetch determination indicates a big hit, the present embodiment may or may not perform the prefetch effect, but a configuration in which the prefetch effect is always performed may be employed.

  Following the processing of S161, it is determined whether or not a prefetch notice effect is to be executed (S162). If the determination is affirmative (S162: YES), a pre-reading notice execution instruction signal is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 54a (S163). After the process of S163, or if S160 and S162 are negative (S160: NO, S162: NO), the process returns to the return.

  The above is the description of the second embodiment. Regarding the abnormal winning combination determination of the ordinary electric accessory 40, the same effect as in the first embodiment is obtained, and the transmission of the prefetch determination result command that has been carried out independently at the time of entering the game ball into the ordinary electric accessory 40 is conventionally performed. By transmitting as a compositing command (general power state command 2) with a common power state command having the same processing trigger, the time required for command transmission can be shortened, and the main controller 50 may run away due to processing overlap. Can be reduced.

  Next, Example 3 will be described. In this embodiment, the parts constituting the gaming machine and their electrical connections are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, the description of the overlapping part is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the information on the number of reserved memories separately transmitted in the first embodiment is included in the general power state command transmitted from the main controller 50 to the sub-integrated controller 53 when the game ball enters the ordinary electric accessory 40. In the conventional configuration, the command that was required twice is transmitted by one command transmission.

  The special figure starting port winning process 3 executed by the main controller 50 in this embodiment will be described. In this process, a random number obtained when a game ball enters the second start port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40) is stored in the storage area of the main control device 50 as reserved storage, along with the second start port. A command is generated by combining two pieces of information, that is, the processing state of the ordinary electric accessory 40 at the time of entering the game ball into the No. 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40) and the stored reserved memory number. The process which transmits one command provided with to the sub integrated control apparatus 53 is performed. Accordingly, the special figure start entry winning process 3 includes a random number storage means, a random number extraction means, and a configuration in which information on the number of reserved storages stored in the random number storage means is included in each status command and transmitted. . The processing related to the first start port 31 of the special drawing start port winning process 3 is the same as the process shown in FIG. 9 of the first embodiment, and is therefore used as a support, and the process related to the second start port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40). Only this will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 16, after the process of S69 shown in FIG. 9 or the negative determination of S60, whether or not a game ball has entered the second start port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40) (second special figure) It is determined whether or not the start switch 32a has detected a game ball (S170). If the determination is affirmative (S170: YES), it is determined whether or not the number of reserved symbols stored in the second special symbol is less than the upper limit (= 4) (S171). If the determination is affirmative (S171: YES), the game ball is second-started. A storage area for storing a second special symbol holding memory that stores a plurality of random number values (a jackpot determination random number, a jackpot symbol determination random number, a reach determination random number, a variation pattern determination random number, etc.) extracted when entering the mouth 32 (S172). Next, whether or not the jackpot determination random number value stored on hold coincides with the value in the determination table for normal probability when the ball is in the normal probability and the value in the determination table for probability change when the probability changes Is determined (prefetching determination) (S174).

  If S174 is an affirmative determination (S174: YES), a prefetch determination command indicating that the random value matches the value in the determination table is generated (S175). If a negative determination is made (S174: NO), the random value and the value in the determination table A prefetch determination command is generated to indicate that they do not match (S176). If S171 is a negative determination (S171: NO), a prefetch determination command indicating that the prefetch determination has not been performed is generated although the prefetch determination is not performed because no hold storage is performed (S177). After the processes of S175, S176, and S177, the prefetch determination command generated by any of the processes is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 53 (S178).

  Following the processing of S178, the current power status monitoring flag area is referred to (S179), and a power status command including two information, that is, the position where the flag is set and the current number of reserved storage is generated. (S180). Next, the command generated in S180 is transmitted to the sub integrated control device 53, and the current second reserved memory number is lit on the second special figure hold number display device 30a (S181). In the process of S180, if the process goes through S177, a command indicating an overflow is generated as the current reserved memory number, but since the upper limit number is retained as the reserved memory number, the upper limit number (= 4) is set. A configuration for generating the command shown is also conceivable. After the process of S181, or if S170 is negative (S170: NO), the process returns.

  The above is the special figure starting port winning process 3 in the present embodiment, and the state of the ordinary electric accessory 40 at the time of entering is based on the game ball entering the second starting port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40). And a process of transmitting a command indicating an update or overflow of the second reserved memory number due to the incoming ball to the sub-integrated control device 53, which is after the extracted random number value is stored in the random number storage means in the present invention. This corresponds to a configuration in which when the random number value is not extracted by the random number extraction means, the predetermined number is included in the status command and transmitted.

  Next, the specific configuration and contents of the normal power status command (hereinafter referred to as the general power status command 3) including the update information of the reserved storage count will be described with reference to FIG. The power mode command 3 is composed of 4 bits as a whole, the upper bytes are five types of operation numbers from C0 (H) to C4 (H), and the lower bytes are five types of identification numbers from 01 (H) to 05 (H). The total number of commands is 25.

  The operation number C0 (H) of the upper byte indicates the idling state of the ordinary electric accessory 40, C1 (H) indicates the fluctuation monitoring state of the ordinary electric accessory 40, and C2 (H) indicates the ordinary electric accessory. 40 shows a stop monitoring state, C3 (H) shows a monitoring state during normal power operation of the ordinary electric accessory 40, and C4 (H) shows a normal power operation stop monitoring state of the ordinary electric accessory 40.

  For each operation number, an identification number from 01 (H) to 05 (H) is combined in the lower byte, and 01 (H) indicates that the second reserved storage number has been updated to one. H) indicates that the second reserved memory number has been updated to 2, 03 (H) indicates that the second reserved memory number has been updated to 3, and 04 (H) indicates that the second The reserved storage number is updated to four, and 05 (H) indicates an overflow state in which the second reserved storage number is not updated. In the case of an overflow state, there is no problem with a configuration in which 04 (H) indicating four, which is the number that the second reserved storage number is not updated any more, is transmitted.

  The above is the specific contents of the ordinary power status command including the update information of the number of pending storage, and this content is the upper byte that is set in a plurality of types according to the status of the ordinary electric accessory in the present invention. The configuration corresponds to a 2-byte command composed of lower-order bytes set to a plurality of types according to the number of reserved storage by the random number storage means or the non-execution of the random number extraction means.

  Although described in the second embodiment, a configuration in which the combination of the upper byte and the lower byte is changed in this embodiment can be considered. In this embodiment, since the upper byte type and the lower byte type are both 5 and the same number, the number of commands does not increase or decrease by changing the combination in this type, but the state of the ordinary electric accessory 40 is changed. By reducing the number of normal processing states or abnormal processing states to two types and assigning them as operation numbers of upper bytes, it is possible to reduce the number of combinations of upper and lower bytes, that is, the number of commands of the normal power state command 2. In addition, if the number of command types is 256 or less, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which not the combination of upper and lower bytes but one type of upper bytes and all types of commands can be identified by identification numbers.

  Next, the normal power state command 3 reception process executed by the sub integrated control device 53 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. This process is included in the command used for the determination as well as the process of determining abnormal entry into the ordinary electric accessory 40, similar to the normal power state command reception process 1 described with reference to FIG. 11 in the first embodiment. It includes processing for receiving update information of the second reserved memory number and instructing the display of the current reserved memory number on the effect symbol display device 54b. Therefore, the normal power state command 3 reception process is a process including the abnormality determination means, the abnormality counting means, the false alarm avoidance means, and the abnormality notification means in the present invention.

  The processing shown in FIG. 18 has the same processing configuration as the normal power status command reception processing 1 shown in FIG. 11, and the determination contents of S190, S191, and S192 indicated by the broken lines correspond to the contents of the general power status command 3. Are different. Therefore, the description of FIG. 18 is limited only to the broken lines S190, S191, and S192 that are different from the normal power state command reception process 1, and the processes after S193 are incorporated.

  When the normal power status command 3 reception process is started, it is determined whether the normal power status command 3 has been received (S190). If the determination is affirmative (S190: YES), it is determined whether the operation number of the received normal power status command 3 is C3 (H) (S191). If S191 is negative (S191: NO), it is determined whether or not the operation number of the received normal power status command 3 is C4 (H) (S192). The determinations in S191 and S192 are performed when the game ball enters the ordinary electric accessory 40 corresponding to the received command in either the normal power operation monitoring state or the general power operation stop monitoring state. That is, it is determined whether or not the ordinary electric accessory 40 at the time of entering the game ball is in a normal processing state, and corresponds to the abnormality determination means in the present invention.

  After the process of S207, or if the determination of S190, S196, S203, S205 is negative (S190: NO, S196: NO, S203: NO, S205: NO), the process proceeds to the process of FIG. It is determined whether or not the identification number of command 3 is other than 05 (H) (S210). The identification number of 05 (H) indicates an overflow rather than an update of the second reserved memory, and if it is other than 05 (H), that is, if S210 is affirmative (S210: YES), the sub integrated control device 53 has a hold. The ball counter is incremented (S211). The reserved ball number counter is a counter indicating the number of reserved memories to be displayed. Next, in order to display the current number of second reserved memories on the effect symbol display device 54b, a reserved memory number instruction signal is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 54a (S212). After the process of S212, or if S210 is negative (identification number 05 (H)) (S210: NO), return to return.

  The above is the description of the third embodiment. Regarding the abnormal winning determination of the ordinary electric accessory 40, the same effects as those of the first and second embodiments are obtained, and the second reserved memory number that is conventionally carried out independently when the game ball enters the ordinary electric accessory 40. Is transmitted as a compositing command (general power state command 3) with a common power state command having the same processing trigger, thereby shortening the time for command transmission, and by superimposing the processing, the main controller It is possible to reduce the possibility of 50 running away.

  Next, Example 4 will be described. In this embodiment, the parts constituting the gaming machine and their electrical connections are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, the description of the overlapping part is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the pre-reading determination information transmitted separately from the main control device 50 to the sub integrated control device 53 from the main controller 50 when the game ball enters the ordinary electric accessory 40 and the reserved storage are transmitted. In this configuration, a command that has been required three times in the past is included in a single command transmission.

  The special figure starting port winning process 4 executed by the main controller 50 in this embodiment will be described. In this process, a random number obtained when a game ball enters the second start port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40) is stored in the storage area of the main control device 50 as reserved storage, along with the second start port. 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40), the processing state of the ordinary electric accessory 40 at the time of entering the game ball, the pre-reading determination result executed at the time of entering the ball, and the stored number of stored storage information A process of generating a combined command and transmitting one command including the three pieces of information to the sub-integrated control device 53 is performed. Accordingly, the special figure start opening winning process 4 includes random number storage means, random number extraction means, and prefetch determination means in the present invention, and uses the information from the prefetch determination means and the information on the number of pending storages stored in the random number storage means as status commands. Each is included and transmitted. In addition, since the process regarding the first start port 31 of the special figure start port winning process 4 is the same as the process shown in FIG. 9 of the first embodiment, the process related to the second start port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40) is used. Only this will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 20, after the process of S69 shown in FIG. 9 or the negative determination of S60, whether or not a game ball has entered the second starting port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40) (second special figure) It is determined whether or not the start switch 32a has detected a game ball (S220). If the determination is affirmative (S220: YES), it is determined whether or not the number of reserved symbols stored in the second special symbol is less than the upper limit (= 4) (S221). If the determination is affirmative (S221: YES), the game ball is second-started. A storage area for storing a second special symbol holding memory that stores a plurality of random number values (a jackpot determination random number, a jackpot symbol determination random number, a reach determination random number, a variation pattern determination random number, etc.) extracted when entering the mouth 32 (S222). Next, whether or not the jackpot determination random number value stored on hold coincides with the value in the determination table for normal probability when the ball is in the normal probability and the value in the determination table for probability change when the probability changes Is determined (prefetching determination) (S224).

  If S224 is affirmative (S224: YES), the current power status monitoring flag area is referred to (S225), and the look-ahead determination information indicating that the flag is set and the random number value matches the value in the determination table. Then, a general power status command including three pieces of information, that is, the current number of reserved memories is generated (S226). If S224 is negative (S224: NO), the current power status monitoring flag area is referred to (S225), and the position where the flag is set and the pre-reading determination indicating that the random number value does not match the value in the determination table A power mode command including three pieces of information and the current number of reserved memories is generated (S227).

  If S221 is a negative determination (S221: NO), the current power status monitoring flag area is referred to (S225), the position where the flag is set, and the prefetch determination information indicating that the prefetch determination is not performed. Then, a general power status command including three pieces of information, that is, overflow information of the current number of reserved memories is generated (S228). The command prefetch determination information generated in the process of S228 may indicate a mismatch with the determination value, and the number of reserved storage may be information indicating an upper limit value (= 4).

  After the processes of S226, S227, and S228, the normal power status command 4 generated in any one of the processes is transmitted to the sub-integrated control device 53, and the current second reserved storage number is displayed in the second special figure hold number display device 30a. Is lit (S229). After the process of S229, or if S220 is negative (S220: NO), return to return.

  The above is the special figure starting port winning process 4 in the present embodiment, and the state of the ordinary electric accessory 40 at the time of entering is based on the game ball entering the second starting port 32 (ordinary electric accessory 40). At the same time, it is configured to transmit to the sub-integrated control device 53 a result of the pre-reading determination performed at the time of entering the ball and one command indicating an update or overflow of the second reserved memory number due to the ball entering.

  Next, a specific configuration and content of a normal power status command including three pieces of information (hereinafter referred to as general power status command 4) will be described with reference to FIG. The power mode command 4 has 4 bits as a whole, the upper byte is five types of operation numbers from D0 (H) to D4 (H), and the lower byte is nine types of identification numbers from 01 (H) to 09 (H). In total, there are 45 types of commands.

  The operation number D0 (H) of the upper byte indicates the idling state of the ordinary electric accessory 40, D1 (H) indicates the fluctuation monitoring state of the ordinary electric accessory 40, and D2 (H) indicates the ordinary electric accessory. 40 shows a stop monitoring state, D3 (H) shows a monitoring state during normal electric operation of the ordinary electric utility 40, and D4 (H) shows a normal electric operation stop monitoring state of the ordinary electric accessory 40.

  For each operation number, an identification number from 01 (H) to 09 (H) is combined in the lower byte, and 01 (H) indicates that the read-ahead determination result matches and the number of pending storages has been updated to one. 02 (H) indicates that the prefetch determination result matches and the number of reserved memories is updated to two, and 03 (H) indicates that the prefetch determination result matches and the number of reserved memories is three. 04 (H) indicates that the read-ahead determination result matches and the number of pending storages has been updated to four.

  05 (H) indicates that the prefetch determination result is inconsistent and the number of reserved memories is updated to 1, and 06 (H) is that the prefetch determination result is inconsistent and the number of reserved memories is updated to 2. 07 (H) indicates that the prefetch determination result is inconsistent and the number of reserved memories has been updated to 3, and 08 (H) indicates that the prefetch determination result is inconsistent and the number of reserved memories is four. Is updated, and 09 (H) indicates that the prefetch determination is not performed and the reserved storage overflows.

  The above is the specific contents of the normal power status command including the prefetch determination result and the update information of the reserved memory count. The upper byte indicates the state of the ordinary electric accessory, and the combination of the prefetch determination result and the reserved memory count is the lower byte. This is a 2-byte command. It should be noted that when the result of the prefetch determination is inconsistent and the number of reserved memories overflows, a configuration in which the identification number is 08 (H) is also conceivable.

  It should be noted that, in this embodiment as well, in the composition of the normal power status command 4, a configuration in which the combination is changed as in the second and third embodiments can be considered. Further, the configuration may be such that the upper buy is one type and all command types can be distinguished by identification numbers.

  Next, the normal power state command 4 reception process executed by the sub integrated control device 53 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. This process is included in the command used for the determination as well as the process of determining abnormal entry into the ordinary electric accessory 40, similar to the normal power state command reception process 1 described with reference to FIG. 11 in the first embodiment. It receives the result information of the prefetch determination and the update information of the second reserved memory number, and includes a process for instructing the execution of the prefetch notice effect and a process for instructing to display the current reserved memory number on the effect symbol display device 54b.

  The processing shown in FIG. 22 has the same processing configuration as the normal power status command reception processing 1 shown in FIG. 11, and the determination contents of S240, S241, and S242 indicated by broken lines correspond to the contents of the general power status command 4. Are different. Therefore, the description of FIG. 22 is only for S240, S241, and S242 of the broken line portion different from the normal power state command receiving process 1, and the processes after S243 are incorporated.

  When the normal power status command 4 reception process is started, it is determined whether the normal power status command 4 has been received (S240). If the determination is affirmative (S240: YES), it is determined whether the operation number of the received normal power status command 4 is D3 (H) (S241). If S241 is negative (S241: NO), it is determined whether or not the operation number of the received normal power status command 4 is D4 (H) (S242). The determinations in S241 and S242 are performed in a state where the game ball enters the ordinary electric accessory 40 corresponding to the received command in either the normal power operation monitoring state or the general power operation stop monitoring state. That is, it is determined whether or not the ordinary electric accessory 40 at the time of entering the game ball is in a normal processing state.

  After the process of S257, or if the determinations of S240, S246, S253, and S255 are negative (S240: NO, S246: NO, S253: NO, S255: NO), the process proceeds to the process of FIG. It is determined whether or not the identification number of command 4 is smaller than 05 (H) (S260). An identification number smaller than 05 (H) indicates a match between the prefetch determination results. If S260 is affirmative (S260: YES), prefetch notice effect execution determination processing is performed (S261), and the prefetch notice effect is executed. (S262: YES), if the determination is affirmative (S262: YES), an execution instruction signal for a pre-reading notice effect is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 54a (S263).

  After the process of S263, or if S260 and S262 are negative (S260: N0, S262: NO), it is determined whether the identification number is other than 09 (H) (S264). The identification number 09 (H) indicates an overflow rather than an update of the second reserved memory, and if other than 09 (H), that is, if S264 is affirmative (S264: YES), the sub integrated control device 53 has a hold The ball counter is incremented (S265), and in order to display the current number of second reserved memories on the effect symbol display device 54b, a reserved memory number instruction signal is transmitted to the effect symbol control device 54a (S266). After the process of S266, or if S264 is negative (identification number 09 (H)) (S264: NO), the process returns to the return.

  The above is the description of the fourth embodiment. Regarding the abnormal winning combination determination of the ordinary electric accessory 40, the same effects as those of the first, second, and third embodiments are obtained, and the read-ahead determination that is conventionally performed independently when the game ball enters the ordinary electric accessory 40 is performed. The command transmission is performed by transmitting the result command and the command indicating the second reserved storage number as a combined command (the general power state command 4) with the common power state command having the same processing timing. The time is further shortened, and the effect of reducing the possibility of the main controller 50 going out of control due to the overlap of processes is exhibited.

  As described above, according to the ball ball game machine of the present invention, it is not necessary to perform a complicated determination process of abnormal winning on the ordinary electric accessory in the main controller, and in detecting abnormal winning, The command indicating the state of the ordinary electric accessory is only transmitted to the sub-control device, and complicated determination processing is performed by the sub-control device. In addition, by including other information based on the ordinary electric accessory entry into the command indicating the state of the ordinary electric accessory, a plurality of pieces of information can be transmitted in one command transmission process. Therefore, it can be effectively applied to a ball game machine equipped with a normal electric accessory as a starting port.

8 gaming board 10 speaker 26 gaming area 29a first special symbol holding number display device 29a
30a Second Special Symbol Reservation Number Display Device 31 First Start Port 31a First Special Symbol Start Switch 32 Second Start Port 32a Second Special Symbol Start Switch 37 Various LEDs / Lamps 40 Normal Electric Accessories 42 Normal Symbol Operation Gate 42a Normal Design operation switch 50 Main control device 53 Sub integrated control device 54a Production design control device 54b Production design display device

Claims (1)

A main control device for controlling the gaming state;
A sub-control device for controlling the production state;
A starting port that is configured in an ordinary electric accessory and allows game balls to enter when opened,
In a ball game machine equipped with
A state command indicating a state of the ordinary electric accessory is transmitted from the main control device to the sub-control device based on a game ball entering the start port,
The sub-control device has an abnormality determination means for determining whether or not the ball entering the normal electric accessory is normal based on the state command,
An abnormality counting means for incrementing or decrementing a counter value when the determination result of the abnormality determining means is not normal;
An abnormality notifying means for notifying that there is an abnormal winning to the ordinary electric accessory on the condition that the value of the counter reaches a predetermined value,
In the main controller,
Random number storage means for suspending and storing a random number up to a predetermined number;
Random number extracting means for extracting a random value to be stored in the random number storage means due to the entry of a game ball into the start port, on condition that the number stored in the random number storage means is less than a predetermined number; ,
Prefetch determination means for comparing the random number value extracted by the random number extraction means with a set value,
When a random number value is extracted by the random number extraction unit when the game ball enters the start opening, the random number value is extracted by the random number extraction unit as the mismatch information or the matching information when compared by the prefetch determination unit. If not, the bullet ball game machine is characterized in that the mismatch information is included in the status command and transmitted.

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