JP2014166395A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for suppressing an erroneous detection conveniently and highly precisely an erroneous detection with an excessive vibration due to the repetition of a plurality of allowable vibrations, and reducing a dependency of a game progressing state on the detection accuracy of a foul play.SOLUTION: A game machine is constructed: to increase and decrease the value of vibration decision information on the basis of the detection state of vibration detection means; to decide an abnormal vibration in the case, where vibration decision information takes a value different from a predetermined allowable vibration range; and to make different (the selection of counter C1 updating processing S436, S438 and S440) a difference renewal amount between a renewal amount corresponding to a vibration detection time and a renewal amount corresponding to a vibration non-detection time, on the basis of the discrimination (or the decision of decision processing S435, S437 and S439) by game progress state discrimination means, at the increasing and decreasing times of vibration decision information on the basis of the vibration detection by the vibration detecting means.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine typified by a ball game machine or a revolving gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine capable of detecting external vibration.

  Conventional typical ball game machines are provided with vibration detecting means for detecting that vibration has been applied. This is because a vibration may be intentionally added for the purpose of illegally acquiring a game ball or promoting the acquisition (hereinafter, “unauthorized purpose”). The ball game machine has minute vibrations even during normal games, such as when a game ball flows down the game area, when a game ball is paid out according to a prize, or when a game ball for payout is supplied. A storage box for game balls that is placed below the lower plate when touching a ball game machine to perform a game ball launch operation without being added or unjustified, or when a game ball is thrown into the upper plate In some cases, unexpected vibrations may be applied when moving the. Although it is difficult to accurately discriminate between intentional and other vibrations that are fraudulent, in general, vibrations in normal games or unexpected vibrations are weaker than those that are likely to be fraudulent. That is, since the amplitude and vibration time are small, conventionally, the strength of the applied vibration is estimated based on the output amplitude of the analog signal from the vibration detection means and the output time of the analog signal or digital signal, When the vibration is estimated to be equal to or greater than a predetermined strength, it is determined that the vibration is excessive and the occurrence thereof is notified. By notifying the occurrence of excessive vibration, managers or employees of the hall where game machines are installed (hereinafter referred to as “game hall”) may not be near the ball game machine where excessive vibration has occurred. The occurrence of excessive vibration can be recognized. This makes it possible to monitor a player who is likely to intentionally vibrate without causing discomfort to other good players, and whether the player is improperly vibrating You can also

  When vibration detection means for outputting an analog signal with an amplitude corresponding to the deflection angle of the detector or the magnitude of acceleration when the detector is moved is used in the determination of the vibration intensity, a predetermined amplitude or more is determined based on the analog signal. When the vibration was detected, it was determined that the vibration was strong. When judging based on the amplitude of the analog signal, the amplitude is a value that favorably indicates the vibration strength, and therefore the vibration strength can be estimated with high accuracy. However, in this case, hardware such as an AD converter that converts the magnitude of the amplitude into digital information based on an analog signal is required, and the configuration of the ball game machine becomes complicated. Therefore, in recent years, vibration detecting means for outputting a digital signal in an on state (or an off state) when detecting a vibration greater than a predetermined deflection angle or a vibration greater than a predetermined acceleration has come to be mainly used. I came. In the determination of the vibration intensity in this case, it is determined that the digital signal is strong vibration when the ON state of the digital signal detects vibration for a predetermined time or more within a predetermined period.

  When judging by the output time of the on-state digital signal, it is difficult to detect the end timing because the on-state digital signal is intermittently output with one vibration. A predetermined period after the on-state digital signal is output is set, and the time during which the digital signal is in the on-state (the number of detections by periodic monitoring) is sequentially added. When the accumulated value exceeds a predetermined value, it is determined that the vibration is strong. The accumulated value is reset at the end of the predetermined period. If such a reset is not performed, even if minute vibrations are intermittently applied a plurality of times, they are all added, and as a result, it is erroneously determined to be strong vibrations. In order to prevent false detection of strong vibration due to the accumulation of minute vibrations such as this, vibration detection is performed so that digital signals in the on state are not output in the case of minute vibrations. Although it may be possible to make the judgment of the ON state strict in the means, if it becomes strict, the correlation between the cumulative output time of the ON state digital signal and the vibration intensity becomes further diluted, and as a result, the estimation accuracy of the vibration intensity decreases. It also becomes.

JP 2005-312592 A

  In the determination of vibration intensity based on the conventional digital signal, in order to detect the start of one vibration and reset the accumulated output time of the digital signal in the on state, a software timer or hardware timer is provided. The timer must be controlled, and at least the control burden increases.

  Also, in a typical vibration detection means, particularly in the case of strong vibration, a digital signal in an on state is intermittently output with one vibration, and the output pattern is the initial state immediately after the vibration is started. The on-state period tends to be shorter than the later stage where the vibrations converge in the stage, and the interval of the off-state period also tends to be shorter. Therefore, in order to satisfactorily estimate the vibration intensity from the accumulated output time of the ON-state digital signal, it is preferable to measure the accumulated output time over the entire period from the start to the end of one vibration. As a result, if the period until the accumulated output time is reset is shortened, it seems that false detection due to the accumulation of multiple vibrations can be suppressed, but the accumulated output time and vibration intensity of the on-state digital signal Of the vibration intensity is further diluted, and as a result, the accuracy of the vibration intensity is also lowered.

  Further, in a typical vibration detection means, a digital signal in an ON state is intermittently output with one vibration, and therefore when each intentional vibration is continuously given, each vibration In some cases, the detection accuracy of the start of a drop may occur. For example, if the game ball is illegally guided to a predetermined winning opening or the like by the second vibration due to the continuous vibration (twisting twice) in a short period, it is determined that the first vibration is a strong vibration. For the second vibration, the accumulated output time is once reset in the middle of the vibration, and it may be finally determined that the vibration is weak. In this case, there is a case where no strong vibration is detected and no notification is given at the time when a game ball enters the winning opening etc., and as a result, the winning is due to vibration. Judgment whether it was a thing or not could be ambiguous. In other words, there is room for further improvement from the viewpoint of countermeasures against fraudulent acts that add vibration for such fraudulent purposes.

  Furthermore, in the conventional typical gaming machine, the vibration intensity is uniformly estimated. However, when the gaming ball is illegally guided to the winning entrance where the gaming ball enters at a slow speed, etc. When a game ball is illegally guided by vibration to a winning opening where there is a possibility of entering at a high speed, the time from when the vibration is applied until it is detected that the gaming ball has entered the winning opening, etc. Since the time may be significantly different, if there is a game ball heading to a winning entrance where the game ball may enter at a high speed, whether or not the vibration exceeds the allowable range. It is preferable that detection can be performed at a higher speed than in other cases. In addition, when a game ball is illegally guided to a player with a small profit by a vibration, or when a game ball is illegally guided to a player with a large profit by a player, Because there are different numbers of game balls to be acquired, there is a higher sensitivity to vibration intensity when there is a game ball that goes to a winning hole with a large profit than when there is a game ball that goes to a winning hole with a small profit. Preferably it can be detected. In addition, a game ball is illegally guided to the winning opening for a winning opening having a different winning rate depending on the opening and closing of the movable member, especially a winning opening that shifts to a special gaming state where a large amount of gaming balls can be obtained. If this happens, the damage will be serious. On the other hand, under certain circumstances, it may be preferable to detect unauthorized vibrations that guide the game ball at a lower speed or with lower sensitivity than in other cases. In other words, there is room for further improvement from the viewpoint of accurately determining whether or not this is an illegal act that illegally induces a game ball by vibration without depending on the game progress state.

  In the above description, the case where the gaming machine is a ball game machine has been described. However, the same problem is not limited to the ball ball game machine, and a spinning game machine using a game ball as a game medium or a medal as a game medium. This holds true for general gaming machines including the spinning machine.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, vibration is detected with an accuracy according to the game progress state.

The gaming machine according to the present invention is
A game progress state identifying means for identifying a game progress state;
Vibration detecting means for repeatedly taking the first state and the second state by vibrating;
A gaming machine including
Based on periodic monitoring of the state of the vibration detection means, the vibration determination information is updated to a value that deviates from a predetermined reference value when the vibration detection means is in the second state, and the vibration detection means Vibration determination information updating means for updating the vibration determination information to a value approaching the reference value when the vibration determination information is a value different from the reference value in the case of one state;
Vibration determination for determining a predetermined vibration state when the vibration determination information becomes a value different from a range between the reference value and a predetermined threshold accompanying the update of the vibration determination information by the vibration determination information update means. Means,
Including
The vibration determination information updating unit is configured to update the vibration determination information when the vibration detection unit is in the first state and the vibration detection unit based on the identification of the game progress state by the game progress state identification unit. Making the difference update amount different from the update amount of the vibration determination information in the second state,
It is characterized by that.

  With the gaming machine according to the present invention, vibration can be detected with an accuracy according to the game progress state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an example of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment. The perspective view showing an example of the open state of the game machine of Embodiment 1. FIG. The perspective view showing another example of the open state of the game machine of Embodiment 1. FIG. The front view showing an example of the gaming machine of Embodiment 1. FIG. The front view showing an example of the game board of Embodiment 1. FIG. The rear view showing an example of the game board of Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating an example of a center accessory according to the first embodiment. The rear view showing an example of the gaming machine of Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an electrical configuration of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of timer interrupt processing executed by the main control board according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a switch monitoring process according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a center accessory entry process according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of right gate passage processing according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a left gate passage process according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a firing control process according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a front part of an example of the vibration sensor monitoring process according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a subsequent stage part of an example of the vibration sensor monitoring process according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a main control main process executed by the main control board according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control start process in the main control main process of the first embodiment. 3 is a timing chart qualitatively illustrating the vibration determination method according to the first embodiment. 3 is a timing chart qualitatively illustrating an example of the operation of the gaming machine in response to detection of minute vibrations in the unsorted lottery state of the first embodiment. 3 is a timing chart qualitatively illustrating an example of the operation of the gaming machine based on excessive vibration in the unsorted lottery state of the first embodiment. 3 is a timing chart qualitatively illustrating an example of the operation of the gaming machine based on abnormal vibration in the unsorted lottery state of the first embodiment. 3 is a timing chart that qualitatively represents an example of the operation of the gaming machine according to the detection of the ball entering the center accessory after the detection of abnormal vibration in the unsorted lottery state of the first embodiment. 3 is a timing chart qualitatively illustrating an example of the operation of the gaming machine according to the detection of abnormal vibration in the distribution lottery state of the first embodiment. 3 is a timing chart qualitatively showing an example of the operation of the gaming machine according to detection of entering the center role after occurrence of abnormal vibration associated with the opening operation of the front frame set according to the first embodiment. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a first change example of the center accessory entry process according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a first modification of right gate passage processing according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a first variation of the left gate passage process according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a first change example of the previous stage of the vibration sensor monitoring process according to the first embodiment. 3 is a timing chart qualitatively illustrating a first change example of the operation of the gaming machine according to detection of abnormal vibration in the distribution lottery state of the first embodiment. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a second variation of the center accessory entry process according to the first embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a second variation of the right gate passage process according to the first embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a second variation of the left gate passage process according to the first embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a second variation of the previous stage of the vibration sensor monitoring process according to the first embodiment. 6 is a timing chart qualitatively illustrating a second change example of the operation of the gaming machine in response to detection of abnormal vibration in the distribution lottery state of the first embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a third modification of the right gate passage process according to the first embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a third modification of the left gate passage process according to the first embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a third modification of the latter stage of the vibration sensor monitoring process according to the first embodiment. 6 is a timing chart qualitatively illustrating a third variation example of the operation of the gaming machine in response to detection of abnormal vibration in the distribution lottery state of the first embodiment. The front view showing an example of the game board of Embodiment 2. FIG. A block diagram showing an example of an electrical configuration of the gaming machine of the second embodiment 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of timer interrupt processing executed by the main control board according to the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of switch monitoring processing according to the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a special start switch process according to the second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a special winning switch process according to the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a normal start switch process according to the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a specific start switch process according to the second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a specific winning switch process according to the second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a vibration sensor monitoring process according to the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a main control main process executed on the main control board of the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a change start confirmation process according to the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of special symbol variation processing according to the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a special prize apparatus control process according to the second embodiment. 6 is a timing chart illustrating an example of a game state transition of the gaming machine according to the second embodiment. The timing chart showing operation | movement of the special symbol display apparatus and special prize-winning apparatus of Embodiment 2. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a normal symbol variation process according to the second embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a special starter control process according to the second embodiment. The timing chart showing an example of operation | movement in the normal game state of the normal symbol display apparatus and special starting apparatus of Embodiment 2. FIG. The timing chart showing an example of operation | movement in the time-saving gaming state of the normal symbol display apparatus and special starting apparatus of Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the first half of an example of the specific gaming state process of the second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing the first half of an example of the specific gaming state process of the second embodiment. 9 is a timing chart illustrating an example of the operation of the specific prize winning device according to the second embodiment. Explanatory drawing explaining the update method of the vibration detection counter of Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the first half of an example of a vibration sensor monitoring process according to the third embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a first half of an example of a specific gaming state process according to the third embodiment. 14 is a flowchart illustrating the second half of an example of the specific gaming state process according to the third embodiment. 10 is a timing chart illustrating an example of the operation of the specific winning device of the third embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing the first half of an example of the vibration sensor monitoring process of the fourth embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a first half of an example of a specific gaming state process according to the fourth embodiment. 15 is a flowchart illustrating the second half of an example of the specific gaming state process according to the fourth embodiment. 10 is a timing chart illustrating an example of an operation of the specific prize winning device according to the fourth embodiment.

  The form of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described. In addition, after describing various conceptual configurations of the gaming machine according to the present invention, various specific configurations of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described.

[Conceptual composition]
The gaming machine according to the present invention includes a game progress state identifying means for identifying a game progress state and a vibration detecting means for detecting vibration. The game progress state identifying means determines which of the plurality of types of game progress states is the game progress state. Examples of the vibration detecting means include means for detecting a positional deviation of the detector from the reference position, means for detecting the speed of movement of the detector, and means for detecting the acceleration of the movement of the detector.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention further includes vibration determination information update means for updating vibration determination information, and the vibration determination information update means moves away from a predetermined reference value based on detection of vibration by the vibration detection means. The vibration determination information is updated to a value shifted in the direction. Here, “based on the detection of vibration by the vibration detection means” includes the case where the output state of the raw signal (vibration sensor signal) itself indicating that the vibration from the vibration detection means is detected and the output state thereof This implies the case of depending on the result of filtering. Filtering means that vibration is detected when the detection pattern is a predetermined pattern by a plurality of periodic detections of the raw signal in order to prevent erroneous detection of vibration due to noise or the like. The filtering may be hardware filtering or software filtering. Further, “the value deviated in a direction away from the predetermined reference value” means that the absolute difference between the updated vibration determination information and the reference value is larger than the absolute difference between the vibration determination information before the update and the reference value. Means a value that satisfies the condition.

  The vibration determination information update means updates the vibration determination information to a value deviated in a direction away from a predetermined reference value based on the detection of vibration by the vibration detection means, and the vibration determination information is a value different from the reference value. Based on the non-detection of vibration by the vibration detection means, the vibration determination information is updated to a value shifted in the direction of returning to the reference value. Here, “based on the detection of vibration by the vibration detection means” includes the case where the output state of the raw signal (vibration sensor signal) itself indicating that the vibration from the vibration detection means is detected and the output state thereof This implies the case of depending on the result of filtering. Similarly, “based on non-detection of vibration by the vibration detection means” includes the case of responding to the output state of the raw signal itself indicating that the vibration from the vibration detection means is not detected, and the filtering of the output state The case of responding to the result of. Filtering means that vibration is detected when the detection pattern is a predetermined pattern by a plurality of periodic detections of the raw signal in order to prevent erroneous detection of vibration due to noise or the like. The filtering may be hardware filtering or software filtering. Further, “the value deviated in a direction away from the predetermined reference value” means that the absolute difference between the updated vibration determination information and the reference value is larger than the absolute difference between the vibration determination information before the update and the reference value. Means a value that satisfies the condition. Similarly, the “value shifted in the direction of returning to the reference value” means that the absolute difference between the updated vibration determination information and the reference value is smaller than the absolute difference between the vibration determination information before the update and the reference value. Means a value that satisfies the condition.

  As the update form of the vibration intensity estimation information by the vibration determination information update means, for example, the vibration determination information is increased based on vibration detection and decreased based on vibration non-detection, and vice versa. A mode of decreasing based on detection and increasing based on non-detection of vibration can be mentioned. In addition, as an update mode, for example, with “0” as a reference value, the vibration determination information is increased according to vibration detection and decreased according to vibration non-detection, and values other than “0” (for example, “−256” or “−128”) as a reference value, vibration determination information is increased according to vibration detection, and decreased according to vibration non-detection, and vibration determination information is set as “0” as a reference value. Is reduced according to vibration detection, and is increased according to non-detection of vibration. A value other than “0” (for example, “255” or “127”) is used as a reference value, and vibration determination information is detected as vibration. There is a mode in which it is decreased according to the frequency and increased according to the non-detection of vibration.

  The abnormal vibration determination means determines that the vibration is abnormal vibration when the vibration determination information becomes a value different from the allowable vibration range between the reference value and a predetermined abnormal vibration threshold value by updating in the vibration determination information update means. Here, the “allowable vibration range between the reference value and the predetermined abnormal vibration threshold” means a range including both the reference value and the abnormal vibration threshold, and a range not including at least one of the reference value and the abnormal vibration threshold. doing. Further, “when the value is different from the allowable vibration range” means that the vibration determination information is changed from a value within the allowable vibration range to a value outside the allowable vibration range by one update in the vibration determination information update unit. And the case where the value is outside the allowable vibration range.

The vibration determination information update means is based on the identification of the game progress state by the game progress state identification means and the vibration based on the vibration detection information update amount based on the vibration detection by the vibration detection means and the vibration non-detection by the vibration detection means. The difference update amount is different from the update amount of the determination information. Here, the “difference update amount” means a difference between update amounts obtained by subtracting the update amount corresponding to the time when vibration is not detected by the vibration detection unit from the update amount of the vibration determination information corresponding to the time when vibration is detected by the vibration detection unit.
If the vibration determination information increases in response to vibration detection and decreases in response to vibration non-detection, the difference update amount is obtained by subtracting the update amount corresponding to vibration non-detection from the update amount corresponding to vibration detection. If is large, the vibration detection accuracy is high and the detection speed is high. On the other hand, when the vibration determination information decreases in response to vibration detection and increases in response to vibration non-detection, the update amount corresponding to vibration non-detection is changed from the update amount corresponding to vibration detection. If the reduced difference update amount is large, the vibration detection accuracy is high and the detection speed is large.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the vibration determination information is increased when vibration is detected by the vibration detection means, and the vibration determination information is decreased when vibration is not detected by the vibration detection means. Or, conversely, if vibration is detected by the vibration detection means, the vibration determination information decreases, and if no vibration is detected by the vibration detection means, the vibration determination information increases and vibration When the determination information reaches the reference value, the vibration determination information is not updated, so that the vibration determination information can be reset to the reference value in a self-aligning manner and can be maintained at the reference value in normal times. Therefore, even if the allowable vibration is repeatedly generated, it is possible to suppress the vibration determination information from being integrated, and it is possible to suppress erroneous detection that the vibration is out of the allowable range based on the repetition of the allowable vibration. Further, it is not necessary to provide a timer or the like for determining the reset timing as in the prior art, and it is possible to suppress the configuration of the gaming machine and the control for detecting excessive vibration from being complicated. In addition, when multiple vibrations are continuously applied in a short period of time, that is, when there is a high possibility that the next vibration is added before the previous vibration is completely converged, the second and subsequent times. The vibration determination information is not forcibly reset in the case of vibration, and the update of the vibration determination information is continuously resumed, so that even continuous vibration can be detected well.

  Furthermore, the vibration detection sensitivity and the detection speed can be changed by changing the difference update amount of the vibration determination information when vibration is detected and when vibration is not detected according to the difference in the game progress state. In addition, the abnormal vibration detection method can be optimized individually for various game progress states. Thereby, the dependence of the game progress state on the detection accuracy of fraud is reduced.

In the above gaming machine according to the present invention,
A profit providing device including a movable member that changes a probability of entering a game medium and a driving device that drives the movable member;
The operation management state of the movable member corresponding to an operation management period for managing the operation of the movable member, including the operation period of the drive device, after the operation confirmation of the movable member has been confirmed. Identify non-operational management state different from the management state,
The absolute value of the difference update amount of the vibration determination information in the operation management state is larger than the absolute value of the difference update amount of the vibration determination information in the non-operation management state,
It is preferable that the approach probability increases in accordance with the operation of the movable member by the movable member. In the following, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A1”.

  Here, the “profit providing device” is a device that provides an advantageous situation regarding the acquisition of game media by the entry of game media, and for example, a game media can be acquired by the entry of game media. A winning device, a winning device that shifts to a special gaming state in which a large amount of gaming media can be acquired by entering a gaming medium, or a mechanical or electronic lottery for transitioning to such a special gaming state by entering a gaming medium And a device that grants the right to receive. For example, the moving probability is changed according to the operation of the movable member. For example, the movable member prohibits the entry of the game medium into the profit providing device, and the movable member moves the game medium into the profit providing device. A configuration for shifting between allowable entry allowable positions and a configuration for shifting between a plurality of types of allowable entry positions having different approach probabilities are given.

  In the case of the above-described gaming machine A1, when at least the driving device is operated and the movable member is in a position state where the probability of entry of the game medium into the profit providing device is high, illegal vibration is performed at higher speed and higher accuracy than in other cases. Can be determined. As a result, it is possible to strictly monitor whether the game ball is illegally acquired due to the illegal vibration guidance of the game ball with respect to the profit providing device. Therefore, the dependence of the game progress state on the detection accuracy of fraud is reduced.

In the above gaming machine A1,
The operation period of the drive device is a continuous operation period in which the movable member is operated once based on the confirmed operation of the movable member,
It is preferable that the operation management period of the movable member is substantially the same as the continuous operation period. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A2”.

  In the case of the above-described gaming machine A2, in the game progress state in which the driving device for the movable member is in operation, it is possible to determine unauthorized vibration at a higher speed and with higher accuracy than in the game progress state in which the driving device for the movable member is not in operation. As a result, it is possible to strictly monitor whether the game ball is illegally acquired due to the illegal vibration guidance of the game ball with respect to the profit providing device. In addition, since the operation management period is determined with the aid of the control of the drive device, individual control according to the game progress state can be easily realized.

In the above gaming machine A1,
The operation period of the drive device is an intermittent operation period including a plurality of unit operation periods in which the movable member is operated a plurality of times based on the confirmed operation of the movable member,
It is preferable that the operation management period of the movable member includes the intermittent operation period and an interpolation period for interpolating between the plurality of unit operation periods. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A3”.

  In the case of the above-described gaming machine A3, in the game progress state in which the movable member drive device is in operation, it is possible to determine unauthorized vibration at a higher speed and with higher accuracy than in the game progress state in which the movable member drive device is not in operation. As a result, it is possible to strictly monitor whether the game ball is illegally acquired due to the illegal vibration guidance of the game ball with respect to the profit providing device. In addition, since the operation management period is determined with the aid of the control of the drive device, individual control according to the game progress state can be easily realized. Further, by changing the difference update amount even during the interpolation period, the time from when vibration is applied to when the game ball reaches the specific winning device 65 after the second time when the start timing of the unit operation period is easily recognized. Even if the movable member of the profit providing device is given a vibration before it shifts to a state with a large approach probability, the value of the vibration detection information can be increased sufficiently, and the illegal game ball can be further improved. Can be detected.

In the above gaming machines A1 to A3,
The operation period of the drive device is a continuous operation period in which the movable member is operated once based on the confirmed operation of the movable member,
It is preferable that the operation management period of the movable member includes the continuous operation period and a pre-addition period that is continuous with the continuous operation period before the continuous operation period. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A4”.

  In the case of the above-described gaming machine A4, in the game progress state in which the movable member drive device is in operation, it is possible to determine unauthorized vibration at a higher speed and with higher accuracy than in the game progress state in which the movable member drive device is not in operation. As a result, it is possible to strictly monitor whether the game ball is illegally acquired due to the illegal vibration guidance of the game ball with respect to the profit providing device. Further, by changing the difference update amount in the previous addition period, in the first operation in which the operation start timing of the unit operation period is difficult to recognize, the start timing and the start timing before the start of the first unit operation period Even if the vibration is applied quickly without matching, the value of the vibration detection information can be sufficiently increased, and the illegal guidance of the game ball can be detected better.

In the above gaming machines A1 to A3,
The operation period of the drive device is a continuous operation period in which the movable member is operated once based on the confirmed operation of the movable member,
It is preferable that the operation management period of the movable member includes the continuous operation period and a post-addition period that is continuous with the continuous operation period after the continuous operation period. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A5”.

  With the above gaming machine A5, in the game progress state in which the movable member drive device is in operation, it is possible to determine unauthorized vibration at a higher speed and with higher accuracy than in the game progress state in which the movable member drive device is not in operation. As a result, it is possible to strictly monitor whether the game ball is illegally acquired due to the illegal vibration guidance of the game ball with respect to the profit providing device. Furthermore, it is assumed that vibration was applied immediately before or immediately after the end of the unit operation period in the last unit operation period, in which there is a high possibility that vibration will be applied persistently by changing the difference update amount in the previous addition period. However, it is possible to sufficiently increase the value of the vibration detection information, and it is possible to better detect illegal game ball guidance. In general, after the driving device is stopped, until the movable member of the profit providing device completes the transition from the high approach probability state to the low approach probability state, the specific winning switch 85 further plays the game ball. There is a time difference before detection.

In the above gaming machines A1 to A3,
The operation period of the drive device is a continuous operation period in which the movable member is operated once based on the confirmed operation of the movable member,
The operation management period of the movable member is the continuous operation period, a pre-addition period that is continuous to the continuous operation period before the continuous operation period, and a post-addition period that is continuous to the continuous operation period after the continuous operation period. It is preferable that it is the structure containing these. In the following, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A6”.

  If it is said game machine A6, there will exist both effects of said game machine A5 and game machine A6.

In the above gaming machine A1,
The operation period of the drive device is an intermittent operation period including a plurality of unit operation periods in which the movable member is operated a plurality of times based on the confirmed operation of the movable member,
It is preferable that the operation management period is substantially the same as the intermittent operation period of the drive device. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A7”.

  In the case of the above-described gaming machine A7, in the game progress state in which the movable member drive device is in operation, it is possible to determine unauthorized vibration at a higher speed and with higher accuracy than in the game progress state in which the movable member drive device is not in operation. As a result, it is possible to strictly monitor whether the game ball is illegally acquired due to the illegal vibration guidance of the game ball with respect to the profit providing device. In addition, since the operation management period is determined with the aid of the control of the drive device, individual control according to the game progress state can be easily realized.

In the above gaming machine A1 or A7,
The operation period of the drive device is an intermittent operation period including a plurality of unit operation periods in which the movable member is operated a plurality of times based on the confirmed operation of the movable member,
The operation management period of the movable member may include the intermittent operation period and a pre-addition period that is continuous with the intermittent operation period before the first unit operation period of the plurality of unit operation periods. preferable. In the following, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A8”.

  If it is said game machine A8, there exists an effect substantially the same as the case of said game machine A4.

In the above gaming machine A1,
The operation period of the drive device is an intermittent operation period including a plurality of unit operation periods in which the movable member is operated a plurality of times based on the confirmed operation of the movable member,
It is preferable that the operation management period of the movable member includes the intermittent operation period and a pre-addition period that is continuous with the intermittent operation period before each of the plurality of unit operation periods. In the following, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A9”.

  In the case of the above-described gaming machine A9, in the game progress state in which the movable member drive device is in operation, it is possible to determine unauthorized vibration at a higher speed and with higher accuracy than in the game progress state in which the movable member drive device is not in operation. As a result, it is possible to strictly monitor whether the game ball is illegally acquired due to the illegal vibration guidance of the game ball with respect to the profit providing device. In addition, since the operation management period is determined with the aid of the control of the drive device, individual control according to the game progress state can be easily realized. Further, by changing the difference update amount in the previous addition period, the movable member of the profit providing device shifts to the high approach probability state in consideration of the time from when the vibration is applied until the game ball reaches the profit providing device. This is because the value of the vibration detection information can be sufficiently increased even if vibration is given before the operation.

In the above gaming machine A1 or A7,
The operation period of the drive device is an intermittent operation period including a plurality of unit operation periods in which the movable member is operated a plurality of times based on the confirmed operation of the movable member,
The operation management period of the movable member may include the intermittent operation period and a post-addition period that is continuous with the intermittent operation period after the last unit operation period of the plurality of unit operation periods. preferable. In the following, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A10”.

  If it is said game machine A10, there exists an effect substantially the same as the case of said game machine A5.

In the above gaming machine A1,
The operation period of the drive device is an intermittent operation period including a plurality of unit operation periods in which the movable member is operated a plurality of times based on the confirmed operation of the movable member,
It is preferable that the operation management period of the movable member includes the intermittent operation period and a post-addition period that follows the intermittent operation period after each of the plurality of unit operation periods. In the following, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A11”.

  In the case of the above-described gaming machine A11, in the game progress state in which the driving device for the movable member is operating, it is possible to determine unauthorized vibration at a higher speed and with higher accuracy than in the game progress state in which the driving device for the movable member is not operating. As a result, it is possible to strictly monitor whether the game ball is illegally acquired due to the illegal vibration guidance of the game ball with respect to the profit providing device. In addition, since the operation management period is determined with the aid of the control of the drive device, individual control according to the game progress state can be easily realized. Furthermore, by changing the difference update amount even in the post-addition period, until the driving device is stopped, until the movable member of the profit providing device completes the transition from the high approach probability state to the low approach probability state, Further, a time difference occurs until the specific winning switch 85 detects a game ball, but even if vibration is applied immediately before or after the drive device shifts to the stop state, the vibration detection information can be sufficiently increased. Because.

In the above gaming machine A1 or A6,
The operation period of the drive device is an intermittent operation period including a plurality of unit operation periods in which the movable member is operated a plurality of times based on the confirmed operation of the movable member,
The operation management period of the movable member includes the intermittent operation period, a pre-addition period that is continuous with the intermittent operation period before the first unit operation period of the plurality of unit operation periods, and the plurality of units. It is preferable that after the last unit operation period among the operation periods, a configuration including a post-addition period continuing to the intermittent operation period. In the following, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A12”.

  The gaming machine A12 has substantially the same effect as both the gaming machine A5 and the gaming machine A6.

In the above gaming machine A1,
The operation period of the drive device is an intermittent operation period including a plurality of unit operation periods in which the movable member is operated a plurality of times based on the confirmed operation of the movable member,
The operation management period of the movable member includes the intermittent operation period, a pre-addition period continuous to the continuous operation period before each of the plurality of unit operation periods, and each of the plurality of unit operation periods. It is preferable that the configuration includes a post-addition period that is subsequently continued to the continuous operation period. In the following, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A13”.

  If it is said game machine A13, there will exist an effect substantially the same as the case of both said game machine 9 and game machine 11. FIG.

In the above gaming machine A9 or A13,
It is preferable that the length of the previous additional period for each of the plurality of unit operation periods is substantially the same. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A14”.

  If it is said game machine A14, the process which includes a pre-addition period in an operation | movement management period will be simplified.

In the above gaming machine A9 or A13,
It is preferable that the pre-addition period for the first unit operation period of the plurality of unit operation periods is longer than the pre-addition period for the other unit operation periods of the plurality of unit operation periods. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A15”.

  The gaming machine A15 has substantially the same effect as the gaming machine A5.

In the above gaming machine A9 or A13,
It is preferable that the length of the post-addition period for each of the plurality of unit operation periods is substantially the same. In the following, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A16”.

  If it is said game machine A14, the process which includes a post-addition period in an operation | movement management period will be simplified.

In the above gaming machine A9 or A13,
It is preferable that the post-addition period with respect to the final unit operation period among the plurality of unit operation periods is longer than the pre-addition period with respect to other unit operation periods in the plurality of unit operation periods. In the following, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A17”.

  The gaming machine A17 has substantially the same effect as the gaming machine A5.

In the above gaming machine A13,
It is preferable that the length of the pre-addition period and the post-addition period for each of the plurality of unit operation periods is substantially the same. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine A18”.

  In the case of the above gaming machine A18, the process of including the pre-addition period and the post-addition period in the operation management period is simplified.

In the above gaming machine according to the present invention,
A distribution lottery means for lottery by the mechanical distribution of the progress path of the game medium to shift to the profitable game state which is more advantageous than the normal game state with respect to the acquisition of the game medium for the player;
An entering medium detecting means for detecting the game medium that has entered the sorting lottery means before the mechanical distribution;
Further comprising
The game progress state identification means determines whether the game progress state is a distribution lottery state where a game medium stays in the distribution lottery means based on the detection of the game medium by the entry medium detection means. Identify whether the lottery state is different from the unallocated lottery state,
It is preferable that the vibration determination information update unit has a configuration in which an update amount of the vibration determination information based on vibration detection by the vibration detection unit is different between the distribution lottery state and the non-distribution lottery state. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine B1”.

  In the case of the above-described gaming machine B1, the amount of update of the vibration determination information based on the vibration detection by the vibration detection unit is different between the distribution lottery state and the non-distribution lottery state. The discriminability of whether or not the illegal lottery based has been executed is improved.

In the above gaming machine B1,
A lottery result detecting means for detecting a lottery result by the distribution lottery means;
It is preferable that the game progress state identification unit is configured to determine a return to the non-allocation lottery state based on the detection of the lottery result by the lottery result detection unit after the distribution lottery state is detected. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine B2”.

  In the case of the above gaming machine B2, the sorting lottery state and the unsorted lottery state are accurately identified, and the detection accuracy of whether or not an illegal lottery based on vibration has been executed in the lottery by the sorting lottery means improves.

In the above gaming machine B1,
A discharge medium detecting means for detecting a game medium discharged from the distribution lottery means;
The game progress state identifying means is based on detection of the game medium by the entering medium detection means and the discharge medium detection means after detection of the distribution lottery state. When it is determined that there is not, it is preferable that it is determined to return to the unsorted lottery state. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine B3”.

  In the case of the above gaming machine B3, even if a plurality of game media continuously flow into the distribution lottery means, the distribution lottery state and the non-distribution lottery state can be accurately identified. In the lottery, the accuracy of detecting whether or not an illegal lottery based on vibration has been executed is further improved.

In the above gaming machines B1 to B3,
It is preferable that the game progress state identification unit is configured to determine a return to the non-distribution lottery state based on a lapse of a predetermined time after detection of the distribution lottery state. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine B4”.

  If it is said game machine B4, a distribution lottery state and a non-distribution lottery state will be identified correctly, and it will be suppressed that it is judged as a distribution lottery state after the lottery by the distribution lottery means.

In the above gaming machines B1 to B4,
The game progress state identifying means is configured to return to the non-sorted lottery state based on detection of the vibration determination information reaching the abnormal vibration in the abnormal vibration determining means after the distribution lottery state is detected. It is preferable that the configuration is forcibly determined. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine B5”.

  In the case of the above-described gaming machine B5, in order to improve the detection speed of whether or not an illegal lottery based on vibration has been executed in the lottery by the distribution lottery means, the illegality based on vibration in the lottery by the distribution lottery means The accuracy of detecting whether or not a random lottery has been executed is further improved.

In the above gaming machines B1 to B5,
It is preferable that an update amount of the vibration determination information in the distribution lottery state by the vibration determination information update unit is larger than an update amount of the vibration determination information in the non-distribution lottery state. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine B6”.

  In the case of the above gaming machine B6, the vibration detection sensitivity and the detection speed in the sorting lottery state are higher in sensitivity and speed than the non-sorting lottery state, respectively. Whether or not an illegal lottery based on the above has been executed can be monitored more strictly than in the unsorted lottery state.

In the above gaming machines B1 to B6,
The vibration determination information update means includes
Based on the detection of vibration by the vibration detection means, the vibration determination information is changed to a value that is shifted by a predetermined first vibration detection value in a direction away from the reference value in the non-distribution lottery state. In the state, it is updated to a value shifted by a predetermined second vibration detection value different from the first vibration detection value in a direction away from the reference value,
Based on non-detection of vibration by the vibration detection means when the vibration determination information is a value different from the reference value, the vibration determination information is shifted by a predetermined non-vibration detection value in a direction to return to the reference value. The configuration is preferably updated to a new value. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine B7”.

  In the case of the above gaming machine B7, only addition or subtraction needs to be performed in the update of the vibration determination information, so that the program necessary for the update can be simplified and the update process can be performed compared to the case where the multiplication performs division. Speeded up.

In the above gaming machine B7,
The vibration determination information is a positive value,
Based on the detection of vibration by the vibration detection means, the vibration determination information is increased by the first vibration detection value in the non-distribution lottery state, and only the second vibration detection value is in the distribution lottery state. Increase,
It is preferable that the vibration determination information is decreased by the non-vibration detection value based on non-detection of vibration by the vibration detection means when the vibration determination information is a value different from the reference value. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine B8”.

  In the case of the above gaming machine B8, the calculation process for updating the vibration determination information is simplified, and the vibration determination information takes a value other than a positive number in a storage area of a predetermined size. The variable range (dynamic range) of judgment information can be maximized.

Each of the first vibration detection value, the second vibration detection value, and the non-vibration detection value is a positive value,
The non-vibration detection value is preferably smaller than both the first vibration detection value and the second vibration detection value. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine B9”.

  In the case of the above gaming machine B9, the vibration determination information is sharply increased based on vibration detection, and the vibration determination information is gradually decreased based on non-detection of vibration, or vice versa. Based on this, the vibration determination information can be sharply decreased, and the vibration determination information can be gradually increased based on non-detection of vibration. Therefore, the vibration determination information is a value that favorably indicates the vibration intensity. In addition, when multiple abnormal vibrations are added close to each other in time, they can be integrated well, and for multiple vibrations that are not close in time, these individual vibrations are added. Accordingly, it can be determined whether the vibration is allowable vibration or abnormal vibration. This means that if the desired fraud cannot be completed with a single vibration, the abnormal vibration is immediately added at least once to try to realize the desired fraud, and the abnormal vibration can be added not only once but continuously in time. This is because the nature is high.

  It is preferable that the second vibration detection value is larger than the first vibration detection value. Hereinafter, the gaming machine having this configuration is also referred to as “gaming machine B10”.

  In the case of the above-described gaming machine B10, the vibration detection sensitivity and detection speed in the sorting lottery state are higher in sensitivity and speed than the non-sorting lottery state, respectively. Whether or not an illegal lottery based on the above has been executed can be monitored more strictly than in the unsorted lottery state.

  It is preferable that the non-vibration detection value and the vibration detection value in the vibration determination information update unit are integers. With this configuration, the vibration determination information is an integer, and the area for holding the vibration determination information can be reduced and the processing related to the vibration determination information update is simplified and speeded up, compared to the case where the vibration determination information is a real number. Because it can.

  It is preferable that the vibration determination information updated by the vibration determination information update unit is a value within an integer range of 0 or more. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the area for holding the vibration determination information and to simplify and speed up the process for updating the vibration determination information, compared to the case where the vibration determination information takes both positive and negative values. is there.

  The abnormal vibration determination means determines the vibration determination information based on detection of vibration by the vibration detection means when the vibration determination information reaches a predetermined vibration critical value exceeding the abnormal vibration threshold. It is preferable that the value be maintained. The “predetermined vibration critical value exceeding the excess vibration threshold” is a value larger than the abnormal vibration threshold when the vibration detection value increases based on the vibration detection, and the vibration detection value is determined based on the vibration detection. When it decreases, it means that the value is smaller than the abnormal vibration threshold. With this configuration, when the vibration determination information far exceeds an assumed value, the vibration determination information is updated cyclically within a predetermined range. Specifically, the vibration determination information is changed from a maximum value to a minimum value. It can be prevented from being changed to the minimum value or the maximum value. In the case of a normal software timer or hardware timer, it is updated cyclically as described above.

  The vibration detecting means has different output states depending on whether the movement state of the detector that moves in response to the vibration is within a predetermined allowable range and the movement state of the detector exceeds a predetermined allowable movement range. It is preferable that a vibration sensor signal is output and the vibration determination information update unit updates the vibration determination information based on an output state of the vibration sensor signal. The “detector moving state” is a state identified by the positional deviation or deflection angle of the detector from the reference position, the moving speed of the detector, or the acceleration when the detector moves. “Allowable movement range” means a position range when the movement state is identified by a positional deviation, and means a deflection angle range when the movement state is identified by a deflection angle. When it is identified by the moving speed, it means the speed range, and when the moving state is identified by the acceleration, it means the acceleration range. With this configuration, since the vibration sensor signal is not output in the case of a minute vibration, the vibration determination information can be substantially maintained at the reference value during a normal game. This improves the discriminating power between allowable vibration and abnormal vibration. In addition, it is possible to satisfactorily prevent vibrations from being always detected due to an angle shift or the like in the installation of the gaming machine.

[Specific configuration]
Specific embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, a specific example of a ball ball game machine will be described as a game machine, but the design may be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Embodiment 1
The gaming machine of Embodiment 1 will be described. 1 to 3 are perspective views showing an example of a gaming machine, and FIG. 4 is a front view thereof. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the gaming machine 100 includes an outer frame 101 that forms an outer shell thereof, and a gaming machine main body that is supported on one side of the outer frame 101 so as to be opened and closed. . The gaming machine main body has an inner frame set 102 that can sufficiently open to the front side with respect to the outer frame 101, with an opening / closing axis extending in the vertical direction on the left side when viewed from the front of the gaming machine 100 as an axis, and an inner frame set 102. The front frame set 103 is attached to be freely opened and closed with the left vertical opening / closing axis as the axis, and the back set is attached to be freely opened and closed with the left vertical opening / closing axis as the center of the inner frame set 102. 104.

  The gaming machine 100 further includes an inner frame locking mechanism 105 (only in FIG. 2) that locks the outer frame 101 and the inner frame set 102 so that they cannot be opened and closed when the inner frame set 102 is closed with respect to the outer frame 101. When the front frame set 103 is closed with respect to the inner frame set 102, the front frame locking mechanism 106 (only in FIG. 3) that locks the inner frame set 102 and the front frame set 103 so that they cannot be opened and closed, and the inner frame locking A common lock opening / closing operation mechanism 119 operated to unlock the outer frame 101 and the inner frame set 102 by the mechanism 105 and unlock the inner frame set 102 and the front frame set 103 by the front frame locking mechanism 106; It has. When a predetermined opening / closing key is inserted into the lock opening / closing operation mechanism 119 (FIG. 1 only) and the opening / closing key is rotated to the right, the inner frame locking mechanism 105 is operated to lock the outer frame 101 and the inner frame set 102. On the other hand, when the open / close key is rotated counterclockwise, the inner frame locking mechanism 106 is operated and the locking of the inner frame set 102 and the front frame set 103 is released.

  The inner frame set 102 is provided with an inner frame switch 108 (see FIG. 8) for detecting that the inner frame set 102 is opened with respect to the outer frame 101. When the inner frame set 102 is opened, A signal indicating the off state of the frame switch 108 is output to a management computer (not shown) in the game hall. Further, the inner frame switch 108 is provided with a front frame switch 109 (only in FIG. 3) for detecting that the front frame set 103 is opened with respect to the inner frame set 102, and the front frame set 103 is opened. Then, a signal indicating the off state of the front frame switch 109 is output to the management computer.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the front frame set 103 is roughly divided into a front frame 110, a window frame 111 having an opening provided on the front side of the front frame 110, and a window frame. A front transparent plate 112 fixed to the window frame 111 so as to close the opening of the window 111, various frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 provided around the opening of the window frame 111, and a front side below the window frame 111. The upper plate 140 provided to protrude to the upper plate, the lending operation device 130 provided to the protruding portion of the upper plate 140, the lower plate 160 attached to the lowermost portion, and the right side of the lower plate 160. A firing operation device 170 and various acoustic devices 180 provided on both upper sides of the window frame 111 are provided. Note that the game area of the game board 200 (see FIG. 3) can be viewed from the opening of the window frame 111 and through the front transparent plate 112.

  The frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 play a role of enhancing the effect of the game during the game by changing and controlling the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state. In addition, when various abnormalities or the like occur during the operation of the gaming machine 100, the occurrence is notified, or an illegal act to the gaming machine 100, for example, the guidance of the gaming ball by magnetic action or the gaming ball by vibration When guidance is performed, the occurrence is notified.

  The ball lending operation device 130 is loaded with a frequency display unit 131 that displays bills inserted into an external card unit (not shown) and the remaining amount information of the card, and a ball lending button 132 that inputs a ball lending instruction. And a return button 133 for inputting a return instruction for the card or the like. When a bill or a card with a remaining amount (not shown) arranged on the side of the gaming machine 100 is inserted, numerical values corresponding to those amounts are displayed on the frequency display unit 133. When the ball lending button 132 is operated in this state, the game ball is lent according to the operation, and the display on the frequency display unit 131 is updated to a value reduced by a value corresponding to the lending. When the return button 133 is operated, the equivalent of the banknote corresponding to the remaining amount and a card recording the remaining amount are returned. In addition, the ball rental operating device 130 is not necessary in a gaming machine (commonly called a cash machine) in which game balls are lent directly to an upper plate from an external ball lending device (not shown) without using a card unit.

  The upper plate 140 temporarily stores the game balls acquired according to the progress of the game and the game balls lent according to the lending operation of the lending operation device 130, and also arranges the game balls in a row while aligning the game balls in a row. To the direction (right side).

  The lower plate 160 is used to stop a game ball discharged from the discharge port 160A when the upper plate 140 becomes full, and includes a ball receiving portion 161 having an opening 161A formed on the bottom surface, A ball removal mechanism 162 that closes and opens the opening 161A of the portion 161 and a ball removal lever 163 that operates the ball removal mechanism 162 are provided. When the ball release lever 163 is moved to the left side, the opening 161A on the bottom surface of the ball receiving portion 161 is opened, and the game ball stopped in the lower plate 160 is discharged to the outside through the opening. Further, a ball overflow switch 164 (see FIG. 9) for detecting whether or not game balls are excessively stored in the lower plate 160 is provided on the back side of the discharge port 160A.

  The launch operation device 170 is a device for inputting a launch instruction for game balls stored in the upper plate 140, and includes a pedestal 171 projecting forward, a rotatable launch handle 172 provided around the pedestal 171, and , A variable resistor 173 (see FIG. 9) for detecting the rotational operation amount of the firing handle 172, a contact sensor 174 (see FIG. 9) for detecting that the player is in contact with the firing handle 172, and the firing handle 172 And a firing stop switch 175 (see FIG. 4) for invalidating the firing operation associated with the rotation of the. In response to a rotation operation of the launch handle 172 by the player, a game ball is ejected from the launching device 150 with an intensity corresponding to the rotational operation amount. When the contact between the launch handle 172 and the player is not detected by the contact sensor 174, or when the launch operation is invalidated by operating the launch stop switch 175, the launch handle 172 is rotated. However, the game ball is not ejected from the launching device 150.

  The sound device 180 outputs effects according to the progress of the game and notifications according to the occurrence of various abnormalities by sounds such as voice, music, and simple mechanical sounds.

  The inner frame set 102 includes an inner frame 190 that is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the frame body 101. The inner frame 190 is roughly divided into games based on operations on the game board 200 and the firing operation device 170. A launching device 150 for injecting a ball onto the game board 200 and various control devices provided on the inner frame 190 and the back side of the game board 200 are provided.

  The launching device 150 is provided substantially on the rear side of the launching operation device 170, and a ball feeding mechanism 153 (see FIG. 3) that sequentially sends the game balls stored in the upper plate 140 to the firing position, and a ball feeding mechanism. A ball feed solenoid 151 (see FIG. 9) that drives 153, a launch mechanism 154 (see FIG. 3) that launches the game ball placed at the launch position toward the game board 200, and a launch solenoid that drives the launch mechanism 154 152 (see FIG. 9).

  The game board 200 is a main part that determines game playability. Here, the game board 200 will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a front view showing an example of the game board, and FIG. 6 is a rear view showing an example of the game board. As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 200 includes a base unit 201, a rail unit configured by an inner rail 202 and an outer rail 203 integrally formed on the inner and outer sides attached to the base 201, and an inner rail 202. The return ball prevention member 204 attached to the front end (the upper left part of FIGS. 5 and 6), the return rubber 205 attached to the front end of the outer rail 203, and the rail unit on the front side of the base body 201 are substantially circular. The base 201 is provided with a flow changing member such as a number of nails and a plurality of windmills that change the flow direction and flow speed of the game ball flowing down the game area divided into shapes, and a part of the flow change member such as a plurality of windmills. And a variety of winning devices such as a central variable winning device 46 provided on the base 201 so as to partially protrude into the game area.

  The rail unit composed of the inner rail 202 and the outer rail 203 guides the game ball fired from the launching device 150 (see FIGS. 8 and 9) to the upper part of the game board 200. The inner rail 202 is arranged in a substantially annular shape except for about 1/4 of the upper part, and the outer rail 203 is arranged so that a part (mainly the left side) faces the inner rail 202. A spherical guide passage is formed by a portion where the inner rail 202 and the outer rail 203 are parallel to each other with a predetermined distance (a portion on the left side). The return ball prevention unit 204 prevents the game ball guided to the game area from the ball guide path between the inner rail 202 and the outer rail 203 once from returning into the ball guide path. Further, the return rubber 205 rebounds the game ball launched at a predetermined momentum or more in the center direction of the game area. An out port 206 is provided at the lower end of the game area, and the game balls that have not entered the various winning devices and the bonuses are guided through the out port 206 toward a ball discharge path (not shown). It has become so.

  Further, there is a gap of a predetermined interval between a launch rail (not shown) for guiding a game ball from the launch device 150 to a ball guide path formed by a rail unit, and the outer rail 203, and a foul below the gap. A ball passage is formed. Accordingly, if the game ball launched from the launching device 150 does not reach the return ball prevention unit 204 and returns to the ball guide path, the game ball is returned to the lower plate 160 (see FIG. 1) via the foul ball path. Returned to.

  A center accessory 41 is provided in the center of the game area. Here, the center accessory 41 will be described in detail. FIG. 7 is a front view illustrating an example of the center accessory. As shown in FIG. 7, the center accessory 41 includes an outer enclosure 410 and a sorting member 420 that is pivotally supported by a concave portion 414 that is substantially circular in a front view of the outer enclosure 410. Yes. In the outer body 410, an upper discharge passage 411 is formed, one end of which is the top prize opening 42 and the other end is a discharge port through which the game balls are discharged from the center accessory 41. Further, the outer body 410 is curved so that the center in the left-right direction protrudes upward, a guide passage 415 for guiding the game ball to the middle-up prize opening 43, and a recess 414 in which the sorting member 420 is disposed, A ball passage 412 that guides the game ball that has flowed in from the middle and upper prize opening 43 to the upper portion of the recess 414, and one end that communicates with the left side of the lower portion of the recess 414 and the other end that is a discharge port that discharges the game ball from the center accessory 41. A certain left discharge path 413L and one end communicating with the right side of the lower portion of the recess 414 and the other end formed a right discharge path 413R that is a discharge port for discharging the game ball from the center accessory 41 are formed. The center accessory 41 includes a ball entry switch 11 for detecting a game ball flowing down the guide passage 412, a left gate switch 12L for detecting a game ball flowing down the left discharge passage 413L, and a game ball flowing down the right discharge passage 413R. And a right gate switch 12R.

  The sorting member 414 includes a circular rotating plate 421 and a plurality of sorting projections 422 provided vertically on the front surface of the rotating plate 421, and is pivotally supported by the outer enclosure 410 at the center of the rotating plate 421.

  Further, the center accessory 41 is provided on the back side of the outer envelope 410 and the movable decorative members 416L, 416R, 417L, 417R, 418L, 418R provided at the left, right, and upper portions of the upper portion, the central portion, and the lower portion, respectively. An effect solenoid 425R, 425L (see FIG. 6) that drives the movable decorative members 416L, 416R, 417L, 417R, 418L, 418R according to the detection of the game ball by the ball switch 11, and the periphery of the recess 414 in the outer body 410 An annular center role light emitting device 419 is provided on the back side and emits light to the front side.

  On the left and right sides of the center accessory 41, an upper left ordinary winning device 44 and an upper right ordinary winning device 45 are provided, respectively. The size of each winning opening of the upper left ordinary winning device 44 and the upper right ordinary winning device 45 is unchanged. When a game ball enters the upper left ordinary winning device 44 or the upper right ordinary winning device 45, a predetermined number (10 balls in this embodiment) of the game balls are paid out. Each of the upper left ordinary winning device 44 and the upper right ordinary winning device 45 includes an upper left light emitting device 44S (see FIG. 9) and an upper right light emitting device 45S (see FIG. 9) that are arranged on the back side and emit light toward the front. ing.

  A central variable prize-winning device 46 is disposed under the center accessory 41. The central variable prize-winning device 46 changes the size of the prize-winning opening when the pair of movable wings 46T rotate to the left and right sides to open and close. It is a winning device. Three nails are arranged in a triangular shape immediately above the central variable winning device 46, and are blocked by these nails when the movable blade 46T is open (hereinafter also referred to as an “entry allowable state”). The game ball can enter the central variable prize-winning device 46, but when the movable wing 46T is closed (hereinafter also referred to as "entry prohibited state": broken line in the figure), the game ball is blocked by these nails. The variable winning device 46 cannot be entered. The central variable winning device 46 includes a central light emitting device 46S (see FIG. 9) that is disposed on the back side and emits light toward the front.

  Below the central variable winning device 46, a middle / lower ordinary winning device 47A and a middle / lower variable winning device 47B are provided adjacent to each other in the vertical direction. The middle / lower ordinary winning device 47A has substantially the same configuration as the upper left winning device 44 and the upper right winning device 45, and the middle / lower variable winning device 47B has substantially the same configuration as the central variable winning device 46. The middle / lower ordinary winning device 47A and the middle / lower variable winning device 47B are integrally formed in the same component. When the movable wing 47T is open, the middle and lower variable winning device 47B is in a state where the game ball can enter, but when the movable wing 47T is closed, the middle / lower ordinary winning device 47A uses the prize winning port. Is closed and placed in close proximity to the lower middle normal winning device 47A so that a game ball cannot enter (entry prohibited state: broken line in the figure). A lower right ordinary prize winning device 48A and a lower right variable prize winning device 48B are arranged in parallel above and below the upper right of the middle lower ordinary winning device 47A and the middle lower variable winning device 47B, and the lower right ordinary winning device 48A and the lower right variable winning device 48B. On the upper right side of the device 48B, a right middle normal winning device 49A and a right middle variable winning device 49B are arranged in parallel vertically. A lower left ordinary winning device 55A and a lower left variable winning device 55B are arranged in parallel above and below the upper left of the middle lower ordinary winning device 47A and the middle lower variable winning device 47B, and the upper left of the lower left ordinary winning device 55A and the lower left variable winning device 55B. The left middle normal winning device 56A and the left middle variable winning device 56B are arranged in parallel vertically. Each of the middle lower ordinary winning device 47A, the lower right ordinary winning device 48A, the right middle ordinary winning device 49A, the lower left ordinary winning device 55A, and the left middle ordinary winning device 56A is arcuate along the lower edge of the round gaming area. The arrangement is substantially the same. Similarly, each of the lower middle variable winning device 47B, the lower right variable winning device 48B, the right middle variable winning device 49B, the lower left variable winning device 55B and the left middle variable winning device 56B is along the lower edge of the round gaming area. Are arranged in a row extending in an arc shape, and their configuration is substantially the same. However, only the middle left variable winning device 56B has a different decoration on the front. The middle and lower variable prize winning device 47B, the lower right variable prize winning device 48B, the right middle variable prize winning device 49B, the lower left variable prize winning device 55B and the left middle variable prize winning device 56B are respectively arranged on the back side and emit light forward. A middle lower light emitting device 47S, a lower right light emitting device 48S, a right middle light emitting device 49S, a lower left light emitting device 55S, and a left middle light emitting device 56S.

  When a game ball enters the middle lower normal winning device 47A, the lower right normal winning device 48A, the right middle normal winning device 49A, the lower left normal winning device 55A, and the left middle normal winning device 56A, a predetermined number (this form) 10 balls) will be paid out as prize balls. In addition, when a game ball enters the central variable winning device 46, the middle lower variable winning device 47B, the lower right variable winning device 48B, the right middle variable winning device 49A, the lower left variable winning device 55B, and the left middle variable winning device 56B. Also, a predetermined number (10 balls in this embodiment) of game balls will be paid out as prize balls.

  On the back side of the base 201, the back side of the central variable winning device 46, the middle / lower variable winning device 47B, the lower right variable winning device 48B, the right middle variable winning device 49B, the lower left variable winning device 55B, and the left middle variable winning device 56B is roughly arranged. Immediately below, as shown in FIG. 6, a central variable winning port switch 13, a middle lower variable winning port switch 14, a lower right variable winning port switch 15, and a right middle variable winning port are detected. A switch 16, a lower left variable winning opening switch 17, and a left middle variable winning opening switch 18 are provided. In addition, on the back side of the base 201, it is arranged between the middle / lower variable prize opening switch 14 and the lower right variable prize opening switch 15, and includes the top prize opening 42, the upper right ordinary winning device 45, the lower right ordinary winning device 48A, and Arranged between the right normal winning port switch 19R that commonly detects a game ball that has entered one of the right middle normal winning devices 46A, the middle lower variable winning port switch 14, and the lower left variable winning port switch 17, A winning opening 43, an upper right ordinary winning device 45, a lower right ordinary winning device 48A, and a left ordinary winning port switch 19L for commonly detecting a game ball that has entered any of the right middle ordinary winning devices 46A are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game board 200 includes a right link mechanism L1, a lower link mechanism L2, and a left link mechanism L3 provided on the back side of the base body 201. The right link mechanism L1 is connected to the central variable winning device 46 and the right middle variable winning device 49B, and is driven by a game ball that has passed through the right gate switch 12R of the center accessory 41 or maintains them in an inflow prohibition state. The central variable winning device 46 and the middle right variable winning device 49B are shifted to the inflow allowable state in which the movable blade 46T and the movable blade 49T are open. The right link mechanism L1 returns to the original position after shifting the central variable winning device 46 and the right middle variable winning device 49B to the inflow allowable state, but the central variable winning device 46 and the right middle variable winning device. 49B is maintained in the inflow permitting state until one game ball enters. Similarly, the lower link mechanism L2 is connected to the lower left variable winning device 55B, the middle lower variable winning device 47B, and the lower right variable winning device 48B, and maintains them in an inflow-inhibited state or the right gate switch of the center accessory 41. The left linking mechanism L3 is connected to the left middle variable winning device 56B, and is driven by the game balls that have passed through 12R to shift to an inflow permitting state. Driven by the game ball that has passed through the left gate switch 12L of the object 41, the object 41 is shifted to the inflow allowed state.

  The gaming board 200 is provided on the back side of the center accessory 41 and detects a magnetism sensor 430 that detects magnetism, and the vibration sensor 10 that is provided on the back side of the center accessory 41 and detects vibration applied to the gaming machine 100. And. Based on the detection by the magnetic sensor 430, it is possible to detect an illegal act in which the game ball is magnetically attracted and is illegally guided to the middle prize winning port 43. Further, based on the detection by the vibration sensor 10, it is possible to detect an illegal act that illegally guides the game ball to the middle prize winning hole 43 or the right discharge passage 413 </ b> R of the center accessory 41 by vibration. In addition, since detection of fraud by the vibration sensor 10 is a characteristic part of the present invention, it will be separately described in detail in [Main Features of the Present Invention].

  As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 200 includes a left edge light emitting device 61L and a right edge light emitting device 61R that are provided on the left edge and the right edge in the game area and emit light forward, respectively.

  Here, the playability of the gaming machine 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, some of the game balls that fly above the center accessory 41 enter the top prize opening 42. In response to the detection of the game ball by the right normal winning opening switch 19R (see FIG. 6) accompanying the winning, the winning ball is paid out. In addition, some of the game balls that flow down without flowing into the top prize opening 42 enter the guide passage 415, but most of the game balls that have entered the guide passage 415 pass through the guide passage 415 in the left-right direction. Only a small number of game balls that have fallen from one end thereof and entered the guide passage 415 enter the middle upper prize opening 43 in the process of moving through the guide passage 415.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the game ball that has entered the middle / upward winning port 43 is guided to the concave portion 414 in which the sorting member 420 is disposed, through the guide passage 412. The game ball is detected by the entrance switch 11 in the middle of flowing down the guide guide 412. According to the detection of the game ball by the entrance switch 11, the light emission effect by the annular center role light emitting device 419 around the recess 414, the drive effect of the movable decorative members 416 L, 416 R, 417 L, 417 R, 418 L, 418 R, and the sound A predetermined interest effect such as a sound effect by the device 180 (see FIG. 1) is started, and the interest effect is continued for a predetermined period.

  The game ball guided to the concave portion 414 flows down while colliding with the sorting protrusion 422 of the sorting member 420. Due to the collision between the game ball and the distribution protrusion 422, the course of the game ball changes and the distribution member 420 rotates. Thus, the game balls are mechanically and irregularly distributed to one of the left discharge passage 413L and the right discharge passage 413R by passing the front side of the distribution member 420. Note that the game balls that have entered the left discharge passage 413L and the right discharge passage 413R are detected by the left gate switch 12L and the right gate switch 12R in the middle of flowing down them.

  When the game ball passes through the front side of the sorting member 420 and is discharged from the right discharge passage 413R, the right link mechanism L1 is activated, and the central variable winning device 46 and the right middle variable winning device 49B shift to the entry allowable state. In addition, the lower link mechanism L2 is activated, and the lower left variable winning device 55B, the middle lower variable winning device 47B, and the lower right variable winning device 48B shift to the entry allowable state. As a result, the gaming machine 100 enters a large profit gaming state in which game balls are relatively easy to win. On the other hand, when the game ball passes through the sorting member and is discharged from the left discharge passage 413L, the left link mechanism L3 is operated, and the left middle variable winning device 56B shifts to the entry allowable state. As a result, the gaming machine 100 enters a small profit gaming state in which a gaming ball is relatively easy to win.

  A sub-control board 940 is provided on the back side of the game board 200 and is accommodated in a rectangular parallelepiped board case 212C. The operation of the sub control board 940 will be described in detail in the description of the electrical configuration. The main control board 920 is provided below the sub control board 940 on the back side of the game board 200. A main control board 920 and a power supply monitoring device 910 arranged adjacent to the right end (the left end in FIG. 6) of the main control board 920 are provided on the back side of the game board 200, and these are a rectangular parallelepiped board. The case 216C is collectively accommodated. The main control board 920 and the power supply monitoring device 910 will be described in detail in the description of the electrical configuration.

  A configuration of the back side of the gaming machine 100 will be described. FIG. 8 is a rear view illustrating an example of the gaming machine. In the gaming machine 100, various control devices and relay devices are arranged on the back side (the back side of the inner frame 190 and the game board 200) so as to be arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions or stacked in the front and back direction. Since various devices provided on the back of the game board 200 have been described along with the description of the game board 200, only the configuration other than those will be described in detail.

  Various control devices are divided into two mounting bases and unitized, and these are individually mounted on the inner frame 190 or the back surface of the game board 200. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the main control board 920 and the power monitoring device 910 housed in the board case 216 </ b> C and the sub board housed in the board case 212 </ b> C are arranged on the back side of the game board 200. The control board 940 is unitized, and the payout control board 930, the power supply / launch control device 900, and the card unit relay device 950 arranged on the back side of the inner frame 190 are unitized. Also, the dispensing device 358 and the protective cover 351 are separately unitized. Each unit is configured to be attachable and detachable without using any tools or the like in units. Thereby, even if each unit and other configurations are arranged one behind the other, the hidden configuration can be easily confirmed.

  The payout control board 930 controls payout of prize balls and lending of rental balls by the payout device 358. As with the main control board 920, the payout control board 930 is sealed by a board case so that it cannot be opened without leaving a trace of opening. The power supply / launch control device 900 controls the ejection of the game ball based on the operation of the launch operation device 170 by the player in cooperation with the main control board 920. In addition, the power source / launch control device 900 converts external power into power of a predetermined voltage required by various control devices and outputs it. The card unit relay device 950 is electrically connected to the ball lending operation device 130 (see FIG. 1) and a card unit (not shown), and relays signals between the ball lending operation device 130 and the card unit. Or relay a signal between the card unit and the payout control board 930. In a gaming machine (commonly known as a cash machine) in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate 140 from an external ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, the card unit relay device 950 is unnecessary.

  The back set 104 includes a back pack 351 that is supported by the inner frame set 102 so as to be openable and closable, a payout device 358 that is provided on the back pack 351 and that pays out and rents game balls, and a game ball that is released from the payout device 358. And a payout mechanism portion 352 for storing the.

  The back pack 351 is integrally formed of resin (for example, ABS resin), and includes a substantially flat base portion 353 and a protective cover portion 354 that protrudes rearward from the gaming machine 100 and has a horizontally long substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 354 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the center accessory 41 (however, in this embodiment, the sub-control board 940 is also matched). It is configured to enclose). A large number of ventilation holes 354 a are provided on the back surface of the protective cover portion 354. Each of the air holes 354a has a long hole shape, and the air holes 354a are adjacent to each other at a relatively close position. Thereby, the heat dissipation of the heat generation in the main control board 920 and the sub control board 940 is improved. In addition, the back surface of the back pack 351 can be easily opened by cutting the resin portion between the adjacent vent holes 354a.

  On the base portion 353 of the back pack 351, a payout mechanism portion 352 is disposed so as to bypass the protective cover portion 354. A tank 355 opened upward is provided at the uppermost portion of the back pack 351, and the game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, for example, a tank rail 356 having two rows (two rows) of spherical passages and gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected. Further, the tank rail 356 is vertically oriented downstream of the tank rail 356. A case rail 357 is connected. In the vicinity of the connecting portion between the tank rail 356 and the case rail 357, a storage ball switch 363 (see FIG. 9) for detecting whether or not the game ball is supplied to the tank 355 and the tank rail 356 are provided. The payout device 358 is provided in the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of payout devices 358 are configured by a predetermined electrically driven configuration such as the payout motor 361 while monitoring the payout number by the payout counting switch 362 (see FIG. 9). Payout game balls as appropriate. The game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 140 through a payout passage (not shown) or the like. The tank rail 356 and the vibrator 360 for applying vibration to the tank rail 356 are integrally formed as a unit. Even if a ball is clogged in the vicinity of the tank rail 356, driving the vibrator 360 The clogging is resolved.

  The payout mechanism unit 352 is provided with a payout relay device 381 that relays a payout command signal from the payout control board 930 to the payout device 358, and a power source that controls the incorporation of external power into the power supply / launch control device 900. A switch 382 is installed. The power switch 382 is supplied with a predetermined external power (AC 24V in this embodiment), and the gaming machine 100 shifts to an energized state when the power switch 382 shifts to an on state. When the switch 382 shifts to the on state, the switch 382 shifts to a power failure state.

(Electric configuration of game machine and various control processes)
Next, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 100 will be described. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 100. The gaming machine 100 includes control devices such as a power supply / launch control device 900, a power supply monitoring device 910, a main control board 920, a payout control board 930, and a sub control board 940. In FIG. 9, a circuit device that merely relays various signals is omitted. In the following, these main devices will be described in detail individually.

  The power supply / launch control device 900 includes a power supply unit 901 that supplies power of a predetermined voltage to each part of the gaming machine 100 via a power supply path (broken line in the figure), and a launch device according to the operation of the launch operation device 170. A launch control unit 902 that controls the driving of 150, and a signal relay unit 903 that relays a forced initialization signal and a ball overflow signal output from the forced initialization switch 107 and the ball overflow switch 164 according to the operation state of the force initialization switch 107 and the ball overflow switch 164 I have.

  The power supply unit 901 takes in external power (for example, AC 24 volts) supplied from the outside and converts it into internal power (for example, DC 24 volts), and uses various devices such as various solenoids and various motors from the internal power. Drive voltage power (for example, DC 12 volts), control voltage power for driving various switches and executing control processing (for example, DC 5 volts), RAM contents Is generated and supplied to the power monitoring device 910, the main control board 920, the payout control board 930, the sub-control board 940, and the like. Specifically, the power supply monitoring device 910 is supplied with internal power, drive voltage, control voltage, and backup voltage power, and the main control board 920 is supplied with drive voltage, control voltage, and control voltage. The power of the backup voltage is supplied via the power relay unit 411 of the power supply monitoring device 910, and the drive voltage and the control voltage power are directly supplied to the payout control board 930 and the sub control board 940. The firing control unit 902 is supplied with driving voltage and control power. A power switch 382 is connected to the power supply unit 401. When the power switch 382 is in the off state, the external power capture is stopped. Note that power supply to the inside of the gaming machine 100 is stopped by turning off the power switch 382 or removing the power plug connected to the power supply unit 401 via the power switch 382 from the external power supply outlet. A case where the power supply is stopped or a case where the supply of the external power itself is stopped is collectively referred to as a “power failure state”. The power supply unit 401 is configured to normally output power of a predetermined voltage over a predetermined period even after the occurrence of a power failure. As a result, the main control board 920 and the payout control board 930 can save the state and finish the control so that the current control state can be restored.

  The firing control unit 902 controls driving of the ball feed solenoid 151 and the firing solenoid 152. Note that the ball is actually ejected by driving the ball feed solenoid 151 and the firing solenoid 152. The ball feed solenoid 151 and the firing solenoid 152 are allowed to drive when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, it is detected that the player is touching the firing handle 172 based on the contact sensor signal from the contact sensor 174, and the firing stop switch 175 for stopping the firing is not operated. On the condition, the firing control unit 902 outputs a firing permission signal in an on state to the main control board 920. Further, the main control board 920 outputs a firing solenoid control signal and a ball feed solenoid control signal to the launching device 150 based on the launch permission signal and the launch abnormality signal. As a result, the launching device 150 drives the launching solenoid 152 in response to the launching solenoid control signal, and as a result, the game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the rotational operation amount of the firing handle 172 (resistance value of the variable resistor 173). The

  The signal relay unit 903 outputs an on-state forced initialization signal to the main control board 920 when the forced initialization switch 107 is pressed. In the main control board 920, the stored information stored in the RAM of the main control board 920 is initialized in response to the reception of the on-state forced initialization signal. Further, when the ball overflow switch 107 detects a game ball, the signal relay unit 903 outputs a ball overflow signal in an ON state to the main control board 920. The main control board 920 outputs a low-speed payout signal to the payout control board 930 based on detection of the ball overflow signal in the on state, and the payout control board 930 that has received the low-speed payout signal from the payout device 382. The game ball payout speed will be reduced. On the contrary, a high-speed payout signal is output to the payout control board 930 based on the detection of the ball overflow signal in the off state, and the payout control board 930 that has received the low-speed payout signal outputs the game ball payout speed from the payout device 382. Will be speeded up.

  The power failure monitoring device 910 monitors the power supply state from the power supply / launch control device 900, and outputs a power failure signal to the main control board 920 and the payout control board 930 in response to the occurrence of the power failure state, A signal relay unit 912 that relays power supply and transmission of various signals between the power source / launch control device 900 and the main control board 920 is included. The power supply monitoring unit 911 monitors the DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 901, and determines that a power failure has occurred when this voltage is less than 22 volts. The signal is output to the main control board 920 and the payout control board 930. The main control board 920 and the payout control board 930 recognize the occurrence of a power outage by receiving an on-state power outage signal.

  The main control board 920 comprehensively controls the operation of the gaming machine 100. On the main control board 920, an MPU as a one-chip microcomputer is mounted. The MPU includes a CPU as an arithmetic processing unit, a ROM that stores various control programs and fixed data executed by the CPU, and a RAM that temporarily stores various data when the control program is executed. . In addition, the main control board 920 is mounted with various circuits such as a timer circuit, a counter circuit, a clock generation circuit, and a signal transmission / reception circuit. The RAM of the main control board 920 is configured to hold (back up) internal data by supplying power of a backup voltage from the power / launch control device 900 even after shifting to a power failure state.

  The payout control board 930 controls a game ball payout operation according to an instruction from the main control board 920 and a game ball lending operation according to an operation of the ball lending operation device 130. As with the main control board 920, the payout control board 930 is mounted with various circuits such as an MPU as a one-chip microcomputer, a timer circuit, a counter circuit, a clock generation circuit, and a signal transmission / reception circuit. The RAM constituting the MPU of the payout control board 930 is also configured to hold internal data even in a power failure state.

  The sub control board 940 controls operations of various rendering devices, various light emitting devices, various acoustic devices, and the like based on instructions from the main control board 920.

  Control executed by the main control board 920 will be described. The control executed by the main control board 920 can be broadly divided into a main process that is started upon recovery from the power failure state and an interrupt to the main process periodically (with a cycle of 1 ms (milliseconds) in this embodiment). And timer interrupt processing that is executed over time. In the following, for convenience, timer interrupt processing will be described, and then main processing will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing timer interrupt processing. In the timer interrupt processing, first, processing for starting interrupt control is performed by reading various winning switches (“interrupt start processing” S1001). Specifically, a predetermined value is set in the interrupt control register. Thereafter, processes related to substantial control of the gaming machine are sequentially executed.

  After the interrupt start process S1001, the firing control signal and the ball feed control signal are output to the outside of the main control board 920 (“fired related signal output process” S1002). Specifically, the firing solenoid drive flag (a kind of launch solenoid drive information) and the ball feed solenoid drive flag (a kind of ball feed solenoid drive information) stored in the fire output buffer (part of the RAM) are fired. It is output to a signal transmission circuit for related signals (a type of signal transmission / reception circuit). The firing solenoid driving flag is 1-bit information for identifying the driving state (operating state or stopped state) of the firing solenoid 152, and is set when the firing solenoid 152 is operated in the firing control process S1008, and the firing solenoid is stopped. It is canceled when you let it. The ball feed solenoid drive flag is 1-bit information for identifying the drive state (operating state or stopped state) of the ball feed solenoid 152, and is set when the ball feed solenoid 151 is operated in the firing control processing S1008. It is released when the ball feed solenoid 151 is stopped. In this embodiment, when the flag is set, including the launch solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag, and other various flags described later, the value is “1”, and the flag is released. In this case, it means that the value is “0”. In the present invention, the combination of the driving state and the flag value may be reversed. When the firing solenoid driving flag is set and when the firing solenoid driving flag is released, the firing control signal in the on state and the firing control signal in the off state are respectively main from the signal transmission circuit for the firing related signal. When the ball feed solenoid drive flag is set and the ball feed solenoid drive flag is released and output to the outside of the control board 920, the ball in the ON state from the signal transmission circuit for the firing related signal, respectively. The feed control signal and the ball feed control signal in the off state are output to the outside of the main control board 920. The output state of the launch control signal and the ball feed control signal is maintained until the next timer interrupt process. In this embodiment, the output states (off state and on state) of various control signals including the launch control signal and the ball feed control signal are identified by the difference in their output voltages. The active state may be a high voltage state, or the active state may be a low voltage state. In the present invention, a state identified by a waveform or the like may be used. The launch control signal and the ball feed control signal are input to the launch device 150 via the launch control unit of the power supply monitoring device 910 and the power source / fire control device 900, and the launch solenoid 152 and the ball feed solenoid 151 are driven based on the input. Is done. Specifically, when the firing control signal in the on state is input, the firing solenoid 152 is shifted to an operating state when the firing solenoid 152 is in a stopped state, and is maintained when it is already in an operating state. Conversely, when the firing control signal in the off state is input, the state is maintained when the firing solenoid 152 is already stopped, and the state is shifted to the stopped state when it is activated.

  After the firing-related signal output processing S1002, external devices such as a strobe signal used for transmission control of data signals (command signals) to the payout control board 930 and the sub-control board 940, and a management computer for the game machine installation hall (not shown) The external notification signal used for providing predetermined information to the external device is externally output ("transmission control / external notification signal output processing" S1003). Specifically, a payout system strobe control flag, a sub system strobe control flag, a fraud detection flag, a winning flag, and a small profit state transition flag stored in the transmission control / external notification output buffer (part of the RAM) Then, information corresponding to the set state of the large profit state transition flag and the center accessory entry flag is output to the signal transmission circuit for transmission control / external notification signal. Output control from the transmission control / external notification signal transmission / reception circuit is the same as in the case of the signal transmission / reception circuit for the above-mentioned launch-related signals.

  After the signal output processing S1003 of transmission control / external notification, the input state of the power failure signal output from the power source monitoring unit 911 of the power source monitoring device 910 is detected, and whether or not it is a power failure state based on the detection result When a power outage is detected, a predetermined power outage state value is set in the power outage occurrence information (part of the RAM), and when the power is not in a power outage state, the power outage information is different from the power outage state value. An energization state value is set ("power failure information update process" S1004). Specifically, when an on-time power failure signal is continuously detected in a predetermined number of times (two times in this embodiment), the power failure flag is recognized and a predetermined value is set in the power failure flag. The

  After the power failure information update process S1004, it is determined whether fraud has been detected (S1005). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the fraud detection information is a predetermined fraud occurrence value indicating fraud occurrence. The fraud detection information is usually a predetermined value different from the fraud occurrence value. However, when fraud based on the detection of the magnetic sensor 430 is detected in the magnetic sensor monitoring process S1009, and when the center function input described later in the switch monitoring process S1007 is performed. In the ball processing S1108 (see FIG. 12), when a fraud is detected based on the detection of the ball entry switch 11 during a predetermined game stop monitoring period, the fraud occurrence value is changed.

  When it is determined in the determination process S1005 that fraud has not been detected (S1005: N), the output state of the various switches connected to the main control board 920 is a signal reception circuit for signal switching (signal transmission / reception circuit). For each switch, its output state read by the current timer interrupt (hereinafter abbreviated as “current output state”), and the previous Based on the output status read by the timer interrupt (hereinafter abbreviated as “previous output status”) and the output status read by the previous timer interrupt (hereinafter abbreviated as “previous output status”) A change in the output status is detected, and after that detection, the current output status and the previous output status are detected in order to detect the output status change in the next timer interrupt. Are cyclically updated stored as the output state of the previous output state and before last ( "switch reading processing" S1006). Specifically, for each switch, when the previous output state is in the off state, and both the previous output state and the current output state are in the on state, it is detected that the switch is on and the switch type is changed. A corresponding on-transition flag (partial area of RAM) is set, and a previous on-state flag (partial area of RAM) and a previous on-state flag (partial area of RAM) holding the previous output state are set. It is updated (set or released). Noise resistance can be improved by detecting an output state or a change in the output state based on the output state of the switch in multiple timer interruptions. A process for detecting an output state or a change in the output state in accordance with a plurality of output state patterns in this manner is generally referred to as a filtering process. In the present embodiment, the filtering process is performed in software, but in the present invention, the filtering process may be performed in hardware, or the filtering process may not be performed.

  In the switch reading process S1006, specifically, the center variable prize opening switch 13, the left middle variable prize opening switch 14, the lower left variable prize opening switch 15, the middle lower variable prize opening switch 16, the right middle variable prize opening switch 17, the right The output states of the lower variable winning port switch 18, the left normal winning port switch 19L, the right normal winning port switch 19R, the ball switch 11, the left gate switch 12L and the right gate switch 12R are read. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the output state of the front frame switch 109 is also read via the payout control board 930. In this switch reading process S1006, the output state of the forced initialization switch 107 is not read.

  After the switch reading process S1006, individual processes corresponding to the states of the on-shift flags of the various switches in the switch reading process S1006 are sequentially executed ("switch monitoring process" S1007). Here, the switch monitoring process S1007 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the switch monitoring process S1007.

  In the switch monitoring process S1007, first, when the on-shift flag of the central variable winning opening switch 13 is set, the value of the winning number counter (part of the RAM) is added to the current value by “1”. The value is updated to the value, and the central variable winning command is stored in the ring buffer (part of the RAM) ("central variable winning process" S1101). Various commands stored in the ring buffer including the central variable winning command are output to the sub control board 940 in the sub system information output process S1305 in the main process of the main control board 920. After the central variable winning process S1101, when the on-shift flag of the left middle variable winning opening switch 18 is set, the value of the winning number counter is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value. The variable winning command is stored in the ring buffer (“left middle variable winning process” S1102). If the on-left flag of the lower left variable winning opening switch 17 is set after the left middle variable winning process S1102, the value of the winning counter is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value, and the lower left variable. The winning command is stored in the ring buffer (“lower left variable winning process” S1103). After the lower left variable winning process S1103, if the on / off flag of the middle / lower variable prize opening switch 14 is set, the value of the winning number counter is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value. The variable winning command is stored in the ring buffer (“lower and middle variable winning process” S1104). After the middle / lower variable winning process S1104, when the on-shift flag of the middle right variable prize opening switch 16 is set, the value of the winning counter is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value, and the right The middle variable winning command is stored in the ring buffer (“right middle variable winning process” S1105). If the on-shift flag of the lower right variable prize opening switch 15 is set after the middle right variable prize winning process S1105, the value of the prize counter is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value, and the right The lower variable winning command is stored in the ring buffer (“lower right variable winning process” S1106).

  After the lower right variable winning process S1106, when the on transition flag of the left normal winning opening switch 19L is set, the value of the winning number counter is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value and is also normal. When the value of the winning number counter (part of the RAM) is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value, and the ON transition flag of the right winning port switch 19R is set, the number of winning prizes The value of the counter and the normal winning number counter (part of the RAM) is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value (“normal winning process” S1107).

  After the normal winning process S1107, a process according to the state of the on-shift flag of the pitch switch 11 ("center bonus entry process" S1108) is executed. Here, the center role entry processing S1108 will be described in detail. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the center accessory entry process.

  In the center accessory entry processing S1108, as shown in FIG. 12, it is first determined whether or not the on-shift flag of the entry switch 11 is set (S101). When the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 is not set (S101: N), the center accessory entry processing S1108 is terminated without executing substantially any processing. If the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 is set (S101: Y), whether or not the game stop monitoring timer T1 (abbreviated as “timer T1”) is “0 (reference value)”. It is determined (S102). The game stop monitoring timer T1 is a timer that operates based on detection of vibration that satisfies a predetermined condition by the vibration sensor 10. When the game stop monitoring timer T1 is “0”, the vibration that satisfies the predetermined condition is not detected, or the vibration that satisfies the predetermined condition is detected, but the predetermined game stop monitoring period has ended. When the game stop monitoring timer T1 is not “0”, it means that a vibration satisfying a predetermined condition is detected and the predetermined game stop monitoring period has not ended. The game stop monitoring timer T1 is set in the vibration sensor monitoring process S1010. When the game stop monitoring timer T1 is “0” (S102: Y), the value of the number-of-entry counter (a partial area of the RAM) is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current value ( “Incoming ball number update process” S103). After the number-of-balls update process S103, a pitch command is stored in the ring buffer ("ball command setting process" S104). Further, a lottery state flag (held in a partial area of the RAM) is set ("lottery state flag setting process" S105). The lottery state flag is a flag for identifying whether or not a game ball that has entered the center object 41 but has not yet completed the mechanical distribution lottery stays. It is set when the player stays at 41 and is released when such a game ball does not stay at the center actor 41.

  When it is determined in the determination process S102 that the game stop monitoring timer T1 is other than “0” (S102: N), a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (“fraud detection information update process”). S106). After the fraud detection information update process S106, the fraud detection flag of the transmission control / external broadcast output buffer is set ("fraud report setting process" S107). When the fraud detection flag is set, an on-state fraud detection signal is output to a supervising computer or the like outside the gaming machine in the next timer interrupt processing transmission control / external notification signal output processing S1003 (see FIG. 10). Thus, the fraud detection signal is kept on until it is shifted to the power failure state. After the fraud notification setting process S107, the firing solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag of the launch output buffer are canceled ("fired related information setting process" S108), and the stop-state launch control signal and the stop-state ball feed control are released. The signal is output to the outside of the main control board 920 (“launch related signal output processing” S109). The firing related signal output process S109 is substantially the same as the firing related signal output process S1002 (FIG. 10). As a result, the firing solenoid 152 and the ball feed solenoid 151 are forcibly shifted to a stopped state, and the game progress is forcibly stopped. Note that after a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information in the fraud detection information update process S106, it is determined that the fraud is detected in the determination process S1005 (see FIG. 10) (S1005: Y), and the launch solenoid By skipping the firing control process S1008 (see FIG. 10) for updating the driving state of 152 and the ball feed solenoid 151, the firing solenoid 152 and the ball feed solenoid 151 are maintained in the stopped state until a transition to the power failure state is made. . In addition, an unauthorized vibration induction detection command is output to the sub-control board 940 (“illegal vibration induction detection command output process” S110). As a result, notification indicating that the induction of unauthorized vibration is detected is started in the light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the acoustic device 180. This notification is also continued until a transition to the power failure state is made.

  After the center accessory entering process S1108, a process ("right gate passing process S1109") corresponding to the state of the on-shift flag of the right gate switch 12R is executed. Here, the right gate passage processing S1109 will be described in detail. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the right gate passage process.

  In the right gate passage process S1109, as shown in FIG. 13, first, it is determined whether or not the ON transition flag of the right gate switch 12R is set (S201). When the on-shift flag of the right gate switch 12R is not set (S201: N), the right gate passage process S1109 is terminated without executing any process. When the on-shift flag of the right gate switch 12R is set (S201: Y), whether or not the game stop monitoring timer T1 (abbreviated as “timer T1”) is “0 (reference value)”. It is determined (S202). When the game stop monitoring timer T1 is “0” (S202: Y), the value of the right gate passing number counter (part of the RAM) that counts the number of transitions to the large profit gaming state becomes the current value. It is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” (“Large profit count update process” S203). After the large profit count update process S203, the large profit command is stored in the ring buffer ("large profit command setting process" S204). In addition, it is determined whether or not the lottery state flag is set (S205). If the lottery state flag is set (S205: Y), the lottery state flag is canceled ("lottery state flag canceling process"). On the other hand, when the lottery state flag is released (S205: N), the lottery state flag is maintained in the released state (skip lottery state flag releasing process S206).

  When it is determined in the determination process S202 that the game stop monitoring timer T1 is other than “0” (S202: N), the fraud detection information update process S106 to the fraudulent vibration guidance detection command output in the center accessory entry process S1108. Similar to the processing S110, a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (“fraud detection information update processing” S207), and the fraud detection flag of the transmission control / external notification output buffer is set (“fraud notification setting processing”). S208), the firing solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag in the launch output buffer are released ("launch related information setting process" S209), and the stopped launch control signal and the stopped ball feed control signal are displayed on the main control board. The improper vibration induction detection command output to the outside of the 920 (“fired-related signal output processing” S210) is sub-controlled. It is output to a plate 940 ( "abnormal vibration induced detection command output processing" S211).

  After the right gate passing process S1109, a process (“left gate passing process S1110”) corresponding to the state of the on-shift flag of the left gate switch 12L is executed. Here, the left gate passage processing S1110 will be described in detail. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the left gate passage process.

  In the left gate passage process S1110, as shown in FIG. 14, it is first determined whether or not the on-shift flag of the left gate switch 12L is set (S301). When the on-shift flag of the left gate switch 12L is not set (S301: N), the left gate passage process S1110 is terminated without executing substantially any process. When the on-shift flag of the left gate switch 12L is set (S301: Y), whether or not the game stop monitoring timer T1 (abbreviated as “timer T1”) is “0 (reference value)”. It is determined (S302). When the game stop monitoring timer T1 is “0” (S302: Y), the value of the left gate passing number counter (part of the RAM) that counts the number of times of transition to the small profit gaming state becomes the current value. The value is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” (“Small Profit Number Update Process” S303). After the “small profit number update process” S303, the small profit command is stored in the ring buffer (“small profit command setting process” S304). In addition, it is determined whether or not the lottery state flag is set (S305). If the lottery state flag is set (S305: Y), the lottery state flag is canceled ("lottery state flag canceling process"). On the other hand, if the lottery state flag is released (S305: N), the lottery state flag is maintained in the released state (skip lottery state flag releasing process S306).

  If it is determined in the determination process S302 that the game stop monitoring timer T1 is other than “0” (S302: N), the fraud detection information update process S207 to the fraud vibration induction detection command output process S211 in the right gate passage process S1109. Similarly, a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (“fraud detection information update process” S307), and the fraud detection flag of the transmission control / external broadcast output buffer is set (“fraud report setting process” S308). The firing solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag in the launch output buffer are canceled (“launch related information setting process” S309), and the stopped launch control signal and the stopped ball feed control signal are sent to the main control board 920. Output to the outside ("fired-related signal output processing" S310), the improper vibration guidance detection command It is output to the 940 ( "abnormal vibration induced detection command output processing" S311).

  After the switch monitoring process S1007 including the central variable winning process S1101 to the left gate passing process S1110, as shown in FIG. 10, the driving of the firing solenoid 152 and the ball feed solenoid 151 in the launching device 150 is controlled. Launch-related information is set (“fire control process” S1008). Specifically, the states of the firing solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag are updated. Here, the firing control process S1008 will be described in detail. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the firing control process.

  In the firing control process S1108, as shown in FIG. 15, it is first determined whether or not the firing permission signal from the firing operation device 170 is in an on state (S1201). The output state of the firing permission signal is an on state in which the firing handle 172 is rotated by an angle greater than or equal to a predetermined angle, the contact sensor 174 senses contact with the player, and the firing stop switch 175 is It is in an on state when not being operated, and is in an off state in other cases. Further, it is determined whether or not the firing stop signal (abnormal signal 2) is in an on state (S1202). During a normal game, the firing permission signal is kept on and the firing stop signal is kept off. If it is determined that the firing permission signal is in the on state and the firing stop signal is in the off state, whether or not the value of the firing cycle timer (part of the RAM) is “0”. Is determined (S1203). The firing cycle timer is a timer for regulating the launch interval of the game balls. Normally, if the value is “0”, it means a interval between two successive launch interval periods, and the value is “0”. "Other than" "means that it is within the firing interval period. In this determination process S1203, it is not determined that the value of the firing cycle timer is “0”, except in a special case where the firing operation device 170 is operated and returns from the power failure state.

  If the value of the firing cycle timer is not “0”, the value is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current value (“fire cycle timer update process” S1204). After the firing cycle timer update process S1204, it is again determined whether or not the firing cycle timer is “0” (S1205). In this determination process S1205, if the value of the firing cycle timer is “0”, it means that this is the end of the current firing interval period. If it is determined in the determination process S1205 that the firing cycle timer is “0”, the value of the ball feed timer is set in advance as preparation for launch control in the next launch interval period in order to end the present launch interval period. (In this embodiment, “74” corresponding to about 74 ms) (“ball feed timer setting process” S1206), and the firing timer value is set to a predetermined prescribed value (in this embodiment, about 12 ms). Corresponding “12”) is set (“fired timer setting process” S1207). Here, the ball feed timer is a timer for determining the operation period of the ball feed solenoid 151, and the firing timer is a timer for determining the operation period of the firing solenoid 152. After the ball feed timer setting process S1206 and the firing timer setting process S1207, as a preparation for launch control in the next launch interval period, the launch period timer value is a predetermined specified value (in this embodiment, “602” corresponding to approximately 602 ms). ("Launch cycle timer setting process" S1208).

  If it is determined in the determination process S1205 that the firing cycle timer is not “0” (S1205N), the current firing interval period does not end, so the ball feed timer setting process S1206, the firing timer setting process S1207, and the firing period timer The setting process S1208 is skipped.

  When it is determined in the determination process S1201 that the firing permission signal is not in the on state (S1201: N), when it is determined in the determination process S1202 that the firing stop signal is in the on state (S1202: Y), the firing is performed in the determination process S1203. When it is determined that the value of the cycle timer is “0” (S1203: Y), the firing cycle timer update processing S1204 to the firing timer setting processing S1207 are skipped, and the firing cycle timer setting processing is performed. S1208 is executed.

  Thereafter, the firing solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag are released (“fired related information release process” S1209). After the firing-related information release processing S1209, it is determined whether or not the value of the firing timer is “0” (S1210). If the value of the firing timer is not “0” (S1210: N), the firing solenoid Since the operation period is 152, the value is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current value (“fire timer update process” S1211), and the fire solenoid drive flag (abbreviated as “fire flag” in the figure). ) Is set ("fire flag setting process" S1212). On the other hand, when the value of the firing timer is “0” (S1210: Y), the firing timer update processing S1211 and the firing flag update processing S1212 are skipped, the firing timer maintains “0”, and the firing solenoid is driven. The flag maintains its release state with the release in the firing related information release processing S1209. Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the value of the ball feed timer is “0” (S1213). When the value of the ball feed timer is not “0” (S1213: N), the operation period of the ball feed solenoid 151 is increased. Therefore, the value is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current value (“ball feed timer update process” S1214), and a ball feed solenoid drive flag (abbreviated as “ball feed flag” in the figure). Is set ("ball feed flag setting process" S1215). On the other hand, when the value of the ball feed timer is “0” (S1213: Y), the ball feed timer update process S1211 and the ball feed flag update process S1212 are skipped, and the ball feed timer maintains “0”. The firing solenoid drive flag maintains its release state with the release in the firing related information release processing S1209. Based on the information of the launch solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag updated in the launch control process S1008, the launch control signal and the ball feed control signal are obtained by the launch related signal output process S1002 (see FIG. 10) in the next timer interrupt process. Is output from the main control board 920.

  By repeating the timer interrupt process, the firing interval is limited to about 602 ms. In addition, the ball feed control signal in the ON state is output for about 74 ms from the start end of the firing interval period, and the operation state of the ball feed solenoid 151 is maintained, and then the stop state is maintained until the end of the firing interval period. Is done. In addition, an on-state firing control signal is output for about 12 ms from the beginning of the firing interval period, and the firing solenoid 152 is maintained in an operating state, and then the stopped state is maintained until the end of the firing interval period. . Thereby, one game ball is ejected from the launching device 150 in the firing interval period.

  After the launch control process S1008, as shown in FIG. 10, the magnetic sensor signal from the magnetic sensor 430 is monitored, and fraud is detected based on the magnetic sensor signal ("magnetic sensor monitoring process" S1009). Specifically, when an off-state magnetic sensor signal indicating that no magnetism is detected is detected and then an on-state magnetic sensor signal is continuously detected in 50 timer interruptions, illegal magnetic induction is performed. Is detected, and substantially the same processing as the fraud detection information update processing S106 to the firing related signal output processing S109 shown in FIG. 12 is executed. As a result, the firing solenoid 152 and the ball feed solenoid 151 are forcibly shifted to a stopped state, and the game progress is forcibly stopped. In addition, in the magnetic sensor monitoring process S1009, an unauthorized magnetic induction detection command is output to the sub-control board 940 instead of the unauthorized vibration induction detection command, and notifications indicating that the unauthorized magnetic induction is detected are emitted from the light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the sound. It will be started in the device 180. The forcible stop state of the game progress and the notification state of the illegal magnetic induction are continued until a transition to the power failure state is made.

  After the magnetic sensor monitoring process S1009, the vibration sensor signal from the vibration sensor 10 is monitored, and unauthorized vibration induction is detected based on the vibration sensor signal ("vibration sensor monitoring process" S1010). Here, the vibration sensor monitoring process S1010 will be described. 16 and 17 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the vibration sensor monitoring process.

  In the vibration sensor monitoring process S1010, as shown in FIG. 16, first, the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 (abbreviated as “timer T1” in the figure) is a predetermined reference value (“0” in this embodiment). It is determined whether or not there is (S401), and if the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 is not the reference value (S401: N), the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 is reduced by “1” from the current value. On the other hand, when the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 is the reference value (S401: Y), the timer T1 update process S402 is skipped and the reference value is maintained. . After the timer T1 update process S401, it is determined whether the front frame set 103 is in the closed state or in the open state depending on whether or not the front frame open / closed state flag F2 (abbreviated as “flag F2” in the drawing) is released. (S403). Here, the front frame open / close state flag F2 is a flag indicating the open / closed state of the front frame set 103 based on the output state of the front frame switch signal from the front frame switch 109. In the switch reading process S1006, the front frame open / closed state flag F2 is displayed. It is set in the open state of the front frame set 103 in which the frame switch signal is detected, and is released in the closed state of the front frame set 103 in which the front frame switch signal in the off state is output.

  When it is determined in the determination process S403 that the front frame open / close state flag F2 is set (S403: N), the vibration detection state is determined by whether or not the vibration sensor signal from the vibration sensor 10 is on. Is determined (S404). When the vibration sensor signal is in the on state (S404: Y), it is determined whether the lottery state flag is set or not, whether the lottery state is set or not (S405). In the unsorted lottery state (S405: N), the value of the vibration detection counter C1 (abbreviated as “counter C1” in the drawing) is set to the current value as a predetermined first vibration detection value (“3” in this embodiment). ")" Is updated to the added value ("Counter C1 update process" S406). On the other hand, in the distribution lottery state (S405: Y), the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is set to a predetermined second value. It is updated to a value obtained by adding only the vibration detection value (“6” in this embodiment) (“counter C1 update process” S407). After the counter C1 update processing S406 and S407, it is determined whether or not the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is greater than or equal to a specified maximum value (in this embodiment, “255”) (S408), and exceeds the specified maximum value. The vibration detection counter C1 is set to the prescribed maximum value (“counter C1 setting process” S409), and if the prescribed maximum value is not exceeded, the counter C1 setting process S408 is skipped and the counter C1 updating process S406, The updated value in S407 is maintained.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in the determination process S404 that the vibration sensor signal is in an off state (S404: N), it is determined whether or not the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is a reference value (in this embodiment, “0”). It is determined (S410). When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is not the reference value (S410: N), the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is updated to a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined non-vibration detection value (“1” in this embodiment) from the current value. ("Counter C1 update process" S411). After the counter C1 update process S411, it is determined whether or not the updated value of the vibration detection counter C1 is a reference value (S412). When the updated value of the vibration detection counter C1 is the reference value (S412: N), it is determined whether or not the vibration detection flag F1 (abbreviated as “flag F1” in the drawing) is canceled ( S413). When the vibration detection flag F1 is not released, that is, when the vibration detection flag F1 is set (S413: N), the vibration detection flag F1 is released (“flag F1 release processing” S414), and excessive vibration is generated. A notification stop command is output from the main control board 920 to the sub-control board 940 (“excess vibration notification stop command output process” S415), and the vibration detection counter C1 is set to a reference value (“counter C1 setting process” S416). ).

  When it is determined in the determination process S413 that the vibration detection flag F1 has been released (S413: Y), the flag F1 release process S414 to the counter C1 setting process S416 are skipped. If it is determined in the determination process S412 that the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is not the reference value (S412: Y), the determination process S413 to the counter C1 setting process S416 are skipped. When it is determined in the determination process S410 that the vibration detection counter C1 is the reference value (S410: Y), the counter C1 update process S411 to the counter C1 setting process S416 are skipped.

  When it is determined in the determination process S403 that the front frame open / close state flag F2 is set (S403), the vibration detection counter C1 is forcibly released (“counter C1 release process” S417). Specifically, the vibration detection counter C1 is set to a reference value (“0”). After the counter C1 release processing S417, it is determined whether or not the vibration detection flag F1 is released (S418). If the vibration detection flag F1 is set (S418: N), the vibration detection flag F1 is released. Then, an excessive vibration notification stop command is output from the main control board 920 to the sub-control board 940. On the other hand, when the vibration detection flag F1 is released (S418: Y), the flag F1 release process S419 and the excessive vibration notification stop command output process S420 are skipped.

  After the counter C1 setting process S409, S416, etc., as shown in FIG. 17, it is determined whether or not the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is less than the excessive vibration threshold (in this embodiment, “90”). Excess vibration determination processing "S421). When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is equal to or greater than the excess vibration threshold (S421: N), it is determined whether or not the vibration detection flag F1 is set (S422), and the vibration detection flag F1 is not set. In (S422: N), the vibration detection flag F1 is set (“flag F1 setting process” S423), and an excessive vibration notification start command is output from the main control board 920 to the sub control board 940 (“excess vibration”). Notification start command output process "S424). In addition, in response to the reception of the excessive vibration notification start command, the sub control board 940 operates the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the acoustic device 180 to notify them of the occurrence of excessive vibration. On the other hand, if it is determined that the vibration detection flag F1 is set (S422: Y), it is determined whether or not the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is less than the abnormal vibration threshold (in this embodiment, “240”). (“Abnormal vibration determination process” S425), and when the value is equal to or greater than the abnormal vibration threshold (S425: N), the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 (abbreviated as “timer T1” in the figure) is predetermined. (In this embodiment, “1500” corresponding to 6 seconds) (“timer T1 setting process” S426). On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is less than the abnormal vibration threshold (S425: Y), the timer T1 setting process S426 is skipped, and the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 is maintained. A period in which a value other than “0” is set in the game stop monitoring timer T1 is a game stop monitoring period, and when the entrance switch 11 detects a game ball during the game stop monitoring period, the game is played as described above. Progress will be stopped.

  After the vibration sensor monitoring process S1010 composed of the determination process S401 to the timer T1 setting process S426, as shown in FIG. 10, the value of the number of interrupts (a part of the RAM) indicating the number of times the timer interrupt has been executed is The current value is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” (“interrupt count update process” S1011). The timer interrupt process is completed by executing the interrupt number update process S1011.

  Next, main processing executed by the main control board 920 will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of the main process of the main control board (abbreviated as “main control main process” in the figure). In the main process executed in response to the recovery from the power failure state, as shown in FIG. 18, first, a process for starting up the main control board 920 and a process for initializing various information are executed ( “Control start processing” S1301). Here, the control start process S1301 will be described in detail. FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the control start process. In the control start process S1301, as shown in FIG. 19, an initial value is set to the stack pointer (part of the RAM) for controlling the execution of the program (“program start process” S1401). After the program start process S1401, the system waits for a predetermined time until the payout control board 930, the sub control board 940, and the like start up ("peripheral device startup standby process" S1402). After the peripheral device startup standby processing S1402, various information held in the RAM is forcibly determined depending on whether or not the forced initialization signal from the forced initialization switch 107 of the power supply / emission control device 900 is on. It is determined whether or not to initialize (S1403). When the forced initialization signal is in the off state (S1403: N), it is determined whether or not the power failure occurrence information (part of the RAM) is set to a predetermined power failure occurrence value (S1404). When the power failure occurrence information is a power failure occurrence value (S1404: Y), it corresponds to the 2's complement of the checksum of the predetermined area of the RAM in the control end processing S1315 (see FIG. 18) when shifting to the previous power failure state. Since the RAM determination value to be calculated is calculated, a checksum of the same area of the RAM is calculated, and whether or not the stored information is normally held based on the calculated checksum and the RAM determination value is determined. It is determined (S1405). When the holding information is normally held (S1405: Y), the power failure occurrence information is updated to a predetermined reference value (“power failure occurrence information release processing” S1406), and the holding information is a predetermined area of the RAM. ("Retained information return process" S1407). By returning the stored information, the control state immediately before the transition to the previous power failure state is restored. However, even if various error states such as fraud detection errors have occurred immediately before the transition to the previous power failure state, these error states are all cancelled.

  When it is determined in the determination process S1403 that the forced initialization signal is in the ON state (S1403: Y), or when it is determined in the determination process S1404 that the power failure occurrence value is not set in the power failure occurrence information (S1404: N). If the holding information is not normally held in the determination process S1405 (S1405: N), the holding information in the RAM is initialized ("holding information initialization process" S1408), and the initialization command is controlled by the main control. The data is output from the board 920 to both the payout control board 930 and the sub-control board 940 (“initialization command output process” S1409). In each of the payout control board 930 and the sub control board 940 that have received the initialization command, a predetermined initialization process is executed.

  After the retained information return processing S1407 and the initialization command output processing S1409, various interrupt control modes such as timer interrupt are set ("interrupt mode setting processing" S1410). Various interrupts are permitted after the interrupt mode setting process S1410 ("interrupt permission process" S1411). The control start process S1301 ends when the interrupt permission process S1411 ends.

  The control start process S1301 is executed only once after the return from the power failure state, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. 18, the process proceeds to a loop process that is repeatedly executed unless the power failure state is entered.

  In the loop process, first, various interrupts such as a timer interrupt are prohibited ("interrupt prohibition process" S1302). After the interrupt prohibition process S1302, it is determined whether or not fraud is detected based on whether or not the fraud detection information is a predetermined fraud occurrence value (S1303). When fraud is not detected (S1303: N), various external notification information for controlling the output state of various external notification signals transmitted to the supervising computer or the like outside the gaming machine 100 depends on the situation. ("External broadcast information update process" S1304). Specifically, a right gate passage notification flag (a type of external notification information) for notifying that a game ball has passed through the right gate switch 12R inside the center accessory 41, that is, having shifted to a large profit state. Is updated with reference to the value of the right gate passage number counter, and the value of the right gate passage number counter is updated. In addition, the center feature entry ball for notifying that the game ball has entered the center feature 41 through the middle prize winning port 43, that is, that the state has shifted to the profit state without distinguishing between the large profit state and the small profit state. The notification flag (a type of external notification information) is updated with reference to the value of the number of balls entered counter, and the value of the number of balls entered counter is updated. In addition, a left gate passage notification flag (external notification information) for notifying that the game ball has passed through the left gate switch 12L inside the center accessory 41, that is, that it has shifted to the small profit state (night game state). Is updated with reference to the value of the left gate passage number counter, and the value of the left gate passage number counter is updated. Finally, a normal winning notification flag (a type of external notification information) for notifying that the game ball has passed through various general winning openings is updated with reference to the value of the normal winning number counter, The value is updated. Note that the fraud detection flag, which is a type of external notification information, is updated by the fraud detection flag setting process S107 (see FIG. 12) in the center accessory entry process S1108.

  After the external notification information update process S1304, various commands stored in the ring buffer are output from the main control board 920 to the sub control board 940 in the order of storage ("sub system information output process" S1305). In the sub system information output process S1305, a transmission control signal is also output to the sub control board 940 along with the output of various commands. After the sub system information output process S1305, various commands are output from the main control board 920 to the payout control board 930 based on the value of the winning number counter and various payout status information ("payout system information output process" S1306). . In the payout system information output process S1306, a transmission control signal is also output to the payout control board 930 along with the output of the winning command. In this embodiment, since the number of game balls to be paid out at the time of winning is the same regardless of the type of winning opening, control is performed so that one type of winning command is output as many times as the number of winnings. A configuration may be employed in which the number of payouts is calculated according to a prize and different commands are output according to the number of payouts. Further, in the present invention, it may be configured to have a plurality of types of winning holes different in the number of game balls to be paid out at the time of winning a prize. The payout number may be calculated according to the winning prize, and different commands may be output according to the payout number. In this embodiment, these processes are executed in a state in which interrupts are prohibited so that the sub system information output process S1305 and the payout system information output process S1306 are not interrupted by the interrupts. This is because the sub system information output process S1305 and the payout system information output process S1306 can be simplified. In this embodiment, the total number of commands output in the sub system information output process S1305 and the payout system information output process S1306 of one loop process is restricted to a predetermined number (for example, “4”) or less. One loop process is configured to finish within a predetermined time (for example, 4 ms).

  After the payout system information output process S1306, various interrupts such as a timer interrupt are permitted ("interrupt permission process" S1307). After the interrupt permission processing S1307, the output state of the prize ball count signal output from the payout control board 930 (the signal corresponding to the detection by the payout count switch 362 of the game balls paid out from the payout device 358) and the reception of the prize ball count signal Based on the value of the paying-out timer (part of the RAM) for monitoring the situation, the payout state of the prize ball is confirmed, and a paying-out flag (payout state information) for identifying whether or not the payout is being paid according to the situation When a payout flag is set, a payout start command is stored in the ring buffer, and when the payout flag is canceled, a payout end command is stored in the ring buffer (“award”). Ball payout state monitoring process "S1308). Note that the sub-control board 940 starts notifying that the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 are paying out by receiving the payout notification start command, and ends the notifying being paid out by receiving the payout notification start command.

  After the prize ball payout state monitoring process S1308, the occurrence of an abnormality in the payout device 358 based on the output state of the abnormality signal output from the payout control board 930, the inner frame switch 108 connected to the payout control board 930, the front frame switch 109, the detection of an abnormality by the storage ball switch 363 is confirmed, and a payout abnormality flag (a kind of payout state information) for identifying whether or not a payout related abnormality has occurred is updated according to the situation, and a payout abnormality When the flag is set, a payout abnormality occurrence command is stored in the ring buffer, and when the payout abnormality flag is canceled, a payout abnormality elimination command is stored in the ring buffer (“payout abnormality monitoring process” S1309). Note that the sub-control board 940 starts notification during payout by the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the audio device 180 upon receipt of the payout abnormality occurrence command, and ends notification during payout upon receipt of the payout abnormality cancellation command. Become.

  After the prize ball payout state monitoring process S1309, the storage state of the game balls in the lower plate 160 is confirmed based on the output state of the ball overflow signal based on the detection state of the ball overflow switch 164, and the lower plate 160 is filled depending on the situation. The ball overflow flag (a kind of payout status information) that identifies whether or not there is a tank is updated, and if the ball overflow flag is set, the ball overflow command is stored in the ring buffer and the ball overflow flag is cleared In the case where it is done, a ball overflow elimination command is stored in the ring buffer ("lower dish storage state monitoring process" S13010). Note that the sub-control board 940 starts notification of the lower pan full by the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the sound device 180 by receiving the ball overflow occurrence command, and notifies the lower pan full by receiving the ball overflow elimination command. It will be terminated.

  If fraud is detected in the determination process S1303, the external notification information update process S1304 to the lower dish storage state monitoring process S1310 are skipped in order to maintain the game progress stop state, and various interrupts such as a timer interrupt are issued. Only the process to permit ("interrupt permission process" S1311) is executed. As a result, it is possible to prevent various information from being updated and the state of the peripheral device from being changed. In addition, since the power failure signal can be monitored by executing the interrupt permission processing S1311, the control processing can be normally terminated when shifting to the power failure state necessary for canceling the game progress stop state. It becomes.

  After the lower tray storage state monitoring process S1310 and the interrupt permission process S1311, it is determined whether or not the power failure occurrence information is a power failure occurrence value or not to determine whether or not the power has changed to a power failure state (S1312). If the state has not shifted to the power failure state (S1312: N), it is predetermined after the previous loop processing is completed depending on whether or not the number of timer interrupts is a predetermined value (“4” in this embodiment). It is determined whether or not the timer interrupt has been executed for the number of times (four times in this embodiment) (S1313). If the predetermined number of timer interrupts have not been executed (S1313: N), the process returns to the determination process S1312. . As a result, while waiting for a predetermined number of timer interrupts to be executed while monitoring the transition to the power failure state, loop processing is executed at regular time intervals. On the other hand, if it is determined that a predetermined number of timer interrupts have been executed (S1313: Y), the interrupt count is initialized to a reference value (“0” in this embodiment) (“interrupt count initialization process” S1314). Then, the process returns to the interrupt prohibition process S1302.

  If it is determined in the determination process S1312 that the state has shifted to the power failure state (S1312: Y), interruption is prohibited, and a power failure command indicating that the state has shifted to the power failure state is output to the sub-control board 940, The output state of the signal transmission circuit for signal and the signal transmission circuit for transmission control / external notification signal is set to the off state, and the RAM judgment value RAM corresponding to the 2's complement of the checksum of the predetermined area of the RAM is calculated. ("Control end process" S1315). After that, it enters an infinite loop and waits until it recovers from the power failure state.

(Main configuration related to vibration detection according to the present invention)
A configuration related to vibration detection and operation based thereon that is a main feature of the present invention will be described together. As described above, the gaming machine 100 includes the outer frame 101 (see FIG. 3), the inner frame set 102 (see FIG. 3), the game board 200 (see FIG. 3), and the front frame set 103 (see FIG. 3). And vibration sensor 10 (a kind of [vibration detecting means]; see FIG. 6), launch device 150 (see FIG. 3), launch operation device 170 (see FIG. 1), and main control board 920 (see FIG. 9). A payout device 382 (see FIG. 8), a payout control board 930 (see FIG. 8), a frame light emitting device 121-125 (a kind of [notification means]; see FIGS. 4 and 9), and an acoustic device 180 ( A kind of [notifying means] (see FIG. 9) and a sub-control board 940 (see FIG. 9). The game board 200 includes a center role 41 (a kind of [sort lottery means]; see FIG. 7) and a ball entry switch 11 ([game progress state identification means]) that detects a game ball that has entered the center role 41. 6; and FIG. 6 and FIG. 9) and a right gate switch 12R for detecting a game ball discharged from the center accessory 41 (a type of [lottery result detection means] and [release medium detection means]; 9), a left gate switch 12L (a kind of [lottery result detection means] and [release medium detection means]; see FIG. 6 and FIG. Winning mouth switch 19L (see FIGS. 6 and 9), various variable winning devices 46, 47B, 48B, 49B, 55B, 56B (see FIG. 6), and various variable winning port switches 13-18. (See Figure 6) and various types And a link mechanism L1, L2, L3 (see FIG. 6).

  The vibration sensor 10 includes a detector (not shown) that moves in accordance with the vibration of the gaming machine 100, and detects vibration based on the movement of the detector. The vibration sensor 10 outputs an on-state vibration sensor signal when vibration of a predetermined magnitude or more is detected, and otherwise outputs an off-state vibration sensor signal. An on-state vibration sensor signal is output continuously or intermittently for one excitation. When a large vibration is applied, the vibration sensor signal in the on state is usually output intermittently. The output state of the vibration sensor signal is read into the main control board 920 periodically, specifically every 1 ms period that is the timer interruption period of the main control board 920 (switch reading process S1006 in FIG. 10), and added. In order to estimate the magnitude of vibration and the like, the output state is monitored (vibration sensor monitoring process S1010 in FIGS. 10 and 16).

  The center accessory 41 includes an outer enclosure 410 (see FIG. 7) and a sorting member 420 (see FIG. 7), and a game ball passes through the middle top winning opening 43 (see FIG. 7) to the center accessory 41. In the case of entering, it shifts to a profit gaming state of either a large profit gaming state (a kind of [profit gaming state]) or a small profit gaming state (a kind of [profit gaming state]). Specifically, the game ball that has entered the center accessory 41 through the middle top winning opening 43 is, by the sorting member 420, the right discharge passage 413R or the left gate switch 12L provided with the right gate switch 12R (see FIG. 6). It is mechanically distributed to any one of the left discharge passages 413L provided (see FIG. 6). The game balls distributed to the right discharge passage 413R sequentially operate the right link mechanism L1 and the lower link mechanism L2, and as a result, some of the variable winning devices 49B, 55B, 47B, and 48B are in a winning-permitted state. Migrate to This transition is a transition to the large profit gaming state. Similarly, the game balls distributed to the left discharge passage 413L operate the left link mechanism L3, and the other variable winning device 56B shifts to the winning allowable state by the operation. This transition is a transition to the small profit gaming state.

  The ball entry switch 11 detects a game ball that has entered the center accessory 41 through the middle prize winning port 43 before reaching the sorting member 420. The entrance switch 11 outputs an entrance detection signal in an on state when a game ball is detected, and an entrance detection signal in an off state in other cases. The output state of the incoming ball detection signal is monitored regularly, specifically, every 1 ms period that is the timer interruption period of the main control board 920, and the incoming ball switch 11 is based on the output state of the incoming ball detection signal. When the on-transition state is detected, the on-transition flag of the entrance switch 11 is set (switch reading process S1006 in FIG. 10).

  The left normal winning port switch 19L detects a game ball that has entered the center accessory 41 through the middle upper winning port 43 after operating predetermined link mechanisms L1 to L3. The left normal winning opening switch 19L outputs a normal winning detection signal in an on state when a game ball is detected, and outputs an ordinary winning detection signal in an off state in other cases. The output state of the normal winning detection signal is monitored in the same manner as in the case of the winning switch 11, and when the ON transition state of the left normal winning opening switch 19L is detected based on the output state of the normal winning detection signal, the left The on-shift flag of the normal winning opening switch 19L is set (switch reading process S1006 in FIG. 10). Further, the plurality of variable prize opening switches 13 to 18 are monitored in the same manner as in the case of the left ordinary prize opening switch 19L. When the on-shift flag of any one of the prize opening switches 13 to 18 and 19L is set, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out by the payout device 358.

  In the case of illegally guiding the game ball from the guide passage 415 to the middle / upward winning port 43, vibration is applied when the game ball is moving in the vicinity of the middle / upward winning port 43. In this case, since the game ball changes its direction and enters the middle top winning opening 43, it is at a substantially constant low speed, and the time from when the vibration is applied until the game ball is detected by the ball entering switch 11 is approximately Constant and long. On the other hand, when the game ball is illegally guided to the right discharge port 413R, vibration is applied when the game ball passes the front side of the sorting member 420. In this case, since the speed of the game ball changes variously depending on the passing position of the game ball when the vibration is applied and the degree of the subsequent interference with the sorting protrusion 421 of the sorting member 420, the vibration is applied. The time until the game ball is detected by the right gate switch 12R greatly changes, and the degree of interference with the sorting protrusion 421 when vibration is applied to the lower part of the sorting member 420 or after the vibration is applied When is low, the time from when the vibration is applied until the game ball is detected by the right gate switch 12R becomes extremely short.

  Here, control for detecting vibrations executed by the main control board 920 will be described. In response to detection of an on-state vibration sensor signal from the vibration sensor 10 in the closed state (S403: N) of the front frame set 103 in which the front frame open / close state flag F2 is released, the lottery state flag is set. If the unassigned lottery state is released (a kind of [game progress state]) (S405: N), the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is “3 (a kind of [first vibration detection value]”). In the case of the distribution lottery state (a kind of [game progress state]) in which the lottery state flag is set (S405: N), the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is set to “6 ([second A kind of vibration detection value] ”is added (S407). Note that the vibration detection counter C1 in this embodiment is 8-bit information (“0” to “255”). As a result of the addition, if the value of the vibration detection counter C1 exceeds “255 (specified maximum value)” (S408: Y), the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is reset to “255” (S409). Specifically, when the carry flag is set in the addition operation (S408: Y), the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is set to “255” which is the maximum value. As a result, during the period in which the vibration sensor signal is in the ON state, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 increases by “3”, and when the value reaches “255”, it is maintained at “255”. .

  The lottery state flag is a flag for identifying the game progress state, and is set according to the setting of the on-shift flag of the ball entry switch 11 due to the entry of the game ball into the middle prize winning port 43 of the center accessory 41 (S105). The lottery state flag is released in accordance with the setting of the ON transition flag of the right gate switch 12R (S201: Y, S205: Y) due to the entry of the game ball into the right discharge passage 413R in the set state (S206). In response to the setting of the on-shift flag of the left gate switch 12L (S301: Y, S305: Y) due to the entry of the game ball into the left discharge passage 413L in the state flag setting state (S306).

  On the other hand, in the closed state (S403: N) of the front frame set 103 in which the front frame open / close state flag F2 is released, and in the unsorted lottery state (S405: N) in which the lottery state flag is released, In response to the detection of the vibration sensor signal in the off state (S404: N), “1 (a kind of [non-vibration detection value])” is subtracted from the value of the vibration detection counter C1 (S411). Specifically, when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is “0 (a kind of [reference value])” before subtraction (S410: Y), the subtraction is not executed (S411 skip), When the zero flag is set at the time of subtraction, “0” is set as the value of the vibration detection counter C1. As a result, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is maintained at “0” when no vibration is generated, and after the vibration is generated, the vibration sensor signal during or after the vibration is stopped. When the value decreases by “1” during the period in which the signal is off and reaches “0”, it is maintained at “0”.

  In the open state of the front frame set 103 for which the front frame open / close state flag F2 is set (S403: Y), the vibration detection counter C1 is forcibly set to the reference value “0” regardless of the output state of the vibration sensor signal. (S417).

  When a large vibration is applied to the gaming machine 100, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 usually increases to a large value. Therefore, when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is equal to or larger than the excessive vibration threshold (in this embodiment, “90”) (S421: N), it is detected as excessive vibration such as hitting the gaming machine 100 intentionally, If the vibration detection flag F1 has not been set yet (S422: N), the vibration detection flag F1 is set (S423). Further, in response to detection of excessive vibration, the occurrence of excessive vibration is notified by light emission of the predetermined frame light emitting devices 121 to 125. Specifically, in response to detection of excessive vibration, an excessive vibration notification start command is output from the main control board 920 to the sub control board 940 (S424), and the sub control board 940 that has received the excessive vibration notification start command performs predetermined processing. The frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 are actuated to notify the occurrence of excessive vibration. If the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is not equal to or greater than the excessive vibration threshold (S421: Y), it is not determined that the vibration is excessive even if vibration has occurred, so the vibration detection flag F1 is not set (S423). In addition, the excessive vibration notification start command is not output (S424 skip). Therefore, notification of excessive vibration is not performed.

  When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 exceeds the excessive vibration threshold and further exceeds the abnormal vibration threshold (in this embodiment, “240” or more (S425: N)), the center prize winning center 43 and the right Since there is an extremely high possibility of illegal vibration induction for guiding a game ball to the discharge passage 413R, monitoring of the subsequent entry of the game ball into the middle / upward winning opening 43 and the right discharge passage 413R is started. Specifically, “1500 (specified value)” is set as the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 (S426) The game stop monitoring timer T1 is the main timer after the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is decreased to “240”. Only "1" is subtracted for each timer interrupt of the control board 920. Note that if the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 is "0" (S401: Y), no subtraction is executed (S402). Love Therefore, a period in which a value other than “0” is set in the game stop monitoring timer T1 is a game stop monitoring period, and its start is when the vibration detection counter C1 becomes “240” or more, The end point is when a certain time of substantially 1500 ms has elapsed since the vibration detection counter C1 finally became “240” or less.

  When the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 is set by the entry of the game ball into the middle top winning opening 43 during the game stop monitoring period (S101: Y, S102: N), it is determined that an illegal vibration induction has occurred. Thus, a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (S106), and the game progress is forcibly stopped. Specifically, the firing solenoid drive flag and the ball feed solenoid drive flag are canceled (S108), and the off-state launch control signal and the off-state ball feed control signal are output according to the flag states ( S109). As a result, the launching device 150 is forcibly stopped, and thereafter, since a fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (S1005: Y), various switches including the driving state of the launching device 150, etc. Since the state is not updated (S1008 to S1010 skip), the game progress is permanently stopped. In addition, the occurrence of unauthorized vibration induction is notified to an external management computer or the like. Specifically, a fraud detection flag is set (S107), and a fraud detection signal is output to the supervising computer or the like according to the setting of the fraud detection flag. The supervising computer that has received the fraud detection signal reports the occurrence of fraud. Further, the occurrence of illegal vibration induction is notified by the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the acoustic device 180. Specifically, an improper vibration induction detection command is output in response to the detection of the improper vibration induction (S110), and the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the acoustic device 180 are received by the sub control board 940 that has received the improper vibration induction detection command. Is activated, and the occurrence of illegal vibration induction is notified.

  Further, when the on-shift flag of the right gate switch 12R is set by the entry of the game ball into the right discharge passage 413R during the game stop monitoring period (S201: Y, S202: N), the middle up during the game stop monitoring period As in the case of the game ball entering the winning opening 43, it is determined that an illegal vibration induction has occurred, and the game progress is forcibly stopped (S207 to S211). Similarly, when the on-shift flag of the left gate switch 13L is set by the entry of the game ball into the left discharge passage 413L in the game stop monitoring period (S301: Y, S302: N), the right in the game stop monitoring period As in the case of the game ball entering the discharge passage 413R, it is determined that the illegal vibration induction has occurred, and the game progress is forcibly stopped (S307 to S311).

  Here, the operation of the gaming machine when vibration is applied will be specifically described substantially along a time series. FIG. 20 is a timing chart qualitatively showing the time transition of the vibration detection counter C1 in order to explain the vibration determination method. FIG. 20 shows the time transition (solid line) of the vibration detection counter C1 in the unsorted lottery state and the time transition (broken line) of the vibration detection counter C1 in the distributed lottery state together with the time transition of the vibration sensor signal. In FIG. 20, the vibration sensor signal after time t9 is not shown, but is kept off.

  As shown in FIG. 20, when a strong vibration is applied, the output state of the vibration sensor signal repeats an on state and an off state. When the vibration sensor signal shifts to the ON state at time t0, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 (solid line) increases by “3” every timer interruption period, and the increase continues until the vibration sensor signal shifts to the OFF state. . Thereafter, when the vibration sensor signal shifts to the OFF state at time t1, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 (solid line) decreases by “1” every timer interruption period, and the decrease is reduced until the vibration sensor signal shifts to the OFF state. continue. FIG. 20 shows that the value of the vibration detection counter C1 increases smoothly from time t0 to time t1 and decreases smoothly from time t1 to time t2. It has changed. The same applies to the increase and decrease in other sections. Thereafter, according to the output state of the vibration sensor signal, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 (solid line) increases from time t2 to time t3, time t4 to time t5 and time t6 to time t7, and from time t3 to time t4, It decreases from time t5 to time t6, from time t7 to time t8, and from time t4 to time t5. When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 (solid line) becomes “90” or more, which is the excessive vibration threshold, at time ta, it is determined that excessive vibration has occurred. When the vibration sensor signal is turned on at time t8, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 (solid line) increases in the same manner. However, when the value reaches the specified maximum value “255” at time tc, the value is maintained. If the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes equal to or greater than “240” which is the abnormal vibration threshold at time tb, it is determined that abnormal vibration has occurred. It is updated according to the output state of the vibration sensor signal. When the vibration sensor signal is turned off at time t9, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 decreases and decreases until the value reaches “0” which is the reference value. When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is “0”, the value is maintained even when the vibration sensor signal is in an off state.

  On the other hand, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 (broken line) in the distribution lottery state also increases for each timer interrupt period from time t0 to time t1, time t2 to time t3, time t4 to time t5, and time t6 to time t7. Unlike the unsorted lottery state, the unit increment is “6”. In addition, when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 (broken line) exceeds the specified maximum value in the update for each timer interrupt cycle (time tc1 to time t5, time tc2 to time t7, time tc3 to time tc), the value is As in the case of the unsorted lottery state, the specified maximum value “255” is forcibly maintained. From time t3 to time t4, from time t5 to time t6, from time t7 to time t8, and from time t4 to time t5, the timer is decreased by “1” for each timer interruption period, as in the case of the unsorted lottery state. As can be seen from FIG. 20, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 (broken line) becomes the excessive vibration threshold “90” at time ta ′ earlier than time ta, and the abnormal vibration threshold “at” at time tb ′ earlier than time tb. Therefore, it is determined that excessive vibration and abnormal vibration occur earlier in the distribution lottery state, even if vibrations of the same strength are applied, compared to the non-distribution lottery state.

  Here, the operation of the gaming machine 100 according to the value of the vibration detection counter C1 will be described. FIG. 21 is a flowchart qualitatively showing the operation of the gaming machine based on the minute vibration in which the maximum value of the vibration detection counter C1 is less than “90” in the unsorted lottery state, and FIG. 22 is the unsorted lottery state. 25 is a flowchart qualitatively showing the operation of the gaming machine based on excessive vibration in which the maximum value of the vibration detection counter C1 is greater than or equal to the excess vibration threshold and less than the abnormal vibration threshold, and each of FIG. 23 and FIG. 10 is a flowchart qualitatively showing the operation of the gaming machine based on abnormal vibration in which the value of the vibration detection counter C1 in the state is equal to or greater than the abnormal vibration threshold. FIG. 23 shows a case where the game progress is continued, and FIG. 24 shows a case where the game progress is stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 21, when the maximum value of the vibration detection counter C1 based on the vibration in the unsorted lottery state in which the lottery state flag (OFF in the drawing) is maintained in the released state is less than “90”. In (S421: Y), since the state of the vibration detection flag F1 is maintained in the released state (OFF in the drawing) (S423 skip), the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 notify the occurrence of excessive vibration (see FIG. (Light emission notification in the middle) is not performed (S424 skip). Further, when the game stop monitoring timer T1 does not operate (S426 skip) and the value is maintained at “0”, the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 maintains the release state (S101: N), the game stop monitoring timer T1 is “0” (S102: Y) even when the state is shifted to the set state as shown in FIG. 21 (S101: Y). The information maintains an illegal non-occurrence value (OFF in the figure) (S106 skip). Accordingly, the acoustic device 180 may notify the unauthorized vibration induction (acoustic notification) or may output a signal (external transmission notification) for notifying the external supervisory computer or the like of the occurrence of the unauthorized vibration induction. No (S107 and S110 skip). In addition, since the improper vibration induction is not detected (S1305: N), when the firing permission signal is in the ON state, the ball feed solenoid drive flag and the firing solenoid drive flag are periodically displayed as in the normal case. (S1008), the launching device 150 ejects game balls one by one for each period. Note that the lottery state flag is set according to the setting of the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 at time tj, and the on-shift flag of the right gate switch 12R or the on-shift flag of the right gate switch 12L is set at time tm ( The lottery state flag is canceled according to the broken line).

  Next, a case where the maximum value of the vibration detection counter C1 is “90” or more and less than “240” based on the vibration in the unsorted lottery state will be described. Only differences from the case of the minute vibration shown in FIG. 21 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 22, when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes “90” or more at time td (S421: N), the vibration detection flag F1 is released (S422: Y). The vibration detection flag F1 is set (S423). Further, an excessive vibration notification start command is output to the sub-control board 940 (S424), and the occurrence of excessive vibration (light emission notification in the figure) is started by the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 (ON in the figure). Thereafter, when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 returns to “0” at time te (S412: N), the vibration detection flag F1 is canceled (S413), and an excessive vibration notification stop command is output to the sub-control board 940. (S415). The sub control board 940 that has received the excessive vibration notification stop command stops notification of the occurrence of excessive vibration by the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 after a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the reception.

  Next, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 in the unsorted lottery state becomes “240” or more, but when the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 is not set, that is, a large vibration is given in the unsorted lottery state. However, a case where a game ball does not enter the middle top winning opening 43 immediately after that will be described. Only the difference from the excessive vibration shown in FIG. 22 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 23, when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes “240” or more at time tf (S425: N), the game stop monitoring timer T1 is set to a prescribed value “1500”. (S426). If the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is other than “0” (S401: N), the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 is decremented by “1” for every timer interruption (S402). When the value of the counter C1 is equal to or greater than “240”, the value is repeatedly set to “1500” (S426). Therefore, until the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes less than “240” at time tg. , Substantially maintained at “1500”. When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes less than “240” at time tg, the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 decreases by “1” (S402). It should be noted that the game stop monitoring period is from time tf when the game stop monitoring timer T1 takes a value other than “0” to time ti. When the value of the game stop monitoring timer T1 returns to “0” at time th (S412: N), the vibration detection flag F1 is canceled (S414), and an excessive vibration notification stop command is output to the sub-control board 940. (S415). The sub control board 940 that has received the excessive vibration notification stop command stops notification of the occurrence of excessive vibration by the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 after a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the reception.

  Next, when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes “240” or more based on the vibration in the non-distribution lottery state, and the on transition flag of the entrance switch 11 is set before the game stop timer T1 is released, That is, a case will be described in which a large vibration is applied to the unallocated lottery state, and a game ball enters the middle and upper winning opening 43 immediately after that. As shown in FIG. 24, when the on-shift flag of the ball entry switch 11 is set at time Tj within the game stop monitoring period from time tf to time ti (S101: Y), the game stop monitoring timer T1 is Since it is a value other than “0” (S102: N), it is detected that an illegal vibration induction has occurred, and a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (S106). Also, a fraud detection flag is set according to the detection of fraud vibration guidance (S107). A fraud detection signal is transmitted to an external device such as a supervising computer in accordance with the setting of the fraud detection flag, and the occurrence of illegal vibration induction is notified to the outside by this fraud detection signal (external transmission notification in the figure) ( S1003 in the next timer interrupt). In addition, the ball feed solenoid drive flag and the launch solenoid drive flag are forcibly released in response to detection of the improper vibration induction (S108), and the off-state ball feed control signal and the off-state launch control signal are monitored by the power supply The data is output to the launch control unit 912 of the power / fire control device 900 via the device 910. The firing control unit 912 forcibly shifts the ball feed solenoid 151 to the stopped state in response to reception of the off-state ball feed control signal, and stops the firing solenoid 152 in response to reception of the off-state launch control signal. It will be forcibly shifted to the state. As a result, the operation of the launcher 150 is stopped, and the progress of the game is stopped. Further, in response to detection of unauthorized vibration guidance, an unauthorized induction detection command is output to the sub-control board 940 (S110). As a result, the sub control board 940 that has received the fraud detection command continues the light emission notification by the various frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 and starts the notification of the fraud occurrence by the acoustic device 180 (acoustic notification in the drawing). .

  After execution of the process associated with the detection of unauthorized vibration induction (S106 to S110), since a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (S1303: Y), a process for permitting timer interruption (S1311) And only the process (S1312, S1315) related to the transition to the power failure state is executed. Also in the timer interrupt, since a predetermined fraud occurrence value is set in the fraud detection information (S1005: Y), the ball feed control signal and the firing control signal are output (S1002), and the signal related to the external notification is output. (S1003) and only monitoring of the output state of the power failure signal from the power supply monitoring device 910 is executed. Since the output state of the ball feed control signal and the firing control signal is not changed (S1008 skip), the launching device 150 maintains the state of being forcibly stopped immediately after detecting the improper vibration induction. In addition, since the internal state of the gaming machine 100 is not substantially changed (S1006 to S1010 is skipped), the output state of the external notification is not changed, and the output state immediately after detection of unauthorized vibration induction is maintained. Furthermore, since various commands to the sub-control board 940 are not transmitted, the operation modes of various devices such as the frame light emitting devices 121 to 125 and the acoustic device 180 controlled by the sub-control board 940 are not changed. Thereby, the light emission notification and the sound notification related to the occurrence of the illegal vibration induction are maintained. This situation continues until the power switch 382 is turned off or the power plug is removed from the power supply outlet to shift to a power failure state. When shifting to the power failure state, the power monitoring device 910 outputs an on state power failure signal to the main control board 920. When the main control board 920 receives the power failure signal in the ON state, a predetermined power failure occurrence value is set in the power failure occurrence information (S1004), and the transition to the power failure state is detected (S1312: Y). Thereby, the control of the main control board 920 is finished (S1315), and the control of the payout control board 930 and the sub control board 940 is finished.

  In addition, after detecting the occurrence of illegal vibration induction, once the state is shifted to a power failure state, when the power switch 382 is turned on, or the power plug is inserted into the power supply outlet, and the state is turned on, Various error states, notification states, and driving states of various devices are restored to predetermined normal states (S1407).

  Next, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes “240” or more based on the vibration in the distribution lottery state where the lottery state flag (OFF in the drawing) maintains the set state, and the game stop timer T1 is released. When the on-shift flag of the right gate switch 12R is set before, that is, when a large vibration is given during the distribution of the game balls in the center accessory 41, and immediately after that, the game balls enter the right discharge passage 413R Will be described. FIG. 25 is a timing chart qualitatively showing an example of the operation of the gaming machine in response to the detection of abnormal vibration in the distribution lottery state. In FIG. 25, for comparison, the case where the same processing as that in the non-sort lottery state is executed in the sorted lottery state is indicated by a broken line, unlike the present embodiment. In the following, only the difference from the unsorted lottery shown in FIG. 24 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 25, when the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 is set at time tj ′ outside the game stop monitoring period (S101: Y, S102: Y), the lottery state flag is set ( S105). After that, when vibration is applied and the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes “90” or more at time td ′ (S421: N), excessive vibration is generated as in the case of the unsorted lottery state. When the determination is made and the vibration detection flag F1 is set (S422: Y, S423) and the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes “240” or more at time tf ′ (S425: N), the unsorted lottery state As in the case of, it is determined that abnormal vibration has occurred, and the game stop monitoring timer T1 is set to a prescribed value “1500” (S426). The increase amount for each timer interruption period based on the vibration sensor signal in the on state is “3” in the non-sort lottery period, but is “6” in the lottery lottery period. The value of C1 reaches “90” or more at time td ′ earlier than time td, and reaches “90” or more at time tf ′ earlier than time tf. About the operation | movement accompanying the detection of an excessive vibration or abnormal vibration, it is the same as that of the case of the vibration in an unsorted lottery state.

  When the on-shift flag of the right gate switch 12R is set at time tm ′ within the game stop monitoring period from time td ′ to time ti ′ (S101: Y), the game stop monitoring timer T1 is a value other than “0”. (S102: N), it is determined that an illegal vibration induction has occurred, and the fraud detection information is set to the fraud occurrence value (S106). About the operation | movement accompanying detection of an unauthorized vibration induction | guidance | derivation, it is the same as that of the case of the vibration in an unsorted lottery state. Since the values of the vibration detection counter C1 and the game stop monitoring timer are not updated (S1008 skip) after the detection of the improper vibration (S1005: Y), these values are the values at the time of detecting the improper vibration induction. Maintained.

  In addition, when there is a possibility that the time from when the vibration is applied to when the ON transition flag of the right gate switch 12R is set may become extremely short as shown in FIG. If the same control as that in the lottery state is adopted, the on-transition flag of the right gate switch 12R is set at the time tm ′ before the abnormal vibration is determined at the time tf as shown by the broken line, and the center Despite the fact that an illegal lottery was performed in the distribution lottery of the bonus item 41, the game progress cannot be stopped.

  Finally, a case will be described in which a game ball enters the middle and upper prize opening 43 of the center accessory 41 immediately after a large vibration is given in accordance with the opening operation to the front frame set 103. FIG. 26 is a timing chart qualitatively showing an example of the operation of the gaming machine according to the detection of the ball entering the center role after the occurrence of abnormal vibration due to the opening operation of the front frame set. In FIG. 40, for comparison, the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 is set within the game stop monitoring period when the vibration detection counter C1 is updated as in the case of closing the front frame set 103. The case is indicated by a broken line. Hereinafter, only differences from the abnormal vibration shown in FIG. 24 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 26, after the opening operation to the front frame set 103 is started at time tk and the value of the vibration detection counter C1 becomes equal to or greater than the excessive vibration threshold, the front frame switch 109 is turned off, When the front frame switch signal in the off state is detected from the front frame switch 109 at tl, the front frame open / close state flag F2 indicating the open / closed state of the front frame switch 109 is canceled (S1006). In response to the release of the front frame open / close state flag F2 (S403: Y), the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is forcibly changed to the reference value “0” (S417), and the vibration detection flag F1 is already set. (S418: N), the vibration detection flag is canceled (S419), and an excessive vibration notification stop command is output (S420). Thereby, the excessive vibration notification is stopped. After time t1, as long as an off-state front frame switch signal is detected, the release state of the front frame open / close state flag F2 is maintained (S1006), and the release state of the front frame open / close state flag F2 is maintained (S403). Therefore, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is maintained at “0” without depending on the output state of the vibration sensor signal (S406, S407 and S415 are skipped). As a result, if the vibration detection counter C1 is updated in the same manner as when the front frame set 103 is closed, even if abnormal vibration is detected, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 may be equal to or greater than the abnormal vibration threshold. It is suppressed. In addition, the game stop monitoring timer T1 is also prevented from being set by the vibration accompanying the transition of the front frame set 103 to the open state (S426 skip). That is, even when the on-shift flag of the incoming switch 11 is set at time tj within the game stop monitoring period when the vibration detection counter C1 is updated in the same manner as when the front frame set 103 is closed, the fraud detection information Is changed to a fraud detection value or a fraud detection flag is set.

  Unlike the case shown in FIG. 26, when an off-state front frame switch signal is detected from the front frame switch 109 when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is less than the excessive vibration threshold, or an excessive vibration stop command is once issued. When the vibration detection flag F1 is released (S418: Y) as after the output time t1, the vibration detection flag F1 is not released again (S419 is skipped), and excessive vibration notification is stopped. The command is not output again (S420 is skipped). In addition, although the case where the alerting | reporting of excessive vibration generation | occurrence | production is stopped according to cancellation | release of the front frame open / close state flag F2 was demonstrated, it may replace with this alerting | reporting and the predetermined alerting | reporting showing the open state of the front frame set 103 may be started. .

  In the case of the gaming machine 100 of this embodiment, when vibration is detected by the vibration sensor 10, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 increases, and when vibration is not detected by the vibration sensor 10, the vibration detection counter C1. When the value of the vibration detection counter C1 reaches the reference value, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is not updated when the value of the vibration detection counter C1 reaches the reference value. Can be reset. Therefore, even if the permissible vibration is repeatedly generated, it is possible to suppress the accumulation of the value of the vibration detection counter C1, and it is possible to suppress erroneous detection that is outside the permissible vibration range based on the repetition of the permissible vibration. Further, it is not necessary to provide a timer or the like for determining the reset timing as in the conventional case, and it is possible to suppress the configuration of the gaming machine 100 and the control for detecting excessive vibration from being complicated. In addition, when multiple vibrations are continuously applied in a short period of time, that is, when there is a high possibility that the next vibration is added before the previous vibration is completely converged, the second and subsequent times. The vibration detection counter C1 is not forcibly reset due to the vibration of the vibration, and since the update of the vibration detection counter C1 is continuously resumed, even continuous vibration can be detected well.

  Further, when the output state of the vibration sensor signal is on, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is greatly increased in the sorting lottery state than in the non-sorting lottery state, and the vibration detection sensitivity in the sorting lottery state and If the detection speed becomes higher sensitivity and higher speed than the unsorted lottery state, it is determined from the unsorted lottery state whether or not illegal sorting based on vibration has been executed in the distribution of the game medium by the center actor 41. Can also be monitored strictly and accurately.

  Furthermore, vibrations having the same strength as when intentionally applying vibrations for the purpose of inducing illegal vibrations are generated, such as when the front frame set 103 is opened in order to remove game balls accumulated in the game area of the game board 200. In addition, even if the accumulation of game balls is released by the vibration and a part of the game balls enter the center role 41 through the middle top winning opening 43, the progress of the game is not stopped. The distinction from the case is improved. Therefore, the detection accuracy of the tampering vibration induction, particularly, the tampering detection accuracy of the tampering vibration based on the tampering detection signal from the gaming machine 100 at a location separated from the gaming machine 100 is improved.

  In the gaming machine 100 described above, the distribution lottery state that increases the update amount of the vibration detection counter C1 is a period from the detection of the game ball by the entrance switch 11 to the detection of the game ball by the right gate switch 12R or the left gate switch 12L. Although a certain configuration has been described, in the present invention, the distribution lottery state may be a period from the detection of the game ball by the entrance switch 11 to the lapse of a certain time thereafter. Here, the configuration of the first variation will be described in detail. FIG. 27 to FIG. 30 are flowcharts showing a first variation example of the preceding stage of the center accessory entering process, the right gate passing process, the left gate passing process, and the vibration sensor monitoring process. FIG. 31 is a timing chart qualitatively showing a first change example of the operation of the gaming machine in response to detection of abnormal vibration in the distribution lottery state. Hereinafter, only differences from the gaming machine 100 will be described in detail. Further, regarding the control substantially the same as the gaming machine 100 described above, the same reference numerals are assigned, and the detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the first variation, a lottery state timer is used instead of the lottery state flag in the gaming machine 100 described above. First, as shown in FIG. 27, the lottery state timer is set when the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 is set (S101: Y) in the center accessory entry processing S1108 of the first variation example. Instead of the lottery state flag (S105: see FIG. 12), it is set ("lottery state timer setting process" S105 '). Specifically, the value of the lottery state timer is set to a specified value (for example, “3000”). As shown in FIG. 30, the lottery state timer is not released in the previous stage of the vibration sensor monitoring process S1010 of the first variation (when the value of the lottery state timer is other than 0). (Determination process S427: Y), it is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current value (“lottery state timer update process” S428). Therefore, the lottery state timer is updated for each timer interrupt when the lottery state timer is not released. As a result, the distribution lottery state is a period from the detection of the game ball by the ball entry switch 11 to the elapse of a certain time (for example, 3 seconds) thereafter. As shown in FIG. 30, the update amount of the vibration detection counter C1 changes depending on whether or not the lottery state timer is set (determination process S405 ') (S406, S407). As shown in FIG. 28, in the right gate passing process S1109 of the first variation, a process for controlling the lottery state flag as in the case of the gaming machine 100 (S205 and S206: see FIG. 13). Similarly, as shown in FIG. 29, in the left gate passing process S1110 of the first variation, the lottery state flag control as in the case of the gaming machine 100 described above (S305 and S306: See FIG. 14) is not executed.

  In the gaming machine of the first variation, as shown by the broken line in FIG. 31, when the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 is set at time tj ′, the lottery state timer is set and the distribution lottery state Is started. Thereafter, at the time tn after a certain time from the time tj ′, the sorting lottery state ends when the lottery state timer returns to the reference value without depending on the on-shift flag of the right gate switch 12R or the left gate switch 12L. In addition, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 31, when an illegal vibration induction is detected at time tm ′ at which the lottery state timer is set, the value of the lottery state timer is detected as an illegal vibration induction. It is maintained at the time value, and is set to the reference value when it is once shifted to the power failure state and then shifted to the energized state (S1407).

  If it is the game machine of the 1st change example, there exists an effect substantially the same as the case of said game machine 100. FIG. However, in consideration of the maximum time from when the game ball is detected by the entrance switch 11 until the game ball is detected by the right gate switch 12R or the left gate switch 12L, the period in which the distribution lottery state is set must be set. Therefore, even after the game balls are discharged from the center accessory 41, the distribution lottery state is maintained until a relatively long time. Therefore, the configuration of the gaming machine 100 described above is preferable from the viewpoint of not maintaining the distribution lottery state until an unnecessary period.

  In the gaming machine 100 described above, the distribution lottery state that increases the update amount of the vibration detection counter C1 is a period from the detection of the game ball by the entrance switch 11 to the detection of the game ball by the right gate switch 12R or the left gate switch 12L. In the present invention, the center lottery is based on the number of game balls detected by the entrance switch 11 and the number of game balls detected by the right gate switch 12R or the left gate switch 12L. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which it is determined that there is a game ball staying at 41. Here, the configuration of the second modification will be described in detail. FIGS. 32 to 35 are flowcharts showing a second variation example of the preceding stage of the center accessory entering process, the right gate passing process, the left gate passing process, and the vibration sensor monitoring process, respectively. FIG. 36 is a timing chart qualitatively illustrating a second change example of the operation of the gaming machine in response to detection of abnormal vibration in the distribution lottery state. Hereinafter, only differences from the gaming machine 100 will be described in detail. Further, regarding the control substantially the same as the gaming machine 100 described above, the same reference numerals are assigned, and the detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the second modification, a stay counter is used instead of the lottery state flag in the gaming machine 100 described above. First, as shown in FIG. 32, in the case of the gaming machine 100 when the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 is set (S101: Y) in the center role entry processing S1108 of the second variation example. Instead of setting the lottery status flag (S105: see FIG. 12), the staying number counter is updated ("staying number counter addition process" S105 "). It is updated to a value increased by “1”. As shown in FIG. 33, the stay number counter displays the above game when the ON transition flag of the right gate switch 12R is set (S201: Y) in the right gate passing process S1109 of the second variation. Instead of the process of controlling the lottery state flag as in the case of the machine 100 (S205 and S206: see FIG. 13), control for updating the stay number counter is executed. Specifically, when the stay number counter is not “0” (determination process S205 ”: Y), the value is updated to a value obtained by subtracting“ 1 ”from the current value (“ stay number counter subtraction process ”). Similarly, in the left gate passing process S1110 of the second variation, instead of the process for controlling the lottery state flag as in the case of the gaming machine 100 (S305 and S306: see FIG. 14). Specifically, when the stay number counter is not “0” (determination process S305 ″: Y), the value is subtracted by “1” from the current value. ("Stayed number counter subtraction process" S306 "), so that the distribution lottery state is strictly the period during which the game ball stays in the center accessory 41. The vibration detection counter C1 update , As shown in FIG. 30, stay number counter is changed by the determination whether or not "0" (determination process S405 ") (S406, S407).

  In the gaming machine of the second modification example, as indicated by the solid line in FIG. 36, when the on-shift flag of the entrance switch 11 is set at time tj ′, the staying number counter is incremented by “1”. Updated to “1”. Thereafter, at time tj ′ before the time tm ″ at which the game ball detected at the time tj ″ by the entrance switch 11 is detected by the right gate switch 12R, the entrance switch 11 detects and enters the subsequent game ball. When the on-shift flag of the ball switch 11 is newly set, the staying number counter is updated to “2”. Thereafter, when the ON transition flag of the right gate switch 12R is set at time tm ″, the stay number counter is decremented by “1” and updated to “1”. After that, when abnormal vibration is detected at time tf ′, and when abnormal vibration induction is detected at time tm ′, the value of the stay number counter is maintained at the value when the abnormal vibration induction is detected, The reference value is set when the state is shifted to the power-off state after the transition to the power failure state (S1407).

  If it is the game machine of the 2nd example of change, there is the effect which is substantially the same as the case of the above-mentioned game machine 100. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 36, after a plurality of game balls stay in the center object 41, after that, at least one game ball is discharged, but at least one game ball is still a center object. Even if abnormal vibration is detected in the state where the user stays at 41, it can be accurately determined that the vibration is induced. In the case of the above gaming machine 100, as indicated by a broken line in FIG. 36, the lottery state flag corresponding to the stay number counter is canceled at time tm ′, and the vibration by the vibration sensor 10 thereafter. In response to the detection of the unallocated lottery state (“3”), and therefore, it is not determined to be an illegal vibration induction even if the ON transition flag of the right gate switch 12R is set at time tm ′. It becomes. Therefore, from the viewpoint of accurately detecting the illegal vibration induction of the game ball in the center accessory 41, the game machine of the modification 2 is preferable to the game machine 100 described above. The characteristic part of the second modification example can be applied in combination to the first modification example.

  In the gaming machine 100 described above, the configuration has been described in which it is determined that the illegal vibration induction is based on the detection of the game ball by the right gate switch 12R or the left gate switch 12L after the detection of the abnormal vibration. A configuration may be adopted in which it is determined that the vibration is induced in accordance with the detection. In the case of this configuration, the lottery state flag may be canceled in response to detection of abnormal vibration. Here, the configuration of the third modification will be described in detail. FIGS. 37 to 39 are flowcharts illustrating a third variation example of the subsequent stage of the right gate passage process, the left gate passage process, and the vibration sensor monitoring process, respectively. FIG. 40 is a timing chart qualitatively showing a third change example of the operation of the gaming machine according to the detection of abnormal vibration in the distribution lottery state. Hereinafter, only differences from the gaming machine 100 will be described in detail. Further, regarding the control substantially the same as the gaming machine 100 described above, the same reference numerals are assigned, and the detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 37, in the right gate passing process S1109 of the third modified example, the process of detecting unauthorized vibration induction (S202: refer to FIG. 13) as in the case of the gaming machine 100 and the unauthorized vibration induction The post-fraud detection process (S207 to S211: refer to FIG. 13) for stopping the game progress in response to the detection is not executed. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 38, in the left gate passing process S1110 of the third variation example. However, the process for detecting the illegal vibration guidance (S302: see FIG. 13) and the post-fraud detection process (S307 to S311: see FIG. 13) for stopping the game progress in response to the detection of the illegal vibration guidance are not executed. However, as shown in FIG. 39, when the vibration detection counter C1 is equal to or greater than the abnormal vibration threshold (S425: N) and the lottery state flag is set (S428), the above gaming machine The same fraud detection post-processing (“fraud detection information update processing” S429 to “illegal vibration guidance detection command output processing” S433) identical to the post-fraud detection processing (S207 to S211 or S307 to S311) in the case of 100 is executed, and Then, the lottery state flag is released (“lottery flag release process” S434).

  In the gaming machine of the third change example, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 40, it is possible to determine that the vibration is induced at time tf ′ without waiting for the setting of the ON transition flag of the right gate switch 12R. In other words, compared to the case of the above gaming machine 100 indicated by a broken line, it is possible to detect unauthorized vibration induction earlier. In response to this, the lottery state flag is canceled, and the distribution lottery period is ended.

  If it is the gaming machine of the 3rd change example, there is the effect which is substantially the same as the case of the above gaming machine 100. Furthermore, it is possible to quickly detect illegal vibration induction and to maintain the distribution lottery state until an unnecessary period. Note that the characteristic part of the third modification example can be applied in combination to the first modification example and the second modification example.

  In the gaming machine 100 described above, the distribution lottery state that increases the update amount of the vibration detection counter C1 is a period from the detection of the game ball by the entrance switch 11 to the detection of the game ball by the right gate switch 12R or the left gate switch 12L. Although a certain configuration has been described, in the present invention, the distribution lottery state may be a period from the detection of the game ball by the entrance switch 11 until the value of the vibration detection counter C1 returns to the reference value. .

[Embodiment 2]
A gaming machine according to the second embodiment will be described. The gaming machine of the second embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the gaming machine of the first embodiment described above except that the configuration and gaming characteristics of the gaming board are different. Therefore, the gaming machine of the second embodiment will be described in detail only for the differences from the gaming machine of the first embodiment. In addition, about the component substantially the same as the game machine of Embodiment 1, the same referential mark is attached | subjected. FIG. 41 is a front view illustrating an example of a gaming board of the gaming machine according to the second embodiment. FIG. 42 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the gaming machine according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 41, the game board 200 ′ includes a general winning device 61, a special winning device 62, a special starting device 63 including an upper starting portion 63A and a lower starting portion 63B, a normal starting device 64, and a specific winning device. 65, a specific starting device 66, a special symbol display device 91, a normal symbol display device 93, a decorative symbol display device (liquid crystal display device) 95, a central structure 99, and the like. The general winning device 61, the special winning device 62, the special starting device 63, the special winning device 65, the central structure 99, and the like are respectively disposed in through holes formed by router processing in the game board 200 ′. It is attached from the front side of the board 200 'by wood screws or the like. In addition, a pair of opening / closing blades 68 are provided at the entrance of the lower starter 63B, and the game ball can flow in via the upper starter 63A and the high probability approach allowable position for guiding the game ball. A low-probability allowed entry position (state shown in FIG. 41) in which a game ball cannot directly flow into 63B can be taken. The opening / closing blade 68 is driven by a special start port solenoid 73 disposed on the back side of the game board 200 '. A special prize device 62 including an opening / closing shutter 67 is disposed below the lower starter 63B. The special prize-winning device 62 has the open / close shutter 67 closed in a normal state, and is opened when a special gaming state is established. The opening / closing shutter 67 is driven by a special prize opening solenoid 72 (see FIG. 42) disposed on the back side of the game board 200 '. Inside the special winning device 62, a special winning switch 82 (see FIG. 42) for detecting an entered game ball is provided. Furthermore, an opening / closing blade 69 is provided at the entrance of the specific winning device 65, and the opening / closing blade 69 takes an open position for guiding the game ball and a closed position where the game ball cannot enter, and is normally in the closed position. It is maintained, and the game ball moves to the open position when the game ball has passed the specific starter 66 in the specific game state. The central structure 99 is formed with a guide path (not shown) for guiding the game ball that has entered from the entrance 99A and the entrance 99B to the rolling surface 99S. The game ball guided to the rolling surface 99S enters the central guiding path 99P and is discharged directly above the upper starting portion 63A of the special starting device 63, or falls from the rolling surface 99S and is specially started. It flows down to the left and right periphery of the device 63.

  The special symbol display device 91 variably displays a special symbol as identification information in response to the winning of a game ball to the special starter 63, and the decorative symbol display device 95 variably displays a decorative symbol corresponding to the variation display of the special symbol. The normal symbol display device 93 variably displays the normal symbol when the normal starting device 64 passes the game ball.

  The special symbol display device 91 is composed of two-color LEDs 91A and 91B, and the display content is controlled by the main control board 920 (see FIG. 42). Each of the LEDs 91A and 91B can be variably displayed in red and green, for example. The decorative symbol display device 95 is composed of a liquid crystal display device, and is controlled by the sub-control board 940. On the decorative symbol display device 95, for example, symbols as identification information are displayed at three locations, upper, middle, and lower. The decorative symbols are variably displayed on the decorative symbol display device 95 by scrolling these symbols. The normal symbol display device 93 is composed of two-color LEDs 93A and 93B, and display contents are controlled by a main control board 920 (see FIG. 42). Each of the LEDs 93A and 93B can be variably displayed in red and green, for example. The normal symbol display device 93 changes the display symbol (ordinary symbol) by the LEDs 93A and 93B, for example, every time the game ball passes through the normal starter 64, and stops when the combination of the specific normal symbols is stopped. The lower starter 63B is configured to be in an operating state (opening state of the opening / closing blade 68) for a predetermined time. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the normal starting device 64 is held up to a maximum of four times, and the number of holding times is lit and displayed by the four LEDs 94A to 94D of the normal symbol holding display device 94.

  The special winning device 62 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and is repeatedly operated in an open state in which the game ball is easy to win in a special game state and a normal closed state. ing. More specifically, when the special symbol display device 91 is in a specific display mode, the special game state is entered. Then, the opening / closing shutter 67 of the special prize-winning device 62 is in a predetermined open state, so that the game ball can easily win a prize. Specifically, the opening / closing shutter 67 of the special winning device 62 is repeatedly opened a predetermined number of times, with a predetermined time (for example, about 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls being won as one round. . The number of times that the game ball has passed the special starter 63 is held up to a maximum of four times, and the number of times of hold is lit and displayed by the LEDs 92A to 92D of the special symbol hold display device 92.

  Here, the display contents of the special symbol display device 91 and the normal symbol display device 93 will be described. There are two types of symbols, a special symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 91 and a decorative symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display device 95 as symbols for showing the player that the jackpot has occurred. The decorative symbol is a symbol that varies in synchronization with the special symbol, and is displayed in a variable manner in synchronization with the start of variation in the special symbol, and is confirmed and displayed in synchronism with the variation stop in the special symbol. This decorative design is provided in order to provide a player with a variety of display effects so that the player is not bored.

  First, the display contents of the special symbol display device 91 will be described. The variation display of the special symbol is expressed by a change in lighting pattern such as a color change (red / green change) or blinking of the LEDs 91A and 91B. The variation display of the special symbol is started based on the winning of the game ball to the special starter 63, and the variation display of the special symbol is stopped after a predetermined time. When the special symbols are aligned at the time of the stop, that is, when the LEDs 91A and 91B are in the same color lighting state, it is a big hit, and when the special symbols are not aligned when the variable display is stopped, that is, the LEDs 91A and 91B. Is in a lighting state of a different color, it is off and the variable display is performed again based on the winning to the special starter 63. The number of times that the game ball has won the special starting device 63 is held up to a maximum of four times, and the number of times of holding is turned on by the LEDs 92A to 92D of the special symbol holding display device 92. In this embodiment, when both of the LEDs 91A and 91B are in a red lighting state when the variable display is stopped, it is regarded as a specific symbol (specific game state transition symbol), and both the LEDs 91A and 91B are in a green lighting state. For example, it is regarded as a non-specific symbol (time-short game state transition symbol).

  Next, the display content of the normal symbol display device 93 will be described. The variation display of the normal symbol is expressed by a change in lighting pattern such as a color change (red / green change) or blinking of the LEDs 93A and 93B. The variation display of the normal symbol is started based on the passing of the game ball through the normal starter 64, and the normal symbol variation display is stopped after a predetermined time. When the normal symbols are aligned at the time of stoppage, that is, when the LEDs 93A and 93B are in the same color lighting state, it is a win, and when the normal symbols are not aligned when the variable display is stopped, that is, the LEDs 93A and 93B. Is in the lighting state of a different color, it is lost, and the fluctuation display is performed again based on the passage of the normal starting device 64. The number of times that the game ball has passed through the normal starting device 64 is held up to a maximum of four times, and the number of times of holding is turned on by LEDs 94A to 94D of the normal symbol holding display device 94.

  Next, the operation of the gaming machine 100 configured as described above will be described. In the present embodiment, the MPU in the main control board 920 performs a jackpot lottery or a symbol display setting of the special symbol display device 91 using various counter information in the game. Specifically, a counter group related to the special symbol and a counter group related to the normal symbol are provided. First, a counter group related to special symbols will be described. As a group of counters related to the special symbol, the jackpot random number counter used for the jackpot lottery, the jackpot symbol counter used for the selection of the jackpot symbol of the special symbol display device 91, and the special symbol display device 91 when changing Stop pattern selection counter used for stop pattern selection (reach lottery such as reach or complete loss in decoration design variation), and jackpot initial value random number counter used for initial value setting of jackpot random number counter , And first to third variation type counters for determining the types used for selecting the variation pattern. Here, the variation pattern means each pattern (form) in a case where features having common features of variation display are divided.

  Each of the jackpot random number counter, jackpot symbol counter, stop pattern selection counter, jackpot initial value random number counter and first to third variation type counters is incremented by 1 for each update opportunity, The loop counter returns to “0” after reaching the maximum value. These counters are updated at short time intervals, and the updated values are appropriately stored in a counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the main control board 920 RAM. The RAM is provided with a holding ball storage area including one execution area and four holding areas (holding first to fourth areas). Each value of the jackpot random number counter, jackpot symbol counter, and stop pattern selection counter is stored in accordance with the winning timing of the ball. Hereinafter, specific contents of these counters will be described in detail.

  The jackpot random number counter is, for example, incremented by 1 within a range of “0” to “738”, and returns to “0” after reaching the maximum value (ie, 738). In particular, when the jackpot random number counter makes one round, the value of the jackpot random number initial value counter at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter. The jackpot random number initial value counter is configured as a loop counter that is updated in the same range as the jackpot random number counter (value = 0 to 738), and is updated once per timer interrupt and within the remaining time of normal processing. Updated repeatedly. The jackpot random number counter is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in this embodiment), and stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM of the main control board 920 at the timing when the game ball wins the special starter 63.

  The jackpot symbol counter determines the symbol at the time of the jackpot when the special symbol display device 91 stops changing the special symbol. For example, the jackpot symbol counter is incremented by one within the range of “0” to “4”, and the maximum value After reaching (that is, 4), it returns to 0. For example, when the value of the jackpot symbol counter is “0” or “1”, the LEDs 91A and 91D both stop in green, and the combination of the symbols stopped in this case is a non-specific symbol (specific game after a special game state) This means the symbol when not making the transition to the state). When the value of the jackpot symbol counter is “2”, “3”, or “4”, the LEDs 91A and 91B of the special symbol display device both stop in red. In this case, the combination of stop symbols is a specific symbol ( This means a pattern in the case of shifting to the specific gaming state after the gaming state. The jackpot symbol counter is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in this embodiment), and stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM of the main control board 920 at the timing when the game ball wins the special starter 63.

  The stop pattern selection counter is, for example, incremented by 1 within a range of “0” to “238”, and returns to “0” after reaching the maximum value (that is, “238”). In this embodiment, since the special symbol display is configured to be expressed by two LEDs 91A and 91B, there is no concept of reach in the case of a special symbol, and a stop pattern corresponding to reach is represented by a stop pattern selection counter. I am going to decide. On the other hand, in the case of a decorative symbol, since three decorative symbols are stopped, there is a reach. Therefore, in the case of a decorative symbol, the reach lottery is determined by the stop pattern selection counter. That is, in the case of a decorative design, after the reach has occurred, the final stop symbol is shifted by one before and after the reach symbol and stopped, and the last stop symbol after the reach has also occurred. It is decided to draw “reach other than front / rear out” and stop “complete out” that does not occur. For example, when the value of the stop pattern selection counter is “0” to “201”, it corresponds to complete detachment, and when the value is “202” to “208”, it corresponds to anteroposterior detachment reach. “209” to “238” correspond to reach other than front-back deviation. Here, “reach” refers to the combination of the symbols that stop before the decorative symbol displayed on the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 95 starts to change and the same symbol (in the decorative symbol having a plurality of effective lines). The same symbol on any active line) that satisfies the jackpot requirement, suggesting to the player that the jackpot symbol may be a big hit, depending on the display result of the symbol that has continued to be variable. This is a display that makes the player expect a combination, and is a kind of entertainment production. Interesting effects means that a predetermined symbol represented by reach appears on the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 95 in the middle of variable display, a specific sound is output from the acoustic device 180 (see FIG. 42), An effect that makes the player expect that the display result after the variable display will be a big hit with the variable display, such as vibrating the game ball launch handle 172 (see FIG. 1) by a vibration motor. It is. The stop pattern selection counter is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in this embodiment) and stored in the reserved ball storage area of the RAM of the main control board 920 at the timing when the game ball wins the special starter 63. Is done.

  The first variation type counter, for example, is incremented one by one within a range of “0” to “198”, for example, and reaches the maximum value (that is, “198”) and then returns to “0”. Further, the second variation type counter is, for example, sequentially incremented by 1 within a range of “0” to “240” and returns to “0” after reaching the maximum value (that is, “240”). . Further, the third variation type counter is, for example, sequentially incremented by 1 within a range of “0” to “162”, and returns to “0” after reaching the maximum value (that is, “162”). . The first variation type counter determines a rough symbol variation mode such as the reach type such as normal reach, super reach, premium reach, etc., and the second variation type counter, for example, normal reach A, normal reach B, etc. A more detailed symbol variation mode is determined, and addition / subtraction of the variation time in the case of slip stop variation is determined by the third variation type counter. Therefore, a variety of variation patterns can be easily realized by combining these first to third variation type counters. The first to third variation type counters are updated once every time a normal process to be described later is executed once, and are also repeatedly updated within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the buffer values of the first to third counters are acquired when determining the variation pattern when the special symbol display device 91 starts the variation of the special symbol and the decorative symbol display device 95.

  Next, a counter group related to normal symbols will be described. As a group of counters related to the normal symbol, a winning random number counter used for winning lottery and a winning initial value random number counter used for setting an initial value of the winning random number counter are provided. The hit random number counter and the hit initial value random number counter are loop counters in which 1 is added to the previous value every time the update is triggered and the value returns to “0” after reaching the maximum value. The hit random number counter and the initial value random number counter are updated at short time intervals, and the updated values are appropriately stored in a counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control board 920. The RAM is provided with a holding ball storage area for a normal symbol consisting of one execution area and four holding areas (holding first to fourth areas). Each of these areas has a normal starting device. As the game ball passes to 64, the value of the hit random number counter is stored.

  The specific contents of the hit random number counter and the hit initial value random number counter will be described in detail. The winning random number counter is, for example, incremented by 1 within a range of “0” to “250”, and returns to “0” after reaching the maximum value (that is, “250”). When the winning random number counter makes one round, the value of the winning initial value random number counter at that time is read as the initial value of the winning random number counter. The hit initial value random number counter is configured as a loop counter that is updated in the same range as the hit random number counter (value = 0 to 250), and is updated once per timer interrupt and within the remaining time of normal processing. Updated repeatedly. The winning random number counter is updated periodically (once every timer interruption in this embodiment) and stored in the reserved ball storage area for normal symbols at the timing when the game ball passes the normal starting device 64. The number of random number values hit by the hit random number counter is “149”, and the value is “5 to 153”.

  In addition, the magnitude | size and range of said various counters are only examples, and can be changed arbitrarily. However, if importance is attached to irregularity, each of the jackpot random number counter, jackpot symbol counter, stop pattern selection counter, jackpot initial value random number counter, hit random number counter, hit initial value random number counter, and first to third variation type counters It is desirable that the size of each be a different prime number and a value that is not synchronized in any case.

  Here, the playability of the gaming machine of this embodiment will be briefly described. FIG. 55 is a timing chart showing an example of the transition of the gaming state of the gaming machine. In the normal gaming state, when a non-specific symbol that does not shift to the specific gaming state after the special gaming state is confirmed and displayed on the special symbol display device 91 as a special symbol, the special gaming state flag is changed to the special gaming state at time t1. Is set. In addition, since the stop symbol of the special symbol is not the specific symbol, the specific gaming state transition flag is not set. When the special gaming state ends at time t2, since the specific gaming state transition flag is not set, the state shifts to the short-time gaming state and the short-time gaming state flag is set. In the short-time gaming state, the winning probability of the normal symbol is higher than that in the normal gaming state, and the opening time of the opening / closing blade 68 of the special starter 63 when winning is long, and the fluctuation display time of the normal symbol is shortened. When the short-time gaming state is completed at time t3 when the special symbol has been displayed for a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times), the normal gaming state is entered.

  In addition, when a special symbol that shifts to the specific game state after the special game state is confirmed and displayed as a special symbol on the special symbol display device 91 in the normal game state, the special game state flag is displayed at time t4. Is set. Moreover, since the stop symbol of the special symbol is the specific symbol, the specific game state transition flag is set. When the special gaming state ends at time t5, the specific gaming state flag is canceled and the specific gaming state transition flag is set, so that the specific gaming state flag is set and the state shifts to the specific gaming state. At this time, the specific game state transition flag is canceled after the specific game state flag is set.

  In the specific gaming state, the special symbol change is not executed. Further, in the specific game state, the game ball is launched so as to pass on the right side of the central structure 99 (see FIG. 41), so that the normal symbol variation is not substantially executed. When the game ball passes through the inside of the specific starter 66 in the specific game state, the opening / closing blade 69 (see FIG. 41) of the specific prize device 65 is actuated to allow the game ball to enter the specific prize device 65. . When a game ball enters the specific winning device 65, the pitch flag of the specific winning device 65 is set, and the state shifts to the special game state again at time t6 according to the setting of the winning flag. At this time, it is determined by lottery whether or not to shift to the specific gaming state again after the end of the special gaming state, and when the continuous lottery is won, the specific gaming state flag is set and the special gaming state is set. After this, the game state is shifted again to the specific game state. On the other hand, if the player is lost in the continuous lottery, the specific game state flag is not set, and the state shifts to the short-time game state after the specific game state. FIG. 55 shows the case where the continuous lottery is won. At time t6, the specific game state flag is set and the specific game state transition flag is set. The ball flag is released. Thereafter, the same operation as described above is repeated. At time t7, the special gaming state is changed to the specific gaming state, at time t8, the specific gaming state is changed to the special gaming state, and at time t9, the special gaming state is changed to the specific gaming state. Thereafter, when the player is lost in the continuous lottery, after shifting to the specific gaming state at time t10, the state shifts to the short-time gaming state instead of the specific gaming state at time 11.

  A control operation of the gaming machine of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 43 is a flowchart illustrating an example of timer interrupt processing executed on the main control board. In the timer interrupt process, for the gaming machine 100 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 10), the random number update process S1012 for updating various random number counters as described above, and the decorative symbol display device 95 (FIG. 42). A notification information output process S1013 for outputting various types of information to be displayed on the display) and an external notification information setting process S1014 for updating and setting various types of information to be notified to the outside of the gaming machine are executed.

  FIG. 44 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the switch monitoring process. In the switch monitoring process S1007, the special start SW monitoring process S1111 based on the detection of the game ball that has entered the special starter 63 (see FIG. 41) by the special start switch 83 (see FIG. 42), the special winning switch 82 (see FIG. 42). ), A special winning SW monitoring process S1112 based on the detection of a game ball that has entered the special winning device 62 (see FIG. 41), and a game that has entered the normal starting device 64 (see FIG. 41) by the normal starting switch 84 (see FIG. 42). Normal start SW monitoring process S1113 based on the detection of the ball, specific start SW monitoring process S1114 based on the detection of the game ball that has entered the specific starter 66 (see FIG. 41) by the specific start switch 86 (see FIG. 42), specific winning switch Based on the detection of the game ball that entered the specific winning device 65 (see FIG. 41) by 85 (see FIG. 42) Regular winning SW monitoring process S1115, left winning SW monitoring process S1116 based on detection of a game ball that has entered the left two general winning devices 61 (see FIG. 41) by a part of the general winning switch 81 (see FIG. 42), The right winning SW monitoring process S1117 based on the detection of the game ball that has entered the two right general winning devices 61 (see FIG. 41) by a part of the winning switch 81 (see FIG. 42) is executed.

  FIG. 45 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the special start switch process. In the special start switch processing S1111, as shown in FIG. 45, it is determined whether or not the on transition flag of the special start switch 83 is set based on the detection of the game ball by the special start switch 83 (S501). If the on-shift flag is not set (S501: N), no substantial process is executed and the present process ends. On the other hand, if the on-shift flag is set (S501: Y) ), The following processing is executed. First, it is determined whether or not the game stop monitoring timer T1 is “0 (reference value)”, and when it is determined that the game stop monitoring timer T1 is other than “0” (S502: N), As in the case of the center role entry processing S1108 (see FIG. 12) of the first embodiment, processing (S515 to S519) for stopping the game progress is executed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the game stop monitoring timer T1 is the reference value (S502: Y), the number of game balls that have entered the special starter 63 is determined for the payout, external notification, and special start port solenoid 73. It is updated individually for driving control (S503 to S508), and when the number of special symbol fluctuations is not greater than the maximum allowable number (S509: N), the special symbol reservation number is updated (S510) and used for lottery lottery Then, random numbers are acquired from various random number counters for the jackpot type and the variation pattern (S511 to S513), and a command including information on the number of special symbol reservations to be transmitted to the sub-control board 940 is set (S514). ).

  FIG. 46 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the special winning switch process. In the special winning switch processing S1112, as shown in FIG. 46, it is determined whether or not the on-shift flag of the special winning switch 82 is set based on the detection of the game ball by the special winning switch 82 (S601). If the on-shift flag is not set (S601: N), no substantial processing is executed and the present process ends. On the other hand, if the on-shift flag is set (S601: Y) ), The following processing is executed. First, it is determined whether or not the game stop monitoring timer T1 is “0 (reference value)”, and when it is determined that the game stop monitoring timer T1 is other than “0” (S602: N), As in the case of the center accessory entry processing S1108 (see FIG. 12) of the first embodiment, processing (S610 to S614) for stopping the game progress is executed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the game stop monitoring timer T1 is the reference value (S602: Y), the number of game balls that have entered the special winning device 62 is individually updated for payout and external notification ( S603 to S604). In the special game state (S605: N), the winning flag of the special winning device 62 is set for driving control of the special winning opening solenoid 72 (S606). Further, when the game state is other than the special game state and is within the illegal prize monitoring period for the special prize device 62 (S605: Y, S607: N), the game progress is stopped and the illegal prize is notified. Processing is executed (S608 and S609).

  FIG. 47 is a flowchart showing an example of the normal start switch process. In the normal start switch process S1113, as shown in FIG. 47, it is determined whether or not the on-shift flag of the normal start switch 84 is set based on the detection of the game ball by the normal start switch 84 (S701). If the on-shift flag is not set (S701: N), no substantial process is executed and the present process ends. On the other hand, if the on-shift flag is set (S701: Y) ), The following processing is executed. If the normal symbol variation hold count is not greater than or equal to the maximum allowable number (S702: N), the normal symbol variation hold count is updated (S703), and various random number counters are used for winning lottery, winning types, and changing patterns. A random number is acquired from (S704).

  FIG. 48 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the specific start switch process. In the specific start switch process S1114, as shown in FIG. 48, it is determined whether or not the on transition flag of the specific start switch 86 is set based on the detection of the game ball by the specific start switch 86 (S801). If the on-shift flag is not set (S801: N), no substantial process is executed and the present process ends. On the other hand, if the on-shift flag is set (S801: Y) ), The following processing is executed. When it is in the specific gaming state and the specific winning device 65 is neither in operation nor in standby (S802: Y, S803: Y, S804: Y), the pitch flag of the specific starting device 66 is used for controlling the operation of the specific winning device 65. Is set (S805).

  FIG. 49 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the specific winning switch process. In the specific winning switch process S1115, as shown in FIG. 49, it is determined whether or not the on-shift flag of the specific winning switch 85 is set based on the detection of the game ball by the specific winning switch 85 (S901). If the on-shift flag is not set (S901: N), no substantial process is executed and the present process ends. On the other hand, if the on-shift flag is set (S901: Y) ), The following processing is executed. First, it is determined whether or not the game stop monitoring timer T1 is “0 (reference value)”, and when it is determined that the game stop monitoring timer T1 is other than “0” (S902: N), As in the case of the center role entry processing S1108 (see FIG. 12) of the first embodiment, processing (S911 to S915) for stopping the game progress is executed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the game stop monitoring timer T1 is the reference value (S902: Y), the number of game balls that have entered the specific winning device 65 is individually updated for payout and external notification ( S903 to S904). In the case of the specific game state (S905: N) and when the winning flag of the specific winning device 65 is not set (S906: N), the specific winning for the drive control of the specific winning opening solenoid 75 is performed. The entrance flag of the device 65 is set (S907), and a random number is acquired from a predetermined random number counter for continuous lottery (S908). Further, when the gaming state is other than the specific gaming state and is within the illegal winning monitoring period for the specific winning device 65 (S905: Y, S909: N), the game progress is stopped and the illegal winning is notified. Processing is executed (S910 and S911).

  FIG. 50 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the vibration sensor monitoring process. In the vibration sensor monitoring process S1010, as shown in FIG. 50, unlike the case of the first embodiment, according to the setting states of the operation flags of the special winning opening solenoid 75, the special start opening solenoid 73, and the special winning opening solenoid 72. (S435, S437, S439), the update value of the vibration detection counter C1 is changed (S436, S438, S440). Specifically, when the operation flags of the special winning opening solenoid 75, the special start opening solenoid 73, and the special winning opening solenoid 72 are set, as shown in FIG. The value of C1 is updated to a value increased by “6”, “5”, “4”.

  FIG. 51 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a main control main process executed on the main control board. In the main control main process, in addition to the case of the gaming machine 100 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 18), the auxiliary lottery random number update processes S1316 and S1324 for updating various random number counters as described above and Counter update processing S1325, special symbol display device 91 (see FIG. 41), special symbol hold display device 92 (see FIG. 41), normal symbol display device 93 (see FIG. 41), and normal symbol hold display device 94 (see FIG. 41) ) Display start control processing S1318, special symbol variation processing S1319 and normal symbol variation processing S1321, the special winning device control processing S1320 for controlling the special winning device 62 (see FIG. 41), and special Special starter control process S1322 for controlling the starter 63 (see FIG. 41), and special winning equipment in a specific gaming state And 65 and a specific game progress processing for controlling a specific starting device 66 S1323 is executed.

  FIG. 52 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the change start confirmation process S1318. In the variation start confirmation processing S1318, when the special symbol is not displayed in the special symbol display device 91, the gaming state is neither the special gaming state nor the specific gaming state, and the variation display of the special symbol is pending (S1501: N) , S1502: N, S1503: N, S1504: Y), the start of the variation display of the special symbol is allowed, and the preparation for starting the variation display is executed ("special symbol variation preparation process" S1505). In the special symbol variation preparation process S1505, an operation flag of the special symbol display device 91 indicating that the special symbol display device 91 is in operation, and a special symbol variation start flag indicating permission to start variation display of the special symbol display device 91 are set. . When the special symbol is not displayed in the normal gaming state (S1501: N, S1502: N, S1503: N, S1504: N), the decoration symbol display device 95 determines that the display is changed to a predetermined demonstration display. (S1506). Further, in the normal symbol display device 93, when the normal symbol is not being variably displayed, the special starter 63 is not operating, and the normal symbol variability display is pending (S1507: N, S1508: N, S1509: N), the normal symbol variation display is allowed to start, and preparation for starting the variation display is executed ("normal symbol variation preparation process" S1510). In the normal symbol variation preparation process S1510, an operation flag of the normal symbol display device 93 indicating that the normal symbol display device 93 is in operation, and a normal symbol variation start flag indicating permission to start the variable display of the normal symbol display device 93 are set. .

  53 is a flowchart showing an example of the special symbol variation process, FIG. 54 is a flowchart showing an example of the special winning device control process, and FIG. 56 is a timing showing the operations of the special symbol display device and the special winning device. It is a chart.

  In the special symbol variation process S1319, as shown in FIG. 53, it is determined whether or not the operation flag of the special symbol display device 91 is set (S1601). If the operation flag is not set (S1601: N) ), The process ends without executing any substantial process. On the other hand, when the operation flag is set (S1601: Y; times t1, t4), the following process is executed. .

  First, it is determined whether or not the display control timer for the special symbol is released (determination process S1602). If the display control timer is not released, the display control timer is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current value. ("Special symbol display control timer update process" S1603), and further, it is determined whether or not the special symbol display control timer is released (determination process S1604). If the display control timer has not been released before and after the update (S1602: N, S1604: N), the update of the display form of the special symbol is controlled in order to execute the special symbol variable display ("special symbol display" Update process "S1605: times t1 to t4, t4 to t5).

  On the other hand, if the display control timer is released in one before and after the update (S1602: Y or S1604: Y), it is determined whether the special symbol change start flag and the special symbol change display flag are released. (Determination processing S1606, S1607). When the change start flag is set (S1606: N), various processes at the start of change are executed. When the change start flag is set (S1606: Y; S1607: N), special processing is performed. When various processes for displaying a stop symbol as a symbol are executed, and those flags are not set (S1606: Y; S1607: Y), the special symbol display device 91 relating to the change in the special symbol this time is displayed. Various processes for ending the operation of are performed.

  When the special symbol variation start flag is set (S1606: N), the special lottery related information related to the special symbol lottery stored in the first reserved area of the special symbol is moved to the execution area, Also, the special lottery related information stored in the second reserved area to the fourth reserved area of the special symbol is moved to the first reserved area to the third reserved area of the special symbol, respectively ("holding special lottery related information" Progressive processing "S1608). Thereafter, whether or not the special symbol is won is drawn, and if the lottery is won, a special lottery winning flag is set (time t4), and if it is lost, the special lottery winning flag is released. (Time t1) ("Special symbol lottery process" S1609). In addition, the variation pattern of the special symbol is determined (“variation pattern determination process” S1610). Thereafter, in order to actually start the variation display of the special symbol, the special symbol variation display flag is set, and the display control timer of the special symbol is set to a value corresponding to the variation display time based on the variation pattern (“Special” Symbol variation start process "S1611; time t1, t4).

  When the special symbol variation display flag is set (S1607: N), the stop symbol is set as the special symbol ("special symbol confirmation display process" S1612). Further, in order to display the stop symbol for a certain period of time, a special symbol fixed display flag is set, and a special symbol display control timer is set to a value corresponding to the fixed display time (“special symbol finalizing process” S1613; Time t2, t5).

  If the special symbol variation start flag and the variation display flag are not set (S1606: Y; S1607: Y), the operation of the special symbol display device 91 related to the current variation of the special symbol is stopped. Then, the operation flag of the special symbol display device 91 is canceled, and the special symbol confirmation display flag is canceled ("Special symbol variation end process" S1620; times t3 and t6). Prior to the special symbol change end process S1620, it is determined whether or not the special lottery winning flag is set and whether or not the short-time game number counter indicating the number of changes in the remaining special symbols in the short-time game state has been released ( S1614, S1615). When the special lottery winning flag is set (S1614: N), a special game state flag indicating whether or not the special game state is set is set, and the special game control timer is set to the operation waiting time of the special winning device 62. The corresponding value is set and the open / close counter is canceled ("special game transition process" S1616; time t6). As a result, the normal gaming state is shifted to the special gaming state. On the other hand, if the hourly game number counter is set (S1615: N), the hourly game number counter is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current value (“hourly game number counter” S1617). It is determined whether or not the time-saving game number counter is set again after the update (S1618). If the time-saving game number counter is released (S1618: N), the time-saving indicating whether or not the time-saving gaming state is set. The game state flag is released (“normal game state transition process” S1619; time t3 in FIG. 55). This shifts from the short-time gaming state to the normal gaming state.

  In the special winning device control process S1320, as shown in FIG. 54, it is determined whether or not a special game state flag indicating that the special game state is being set (S1701), and the special game state flag is set. If not (S1701: Y), this process ends without executing any substantial process. On the other hand, if the special gaming state flag is set (S1701: N), Processing is executed.

  First, the number of balls received by the special prize winning device 62 is updated when the winning flag of the special prize winning device 62 is set ("special prize winning device winning number update processing" S1702). Further, the control timer of the special winning device 62 is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current value (“special winning device control timer update process” S1703). If the control timer of the special winning device 62 is “0”, the value is maintained. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the operation flag of the special prize opening solenoid 72 is released (S1704). When the operation flag of the special prize opening solenoid 72 is released (S1704: Y), the process of closing the open / close shutter 67 in the special prize winning device 62 is executed, and the operation flag of the special prize opening solenoid 72 is set. If so (S1704: N), the process during opening of the open / close shutter 67 is executed.

  In the process during closing of the open / close shutter 67, it is determined whether or not the control timer of the special winning device 62 is released (S1705). When the control timer is released (S1705: Y), the final winning flag of the special winning device 62 indicating whether or not the special winning opening solenoid 72 is in the final operating state and the special game state end standby state. It is determined whether or not a special game state end waiting flag indicating whether or not is set (S1706, S1707). When both the final opening flag of the special winning device 62 and the end waiting flag for the special gaming state are canceled (S1706: N, S1707: N), the control timer corresponds to the opening time TA of the opening / closing shutter 67. ("Special winning device control timer setting process" S1708), and the operation flag of the special winning device 62 and the operation flag of the special winning opening solenoid 72 are set ("Special winning device opening process" S1709) (time) t7, t9, t11, t14). As a result, the opening / closing shutter 67 of the special prize winning device 62 shifts from the entry prohibition position to the entry permission position. When the final release flag is released (S1706: Y), the special game state end standby flag is set, and the control timer is set to a value corresponding to the end standby time ("special winning device end standby state"). Setting process "S1710; t15). As a result, a transition is made to the end waiting state of the special gaming state. If the end waiting flag is released (S1707: Y), the special game state flag and the end waiting flag are released ("special game state end process" S1711; t16). In the special gaming state end process S1711, if the special gaming state transition flag is set, the specific gaming state flag is set (time t5, t7, t9 in FIG. 55), and the special gaming state transition flag is set. When is not set, the short time gaming state flag is set (time t2, t11 in FIG. 55). As a result, the special gaming state is shifted to the specific gaming state or the short-time gaming state.

  On the other hand, in the process during closing of the open / close shutter 67, it is determined whether or not the control timer of the special winning device 62 is released (S1712). When the control timer is released (S1712: Y), the operation flag of the special prize device 62 and the operation flag of the special prize opening solenoid 72 are released ("special prize device closing process" S1714). As a result, the opening / closing shutter 67 of the special prize winning device 62 shifts from the entry allowable position to the entry prohibited position. When the control timer is set (S1712: N), it is determined whether or not the number of balls received by the special prize-winning device 62 is less than a prescribed value (for example, 10 balls) (S1713). If the number of balls is equal to or greater than the specified value (S1713: N), a special winning device closing process S1714 is executed.

  Here, the normal symbol variation process S1321 and the special starter control process S1322 will be described in detail with reference to the operations of the normal symbol display device 93 and the special starter 63. 57 is a flowchart showing an example of the normal symbol variation process, FIG. 58 is a flowchart showing an example of the special starter control process, and FIGS. 59 and 60 are operations of the normal symbol display device and the special starter. It is a timing chart showing.

  In the normal symbol variation process S1321, as shown in FIG. 57, it is determined whether or not the operation flag of the normal symbol display device 93 is set (S1801). If the operation flag is not set (S1801: Y) ), The process ends without executing any substantial process. On the other hand, if the operation flag is set (S1801: N), the following process is executed.

  First, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol display control timer is released (determination process S1802). If the display control timer is not released, the display control timer is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current value. ("Normal symbol display control timer update process" S1803), and further, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol display control timer is released (determination process S1804). If the display control timer has not been released before and after the update (S1802: N, S1804: N), the update of the special symbol display form is controlled in order to execute the normal symbol variation display ("normal symbol display"). Update processing "S1805; times t1 to t2, t5 to t6 in FIG. 59, and times t1 to t2, t9 to t10 in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the display control timer is released in one before and after the update (S1802: Y or S1804: Y; times t1, t2, t3, t5, t6, t7 etc. in FIG. 59 and times t1, t2, FIG. 60) At t3, t9, t10, t11, etc.), it is determined whether or not the normal symbol variation start flag and the normal symbol variation display flag are released (determination processing S1806, S1807). When the change start flag is set (S1806: N; time t1, t5, etc. in FIG. 59, time t1, t9, etc. in FIG. 60), various processes at the start of change are executed, and the change start flag is set. When the change display flag is set after being canceled (S1806: Y; S1807: N; time t2, t6, etc. in FIG. 59, time t2, t10, etc. in FIG. 60), the stop symbol is displayed as a normal symbol. When various processes are executed and both the fluctuation start flag and the normal symbol fluctuation display flag are canceled (S1806: Y; S1807: Y; time t3, t7, etc. in FIG. 59, and time t3 in FIG. 60) , T11, etc.), various processes for ending the operation of the normal symbol display device 93 related to the current variation of the normal symbol are executed.

  When the normal symbol change start flag is set (S1806: N; time t1, t5, etc. in FIG. 59, time t1, t9, etc. in FIG. 60), the normal symbol is stored in the first reserved area. The normal lottery related information related to the normal symbol lottery is moved to the execution area, and the normal lottery related information stored in the second reserved area to the fourth reserved area of the normal symbol is respectively the first reserved area of the normal symbol. To the third holding area ("holding special lottery related information forward processing" S1808). Further, whether or not the normal symbol is won is drawn based on the information related to the normal lottery moved to the execution area, and when the lottery is won, the normal lottery winning flag is set (at time t1 in FIG. 59 and in FIG. 60). In the case of being lost, the normal lottery winning flag is released (time t5 in FIG. 59 and time t9 in FIG. 60) (“normal symbol lottery process” S1809). Further, the variation pattern of the normal symbol is determined ("normal symbol variation pattern determination process" S1810), and the variation display flag of the ordinary symbol is set to actually start the variation display of the ordinary symbol, and the display control of the ordinary symbol is performed. Based on the variation pattern, the timer is set to a value corresponding to the variation display time TB in the normal gaming state or the variation display time TF in the short-time gaming state (“normal symbol variation start process” S1811).

  When the fluctuation start flag is canceled and the fluctuation display flag is set (S1806: Y; S1807: N; time t2, t6, etc. in FIG. 59, time t2, t10, etc. in FIG. 60), normal symbols are displayed. A stop symbol is set as the symbol ("normal symbol confirmation display process" S1812). Further, in order to display the stop symbol for a certain period of time, a normal symbol fixed display flag is set, and the normal symbol display control timer is set to a value corresponding to the fixed display time (TC = TG) (“normal symbol”). Confirmation process "S1813).

  If the normal symbol fluctuation start flag and fluctuation display flag are not set (S1806: Y; S1807: Y; times t3 and t7 in FIG. 59, times t3 and t11 in FIG. 60, etc.), the normal lottery It is determined whether or not a winning flag is set (S1814). When the normal lottery winning flag is not set (S1814: Y; time t7 in FIG. 59, etc. and time t11 in FIG. 60), the operation of the normal symbol display device 93 related to the current normal symbol variation display is stopped. Therefore, the operation flag of the normal symbol display device 93 is canceled, and the normal symbol confirmation display flag is canceled (“change end process” S1816). On the other hand, when the normal lottery winning flag is set (S1814: N; time t3 in FIG. 59, time t3 in FIG. 60, etc.), the specified maximum opening time of the opening / closing blades 68 of the special starter 63 changes to a variation pattern. Based on the opening time TD of the normal gaming state or the value corresponding to the fluctuation display time TH (> TD) of the short-time gaming state, the specified maximum closing time of the opening / closing blade 68 is set based on the fluctuation pattern. Is set to a value corresponding to “0” or a closing time TI in the short-time gaming state, and the maximum opening / closing number counter of the special starter 63 is set to “1” in the normal gaming state or a short-time game based on the variation pattern. The state opening / closing count “3” is set, and the operation flag of the special starter 63 is set (“winning state transition setting process” S1815; time t6).

  In the special starter control process S1322, as shown in FIG. 58, it is determined whether or not the operation flag of the special starter 63 indicating that the special starter 63 is operating is set (S1901). When the operation flag is not set (S1901: Y), no substantial processing is executed and the present process is terminated. On the other hand, when the operation flag is set (S1901: N), The following processing is executed.

  First, the control timer of the special starter 63 is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current value (“special starter control timer update process” S1902). When the control timer of the special starter 63 is “0”, the value is maintained at that value. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the operation flag of the special start port solenoid 73 has been released (S1903). When the operation flag of the special start opening solenoid 73 is released (S1903: Y), processing during closing of the opening / closing blade 68 in the special starter 63 is executed (time t3, t4 to t5 in FIG. 59 and FIG. 60 at times t3, t4 to t5, t6 to t7, t8 to t9, etc.) When the operation flag of the special start port solenoid 73 is set (S1903: N), the process during opening of the opening / closing blade 68 is performed. It is executed (time t3 to t4 in FIG. 59, time t3 to t4, t5 to t6, t7 to t8, etc. in FIG. 60).

  In the process during closing of the opening / closing blade 68, it is determined whether or not the control timer of the special starting device 63 is released (S1904). When the control timer is released (S1904: Y; time t3, t4, t5 in FIG. 59 and time t3, t4, t5, t6, t7, t8, t9, t12, etc. in FIG. 60), the special start port A final opening flag of the special starter 63 indicating whether or not the solenoid 73 is in a final operating state and an end standby flag of the special starter 63 indicating whether or not the special starter 63 is in an end standby state are set. It is determined whether or not there are (S1905, S1906). When both the final opening flag of the special starter 63 and the end standby flag of the special starter 63 are canceled (S1905: N, S1906: N; time t3 in FIG. 59, time t3, t5, t7 in FIG. 60, etc. ) Is a value corresponding to the specified maximum opening time of the opening / closing blade 68 set in the winning state transition processing S1815 of the normal symbol variation processing S1321, specifically, the opening time TD in the normal gaming state or the short-time gaming state Is set to a value corresponding to the opening time TH ("special start device control timer setting process" S1907), the operation flag of the special start port solenoid 73 is set, and the maximum number of opening / closing times set in the winning state transition process S1815 Is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current value, and the final opening flag is set when the updated maximum number of times of opening / closing is the reference value (“0”). It is ( "special starting device open process" S1908). When the operation flag of the special start port solenoid 73 is set, the opening / closing blade 68 moves from the entry prohibition position to the entry permission position.

  When it is determined in the determination process S1905 that the final release flag is set (S1905: Y; time t4 in FIG. 59 and time t8 and t12 in FIG. 60), the final release flag is canceled and the special starter 63 And the control timer is set to a value corresponding to the end standby time (TE = TJ) ("special starter end standby state transition process" S1909; time t15). As a result, the special starter 63 shifts to the end standby state.

  If the end standby flag is set (S1906: Y; time t5 in FIG. 59, time t9 in FIG. 60, etc.), the operation flag and end standby flag of the special starter 63 are canceled (“special” Starter operation end process "S1910; time t16).

  On the other hand, in the process during closing of the opening / closing blade 68, it is determined whether or not the control timer of the special starter 63 is released (S1911). When the control timer is released (S1911: Y), the operation flag of the special starter 63 and the operation flag of the special start port solenoid 73 are released, and the maximum number of opening and closing of the opening / closing blade 68 is the reference value (“0”). If not, the control timer is set to a value corresponding to the specified closing time TI of the opening / closing blade 68 ("special starter closing process" S1913). As a result, the opening / closing blade 68 of the special starter 63 shifts from the entry allowable position to the entry prohibited position. When the control timer is set (S1911: N), it is determined whether or not the number of balls entered by the special starter 63 is less than a specified value (for example, 10 balls) (S1912). If the number of balls is equal to or greater than the specified value (S1912: N), a special starter closing process S1913 is executed (time t12 in FIG. 60).

  The specific game state process S1323 will be described. 61 and 62 are flowcharts showing an example of the specific gaming state process, and FIGS. 61 and 62 show the first half and the second half, respectively. FIG. 63 is a timing chart showing the operation of the specific winning device. Note that FIG. 63 will be referred to as appropriate in the following.

  In the specific game state process 1323, as shown in FIGS. 61 and 62, it is determined whether or not the specific game state flag is set (S2001). When the specific game state flag is not set (S2001: In N), this process ends without executing any substantial process. On the other hand, if the specific game state flag is set (S2001: Y), the following process is executed.

  First, as shown in FIG. 61, it is determined whether or not the entrance flag of the specific starter 66 is released (S2002), and when the entrance flag is set (S2002: N). Then, the specific winning device 65 is shifted to the operation standby state ("specific winning device operation standby state transition process" S2003). Specifically, an operation standby flag of the specific winning device 65 is set, and a specified value corresponding to a predetermined operation standby time TK is set in the specific game control timer (time t1). The entrance flag of the specific starter 66 is set in the specific start SW monitoring process S1114 (see FIG. 48).

  Further, when the operation standby flag is set (S2004: N) and the specific game control timer is not released (S2005: N), the specific game control timer is decremented by “1” from the current value. ("Specific game control timer update process" S2006; time t1 to time t2). Further, it is determined whether or not the specific game control timer has been canceled by this update, and when the specific game control timer has been canceled (S2007: N; time t2), the standby state of the specific winning device 65 is terminated. In order to start the operation of the specific winning device 65, the operation waiting flag is canceled, the operating flag of the specific winning device 65 is set, and the operating flag of the specific winning port solenoid (specific winning port SOL in FIG. 63) 75 is set. ("Specific winning device operation start processing" S2008).

  As shown in FIG. 62, when the operation flag of the specific winning device 65 is set (S2009: N; until time t9), the specific game control timer is decremented from the current value by “1”. It is updated to a value ("specific game control timer update process" S2006; time t2 to time t6 and time t7 to t8). When the operation flag of the special prize opening solenoid 75 is released, the specific game control timer is released, the final release flag of the special prize apparatus 65 is released, and the stop standby flag of the special prize apparatus 65 is released (S2011) : N, S2012: N, S2013: N, S2014: N; time t2, time t4), the specific game control timer is set to a value corresponding to the unit release time TL ("specific game control timer setting process" S2015) ), The operation flag of the specific winning opening solenoid 75 is set (“specific winning device opening process” S2016). As a result, the opening / closing blade 69 starts to move from the entry prohibition position to the entry permission position, and thereafter is maintained at the entry permission position.

  On the other hand, the operation flag of the specific prize opening solenoid 75 is released, the specific game control timer is released, and the final release flag of the specific prize apparatus 65 is released, but the stop waiting flag of the specific prize apparatus 65 is set. In the case (S2011: N, S2012: N, S2013: N, S2014: Y; time t6), the operation flag and the stop waiting flag are canceled (“specific prize winning” in order to end the operation of the special prize winning device 65. Device operation end processing "S2018). Furthermore, when the winning flag of the specific winning device 65 is set (S2019: N; time t9), a preparation process for shifting to the special gaming state is executed in order to end the specific gaming state. ("Special game transition process" S2020). The special game transfer process S2020 is substantially the same process as the special game transfer process S1616 in the special symbol variation process S1319 shown in FIG.

  Further, when the operation flag of the specific winning opening solenoid 75 is canceled, the specific game control timer is canceled, and the final release flag of the specific winning device 65 is set (S2011: N, S2012: N, S2013: Y; time) At t5), in order to delay the stoppage of the specific winning device 65, a stop standby flag of the specific winning device 65 is set ("specific winning device stop standby state transition process" S2017).

  When the operation flag of the special prize opening solenoid 75 is released and the specific game control timer is released (S2011: N, S2021: Y; time t3, time t5), the specific game control timer corresponds to the closing time TM. And the operation flag of the specific winning opening solenoid 75 is canceled ("specific winning device closing process" S2022). As a result, the opening / closing blade 69 starts to move from the allowable entry position to the prohibited entry position, and thereafter maintained at the prohibited entry position. On the other hand, when the operation flag of the specific winning opening solenoid 75 is released, but the specific game control timer is not released, and the winning flag of the specific winning device 65 is set (S2011: N, S2021). : N, S2022: N; at time t8), the specific game control timer is set to a value corresponding to the closing time TM, and the operation flag of the specific winning opening solenoid 75 is released ("specific winning device closing process" S2023). ). In other cases, the specific winning device closing process S2021 is not executed.

  As described above, the gaming machine of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 41, is a special winning device 62 (a kind of [profit providing device]) that operates in a special gaming state, and a lottery opportunity to the special gaming state. Special starting device 63 (a kind of [profit providing device]), a normal starting device 64 that triggers the operation of the special starting device 63, and a special prize that operates in a specific gaming state that may shift after the special gaming state. A device 65 (a kind of [profit providing device]) and a specific starting device 66 that triggers the operation of the specific winning device 65 are provided.

  The special prize-winning device 62 is an open / close shutter 67 (a kind of [movable member]) that can move between an entry-prohibited position that prohibits entry of a game ball into the special prize-winning device 62 and an entry-permitted position that allows entry. And a special prize opening solenoid 72 (a kind of [drive device]: see FIG. 42) for controlling the movement of the open / close shutter 67, and a special prize switch 82 ([game medium detection] for detecting a game ball entering the special prize device 62. A kind of apparatus] (see FIG. 42). Further, the special starter 63 has an upper starter 63A, a lower starter 63B, a low probability approach allowable position that allows the game ball to enter the lower starter 63B, and a lower probability approach allowable position than the low start probability allowable position. An opening / closing blade 68 (a kind of [movable member]) that can freely move between the high probability approach allowable positions and a special start port solenoid 73 (a kind of [drive device]: see FIG. 42) that controls the movement of the opening / closing blade 68. ) And a special start switch 83 (a kind of [game medium detecting device]: see FIG. 42) for detecting a game ball that has entered the lower starter 63B. The normal starting device 64 includes a normal starting switch 84. In addition, the specific winning device 65 includes an opening / closing blade 69 ([movable member]) that can move between an entry prohibiting position that prohibits the entry of a game ball into the specific winning device 65 and an entry allowable position that allows the entry. 1 type), a specific prize opening solenoid 75 for controlling the movement of the opening and closing blades 69 (a kind of [driving device]: see FIG. 42), and a specific prize switch 85 for detecting a game ball that has entered the specific prize winning device 65 ([game A kind of medium detection device] (see FIG. 42).

  The opening / closing blades 68 of the special starter 63 are special start port solenoids as shown in FIG. 59 in the normal game state when a normal symbol lottery accompanying the entry of a game ball into the normal starter 64 is won. In the short-time gaming state, it is opened approximately three times by the operation of the special start-up solenoid 73 as shown in FIG. However, when 10 game balls enter the special starter 63, the operation ends. The opening operation of the opening / closing blade 68 is executed after a normal symbol variation display period and a normal symbol fixed display period, and after completion of the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 68, the end waiting period of the special starter 63 is completed. Only in the first allowed entry state.

  As shown in FIG. 56, the opening / closing shutter 67 of the special winning device 62 is opened 15 times by the operation of the special winning opening solenoid 72 as shown in FIG. The opening of the opening / closing shutter 67 each time ends when the maximum opening time elapses or when 10 game balls enter before that time. The opening operation of the opening / closing shutter 67 includes a special symbol change display period by the special symbol display device 91 after the special symbol is won, a special symbol fixed display period, and an operation standby period of the special winning device 62 (special game state). After the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing shutter 67 is completed, the entry prohibition state is maintained only during the waiting period for the end of the special winning device 62 (special game state).

  The open / close blades 69 of the specific winning device 65 are opened approximately twice by the intermittent operation of the specific winning port solenoid 75 in accordance with the entry of the game ball into the specific starting device 66 in the specific gaming state. However, when one game ball enters the special starter 63, the operation ends. The opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 69 is performed after the operation standby period of the specific starting device 66, and after the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing blade 69 is ended, the entry prohibition state is set for the completion waiting period of the specific winning device 65. Maintained.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 64, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 is “6 (vibration detection) according to the vibration detection by the vibration sensor 10 during the operation period of the specific prize opening solenoid 75. Value) ”and decreases by“ 1 (vibration non-detection value) ”according to the non-detection. Further, as shown in FIG. 64, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 increases by “5 (vibration detection value)” in response to detection of vibration by the vibration sensor 10 during the operation period of the special start port solenoid 73. In response to the non-detection, the value decreases by “1 (vibration non-detection value)”. The value of the vibration detection counter C1 increases by “4 (vibration detection value)” according to the detection of vibration by the vibration sensor 10 during the operation period of the special prize opening solenoid 72, and “1 ( The vibration non-detection value) decreases. If the two types of operation periods overlap, specifically, during the operation period of the special winning opening solenoid 75 and the special start opening solenoid 73, the specific winning opening solenoid 75 that makes a strict judgment against improper vibration is in operation. And the vibration detection value during operation of the special start-up solenoid 73 that makes a strict judgment against improper vibration is used during the operation period of the special winning opening solenoid 72 and the special start-up solenoid 73.

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, in the game progress state in which the specific prize opening solenoid 75 is operating, it is possible to determine unauthorized vibration at a higher speed and with higher accuracy than in the game progress state in which the specific prize opening solenoid 75 is not operating. . Thus, it is possible to strictly monitor whether the specific winning state 65 is shifted to the specific gaming state by the illegal vibration guidance of the gaming ball, and that a large amount of gaming balls are illegally acquired. Further, when the game ball enters the specific winning device 65 in the state of detecting the illegal vibration, the game progress is stopped, and thus the game ball is reliably prevented from being illegally acquired. In addition, when a game ball enters the specific winning device 65, it is further certain that the game ball is illegally acquired in order to shift to the special gaming state after passing through the stop standby state of the predetermined specific winning device 65. To be suppressed.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, in the game progress state in which the special start port solenoid 73 is operating, the game progress state in which the special start port solenoid 73 is not operating (however, the specific winning port solenoid 75 is in operation). Can be determined at higher speed and with higher accuracy than. As a result, it is possible to strictly monitor whether the special starting state 63 receives a lottery for shifting to the special gaming state by the illegal vibration guidance of the gaming ball and that the gaming ball is illegally acquired. For the special starter 63, the game ball moving on the rolling surface 99S of the central structure 99 is illegally guided. However, when the special start port solenoid 73 is inactive, the central structure A vibration is applied to guide the game ball to the central guiding path 99P of the body 99. At this time, the vibration passes relatively through the central guiding path 99P and the upper starting part 63A to enter the lower starting part 63B. However, when the special start-up solenoid 73 is in operation, it is only necessary to drop the rolling start surface from the rolling surface 99S. In some cases, the time until entering the ball is extremely short. Furthermore, when the game ball enters the special starter 63 in the state of detecting the illegal vibration, the game progress is stopped, so that the illegal acquisition of the game ball is surely suppressed.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, in the game progress state in which the special prize opening solenoid 72 is operating, the game progress state in which the special prize opening solenoid 72 is not in operation (however, the special start opening solenoid 73 is in operation). Can be determined at higher speed and with higher accuracy than. Thereby, it is possible to strictly monitor whether the game ball is illegally acquired by the illegal vibration guidance of the game ball with respect to the special winning device 62. Furthermore, when the game ball enters the special prize winning device 62 in the state of detecting the abnormal vibration, the game progress is stopped, so that the game ball is reliably prevented from being illegally acquired.

  Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the speed and accuracy of the determination of unauthorized vibration according to the degree of damage caused by the unauthorized winning of game balls to the specific winning device 65, the special starting device 63 and the special winning device 62. Therefore, it is possible to determine the most appropriate improper vibration in various game progress states.

  In addition, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, it is not necessary to separately use a flag or a timer to identify a period during which the fraud detection value is different, and therefore a different fraud detection method depending on the game progress state can be used. realizable.

  Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, it is not necessary to separately use a flag or a timer to identify a period during which the fraud detection value is different. Therefore, different fraud detection methods according to the game progress state can be easily used. realizable.

[Embodiment 3]
Unlike the case where the vibration detection value is changed in full synchronization with the operation of the specific prize opening solenoid 75 as in the second embodiment, the gaming machine of the third embodiment includes the operation period of the specific winning opening solenoid 75. The vibration detection value is changed in another period. FIG. 65 is a flowchart showing an example of the vibration sensor monitoring process, FIGS. 66 and 67 are flowcharts showing the first half and the latter half of the example of the specific gaming state process, respectively, and FIG. 68 shows the operation of the specific winning device. It is a timing chart showing an example.

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 68, from the start (t2) of the first unit operation period (t2 to t3) of the specific winning opening solenoid 75 to the last unit operation period (t4 to t5). The vibration detection value is increased by “6” according to the vibration detection in the vibration detection mode change period in which the vibration detection mode change flag until the end is set. That is, the period in which the vibration detection value is changed in association with the operation of the specific winning opening solenoid 75 is a period constituted by each unit operating period of the specific winning opening solenoid 75 and an interpolation period that complements the unit operating period. It is.

  Control for realizing the operation shown in FIG. 68 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 65, instead of the determination processing S435 in FIG. 50, it is determined whether or not the vibration detection mode change flag is set, and vibration detection is performed according to the vibration detection by the vibration sensor 10. A counter C1 update process S436 is executed to increase the value by “6” and decrease it by “1” in response to non-detection of vibration. Also, as shown in FIG. 66, after the operation start condition of the specific winning device 65 is established for the specific game state process S1318 of FIG. 61 (S2001: Y, S2004: N, S2005: N, S2007: N) The vibration detection mode change period flag setting process S2024 for setting the vibration detection mode change period flag is further executed. Also, as shown in FIG. 62, after the end of the final unit operation period and the start condition of the end waiting period is established for the specific game state process S1318 of FIG. 61 (S2009: N, (S2011: N, S2012: N, S2013: Y), vibration detection mode change period flag release processing S2025 for canceling the vibration detection mode change period flag is further executed.

  In the case of the gaming machine of the present embodiment, in order to change the vibration detection value even during the unit stop period between the unit operation periods of the specific winning opening solenoid 75, the illegal vibration of the game ball to the specific winning device 65 is better performed. Guidance can be detected. This is because after the start of the first unit operation period, the next unit operation period is started after a certain period, and therefore the start timing of the second and subsequent unit operation periods is easy to recognize. Even if vibration is applied before the opening / closing blade 69 of the specific winning device 65 shifts to the allowable entry position in consideration of the time from when the game ball arrives to the specific winning device 65, the vibration detection counter C1 This is because the value of can be increased sufficiently.

  In the third embodiment, the case where the change period of the vibration detection value associated with the specific prize opening solenoid 75 is changed from that in the second embodiment has been described. It can also be applied to the operation of the special starter 63 during the short time gaming state. Even in this case, substantially the same effect as described above can be obtained.

[Embodiment 4]
Unlike the case where the vibration detection value is changed in full synchronization with the operation of the specific prize opening solenoid 75 as in the second embodiment, the gaming machine of the fourth embodiment includes the operation period of the specific winning opening solenoid 75. The vibration detection value is changed in another period. 69 is a flowchart showing an example of the vibration sensor monitoring process, FIGS. 70 and 71 are flowcharts showing the first half and the latter half of the example of the specific gaming state process, respectively, and FIG. 72 shows the operation of the specific winning device. It is a timing chart showing an example.

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 72, each unit operation period (t2 to t4, t4 to t5) and each unit operation period of the specific winning opening solenoid 75 are unit operation periods. And intermittent additional periods (t12 to t2, t14 to t4) and subsequent additional periods (t3 to t13, t5 to t15) which are after each unit operating period and are continuous with the unit operating period. The vibration detection value is increased by “6” in accordance with the detection of vibration in the vibration detection mode change period during the period (t12 to t13, t14 to t15) and the vibration detection mode change flag is set.

  Control for realizing the operation shown in FIG. 72 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 69, instead of the determination process S435 in FIG. 50, it is determined whether or not the vibration detection mode change flag is set, and vibration detection is performed according to the vibration detection by the vibration sensor 10. A counter C1 update process S436 is executed to increase the value by “6” and decrease it by “1” in response to non-detection of vibration. Also, as shown in FIG. 70, when the specific game control timer is set for the specific game state process S1318 during the operation waiting period of the specific winning device 65 (S2001: Y, S2004: N). , S2005: N, S2007: Y), a determination process S2026 for determining whether or not the specific game control timer is a forward expansion specified value (a value corresponding to the previous addition period T0), and a specific game control timer in the determination process S2026 Is a forward enlargement prescribed value, vibration detection mode change period flag setting processing S2027 for setting a vibration detection mode change period flag is further executed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 71, when the operation flag of the specific winning device 65 is set and the specific winning opening solenoid 75 is released and the specific game control timer is set (S2009: N, S2011: N, S2012: Y), determination processing S2028 for determining whether or not the specific game control timer is a forward expansion specified value (a value corresponding to the previous addition period T0), and the specific game control timer is expanded backward A determination process S2029 for determining whether or not the value is a specified value (a value obtained by subtracting a value corresponding to the post-addition period T0 from a value corresponding to the unit operation time TM), and the specific game control timer is defined as a forward enlargement rule Vibration detection mode change period flag setting process S2030 for setting a vibration detection mode change period flag when the value is a value, and specific game control in determination process S2029 Now is a vibration detection mode changing period flag cancellation process S2031 to cancel the vibration detection mode change period flag when a rear enlarged prescribed value is further executed.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, in order to change the vibration detection value in the additional period before each unit operation period of the specific winning opening solenoid 75, the illegal winning induction of the game ball to the specific winning device 65 is further improved. Can be detected. Even if the vibration is given before the opening / closing blade 69 of the specific winning device 65 moves to the entry allowable position in consideration of the time from when the vibration is given until the game ball reaches the specific winning device 65, This is because the value of the vibration detection counter C1 can be increased sufficiently.

  Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, in order to change the vibration detection value in the additional period after each unit operation period of the specific winning opening solenoid 75, it is possible to improve the illegality of the game ball to the specific winning device 65. Vibration induction can be detected. This is because, after the specific winning opening solenoid 75 is stopped, until the opening / closing blade 69 of the specific winning device 65 completes the transition from the allowable entry position to the prohibited entry position, the specific winning switch 85 is further connected to the game ball. However, even if vibration is given immediately before or after the specific prize opening solenoid 75 shifts to the stop state, the value of the vibration detection counter C1 can be increased sufficiently. is there.

  In the above embodiment 4, the case where the previous additional period has the same length for each unit operation period has been described. However, in the present invention, the unit operation period has not the same length. Also good. In particular, the pre-addition period for the first unit operation period is more difficult than the other unit operation periods because it is difficult to recognize the start timing of the operation before the start of the first unit operation period. Since vibration may be applied quickly, it is preferable that only the pre-addition period for the first unit operation period is longer than the other pre-addition periods.

  In Embodiment 4 described above, the case where the post-addition period is the same length for each unit operation period has been described. However, in the present invention, the unit operation period is not the same length. Also good. In particular, since the post-addition period for the last unit operation period may be vigorously applied to other unit operation periods, only the post-addition period for the last unit operation period is added to the other post-operation period. It is preferable to make the configuration longer than the period.

  In the fourth embodiment, the configuration in which the start of the pre-addition period and the end of the post-addition period are determined using the existing timer has been described. It can also be. In addition, the configuration in which the start of the pre-addition period and the end of the post-addition period are determined by the intermediate state by the existing timer has been described. However, in the present invention, for other existing determination timings, The timing according to the setting of the pitch flag of the specific starting device 66, the timing according to the setting or cancellation of the operation standby flag of the specific winning device 65, the timing of setting or canceling the stop standby flag of the specific winning device 65, It can also be set as the structure determined by the timing etc. according to the setting or cancellation | release of the operation | movement flag of the specific prize-winning apparatus 65. FIG. With this configuration, the program can be further simplified.

  In the fourth embodiment, the configuration in which the pre-addition period and the post-addition period are added to the solenoid operation period has been described. However, in the present invention, only one of the solenoid operation periods may be added. it can.

  In the fourth embodiment, the case in which the change period of the vibration detection value associated with the specific prize opening solenoid 75 is changed from that in the second embodiment has been described. It can also be applied to the operation of the special starter 63 during the short-time gaming state. Even in this case, substantially the same effect as described above can be obtained.

  In the second embodiment or the third embodiment, the case where the vibration detection value is changed in complete synchronization with the operation of various solenoids has been described. However, as described in the modification example of the fourth embodiment, the vibration The detection value changing period includes a solenoid operation period and a pre-addition period, a solenoid operation period and a post-addition period, and a solenoid operation period and a pre-addition period and a post-addition period. You can also.

  In the second to fourth embodiments, the vibration detection counter C1 is incremented under the same condition (same vibration detection value) as the operation period in the solenoid operation period and the preceding additional period and the subsequent additional period. As described above, in the present invention, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the conditions are different between the operation period of the solenoid, the pre-addition period, and the post-addition period. Further, when the operation period of the solenoid is intermittent, the same condition (same vibration detection value) is applied to each unit operation period. However, in the present invention, the same condition is not applied to each unit operation period. It can also be. For example, the first unit operation period and the last unit operation period are configured to apply different conditions from the other unit operation periods.

  In the above description, the configuration in which the vibration detection value is changed substantially corresponding to the operation period of the solenoid has been described. However, in the present invention, is the specific game state in which the specific prize opening solenoid 75 may operate? Whether the special winning opening solenoid 72 is likely to be activated or not, and whether the special starting solenoid 73 is likely to be activated or not is a short gaming state. It can also be set as the structure which changes a value.

  In Embodiments 2 to 4 described above, in Embodiments 2 to 4, the configuration for shifting to the special gaming state by the entry of a game ball into the specific winning device 65 has been described. It may be configured to determine whether or not to shift to the special game state based on a mechanical or electronic lottery according to the entry of the game ball into the winning device 65. Moreover, although the structure which transfers to a special game state by the entrance of the game ball to the specific winning device 65 has been described, in the present invention, the opening / closing operation is automatically executed in response to the start of the specific game state. You can also. Further, the configuration in which the specific starting device 66 and the specific winning device 65 are operated only in the specific gaming state has been described. However, in the present invention, a configuration in which there is no specific gaming state and the normal gaming state can be adopted.

  In the above-described second to fourth embodiments, the specific winning device 65 and the specific starting device 66 are provided to realize the specific gaming state. However, in the present invention, a configuration not including them may be used. . Moreover, although the special winning device 62, the special starting device 63, and the normal starting device 64 were provided and the structure which implement | achieves a special game state and a short-time game state was demonstrated, it can also be set as the structure which does not have them.

  The present invention is suitable for game machines such as a ball game machine and a spinning game machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10: Vibration sensor 11: Ball switch 12L: Left gate switch 12R: Right gate switch 41: Center actor 43: Nakagami winning opening 62: Special winning device 63: Special starting device 64: Normal starting device 65: Special winning device 66: Specific starting device 67: Opening / closing shutter 68: Opening / closing blade 69: Opening / closing blade 72: Special winning opening solenoid 73: Special starting opening solenoid 75: Special winning opening solenoid 82: Special winning switch 83: Special starting switch 84: Normal start switch 85: Specific winning switch 86: Specific starting switch 91: Special symbol display device 93: Normal symbol display device 100: Game machine 150: Launching device 420: Sorting member 920: Main control board 940: Sub control board

The gaming machine according to the present invention is
A game progress state identifying means for identifying a game progress state;
Vibration detecting means for repeatedly taking the first state and the second state by vibrating;
A gaming machine including
When the vibration detection means is in the second state, the vibration determination information is updated to a value that deviates from a predetermined reference value, and when the vibration detection means is in the first state, the vibration is approximated to a value that approaches the reference value. Vibration determination information updating means for updating the determination information;
Vibration determination for determining a predetermined vibration state when the vibration determination information becomes a value different from a range between the reference value and a predetermined threshold accompanying the update of the vibration determination information by the vibration determination information update means. Means,
Including
The vibration determination information updating unit is configured to update the vibration determination information when the vibration detection unit is in the first state and the vibration detection unit based on the identification of the game progress state by the game progress state identification unit. Making the difference update amount different from the update amount of the vibration determination information in the second state,
It is characterized by that.

Claims (1)

A game progress state identifying means for identifying a game progress state;
Vibration detecting means for repeatedly taking the first state and the second state by vibrating;
A gaming machine including
Based on periodic monitoring of the state of the vibration detection means, the vibration determination information is updated to a value that deviates from a predetermined reference value when the vibration detection means is in the second state, and the vibration detection means Vibration determination information updating means for updating the vibration determination information to a value approaching the reference value when the vibration determination information is a value different from the reference value in the case of one state;
Vibration determination for determining a predetermined vibration state when the vibration determination information becomes a value different from a range between the reference value and a predetermined threshold accompanying the update of the vibration determination information by the vibration determination information update means. Means,
Including
The vibration determination information updating unit is configured to update the vibration determination information when the vibration detection unit is in the first state and the vibration detection unit based on the identification of the game progress state by the game progress state identification unit. Making the difference update amount different from the update amount of the vibration determination information in the second state,
A gaming machine characterized by that.

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