JP2014097369A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine enabling a game player to perform highly motivated driving of a game ball in a configuration where a start storage image is displayed on display means.SOLUTION: A cumulative total number (a cumulative total count number of start storage) of numerical value data stored in start storage means is counted by start cumulative number count means, and a display mode of start storage image displayed on a liquid crystal display device 50 is determined from a plurality of kinds based on the count number of the start cumulative number count means. Thus, even when the start storage number is very close to the upper limit number, the cumulative count number of start storage is updated to give an interest such that the display mode of the start storage image is changed to another kind to a game player. As a result, the game player can be made to perform highly motivated driving of a game ball.

Description

  The present invention provides a gaming board in which a gaming area is defined, a ball launching means for launching a gaming ball in the gaming area in response to an operation of an operation handle, and a winning of a gaming ball arranged in the gaming area. Possible start winning opening, numerical data updating means for updating predetermined numerical data, and numerical data is extracted from the numerical data updating means based on winning of the game ball to the starting winning opening, and a game is obtained from the numerical data A winning determination means for determining whether or not to give a profit to a player, and a profit granting state control means for controlling to a profit granting state for giving a profit to the player based on the winning determination made by the corresponding winning determination means And a gaming machine having the above.

  Conventionally, in general, in a pachinko machine as a gaming machine, a change display of a symbol (symbol information) is performed on a liquid crystal display (display means) on the basis that a game ball has won a start winning opening, and after a predetermined period has elapsed. Profit to the player by controlling the display to the big hit gaming state (profit granting state) when the display is stopped on the display and the display stopped on the liquid crystal display is in a specific display mode (specific display result) There is something that gives. In this type of pachinko machine, it is possible to store up to a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 4) for winning at the start winning opening, and store the start winning memory (starting memory) on the liquid crystal display as a start memory image. A display is proposed in which the player is made to recognize the starting memory number each time it is displayed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-144708 A (FIG. 11)

  By the way, in the configuration in which the start memory image is displayed on the liquid crystal display as in Patent Document 1, the start memory number can be recognized by the player each time, but the start prize exceeding the upper limit number is invalidated. Therefore, when the starting memory number becomes the upper limit number or close to the upper limit number (for example, when the upper limit number is four, when three startings are stored, etc.), the player stops the game ball driving. It had the problem of end. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make a player eagerly drive a game ball in a configuration in which a startup storage image is displayed on a display unit. It is to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

  (Solution 1)

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine of the present invention includes a gaming board in which a gaming area is defined, a ball launching means for launching a gaming ball in the gaming area in response to an operation of an operation handle, and the gaming A start winning opening arranged in the area and capable of winning a game ball; a numerical data updating means for updating predetermined numerical data; and from the numerical data updating means based on the winning of the game ball to the start winning opening. Extracting numerical data and determining whether or not to give a profit to the player based on the numerical data, and determining whether or not a profit should be given to the player, and granting a profit to the player based on the winning determination made by the corresponding winning determination means A profit granting state control means for controlling to a profit granting state, wherein the gaming machine is arranged in the gaming area and displays an effect image associated with the game; and the numerical value Data update Start storage means capable of storing the numerical data extracted from the stage up to a predetermined upper limit number, and display control of the start storage image on the display means corresponding to the numerical data stored in the start storage means Start memory display control means, wherein the start memory display control means stores display mode storage means for storing a plurality of types of display modes of the start memory image, and a cumulative total of the numerical data stored in the start memory means. The start accumulated number counting means for counting the number and the display form of the start stored image displayed on the display means based on the count number by the accumulated start number counting means are among a plurality of types stored in the display form storage means. If the storage of the numerical data by the display mode determination means determined from the start storage means and the start storage means disappears, the start accumulated number counting means accordingly And counting reset means for resetting the count, to include the features.
In this case, based on the winning of the game ball at the start winning opening, the numerical data is extracted from the numerical data updating means, and it is determined whether or not a profit should be given to the player from the numerical data. In addition, the numerical data extracted from the numerical data updating means is stored in the starting storage means up to a predetermined upper limit number, and the starting storage image is displayed on the display means corresponding to the numerical data stored in the starting storage means. To do. Then, the cumulative number of numerical data stored in the starting storage means (cumulative count number of starting storage) is counted by the starting cumulative number counting means and displayed on the display means based on the count number by the cumulative starting number counting means. The display mode of the start memory image is determined from a plurality of types. Thereby, the display mode of the start memory image displayed on the display means can be changed according to the cumulative count number of the start memory, in other words, the cumulative number of game balls won in the start winning opening. However, when the numerical data is no longer stored by the starting storage means, the count number by the cumulative start number counting means is reset accordingly. That is, in order to change the display mode of the start memory image, it is necessary to continue the start prize without interrupting the start memory. Therefore, even when the starting memory number is close to the upper limit number, it is possible to inspire the player to update the accumulated count number of the starting memory and change the display mode of the starting memory image to another type. As a result, it is possible to motivate the player to drive the game ball.

(Solution 2)
In the solving means 1, the display mode determining means sequentially determines the display mode of the start-up stored image in a predetermined order from a plurality of types each time a predetermined number of counts is counted by the cumulative start number counting means. To do.
In this case, every time the cumulative count of the start memory is counted up to a predetermined number, the display mode of the start memory image is sequentially changed from a plurality of types in a predetermined order. For this reason, since the display means can perform an effect display as if the type of the start-up stored image is changed by stepping up, the configuration for changing the type of display mode of the start-up stored image is a visual interest. Can be suppressed.

(Solution 3)
In the solving means 1 or 2, when the start memory display control means changes the display mode of the start memory image displayed on the display means based on the count number by the cumulative start number counting means, the display mode A mode switching for effect display for switching the startup memory image displayed on the display unit from before the change of the display mode to the display mode after the change by the start memory image displayed on the display unit in accordance with the change of Display control means is included.
In this case, when the display mode of the start memory image being displayed on the display means is switched, the start memory image displayed on the display means at the timing of changing the display mode is as if the start memory image displayed on the display means from before the change. By performing the effect display that affects the display mode and switches the display mode, it is possible to suppress a decrease in visual interest when switching the display mode.

(Solution 4)
In the solving means 1 to 3, when the gaming machine changes the display mode of the start-up stored image displayed on the display means based on a specific count number predetermined by the start-up cumulative number counting means, Special background display control means is provided for controlling display of a special background image different from the normal time as the background image of the display means in accordance with the change of the display mode.
In this case, when the cumulative count number of the start memory is counted up to a predetermined specific count number, a special background image that does not normally display the background image of the display means is displayed with this as a condition. Thus, by increasing the number of start winnings, in addition to the interest of sequentially changing the display mode of the start memory image, it is possible to give the player the interest to see the special background image, and as a result, Decline in interest can be suppressed.

(Solution 5)
In Solution 1 to Solution 4, the gaming machine performs a variable display of the symbol information on the display unit based on the determination result of the winning determination unit, and the symbol information corresponding to the determination result after a predetermined period has elapsed. The symbol display control means for stopping and displaying the display result as a specific display result when the winning determination means determines that the player should be provided with a profit.
In this case, the display means for displaying the start-up stored image performs a variation display of the symbol information that becomes the effect display of the winning determination. Thereby, since the start memory image is displayed in accordance with the display of the symbol information that the player pays most attention to, the interest in displaying the start memory image can be increased at the same time.

(Solution 6)
In Solution 1 to Solution 5, when the profit granting state control means controls the profit granting state, it shifts from the closed state to the open state and has a big prize having a large winning opening that allows a large number of game balls to win. With mouth device.
In this case, it is possible to give the player as a profit granting state that a large amount of prize balls are paid out to the player in accordance with winning in the big winning opening.

(Solution 7)
In Solution 1 to Solution 6, the game machine is a pachinko game machine.
The basic configuration of the pachinko gaming machine is that a game ball is driven into the game area in accordance with the operation of the operation means, and the displayed game ball is awarded on the start opening provided in the game area. The symbol information is variably displayed by the means, and the display result of the symbol information is stopped and displayed. In addition, when a profit granting state (for example, a big hit gaming state) occurs, a big winning opening provided in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a game ball can be won, and a game is given to the player based on the winning. A privilege (for example, awarding a prize ball or writing a point on a magnetic card) is granted.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to cause the player to continuously hit a game ball, and to suppress a decrease in the operating rate of the gaming machine.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the front frame and main body frame of the pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the back surface structure of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of a game board. It is a disassembled perspective view of a game board. It is a disassembled perspective view of a back mounting unit. It is the perspective view which showed the detachability of the back surface mounting unit with respect to a game board. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which cut | disconnected the game board on the basis of the center of the width direction. It is a block diagram which shows the structure regarding control of a pachinko machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed by CPU mounted in a main control board. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of the power failure generation | occurrence | production performed by CPU mounted in a main control board. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process performed by CPU mounted in the main control board. It is a table | surface figure which shows the random number updated by CPU mounted in a main control board. It is a flowchart which shows the game process performed by CPU mounted in a main control board. It is a flowchart which shows the change start process in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the big hit determination process in a fluctuation | variation start process. It is a flowchart which shows the change display pattern setting process in a game process. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed by the integrated CPU mounted in a sub integration board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the 16ms timer interruption process performed by the integrated CPU mounted in a sub integration board | substrate. It is a table | surface figure which shows the random number updated by the integrated CPU mounted in a sub integration board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the command analysis process in a 16 ms timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the presentation control process in a 16 ms timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the decoration design change start process in an effect control process. It is a flowchart which shows the pending | holding display setting process in a decoration design change start process. It is a table | surface figure which shows a pending | holding display mode determination table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the hold display with a liquid crystal display. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the hold display with a liquid crystal display.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the pachinko machine with the main body frame and the front frame opened.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 as a gaming machine includes an outer frame 2, a main body frame 3, a game board 4, a front frame 5, and the like. The outer frame 2 is formed in a vertically rectangular frame shape by upper, lower, left and right frame members, and has a lower plate 6 that receives the lower surface of the main body frame 3 at the lower front side of the outer frame 2. A main body frame 3 is attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 by a hinge mechanism 7 so as to be opened and closed forward. The main body frame 3 is formed by integrally molding the front frame body 8, the game board mounting frame 9, and the mechanism mounting frame 10 with a synthetic resin material. The front frame 8 formed on the front side of the main body frame 3 is formed in a rectangular frame shape having a size corresponding to the outer shape excluding the support plate 6 on the front side of the outer frame 2. In this embodiment, the line-of-sight direction in which the front of the pachinko machine 1 is viewed is the front side (front side), and the opposite side (for example, the main body frame 3 side with respect to the front frame body 8) is the rear side (back side). And

  The main body frame 3 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material, and a game board mounting frame 9 is formed on the front side, and a mechanism mounting frame 10 is formed on the back side. As a result, the synthetic resin main body frame 3 includes a conventional front frame (sometimes called an inner frame, a front frame, etc.) and a mechanism plate (sometimes called a back mechanism plate, a back set plate, etc.). It has a function.

  A game board 4 is attached to the game board mounting frame 9 integrally formed at the rear part of the front frame body 8 so as to be detachable and replaceable from the front. In addition, two engaging protrusions 9a are formed on the left side of the game board mounting frame 9, and two engagement recesses (not shown) are formed on the right side of the game board mounting frame 9. Has been. Further, two locking holes 4e (see FIG. 4) corresponding to the engaging protrusions 9a are formed on the left side of the board surface (front surface) of the game board 4 and the right side of the board surface of the game board 4 is formed on the right side of the board surface of the game board 4. Two engaging hooks 4c corresponding to the engaging recesses are formed on the top and bottom. The engagement hook 4c detachably engages the game board 4 and the game board mounting frame 9 with each other.

  Further, a locking hook 9b is formed in the lower left portion of the game board 4, and an urging lock portion (not shown) corresponding to the locking hook 9b is provided in the lower left portion of the game board mounting frame 9. When the game board 4 is mounted on the game board mounting frame 9, the urging lock portion urges the locking hook 9b downward to lock it. In addition, it is possible to lock the game board 4 while applying a downward biasing force by biasing the latching hook 9b downward by the biasing lock portion. As a result, the game board 4 comes into close contact with the lower edge of the game board mounting frame 9 and is pressed and fixed downward.

  A guide rail 11 having an outer rail and an inner rail is provided on the surface of the game board 4. Further, a lower speaker 14 is attached to one side of the front lower portion of the front frame body 8 located below the game board mounting frame 9. A launch rail 15 that guides a game ball toward the launch path of the game board 4 is attached to the upper portion in the lower region of the front surface of the front frame 8 in an inclined manner. On the other hand, a lower front member 16 is attached to a lower portion in the lower area of the front surface of the front frame body 8. A lower pan 17 is provided substantially at the center of the front surface of the lower front member 16, and an operation handle 18 is provided closer to one side.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the main body frame 3 is locked to the outer frame 2 on the rear surface of the main body frame 3 (front frame body 8) opposite to the side on which the hinge mechanism 7 is provided. The locking device 19 having both the function to perform and the function to lock the front frame 5 to the main body frame 3 is mounted. The locking device 19 includes a plurality of upper and lower body frame locking hooks 21 that are detachably engaged with a closing tool 20 provided on the outer frame 2 to lock the main body frame 3 in a closed state, and an open side of the front frame 5. There are provided a plurality of upper and lower door locking hooks 23 that are detachably engaged with a closing tool 22 provided on the rear surface and lock the front frame 5 in a closed state.

  Thus, when the key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 24 and rotated in one direction, the engagement between the main body frame locking hook 21 and the closing tool 20 of the outer frame 2 is released, and the main body frame 3 is moved. When unlocked and the key is rotated in the opposite direction, the engagement between the door locking hook 23 and the closing tool 22 of the front frame 5 is released, and the front frame 5 is unlocked. It has become. The front end of the cylinder lock 24 is exposed to the front surface of the lower front member 16 through the front frame body 8 and the lower front member 16 so that the unlocking operation can be performed by inserting a key from the front of the pachinko machine 1. Are arranged.

  In the present embodiment, the main body frame 3 is unlocked with respect to the outer frame 2 by rotating the key in the clockwise direction, and the main body frame 3 is unlocked by operating the key in the counterclockwise direction. On the other hand, the front frame 5 is unlocked. Thus, either the main body frame 3 or the front frame 5 can be unlocked only by changing the direction of the rotation operation. Further, the locking device 19 locks the main body frame 3 so that the engagement between the main body frame locking hook 21 and the closing tool 20 of the outer frame 2 is not released by an external operation other than the key when the main body frame 3 is locked in the closed state. A lock mechanism for locking the hook 21 is further provided. Thus, when the main body frame 3 is locked in the closed state, the main body frame locking hook 21 is locked by the lock mechanism. Further, a rib is formed to project from the side closer to the gap between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 3 (front frame 8) than the main body frame locking hook 21 (right side in FIG. 2), and the main body frame locking hook 21 is formed by the rib. However, even if an attempt is made to directly operate the main body frame locking hook 21 by inserting a wire or the like from the gap between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 3 (front frame 8), the rib contacts the rib. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent an illegal act of illegally unlocking the main body frame 3 with a wire or the like from the gap between the outer frame 2 and the main body frame 3 (front surface frame 3).

  A front frame 5 is attached to one side of the front surface of the main body frame 3 by a hinge mechanism 25 so as to be opened and closed forward. The front frame 5 includes a door body frame 26, an upper plate 28, and operation buttons 18a (operation means). The door main body frame 26 is formed of a pressed metal frame member, and is formed to have a size that covers a portion extending from the upper end of the front frame body 8 to the upper edge of the lower front member 16. A substantially circular opening window 30 through which a game area 12 of the game board 4 described later can be seen through from the front is formed in the approximate center of the door body frame 26. Further, a window frame 31 having a rectangular frame shape larger than the opening window 30 is provided on the rear side of the door body frame 26, and a transparent plate 32 is attached to the window frame 31.

  In this embodiment, the gaming area 12 formed on the game board 4 is formed by disposing the cylinder lock 24 below the game board 4 and thinning the locking device 19 arranged on the right side of the game board 4. The area of the player can be expanded more than before, and the interest for the player's visual recognition can be enhanced. Further, by enlarging the game area 12, even if a ball guide decoration body 66, which will be described later, is arranged at the center portion of the game area 12, the game ball is placed in the variable winning device arranged below the ball guide decoration body 66. There is no impression that it is difficult to guide. In addition, the opening window 30 of the front frame 8 is enlarged in accordance with the enlargement of the game area 12, and the rigidity of the front frame 8 is reduced. However, the front frame 8 that integrally forms the upper plate 28 is used. Thus, a decrease in rigidity of the front frame 8 is suppressed.

  On the front side of the door body frame 26, around the opening window 30, an upper plate 28 is provided integrally with the front frame 8 at the lower portion, frame lamps 27 are mounted on both left and right sides, and an upper speaker 29 is mounted on the upper portion. Yes. In addition, an operation button 18 a is disposed on the left side of the upper plate 28. Note that the frame lamp 27 is controlled to be turned on / off according to the effect mode of the effect executed by the liquid crystal display 50 (display means) described later, and the upper speaker 29 and the lower speaker 14 described above are the liquid crystal display 50. The sound output control of a plurality of types of sound output modes is executed in accordance with the effect mode of the effects executed in step S2. In this way, by performing the lighting / extinguishing control of the frame lamp 27 and the sound output control of the upper speaker 29 and the lower speaker 14 in synchronization with the effect executed on the liquid crystal display 50, the effect of the effect is enhanced, and the game It is intended to improve the interest of the elderly. Further, the upper speaker 29 and the lower speaker 14 also output a warning sound for notifying that an illegal act has been executed, an information sound for notifying that an error state relating to a game has occurred, and the like.

  Next, the rear surface configuration of the main body frame 3 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, a ball tank for storing game balls supplied from a ball lifting device installed on the game island is provided on the upper rear surface side of the main body frame 3. 140, a tank rail 141 that connects the ball tank 140 and the payout device 109 and allows the game balls stored in the ball tank to flow down, are arranged. The payout device 109 (ball payout means) connected to the ball tank 140 by the tank rail 141 is formed in a unit shape, and is based on a signal that receives a game ball from the tank rail 141 and instructs the payout of the game ball. Pay out a predetermined number of game balls.

  A substrate protection cover 142 in which a substrate and the like are built is provided below the tank rail 141. The board protective cover 142 plays a role of preventing these boards from being damaged by a sphere dropped from the tank rail 141 and preventing illegal acts on each board. Further, the substrate protection cover 142 protrudes from the back side of the pachinko machine 1, and the main control substrate 201 is disposed below the substrate protection cover 142. Further, a sub-integrated board 211 (see FIG. 7) is disposed on the back side of the game board 4 of the main control board 201. Thus, the upper part of the main control board 201 and the sub integrated board 211 is covered by the board protective cover 142 projecting to the back side of the pachinko machine 1, and the main control board 201 and the sub integrated board 211 are separated by the spheres dropped from the tank rail 141. Prevents damage.

  A launching device 235 (ball launching means) is attached to the lower side of the back surface of the main body frame 3. The launching device 235 is configured by integrating a launching hammer that launches a sphere sent to the launching rail 15 and a launching motor that imparts a reciprocating rotation to the launching hammer, and is associated with the operation handle 18. ing. Further, a payout substrate 205 is provided on the right side of the launching device 235. The payout board 205 drives and controls the payout device 209 based on the receipt of a payout command instructing payout of game balls from the main control board 201.

  FIG. 4 shows the game board 4 alone. The game board 4 forms a game area 12 on the front surface (board face), and plays a role of advancing the game while flowing a game ball in the game area 12. Normally, a game in the pachinko machine 1 proceeds while making an internal determination (big hit determination) or paying out a winning ball based on the winning of a gaming ball in various winning holes in the gaming area 12. To do.

  The game board 4 has a game board 4a molded in a rectangular shape, and a circular game area 12 is formed on the surface of the game board 4a. The game board 4a is decorated by attaching a cell board (not shown) on the front surface, and the upper, lower, left, and right and the four corners surrounding the game area 12 are decorated by a panel decoration body 4d. The panel decorative body 4d has a function of supporting the guide rail 11, the engagement hook 4c, and the like in addition to the function as a decoration. Further, two upper and lower locking holes 4e are formed on the left edge of the panel decoration body 4d to lock the engagement protrusion 9a of the game board mounting frame 9.

  In the game area 12, in addition to various components necessary for the progress of the game, various components for performance are arranged. That is, a large number of injury nails and windmills (not shown) are installed in the game area 12 in an appropriate arrangement, and the launched game balls flow down in the game area 12 while being guided by the injury nails and windmills. In addition, in the upper half from the central portion of the game area 12, a ball guide decoration body 66 that is extremely eye-catching is arranged. The ball guiding ornament 66 is disposed so as to protrude from the front surface (board surface) of the game board 4a to the front surface side, and guides the game ball along the upper edge and the left and right edges thereof, thereby allowing the game ball to flow downward. Can be changed. Note that the sphere guiding decorative body 66 will be further described later.

  In the lower half of the game area 12, an upper start opening 68 (start winning prize opening) and a lower start opening 70 (start winning prize opening) are arranged vertically in the center. In the present embodiment, an electric tulip type variable winning device is applied to the lower start opening 70, and two movable pieces 70a are opened to the left and right as shown by solid lines in the drawing. Game balls can be won only when

  In the lower part of the game area 12, a big prize opening 72 (a big prize opening device) is installed below the lower start opening 70. In this embodiment, a front / rear open / close condition operating device is applied to the special winning opening 72, and the special winning opening 72 has a game ball only when the opening / closing member 72a is open to the front side as shown in the figure. Can win.

  In addition, two passing gates 74 are arranged in the lower part of the game area 12 so as to form a pair on the left and right. In the lower part of the game area 12, two normal winning openings 76 (general winning openings) are provided on both sides of the big winning opening 72, and these four normal winning openings 76 are located under the gaming area 12. It arrange | positions so that an arc may be drawn along an edge.

  The ball guiding decorative body 66 is molded in a horizontally long frame shape as a whole, and its inner part is hollow. When viewed from the front side, the inner part of the ball guiding decorative body 66 is configured as an effect area (area where effects such as image display and movement of the movable body are performed), and the ball guiding decorative object 66 surrounds the effect area. Arranged to decorate. The production area, the display device (liquid crystal display unit), the movable body, and the like will be described later.

  The ball guiding ornament 66 is generally designed based on the model of the pachinko machine 1 or its game concept. Specifically, when an eye is first placed on the upper edge portion of the ball guiding decorative body 66, a jewel-like top decorative body 66a is disposed at the center position. The top decorative body 66a is shaped like a purple crystal (amethyst) that has been cut into polyhedrons, and an upper decorative body 66b shaped like a metal base that supports jewelry is arranged around the top decorative body 66a. A fine three-dimensional pattern is formed on the upper decorative body 66b, and the surface thereof is subjected to glossy chrome plating. For this reason, the upper decorative body 66b visually enhances the top decorative body 66a as a gemstone by its fine modeling and metallic luster.

  Further, side decorative bodies 66c are arranged on the left and right side edges of the ball guiding decorative body 66 so as to make a pair on the left and right. These side decorative bodies 66c are modeled after “flies” which are fictitious animals (Chinese ancient ruins of birds), and these left and right side decorative bodies 66c are exactly what “crests” are about to fly to the sky. It is a dynamic expression of what to do. Gold plating is applied to the surfaces of the left and right side decorative bodies 66c, and the golden luster creates a visually luxurious and mysterious atmosphere.

  An inner edge decoration body 66d extending from the upper edge portion to the left and right inner edge portions and the lower edge portion is disposed on the inner edge (inner peripheral portion) of the ball guide decoration body 66. These inner edge decorations 66d are formed so as to extend diagonally downward on the left and right from both sides of the upper decoration body 66b at the central position, and then bend to the back, and from the upper end position to the lower end position of the left and right inner edge parts. And further extends to the lower edge. Although hidden behind the side decorative body 66c in FIG. 4, the inner edge decorative body 66d extends downward at a position close to the front surface of the protective plate 120 at the left and right inner edge portions, and as it goes downward, the side decorative body 66c. It curves so that it protrudes from the back to the front. Furthermore, the left and right inner edge decorative bodies 66d are exposed from the vicinity of the lower end of the side decorative body 66c (the portion corresponding to the tip of the tail of the “鳳凰”) to the front side of the lower edge portion, and the front surface of the lower edge portion is left in the vicinity of the center. It extends to. The left and right inner edge decorative bodies 66d are also chrome-plated in the same manner as the upper decorative body 66b. Therefore, the left and right inner edge decorative bodies 66d have a visual sense of unity with the upper decorative body 66b. It is visually recognized by the player as if the upper decorative body 66b and the left and right inner edge decorative bodies 66d are formed in a continuous manner.

  A lower decorative body 67 is installed along the inner edge of the lower edge portion of the ball guiding decorative body 66. The lower decorative body 67 is disposed so as to close the space between the lower edge of the ball guiding decorative body 66 and the protective plate 120. The lower decorative body 67 is shaped to have a unified design with the peripheral decorative member 122 (see FIG. 5) as a whole, and in the vicinity of the center there is a pair of wing-shaped decorative parts on the left and right. Is formed. The surface of the lower decorative body 67 is also chrome plated.

  On the other hand, an upper edge decorative body 66e that extends from the upper decorative body 66b to the left and right is disposed at the upper edge of the ball guiding decorative body 66. The upper edge decoration body 66e has two mountain shapes arranged side by side when viewed from the front, and has a certain depth (thickness) as a whole. The front surface of the upper edge decoration body 66e is subjected to fine three-dimensional modeling such as jewels arranged, and the entire surface is gold-plated. Therefore, the metallic luster of the upper decorative body 66b and the inner edge decorative body 66d and the golden luster of the adjacent upper edge decorative body 66e have a brilliant contrast, and there is a visual luxury and a gorgeous atmosphere. Is born.

  The light emitting areas 64a and 64b are arranged at symmetrical positions around the central upper decorative body 66b. Among these, the four light emitting areas 64a arranged in the upper rank function as displaying special symbols in the pachinko machine 1. The special symbol is information (determination information) that indicates to the outside that the special symbol determination (big hit determination) is performed in the pachinko machine 1 and the result of the winning is obtained. In other words, if there is a prize for the upper start port 68 or the lower start port 70 in the normal game state (non-hit game) in the pachinko machine 1, the four light emitting areas 67a blink in various patterns and light colors. The operation is started, and the variation state of the special symbol is displayed. With such a special symbol variation start (so-called “start”), the player can recognize that the jackpot determination has been performed (or that the determination result will be output from now on). Thereafter, when a certain amount of time has elapsed, the blinking operation of the light emitting area 64a is stopped, and the special symbol is stopped and displayed in such a manner that the determination result (winning result) at that time is displayed. With regard to the special symbol stop display mode, in a simple example, if all the four light emitting areas 64a are lit in the same color, it represents a win (big hit), and any one of the four light emitting areas 64a has a different lighting color. Or if it is turned off, it may indicate a loss (however, there are other modes as well). Thereby, the player can visually recognize whether or not the jackpot determination is won.

  On the other hand, the four light emitting areas 64b arranged in the lower layer function as a holding (starting memory) lamp in the pachinko machine 1. These four light emitting areas 64b can represent the number of stored special symbols (the number of reserved balls of 1 to 4) by the number of lights (lighted) at that time. Specifically, if there is a winning at the upper start opening 68 or the lower start opening 70 during the game, the start condition of the special symbol is stored as a trigger, and if the special symbol is in a variable display in this state, The leftmost light emitting area 64b emits light (lights up), and it is displayed that the starting memory number (the number of reserved balls) is one. On the other hand, if the special condition does not fluctuate in the state where the start condition is stored (including the case where the stop state is changed from the fluctuating state), the special symbol fluctuating display starts based on the stored start condition. Is done. In this case, the storage of the start condition is erased, and the light emission of the light emitting area 64b corresponding to the start storage number “1” is stopped (turned off). In the present embodiment, since the upper limit of the number of start memories (the number of held balls) is 4, when the upper limit is reached, no further start conditions are stored. The special symbol and the start memory number are displayed by the special symbol display LED 144a and the special symbol start memory LED 144b mounted on the special symbol / holding display LED substrate 144, respectively. The special symbol display LED 144a and the special symbol start memory LED 144b will be described later.

  On the other hand, left and right upper corner decorative bodies 66f are arranged on the upper edge of the ball guiding decorative body 66 so as to connect the upper decorative body 66b and the left and right side decorative bodies 66c. In addition, left and right lower corner decoration bodies 66g are disposed below the left and right side decoration bodies 66c at the lower edge of the ball guide decoration body 66, respectively. The upper corner decorative body 66f and the lower corner decorative body 66g have a three-dimensional shape that reminds them of “hagoromo” after “サ イ ド”, and its wavy shape is a side decorative body as “鳳凰”. 66c visually emphasizes that he is about to fly. Each of the upper corner decoration body 66f and the lower corner decoration body 66g is formed from a light-transmitting translucent material. Of these, the left and right upper corner decoration bodies 66f are the center left upper LED substrate 104 or the center described later. A decorative light emitting operation by the upper right LED board 106 is performed. In the lower left and right corner decoration bodies 66g, a decorative light emitting operation is performed by the center left lower LED board 112 or the center right lower LED board 114, which will be described later.

  As described above, the sphere guide decorative body 66 has a function of exhibiting visual interest by its decorative modeling and plating, and performing various light emitting operations using the built-in LED as a light source. In addition, the ball guiding ornament 66 has a function of adding interest to the game by guiding the flow of the game ball within the game area 12 and changing the movement of the game ball. Specifically, warp passages 66h are formed on both side edges of the ball guide decoration body 66, and a stage portion 66i is formed on the upper surface of the lower edge part of the ball guide decoration body 66. Has been. The warp passage 66h starts from the left and right sides of the ball guiding decorative body 66, descends from both side edges, and communicates with the stage portion 66i. Further, a ball discharge port 66j is formed at the center position of the lower edge portion of the ball guide decorative body 66.

  The warp passage 66h is opened on both side surfaces of the ball guiding decorative body 66, and the game ball can be received inside through the opening. The left and right warp passages 66h are bent toward the back side (rear) from the inside of the side decoration body 66c while descending slightly in the central direction, and gather in the central direction at a position slightly below in the downward direction. And curved. The lower ends of the left and right warp passages 66h are opened as warp outlets, and the ends from the openings are directly connected to the stage portion 66i. Further, in each warp passage 66h, two protrusions (not shown) are formed in the middle of the warp passage 66h, and a game ball flowing down in each warp passage 66h has a flow-down speed while colliding with these protrusions. Alleviated. Then, when the game ball is released from the exit of the warp passage 66h, it rolls on the stage portion 66i beyond that.

  The stage portion 66i extends long in the left-right direction between the left and right warp passages 66h, and is curved so that the central portion is slightly raised. A center recess (not shown) is formed at the center of the stage portion 66i, and the center recess has a downward slope toward the rear. A ball drop hole 67d is formed at the center of the lower decorative body 67 at the bottom of the center depression, and a ball discharge passage (shown in the figure) extends downward from the ball drop hole 67d at the lower edge of the ball guide decorative body 66. Not) is formed. The ball discharge passage is bent forward after descending downward from the ball drop hole 67d, and communicates with the ball discharge port 66j on the front surface side while having a downward slope as it is.

  The game ball released to the stage portion 66i from the left and right warp passages 66h rolls while swinging in the left-right direction on the upper surface. Among these, the game ball fitted in the central center depression is discharged downward from the ball discharge port 66j through the ball discharge passage. The game ball released from the ball discharge port 66j falls toward the upper start port 68 located immediately below the ball, and can win the upper start port 68 with a high probability.

  On the other hand, on the upper surface of the stage portion 66i, the game ball fitted into the left or right hollow portion 67b flows down from there to the ball discharge portion 67f, and passes through the discharge hollow portion 67c from the ball guiding decorative body 66. It falls to the lower game area 12. Since the discharge depression 67c has a certain width (the width that allows the game ball to roll to the left and right), the direction of the drop is not constant, and some may win the upper start opening 68 Things deviate from the upper start port 68 to the left and right and do not win.

  In the present embodiment, the stage portion 66i and the discharge portion 67f are both located on the heel from the front surface of the game board 4a, that is, inside the opening 4f. For this reason, the game area 12 where the game ball flows down extends from the surface of the game board 4a to the inside of the opening 4f, and the range in which the game ball can flow down is expanded in the front-rear direction, and is three-dimensional and diverse. The flow-down mode of the game ball is realized. In addition, even if the range of the game area 12 is expanded to the inside of the opening 4f as described above, in this embodiment, the protection plate 120 can reliably prevent the game ball from falling or jumping inward from the game plate 4a. ing.

  The movable body 124 is divided into four groups on the left and right when not operating, and is hidden behind a position that is not visible to the player (a position behind the game board 4a and below the opening 4f). In operation, the individual movable bodies 124 are displaced to the operating positions at different angles, and are arranged so as to form a fan as a whole. The surface of each movable body 124 is densely modeled in the shape of a “wing of a spider”, thereby unifying the design of the ball guiding ornament 66.

  Looking at this state from the viewpoint of the player, the decoration surface (front surface) of the ball guide decoration body 66 is first positioned closest to the front side, and the stage portion 66i and the inner edge where the game ball swings in the left and right directions slightly above this position. The decorative surface of the portion is located, the movable body 124 is located in the space portion of the bag with the protective plate 120 interposed therebetween, and the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 150 is located further on the side of the movable body 124. . Therefore, when the player sends his gaze to the most display screen, the space, the movable body 124, the protection plate 120, the decoration surface of the ball guiding ornament 66, the stage portion 66i, etc. are recognized in the field of view. As a result, the visual depth and stereoscopic effect are enhanced by the overlap in the front-rear direction.

  In addition to the ball guiding ornament 66, a side decoration member 82 that is paired on the left and right is installed on the lower edge of the game area 12. Of the four normal winning holes 76, the normal winning holes 76 positioned at the upper right and the upper left are formed integrally with the side decoration member 82. The side decorative member 82 has a design that is consistent with the design concept of the ball guiding decorative body 66. In the present embodiment, the variable winning device constituting the lower start opening 70 and the normal winning opening 76 located at the lower right and the lower left are also decoratively shaped, and the design thereof includes a ball guide decorative body 66. And the design of the side decoration member 82 are unified.

  Two light emitting regions 82a and four light emitting regions 82b are arranged in the left-right direction on the upper part of the left side decorative body 82. Among these, the two light emitting areas 82 a arranged on the right side function as a normal symbol display in the pachinko machine 1. The normal symbol is information (determination information) for displaying the fact that the normal symbol determination is performed in the pachinko machine 1 and the result of the winning is given to the outside. Further, the four light emitting areas 82b arranged on the left side function as a normal symbol holding (starting memory) lamp in the pachinko machine 1. These four light-emitting areas 82b can represent the number of stored normal symbols (the number of reserved balls of 1 to 4) by the number of lights (lighted) at that time. The normal symbol and the start memory number are displayed by the normal symbol display LED 146a and the general symbol start memory LED 146b mounted on the normal symbol / holding display LED substrate 146, respectively. The normal symbol display LED 146a and the universal symbol start memory LED 146b will be described later.

  In addition, two light emitting regions 82c and four light emitting regions 82d are arranged in the left-right direction above the right side decorative body 82. Of these, the two light emitting areas 82c arranged on the left side can represent information related to the type of the big hit gaming state depending on which light emitting area 82c emits light (lights up) at that time. Further, the four light emitting areas 82d arranged on the right side can represent information on the gaming state such as in the probability variation state depending on which combination of the light emitting areas 82d emits light (lights up). The display of these game states is performed by the round display LED 148a and the state display LED 148b mounted on the state display LED substrate 148. These round display LEDs 148a and status display LEDs 148b will also be described later.

  FIG. 5 shows the game board 4 divided into components. As described above, decorative parts such as the ball guiding decorative body 66 and the side decorative member 82 are attached to the front surface of the game board 4a in addition to various winning holes and the like. Openings 4f and 4g are formed at the mounting positions, respectively. The openings 4f and 4g are formed so as to penetrate the game board 4a in the front-rear direction (thickness direction), and the opening edge shape of the opening 4f formed large in the center corresponds to the outer shape of the ball guide decoration body 66. In addition, the opening edge shape of the opening 4g formed in a pair on the left and right corresponds to the outer shape of the left and right side decoration members 82. The ball guiding decorative body 66 and the left and right side decorative members 82 are both attached to the game board 4a in a state of being fitted into the openings 4f and 4g from the front side.

  On the other hand, a large back mounting unit 100 is attached to the back of the game board 4a. The back mounting unit 100 is configured as a unit in which all electrical components related to the rendering operation in the game area 12 are gathered together. The effect operation here includes, for example, image display, various light emission operations, operation of a movable body, and the like. In the present embodiment, the back mounting unit 100 is a component that performs the rendering operation of the pachinko machine 1 together with the above-described ball guiding ornament 66. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, the ball guidance decorative body 66 and the back surface mounting unit 100 will be collectively referred to as an effect device (reference numeral 400 in the figure).

  The ball guiding decorative body 66 constituting the effect device 400 is attached so as to be fitted into the opening 4f from the front side of the game board 4a. On the other hand, the rear mounting unit 100, which is another component of the effect device 400, is large enough to cover the three openings 4f and 4g from the rear side while being attached to the rear side of the game board 4a. Have. That is, the back mounting unit 100 has not only electrical components necessary for performing the rendering operation on the ball guiding decorative body 66 but also electrical components necessary for performing the rendering operation (light emission) on the left and right side decoration members 82. Equipped.

  The rear mounting unit 100 is roughly divided into two parts, and specifically includes an upper part 100a on the upper side and a lower part 100b on the lower side. Of these, the upper part 100a is a part in which electric parts corresponding to the ball guiding ornament 66 are incorporated, and the lower part 100b is a part in which electric parts corresponding to the left and right side decoration members 82 are incorporated. .

  The upper part 100a is formed in a horizontally long rectangle in accordance with the outer shape of the ball guide decoration body 66. The center upper LED board 102 is installed on the upper edge of the upper part 100a. The upper LED board 104 and the center right upper LED board 106 are installed. Further, the center left middle LED board 108 and the center right middle LED board 110 are respectively installed on the left and right side edges of the upper part 100a. Furthermore, a center left lower LED board 112 and a center right lower LED board 114 are installed at the left and right lower corners of the upper part 100a, respectively. A center lower LED substrate 116 is installed at the center position of the lower edge of the upper part 100a. These LED boards emit light from the back of the sphere guiding decorative body 66 toward the front or the side, so that the light emitting area of the sphere guiding decorative body 66 can be lit in a decorative manner. The center lower LED substrate 116 is mounted with LEDs that emit light upward behind the protective plate 120, and the light emitted from these upward LEDs irradiates the movable body 124 on the front side of the display screen. To do.

  A transparent protective plate 120 is installed at the center position of the upper part 100a. The protection plate 120 has a horizontally long rectangular shape, and is attached to the upper part 100a so as to be fitted from the front side. The center left lower LED board 112, the center right lower LED board 114, and the center lower LED board 116 are installed on the back side of the protective plate 120 in the upper part 100a. Further, the center left upper LED board 104 and the center right upper LED board 106 are partially located on the back side of the protective plate 120.

  It should be noted that the center left middle LED board 108 and the center right middle LED board 110 located at the left and right side edges are on both outer sides of the protective plate 120, and the mounting surfaces thereof are perpendicular to the protective plate 120. It is attached to the upper part 100a. In this state, the LEDs mounted on the center left middle LED board 108 and the center right middle LED board 110 are positioned so that the centers face each other. A part of the light emitted from these LEDs is introduced into the transparent material of the protective plate 120 from both end faces of the protective plate 120 as an edge light, and is guided while being totally reflected inside. For this reason, in this embodiment, the transparent protective plate 120 also has a function as a light guide plate.

  On the inner side of the upper part 100a, a rectangular frame-shaped peripheral decorative member 122 is installed at a position behind the protective plate 120. The peripheral decorative member 122 is disposed along the upper, lower, left and right peripheral portions of the protective plate 120 and is visible through the transparent protective plate 120 from the front side.

  In addition, left and right movable bodies 124 are installed at positions behind the protective plate 120 at the lower edge of the upper part 100a. The left and right movable bodies 124 are molded from elongated plate-like members, and are housed inside the upper part 100a in a state where four such plate-like movable bodies 124 are stacked in the front-rear direction on the left and right. Has been. The left and right movable bodies 124 maintain a posture that hangs obliquely downward from the center position in a symmetrical manner.

  In addition, a movable body drive unit motor 126 including a gear box is installed at a lower edge portion of the upper part 100a in addition to a movable body drive unit motor 126 at a position below the protective plate 120. The movable body drive unit motor 126 serves as a drive source for operating the movable body 124, and the movable body drive unit 128 transmits the driving force of the movable body drive unit motor 126 to each movable body 124, and actually moves the movable body 124. It has the function of operating in a predetermined manner.

  The movable body driving unit 128 incorporates a movable body motor sensor 234 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 9). The movable body motor sensor 234 includes a transmissive photo switch, and the movable body motor sensor 234 can detect the position of the movable body 124 when the movable body driving unit motor 126 is operated.

  The other lower part 100b is connected so as to hang just below the upper part 100a, and the overall outer shape thereof is an alphabetic W-shape. That is, the left and right side portions of the lower part 100b extend so as to expand upward, while the connecting portion that connects between the left and right side portions has a slightly raised central shape at the center. Accordingly, it can be seen that the lower part 100b as a whole has a W shape.

  Side LED boards 130 are respectively installed on the left and right sides of the lower part 100b. These side LED boards 130 emit light from behind the left and right side decoration members 82 toward the front, so that the light emitting areas of the side decoration members 82 can be lit in a decorative manner.

  In the present embodiment, information relating to internal determination (special symbol determination, normal symbol determination, etc.) performed in the pachinko machine 1 is displayed using multi-color or single-color LEDs, and there are various electrical components for that purpose. The LED board is installed in the back mounting unit 100.

  First, on the upper edge of the upper part 100a, a special symbol / holding display LED substrate 144 (only reference numerals are shown in FIG. 9) is installed behind the center LED substrate 102. On the special symbol / holding display LED substrate 144, four special figure display LEDs 144a and four special figure start storage LEDs 144b are mounted. For example, when an internal determination (determination to determine a big hit) is performed in the pachinko machine 1, the special symbol display LED 144a and the special diagram start storage LED 144b are turned on or blinking (or turned off) in a predetermined pattern, and information regarding the determination is displayed. It is to be displayed.

  Next, a normal symbol / holding display LED board 146 is installed at the upper position of the left part of the lower part 100b. On the normal symbol / holding display LED substrate 146, two general symbol display LEDs 146a and four universal symbol start storage LEDs 146b are mounted. When the normal symbol determination is performed in addition to the above jackpot determination, the general diagram display LED 146a and the general diagram start memory LED 146b are turned on or blinking (or turned off) in a predetermined pattern, and information regarding the determination is displayed. Yes.

  Further, a status display LED substrate 148 is installed at the upper position of the right part of the lower part 100b. On this status display LED substrate 148, two round display LEDs 148a and four status display LEDs 148b are mounted. When the winning is determined by the above jackpot determination, when the jackpot is reached, the round display LED 148a and the status display LED 148b are turned on or blinking (or turned off) in a predetermined pattern, and information on the gaming state such as during the jackpot or the probability variation is displayed. Yes.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, various effects of light emission (including display of determination information related to the player's interests in addition to decorative light emission) are performed in the rendering device 400 to enhance the player's interest, In particular, in the present embodiment, although the ball guide decorative body 66 attached to the front side of the game board 4a is provided with a large number of light emitting areas, All of the LED boards that serve as the light emission sources are provided on the back side (back mounting unit 100) of the game board 4a. For this reason, all the LED boards and electric wiring required for operation | movement of the production | presentation apparatus 400 can be accommodated in the back surface mounting unit 100, and it is not necessary to provide an LED board and electric wiring separately in the ball | bowl induction decoration body 66.

  FIG. 6 shows the rear mounting unit 100 in a state where it is divided into components. In the back mounting unit 100, a liquid crystal display unit 150 is assembled on the back side of the upper part 100a. The liquid crystal display unit 150 is configured by integrating a display control board 220 and a liquid crystal display (LCD module) 50, and the display control board 220 is accommodated in the board box 150a in the state of the liquid crystal display 50. Installed on the back. In this embodiment, a fan 150b for heat dissipation or cooling is installed on the back surface of the substrate box 150a.

  A panel relay terminal plate 151 is installed on the back side of the lower part 100b (connection portion). The panel relay terminal board 151 is connected with harnesses corresponding to the special symbol / holding display LED substrate 144, the normal symbol / holding display LED substrate 146, and the status display LED substrate 148 in one place. Each LED board is connected to the main control board 201 via the panel relay terminal board 151.

  In order to support the liquid crystal display unit 150, on the back side of the upper part 100a, a receiving portion 100c is formed on the lower edge portion thereof, and two locking portions 100d are formed on the left side edge portion when viewed from the back side. Further, an up-and-down slide type lock member 100e is installed on the right edge. Further, the back surface of the upper part 100a is formed as a flat receiving surface. When the liquid crystal display unit 150 is assembled to the upper part 100a from the back side, the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 150 is closely attached to the receiving surface. Have a relationship. In addition, the rear end of the peripheral decorative member 122 contacts the front surface of the liquid crystal display unit 150 and functions as a receiving member that receives the liquid crystal display unit 150.

  Although not shown in FIG. 6, a protrusion is formed on the left edge of the substrate box 150a corresponding to the two locking portions 100d, and when the liquid crystal display unit 150 is assembled to the upper part 100a, The liquid crystal display unit 150 is locked to the upper part 100a in a state where the protrusions enter the two locking portions 100d. Further, regarding the vertical direction, the lower surface of the liquid crystal display unit 150 is supported by the receiving portion 100c of the upper part 100a, and its fall is prevented. A lock claw 150c is formed on the right edge of the substrate box 150a. When the liquid crystal display unit 150 is brought into close contact with the receiving surface of the upper part 100a, the lock member 100e is slid upward to lock. The liquid crystal display unit 150 is locked via the claw 150c, thereby reliably preventing the liquid crystal display unit 150 from falling backward. In the present embodiment, the liquid crystal display unit 150 can be easily attached to the rear surface mounting unit 100 by locking the liquid crystal display unit 150 using the lock claw 150c and the lock member 100e. On the other hand, when removing the liquid crystal display unit 150, the liquid crystal display unit 150 can be easily removed simply by releasing the locking of the lock member 100e. Accordingly, the liquid crystal display unit 150 can be easily attached and detached, and in particular, the liquid crystal display unit 150 which is an expensive electrical component in the pachinko machine 1 can be easily recycled and reused.

  As described above, the rear mounting unit 100 is equipped with all the electrical components necessary for rendering operations such as various LED boards, the movable body drive unit motor 126, the liquid crystal display unit 150, and the like. All the connected electrical wirings (harnesses) are relayed to the sub-integrated board 201 in a state where the electrical wirings (harnesses) are gathered in one place in the rear mounting unit 100. That is, the rear mounting unit 100 is equipped with a lamp driving board 156, and all the electrical wirings connected to all the electrical components for the purpose of production operation are collected on the lamp driving board 156 and connected to a relay circuit on the board. The A connector for connecting to the sub-integrated board 211 is mounted on the lamp driving board 156.

  The lamp driving substrate 156 is attached to the rear surface mounting unit 100 while being accommodated in an openable / closable substrate case 158. The substrate case 158 is provided with an openable / closable substrate case 158 via a hinge 158a on the back side of the upper part 100a. For this reason, the substrate case 158 can be opened and closed on the back side of the back mounting unit 100. . A locking portion 158b is formed on the upper edge portion of the substrate case 158, and a receiving portion 100f is formed on the upper edge portion of the upper part 100a correspondingly. When the substrate case 158 is closed from the position shown in FIG. 6 along the back surface of the upper part 100a, the locking portion 158b is inserted into the receiving portion 100f and locked. As a result, the substrate case 158 is locked in the closed position.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the liquid crystal display unit 150 can be attached to and detached from the rear surface mounting unit 100 with the substrate case 158 of the lamp driving substrate 156 opened to the rear surface side. Further, when the substrate case 158 is moved to the closed position in a state where the liquid crystal display unit 150 is assembled, the lamp driving substrate 156 is positioned along the back surface of the liquid crystal display unit 150. Note that “opening / closing”, “opening”, “closed position”, and the like here are all expressed in the present embodiment as if the movement of the substrate case 156 in the front-rear direction is regarded as a door. Strictly speaking, the substrate case 156 itself does not open or close any opening or entrance / exit, but here it is expressed as “opening / closing” or the like for convenience in order to facilitate intuitive understanding. Also in the following description, expressions likened to doors are used as appropriate for the movement of the substrate case 156, the control substrate box, and the like.

  FIG. 7 shows the attachment / detachment of the back mounting unit 100 on the back side of the game board 4. As shown in the figure, in the state where the sub-integrated board box 211a is rotated to the rear of the game board 4a together with the main control board box 201a, the center portion of the lower back guiding member 160 described later is largely opened rearward. Therefore, in this state, the back mounting unit 100 can be easily attached to and detached from the game board 4a alone.

  Separately from the back mounting unit 100, a lower back guiding member 160 is installed on the back surface of the game board 4a at the position of the lower edge thereof. The lower back guide member 160 has a lateral width slightly shorter than the width dimension of the game board 4a, and the four insertion parts 160c formed on both side ends thereof are inserted into the game board 4a from the back side. It is fixed by screwing. The lower back guiding member 160 is formed with an all winning ball guiding passage 160a for guiding the game balls won in all winning ports. The all starting ball guiding passage 160a has the upper start opening 68 described above. The game balls won in the lower start opening 70, the big winning opening 72, and the normal winning opening 76 are dropped and collected. Although not shown in detail in FIG. 7, the all winning ball guiding passage 160a extends in the width direction along the back surface of the game board 4a, and is opened downward at the lower end position of the lower back guiding member 160. . Note that the game balls released downward from all the winning ball guide passages 160a pass through the winning ball collection path formed in the main body frame 3, and then, the ball discharge portion (positioned immediately below the payout board 205 in FIG. 3). To the collection route of island facilities.

  As described above, the sub-integrated board 211 is installed on the back side of the game board 4 together with the main control board 201. The main control board 201 and the sub-integrated board 211 are both corresponding main control board boxes 201a. Alternatively, it is accommodated in the sub-integrated board box 211a. Of these, the main control board box 201a is located on the back side of the sub-integrated board box 211a via hinges 80c (only one upper part is shown in FIG. 7) having two left and right edges when viewed from the back side. It is supported rotatably.

  One sub-integrated board box 211a is supported by the lower back guide member 160 via two hinge portions 162b on the left side when viewed from the back side. Therefore, when the sub-integrated board box 211a is opened rearward, the main control board box 201a is opened together with this. In the present embodiment, a locking portion 162c is formed on the right edge of the sub-integrated board box 211a, while a receiving portion 160b corresponding to the locking portion 162c is formed on the lower back guide member 160. Therefore, when the sub integrated board box 211a is pushed toward the back of the game board 4a, the locking part 162c is locked to the receiving part 160b, and the sub integrated board box 211a is fixed at the mounting position. Also, a locking portion 80d is formed at the right edge of the main control board box 201a, and the locking portion 80d is locked to the locking portion 162c of the sub-integrated board box 211a. Therefore, by releasing the locking of the locking portion 80d, the main control board box 201a can be opened and closed independently with respect to the sub integrated board box 211a.

  At the lower part of the lower back guide member 160, protrusions 160d and 160e are formed at two places on the left and right. These projecting portions 160d and 160e project toward the rear of the game board 4a, and one of these projecting portions 160d (left side in FIG. 7) is used as a member for receiving the hinge portion 162b of the sub-integrated board box 211a. ing. In the present embodiment, when the game board 4 is placed alone on a table or on the floor, the two projecting portions 160d and 160e support the back of the game board 4 and can prevent the rearward fall. Thereby, the stability at the time of temporarily placing the game board 4 on the table or the floor at the time of the board change work in the hall is increased, and workability can be improved. At this time, the sub-integrated board box 212a and the main control board box 201a may be used as a support together with the protrusions 160d and 160e.

  FIG. 8 shows an arrangement relationship of various components attached to the game board 4a. The ball guiding ornament 66 protrudes from the front side of the game board 4a to the back side of the game board 4a in a state of being fitted into the opening 4f. Thereby, the player can visually recognize the three-dimensional decorative shape of the ball guiding decorative body 66 from the front surface of the game board 4a to the position where only the depth D enters, so that the player can feel the visual depth there.

  On the other hand, the back mounting unit 100 is attached to the back surface of the game board 4a. However, the protection plate 120 is more than the back surface of the game board 4a because the ball guiding decorative body 66 projects to the back side of the game board 4a. Located behind. In the present embodiment, the front surface of the protection plate 120 is in contact with or very close to the rear end surface of the ball guiding ornament 66 with the back surface mounting unit 100 mounted, and at this position. The protection plate 120 prevents the game ball from falling from the game area 12 to the rear, and protects the movable body 124 and the liquid crystal display unit 150 behind the game board.

  Further, since the protection plate 120 extends behind the game board 4a in a range larger than the opening area of the opening 4f, the protection plate 120 can further prevent the game ball from jumping in from the opening 4f to the rear. .

  On the front side of the protection plate 120, the periphery of the opening 4 f is bordered by various decorative bodies (inner edge decorative body 66 d, lower decorative body 67, etc.). The display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 150 is bordered. When the sizes of these borders are compared before and after, the border of the display screen by the peripheral decorative member 122 at the rear of the protective plate 120 is compared with the border on the front side of the protective plate 120. Is bigger. For this reason, the display screen size of the liquid crystal display unit 150 can be secured larger than the opening area of the opening 4f behind the protective plate 120, and a powerful effect display can be achieved. Is emphasized.

  In addition, the liquid crystal display unit 150 is provided behind the protective plate 120 at a position separated by a distance S. Therefore, a thickness (interval) in the front-rear direction is provided between the protective plate 120 and the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 150. A space having S) is formed. The movable body 124 is disposed in the space, and the movable body 124 partially covers the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 150 in a state where the movable body 124 is displaced to the position at the time of operation as illustrated.

  FIG. 9 schematically shows a configuration for controlling the operation of the pachinko machine 1. The control of the pachinko machine 1 is roughly divided into a main board group and a peripheral board group, and among these, the main board group plays game operations (winning detection, winning judgment, special symbol display, prize ball payout, etc.) ), And a group of peripheral boards controls production operations (light emission decoration, sound output, liquid crystal display, etc.). All of these boards are installed on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 and are normally visible or operated from the front side unless the main body frame 3 is opened after unlocking the main body frame 3. There is no. In addition to this, the pachinko machine 1 is equipped with a power supply board, a launch control board, an interface board (in the case of a CR machine), and the like. Is omitted.

  The main board group includes a main control board 201 and a payout board 205. The main control board 201 includes a CPU 202 as a central processing unit, a ROM 203 as a read-only memory, a RAM 204 as a readable / writable memory, and the like. Among these, the CPU 202 executes a game control program stored in the ROM 203 and controls various games performed in the pachinko machine 1 in accordance with the execution. Further, the CPU 202 creates a command (such as an effect command and a payout command) to be transmitted to the peripheral board group and the payout board 205. Further, the RAM 204 temporarily stores information such as various data and input signals generated in various processes executed by the main control board 201.

  The main control board 201 is connected to start opening switches 68a and 70b (winning detection means), a gate switch 74a, a count switch 72a, a normal winning opening switch 76a, etc., and these switches are connected to the main control board 201. The detection signal is input from the class. All electrical components except the start port switches 68a and 70b (gate switch 74a, count switch 72a, normal winning port switch 76a, solenoids 71a and 73a, special symbol display LED 144a, special symbol start memory LED 144b, normal symbol display LED 146a, The normal start memory LED 146b, the round display LED 148a, and the status display LED 148b) are connected to the main control board 201 via the panel relay terminal board 151.

  Specifically, the gate switch 74a is installed corresponding to the passing gate 74 in the gaming area 12, and when the game ball passes through the passing gate 74 in the process of flowing down, the passage is detected by the gate switch 74a, A detection signal is input to the main control board 201 via the panel relay terminal board 151. The start port switch 68 a is installed corresponding to the upper start port 68, and the start port switch 70 b is installed corresponding to the lower start port 70. Therefore, when a game ball wins the upper start opening 68 or the lower start opening 70, a detection signal is directly input to the main control board 201 from the corresponding start opening switches 68a and 70b. The count switch 72a (first winning ball detection means) is installed corresponding to the big winning hole 72. When a game ball wins the big winning hole 72 during the big hit game, the count relay 72a is connected to the panel relay terminal board. A detection signal is input to the main control board 201 via 151. The normal winning opening switch 76a (second winning ball detecting means) is arranged corresponding to the normal winning opening 76, and when the game ball wins the normal winning opening 76, the normal winning opening switch 76a is connected to the panel relay terminal. A detection signal is input to the main control board 201 via the plate 151.

  Then, the CPU 202 executes processing according to these input detection signals. That is, the CPU 202 applies the solenoids 71a and 73a, the special symbol display LED 144a, the special diagram start storage LED 144b, the normal symbol display LED 146a, the general diagram start storage LED 146b, the round display LED 148a, the status display LED 148b and the like based on the input detection signal. Each drive signal is output via the panel relay terminal board 151. Furthermore, the CPU 202 outputs a payout command for instructing payout of the game ball according to the winning to the payout board 205.

  The payout board 205 also includes a payout CPU 206 as a central processing unit, a payout ROM 207 as a read-only memory, a payout RAM 208 as a readable / writable memory, and the like. When a winning of a game ball is detected by the start port switches 68a, 70b, the count switch 72a, the normal winning port switch 76a, etc., a detection signal from each switch is sent to the main control board 201 via the panel relay terminal plate 151. Is input. In the main control board 201, a payout command for instructing the payout board 205 to pay out a specified number of game balls is transmitted from the CPU 202 to the payout board 205 based on the input detection signal. Then, the payout board 205 processes the payout command received from the main control board 201, and outputs a drive signal to the payout device 209 (payout motor) to execute payout of a specified number of game balls. As a result, the payout device 209 actually pays out a specified number of game balls.

  Further, a launching device 235 having a launching motor is connected to the payout board 205, and the launching device 235 can perform an operation of launching a game ball toward the game area 12 using the power of the launching motor. . When the player operates the operation handle 18 (twisting operation), the firing motor of the launching device 235 is driven, thereby launching a game ball.

  Although not shown in FIG. 9, the launcher 235 incorporates a touch sensor for detecting that the player's body is touching the operation handle 18. The firing device 235 is in a state where the firing motor can be driven when it is detected that the player is touching the operation handle 18. In this state, when the operation handle 18 is twisted clockwise from the initial position, the launching device 235 actually drives the launch motor to launch the game ball.

  Alternatively, a lower plate full tank switch is provided for detecting that the lower plate 17 is full, that is, the lower plate 17 is filled with paid out game balls, and a detection signal from the lower plate full tank switch is input. In this case, the operation of the operation handle 18 is controlled so as not to be accepted, and thus the driving of the firing motor by the firing device 235 can be made impossible. That is, the game balls paid out from the payout device 209 are temporarily stored in the upper plate 28. However, when a number of game balls that cannot be stored in the upper plate 28 are paid out, the game balls cannot be stored. Are stored in the lower plate 17 communicating with the upper plate 28. In this state, the game ball is further paid out by the payout device 209, and when the lower plate 17 is finally full, a detection signal is output from the lower plate full tank switch, so that the operation of the operation handle 18 is accepted. Controlled to an impossible state. Further, in this case, when the detection signal from the lower pan full switch is not output, control may be performed to return to a state where the operation handle 18 can be accepted.

  The peripheral board group includes a sub-integrated board 211, a lamp driving board 156, a display control board 220, and the like. Among these, the sub integrated substrate 211 includes an integrated CPU 212 (display control means, operation detection means), an integrated ROM 213, and an integrated RAM 214. The sub-integrated board 211 includes a sound source IC 228 that performs control related to sound output, and also includes a sound ROM 227 as a read-only memory related to sound output. The integrated CPU 212 executes a process based on the effect command received from the main control board 201 by executing the effect control program stored in the integrated ROM 213. In addition, the integrated RAM 214 temporarily stores various data and input / output signals generated in various processes executed by the sub-integrated board 211, information such as effect commands received from the main control board 201, and the like. Then, when the integrated CPU 212 reads the effect command stored in the RAM 214, the integrated CPU 212 transmits a display command to the display control board 220 based on the read effect command, or sends a lamp lighting signal or drive to the lamp drive board 156. A signal is transmitted, or a drive signal is output to the frame lamp 27. In addition, the sub-integrated board 211 reads a sound output mode based on the effect command by the sound source IC 228 from the sound ROM 227 and outputs a drive signal corresponding to the read sound output mode to the upper speaker 29 and the lower speaker 14. Further, an operation signal is input to the integrated CPU 212 in accordance with the operation of the operation button 18 a, or a detection signal of the movable body motor sensor 234 is input via the lamp driving board 156.

  The lamp driving board 156 transmits the lamp lighting signal received from the sub integrated board 211 to the center LED boards 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116 and the side LED board 130, and the sub integrated board 211. The drive signal received from is transmitted to the movable body drive unit motor 126. The center LED boards 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, the side LED boards 130, and the movable body drive unit motor 126 are equipped in the rendering device 400, and of these, the center LED board 102 , 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116 and the side LED substrate 130 are used for the light emission effect in the effect device 400, and the movable body driving unit motor 126 is used for driving the movable body 124. The lamp driving board 156 distributes the lamp lighting signal transmitted from the sub-integrated board 211 to each LED board and distributes the driving signal transmitted from the sub-integrated board 211 to the movable body driving unit motor 126. The sub-integrated board 211 controls the LED board and the movable body driving unit motor 126 substantially. Hereinafter, the lamp driving substrate 156 may be omitted for explanation.

  The display control board 220 includes a display CPU 221 as a central processing unit, a display ROM 222 (reach effect mode storage means) as a read-only memory, and a display RAM 223 as a readable / writable memory. Among these, the display CPU 221 controls the liquid crystal display 50 based on a display command from the sub integrated substrate 211.

  Next, a game realized by the game board 4 provided with the various components and devices described above will be described. First, when a player twists the operation handle 18, a game ball is launched by a launching device 235 provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. When the game ball launched from the launching device 235 rises along the launch rail 15 and the guide rail 11, it is released to the upper part of the game area 12, and then collides with an obstacle nail (obstacle member) or the like in the game area 12. While flowing down.

  When the game ball flowing down the game area 12 passes through the passage gate 74, the passage of the game ball is detected by the gate switch 74a. Based on this detection signal, the normal symbol display LED 146a (two light emitting areas 82a) changes the normal symbol. Display (display mode in which green LEDs and red LEDs are alternately lit) is started.

  That is, when a game ball is detected by the gate switch 74a, the CPU 202 of the main control board 201 extracts a normal random number per symbol from a counter that updates the normal random number per symbol within a predetermined range. Then, the CPU 202 determines whether or not to win based on the normal symbol determination random number at the start of the variation of the normal symbol by the normal symbol display LED 146a, and in accordance with the determination result (in this embodiment, it is a hit) The red LED is turned on, and if it is off, the green LED is turned on).

  Further, when the game ball passes through the passing gate 74 while the normal symbol display LED 146a displays the variation of the normal symbol, the normal symbol per random symbol extracted by the CPU 202 is stored in the RAM 204 up to a predetermined number (four in this embodiment). Remembered. At this time, the stored number of determination random numbers per normal symbol is displayed according to the lighting mode of the normal diagram start storage LED 146b (light emitting area 62b). Specifically, each time the passing of the game ball is detected by the gate switch 74a while the passage of the passing gate 74 is effective (when the number of stored starting symbols of the normal symbol is less than 4), the normal starting memory is stored each time. The lighting mode of the LED 146b is switched.

  In the present embodiment, for example, when the number of memorization start memory is 1, only one of the left memorial start memory LED 146b (light emitting area 62b) is lit, and when the number of memorization start memories increases further, In addition to the normal start memory LED 146b, the right general start memory LED 146b is lit in order. When the number of normal start memories reaches 4, which is the maximum, all of the four normal start memory LEDs 148 blink. On the other hand, each time the normal symbol change display is started by the normal symbol display LED 146a, the number of the normal symbol start memory decreases by one. In this case, the normal symbol start memory is stored in the reverse manner to the above. The LED 148 is lit and blinks.

  In the present embodiment, when the CPU 202 determines that the winning is based on the normal symbol per random determination at the start of the normal symbol variation, the normal symbol display LED 146a (light emitting area 64c) is lit red after a predetermined period. The status is stopped and displayed. After that, the left and right movable pieces 70a are expanded by switching the solenoid 71a to the operating state (energized state), and the variable winning device is controlled to be open for a predetermined period (for example, 0.5 seconds). Thereby, it will be in the state in which the winning to the lower start opening 70 is possible. After that, when a predetermined period has elapsed, control is performed to return the movable piece 70a to the initial position by returning the solenoid 71a to the non-operating state (non-energized state), and to return the variable winning device to the closed state.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 202 determines that the normal symbol change starts based on the random number per normal symbol at the start of normal symbol variation, the normal symbol display LED 146b (light emitting area 62b) stops in a state in which the normal symbol display LED 146 is lit in green after a predetermined period. In particular, the variable winning device is not controlled to be opened. Therefore, in this case, it is still impossible to win the lower start opening 70, but it is still possible to win the upper start opening 68.

  When a game ball flowing down in the game area 12 wins the upper start port 68 or the lower start port 70, a winning of the game ball is detected by the start port switch 68a or the start port switch 70b. In this case, the special symbol display LED 144a (four light emitting elements) can be started if the variation display of the special symbol can be started (for example, the state where the big hit game is not being played or the variation display of the special symbol / decoration symbol is not performed) In the region 64a), the special symbol variation display is started, and the liquid crystal display 50 starts the variation display of the decorative symbols (for example, numerals “1” to “9”). In the present embodiment, the special symbol is represented by a combination of lighting of the four light emitting areas 64a. In addition, three decorative symbols are displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 50: a left decorative symbol, a middle decorative symbol, and a right decorative symbol. All of these decorative symbols are scrolled in a certain direction on the screen. In this way, the display is changed.

  The change display of the special symbol or the decorative symbol is stopped after a predetermined period of time, and when the special symbol is displayed in a specific mode (a combination of lighting of the plurality of light emitting areas 64a that are big hits: jackpot symbol), At the same time, the stop symbols of the decorative symbols (the state in which all the left, middle and right decorative symbols are stopped) are also displayed in a specific manner (the same decorative symbol combination: jackpot symbol). In this case, the CPU 202 of the main control board 201 starts control of the “big hit gaming state”. Note that the period during which the variable display is performed is determined within a range of several seconds to several tens of seconds according to the jackpot determination random number or other random numbers.

  In the big hit gaming state, the CPU 202 performs a control to operate the solenoid 73a to open the condition operating device. That is, when the solenoid 73a is actuated, the opening / closing member 72a rotates with the lower edge thereof as a fulcrum so as to fall down toward the front side of the pachinko machine 1, thereby enabling winning to the big winning opening 72. The opening control of such a conditional operation device is performed by a count switch 73a that a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed or that a predetermined number (for example, 9) of game balls has won a prize winning opening 72. This is continued until either condition is detected.

  When any of the above conditions is satisfied, the CPU 202 returns the solenoid 73a to a non-operating (non-energized) state, and raises the opening / closing member 72a that has been tilted forward until then along the board surface. As a result, the special winning opening 72 is closed, and the condition operating device is controlled to be closed. In the big hit game state, the CPU 202 repeatedly executes a control for making one open / close cycle (hereinafter also referred to as a round) from opening the condition operating device to returning to the closed state. 15 rounds), the big hit gaming state is ended there (variable winning action control means). As described above, since the big winning opening 72 is opened when the game state is changed to the big hit gaming state, the upper starting opening 68, the lower starting opening 70, and the normal winning opening can be obtained by winning a game ball in the opened large winning opening 72. Since it is possible to acquire a large amount of game balls in a shorter time than winning a game ball at 76, etc., it is possible to enhance the interest of the player.

  In the present embodiment, the left, middle and right decorative symbols are controlled to stop in the order of left decorative symbol → right decorative symbol → middle decorative symbol. The decorative symbol stop symbol is a symbol in which all the left, middle and right decorative symbols are stopped when the left, middle and right decorative symbols start to change and the middle decorative symbol is stopped. A combination of

  Further, in the present embodiment, the specific mode displayed when the special symbol is stopped includes a special mode (a combination of lighting of a plurality of light emitting areas 64a that are probable big hits), and the special symbol at the stop is a special mode. When displayed, the stop symbol of the decorative symbol is also in a special mode (probability big hit symbol: in this embodiment, a combination of the same odd symbols). In this case, it becomes a so-called “probable big hit”, and after the big hit gaming state is finished, the probability of winning next big hit gaming state (winning probability, big hit probability) becomes high (in this embodiment, 1/70 in the probability variation state). It is a probability, and is a probability of 1/490 except for the probability fluctuation state.) That is, when the special symbol at the time of stoppage is a special mode, the player is in a more advantageous state for the player in the “probability variation state” after the big hit game is over.

  In this embodiment, when the probability variation state is reached after the end of the big hit game, the short hit control is performed in addition to the increase in the big hit probability. That is, in the probability variation state, the control for reducing the variation time from the start of the special symbol variation display on the special symbol display LED 144a (four light emitting areas 64a) to the stop display of the special symbol from the normal state. Symbol display LED 146a (light emitting area 82a) Control for shortening the fluctuation time from the start of normal symbol variation display to the normal symbol stop display from the normal state, normal symbol display LED 146a (light emitting region 82a) Control for increasing the probability that the result of the fluctuation display is “hit”, the movable piece 70a that is opened based on the fact that the result of the fluctuation display of the normal symbol is “hit” at the normal symbol display LED 146a (light emitting area 82a). Control for extending the opening time from the normal state (in this embodiment, 0.5 seconds in the normal state, 0. 0 in the short time state and the probability variation state. Seconds), control for increasing the number of times that the variable prize-winning device is opened compared to the normal state (in this embodiment, once in the normal state, three times in the short-time state and the probability variation state), etc. Control is also performed.

  On the other hand, when the probability variation state does not occur after the end of the big hit game, the time reduction control is performed until the number of times the special symbol variation display is executed reaches a predetermined number (100 times in the present embodiment). It becomes a state advantageous to the player called “state”. In the short-time control, the winning probability to the lower start opening 70 is increased, and the number of executions of the special symbol variation display within a certain period can be increased (that is, the jackpot determination opportunity is increased). It becomes an advantageous state for the person. In addition, a normal state means the state which is not the probability fluctuation state mentioned above or a time-short state.

  In the present embodiment, a game ball is won at the upper start opening 68, and three game balls are paid out as a specified number when detected by the start opening switch 68a. When a winning is made and detected by the start port switch 70b, a predetermined number of four game balls are paid out. Thus, the following effects are produced by providing a difference in the number of payouts between the upper start port 68 and the lower start port 70.

  That is, the lower start opening 70 is normally closed by the movable piece 70a, and the structure is such that there is no chance of winning unless the result of the normal symbol variation display is “winning”, whereas the upper start opening 68 is Since it is a structure that can always accept a game ball from above, if there are too many payouts for a single game ball winning to the upper start opening 68, the player will be more advantageous than the game hall operator. . If it does so, winning a prize to a starting opening (upper starting opening 68 and lower starting opening 70) will be controlled as a measure for resolving a disadvantage of a game hall operator, and a determination game (determination of whether or not to be a big hit gaming state as a result) ) May cause discomfort to the player. On the other hand, if the number of payouts for winning at the upper start opening 68 is too small, the number of game balls required for the judgment game increases, resulting in excessive investment, which is inconvenient for the player. It will give you a profit.

  On the other hand, the lower start opening 70 provides a game advantageous to the player in the short-time state and the probability variation state, and the lower start opening 70 is controlled by extending the opening time and the number of opening times of the movable piece 70a. The probability of winning is increased. However, if the number of payouts for winning a game ball is too small, the number of payouts will be reduced relative to the number of shot balls, and the remaining number of game balls will gradually decrease in spite of the advantageous game state. By doing so, the player will be uncomfortable. In consideration of these events, the number of payouts (three or four) for each of the upper start port 68 and the lower start port 70 is set in this embodiment.

  The display result of the special symbol on the special symbol display LED 144a corresponds to the display result of the decorative symbol on the liquid crystal display 50. That is, when it is determined that the big symbol is not won at the start of the variation of the special symbol, the LED (four light emitting areas 64a) is turned on according to a mode different from the above specific mode, that is, a mode out of the special mode. In addition to the stop display, the liquid crystal display 50 displays an image of a decorative symbol in a manner of loss (a loss symbol: a symbol other than the jackpot symbol, in this embodiment, a combination of at least two types of symbol information (symbols)). .

  Also, the decorative symbol is a symbol for the production different from the special symbol, and the contents of the special symbol variation display (flashing of the four light emitting areas 64a) are expressed in a dramatic manner by the variation display of the ornamental decoration symbol. This enhances the visual effect. That is, when the special symbol display LED 144a is lit and displayed in a specific manner, control to shift to the big hit gaming state is performed, but even if the display result of the decorative symbol in the liquid crystal display 50 becomes a specific manner, When the special symbol display LED 144a is not lit and displayed in a specific manner, the control for shifting to the big hit gaming state is not performed.

  Further, in this embodiment, it is possible to control to one type of big hit gaming state in which “15 times” is set as the number of rounds executed in the big hit gaming state, but the benefits given to the player as the big hit gaming state are different. It may be configured to be controllable to multiple types of big hit gaming states. For example, it may be configured to control to a plurality of types of jackpot gaming states with different numbers of rounds executed in the jackpot gaming state. In this case, the number of rounds to be executed in the big hit gaming state may be determined after the big hit determination is made based on the big hit determination random number (winning determination means), or based on the big hit determination random number It may be determined whether or not to control any one of a plurality of types of big hit gaming states in which different numbers of rounds are set.

  In the present embodiment, the state display LED 148b (four light emitting regions 82d) is associated with the above-described probability variation state, short-time state, probability variation state, and jackpot gaming state, and the state display according to the current gaming state. The LED 148b (one light emitting area 82d) is controlled to be turned on, while the other status display LEDs 148b (three light emitting areas 82d) are controlled to be turned off.

  In the present embodiment, the above-described round display LED 148a (two light emitting regions 82c) is turned on during the big hit game. Specifically, either one or both of the left and right light emitting areas 82c to be the round display LED 148a are lit according to the type of the big hit gaming state. In this embodiment, since it is possible to control only one type of big hit gaming state, it is not necessary to turn on the round display LED 148a. However, when it is configured to be controllable to a plurality of types of big hit gaming state, By controlling the turn-on / off of the round display LED 148a corresponding to the gaming state, the type of the big hit gaming state can be easily grasped from the outside.

  For example, as a plurality of types of jackpot gaming states, the first jackpot gaming state in which “2 times” is set as the number of rounds executed in the jackpot gaming state, and the number of rounds executed in the jackpot gaming state is “15 times”. It is assumed that the second big hit gaming state in which "" is set is executable. In this case, the LED corresponding to the right light emitting area 82c of the round display LED 148a is turned on during execution of the first big hit gaming state, and the LED corresponding to the left light emitting area 82c is turned on during execution of the second big hit gaming state. You may make it perform control. Thus, it is understood that the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment can be adapted to a configuration that can be controlled to a plurality of types of big hit gaming states.

  Next, various control processes executed on the main control board 201 in accordance with the game progress of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 17. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of main processing executed by the CPU 202 mounted on the main control board 201. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing at the time of power-off occurrence. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of timer interrupt processing. FIG. 13 is a list showing random numbers updated on the main control board 201. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the game process. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the variation start process. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the big hit determination process. FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the variable display pattern setting process. Note that the timer interrupt process is executed by the CPU 202 mounted on the main control board 201 at a predetermined timing (in this embodiment, every 4 ms).

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the supply of power to the pachinko machine 1 is started, the CPU 202 executes a power-on process (step S1). In this power-on process, it is determined whether or not the backup data stored in the RAM 204 is normal (is a set value when a power failure occurs). If normal, the backup data stored in the RAM 204 is used. Execute processing to restore the power outage (power recovery processing), and if the backup data is abnormal, clear RAM 204 and perform CPU peripheral device settings (normal initial settings: interrupt timing settings, etc.) . When the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is stopped during the game, the current game state is stored in the RAM 204 as backup data. If the RAM erase switch for instructing the clearing of the backup data stored in the RAM 204 is turned on in the power-on process, the RAM 204 is cleared and normal initialization is performed. If the backup data is not stored in the RAM 204 mounted on the main control board 201 in the power-on process, the RAM 204 is cleared and normal initialization is performed. In the power-on process, a process of setting a power-on command indicating that the main control board 201 is activated to the sub-integrated board 211 when normal initial setting is executed is also executed. The power-on command notifies the sub integrated board 211 that the main control board 201 has been activated. Note that the backup data is also stored in the RAM 204 even when the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is stopped (when the power is turned off) when the amusement store is closed or the like, and the power supply when the power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is started again. Processing at the time of execution is executed.

  When the power-on process ends, the CPU 202 starts a loop process that repeatedly executes each process for gaming. At the start of this loop process, the CPU 202 first determines whether or not a power failure notice signal has been detected (step S2). In this embodiment, the power supply voltage used in the pachinko machine 1 is generated by a power supply board (not shown). That is, since a plurality of types of devices mounted on the pachinko machine 1 operate with different power supply voltages, the power supply voltage supplied from the external power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is converted into a predetermined power supply voltage on the power supply board, Supplying to the device. Therefore, when a power failure occurs and the power supply voltage supplied from the external power supply to the power supply board is equal to or lower than the predetermined power supply voltage, a power failure notice signal indicating that the supply of the power supply voltage from the power supply board to the main control board 201 is stopped. Sent. Then, when a power failure notice signal is detected by the CPU 202 mounted on the main control board 201 in step S2, a process at the time of occurrence of power interruption is executed (step S4). When the power interruption occurs, the operation of the gaming machine is in a state before the power failure when the power supply voltage supplied to the power supply board after the power failure is restored (24V in this embodiment) (hereinafter referred to as power recovery). This is a process of storing the state at the time of the occurrence of a power failure as backup data in the RAM 204 in order to start from the above. Although the processing content will be described later, in the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, the processing at the time of power-off occurrence is not an interrupt processing, but a branch processing that is executed immediately after the start of the loop depending on whether or not a power failure warning signal is detected. It is incorporated in the main process (main control process).

  When the power failure warning signal is not detected in step S2, that is, when the power from the external power supply is normally supplied, the random number update process 2 for updating various random numbers used in the game is performed (step S3). . The random number updated in the random number update process 2 will be described later.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the process (step S4) at the time of power-off occurrence. As described above, the power-off occurrence process is a process executed when a power failure warning signal is detected in the main process. First, the CPU 202 performs an interrupt prohibition setting so that the interrupt process is not executed (step S4a). Then, the checksum of the RAM 204 is calculated and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 204 (step S4b). This checksum is used to check whether or not the content of the RAM 204 before the power failure is retained at the time of power recovery.

  Next, the CPU 202 sets a specified value indicating that the process at the time of power-off occurrence has been performed in a backup flag provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 204 (step S4c). When the above processing is completed, the CPU 202 prohibits access to the RAM 204 (step S4d) and enters an infinite loop to prepare for stopping power supply. In this process, if the power supply voltage becomes unstable due to a very short power failure, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “instantaneous power interruption”), the process at the time of the occurrence of power interruption has started. Since the power supply voltage is not stopped, there is a possibility that it is impossible to return from the infinite loop in the above processing. In order to avoid such an adverse effect, the CPU 202 of this embodiment is provided with a watchdog timer, and is configured to be reset if the watchdog timer is not updated for a predetermined time. The watchdog timer is periodically updated while the process is normally performed. However, the watchdog timer enters the process when the power is cut off and is not updated. As a result, even when the power interruption occurs due to an instantaneous power failure and the infinite loop shown in FIG. 11 is entered, a reset is applied after a predetermined period of time, and the CPU 202 is started in the same process as when the power is turned on.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of timer interrupt processing. As described above, in this embodiment, the timer interrupt process is executed every 4 ms by the CPU 202 mounted on the main control board 201 during the execution of the main process. In the timer interrupt process, the CPU 202 executes the process from step S11 to step S19 after executing the register saving process (step S10). In the switch input process of step S11, a process of monitoring the detection signals of the above-described switches (gate switch 74a, start port switches 68a and 70b, count switch 72a, normal winning switch 76a, etc.) is executed. In the payout operation process in step S12, a payout command for instructing payout of the game ball is transmitted to the payout board 205 based on the signal detected in the switch input process (step S11). In the random number update process 1 in step S13, a process of updating various random numbers used in the game is executed. In this embodiment, the random number updated in the random number update process 1 is different from the random number updated in the random number update process 2 described above. Although the random number will be described later, the random number updated in the random number update process 2 may be updated in the random number update process 1.

  Moreover, in the game process of step S14, the process which controls the pachinko machine 1 according to the progress state of a game is performed. In the normal symbol game of step S15, the control process related to the normal symbol display LED 146a is executed. In the ordinary electric accessory game in step S16, processing for opening / closing control of the opening / closing member 56a is executed. In the special symbol game of step S17, control is performed to display the special symbol display LED 144a in a variable manner based on the result of the game process (step S14). In the special electric accessory game of step S18, the solenoid 73a is controlled to move and the opening / closing control of the opening / closing member 72a is executed. In the command transmission output process of step S19, a process of transmitting the effect command set in the game process (step S14) to the sub integrated board 211 is executed. In the command transmission output process (step S19), a process of transmitting the power-on command set in the power-on process (step S1) to the sub-integrated board 211 when power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is started. Done. In the I / O port output process of step S20, a process of outputting a state signal indicating a gaming state to the outside of the pachinko machine 1 (for example, a management computer), a process of outputting a drive signal to the special figure start memory lamp 147, etc. Execute. When the processing from step S11 to step S20 is executed, the register restoration processing (step S21) is executed, and the processing is terminated.

  Here, various random numbers updated by the CPU 202 mounted on the main control board 201 in the random number update process 1 (step S13) and the random number update process 2 (step S3) described above will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, in this embodiment, as the various random numbers used in the game, a big hit determination random number (numerical data updating means) used for determining whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state (big hit determination), When it is determined that a big hit gaming state is generated in the big hit determination, a probability variation determination random number used for determining whether or not to make a promising big hit (probability variation determination), when it is determined that the big hit gaming state is not generated in the big hit determination The reach determination random number used for determining whether or not to make a detachment with reach (reach determination), the variable display pattern random number used to determine the variable display pattern of the special symbol displayed on the special symbol display LED 144a Per normal symbol used for determining whether to open / close the opening / closing member 56a of the ball entrance device 56 (normal symbol per determination) Constant random number, and the like. Note that the variable display pattern of the special symbol may be determined using the reach determination random number, and the variable display pattern of the decorative symbol controlled by the liquid crystal display 50 may be determined.

  Among these random numbers, in the random number update process 1, per jackpot determination random number related to the occurrence of the jackpot gaming state, probability variation determination random number, and the normal symbol pertinent to whether or not the opening / closing member 56a of the pitching device 56 is controlled to the open state Update the decision random number. That is, the random number used for the determination regarding whether or not the big hit gaming state is generated and whether or not the opening / closing member 72a of the conditional operation device is controlled to the open state is updated every 4 ms as a predetermined timing. By doing in this way, the probability (probability to determine that the big hit gaming state is generated, probability to determine to control the open / close member 72a of the condition operating device to be in the open state) in each random number in a predetermined period can be made constant. It is possible to prevent the player from being disadvantaged. On the other hand, in the random number update process 2, the reach determination random number and the variable display pattern random number are updated regardless of the occurrence of the big hit gaming state and the display result of the normal symbol. Note that the random numbers updated by the main control board 201 are not limited to those described above. In the random number update processing 2, the initial value of the big hit determination random number that starts counting next when the counter that updates the big hit determination random number makes one round. The initial value determination random number for determining the value is also updated.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the game process (step S14). In the game control process, the CPU 202 first determines whether or not a game ball has won the upper start opening 68 and the lower start opening 70 (step S30). Specifically, it is determined whether or not a detection signal is output from the start port switches 68a and 70b, and when a detection signal is output from the start port switches 68a and 70b, the upper start port 68 and the lower start port 70 are output. If it is determined that the game ball has won (YES in step S30), and no detection signal is output from the start port switches 68a and 70b, no game ball has won the upper start port 68 and the lower start port 70 ( In step S30, NO is determined. When it is determined in step S30 that a game ball has won the upper start port 68 and the lower start port 70, various random numbers (big hit determination random number, probability variation determination random number, etc.) are acquired, and the number of reserved balls provided in the RAM 204 It is determined whether or not the counter value is less than 4 which is the upper limit value (step S31). If the held ball number counter is less than 4 in step S31, start memory storage processing is performed (step S32: start memory means). If the start port switches 68a and 70b are not turned on in step S30 and if the value of the reserved ball number counter is 4 in step S31, the start storage storing process is not executed. Thereafter, the CPU 202 refers to the value of the process selection flag indicating the progress of the game and performs any one of steps S40 to S44.

  In the start memory storage process, a process of adding “1” to the held ball number counter and a process of changing the lighting display mode (the number of LEDs to be turned on) of the special figure start memory LED 144b in accordance with the addition of the held ball number counter. And a process of storing the acquired random number value (in this embodiment, the big hit determination random number, the probability variation determination random number) in the starting storage storage area provided in the RAM 204 in correspondence with the count value of the reserved ball number counter. Do. Thus, the reserved ball number counter is a counter indicating the number of random numbers stored in the storage area of the start memory. If the value of the reserved ball number counter is the upper limit value in step S31, the random number value acquired in step S30 is discarded. When it is determined in step S30 that a game ball has won the upper start opening 68 or the lower start opening 70, various random numbers may be acquired between step S30 and step S32. For example, various random numbers are acquired in step S30. Instead, after it is determined in step S31 that the reserved ball number counter is less than the upper limit value, various random numbers may be acquired, or may be acquired in the start storage storage process (step S32).

  In the variation start process (step S40) executed when the process selection flag is “0”, the start memory number is confirmed. If the start memory number is not 0, the setting for starting the variation display of the special symbol is made. Do. As will be described in detail later, specifically, it is determined whether or not a big hit gaming state is to be generated, and if a big hit gaming state is to be generated, it is determined whether or not to be a promising big hit. In the variable display pattern setting process (step S41) executed when the process selection flag is “1”, settings related to the special symbol and decorative pattern variable display are performed. Specifically, although the details will be described later, the variation display pattern of the special symbol is determined, and the variation time set corresponding to the variation display pattern (after the variation display of the special symbol is started by the special symbol display LED 144a) Set the timer until the stop display. In the changing process (step S42) executed when the process selection flag is “2”, the timer set with the changing time in the change display pattern setting process (step S41) is monitored, and the timer has timed out. Then, the special symbol display LED 144a performs a process of stopping the variation display of the special symbol. At this time, if it is determined that the big hit gaming state is made in the variation start process (step S40), the process selection flag is updated to “3”, and if it is not judged that the big hit gaming state is made, the process selection flag is set. Update to “0”.

  Further, in the big hit game start process (step S43: profit grant state control means) executed when the process selection flag is “3”, a setting for starting the big hit game state is performed. Specifically, a jackpot start command for instructing execution of the start display of the jackpot gaming state is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 211, and setting of the number of times the condition operating device is released is set.

  In the big hit game processing executed when the process selection flag is “4” (step S44: profit grant state control means), the number of game balls detected by the count switch 72a when the big hit game state is started. When a predetermined number (9 in this embodiment) of game balls wins the big winning opening 62 or when a predetermined period (30 seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed, the condition actuating device In addition to performing a process for putting the game in a closed state (execution period limiting means), a command for hitting a jackpot that instructs the sub-integrated board 211 to execute a display in a jackpot gaming state (for example, round display) is transmitted. If the number of rounds in the big hit gaming state has not reached the predetermined number (15 in this embodiment), the process for opening the conditional operation device is performed again, and the number of rounds in the big hit gaming state is When the predetermined number of times is reached, a jackpot end command is sent to the sub-integrated board 211 to instruct execution of a jackpot gaming state end display, and the process selection flag is updated to “0”.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the variation start process (step S40). In the variation start process, the CPU 202 determines whether or not the value of the reserved ball number counter is 0 (step S401). As described above, since the value of the held ball number counter indicates the number of random numbers stored in the start memory storage area, if the value of the held ball number counter is 0 in step S401, the start memory is stored. It is determined that there is no data, and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the value of the reserved ball number counter is not 0 in step S401, a start memory transfer process is executed (step S402). In the start memory transfer process, the process of subtracting 1 from the reserved ball number counter, and after shifting various random numbers stored in the start memory storage area provided in the RAM 204, the stored ball counter of the start memory storage area A process of reading various random numbers (such as jackpot determination random numbers) stored in the storage area corresponding to 0 is performed. Specifically, various random numbers stored in the storage area corresponding to n (n = 1, 2, 3, 4) of the reserved ball number counter in the storage area of the start memory are stored in the storage area of the start memory. The number is stored in a storage area corresponding to n-1 (n = 0, 1, 2, 3) of the number counter.

  Next, in step S402, it is determined whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state using the big hit determination random number read from the storage area corresponding to 0 of the reserved ball number counter in the storage area of the reserved memory, and the big hit gaming state is determined. In the case of generating, after the big hit determination process for determining whether or not the probability variation big hit is made (step S403), the process selection flag is updated to “1” (step S404). By updating the process selection flag to “1”, the timer interrupt process occurs next, and the variable display pattern setting process (step S41) can be executed when the game process (step S14) is executed.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the big hit determination process (step S404). In the big hit determination process, the CPU 202 determines whether or not the probability variation flag set in the big hit game processing (step S44) is ON (set) (step S51). If the probability variation flag is ON, a probability variation state big hit determination table (not shown) is selected (step S52: high probability state control means), and if the probability variation state flag is not ON (if it is OFF), A big hit determination table (not shown) in the normal / short time state is selected (step S53: normal state control means). In the promiscuous state jackpot determination table, 14 jackpot determination values that are determined to generate a jackpot gaming state by matching the jackpot determination random number among 980 jackpot determination random numbers from 0 to 979 are set. The jackpot probability, which is the probability of a jackpot, is 1/70. On the other hand, in the normal / short time state big hit determination table, two big hit determination values are set out of 980 big hit determination random numbers from 0 to 979, and the big hit probability is 1/490.

  Then, the determination value set in the probability change state big hit determination table selected in steps S52 and S53, or the normal / short-time state big hit determination table, and the value of the big hit determination random number read out in the start memory transfer process in step S402 And whether or not to generate a big hit gaming state is determined (step S54). The determination value set in the probability change state big hit determination table selected in steps S52 and S53, or the normal / short-time state big hit determination table, and the value of the big hit determination random number read in the start memory transfer process in step S402 (hold) The jackpot flag is set to ON when it is determined that a jackpot gaming state is to be generated based on a match with the value of the jackpot determination random number stored in the storage area corresponding to 0 of the ball counter. Later (step S55), it is determined based on a probability variation determination table (not shown) in which a predetermined criterion value is set whether or not the probability variation big hit is made (step S56: high probability state determination means). Specifically, it is set in the probability variation determination table and the value of the probability variation determination random number read in the start memory transition process in step S402 (value of the probability variation determination random number stored in the storage area corresponding to 0 of the reserved ball number counter). It is determined whether or not to make a probable big hit based on whether or not the determination value matches. In the present embodiment, the probability variation entry rate (the ratio of the probability variation to the probability variation big hit) is 2/3, that is, the probability variation big hit among the nine probability variation determination random numbers from 0 to 8. Six determination values to be determined are set in the probability variation determination table.

  If it is determined in step S56 that the determination value set in the probability variation determination table and the value of the probability variation determination random number read in the start memory transfer process in step S402 match, the probability variation state is determined. The flag is turned on (set) (step S57). On the other hand, when it is determined in step S54 that a big hit is not made (defeated) and in step S56, it is decided that a probability variation big hit is not made (non-probable variation big hit), the following processing is executed. The process ends without Note that the ON / OFF states (set state, reset state) of the big hit flag and the probability variation state flag are stored in the RAM 204. The OFF state (reset state) of the big hit flag and the probability change state flag is a value of “0”, and the ON state (set state) of the big hit flag and the probability change state flag is a value of “1”. Is set.

  Note that the big hit flag is a flag indicating control for shifting to the big hit gaming state. If the big hit flag is set in the big hit game start process (step S43), the big hit gaming state is generated. The probability change state flag is a flag indicating the transition control to the probability variation state after the big hit gaming state is finished, and the probability change state flag is set when the big hit gaming state is ended in the big hit gaming process (step S44). Then, the process of resetting the probability variation state flag and setting the probability variation flag indicating the probability variation state is executed. In the state in which the probability variation flag is set, the probability variation state is controlled as described above. For example, the probability variation state big hit determination table in step S52 described above is selected and the state other than the probability variation state (normal state, time reduction state). The probability of determining that a big hit gaming state is to be generated is increased. If the probability variation flag is set in the big hit game start processing (step S43), processing for resetting the probability variation flag is executed.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the variable display pattern setting process (step S41). In the variable display pattern setting process, the CPU 202 determines whether or not a big hit is made as a result of the current variable display, that is, whether or not the big hit flag is set (step S410), and the big hit flag is set. If it is ON (if it is in the ON state), the big hit time fluctuation display pattern table (not shown) in which the fluctuation display pattern used when the big hit is set is selected (step S412). If the big hit flag is not set (if it is OFF), a reach determination random number is acquired and stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 204 and set in a reach determination table in which a predetermined determination value is set. It is determined whether or not reach is determined based on whether or not the determined determination value matches the value of the acquired reach determination random number (step S411). When it is determined that the reach mode is selected, a reach-time variation display pattern table (not shown) in which a variation display pattern showing a mode for deriving an outlier design with the reach mode is selected (step S413), and the reach mode is selected. When it is determined that the change display pattern is not to be selected, a change display pattern table (not shown) at the time of a change display pattern in which a change display pattern in which an outlier design is derived without a reach form is set is selected (step S414). In the reach determination table, the reach probability (reach mode ratio) is 1 / 12.5, that is, two determination values out of 25 reach determination random numbers from 0 to 24 are reach determination. Set in the table.

  Then, the random display pattern random number is acquired and stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 204, and the big hit variation display pattern table, the reach variation display pattern table selected in Steps S411, S413, and S414, the deviation variation display pattern. The variation display pattern in which the determination value set in any one of the variation display pattern tables matches the value of the acquired variation display pattern random number is determined (step S415).

  Next, a variation display pattern command is set as an effect command for designating the variation display pattern determined in step S415 (step S416), and a variation time corresponding to the variation display pattern is provided in the RAM 204 mounted on the main control board 201. Is set to a timer (in this embodiment, a valid period timer) (step S417). In step S417, the variation time set in the variation display pattern determined in step S415 is set in the effective period timer. Note that the variable display pattern command set in step S416 is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 211 in the command transmission output process (step S19). Further, when a variable display pattern command is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 211 by the command transmission output process, a special signal game outputs a drive signal to the special symbol display LED 144a to start the special symbol variable display.

  Here, the fluctuation display pattern command is data of 2 bytes, and the fluctuation display of the special symbol is stopped and displayed in each fluctuation display pattern command after the special symbol display LED 144a starts the fluctuation display of the special symbol. Data for specifying the fluctuation time and reach production to be included. Of the 2-byte variable display pattern command, the first byte is data that can specify a variable display pattern, and the second byte is data that can specify a variable number (variable display pattern). . That is, the integrated CPU 212 mounted on the sub-integrated board 211 can recognize the variable display pattern based on the first byte data, and further identifies the variable display pattern based on the second byte data. .

  Following step S417 of the variable display pattern setting process, the CPU 202 confirms whether or not the probability variation state flag is set (step S418), and when the probability variation state flag is set, an effect command indicating that the probability variation big hit is set. The probability variation jackpot command is set (step S419). Then, the process selection flag is updated to “2” (step S420). Note that the probability variation jackpot command set in step S419 is transmitted to the sub integrated substrate 211 in the command transmission output process (step S19) together with the variation display pattern command. As a result, the integrated CPU 212 mounted on the sub-integrated board 211 can recognize that it is a probable big hit as a result of the current fluctuation display.

  In the variable display pattern setting process, whether or not the big hit flag and the probability change status flag are set in addition to the probability change big hit command as an effect command indicating the winning result is confirmed, the big hit flag is set. A process is executed for setting a winning command indicating an uncertain variable big hit when the status flag is not set, and a winning command indicating a deviation when the big hit flag is not set. The integrated CPU 212 mounted on the sub-integrated board 211 can recognize that, as a result of the current variable display, a non-probable large hit is obtained by the winning command transmitted together with the variable display pattern command. In this embodiment, the variable display pattern command also includes information indicating the winning result, and the integrated CPU 212 determines whether or not the winning results indicated by the variable display pattern command and the winning command match. ing. This makes it possible for the integrated CPU 212 to reliably recognize the result of the present fluctuation display, and to prevent malfunction such as failure to receive a command due to the influence of external noise or the like, and displaying an incorrect fluctuation display result. Can do.

  In the variation display pattern setting process, it is confirmed whether or not the probability variation flag or the time reduction flag is set as an effect command indicating the gaming state, and the gaming state is the probability variation state when the probability variation flag is set. A process for setting a game state command indicating that the game state is in a short time state when the time state flag is set is executed. The gaming state command is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 211 in the command transmission output process (step S19) together with the change display pattern command and the winning command. The integrated CPU 212 mounted on the sub-integrated board 211 can recognize that the gaming state is in the probability changing state by the gaming state command indicating the probability changing state, and the gaming state is in the time saving state by indicating the time shortening state. I can recognize that.

  Note that the hourly flag is a flag that is set when it is determined in step S56 of the big hit determination process that the probability change big hit is not made (not probable change big hit), and the big hit gaming state in the big hit game processing (step S44). Processing to be set when ending is executed. When the time reduction flag is set, the time reduction state is controlled. For example, in step S414, a variation display pattern of “shortening variation” in which the variation time of the special symbol is shortened from the normal state from the variation variation display pattern table at the time of deviation. Selected. Further, when it is determined that the next big hit gaming state is to be generated in step S54 of the big hit determination process until the predetermined number of special symbol fluctuation display is executed after the big hit gaming state ends, or after the big hit gaming state ends. When the special symbol variable display is executed for the number of times, a process for resetting the hourly flag is executed. Note that the ON / OFF state (set state, reset state) of the time reduction flag is stored in the RAM 204. Further, the OFF state (reset state) of the time reduction flag means that a value of “0” is set, and the ON state (set state) of the time reduction flag means that a value of “1” is set.

  The effective period timer set with the variation time in step S417 starts when the variation display pattern command is transmitted to the sub-integrated board 211 in the command transmission output processing (step S19), and in the variation processing (step S42). When the validity period timer times out, a special signal display LED 144a is output to drive the special symbol to be stopped by the CPU 202, and an effect command (fluctuation to instruct the sub-integrated board 211 to stop changing the decorative symbol display) Stop command). Note that the sub-integrated board 211 performs control for confirming and displaying the stop of the decorative symbol based on the reception of the change stop command.

  In addition, when a plurality of display areas are provided on the display device and symbols are displayed in a variable manner in each display area, the display is stopped at a specific display result when the big hit determination process is performed. When there are multiple display lines to be displayed, when a symbol that has not been stopped on any display line stops at a predetermined symbol, the symbol that is stopped and displayed on the display line becomes a specific display result. Alternatively, a state in which all the symbols on the display line are variably displayed in a combination such that a specific display result is obtained is called a reach mode. In other words, the reach mode is a mode (a mode immediately before a big hit) representing a step before a specific display result (big hit display). In this embodiment, there is only one display line as described above, and among the left, middle and right decorative symbols displayed on the liquid crystal display 50, the left decorative symbol, the right decorative symbol, and two arbitrary decorative symbols. May be combined), and the medium decorative symbol (the remaining decorative symbol when the combination of two arbitrary decorative symbols is stopped) is variably displayed, or the liquid crystal display 50 All the decorative symbols displayed on the screen are displayed in a synchronized manner with the same symbol combination (for example, the left, middle, and right decorative symbols are displayed in a synchronized manner so that they always have the same design. State) is called a reach mode, and after reaching the reach mode, the frame lamp 27, the center LED substrates 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, the side LED substrate 130, the liquid crystal display 0, effects performed by the upper speaker 29, the lower speaker 14, and the like (for example, the frame lamp 27, the center LED substrates 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, and the side LED substrate 130 are arranged in a predetermined manner. Lit / blink, predetermined image display on the liquid crystal display 50, and predetermined audio output on the upper speaker 29 and the lower speaker 14) are called reach effects.

  Next, processing executed by the integrated CPU 212 mounted on the sub integrated substrate 211 will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of sub-main processing, and FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an example of 16 ms steady processing.

  As shown in FIG. 18, when power supply to the pachinko machine 1 is started, the integrated CPU 212 performs an initial setting process (step S71). In the initial setting process, a process of clearing the integrated RAM 214 mounted on the sub integrated board 211 is performed. Note that interrupts are prohibited during this initial setting process, and interrupts are permitted after the initial setting process. When the initial setting process (step S71) ends, a loop process for monitoring whether or not the 16 ms elapsed flag T is set is started (step S72).

  In this embodiment, the integrated CPU 212 generates an interrupt every 2 ms and executes a 2 ms steady process. In the 2 ms steady process, a process of counting up the 16 ms progress monitoring counter (adding 1 to the 16 ms progress monitoring counter) is executed, and when the value of the 16 ms progress monitoring counter reaches 8, that is, 16 ms elapses. While the flag T is set, a 16 ms progress monitoring counter is reset (set to 0). As described above, the 16 ms elapsed flag T is set (set) to “1” every 16 ms in the 2 ms steady process, and is normally set (reset) to “0”. If the 16 ms elapsed flag is set in step S72 (the 16 ms elapsed flag T is “1”), the 16 ms elapsed flag is reset (step S73), and then the 16 ms steady process is performed (step S74).

  In the 16 ms steady process, the liquid crystal display 50, the frame lamp 27, the center LED boards 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, and the side LED board 130 based on the effect command received from the main control board 201. Then, processing for controlling the speakers 14, 29, etc. is executed. When the 16 ms steady process ends, the process returns to step S72 again, and every time the 16 ms elapse flag T is set, that is, every 16 ms, the above steps S73 to S74 are repeated. On the other hand, if the 16 ms elapsed flag T is not set in step S72 (the 16 ms elapsed flag T is “0”), the loop processing is performed until the 16 ms elapsed flag T is set.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a 16 ms steady process executed every 16 ms in the sub main process. In the 16 ms steady process, the integrated CPU 212 executes the processes of steps S91 to S95. In the command analysis process of step S91, the effect command received from the main control board 201 is analyzed. In the effect control process of step S92, a control process related to the liquid crystal display 50 is executed based on the variable display pattern command. More specifically, a stop symbol for a decorative symbol, which will be described later, is determined.

  Moreover, in the sound control process of step S93, the control process regarding the speakers 14 and 29 is performed. In the lamp control process in step S94, control processes related to the center LED boards 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, the side LED board 130, and the frame lamp 27 are executed. In the information output process in step S95, a display command is transmitted to the display control board 220, and a drive signal and a lamp lighting signal are transmitted to the lamp drive board 156. In the random number update process of step S96, a process of updating random numbers used for various settings in the effect control process (step S92) is executed.

  Here, various random numbers updated by the integrated CPU 212 mounted on the sub-integrated board 211 in the above-described random number update process (step S96) will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 20, in this embodiment, a probabilistic jackpot symbol random number used to determine a probable big hit symbol as a decorative symbol stop symbol, and a non-probable big jackpot used to determine a non-probable big jackpot symbol as a decorative symbol stop symbol. Examples of the symbol random number and the stop symbol of the decorative symbol include a symbol random number used for determination of the symbol offset. It should be noted that various random numbers (probability large hit symbol random number, non-probable variable bonus symbol random number, outlier symbol random number, etc.) are used when the effect command received from the main control board 201 in the command analysis process (step S91) is a variable display pattern. To be acquired.

  In addition, the processes in steps S91 to S96 in the 16 ms steady process are completed within 16 ms. Even if it takes 16 ms or more from the start of the 16 ms steady processing to the end of the 16 ms steady processing, the 16 ms steady processing is started from the beginning immediately after the 16 ms has elapsed since the start of the 16 ms steady processing (step S91 described later). Do not execute) That is, when 16 ms elapses during execution of the 16 ms steady process, only the 16 ms elapse flag is set, and when it is determined in step S72 that the 16 ms elapse flag is set after the end of the 16 ms steady process, the 16 ms steady process is performed. To start.

  In this embodiment, the random number update process (step S96) is executed in the 16 ms steady process to update various random numbers. However, the timing (timing) for updating the various random numbers is limited to this. It is not something that can be done. For example, various random numbers may be updated in one or both of the loop processing in the sub-main processing and the 16 ms steady processing.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating an example of command analysis processing (step S91). In the command analysis process, the integrated CPU 212 first determines whether or not an effect command has been received from the main control board 201 (step S601). In this embodiment, when an effect command is received from the main control board 201, other processes such as a 16 ms steady process are interrupted to generate a command reception interrupt process, and the received command is mounted on the sub-integrated board 211. Are stored in the received command storage area in the integrated RAM 214. The reception command storage area is provided with a plurality of areas corresponding to the reception order of the production commands, and in the command reception interrupt process, the reception command storage areas are stored in the respective areas corresponding to the reception order of the production commands. In step S601, the contents of the received command storage area are confirmed. If the received command is stored, the effect command in the order of reception in the received command storage area is read (step S602).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the read effect command is a variable display pattern command (step S603). If the read effect command is a variable display pattern command (YES in step S603), a variable display pattern reception flag is set. Then, it is stored in the variable display pattern storage area in the integrated RAM 214 mounted on the sub-integrated board 211 (step S604).

  On the other hand, if the read effect command is not a variation display pattern command (NO in step S603), it is determined whether the read effect command is a probability change jackpot command (step S605), and if the read effect command is a probability change jackpot command. If (YES in step S605), a probability variation jackpot flag is set (step S606). If the read effect command is not a probability change jackpot command (NO in step S605), it corresponds to the received effect command (a winning command other than the probability change jackpot command, a gaming state command, a variable stop command, a jackpot start command, etc.). A flag is set (step S607).

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the effect control process (step S92). In the effect control process, the integrated CPU 212 refers to the value of the process selection flag indicating the progress state of the game and performs any one of steps S700 to S702.

  In the decorative symbol variation start process (step S700) executed when the process selection flag is “0”, a setting for starting the decorative symbol variation display is performed if a variation display pattern command is received. More specifically, the decoration design stop symbol is determined according to the variable display pattern command and the probability variation jackpot command, and the reach effecting mode is determined, and the process selection flag is updated to “1”.

  In the decorative symbol variation process (step S701) executed when the process selection flag is “1”, when a variation stop command is received, a display command is transmitted to the display control board 220 to stop the decorative symbol variation display. If the control is performed and the big hit start command is received from the main control board 201, the processing selection flag is updated to “2”. If the big hit start command is not received from the main control board 201, the processing selection flag is set to “0”. Update to

  In the jackpot display process (step S702) executed when the process selection flag is “2”, a display indicating the start of the jackpot gaming state is displayed on the liquid crystal display 50 according to the jackpot start command transmitted from the main control board 201. And performing control for displaying a big hit game state (for example, round display etc.) in response to the big hit game command transmitted from the main control board 201, and receiving a big hit end command, the big hit game The end of the state is displayed and the process selection flag is updated to “0”.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the decorative symbol variation start process (step S700). In the decorative symbol variation start process, the integrated CPU 212 first determines whether or not the variation display pattern reception flag is set (step S710). The variation display pattern reception flag is a flag that is set in step S604 of the command analysis process (step S91) described above and indicates that a variation display pattern command has been received from the main control board 201. That is, if the variation display pattern reception flag is not set in step S710 (NO in step S710), it is determined that the variation display pattern command has not been received, and the decorative symbol variation start process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the variable display pattern reception flag is set (YES in step S710), the variable display pattern reception flag is reset (step S711), and it is determined whether the received winning command is a command indicating a win. It is determined whether the variation display pattern based on the received variation display pattern command is a variation display pattern that generates a big hit (whether it is a winning pattern) (step S712). Whether or not the pattern is a hit pattern can be confirmed by referring to the second byte data of the variable display pattern command.

  If the winning command is not a command indicating a win (NO in step S712), a stop symbol of the missed symbol is determined (step S713). If the variation display pattern is a hit pattern (YES in step S712), it is determined whether the probability variation big hit flag is set (step S714). If the probability change big hit flag is set (YES in step S714). Then, the stop symbol of the probability variation big hit symbol is determined (step S715).

  On the other hand, if the probability variation big hit flag is not set in step S714 (NO in step S714), the stop symbol of the non-probable big hit symbol is determined (step S716). The probability variation big hit flag is reset when the big hit gaming state is started in the big hit display process (step S702). The time when the probability variation jackpot flag is reset is not limited to this. For example, when the variation display of the decorative symbol is stopped in the decorative symbol variation processing (step S701), specifically, when the variation stop command is received. It may be reset, or may be reset when the big hit gaming state is ended in the big hit display process (step S702).

  In this embodiment, a combination symbol is determined as a stop symbol out of a combination of the same odd number symbols (specific symbols) as the probable variation jackpot symbol of the decoration symbol, and the same even symbol as the non-probability variation jackpot symbol of the decoration symbol One of the combinations of (non-specific symbols) is determined as a stop symbol. In step S713, when the stop symbol of the shift symbol is determined, it is determined whether it is a variable display pattern with a reach mode. If the variable display pattern has a reach mode, the left, middle, and right decorative symbols are displayed. Among them, the left and right decorative symbols are the same symbol, and the middle decorative symbol is determined as a stop symbol that is different from the left and right decorative symbols. On the other hand, if it is a variable display pattern not accompanied by a reach mode, the left, middle, and right decorative symbols are determined as stop symbols that are different from each other.

  Next, the integrated CPU 212 executes the reach effect determining process (step S717) for determining the reach effect mode to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 50 based on the reach effect variable display pattern determined on the main control board 201 side, and then the variable display. A display command corresponding to the mode and the decorative symbol stop symbol determined in steps S713, S715, and S716 is set (step S718). Then, after performing a hold display setting process (step S719: start memory display control means) for setting a hold display of the start memory displayed on the liquid crystal display 50, the process selection flag is updated to “1” and the process is terminated. (Step S720). In addition, the start memory hold display displayed on the liquid crystal display 50 is a start memory hold display corresponding to the light emission (lighting) of the light emitting area 64b provided in the sphere guide decoration 66 described above. Details thereof will be described later. The display command set in step S718 is transmitted to the display control board 220 in the information output process (step S95), and based on the display command received by the display CPU 221 mounted on the display control board 220. The liquid crystal display 50 starts execution of the decorative symbol variation display.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing an example of the hold display setting process (step S719) executed in the decorative symbol variation start process (step S700). In the hold display setting process, the integrated CPU 212 first determines whether or not the value of the held ball number counter in the above-described game process is “0”, in other words, immediately after the current symbol change, the start-up memory disappears and the liquid crystal display is displayed. It is determined whether or not the hold display is not displayed on the device 50 (step S730). When the value of the held ball number counter is not “0” but a value of “1” or more, that is, when the start memory remains and the held display is continuously displayed even immediately after the current symbol change, step S732 is continued. Migrate to On the other hand, when the value of the held ball number counter becomes “0”, that is, when there is no start memory immediately after the current symbol change and the display of the hold display disappears, the hold accumulation counter is reset to “0” (step S731: Count reset means), the process proceeds to step S732. Here, the pending accumulation counter is a counter that counts up for each start winning prize to the start opening (upper start opening 68 or lower start opening 70) on the premise that there is a start memory. In other words, the value of the pending accumulation counter is reset to “0” when the starting memory is exhausted.

  In step S732, “1” is added to the pending accumulation counter. Next, referring to the hold display mode determination table (display mode storage means) shown in FIG. 25, a hold display mode corresponding to the value of the hold accumulation counter is set (step S733). Specifically, in the hold display mode determination table shown in FIG. 25, the hold display mode A is determined when the value of the hold total counter as the starting cumulative number counting means is “1 to 10”, and the value of the hold total counter is When “11-20”, the hold display mode B is determined. When the value of the hold cumulative counter is “21-30”, the hold display mode C is determined, and the value of the hold cumulative counter is “31-40”. The hold display mode D is determined, the hold display mode E is determined when the value of the hold cumulative counter is "41-50", and the hold display mode F is determined when the value of the hold cumulative counter is "51-60". When the value of the pending cumulative counter is “61 to 70”, the pending display mode G is determined, and when the value of the pending cumulative counter is “71 to 80”, the pending display mode H is determined. When the counter value is "81-90" Determine the hold display mode I, if the value of the pending total counter is "91 to 100" to determine the hold display mode J. Thereafter, similarly, when the value of the pending cumulative counter is “101 to 110”, the pending display mode A is determined, and when the value of the pending cumulative counter is “111 to 120”, the pending display mode B is determined. In this way, every time the cumulative total counter value increases by ten, the hold display mode A to the hold display mode J are sequentially changed (display mode determining means).

  Next, the currently stored starting memory number, in other words, the value of the held ball number counter, and the hold display command according to the hold display mode determined in step S733 are set (step S734), and then It is determined whether or not the value of the pending cumulative counter is a predetermined value (step S735). Then, if the value of the hold cumulative counter is not a predetermined value (NO in step S735), the hold display setting process is ended as it is. On the other hand, if the value of the hold cumulative counter is a predetermined value (YES in step S735), a special background display command is set (step S736), and the hold display setting process is terminated. In the present embodiment, the predetermined value is set to a value “101, 201, 301,...”. That is, according to the configuration in the embodiment, the liquid crystal display 50 each time the value of the accumulated cumulative counter is “101”, “201”, “301”... And the hold display mode J is switched to the hold display mode A. The background image is switched to a special background image that is not normally displayed. Further, the period for displaying such a special background image is not particularly limited. For example, it may be a period until a display result based on start-up memory in which the display of the special background image is set is derived, or a period from when the special background image is displayed until a predetermined number of symbol variations are performed. Good.

  Next, specific start-up hold display on the liquid crystal display 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 26 and 27, the liquid crystal display 50 displays left, middle, and right decorative symbols 50a to 50c (symbol display control means). Nine types of numeric symbols “1” to “9” are used for the decorative symbols 50a to 50c. The decorative symbols 50a to 50c are five types of odd symbols (specific symbols) of “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, and “9”, and four types of “2”, “4”, “6”, and “8”. It is composed of even-numbered symbols (non-specific symbols) and is stored in the display ROM 222 of the display control board 220. In addition, in the lower area of the liquid crystal display 50, four light emitting areas 64b provided in the ball guiding ornament 66 and start memory holding display portions 51a to 51d corresponding to the light emitting areas 64b are provided. In the following description, for convenience, the left, middle and right decorative symbols 50a to 50c are fluctuating (indicated by downward arrows in FIGS. 26 and 27), and the hold display portions 51a to 51c are displayed. A case where only the display of 51d changes will be described.

  First, in FIG. 26A, among the four hold display portions 51a to 51d, the hold display portion is displayed for the number of start memories corresponding to the value of the hold ball number counter. In FIG. 26A, the case where the value of the reserved ball number counter is “2” and two reserved display portions 51a and 51b among the four reserved display portions 51a to 51d are displayed is exemplified. Yes. However, in FIG. 26 and FIG. 27, among the four hold display portions 51a to 51d, the hold display portion that is not displayed is indicated by a broken line. At this time, the value of the pending cumulative counter is “10”, and the pending display sections 51a and 51b are each of the pending display modes in which the English letter “A” is written based on the above-described pending display mode determination table. A is displayed.

  After that, during the variation of the decorative symbols 50a to 50c, there is a start winning at the start opening (upper start opening 68 or lower start opening 70), and when the value of the reserved ball number counter becomes “3”, As shown in FIGS. 26B to 26F, a third hold display section 51c is additionally displayed on the liquid crystal display 50. At this time, the value of the pending cumulative counter is incremented to “11”. For this reason, the three on-hold display portions 51a to 51c displayed on the liquid crystal display 50 are displayed in the on-hold display mode B in which English letters “B” are written based on the on-hold display mode determination table (FIG. 26). (See (F)).

  In this case, first, as shown in FIG. 26 (B), in the state where the two hold display portions 51a and 51b that are in the hold display mode A (the English letter “A” is written) are displayed, The hold display portion 51c is additionally displayed in the hold display mode B (English letter “B”). Then, as shown in FIG. 26C, the third hold display section 51c with “B” collides with the second hold display section 51b displayed on the left side thereof. Is done. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 26 (D), the second holding display section 51b that has collided records the English characters “B” from the holding display modes A to “A”. The held display mode B is switched (mode switching display control means).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 26E, the second hold display section 51b switched to the hold display mode B collides with the first hold display section 51a displayed on the left side thereof. Display is performed. That is, the second hold display unit 51b that has received the collision of the third hold display unit 51c switches from the hold display mode A to the hold display mode B due to the collision, and at the left side with the momentum of the collision. The effect display which moves to the hold display part 51a is performed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 26 (F), the first hold display section 51a that has received the collision of the second hold display section 51b displays the hold display in the same manner as the second hold display section 51b. The mode A is switched to the hold display mode B, and finally all the hold display portions 51a to 51c from the first to the third are displayed in the hold display mode B in which the English letter “B” is written. (Mode switching display control means).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 27 (A), when the value of the held ball number counter is “1” and the value of the held cumulative counter is “100”, the four held display sections 51a˜ The case where one hold display part 51a among 51d is displayed with the hold display mode J which wrote the English letter of "J" is illustrated.

  Thereafter, during the variation of the decorative symbols 50a to 50c, there is a start winning at the start opening (upper start opening 68 or lower start opening 70), and accordingly, the value of the held ball count counter becomes “2”. When the value of the cumulative total counter becomes “101”, as shown in FIG. 27 (B), a state where one hold display portion 51a is displayed in the hold display mode J (indicated by the letter “J”) is displayed. Then, the second hold display portion 51b is additionally displayed in the hold display mode A (English letter “A”). Then, as shown in FIG. 27C, an effect display in which the second hold display section 51b with “A” collides with the first hold display section 51a displayed on the left side thereof. Is done. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 27 (D), the first hold display unit 51a that has collided records the English letter “A” from the hold display mode J in which the English letter “J” is written. The display is switched to the hold display mode A, and finally, all the hold display units 51a and 51b from the first to the second have written the letter “A” based on the hold display mode determination table. Displayed in the hold display mode A (mode switching display control means).

  In this case, the value of the cumulative accumulation counter is “101”, which is the predetermined value determined in step S735 of the above-described pending display setting process. For this reason, the hold display sections 51a and 51b are switched from the hold display mode J to the hold display mode A. At the same time, the background image of the liquid crystal display 50 is a special background image (shown in FIG. 27E). Are displayed by switching to a portion indicated by diagonal lines (special background display control means).

  As described above, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, whether or not the numerical data should be extracted from the numerical data updating means based on the winning of the game ball at the start winning opening and a profit should be given to the player from the numerical data. Judgment is made. In addition, the numerical data extracted from the numerical data updating means is stored in the starting storage means up to a predetermined upper limit number, and the starting storage image is displayed on the display means corresponding to the numerical data stored in the starting storage means. To do. Then, the cumulative number of numerical data stored in the starting storage means (cumulative count number of starting storage) is counted by the starting cumulative number counting means and displayed on the display means based on the count number by the cumulative starting number counting means. The display mode of the start memory image is determined from a plurality of types. Thereby, the display mode of the start memory image displayed on the display means can be changed according to the cumulative count number of the start memory, in other words, the cumulative number of game balls won in the start winning opening. However, when the numerical data is no longer stored by the starting storage means, the count number by the cumulative start number counting means is reset accordingly. That is, in order to change the display mode of the start memory image, it is necessary to continue the start prize without interrupting the start memory. Therefore, even when the starting memory number is close to the upper limit number, it is possible to make the player have an interest in updating the starting memory image and changing the display mode of the starting memory image to another type. As a result, it is possible to motivate the player to drive the game ball.

  Further, the display mode determining means sequentially determines the display mode of the start-up stored image in a predetermined order from a plurality of types every time a predetermined count number is counted by the start cumulative number counting means. In this case, every time the cumulative count of the start memory is counted up to a predetermined number, the display mode of the start memory image is sequentially changed from a plurality of types in a predetermined order. For this reason, since the display means can perform an effect display as if the type of the start-up stored image is changed by stepping up, the configuration for changing the type of display mode of the start-up stored image is a visual interest. Can be suppressed.

  In addition, when the display mode of the startup memory image displayed on the display unit is changed based on the count number by the cumulative start number counting unit, the start memory display control unit changes the display mode according to the change of the display mode. A mode switching display control unit that performs an effect display for switching the startup memory image displayed on the display unit from the display mode before the change of the display mode to the display mode after the change by the start storage image displayed on the unit. In this case, when the display mode of the start memory image being displayed on the display means is switched, the start memory image displayed on the display means at the timing of changing the display mode is as if the start memory image displayed on the display means from before the change. By performing the effect display that affects the display mode and switches the display mode, it is possible to suppress a decrease in visual interest when switching the display mode.

  In addition, when the gaming machine changes the display mode of the start-up stored image displayed on the display unit based on a specific count number predetermined by the cumulative total number-of-starts counting unit, the display mode is changed accordingly. Special background display control means for controlling display of a special background image different from the normal time is provided as the background image of the display means. In this case, when the cumulative count number of the start memory is counted up to a predetermined specific count number, a special background image that does not normally display the background image of the display means is displayed with this as a condition. Thus, by increasing the number of start winnings, in addition to the interest of sequentially changing the display mode of the start memory image, it is possible to give the player the interest to see the special background image, and as a result, Decline in interest can be suppressed.

  Further, the gaming machine performs a variable display of the symbol information on the display unit based on the determination result of the winning determination unit, and stops displaying the display result of the symbol information corresponding to the determination result after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. And a symbol display control means for stopping and displaying the display result as a specific display result when the winning determination means determines that a profit should be given to the player. In this case, the display means for displaying the start-up stored image performs a variation display of the symbol information that becomes the effect display of the winning determination. Thereby, since the start memory image is displayed in accordance with the display of the symbol information that the player pays most attention to, the interest in displaying the start memory image can be increased at the same time.

  In addition, there is provided a large winning opening device having a large winning opening through which a large number of game balls can be won by shifting from the closed state to the open state when controlled by the profit providing state control means. In this case, it is possible to give the player as a profit granting state that a large amount of prize balls are paid out to the player in accordance with winning in the big winning opening.

  In the above embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 is shown as a gaming machine. However, the present invention is applied to a gaming machine other than a pachinko machine, such as a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine are combined. be able to.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Outer frame 3 Main body frame 4 Game board 5 Front frame 12 Game area 18 Launch handle 50 Liquid crystal display 51a-51d Reservation display part 68 Upper start opening 70 Lower start opening 72 Grand prize opening 201 Main control board 211 Sub integration substrate

In recent years, it is required to provide a gaming machine which can perform the implantation of game ball so ambitious, it is an object of the present invention is to provide such a game machine is there.

According to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to motivate game balls to be shot .

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game area is defined, a ball launching means for launching a game ball in the game area in response to an operation of an operation handle, and a start prize that is arranged in the game area and allows a game ball to be won And numerical data updating means for updating predetermined numerical data, and extracting numerical data from the numerical data updating means based on winning of the game ball to the starting winning opening, and benefiting the player from the numerical data A winning determination means for determining whether or not to grant, and a profit granting state control means for controlling to a profit granting state that grants a profit to the player based on the winning determination made by the corresponding winning determination means A gaming machine,
The gaming machine is
Display means arranged in the game area and displaying an effect image associated with the game;
Start storage means capable of storing the numerical data extracted from the numerical data update means up to a predetermined upper limit number;
Start memory display control means for controlling display of a start memory image on the display means corresponding to the numerical data stored in the start memory means,
The start memory display control means includes
Display mode storage means for storing a plurality of types of display modes of the startup storage image;
Starting cumulative number counting means for counting the cumulative number of the numerical data stored in the starting storage means;
Display mode determining means for determining a display mode of the start-up stored image to be displayed on the display unit based on the count number by the cumulative start number counting unit from among a plurality of types stored in the display mode storage unit;
A game machine comprising: count resetting means for resetting a count number by the cumulative total number counting means when the numerical data is no longer stored by the starting storage means.

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