JP2015023955A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose a Pachinko game machine allowing a player to appropriately determine a rest opportunity in a state of storing operation-start memory and providing novel taste to the player seeking for a win.SOLUTION: The Pachinko game machine is configured to read ahead each unconsumed operation-start memory with establishment of a read-ahead notification condition, to calculate total process time required until all symbol generation processes to be executed by consumption of the unconsumed operation-start memories are expired, and to notify total process notification time within the total process time. This configuration can exert unprecedented novel taste, by the notification of the total process notification time within the total process time, to make a player guess whether or not there is a win in the unconsumed operation-start memories. Further, owing to the total process notification time, the player can accurately determine time when the player can leave the machine for a rest or when the player can turn away from the machine to take a breath. Consequently, the player can take a rest with an easy mind.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine that generates a start memory in accordance with a game ball winning at a start port and changes a special symbol by digestion of the start memory.

  Conventionally, a pachinko gaming machine that generates a start memory with a game ball winning at the start port, digests the start memory, starts changing a special symbol, and determines a hit or a miss according to the stop symbol mode, It is widely known (for example, see Patent Document 1). In such a configuration, when the special symbol is stopped according to the stop symbol form, a special game operation is performed that repeats an open / close round that opens and closes the big prize opening, and a lot of prize balls are paid out by winning the game balls in the big prize opening. It is.

  The start memory is composed of a plurality of counter values that are extracted when a game ball wins at the start port. Then, by digesting the start memory, a series of symbol generation processes from the change of the special symbol to the stop is executed according to the counter value of the start memory.

  By the way, since the start memory is not digested during the change of the special symbol or the execution of the special game operation, a configuration is adopted in which a predetermined upper limit number (for example, four) is stored, and the stored number is notified to the player. ing. Therefore, the player can confirm the number of symbol generation processes to be executed from now on based on the notification content.

  In addition, a configuration has been proposed in which a hit notification is performed by a notification mode for reporting the number of unstored start-up memories (for example, see Patent Document 2). In such a configuration, there is an advantage that the player can know the order of digesting the start-up memory for which the hit notice has been made, according to the notification mode of the hit notice.

JP 2007-307163 A JP 2002-272938

  By the way, if you have been playing pachinko for a relatively long time, if you want to take a break away from the machine base, such as a restroom or a meal break, or take a break like operating a mobile phone or smartphone There are cases where you want to. However, in a state where a plurality of undigested start-up memories are accumulated, it is possible that the start-up memory may make a hit, so it is difficult to distract attention from the machine base, and it is not possible to take a break or leave the machine base There was a problem. In such a case, it is conceivable that the player usually stops the launch of the game ball and takes a rest after all undigested start-up memory is digested. However, if all results are determined to be lost, the time cannot be used efficiently, and the player is likely to feel stress.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko gaming machine that makes a hitting notice by the above-described conventional notification mode for notifying the number of unstarted starting memories, the player's expectation can be raised by the corresponding notice. However, since this hit notice does not necessarily indicate that a hit will occur, if the symbol generation process based on the undigested start-up memory for which the hit is confirmed is lost, the player's discouragement will be very large. . In addition, if the losing is continuously determined in the symbol generation process for which the hit notice is given, the player's reliability with respect to the hit notice will be extremely lowered, and the interest provided by the hit notice will be lost. There is also the risk of being broken. Furthermore, in the configuration in which the hit notification is made according to the notification mode of the memory number of the start memory, the player knows that no hit occurs except for the start memory for which the hit notification is made. There is also a problem that the interest of the player is lost at once, and the interest that the symbol generation process has is not fully exhibited. In the case of a configuration where the winning may be determined by a symbol generation process using a starting memory other than the starting memory that has been predicted, the above-mentioned problem can be solved to some extent, but this time, There is a risk that the significance of the change will be lost, and such a configuration is not a sufficient solution to the hit notice.

  Accordingly, the present invention can provide a player with a new interest by finding a chance to rest properly even in a state in which unstarted startup memory is stored. The purpose is to propose a pachinko machine.

  The present invention relates to a symbol display device that variably displays a special symbol, a start opening provided with a ball detecting means for detecting a winning of a game ball, and a ball detecting means for the start opening detecting a game ball. A start memory generating means for generating and storing a start memory as an upper limit, and by sequentially digesting the undigested start memory in accordance with a predetermined digestion sequence, the special symbol is varied on the symbol display device, and depending on the stop symbol mode In a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a starting memory digesting means for executing a series of symbol generating processes for determining a winning or losing, before digesting each undigested starting memory, in the symbol generating process of each undigested starting memory Prefetching acquisition means for acquiring the required travel time, and when a predetermined prefetching notification condition is established, the prefetching acquisition means prefetches all undigested start-up memories and acquires each line Based on the time, the total process time notification that calculates the total process time required for the completion of each symbol generation process executed by digesting each start memory and reports the time within the total process time as the total process notification time A pachinko gaming machine characterized by comprising a means.

  Here, it is preferable that the total process time according to the present invention includes the remaining process time required for the symbol generation process being executed when the prefetch notification condition is satisfied. That is, since it is common to acquire the process time required for the symbol generation process at the time of digestion of the startup memory, even in the present invention, the symbol generation process that is being executed is determined at the time of digestion of the startup memory. The remaining time can be obtained based on the stroke time acquired in step (b), and the total stroke time can be obtained based on the remaining time and the stroke time acquired by the prefetch acquisition means. Further, the total travel notification time according to the present invention may be a time within the total travel time, may be a time for reporting the exact same time as the total travel time, or may be a time shorter than the total travel time. Alternatively, it may be configured to select either of them. Further, the prefetch notification condition may be a condition established by the player's action or a condition established automatically at a predetermined timing, and can be set in various ways.

  According to the configuration of the present invention described above, the player infers from the notified total process notification time whether or not there is one that executes a symbol generation process that is determined by hitting unstarted startup memory. be able to. Here, generally, since the symbol generation process to be confirmed is accompanied by effects such as reach, a longer process time is required than the symbol generation process to be determined to be lost. Therefore, if it can be determined that the total stroke notification time is a relatively long time from the number of stored undigested start-up memories, there is a high possibility that the hit will be confirmed by digestion of undigested start-up memories. Can be guessed. On the other hand, if it can be determined that the time is short, it can be estimated that the hit is not fixed. If the player guesses that the player will not be confirmed, the total travel notification time can accurately determine the time when the player can rest from the machine base and the time when he takes a break from the machine base. . Therefore, since the player can take a rest or the like before digesting the undigested start-up memory, the game time can be used efficiently and the feeling of stress is greatly suppressed.

  In addition, the present invention does not provide a hit notice as in the conventional configuration described above, and does not allow the player to guess whether there is a hit in the unsettled start memory based on the total stroke notification time. It can show new interests. And since the total process notification time is not a hit notice, even if the estimation based on the total process notification time and the actual result are different from each other, the time of the total process notification time is the same as the conventional configuration described above. There is no significant decrease in reliability. For this reason, it is possible to stably exhibit the interest of estimating a hit or a loss based on the total process notification time.

  The total stroke time notifying means includes a processing content for notifying the notified total stroke notification time for a time period and notifying the total stroke notification time digested with the passage of time at a predetermined interval. Is proposed.

  Here, as a process for digesting the total process notification time in a timed manner, a process for directly digesting the total process notification time in a timed manner is proposed. In addition, it is also possible to perform a process in which the total process time that defines the total process notification time is timed and the total process notification time is updated with the time limit of the total process time. In addition, when the total stroke notification time becomes “0” due to timed digestion, a configuration in which the notification of the total stroke notification time expires is preferable.

  In such a configuration, since the total process notification time is the remaining time digested with the passage of time, by notifying the total process notification time, each symbol generation process is performed by digestion of each unstarted start memory. The player can know at any time exactly how long it takes to complete. Thereby, the player can accurately determine the time when he can rest with peace of mind. In addition, with the passage of time, whether or not there is a hit in the undigested start memory by the memory number of undigested start memory that decreases by digestion and the total stroke notification time that decreases by timed digestion. It becomes possible to make an accurate estimation gradually. Thereby, the interest property of estimating the presence or absence of hit generation | occurrence | production by total process alerting | reporting time improves further.

  In addition, when the total stroke time notifying unit generates and stores a new start memory during the timed digest of the total stroke notification time, the pre-reading acquisition unit acquires the stroke time required for the symbol generation process of the start memory, and the stroke time The structure provided with the processing content which adds less time to total process alerting | reporting time is proposed.

  In such a configuration, every time a new start-up memory is generated and stored during the timed digestion of the total stroke notification time, the total stroke notification time is updated by adding the stroke time. The total process notification time is constantly updated and notified to the player. For this reason, the player can know a more accurate total process notification time. Then, it can be estimated whether or not a new start-up memory is hit based on the amount of change in the total process notification time before and after the update, which provides a new interest that has never existed before.

  In addition, a configuration is proposed in which the total process time notification means includes a processing content that forcibly expires the process notification time when a predetermined notification expiration condition is satisfied during the time limit digestion of the total process notification time. The Here, a condition that is automatically established according to the progress of the game can be suitably set as the notification expiration condition.

  According to such a configuration, the process notification time may expire during the timed digestion. Therefore, when the notification expires, it is impossible to accurately estimate whether or not the above-described hit has occurred. Thereby, it is possible to cause a moderate tension to the player during the notification of the process notification time, and it is possible to effectively enhance the interest of estimating the presence or absence of hitting based on the process notification time. Even in this configuration, it is possible to determine the opportunity to take a rest with peace of mind based on the process notification time before the expiration of the notification, so that the operational effect of the present invention that the rest opportunity can be accurately determined can be sufficiently exerted. .

  Furthermore, a configuration is proposed in which the notification expiration condition is that a state set based on the execution of the symbol generation process to be confirmed is generated.

  Here, as the state (event), a predetermined timing from the start memory digestion to the hit determination to execute the symbol generation process to determine the hit, a predetermined timing before digesting the start memory to be determined, etc. It can be determined as appropriate. In particular, a configuration in which the notification expiration condition is to digest the start memory that is determined by hitting is preferable.

  In such a configuration, the notification is completed by the execution of the total process notification time in which the significance of notification is reduced by the execution of the symbol generation process to be confirmed. In other words, if the symbol generation process that determines the hit is executed, the effect of estimating the occurrence of the hit and the effect of finding a resting opportunity will be significantly reduced by the total process notification time, so to eliminate this, The total process notification time expires. Thereby, the effect by the stroke alerting | reporting time alert | reported before establishment of alerting | reporting expiration conditions can be clearly revealed, and the significance which alert | reports this stroke alerting | reporting time can be heightened effectively.

  In addition, a configuration is proposed in which an operation button that can be operated by a player is provided on the front side of the machine base, and a prefetch notification condition is established when the operation button is turned on.

  With this configuration, the player can actively determine that the prefetch notification condition is satisfied. Therefore, for example, when the mobile phone is received or when the user suddenly wants to go to the toilet, notification of the total travel notification time can be requested by the convenience of the player himself. Therefore, the player can accurately determine a resting opportunity even if he / she is confident, and the configuration is highly convenient.

  Since the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention is configured to notify the time required to complete all symbol generation processes executed by digestion of undigested start-up memory as the prefetch notification condition is established, as the total process notification time. Thus, it is possible to exert a new and interesting interest that the player has to guess whether or not there is a hit in the undigested start-up memory based on the total stroke notification time. In addition, the player can take a rest with peace of mind because the total travel notification time can accurately determine the time when the player can rest after leaving the machine base and the time when he takes his eyes off the machine base.

It is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 10 of a pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram of a control circuit in the pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a main process. It is a flowchart which shows prefetch acquisition processing. It is a flowchart which shows a total process time process. It is a flowchart which shows process time alerting | reporting control processing. It is a time chart explaining total process time. It is a time chart explaining total stroke time at the time of memorizing new starting memory. It is explanatory drawing of the notification time image 35 which shows total stroke notification time. It is explanatory drawing of the alerting | reporting time image 35 which shows the total process alerting | reporting time following FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 fixed to a game island facility (not shown), and a gaming machine main body 3 that covers a front opening of the outer frame 2. The gaming machine body 3 includes a front frame 5 in which a game board 10 (see FIG. 3) is attached to a substantially circular opening at the upper center, and one side edge of the front frame 5 is connected to the outer frame via the hinge member 4. It is pivotally attached to 2 so that it can be opened and closed. Further, the front frame 5 is provided with a glass plate 6 that covers the game board 10. In addition, an upper tray 7 and a lower tray 8 are vertically arranged at the lower portion of the front frame 5, and a launching handle 9 is projected on the right side of the lower tray 8. Each pachinko gaming machine 1 is called a machine base.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a substantially circular game area 12 is defined by a guide rail 11 on the front surface of the game board 10. In addition, a ball launching device 41 that hits a game ball in conjunction with the launch handle 9 and launches the game ball toward the game area 12 is disposed below the game board 10. The ball launcher 41 includes a launcher for hitting a game ball, a rotary solenoid for driving the launcher, a launch rail for guiding the hit game ball toward the game area 12, and the like. The game balls are shot and fired into the game area 12 one by one with strength according to the rotation operation angle of the handle 9.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a center case 13 incorporating various game members is disposed in the center of the game area 12. An image display 14 is assembled to the center case 13. The image display 14 includes a liquid crystal display or a CRT display, and various display images are displayed on the display screen.

  A plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) are disposed around the image display 14 in the center case 13. Among the plurality of LEDs, six that are arranged right and left immediately below the image display 14 are special symbol display devices 15, and two in the upper left are normal symbol display devices 16. The four LEDs arranged on the right and left directly under the special symbol display device 15 are the special start memory number display device 17 indicating the number of unsettled numbers (special start memory number) of the start memory of the special symbol. 4 are normal start memory number display devices 18 for displaying the number of unsettled numbers of normal memory start memories (normal start memory number).

  The special symbol display device 15 displays special symbols according to lighting states of the six LEDs. As will be described later, the special symbol display device 15 changes each special symbol by blinking each LED according to a predetermined trigger, and then stops and displays the special symbol in a state in which any LED is lit. In this embodiment, a mode in which only the rightmost LED is lit is set as a loss stop symbol mode indicating “lost”, and another lighting mode is set as a hit stop symbol mode indicating “hit”. When the symbol is stopped and displayed, the special symbol is hit and fixed. When the symbol is stopped and displayed in the loss stop symbol mode, the special symbol is determined to be lost. Then, when the special symbol is hit and fixed, a so-called “big hit” is executed and a special game operation described later is executed.

  On the other hand, the normal symbol display device 16 displays the normal symbol by lighting the two LEDs. When a game ball passes through a normal start gate 19 which will be described later, these LEDs blink sequentially to change the normal symbol, and thereafter, the normal symbol is stopped and displayed in a state where any one of the LEDs is lit. When the upper LED is lit in the stop symbol mode indicating “hit” and the upper and lower LEDs are lit in the stop symbol mode indicating “losing”, and the stop symbol mode is displayed in the hit stop symbol mode. In addition, when the normal symbol is hit and confirmed, and the stop symbol is displayed in the manner of stopping the loss, the normal symbol is determined to be lost. When the normal symbol is hit and fixed, a later-described normal electric accessory 23 is opened.

  A normal start gate 19 is provided on the left side of the center case 13. When the game ball passes through the normal start gate 19, the ball detection switch provided in the normal start gate 19 outputs a ball detection signal, and the LED of the normal symbol display device 16 starts blinking based on the ball detection signal. To do.

  Further, an ordinary electric accessory 23 having a special start port 20 is disposed immediately below the center case 13. The ordinary electric accessory 23 includes a pair of left and right opening / closing wing pieces 24, 24 that change the opening width of the special start opening 20, and it is difficult for the game balls to flow into the special start opening 20 through the opening / closing wing pieces 24, 24. The position is converted into a closed position and an open position in which the opening and closing wing pieces 24 and 24 are expanded to the left and right sides so that the game ball can easily flow into the special starting port 20. When the normal symbol is stopped and displayed in the normal symbol display device 16 in the above-described normal symbol display device 16, the normal electric accessory 23 opens the left and right opening and closing wing pieces 24, 24 from the closed position by driving the solenoid. Open to position. When a game ball flows into the special starting port 20 of such an ordinary electric accessory 23, a starting port ball detection switch (not shown) built in the ordinary electric accessory 23 outputs a ball detection signal, and the ball Based on the detection signal, the LED of the special symbol display device 15 starts blinking. When a game ball flows into the special start port 20, a predetermined number of prize balls (ordinary profit) are paid out. The special start port 20 constitutes a start port according to the present invention, and the start port ball detection switch (not shown) constitutes a start port ball detecting means according to the present invention.

  A special electric combination 26 having a big prize opening 25 is disposed immediately below the ordinary electric combination 23 and directly above the out port 30 disposed at the lowermost part of the game area 12. The special electric accessory 26 includes a horizontally-long rectangular opening / closing piece 27. The opening / closing piece 27 is opened / closed by a built-in solenoid, whereby the special winning opening 25 is converted into an open state and a closed state. In addition, a special winning combination ball detection switch (not shown) for detecting a winning game ball is provided inside the special electric accessory 26.

  In addition, a plurality of general winning devices 29 are arranged on both sides of the special electric accessory 26. When a game ball flows into a winning opening formed in each of the general winning devices 29 and wins, a winning ball detecting switch (not shown) built in the general winning device 29 outputs a ball detection signal, and this ball A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on the detection signal.

Next, a control circuit for controlling the game operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The main control board 60 constituting the microcomputer is provided with a board circuit for controlling the game operation and the like of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The main control board 60 performs overall control of the game. On the substrate circuit, a central control CPU for main control is arranged. In this central control CPU for main control, a storage device ROM that stores an operation program used for arithmetic processing and a storage device RAM that can read and write necessary data at any time are unilaterally provided with information specifying addresses for reading and writing data. Are connected via an address bus (not shown) for transmitting data to and from a data bus (not shown) for exchanging data, and constitute a board circuit of the main control board 60. The storage device ROM stores various tables for determining the winning of the symbol generation process, the symbol variation / stop mode, the rendering mode, etc. with reference to the control program and the lottery data.

  On the other hand, the storage device RAM is provided with a storage area for temporarily storing sphere detection signals from various sphere detection switches, a register area constituting various timers, random number counters, count counters, and a work area. It has been.

Here, each random number counter provided in the storage area of the storage device RAM of the main control board 60 will be described.
The big hit counter takes a value in the range of 0 to 299. When a game ball that has flowed into the special start opening 20 of the ordinary electric accessory 23 is detected by a start opening ball detection switch (not shown), the big hit counter at that time The counter value is extracted. Then, the extracted jackpot counter value is compared with a predetermined winning value, and when it matches the corresponding winning value, it becomes “big hit (special symbol winning)”, and when it does not match, "Lose (Special Design Loss)".

  The special figure counter takes a value in the range of 0 to 9, and the value of the special figure counter is extracted when the game ball flows into the special start port 20 in the same manner as the big hit counter. When the determination result of the big hit counter value is “hit”, the winning type is determined depending on whether or not the extracted special figure counter value matches a predetermined winning type determination value corresponding to the winning type.

  In addition to the above jackpot counter and special figure counter, a reach counter, an effect counter, etc. are set, respectively. Like the jackpot counter, the value of each counter is extracted when the game ball flows into the special start port 20. Is done. Here, whether or not the reach effect is executed is determined based on the extracted reach counter value, and the image pattern of the special effect image displayed on the image display 14 is determined based on the extracted exercise counter value. The extracted values of each counter extracted from the jackpot counter, special figure counter, reach counter, production counter, etc. are collected as one data aggregate and held in the storage device RAM. With this data aggregate, special symbol start memory (special start memory) is realized. The start memory of the present invention is realized by the special start memory (special symbol start memory).

  Furthermore, a normal hit counter and a normal counter are also set, and when the game ball that has passed through the normal start gate 19 is detected by the ball detection switch, it is extracted at that time. The extracted normal winning counter value is compared with a predetermined winning value to make a winning determination, and when it matches, it becomes “winning (ordinary symbol winning)”, and when it does not match, it becomes “lost”. Further, the winning type is determined based on the extracted common chart counter value.

  The normal hit counter value and the normal counter value are collected as one data aggregate and held in the storage device RAM. This data aggregate realizes normal symbol start memory (normal start memory).

  The board circuit of the main control board 60 is provided with a clock device (not shown) that outputs a predetermined clock pulse, and is connected to the main control central control unit CPU. The main control central processing unit CPU performs arithmetic processing in a time series by clock pulses at regular intervals, and sequentially executes a series of processing operations. A timer TM is also connected for counting time by counting clock pulses output from the clock device.

  The central control unit CPU for main control and each central control unit CPU installed on each control board 62 to 68, which will be described later, include an arithmetic unit coupled with an arithmetic unit (ALU) for processing predetermined data, and the arithmetic unit It consists of a register for storing data input / output to / from the apparatus and a read instruction, a decoder for decoding the instruction, and the like. The main control central control unit CPU outputs data signals or command signals generated in a predetermined format to the four control boards 62, 63, 64, 68, and these control boards 62, 63, 64, 68. The central control unit CPU executes predetermined control according to this data and the like.

  The board circuit of the main control board 60 is provided with an input port (not shown) and an output port (not shown) through which the main control central control unit CPU performs data communication with peripheral devices. The control command signal from the main control board 60 is connected to the input ports of the effect control board 62, the symbol control board 63, the payout control board 64, and the launch control board 68 via the. In addition, each ball detection switch provided in the normal starting gate 19, the ordinary electric accessory 23, the special electric accessory 26, the general winning device 29, and the like is connected to the input port of the main control board 60 through the board relay board 61. And sensors are connected. Then, every 2 ms, the main control board 60 checks the game ball detection state of each switch incorporated therein, and when there is a game ball detection, the ball detection signal is waveform-shaped by the waveform shaping circuit, and the main control center The information is input to the control device CPU and the information is stored in the storage device RAM. The main control board 60 has an output port connected to a solenoid or a motor built in the ordinary electric accessory 23, the special electric accessory 26, or the like via a panel relay board 61. When the CPU selects a predetermined condition, these solenoids and motors are driven.

  The above-described effect control board 62 is provided with a board circuit for controlling the overall effects executed in the pachinko gaming machine 1. This circuit board includes a storage device ROM in which fixed data relating to a variety of effects is stored, a storage device RAM in which necessary data can be read and written, an input port and an output in a central control device CPU for effect control that controls the effects The port is connected and configured. Note that an output port of the effect control board 62 is connected to an image control board 65 that controls the image display 14, a sound source control board 66 that controls sound effects, and a light source control board 67 that controls effects by LED lamps. Yes. Then, when the command signal from the main control board 60 is input to the input port, the effect control board 62 performs calculation processing in the effect control central control unit CPU and executes the effect mode instructed by the command signal. The command signal is transmitted to the image control board 65, the sound source control board 66, and the light source control board 67.

  The image control board 65 is provided with a board circuit for controlling the display mode of the image display 14. The image control board 65 performs an arithmetic process on the data signal or command signal input from the effect control board 62, and displays the effect image of the predetermined mode on the image display 14 by the display driver according to the data for displaying the predetermined display mode. Let it come out.

  The sound source control board 66 is provided with a board circuit for controlling sound effects generated from a speaker (not shown). The sound source control board 66 performs an arithmetic process on the data signal or command signal input from the effect control board 62, and causes a sound generator to output sound effects according to predetermined sound data.

  The light source control board 67 is provided with a board circuit for controlling an effect lamp arranged in the gaming machine main body 3. The light source control board 67 performs arithmetic processing on the data signal or command signal input from the effect control board 62, and lights and blinks various effect lamps by the light source operation board in accordance with predetermined light data.

  The symbol control board 63 is provided with a board circuit for controlling the special symbol display device 15, the normal symbol display device 16, the special start memory number display device 17, and the normal start memory number display device 18. The symbol control board 63 computes a data signal or a command signal input from the main control board 60 via the input port, and lights the LEDs of each device by the symbol operation board according to predetermined light data. Blink.

  The payout control board 64 is provided with a board circuit for controlling payout of game balls such as rental balls and prize balls. The payout control board 64 performs arithmetic processing on the data signal or command signal input from the main control board 60 and operates various solenoids such as a ball rental unit and a prize ball unit in accordance with predetermined data. Execute payout of prize balls. The payout control board 64 is connected to a prepaid card unit for reading and writing a prepaid card via a CR connection board, and exchanges remaining ball data and the like of game balls.

  The launch control board 68 is provided with a board circuit for controlling the ball launcher 41 (see FIG. 2). This launch control board 68 drives the ball launcher 41 with a voltage intensity corresponding to the input signal from the operated launch handle 9 and hits the game ball with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the launch handle 9. Press fire.

Next, the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. Note that the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is the same as that of the existing pachinko gaming machine, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.
When a game ball is launched toward the game area 12 by the ball launching device 41 in accordance with the turning operation of the launch handle 9 by the player, the game ball rolls down the game area 12. Then, when the game ball flows into the special starting port 20 of the above-mentioned ordinary electric accessory 23, the counter value is extracted from each random number counter (such as a big hit counter) for special symbols to generate and store the above special starting memory. To do. Then, with the digestion of the special start memory, the LED blinks on the special symbol display device 15, and the special symbol starts to fluctuate. When a predetermined time elapses from the start of the fluctuation, the special symbol is fluctuated and the stopped symbol form is determined. In this way, a series of special symbol generation steps from the start of variation of the special symbol to the fixed stop are executed by digesting the special start memory. Here, if the stop symbol form of the special symbol is the hit stop symbol aspect, it becomes “big hit”, and a special game operation described later is executed.

  Further, as a process for digesting the special start memory (special start port process in FIG. 5), the winning determination is made based on the jackpot counter value constituting the special start memory, and the stop symbol form and the image display are based on the other counter values. The process of selecting the image pattern of the special effect image displayed and executed by the device 14 is performed. Here, as a counter value constituting the special start memory, a stop symbol counter value, a reach counter value, a stroke counter value, an effect counter value, etc. are set in addition to the jackpot counter value. Determine the symbol generation process. In this special symbol generation process, the special symbol is changed by the special symbol display device 15 and the special symbol is stopped and the stopped symbol form is displayed as the predetermined time elapses, and the effect image is displayed according to the image pattern by the image display 14. Is displayed and executed as appropriate. The stroke time required for such a special symbol generation stroke is determined based on the result of the determination of winning the jackpot counter value and the stroke counter value at the time of digesting the special start memory. In addition, the symbol generation process concerning this invention is implement | achieved by this special symbol generation process.

  If the result of the winning determination by the digestion of the special start memory is a win, the special symbol display device 15 performs a fixed stop in a hit stop symbol mode after the special symbol has changed for a predetermined time. Along with this, a special game operation is executed in accordance with the big prize opening process in FIG. The special game operation is an operation in which an open / close round in which the special winning opening 25 is opened and closed is executed a predetermined number of times, and as described above, the special game is started when the special symbol stops in a hit / stop symbol form and becomes a big hit. Thereafter, the special game operation is completed by completing a predetermined number of open / close rounds. In addition, about this special game operation | movement, since the conventionally well-known operation | movement aspect and operation control can be applied, the detail is abbreviate | omitted.

  Further, the unstarted (before digestion) special start memory is stored and held in a special start storage area set in the storage device RAM (winning detection process in FIG. 5). Specifically, the special start memory generated during the change of the special symbol and during the execution of the special game operation is not immediately digested but is stored and held in the special start storage area in the order of generation. Here, the special start storage area can hold the special start storage up to a predetermined upper limit number (four). The number of special start memories stored and held in the special start memory area (special start memory number) is notified by the number of lighting LEDs of the special start memory number display device 17 described above. In the special start memory number display device 17, the LEDs are controlled to be turned on or off so that the number of lights increases by generation of the special start memory and the number of lights decreases by digestion. The process for generating and storing the special start memory in this way is executed by the main control board 60, and the main control board 60 constitutes the start memory generating means according to the present invention. The process for digesting the special start memory is executed by the main control board 60 and the symbol control board 63, and the main control board 60 and the symbol control board 63 constitute a start memory digesting means according to the present invention.

  On the other hand, when the game ball rolling down the game area 12 passes through the normal start gate 19, counter values are extracted from the normal hit counter and the normal counter, respectively, and the above-mentioned normal start memory is generated (see FIG. 5). Winning detection process). When this normal start memory is generated during normal symbol fluctuation or during the opening / closing operation of the normal electric accessory 23, it is stored and held in the normal start storage area set in the storage device RAM in the order of generation. In the normal start memory area, the normal start memory can be held up to a predetermined upper limit number (4), and the number of stored normal start memories (normal start memory number) is stored in the normal start memory area. The normal start memory number display device 18 is notified by the number of lit LEDs.

  By sequentially digesting the normal start memory thus generated (normal start port processing in FIG. 5), the LED of the normal symbol display device 16 blinks and the normal symbol starts to fluctuate. Then, when a predetermined time elapses from the start of fluctuation, the normal symbol is fluctuated and the stopped symbol mode is determined. In this way, a series of normal symbol generation processes from the start of the normal symbol change to the final stop are executed by digesting the normal start memory. When the normal symbol hits and stops in the normal symbol generation process by the normal symbol generation process, as described above, the open / close blades 24, 24 of the normal electric accessory 23 are opened to tilt from the closed position to the open position, and the open After holding at the position for a predetermined time, the closing operation is performed to return to the closed position. In this way, when the hit is determined by the stop pattern mode of the normal symbol, the normal electric accessory 23 is opened and closed.

  Further, the gaming machine main body 3 is provided with a main power supply (not shown). For example, when the gaming machine main body 3 is energized through the main power supply when the game store is opened, the player plays a game. A possible gaming state occurs. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the main process executed at a predetermined interval (2 ms) by the main control central control unit CPU. The main process of the game is realized by this main process.

  Specifically, in the main process, it is first determined whether or not the power is on (S101). If it is determined that the power is not turned on, a winning detection process (S102) for performing a control process related to winning, a counter value updating process (S103) for updating the values of various random number counters, an abnormality detecting process (S104), Special start opening process (S105) for determining a special symbol, etc. Normal start opening process (S106) for determining a normal symbol, special symbol processing (S107) for performing special symbol display control, etc. Normal symbol processing (S108) for performing display control, special winning opening processing (S109) for performing control related to the special gaming state, normal electric accessory processing (S110) for controlling the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 23, to each control board Ten subroutines of the command output process (S111) for outputting the control command are executed in order. After executing the command output process (S111), the initial value update process (S112) for updating the initial values of various random number counters is repeatedly executed until a reset signal is transmitted.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S101 that the power is turned on, a series of processes for determining whether or not to perform the recovery process at the time of power failure is performed (S113 to S115). If it is determined that the power recovery process is to be performed, a power recovery command is transmitted to each control board (S116), and the process is resumed from the address before the power is turned off. On the other hand, when it determines with not performing the return process at the time of a power failure, it transfers to step S102.

  Note that much of the control processing content of the main processing is employed in conventional pachinko gaming machines. For this reason, in the following description, only the control process for the subroutine according to the main part of the present invention will be described in detail, and the description of the subroutine for performing the control process similar to the conventional machine will be omitted.

Next, the main part of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, an operation button device 71 including an operation button 72 that can be pressed is provided on the left side of the lower tray 8 on the front frame 5 of the gaming machine body 3. The operation button device 71 includes a frame portion on which the operation button 72 is fitted, and the operation button 72 is movable in the vertical direction within the frame portion (not shown). The operation button device 71 is provided with an elastic spring for biasing the operation button 72 upward, and the operation button 72 is positioned at a position slightly protruding above the frame portion in a normal state. When the player presses the operation button 72, the operation button 72 descends against the urging force of the elastic spring, and by releasing the pressure, the operation button 72 is moved up according to the urging force of the elastic spring to the normal position. Return.

  Further, the operation button device 71 has a built-in detection sensor that detects a pressing operation of the operation button 72. This detection sensor is constituted by a photo sensor, and generates a predetermined operation signal when the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are blocked by the operation button 72 moved down by a pressing operation. The operation button device 71 is connected to the main control board 60 (FIG. 4), and every time the operation button 72 is pressed by the player, an operation signal generated by the detection sensor is output to the main control board 60. The The pressing operation of the operation button 72 that outputs the operation signal is an ON operation according to the present invention.

  As the operation button device 71, a button structure for a general pressing operation can be applied, and the details thereof are omitted.

  When the operation signal is input from the operation button device 71, the main control board 60 executes a prefetch acquisition process (FIG. 6) in the special start port process (S105) and stores it in the special start storage area of the storage device RAM. Prefetched undigested special startup memory. Here, as described above, the special start storage area can store undigested special start memories with an upper limit of four, and the stored special start memories each have a digestion rank value indicating the stored order. (1-4) is attached. Then, when digesting the undigested special start memory, the special start memory with the smallest digest rank value (= 1) is digested, and the digest rank order values assigned to the remaining undigested special start memories 1 is subtracted from each. Also, when a new special start memory is stored, the value of the special start memory number (the number of unstarted special start memories) P increased by the storage is added to the digest rank value and stored. In this way, the special start memory with the digestion rank value stored therein is stored in the special start storage area, and the digestion order is indicated by the digest rank order value.

  In the prefetch acquisition process of FIG. 6, in accordance with the input of the operation signal, the undigested special start memory stored in the special start storage area is sequentially read according to the ascending order of the digest rank value, and the stroke time determined by the stroke counter value is obtained. get. That is, the big hit counter value and the stroke counter value are read from the special start memory with the digestion rank value = 1, and the stroke time determined by the result of the hit determination of the big hit counter value and the stroke counter value is acquired. Next, the special start-up memory with the digestion rank value = 2 is prefetched, and the stroke time determined by the result of the hit determination of the jackpot counter value and the stroke counter value is acquired. Thus, the process time of each special start memory is sequentially acquired in the ascending order of the digestion rank value, and all process time of the unstarted special start memory is acquired. Further, in the prefetching acquisition process, when the big hit counter value of the special start memory prefetched according to the ascending order of the digest rank value is hit, the digest rank value of the special start memory is substituted into the winning rank value, and the expiration waiting flag = 1. To do. The winning ranking value is for specifying a special start memory as a winning in advance, and is updated by subtracting one each time the special start memory is digested by the special start port process (S105). Further, in the state of the expiration waiting flag = 1, even if the big hit counter value is hit when pre-reading the special start memory of the subsequent digestion rank value, a new winning rank value is not set.

  The prefetch acquisition process ends by acquiring each stroke time for all undigested special startup memories. When the prefetch acquisition process is completed, the total process time process (FIG. 7) in the special start port process (S105) is executed. In this total process time process, if a special symbol generation process is being executed, a process residual process for calculating the remaining time from the process time of the special symbol generation process is performed, and all of the remaining time and the prefetch acquisition process acquired. The total process time is calculated by adding the process time. If the special symbol generation process is not executed, the total process time is calculated by adding all process times acquired by the prefetch acquisition process. Further, in the total stroke time process, the total stroke time is digested with time, and the time limit digestion process is executed in which the total stroke time is updated with the remaining time. Thereafter, when the total stroke time becomes “0” by the timed digestion processing, the total stroke time processing is completed.

  When the total process time is obtained by the total process time process, the process time notification control process (FIG. 8) in the special symbol process (S107) is executed. In the process time notification control process, the total process time obtained in the total process time process is set as the total process notification time, and a notification time image 35 (see FIGS. 11 and 12) indicating the total process notification time is generated to generate an image. A notification time display process to be displayed on the display 14 is performed. Here, in the notification time display process, the notification time image 35 indicating the total process notification time at a predetermined time interval (for example, every one second) is used by using the total process time updated by the time limit digest process of the prefetch acquisition process. Generation processing is performed, and the generated notification time image 35 is updated and displayed on the image display 14 as shown in FIG. Thus, the notification time image 35 is updated and displayed at predetermined time intervals, and the total stroke notification time (total stroke time) is displayed in a countdown manner. Thereafter, when the total stroke time becomes “0” by the timed digestion processing, the notification time image 35 indicating that the total stroke notification time becomes “0” is generated and displayed, and the display is displayed on the image display. The process time notification control process is completed by erasing from the 14th screen. In the present embodiment, the notification time image 35 is directly expressed by a numerical image indicating the total process notification time (total process time), so that the player can clearly know.

  Further, when the game ball wins the special start port 20 and stores a new special start memory during execution of the time limit digest of the total process time based on the time limit digest process of the total process time process described above, the prefetch of FIG. Execute the acquisition process. In this prefetch acquisition process, the jackpot counter value and the stroke counter value of the special start memory are read, and the stroke time determined by the hit determination result of the jackpot counter value and the stroke counter value is acquired. Next, in the total process time process of FIG. 7, the process time acquired by the prefetch acquisition process is added to the total process time during the time limit digestion to update the total process time, and the updated total process time is timed digested. Time digested by treatment. Along with this update, in the process time notification control process of FIG. 8, the total process notification time increases, and therefore the notification time image 35 indicating the total process notification time is displayed on the image display 14. Thereafter, as described above, the notification time image 35 is displayed in a countdown manner in accordance with the total process time updated by the timed digestion process.

  In the case of the above-described expiration waiting flag = 1, the winning ranking value is decremented by 1 every time the unsettled special start memory is sequentially digested, so the timed digestion of the total process time is completed. Previously, the winning ranking value = 0. In the total process time process shown in FIG. 7, when the winning rank value = 0 when the expiration waiting flag = 1, the time limit digest process forcibly expires by resetting the total process time, and the notification expiration flag = 1. To do. In the process time notification control process shown in FIG. 8, the forced expiration process is executed with the notification expiration flag = 1, and the notification time image 35 is erased from the screen of the image display 14 by the forced expiration process. As described above, when the special start memory to be confirmed is digested, the notification time image 35 displayed on the image display device 14 is forcibly expired.

The prefetch acquisition process of FIG. 6, the total process time process of FIG. 7, and the process time notification control process of FIG. 8 will be described according to the progress of the game.
For example, when two unstarted special start memories are stored (special start memory number P = 2) and a game ball wins the special start port 20, the special start memory is stored by a winning detection process (S102). The digestion rank value = 3 is added and stored in the special start storage area. In this state, when the special start memory of the digestion rank value = 1 is digested by the special start port processing (S105), the big hit counter value of the special start memory is determined to win, and the stop symbol counter value, the reach counter value, the effect counter The image pattern of the effect image displayed on the image display 14 during the special symbol generation process is selected based on the value or the like, and the process time is determined based on the winning determination result and the process counter value. Then, by the special symbol process (S107), the special symbol is started to change, and the effect image is started to be displayed on the image display unit 14 according to the image pattern, and the timed digestion of the stroke time is started. Thereby, a special symbol generation process is started. Further, in the special start port processing (S105), by digesting the special start memory of digestion rank value = 1, 1 is subtracted from each of the digest rank order values = 2 and 3, and two undigested special start memories are stored. Digestion rank values = 1 and 2 are assigned. Thus, the digestion rank value is updated each time the special start-up memory is digested.

  During the execution of such a special symbol generation process, as shown in FIG. 11A, for example, special effect images 33a, 33b, 33c representing the special symbol by a pseudo effect on the display screen of the image display 14 A background effect image 34 and the like are displayed. In this state, when the player presses the operation button 72 for rest or the like, the prefetch acquisition process shown in FIG. 6 is executed. In the prefetching acquisition process, since the special symbol generation process is being executed, the big hit flag indicating the result of the winning determination by the special start opening process is confirmed. If the big hit flag = 0, the notification flag = 1 The special start memory with rank value = 1 is prefetched. That is, in the prefetch acquisition process, the big hit counter value and the stroke counter value of the special start memory stored in the special start storage area with the digestion rank value = 1 are read, the big hit counter value is determined to win, and the determination result and the stroke counter are determined. The process time is acquired according to the value and temporarily stored. In the case where the digestion rank value = 1, if the winning determination result is lost, the expiration waiting flag = 0 is maintained. Next, the jackpot counter value and the stroke counter value in the special start-up memory with the digestion rank value = 2 are read, and the jackpot counter value is determined to win, and the stroke time is obtained from the determination result and the stroke counter value to temporarily Remember. Even in the case of the digestion rank value = 2, if the winning determination result is lost, the expiration waiting flag = 0 is maintained. When the special start memory having the digestion rank value = 2 is prefetched in this way, since the special start memory number P = 2, the prefetch acquisition process is completed and the total process time process shown in FIG. 7 is executed.

  In the total process time process, since the big hit flag = 0 for the special symbol generation process being executed (acquisition flag = 1), the process time remaining time is acquired by the process residual process, and the remaining time and the pre-read acquisition process The total stroke time is calculated by adding the obtained two stroke times, and the total stroke flag = 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the remaining time of the special symbol generation process being executed, the process time of the special start memory with the digestion rank value = 1 and the process time of the special start memory with the digestion rank value = 2 are added. Calculate the total travel time. Furthermore, timed digestion of the total process time is started by the timed digestion process, and the total process time is updated. Next, the process time notification control process of FIG. 8 is executed. In this process time notification control process, the total process flag = 1, and the total process time at the present time being updated by the time limit digest process is set as the total process notification time. Then, the notification time image 35 indicating the total process notification time is generated by the notification time display process, and the notification time image 35 is displayed on the screen of the image display 14 as shown in FIG. As a result, the time required to complete the execution of the special symbol generation process of the undigested special start-up memory is notified, and the player can clearly know this. Thereafter, in the total process time process, the total process time is timed by the timed digestion process and sequentially updated, and in the process time notification control process, the updated total process time is set as the total process notification time, and a predetermined time interval. Every (1 second), the notification time image 35 is generated by the notification time display process as shown in FIG. Thereby, the notification time image 35 is repeatedly updated and displayed on the image display 14 after a predetermined time (one second), and the total stroke notification time (total stroke time) is displayed in a countdown manner. By this countdown display, the remaining time required to complete all the special symbol generation processes of the undigested special start-up memory is notified. Thereby, the player can know the total process notification time (total process time) accurately in real time.

  Further, during the above-mentioned timed digestion of the total travel time (notification flag = 1), when a new game ball wins the special start port 20 and a special start memory with a digestion rank value = 3 is generated and stored, The prefetch acquisition process of FIG. 6 is executed. The prefetch acquisition process reads the jackpot counter value and the stroke counter value of the special start memory with the digestion rank value = 3, determines whether or not the jackpot counter value is a hit, and acquires the stroke time based on the determination result and the stroke counter value. Memorize temporarily. In the case where the rank order value = 3, if the winning determination result of the big hit counter value is a win, the expiration waiting flag = 1 and the winning rank value = 3. In the total process time process of FIG. 7, the process time of digestion rank value = 3 is added to the total process time during the time period digestion, and the total process time is updated as shown in FIG. continue. Thus, in the process time notification control process of FIG. 8, the total process notification time increases by the process time of the digestion rank value = 3, and the notification time image 35 showing the total process notification time as shown in FIG. Is displayed. Thereafter, the countdown display is performed as shown in FIGS. 11E to 11F based on the total stroke time updated by the timed digestion process as described above.

  Here, since the special symbol generation process executed by the special start memory determined by hitting displays various effect images (for example, super reach, etc.), it is compared with the special symbol generation process determined to be lost. The process time will be longer. Therefore, when the notification time image 35 increases with the occurrence of a new special start memory, if the special start memory is a hit determination, the increase amount of the notification time image 35 is the special start of the loss determination. This is larger than when the memory is prefetched. By such an increase in the notification time image 35, the player can estimate with relative accuracy whether or not a new special start memory is generated.

  In this way, each time a new special start memory is generated and stored during the timed digestion of the total stroke time, the prefetch acquisition process, the total stroke time process, and the stroke time notification control process are sequentially executed in the same manner. When the expiration waiting flag = 1, even if the pre-reading acquisition process hits the newly generated and stored special start-up memory, the winning ranking value is maintained without being updated. When the special start memory number P = 4, no new special start memory is stored, so the prefetch acquisition process is not executed and the total stroke time does not increase.

  On the other hand, when the special symbol generation process being executed is completed, the special start port process (S105) digests the special start memory having the digestion rank value = 1. Then, 1 is subtracted from the digest rank value = 2, 3 to update the digest rank value, and since the expiration waiting flag = 1, the corresponding rank value is updated by subtracting 1 from the win rank value = 3. When the special start memory is digested in this way, the total stroke time process in FIG. 7 is the winning rank value> 0, and thus the above-mentioned time limit digest process is continued to update the total stroke time. Then, the process time notification control process continues the notification time display process and counts down the total process notification time as shown in FIGS. Similarly, when the next special start memory is digested, the digest rank value is subtracted and updated, and 1 is subtracted from the winning rank value = 2 and updated. As a result, the countdown display is performed as shown in FIGS. Further, when the next special start memory is digested, the winning ranking value = 0, so in the total process time process, the timed digest process forcibly expires by resetting the total process time during the time period digestion. Then, the notification expiration flag = 1, the expiration waiting flag = 0 and the notification flag = 0. In the process time notification control process, the forced expiration process is executed with the notification expiration flag = 1, and the notification time image 35 being displayed is forcibly deleted from the screen of the image display 14 as shown in FIG. . Here, the forced expiration process is prioritized over the notification time display process. With the digestion of the special start memory thus determined, the total stroke notification time during the countdown display is forcibly expired.

  Further, the above-described prefetch acquisition process maintains the expiration waiting flag = 0 when all the prefetched special start memories that have been prefetched are lost. Then, when the total process time becomes “0” by the time limit digest process of the total process time process with the expiration waiting flag = 0, the total process notification time is “0” in the notification time display process of the process time notification control process. A notification time image 35 (for example, “00'00”) indicating that the event is to be generated is generated and displayed. Then, the notification time image is continuously notified for a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) and then deleted. In the total process time process, when the total process time becomes “0” by the time limit digest process, the notification flag = 0 is set.

  Further, when the operation button 72 is pressed, if the special symbol generation process that is being executed hits and is confirmed (big hit flag = 1), the undigested special start memory is not prefetched in the prefetching acquisition process. Expires. In this case, in order to maintain the notification flag = 0, the total stroke time processing in FIG. 7 expires without calculating the total stroke time. The process time notification control process in FIG. 8 ends without executing the process of generating and displaying the notification time image 35 because the total process time has not been calculated (total process flag = 0). Thereby, on the image display 14, the notification time image 35 indicating the total stroke notification time is not displayed.

  As described above, the configuration of this embodiment, when the player presses the operation button 72, the total time required to complete the special symbol generation process to be executed by digesting the undigested special start memory is calculated. Since the notification time image 35 obtained as the process time and indicating the total process notification time (total process time) is displayed on the image display 14, the player can display the total process notification time indicated by the notification time image 35 and the special time. Based on the special start memory number notified by the start memory number display device 17, it can be estimated whether or not there is an undigested special start memory that executes a symbol generation process that is determined. Here, since the notification time image 35 directly indicates the total process notification time (total process time), the player can easily and clearly know the time interval. Therefore, it can be estimated relatively accurately whether or not there is an undigested special start-up memory that is determined as described above. As a result, if the player assumes that there is no undigested special start-up memory to be confirmed, the player will be able to rest from the machine base by the total travel notification time notified by the notification time image 35 or from the machine stand. It is possible to accurately determine the time to take a breath away. And since it can rest before digesting all the unstarted special start memories, the player can use the game time efficiently. Furthermore, it can be suppressed in the configuration of the present embodiment that an irritating feeling is caused by waiting until all the symbol generation processes for determining the loss are completed as in the conventional configuration. Further, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, as described above, it is determined whether or not there is a specific start memory that has not been digested by the player based on the total stroke notification time indicated by the notification time image 35. Unprecedented new interest that can be guessed. This can induce a player who wants to hit the game to feel moderate tension about whether or not his / her guess will be hit, and may cause the player's emotion to be lifted or discouraged by the difference between the guess and the result. It depends on what you can do. And the player's consciousness of participating in a game can be improved dramatically.

  Furthermore, since the notification time image 35 indicating the total stroke notification time is displayed in a countdown manner and notified in real time, the above-described operational effects can be maintained even when the operation button 72 is pressed for a long time. . In addition, since the newly generated special start memory is also added to the total stroke notification time, it is estimated whether or not a new special start memory is hit based on the increase amount of the notification time image 35 (total stroke notification time). Since the game nature of playing is also generated, the interest of the game can be further improved.

  In the present embodiment, the main control board 60 implements the prefetch acquisition unit according to the present invention, and executes the above-described prefetch acquisition processing. The main control board 60 and the effect control board 62 (image control board 65) realize the total stroke time notifying unit according to the present invention, and execute the total stroke time processing and the stroke time notification control processing described above. Further, the pre-read notification condition according to the present invention is established by the pressing operation (ON operation) of the operation button 72, and the notification expiration condition according to the present invention is established by digestion of the special start memory to be determined. I have to.

  In the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the total stroke time obtained based on the stroke time acquired by the prefetch acquisition processing is set as the total stroke notification time (notification time image) displayed on the image display 14. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a time equal to or shorter than the total stroke time may be displayed on the image display 14 as the total stroke notification time. Here, the time below the total stroke time can be set as appropriate. For example, when the total travel time is “33.8 seconds”, the total travel notification time may be displayed as “33 seconds”.

  In the configuration of the present embodiment, the total process time is calculated including the remaining process time for the special symbol generation process being executed, but the remaining time of the special symbol generation process being executed is included. You may make it not. Here, when the remaining time of the special symbol generation process being executed is not included, the total process time becomes shorter than the total process time including the remaining time. It can be said that it is synonymous with setting the total process notification time at the time. Alternatively, when the remaining time of the special symbol generation process being executed is not included, the total process notification time may be notified at the timing when the special symbol generation process is completed.

  Further, in the configuration of the present embodiment, as the notification time image indicating the total stroke notification time, the total stroke notification time is directly expressed by a numerical image. It can also be set as an image that is indirectly expressed by a gauge image, an hourglass image, or the like.

  In the configuration of the present embodiment, the prefetch acquisition process is executed in accordance with the pressing operation of the operation button 72 to notify the total stroke notification time (notification time image 35), and the prefetching is performed by pressing the operation button 72. Although the notification condition is established, the present invention is not limited to this, and other prefetch notification conditions can be set. For example, the pre-read notification condition may be that the special start memory number P reaches a predetermined number, or that the special symbol generation process in which the loss is confirmed is continuously executed a predetermined number of times. Further, in this embodiment, the notification expiration condition is established with the digestion of the special start memory to be confirmed, but not limited to this, other notification expiration conditions can be set. For example, the notification expiration condition may be established at a predetermined timing between the digestion of the special start memory to be confirmed and the corresponding determination. As the predetermined timing, a reach generation timing, a hit determination timing, and the like can be suitably set.

  In this invention, it is not limited to the Example mentioned above, About another structure, it can change suitably within the range of the main point of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Game machine main body 14 Image display 15 Special symbol display device (symbol display device)
20 Special start opening (start opening)
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Claims (6)

A symbol display device for variably displaying special symbols;
A starting port having a ball detecting means for detecting a winning of a game ball;
A start memory generating means for generating and storing a start memory with a predetermined number as an upper limit by detecting a game ball by the ball detecting means of the start port;
Start memory that executes a series of symbol generation processes for changing a special symbol on a symbol display device and determining a hit or a miss according to the stop symbol mode by sequentially digesting the undigested startup memory in accordance with a predetermined digestion sequence In a pachinko machine equipped with digestion means,
Before-digestion of each undigested start memory, pre-reading acquisition means for acquiring a process time required for the symbol generation process of each undigested start memory;
Each symbol generation executed by digesting each start memory based on each process time obtained by prefetching all unstored start memories by the prefetch acquisition means when a predetermined prefetch notification condition is satisfied. A pachinko gaming machine, comprising: total travel time notifying means for determining a total travel time required until all the travels have expired and notifying a time within the total travel time as a total travel notification time. The total travel time notification means
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a processing content for notifying the notified total stroke notification time for a time period and notifying the total stroke notification time digested as time elapses at a predetermined interval. The total travel time notification means
When a new start memory is generated and stored during the timed digestion of the total process notification time, the process time required for the symbol generation process of the start memory is acquired by the prefetch acquisition means, and the time within the process time is set as the total process notification time. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2, comprising a processing content to be added. The total travel time notification means
The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a processing content for forcibly notifying the stroke notification time when a predetermined notification expiration condition is satisfied during the timed digestion of the total stroke notification time. .   The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the notification expiration condition is that a state set based on execution of a symbol generation process to be confirmed is generated. An operation button that can be operated by a player is provided on the front side of the machine base.
The pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a prefetch notification condition is established when the operation button is turned on.

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