JP2015047425A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine which can acquire popularity from players to enhance an operating rate of the pachinko machine by providing a manner for noble read-ahead notices.SOLUTION: A rotary lamp 40 includes a rotation part 40b mounted with an electric bulb 40c, a reflection mirror 40d, and a globe 40e covering the electric bulb 40c. The globe 40e is made from a red synthetic resin having light transmissivity, and is subjected to lens cut. When the expectation for a jackpot is high as a result of a read-ahead determination, the rotary lamp 40 is rotated only one-fourth revolution (momentarily) with the electric bulb 40c put off to perform a read-ahead notice of a jackpot.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a winning device that opens and closes a big winning opening when an image display device displays and displays a big hit symbol.

A conventional pachinko machine will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 44 is a front view of a conventional pachinko machine.

  As shown in FIG. 44, a conventional pachinko machine 700 includes a game board 702 in which a game ball flow area is formed, a launch handle 701 that adjusts the launch intensity of a launch device that launches the game ball to the flow area, and a game A starting port 703, an image display device 704, and a variable winning device 706 arranged on the board 702, an upper tray 705 for storing a winning ball and a rental ball, and a number-of-holds display device 709 are provided.

  When a game ball launched by the player turning the launch handle 701 wins the start opening 703, the MPU built in the pachinko machine 700 obtains a random number from the random number generation means, and stores the obtained random number in a predetermined memory. Store. In addition, when the game ball wins the start opening 703, the image display device 704 displays an array of symbols (hereinafter referred to as a symbol string) representing a plurality of types of identification information (for example, numbers 1 to 9) on the screen. In the three display areas in the direction, display is performed so as to move from the top to the bottom of the screen. Depending on the model of the pachinko machine, the symbol row is displayed so as to move from the right to the left of the screen in three vertical display areas on the screen. A display mode in which each symbol constituting the symbol row changes in the display area as described above is referred to as symbol variation display.

  When a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the variable display of symbols, for example, the variable display of symbols stops in the order of the left display area, the right display area, and the central display area, and the symbols determined by lottery are displayed in each display area. Is displayed. Hereinafter, the symbol displayed in the display area when the symbol variation display stops is referred to as a stopped symbol. If the result of the big hit is a big hit, the same stop symbols are displayed in each display area. If the result of the big hit is a loss, the stop symbols in each display area are the same stop symbol. Not complete. Hereinafter, among the combinations of stop symbols in each display area, a combination indicating that the result of the big hit determination is a big hit is referred to as a big hit symbol, and a combination indicating that the result of the big hit determination is a loss is referred to as a lost symbol. For example, when the stop symbol “7” is displayed in each display area, the big hit symbol is “777”, and when it is “787”, it is a lost symbol. Hereinafter, the display of the symbols in one of the display areas is started, and the display until the big hit symbol or the lost symbol is displayed as a stop symbol in each display area is counted as one display of the symbols.

  When the image display device 704 confirms and displays the big win symbol, a big win occurs, and the variable winning device 706 opens the opening / closing member 707 and opens the big winning port 708. Since the big winning opening 708 has a larger winning area than the normal winning opening, winning becomes easy. Then, there is a condition that a specified number (for example, about 9) of game balls have won a prize winning opening 708 or a condition that the opening time of the prize winning opening 708 has reached a specified time (for example, about 30 seconds). When satisfied, the opening / closing member 707 is closed and the special winning opening 708 is closed.

  A plurality of rounds are executed with one round from the opening of the grand prize winning opening 708 to the closing, and the game ball wins the big winning prize opening 708 during that time, so that the player can acquire the prize ball. it can. In addition, a plurality of types of jackpot types are set, and the maximum number of rounds that can be executed differs depending on the type of jackpot. Hereinafter, the game from the start of the first round to the end of the final round is referred to as a jackpot game.

  There are a normal variation pattern and a reach variation pattern in variation patterns (hereinafter referred to as a symbol variation pattern) from when the symbol variation display is started to when the big hit symbol or the lost symbol is displayed. The reach is a display mode of a symbol when the player thinks that the possibility that a jackpot symbol is displayed is high, and a variation pattern in which the reach appears is a reach variation pattern. For example, the same stop symbol constituting the jackpot symbol is displayed in the left and right display areas, the display mode in which the symbols are variably displayed in the central display area is reach, and the variation pattern in which the reach appears Is the reach fluctuation pattern. For example, the stop symbol “7” is displayed in the left and right display areas, the display mode in which the symbols are variably displayed in the center display area is reach, and the variation pattern in which the reach appears is the reach variation pattern It is. A fluctuation pattern other than the reach fluctuation pattern is a normal fluctuation pattern.

  The reach variation pattern includes a reach variation pattern having a high probability of appearing and a reach variation pattern having a low probability of appearing. A reach variation pattern with a high probability of appearing is usually called a reach variation pattern, and a reach variation pattern with a low probability of appearing is called a super reach variation pattern. The super-reach variation pattern has a higher probability of displaying a big hit symbol than the normal reach variation pattern. There is also a pachinko machine that has a reach variation pattern called a premium reach variation pattern in which the probability of appearance is particularly low among the reach variation patterns, and when it appears, the probability of a big hit symbol being displayed is 100%. ing.

  Further, when the game ball wins the start opening 703 while the image display device 704 is displaying the symbol variation pattern, the display of the symbol variation pattern based on the winning is suspended, and the symbol variation pattern of the reserved symbol variation pattern is retained. The display is performed after the currently displayed symbol variation pattern is displayed. The number for which the display of the symbol variation pattern is held is stored in the memory as the hold number and is displayed by the hold number display device 709. An upper limit is set for the number of reservations, and the number of reservations decreases by one each time the variable display of the symbol sequence ends. In the example shown in FIG. 41, the number-of-holds display device 709 is composed of four LEDs, and the number of lit LEDs indicates the number of holds. In addition, the random numbers acquired by the MPU from the random number generation means when a hold occurs are stored in a predetermined memory in the order in which they are acquired, that is, in the order in which the hold occurs.

  When the image display device 704 starts displaying the symbol variation pattern based on the hold, the general pachinko machine performs a jackpot determination based on the oldest random number stored in the memory and determines the jackpot The stop symbol corresponding to the result of is displayed. However, depending on the model of the pachinko machine, it is not according to the order in which it is put on hold. There are known things that produce a production that enhances expectations.

  In addition, depending on the model of the pachinko machine, there is known an effect that gives an advance notice of the appearance of the reach variation pattern. In this pachinko machine, the symbol variation pattern is determined each time a hold occurs, the determined symbol variation pattern is stored in the memory in association with each hold, and the symbol associated with each hold is stored. It is determined whether or not a reach variation pattern exists in the variation pattern, and the determination result is suggested in advance.

  In this way, performing a jackpot determination in advance based on a random number stored in a memory or determining the presence of a reach variation pattern in advance is called prefetching, and suggests the result of the prefetching. This is called a look-ahead notice. The pre-reading notice method includes a method for suggesting that a big jackpot or reach variation pattern will occur in the future by displaying a specific image when the image display device 704 displays a symbol variation pattern, By changing the light emission color of a predetermined LED among the LEDs constituting the display device 709, it is suggested that a big hit occurs in the hold corresponding to the LED whose light emission color has changed, or a reach variation pattern appears. The technique to do is adopted.

JP2012-040406A (paragraph 32, paragraphs 129 to 136, FIG. 15)

  However, the conventional pachinko machine described above has adopted a method of performing a pre-reading notice for many years by displaying a specific image on the image display device or changing the emission color of the hold number display device. For this reason, players are bored with the method of pre-reading notice, which is one of the reasons why the operation rate of pachinko machines declines.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and aims to increase the availability of a pachinko machine by gaining the popularity of the player by performing a novel pre-reading notice.

(Invention according to Claim 1)
In order to achieve the above object, in the invention according to claim 1 of this application, a game board (5) in which a falling area of the game ball (P) is formed, and a launching device ( 4f), a starting port (21, 22) provided in the gaming area, random number generating means for generating a random number (R3), and a game ball launched by the launching device wins the starting port A random number acquisition means (S204) for acquiring a random number generated by the random number generation means; a big hit determination means (S207, S208) for determining whether a big hit or a loss based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means; Symbol variation display is started in each of the plurality of display areas (D1 to D3), and after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start until the symbol indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination means is fixedly displayed in each display area An image display device (30) for starting display of the symbol variation pattern when the game ball launched by the launching device wins the start opening when the turn is made, and the image display device is the jackpot determination means A winning device (24) that opens and closes a big winning opening (24a) when a symbol indicating a determination result determined to be a big win is displayed, and a prize that pays out a winning ball when a game ball wins the big winning opening When a game ball wins the start opening when the ball paying device (38) and the image display device display the symbol variation pattern, the symbol variation pattern by the image display device based on the winning is displayed. A holding number counting unit (S203) for temporarily holding the display and counting the number of the holding as a holding number, a holding number storing unit (53) for storing the holding number counted by the holding number counting unit, When the number of holdings of 1 or more is stored in the holding number storage means, every time the image display device starts displaying the symbol variation pattern, 1 is subtracted from the number of holdings stored in the holding number storage means. A holding number subtracting means (S218) for performing the holding, and a holding content storing means (53a) for storing the order in which the holding has occurred and the random number acquiring means in association with the random number acquired from the random number generating means. The number of holds stored in the number-of-holds storage means when the display from the start of the display of the symbol variation pattern to the final display of the symbol indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination means is made one display. And a symbol indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination means performed based on a random number associated with the order in which the suspension occurred is displayed on each display. In the dick machine (1),
An operable movable accessory (40, 41);
Movable accessory control means (S2004 to S2009) for operating the movable accessory for a moment when a high degree of expectation for the random number that the big hit determination means determines to be a big hit is stored in the reserved content storage means; The technical means of providing

  Here, “the degree of expectation that a random number determined by the jackpot determination means as a big hit is stored in the reserved content storage means” means that a random number determined by the big hit determination means as a big hit is stored in the reserved content storage means. The ratio of the stored probability to the total probability of the combined probability and the unstored probability is shown.

(Invention according to Claim 2)
In the invention according to claim 2, a game board (5) in which a falling area of game balls is formed, a launching device (4 f) for launching a game ball to the falling area, and a start port provided in the gaming area ( 21 and 22), random number generating means for generating a random number (R3), and random number acquiring means for acquiring a random number generated by the random number generating means when a game ball launched by the launching device wins the start opening (S204), a big hit determination means (S207, S208) for determining whether the big hit or the loss based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means, and a variable display of a plurality of types of symbols are started in a plurality of display areas, respectively. Every time a game ball wins the start opening, the symbol indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination means is determined and displayed in each display area after a predetermined time has elapsed. The symbol variation pattern selection means (S704) for selecting a predetermined symbol variation pattern from among the types of symbol variation patterns, and the launching device displays the predetermined symbol variation pattern selected by the symbol variation pattern selection means. Large when an image display device (30) that starts when the launched game ball wins the start opening, and the image display device displays a symbol indicating the determination result determined by the big hit determination means as a big hit. A winning device (24) that opens and closes a winning opening (24a), a winning ball payout device (38) that pays out a winning ball when a game ball wins the large winning opening, and the image display device includes the symbol variation pattern. If the game ball wins the start opening while the symbol is displayed, the display of the symbol variation pattern by the image display device based on the winning is temporarily suspended and the game is held. A holding number counting unit (S203) that counts the number as a holding number, a holding number storage unit (53) that stores the holding number counted by the holding number counting unit, and one or more holding numbers in the holding number storage unit Is stored, subtraction number subtracting means (S218) for subtracting 1 from the reservation number stored in the reservation number storage means every time the image display device starts displaying the symbol variation pattern, A holding content storage unit (53a) that stores the order in which the suspension occurs and the symbol variation pattern selected by the symbol variation pattern selection unit in association with each other, and starts displaying the symbol variation pattern The image display device is equal to the number of reservations stored in the number-of-holds storage unit when the display of the symbol indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination unit is displayed once. In the pachinko machine (1) that displays the number of times and displays the symbol variation pattern associated with the order in which the suspension occurred in each display,
An operable movable accessory (40, 41);
Movable accessory control means for operating the movable accessory for a moment when there is a high expectation for the presence of a symbol fluctuation pattern in which reach appears in the symbol fluctuation patterns stored in the reserved content storage means ( S2004 to S2009) are used.

  Here, “the degree of expectation that the symbol variation pattern in which the reach appears in the symbol variation pattern stored in the reserved content storage unit” is the probability that the symbol variation pattern in which the reach appears is present. And the total probability of the presence of a symbol variation pattern in which no reach appears, the ratio of the presence of a symbol variation pattern in which a reach appears.

  In addition, the code | symbol in each said parenthesis shows the correspondence with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

(Invention according to Claim 1)
If the invention which concerns on Claim 1 is implemented, when the expectation degree with respect to the random number which the big hit determination means determines as a big hit being stored in the pending | holding content storage means is high, the novel big hit which operates a movable accessory only for a moment Since the pre-reading notice can be made, the popularity of the player can be gained and the operation rate of the pachinko machine can be increased.

(Invention according to Claim 2)
If the invention which concerns on Claim 2 is enforced, when the expectation degree with respect to the symbol variation pattern where reach appears in the symbol variation pattern stored in the reserved content storage means is high, Because it is possible to perform a pre-reading advance notice of a novel reach that only operates, it is possible to gain the popularity of players and increase the availability of pachinko machines.

It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention from diagonally forward. It is a front view of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. It is a top view of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 from diagonally backward. It is a partial rear view which shows a part of internal structure in the back surface of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a front view of the game board 5 provided in the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. It is a front view which expands and shows a part of game board shown in FIG. 6, (a) is a front view which expands and shows the normal electric accessory 27, (b) is expanded the 1st special symbol display apparatus 31 grade | etc.,. It is a front view shown. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display mode of the effect symbol which the effect display 30 provided in the game board 5 shown in FIG. 6 carries out the variation display, (a) is explanatory drawing which shows the state in which the effect symbol is variably displayed. (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the state in which the effect symbol became reach, (c) is explanatory drawing which shows the state in which the big hit symbol was fixedly displayed. It is a front view which expands and shows the rotary lamp 40 provided in the game board 5 shown in FIG. 6, (a) is explanatory drawing which shows the state before the rotary lamp 40 rotates, (b) is the rotary lamp 40. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state rotated 1/4. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a jackpot expectation degree, the rotation speed of a revolving light, and the lighting state of a revolving light. It is a timing chart of a special symbol reservation number, prefetch determination, an effect indicator, and a revolving light. It is explanatory drawing which shows the main electric structures of the pachinko machine 1 with a block. It is explanatory drawing which shows the main electric structures of the pachinko machine 1 with a block. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the image audio | voice control board 70 shown in FIG. 13, and the effect control board 400 with a block. It is explanatory drawing of the random number used by a game. It is explanatory drawing of the big hit value table 52a. (A) is explanatory drawing of the fluctuation | variation / effect pattern table 72a, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the kind of fluctuation | variation / effect pattern. It is explanatory drawing which shows the lottery method of a fluctuation and production pattern. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the storage content of the reservation table 53a and the random number storage table 73a, (b) shows the state where the storage order of the data stored in the reservation table 53a and the random number storage table 73a is advanced. It is explanatory drawing. It is explanatory drawing which shows the main stored contents of the image data ROM74. It is explanatory drawing which shows the main stored contents of the image data ROM75. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of main processing executed by the main control MPU 51 when the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on. It is a flowchart which shows the main processes which MPU51 for main control performs during a game. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the game start process which MPU51 for main control performs. FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a continuation of the game start process shown in FIG. 24. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the special symbol game process which MPU51 for main control performs. It is a flowchart which shows the continuation of the special symbol game process shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the continuation of the special symbol game process shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the special electric accessory game process which MPU51 for main control performs. It is a flowchart which shows the continuation of the special electric accessory game process shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the normal symbol game process which MPU51 for main control performs. FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a continuation of the normal symbol game process shown in FIG. 31. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the normal electric accessory game process which MPU51 for main control performs. It is a flowchart which shows the main processes which MPU71 for image sound control performs during a game. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the command reception process which MPU71 for video / audio control performs. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the image process which MPU71 for image sound control performs. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the accessory process which MPU401 for production control performs. It is explanatory drawing of a revolving lamp rotation lottery table 402a. It is explanatory drawing of the rotation mode lottery table 402b. It is a timing chart of the special symbol reservation number in the second embodiment, pre-reading determination, effect display and rotating lamp. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship of the reach expectation in 2nd Embodiment, the rotation speed of a revolving lamp, and the lighting state of a revolving lamp. It is explanatory drawing of the rotary lamp rotation lottery table 402a in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the accessory processing 2 which MPU401 for presentation control performs in 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view of the conventional pachinko machine.

<First Embodiment>
[Main configuration]
First, a main configuration of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine according to this embodiment as viewed obliquely from the front, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 as viewed obliquely from the rear, and FIG. 5 is a partial rear view showing a part of the internal structure on the back of the pachinko machine shown in FIG.

  On the left side of the pachinko machine 1, there is provided an inter-table machine 100 for a gaming table that reads the balance recorded on the IC card, writes the balance, reads the cash, and the like. The inter-table machine 100 for gaming machines is provided with a bill insertion slot 101 for inserting a bill and an IC card insertion slot 102 for inserting an IC card. When a banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 101, the amount of the inserted banknote is read by a banknote reader provided inside the gaming machine inter-table machine 100. The balance recorded on the IC card inserted into the IC card insertion slot 102 is read by a reader / writer provided inside the gaming machine inter-table machine 100 and displayed on the balance display unit 6e. The balance display unit 6e displays the balance as a number using an 8-segment LED or liquid crystal. Further, the amount of money read by the bill reader is written on the IC card by the reader / writer.

  The pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped outer frame set 8 for attaching the pachinko machine 1 to an island facility of the pachinko hall. A metal hinge 8b is attached to the left end of the top plate 8a constituting the outer frame set 8. A front frame set 2 is pivotally supported by a portion near the front end of the hinge 8b via a hinge shaft 8c. The front frame set 2 is provided with a game board 5 (FIG. 6) in which a flow area of game balls is formed, and the front of the game board 5 is a glass frame set provided at an opening of the front frame set 2 3 is covered. The game board 5 is configured to be viewed through the glass frame set 3. The front frame set 2 is formed of a semi-transparent synthetic resin, and a plurality of LEDs capable of emitting a plurality of colors are provided therein.

  At the lower right of the front frame set 2 is provided a launch handle 4a for operating a launch device that launches a game ball to the flow area of the game board 5, and the launch handle 4a has a launch strength of the launch device. A firing lever 4b for adjustment is rotatably provided. The front frame set 2 below the glass frame set 3 is provided with an upper tray 6 for storing prize balls and rental balls discharged from the discharge port 6b.

  The upper tray 6 has a ball release lever 6a that is operated to discharge the game balls stored in the upper tray 6 to the lower tray 7, a lending button 6c that is operated to cause the balls to be paid out, and a game A return button 6d that is operated to return the IC card inserted into the IC card insertion slot 102 of the inter-table machine 100 and a balance display unit 6e that displays the balance recorded on the IC card are provided. ing. When the lending button 6 c is pressed once, a minimum unit of lending balls is paid out to the upper tray 6. For example, if one ball is 4 yen and the minimum unit of the ball is set to 500 yen, 125 (= 500 yen / 4 yen) balls are paid out.

  The upper tray 6 is provided with an effect button 9 that is operated to execute the button effect when the timing of the button effect is reached. In this embodiment, the effect button 9 is a push-on type button switch. When the effect button 9 is lowered by a pressing operation, an illuminated effect switch (indicated by reference numeral 9a in FIG. 13) provided therein is turned on, and when the pressing operation is released, the pressing operation is performed by a spring disposed therein. Ascend to the previous position.

  Further, the surface of the effect button 9 is formed of a translucent material, and the light emission of the LED built in the effect button 9 can be visually recognized from the outside. The LED displays a time limit during which the operation of the effect button 9 is effective, and is turned on when the operation of the effect button 9 is enabled during the button effect, and is turned off when the operation is disabled. . That is, when the production button 9 is pressed while the production button 9 is emitting light, a button production is performed by operating the production button 9.

  Below the upper tray 6, there is provided a lower tray 7 that stores game balls flowing down from the upper tray 6. A ball release hole 7b for discharging game balls is formed in the bottom of the lower tray 7 so as to be openable and closable. A ball release lever 7a for opening and closing the ball release hole 7b is slidable at the front end of the lower tray 7. Is provided. In addition, the front frame set 2 has a ball break LED 13 for notifying that there is no game ball to be paid out, a payout abnormality LED 14 for notifying a payout abnormality of the game ball, and a right speaker 10 for reproducing sound effects and music. A left speaker 11 and a lower speaker 12 are provided. Hereinafter, the right speaker 10, the left speaker 11, and the lower speaker 12 are collectively referred to as speakers 10 to 12.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a ball tank 95 for storing game balls is provided above the back of the pachinko machine 1. A game ball supply channel for supplying game balls to each pachinko machine is arranged above the island where the pachinko machine 1 is installed, and the game balls are supplied to the ball tank 95 from the game ball supply channel. . Further, the back surface of the pachinko machine 1 is covered with a cover 99.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a main control board case 57 in which a main control board (indicated by reference numeral 50 in FIG. 12) is accommodated is provided inside the cover 99. A band-like RF tag 200 is disposed at the boundary between the case main body and the cover constituting the main control board case 57 across the boundary, and a seal seal 100 is stuck on the RF tag 200.

  The RF tag 200 includes an antenna for communicating with an RF tag reader, and an IC chip in which unique identification information for identifying the pachinko machine 1 from other pachinko machines is stored. The antenna 201 is formed in a film shape from a conductive metal, and is configured to be easily broken when the seal seal 100 is peeled off. As described above, if the seal seal 100 is peeled off, the antenna is broken and the RF tag 200 does not function, and a reading error occurs when the RF tag 200 is read using the RF tag reader. Accordingly, it can be estimated that the antenna of the RF tag 200 is broken, that is, the seal seal 100 is peeled off and the main control board 50 is cheating.

  As shown in FIG. 4, below the cover 99, a launch control board case 4h in which the launch control board 4 (FIG. 5) is housed and a payout in which a payout control board (indicated by reference numeral 60 in FIG. 12) is housed. A control board case 64 is provided. On the right side of the main control board case 57, a prize ball payout device 38 for paying out prize balls is provided. A power plug 65 for supplying AC24V to the pachinko machine 1 is connected to the back surface of the pachinko machine 1.

[Main components of the game board]
Next, the main configuration of the game board 5 provided in the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 5 provided in the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 7 is an enlarged front view showing a part of the game board shown in FIG. 6, (a) is an enlarged front view showing the ordinary electric accessory 27, and (b) is indicated by reference numeral A in FIG. It is a front view which expands and shows a field.

  Hereinafter, the probability that the probability of determining a big hit in the big hit determination changes from a low probability to a high probability is referred to as a probable change. A jackpot that will cause a probability change in the future is called a probability jackpot, and a jackpot other than the probability change jackpot is usually called a jackpot. The determination of whether or not the probability variation big hit is called the probability variation big hit determination. In addition, a gaming state that has changed to probability change is referred to as a probability variation gaming state, and a gaming state other than the probability variation gaming state is referred to as a normal gaming state. In addition, a jackpot symbol that will generate a probable big hit is called a probable big hit symbol.

  In the pachinko machine 1 according to this embodiment, when a probable big hit occurs, the gaming state after the big hit game based on the big hit is changed to the probable gaming state, and the probability changing gaming state has the number of rotations of the symbol. Continue until the specified number of times is reached.

  A game area where game balls flow down is formed on the board surface of the game board 5, and a large number of game nails 28 that restrict the flow path of the game balls are driven into the board surface of the game board 5. Around the board surface of the game board 5, there is provided a rail set 15 for guiding a game ball launched by a launching device such as a launch solenoid (indicated by reference numeral 4f in FIG. 12) to the game area. At the upper right corner of the game area at the end of the rail set 15, there is provided a return rubber 5a for rebounding the game ball that flew along the track indicated by the arrow W2.

  A center decoration 16 is provided at the center of the game board 5. This center ornament 16 is an ornament imitating the Great Buddha, is formed in a three-dimensional shape protruding forward from the board surface, and occupies a considerable area in the center of the game area. Below the center decoration 16, there is provided an effect display 30 for variably displaying effect symbols and for displaying effect still images and moving images. In this embodiment, the effect display device 30 is configured by a 7-segment LED.

  At the left end of the center decoration 16, an inlet 16a through which a game ball can flow into the center decoration 16 is formed. In the lower part of the center ornament 16, an outlet 16b is formed in which a game ball that has flowed into the center ornament 16 from the inlet 16a flows out into the game area. On the left side of the board surface, a left side decoration 36 is provided along the inner periphery of the rail set 15. Between the left side decoration 36 and the center decoration 16, a left side game area in which game balls flow down is formed. In the game area on the left side, a windmill 35 that changes the flow path of the game ball is rotatably provided.

  The left side decoration 36 is provided with a left sleeve winning opening 17, a left sleeve winning opening 18, and a lower left winning opening 19. A first start port 21 is provided immediately below the outlet 16 b of the center decoration 16. Below the first start port 21, there is provided an effect determination display device 34 for displaying the maximum number of rounds to be executed during the jackpot game period when the jackpot occurs. Between the center decoration 16 and the right end of the board surface, a right-sided game area where a game ball flows down is formed. In the game area on the right side, a right shoulder winning opening 20 is provided, and a gate 23 is provided therebelow.

  Below the gate 23, an ordinary electric accessory 27 is provided. As shown in FIG. 7A, the ordinary electric accessory 27 includes a pair of opening / closing blade pieces 27c. Each open / close blade 27c is pivotally supported at its base portion, and its tip is opened outward or closed inward by the rotation of the base portion. FIG. 7A shows a state in which each opening / closing blade piece 27c is opened and the second start port 22 is formed to be open. Since a game nail exists directly above the ordinary electric accessory 27, when each open / close wing piece 27c is closed, the second start port 22 is sized so that a game ball cannot be won, and each open / close 27c is opened. The second start port 22 is expanded to a size that allows a game ball to be easily won.

  A right side ornament 37 is provided below the ordinary electric accessory 27, and the variable prize device 24 having an opening / closing member 24 d is provided on the right side ornament 37. The variable winning device 24 opens the large winning opening 24a by operating the opening / closing member 24d when the effect indicator 30 displays the effect symbol indicating the occurrence of the big hit. In addition, the variable winning device 24 closes the large winning opening 24a when the number of winnings in the large winning opening 24a reaches a predetermined number or when a predetermined time has elapsed from the opening of the large winning opening 24a.

  The center ornament 16 is provided with a rotating lamp 40 and a mechanism 41. The big Buddha expressed by the center ornament 16 has the rotating light 40 with the left hand, and the right hand is the mechanism 41. The rotating lamp 40 is configured such that the red lamp rotates like a red lamp provided on the roof of an emergency vehicle such as a police car. The revolving light 40 operates when the gaming state changes to a specific gaming state, and enhances the effect. Further, the rotating lamp 40 changes the rotation speed and the lighting state according to the degree of expectation for the occurrence of the big hit. Further, the mechanism 41 imitating the right hand of the Great Buddha is operated by a motor (indicated by reference numeral 41a in FIG. 13), with the letters “Buddha” turned on by an LED (indicated by an effect LED 41b in FIG. 13). The mechanism 41 rotates when the gaming state changes to a specific gaming state, and enhances the effect.

  Further, the center decoration 16 is provided with an effect LED 42 that imitates the afterglow, an effect LED 43 that imitates the reduced Great Buddha, and an effect LED 44 that imitates the Great Buddha's white birch. The effect LEDs 42 to 44 are turned on or blinked when the game state changes to a specific game state, thereby enhancing the effect. Further, an effect LED 45 simulating the character “喝” is provided below the variable winning device 24. The effect LED 45 lights up or blinks when the game state changes to a specific game state, and enhances the effect. Further, an out port 26 is formed in the lower part of the game board 5 for collecting game balls that have not won any prizes.

  7B, the left side decoration 36 includes a first special symbol display device 31, a second special symbol display device 32, a normal symbol display device 33, and a normal symbol hold number display device. 33a. The first special symbol display device 31, the second special symbol display device 32, the normal symbol display device 33, and the normal symbol hold number display device 33a are each configured by an LED. The normal symbol display device 33 is composed of one LED, and the LED blinks when the game ball passes through the gate 23. The emission color when the LED is turned on and the background color of the LED when the LED is turned off form a normal symbol. In addition, the state in which the normal symbol display device 23 blinks the LED is the state in which the normal symbol is variably displayed, and the state in which the LED is lit when the variation display is finished is the normal symbol hit. Show.

  The first special symbol display device 31 is composed of four LEDs, and these four LEDs blink in a predetermined blinking pattern when the game ball wins the first start port 21. The light emission color when those LEDs are turned on and the ground color of the LEDs when they are turned off constitute the first special symbol, and the LED is blinking when the first special symbol is variably displayed. is there.

The first special symbol display device 31 causes each LED to randomly blink, and a big hit occurs when the combination of the LED that is lit and the LED that is extinguished when the blinking stops is a specific combination, The type of jackpot depends on the type of combination.
For example, after 4 LEDs have repeatedly flashed, if all 4 LEDs are lit, you can play a jackpot game for up to 14 rounds, and the gaming state after the jackpot game ends If a big hit with a sudden change occurs and two LEDs are lit, you can play a big hit game for a maximum of two rounds and the game state after the big hit game will change Probable big hit occurs.

  The second special symbol display device 32 is composed of two LEDs, and these two LEDs flash in a predetermined flashing pattern when the game ball wins the second starting port 22, and these LEDs are The light emission color when turned on and the background color of the LED when turned off constitute the second special symbol, and the state where the LED is blinking is a state where the second special symbol is variably displayed.

  The second special symbol display device 32 causes each LED to blink at random, and when the blinking stops, a big hit occurs when at least one LED is lit, and a big hit depends on the number of LEDs that are lit. Different types. For example, if two LEDs repeat blinking and then all of the two LEDs are lit, you can play a big hit game up to a maximum of 14 rounds and the game state after the big hit game ends If a big hit that changes in a short time occurs and one LED is lit, a big hit game can be played for up to two rounds, and a big hit that changes in a short time occurs. Here, the time is shortened from the time when the second special symbol starts the variable display until the time when the variable display is ended, and the time when the normal symbol starts the variable display until the variable display is ended. A gaming state in which the time required for the game is shortened.

  The effect indicator 30 is provided for the purpose of enhancing the effect of the first special symbol display device 31 and the second special symbol display device 32. That is, each of the first special symbol display device 31 and the second special symbol display device 32 is composed of a plurality of LEDs, and the effect effect is not sufficient only by blinking of the LEDs. Therefore, the effect indicator 30 displays the effect symbols in a variable manner. By doing so, the production effect is enhanced.

  When the first special symbol display device 31 starts the variable display of the first special symbol, the effect indicator 30 displays the dynamic variation of the effect symbol, and when the first special symbol display device 31 ends the variable display of the first special symbol. At the same time, the variation display of the effect symbol is finished. In addition, the effect indicator 30 displays the effect symbol in a variable manner at the same time that the second special symbol display device 32 starts to display the change in the second special symbol, and the second special symbol display device 32 indicates the change indication in the second special symbol. At the same time as the end, the variation display of the effect symbol is ended.

  In the following description, the time required from the start of change of the first special symbol to the end of change is the first special symbol change time, the time required from the start of change of the second special symbol to the end of change is the second special symbol change time, The time required from the start of the change of the symbol to the end of the change is referred to as an effect design change time. The effect symbol variation time is equal to the first special symbol variation time or the second special symbol variation time.

  In addition, the effect indicator 30 is displayed on the first special symbol that the first special symbol display device 31 confirms and displays when the variable display ends, or the second special symbol that the second special symbol display device 32 determines and displays when the variable display ends. The corresponding effect symbol is confirmed and displayed. That is, when the first special symbol display device 31 or the second special symbol display device 32 finalizes and displays the special symbol indicating the big hit, the effect indicator 30 also displays the final symbol indicating the big hit and displays the first special symbol display. When the device 31 or the second special symbol display device 32 confirms and displays the special symbol indicating the loss, the effect indicator 30 also displays the effect symbol indicating the loss.

  Hereinafter, the first special symbol and the second special symbol indicating that the result of the big hit determination is the big hit, respectively, are referred to as the big hit first special symbol and the second special symbol, respectively, and the effect indicating that the big hit determination is the big hit The symbol is called a jackpot symbol. Also, the first special symbol and the second special symbol indicating that the result of the big hit determination is a loss is referred to as the first special symbol for the loss and the second special symbol for the loss, respectively, and the result of the big hit determination is that the loss The effect design shown is called a lost design.

  When the first special symbol display device 31 variably displays the first special symbol, that is, when the game ball wins the first start port 21 while the effect indicator 30 variably displays the effect symbol The variable display of the first special symbol and the effect symbol based on the winning is suspended. The reserved number (hereinafter referred to as the first special symbol reserved number) is displayed by a first reserved number display device 31 a provided on the left side of the effect display 30. The first reserved number display device 31a is composed of four LEDs, the number of lighting thereof indicates the first special symbol reserved number, and the maximum of the first special symbol reserved number is set to four.

When the second special symbol display device 32 variably displays the second special symbol, that is, when the game ball wins the second starting opening 22 when the effect indicator 30 variably displays the effect symbol. The variable display of the second special symbol and the effect symbol based on the winning is suspended. The reserved number (hereinafter referred to as the second special symbol reserved number) is displayed by the second reserved number display device 32 a provided on the right side of the effect display 30. The second number-of-holds display device 32a is composed of four LEDs, the number of lighting thereof indicates the number of second special symbol reservations, and the maximum number of second special symbol reservations is set to four.
Hereinafter, in order to make the explanation easy to understand, the first special symbol reservation number generated based on the winning to the first start port 21 will be described as an example, and the first special symbol reservation number will be described as the special symbol reservation number. Abbreviated.

  When the normal symbol display device 33 displays the normal symbol in a variable manner, when the game ball passes through the gate 23, the normal symbol change display due to the passage is held, and the number of the reserved symbols is displayed as the normal symbol hold number display. Displayed by device 33a. In this embodiment, the normal symbol hold number display device 33a is constituted by four LEDs, the number of lighting thereof indicates the hold number, and the maximum of the hold number is set to four.

  Further, the game board 5 is configured such that a game ball easily flows into the center decoration 16 from the inflow port 16a of the center decoration 16 and flows out of the outflow port 16b, and wins the first start port 21 easily. . For this reason, the player usually launches the game ball aiming at the area indicated by the arrow W1 so that the game ball flows down the left game area. Further, when the probability is changed, the time during which the opening / closing wing piece 27c of the ordinary electric accessory 27 is open becomes longer than usual, and it becomes easier for the game ball to win the second starting port 22, so that the player can play the game ball The game ball is fired aiming at the area indicated by the arrow W2 so as to flow down the game area on the right side. Make a right turn.

(Display contents of the production indicator 30)
Here, the display content of the effect display device 30 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing the display mode of the effect symbol displayed in a variable manner by the effect indicator 30 provided on the game board 5 shown in FIG. 6, and (a) is an explanation showing the state where the effect symbol is variably displayed. FIG. 4B is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the effect symbol is reached, and FIG. 5C is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the big hit symbol is fixedly displayed.

As shown in FIG. 8, the effect display device 30 has three display areas D1, D2, and D3 arranged in the horizontal direction. Each display area D1-D3 displays the effect design in a variable manner.
The effect symbol that the effect indicator 30 variably displays is a symbol expressing a plurality of identification information, for example, a symbol expressing numbers such as 1 to 9 (such as arithmetic numbers or Chinese numerals). In this embodiment, the effect display 30 is a display composed of dot matrix LEDs in which LEDs are arranged in dots, and each LED can selectively emit a plurality of colors such as red, green and blue. In this embodiment, the effect display device 30 alternately displays a plurality of effect symbols representing the numbers 1 to 9 in the display areas D1 to D3 in ascending order of the numbers. Further, the effect display device 30 displays still images and moving images other than the effect symbols.

The example shown in FIG. 8A represents a certain moment of the effect symbol that is variably displayed in each of the display areas D1 to D3, and the effect symbol “7” is confirmed and displayed in the left display area D1. In the center and right display areas D2 and D3, the effect symbols are variably displayed.
The variation pattern of the effect symbol in the process from when the effect indicator 30 starts displaying the effect symbol variation in any display area until displaying the jackpot effect symbol or the loss effect effect symbol is referred to as a variation pattern. Each type of variation pattern, jackpot symbol, and lose symbol is determined by lottery using random numbers.

  The change pattern of the effect symbol in the period from when the effect indicator 30 starts the change display of the effect symbol to the time when the change display is stopped and until the big hit symbol or the losing symbol is confirmed and displayed in each display area is roughly divided into normal variations. There are variation patterns called patterns and reach variation patterns. Reach is a state where there is a high possibility that the jackpot symbol will be confirmed and displayed. For example, each of the effect symbols constituting the jackpot symbol in each display area other than one display area in which the effect symbol is variably displayed. This is the display state that is confirmed. In other words, it is a display state in which one effect symbol is unconfirmed before the big hit symbol is aligned.

In addition, depending on the type of pachinko machine, there is a type in which the effect symbol constituting the big hit symbol is fixedly displayed in one display area, and the effect that the effect symbol is synchronized and displayed in the other display areas is performed. .
Here, the reach variation pattern is a variation pattern with reach, and the normal variation pattern is a variation pattern without reach. Hereinafter, the variation pattern of the effect symbol and the moving image other than the variation pattern of the effect symbol are collectively referred to as a variation / effect pattern.
In the example shown in FIG. 8B, the effect symbol “7” is confirmed and displayed in the left and right display areas D1 and D3, and the effect symbol is variably displayed only in the center display area D2, that is, the so-called reach state. Show.

  When reaching reach, the effect display 30 performs an effect that makes the player throbbing whether or not the jackpot symbols are aligned. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 8B, the fluctuation speed in the central display area D2 is decreased. Also, once it appears to stop at stage 7, when stage 7 passes and stage 8 stops, the order of change is reversed and stage 7 again appears to stop. . Or it makes it seem to stop with the production design 7, and only the display area D2 or the display areas D1-D3 starts a variable display again.

  In this embodiment, a plurality of types of normal variation patterns and a plurality of types of reach variation patterns are set to be selectable. The reach variation pattern includes a normal reach variation pattern and a super reach variation pattern, and the super reach variation pattern has a lower appearance rate than the normal reach variation pattern. The reach variation pattern having a lower appearance rate has a higher degree of expectation for the effect display 30 to definitely display the jackpot symbol, that is, the expectation for occurrence of the jackpot, and the effect in the reach state is more elaborate.

The expectation for the occurrence of jackpot here is the sum of the rate of occurrence of reach fluctuation patterns that result in the decisive display of jackpot symbols and the rate of occurrence of reach fluctuation patterns that result in the definitive display of lost symbols. This shows the ratio of the appearance rate of the reach variation pattern in which the big hit symbol is displayed in a definite manner with respect to the overall appearance rate.
In the example shown in FIG. 8C, the effect symbols 7 are fixedly displayed in the display areas D1 to D3, respectively, and “777”, which is an example of the jackpot symbol, is arranged.

  Further, depending on the type of variation / effect pattern, the time required from the start of the display of the variation / effect pattern until the big hit symbol or the lost symbol is determined and displayed, that is, the variation time differs. In particular, since the variation / production pattern including the reach variation pattern spends a long time in the reach portion, the variation time is set longer than the variation / production pattern including the normal variation pattern. The reach variation pattern with lower appearance probability has a longer variation time. For example, the fluctuation time is about 10 seconds for the normal fluctuation pattern, 20 to 30 seconds for the normal reach fluctuation pattern, and 60 to 180 seconds for the super reach fluctuation pattern.

In addition, sounds such as music or sound effects corresponding to the type of variation / effect pattern are reproduced by the speakers 10-12. The music when the super reach variation pattern is displayed is set so that the acoustic effect of the music is larger than when the normal variation pattern and the normal reach variation pattern are displayed. For example, in the case of the super reach variation pattern, the surround effect is increased and the low sound level is increased.
That is, when the degree of expectation for the occurrence of the big hit is large, the sound effect is set to be large and the production is excited.

[Features of pachinko machine 1]
Here, the features of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view showing the revolving light 40 provided on the game board 5 shown in FIG. 6, (a) is an explanatory view showing a state before the revolving light 40 is rotated, and (b) is FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the rotating lamp 40 rotated 1/4. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the jackpot expectation degree, the rotational speed of the rotating lamp, and the lighting state of the rotating lamp. FIG. 11 is a timing chart of the number of special symbol reservations, prefetch determination, effect display and rotating lamp.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the rotating lamp 40 includes a rotating unit 40b that is rotated by a rotating lamp motor (indicated by reference numeral 40a in FIG. 13), a light bulb 40c mounted on the upper surface of the rotating unit 40b, and a rotating unit 40b. A reflecting mirror 40d provided on the upper surface, a globe 40e that covers the rotating unit 40b, the rotating lamp LED 40c, and the reflecting mirror 40d, and a cover 40f that covers the globe 40e are provided. In this embodiment, the rotating lamp motor is a stepping motor and can rotate or stop the rotating unit 40b at a desired rotation angle.

  The globe 40e serves to diffuse the light emitted from the light bulb 40c, is formed of a red synthetic resin having translucency, and is subjected to lens cutting. The reflecting mirror 40d has a concave mirror shape and is disposed on the back surface of the light bulb 40c. The cover 40f is made of a transparent synthetic resin. When the light bulb 40c is turned on and the rotating part 40b rotates, the revolving light 40 blinks in red like a revolving light mounted on the roof of an emergency vehicle.

The revolving light 40 operates as a movable accessory that makes a big-ahead look-ahead notice suggesting that a big-hit exists in the special symbol hold. The revolving light 40 performs different effects depending on the degree of expectation that a jackpot is present in the special symbol hold (hereinafter referred to as the jackpot expectation).
Here, the jackpot expectation degree indicates the ratio of the probability of existence to the total probability of the sum of the probability that the jackpot exists in the special symbol hold and the probability that it does not exist.

  The pachinko machine 1 stores the jackpot determination random number acquired every time special symbol hold occurs in association with each special symbol hold in a hold table (indicated by reference numeral 53a in FIG. 19) and associates with each special symbol hold. The jackpot determination is performed based on the jackpot determination random number. Hereinafter, this jackpot determination is referred to as prefetch determination. Then, the rotating lamp 40 is rotated according to the result of the prefetch determination. When the pre-reading determination is performed, whether to rotate the rotating lamp 40 is determined by lottery.

  The probability of deciding to rotate the revolving lamp 40 by lottery varies depending on the result of the prefetch determination. As a result of the pre-reading determination, when it is determined that the big hit determination random number determined to be a big hit is associated with any special symbol hold, the probability of rotating the rotary lamp 40 is 80%. In this case, the revolving lamp 40 is turned 1/4 with the light extinguished. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the big hit expectation is 80% when the rotating lamp 40 is turned 1/4 with the light extinguished.

  If it is determined that the jackpot determination random number determined to be a big hit is not associated with any special symbol hold as a result of the pre-reading determination, the probability that the rotating lamp 40 is turned 1/4 in the unlit state is 20 %. In addition, when it is determined that the rotating lamp 40 is not turned 1/4 in the extinguished state, the rotation mode of the rotating lamp 40 is determined by lottery. As shown in FIG. 10, the rotation mode of the rotating lamp 40 is determined by lottery among 0 rotations in the extinguished state, 1 rotation in the lighting state, 2 rotations in the lighting state, and 3 rotations in the lighting state. When these rotation modes are selected, the jackpot expectation is 20%.

In the example shown in FIG. 11, there are four special symbol reservations, and prefetch determination is performed for each special symbol reservation. Here, the pre-read determination is to perform a big hit determination for each special symbol hold before the effect display 30 displays the result of the big hit determination. In the example shown in the figure, the result of the prefetch determination for the special symbol hold that occurs first to third is a loss, and the result of the prefetch determination for the special symbol hold that occurs fourth is a big hit. And while the production | presentation display 30 is displaying the fluctuation and production pattern, the revolving light 40 is turning 1/4 with the light extinction state.
In other words, by rotating the revolving light 40 for a moment in an extinguished state, a big hit look-ahead notice that suggests that there is a big hit in any special symbol hold is performed.

  In addition, when the big hit is present in any special symbol hold, the timing of rotating the revolving light 40 starts the display of the variation / effect pattern based on the special symbol hold in which the big hit exists when the pre-reading determination is performed. It can be arbitrarily set as long as it is within the period up to the time. For example, it may be immediately after the prefetch determination. Further, when a big hit exists in the fourth special symbol hold when the prefetch determination is performed, the variation / effect pattern may be displayed based on any one of the first to third special symbol holds.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 1 can perform a novel jackpot look-ahead notice that the rotating lamp 40 is rotated only momentarily when the expectation level of the jackpot is high. The operating rate can be increased.

[Main electrical configuration of pachinko machine]
Next, the main electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a main control MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 51 and an RTC (Real Time Clock) 56 are mounted on the main control board 50. The main control MPU 51 includes a main control ROM 52 and a main control work RAM 53. The main control MPU 51 is a jackpot determination, probability variation jackpot determination, look-ahead determination, counting the number of occurrences of jackpot, determining the type of jackpot, changing the jackpot probability, counting the number of rounds in the jackpot game, Count, change / effect pattern selection command, change / effect pattern display start command, effect symbol (special symbol) rotation count (number of changes), change time measurement, change stop command, winning detection, award Processes necessary for the progress of the game, such as setting the number of balls, winning ball payout instructions, counting the number of balls to be played, detecting the passage of a gate, and determining whether or not a normal symbol is hit. The main control MPU 51 includes a backup power supply terminal VBB (not shown) and an NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt) terminal (not shown).

  The RTC 56 measures the date and current time. The RTC 56 receives power from a backup power source (not shown) such as a battery (for example, a button battery) or a capacitor (for example, an electric double layer capacitor), and even when no power is supplied to the pachinko machine 1 The date and time are counted. Further, the main control CPU 52 accesses the RTC 56 when it is necessary to read the date and time and acquires the date and time.

  The main control ROM 52 includes a computer program for the main control MPU 51 to execute the above processes, a big hit value table 52a (FIG. 15) in which a big hit value to be referred to when making a big hit determination is set, a main control board A control command table in which a control command to be transmitted to each control board electrically connected to 50 is set is readable.

  The main control work RAM 53 stores the computer program read from the main control ROM 52, and can read and rewrite processing results, determination results, and the like generated when the main control MPU 51 executes the computer program. Store. Further, the main control RAM 53 detects that each winning opening switch and start opening switch are turned on, stores the number of winnings corresponding to each switch, and transmits it to the payout control MPU 61 of the payout control board 60. Further, the main control work RAM 53 receives backup power from a capacitor (not shown) when the power supplied to the pachinko machine 1 is cut off, and stores stored data such as the result of the probable big hit determination. Hold.

  The main control board 50 includes a first start port switch 21a for detecting a game ball won in the first start port 21, and a second start port switch 27a for detecting a game ball won in the second start port 22. The external terminal plate 503 is electrically connected. The main control MPU 51 receives data such as the number of occurrences of jackpots, the number of rounds in the jackpot game, the number of winnings in the big winning opening, the number of balls to be played and the number of rotations of the special symbol (number of fluctuations) via the external terminal board 503. It is transmitted to the hall computer HC located in the pachinko hall management room.

  In addition, a symbol display board 96 is electrically connected to the main control board 50. On the symbol display board 96, a first special symbol display device 31, a second special symbol display device 32, a normal symbol display device 33, and a normal symbol hold number display device 33a are mounted. In addition, a payout control board 60, a security relay terminal board 89, and a power supply board 94 are electrically connected to the main control board 50.

The security relay terminal board 89 includes an induced magnetic field sensor 500 for detecting an induced magnetic field generated by an illegal act, a first magnetic sensor 501 for detecting magnetism generated by an illegal act, and a second magnetic sensor 502. Are electrically connected.
The payout control board 60 is electrically connected with a lower tray full switch 7b for detecting a state in which the lower tray 7 is filled with game balls, and a door opening relay terminal plate 86. The door opening relay terminal plate 86 includes a door opening switch 87 for detecting a state where the glass frame set 3 is opened, and an outer frame opening switch 88 for detecting a state where the outer frame set 8 is opened. Electrically connected.

  Also, a payout relay terminal plate 97 is electrically connected to the payout control board 60, and a payout for driving a member for paying out the rented and winning balls to the upper tray 6 is connected to the payout relay terminal plate 97. A motor 38c, a front payout sensor 38a and a rear payout sensor 38b for detecting a game ball paid out by the payout motor 38c, and a front ball breakage detecting that there is no game ball paid out by the payout motor 38c The switch 38d and the rear bulb cut switch 38e are electrically connected. The payout control board 60 is equipped with a drive circuit 97a for driving the payout motor 38c. The drive circuit 97a, the payout motor 38c, and the like constitute the prize ball payout device 38. The prize ball payout device 38 has two outlets for paying out game balls. One outlet is provided with a front payout sensor 38a, and the other outlet is provided with a rear payout sensor 38b.

  A payout control MPU 61 is mounted on the payout control board 60. The payout control MPU 61 includes a payout control ROM 62 and a payout control work RAM 63. The payout control MPU 61 controls the drive circuit 97a in accordance with the payout control command transmitted from the main control MPU 51 to control payout of prize balls and rental balls. Also, the payout control MPU 61 detects changes in signals output from the front payout sensor 38a and the rear payout sensor 38b, and counts the number of prize balls and the number of balls that have been paid out.

  Furthermore, the payout control MPU 61 detects that the lower tray 7 is full of prize balls based on the fact that the lower tray full switch 7b is turned on, and stops the payout motor 38c. The number of winnings transmitted from the main control MPU 51 after the lower tray full switch 7b is switched is accumulated in the payout control RAM 63, the full state of the lower tray 7 is canceled, and the lower tray full switch 7b is turned off. Then, the operation of the payout motor 38c is restarted, and a winning ball corresponding to the number of winnings accumulated in the payout control RAM 63 is paid out.

  The payout control MPU 61 includes a backup power supply terminal VBB (not shown) and an NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt) terminal (not shown). The payout control ROM 62 stores a computer program executed by the payout control MPU 61 so as to be readable. The payout control work RAM 63 stores the computer program read from the payout control ROM 62, and can read and rewrite processing results and determination results generated by the payout control MPU 61 executing the computer program. To store.

  Further, the payout control work RAM 63 stores the number of unpaid prize balls and the number of balls lent, and receives supply of backup power from a capacitor (not shown) when the power supplied to the pachinko machine 1 is shut off. Holds the number of unpaid prize balls and the number of balls lent. Further, a balance display board 504 on which a balance display section 6e (FIG. 1) is mounted is electrically connected to the payout control board 60 via a prepaid recording medium reader connection terminal board 78. The prepaid recording medium reader 100 (FIG. 1) is electrically connected to the prepaid recording medium reader terminal board 78.

Further, the launch control board 4 includes a launch solenoid 4f that drives a launch device that launches a game ball, a ball feed solenoid 4g that drives a ball supply device that supplies the game ball to the launch position, and a rotation amount of the launch lever 4b. A firing intensity electronic volume 4c for adjusting the firing strength of the launching device according to the touch, a touch sensor 4j for detecting that the player has touched the firing lever 4b, and a firing switch 4e for driving the firing solenoid 4f, Are electrically connected. The firing switch 4e is turned on by rotation of the firing lever 4b when the touch sensor 4j is turned on, and drives the firing solenoid 4f. The touch sensor 4j is electrically connected to the image / sound control board 70. When the player holds the launch handle 4a, the touch sensor 4j is turned on, and a signal indicating that the touch sensor 4j is turned on is the image / sound control board 70. Sent to.
The launch control board 4 is mounted with a drive circuit 4m for driving the launch solenoid 4f and a drive circuit 4n for driving the ball feed solenoid 4g.

  A board surface relay terminal board 37 is electrically connected to the main control board 50, and the board surface relay terminal board 37 receives an upper left sleeve winning prize for detecting a game ball won in the left sleeve upper winning opening 17. A mouth switch 17a, a left sleeve winning port switch 18a for detecting a game ball won in the left sleeve winning port 18, a lower left winning port switch 19a for detecting a game ball won in the lower left winning port 19, and a right A right shoulder winning opening switch 20a for detecting a gaming ball won in the shoulder winning opening 20, a first big winning opening switch 24c for detecting a gaming ball winning in the first big winning opening 24a, and a gate 23 are provided. The gate switch 23 a for detecting the game ball that has passed, the large winning opening solenoid 24 b for driving the variable winning device 24, and the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 27 b for driving the ordinary electric accessory 27 are electrically connected. It is connected to.

The board relay terminal plate 37 is mounted with a drive circuit 37a for driving the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 27b and a drive circuit 37b for driving the special prize opening solenoid 24b.
As shown in FIG. 13, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with an effect control board 400. The effect control board 400 includes an image / audio control board 70, a panel LED relay terminal board 91, and an auxiliary effect drive board. 410 and the effect power supply board 90 are electrically connected. The board surface LED relay terminal board 91 is electrically connected to LEDs provided on the left side decoration 36 and the right side decoration 37 provided on the game board 5.

  The effect display 30 is electrically connected to the image / sound control board 70 via the liquid crystal relay terminal board 30a. In addition, a board effect relay terminal board 92 is electrically connected to the audio / video control board 70, and the board effect relay terminal board 92 is connected to the right speaker 10 via a frame effect relay terminal board 93, The left speaker 11 and the lower speaker 12 are electrically connected.

  Further, a frame LED drive board 66 is electrically connected to the image / sound control board 70, and the illuminated LED effect switch 9 a and the LED incorporated in the front frame set 2 are connected to the frame LED drive board 66. Etc. are electrically connected. The illuminated effect switch 9a is a switch built in the effect button 9. When the effect button 9 is pressed, the illuminated effect switch 9a is turned on, and the LED incorporated in the effect button 9 is lit.

The auxiliary effect lower relay terminal plate 507 and the auxiliary effect upper relay terminal plate 508 are electrically connected to the auxiliary effect drive board 410. The auxiliary terminal relay terminal plate 507 is electrically connected with a rotating lamp motor 40a that is an actuator for rotating the rotating portion 40b of the rotating lamp 40 and a mechanism motor 41a that is an actuator for rotating the mechanism 41. It is connected. On the auxiliary production relay terminal plate 508, the production LED 41b provided on the frame 41, the production LEDs 42 to 45, and the light bulb 40c provided on the rotating lamp 40 are electrically connected.
The auxiliary effect drive board 410 is mounted with a drive circuit 411 for driving the rotating lamp motor 40a and a drive circuit 412 for driving the mechanism motor 41a.

  In addition, the power supply board 94 shown in FIG. 12 receives power supplied from the main power supply 98 (AC / 24V) from the main control board 50, the payout control board 60, the lending device connection terminal board 78, and the effect power supply board 90 ( 13). The effect power supply board 90 distributes the power supplied from the power supply board 94 to each board electrically connected to the effect power supply board 90.

  The power supply board 94 is equipped with a power control MPU 94b for switching the power supply mode between the normal power mode and the power saving mode. The power control MPU 94b performs control to switch from the normal power mode to the power saving mode when the game is not performed for a certain time or longer.

  As shown in FIG. 14, an image / audio control board 70 includes an image / audio control MPU 71, an image processing LSI 76, an image / audio control ROM 72, an image data ROM 74, an image data ROM 75, a drive circuit 78, a sound source. An IC 80, a sound source data ROM 81, a surround IC 82, a volume setting circuit 83, a digital amplifier 84, and a digital amplifier 85 are mounted.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 is electrically connected to the sound source IC 80 and the sound volume setting circuit 83. The sound source ROM 81 is electrically connected to the sound source IC 80, and the sound source IC 80 is electrically connected to the surround IC 82. The sound source IC 80 and the surround IC 82 are electrically connected to the volume setting circuit 83, and the volume setting circuit 83 is electrically connected to the digital amplifiers 84 and 85. The digital amplifier 84 is electrically connected to the right speaker 10 and the left speaker 11 via the board surface effect relay terminal plate 92 and the frame portion effect relay terminal plate 93 (FIG. 13).

  The digital amplifier 85 is electrically connected to the lower speaker 12 via the board effect relay terminal plate 92 and the frame effect relay terminal plate 93. The volume setting circuit 83 is electrically connected to a volume adjustment knob (not shown). When the volume adjustment knob is rotated, the input levels of the digital amplifiers 84 and 85 are adjusted, and the speakers 10 to 10 are adjusted. The volume of 12 is adjusted.

  An image / audio control work RAM 73 is built in the image / audio control MPU 71, and a VRAM 77 is built in the image processing LSI 76. The image / audio control ROM 72 stores a computer program executed by the image / audio control MPU 71. The image / sound control work RAM 73 stores the computer program read out from the image / sound control ROM 72, reads out the processing results and determination results generated by the image / sound control MPU 71 executing the computer program, and the like. Store rewritable.

  The image processing LSI 76 controls the dot matrix LED constituting the effect display device 30. The image data ROMs 74 and 75 store image data for displaying variation / effect patterns on the effect display 30. The image / audio control MPU 71 controls the image processing LSI 76 to display the fluctuation / effect pattern on the effect display 30 based on the effect control signal transmitted from the main control MPU 51, and music and effects from the speakers 10 to 12. The sound source IC 80 is controlled to output sound or the like.

  Further, the MPU 71 for image and sound control emits light from the LEDs provided on the front frame set 2, the right side decoration 37 and the left side decoration 36 of the game board 5, etc. when displaying the variation / effect pattern on the effect display 30. Control according to the progress of the variation / direction pattern. Furthermore, the image / audio control MPU 71 determines whether or not the effect button 9 is pressed within the effective time based on the signal output from the illuminated effect switch 9a. Furthermore, when receiving the effect instruction command (effect control signal) transmitted from the main control MPU 51 via the effect control board 400, the image / audio control MPU 71 determines the variation / effect pattern by lottery. The image / audio control MPU 71 instructs the image processing LSI 76 to read the image data corresponding to the determined variation / effect pattern from the image data ROMs 74 and 75.

  Then, the image processing LSI 76 reads the image data corresponding to the variation / effect pattern designation command from the image data ROMs 74 and 75 in accordance with the instruction from the image / audio control MPU 71. Then, the image processing LSI 76 outputs a signal corresponding to the read image data to the drive circuit 78, and the drive circuit 78 drives the effect display device 30 based on the signal output from the image processing LSI 76. Thereby, the effect display device 30 displays the change / effect pattern corresponding to the change / effect pattern designation command transmitted from the main control MPU 51.

  The audio data ROM 81 stores a plurality of, for example, 64 ADPCM (Aduptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) sound source data, and a plurality of song data and sound effect data associated with fluctuation / effect patterns displayed by the effect indicator 30. ing. Here, the ADPCM sound source data is sound data obtained by sampling and digitizing a single sound consisting of sounds of instruments such as drums and keyboards, human voices and imitation sounds. The sound source IC 80 is composed mainly of a microcomputer, and when a change / effect pattern designation command output from the image / audio control MPU 71 is input, the audio data from the audio data ROM 81 is input based on the control program stored in the internal ROM. The data is read one by one, the read audio data is reproduced by the ADPCM method according to a predetermined frequency, volume and panpot (sound image localization), and the reproduced digital signal is output to the surround IC 82.

  The surround IC 82 converts the input digital signal into a digital signal for producing a surround effect, converts the converted digital signal into an analog signal, and outputs the analog signal to the volume setting circuit 83. The volume setting circuit 83 sets the digital signal input from the surround IC 82 to the input level adjusted by the volume adjustment knob, and outputs it to the digital amplifier 84. Then, the digital amplifier 84 drives the speakers 10 and 11, and the speakers 10 and 11 output the mid-high range sound among the sounds corresponding to the variation / effect pattern designation command output from the image / audio control MPU 71. .

  In addition, the sound source IC 80 outputs a digital signal for the mid-low range to the volume setting circuit 83. The volume setting circuit 83 sets the digital signal input from the sound source IC 80 to the input level set by the control of the image / audio control MPU 71, and outputs it to the digital amplifier 85. Then, the digital amplifier 85 drives the speaker 12 and outputs a low-frequency sound among the sounds corresponding to the variation / effect pattern designation command output from the image / audio control MPU 71.

  As described above, the speakers 10 to 12 are multi-amplifier driven by the two digital amplifiers 84 and 85, the right speaker 10 and the left speaker 11 reproduce medium and high sounds, and the lower speaker 12 reproduces low sounds. In this embodiment, the frequency band that can be reproduced by the right speaker 10, the left speaker 11, and the lower speaker 12 is 20 to 24 kHz, and the cutoff frequency between the right speaker 10, the left speaker 11, and the lower speaker 12 is 100 Hz. It is.

  As described above, the audio / video control MPU 71 displays the variation / effect pattern on the effect display 30 in accordance with the change / effect pattern designation command transmitted from the main control MPU 51, and music corresponding to the variation / effect pattern. Alternatively, sound effects are output from the speakers 10 to 12. That is, the image / audio control MPU 71 supervises the control of the light emission mode of each LED 39, the control of the image of the effect display 30, and the control of the sound and volume of the speakers 10-12.

  An effect control MPU 401 is mounted on the effect control board 400. The effect control MPU 401 includes an effect control ROM 402 and an effect control work RAM 403. In the effect control ROM 402, a computer program for operating each movable accessory such as the rotating lamp 40 and the karakuri 41 in a predetermined operation pattern, and each LED connected to the panel LED relay terminal board 91 in a predetermined blinking pattern. A computer program for lighting is stored.

  The effect control work RAM 403 stores the computer program read from the effect control ROM 402, and can read and rewrite processing results and determination results generated by the effect control MPU 401 executing the computer program. Store. The effect control MPU 401 outputs a drive command to the drive circuits 411 and 412 (FIG. 13) in accordance with the change / effect pattern designation command transmitted from the image / audio control MPU 71 to drive the motors, and the rotating lamp 40 and the mechanism. Each movable accessory such as 41 is operated in a predetermined operation pattern.

[Main random numbers used in games]
Next, main random numbers used in the game will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of random numbers used in the game.

  The hit determination random number R1 is a random number used when the main control MPU 51 performs a hit determination of a normal symbol. In this embodiment, there are 197 values of 0 to 196. The hit determination initial value random number R2 is a random number for randomly determining the initial value of the hit determination random number R1. In this embodiment, there are 197 values of 0 to 196 which are the same as the hit determination random number R1. When the hit determination random number R1 makes one round, the value of the hit determination initial value random number R2 counted at that time is determined as the initial value of the hit determination random number R1. In other words, the initial value of the hit determination random number R1 is randomly determined and the periodicity of the initial value of the hit determination random number R1 is eliminated. It is configured so that symbol hits do not occur.

  The jackpot determining random number R3 is a random number used when the main control MPU 51 performs jackpot determination and prefetching of a special symbol, and in this embodiment, there are 1597 types of 0 to 1596. The big hit determination initial value random number R4 is a random number for randomly determining the initial value of the big hit determination random number R3, and in this embodiment, there are 1597 kinds of 0 to 1596 which are the same as the big hit determination random number R3. When the big hit determination random number R3 makes one round, the value of the big hit determination initial value random number R4 counted at that time is determined as the initial value of the big hit determination random number R3. That is, the initial value of the big hit determination random number R3 is randomly determined to eliminate the periodicity of the initial value of the big hit determination random number R3. It is configured not to generate a jackpot of symbols.

  The jackpot symbol random number R5 is a random number used when the video / audio control MPU 71 determines a jackpot symbol. In this embodiment, there are 100 random numbers from 0 to 99. The jackpot symbol initial value random number R6 is a random number for randomly determining the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5, and in this embodiment, there are 100 patterns of 0 to 99 which are the same as the jackpot symbol random number R5. When the jackpot symbol random number R5 makes one round, the value of the jackpot symbol initial value random number R6 counted at that time is determined as the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5. In other words, the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5 is randomly determined to eliminate the periodicity of the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5, thereby specifying by the fraud using the periodicity of the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5. The jackpot symbol is not selected.

  The reach selection random number R7 is a random number used by the image / audio control MPU 71 to determine whether or not to select a variation / effect pattern including reach variation when the result of the big hit determination is a loss. In this embodiment, the reach selection random number R7 is 239 from 0 to 238. The first variation group selection random number R8 and the second variation group selection random number R9 are random numbers used by the image / audio control MPU 71 to narrow down variation / effect patterns. In this embodiment, the first variation group selection random number R8 is 241 from 0 to 240, and the second variation group selection random number R9 is 199 from 0 to 198.

  The variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 is a random number used for determining the final variation / effect pattern from the variations / effect patterns narrowed down by the second variation group selection random number R9. In this embodiment, the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 is 251 from 0 to 250. The jackpot type determination random number R11 is a random number used for determining the jackpot type when it is determined that the jackpot is determined to be a jackpot. In this embodiment, the jackpot type determination random number R11 is 100 types of 0-99. The random number R12 for rotating lamp rotation lottery is a random number used when determining whether to rotate the rotating lamp 40 by lottery. In this embodiment, there are 100 random numbers from 0 to 99.

Each of the random numbers described above is realized by a random number counter that counts one from the minimum value 0 to a predetermined maximum value, and the count value of the random number counter is treated as a random number. The random number counter is incremented by 1 every cycle (for example, 2 ms) in which the main control MPU 51 or the image / audio control MPU 71 executes the main program, and returns to 0 when the maximum value is exceeded. The random number generated from the big hit determination random number counter when the game ball wins the first start port 21 or the second start port 22 is stored in the main control work RAM 53.
In addition to the above-described soft random number method using a random number counter, each random number can also be generated using a hard random number method using a random number generation circuit such as a random number generation IC.

[Big hit value table]
Next, the configuration of the jackpot value table stored in the main control ROM 52 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The jackpot value table 52a is a table that stores jackpot values to be referred to when the main control MPU 51 performs jackpot determination and probability variation jackpot determination. The jackpot value table 52a is set separately for the case where the gaming state is the normal gaming state and the case where the probability changing gaming state is set, and the jackpot value table is set with more jackpot values than the normal gaming state. The jackpot value is selected from 0 to 1596 random numbers for jackpot determination random number R3.

  When the main control MPU 51 is just before the timing to display the special symbols, the big hit determination random number R3 stored in the main control work RAM 53 and each big hit set in the big hit value table 52a. The values are compared, and if there is a matching jackpot value, it is determined as a jackpot, and if it does not exist, it is determined as lost. In addition, when the big hit determination random number R3 when it is determined to be a big hit is a specific random number, it is determined that the probability variation big hit.

  In this embodiment, a total of 10 jackpot values are set in the normal gaming state, and a total of 35 jackpot values are set in the probability variation gaming state. In other words, the probability of being determined to be a big hit in the big hit determination is set to be 3.5 times higher in the probability variation gaming state than in the normal gaming state.

[Variation / Direction Pattern Table]
Next, the configuration of the variation / effect pattern table stored in the image / audio control ROM 72 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17B is an explanatory diagram showing types of variation / effect patterns.

  The fluctuation / effect pattern table 72a stores a plurality of change / effect patterns selected by the image / audio control MPU 71 so as to be readable. In the fluctuation / effect pattern table 72 a, the big hit fluctuation / effect patterns 1 to 311 that can be selected when the result of the big hit determination by the main control MPU 51 is a big hit or a probable big hit, and the big hit determination by the main control MPU 51. The loss variation / effect patterns 1 to 109 that can be selected when the result is loss is stored.

  When receiving the effect instruction command from the main control MPU 51, the video / audio control MPU 71 receives the jackpot determination result, the prefetch determination result, the number of special symbol reservations and each random number transmitted from the main control MPU 51, and each random number selected by itself. Based on the above, the variation / effect pattern is determined, and the determined variation / effect pattern is read from the variation / effect pattern table 72a.

  As shown in FIG. 17B, the big hit variation / effect pattern and the loss variation / effect pattern include normal variation A, normal variation B,..., Normal reach A, normal reach B,. , Super Reach B,... Variations, Production Patterns, Button Production A, Button Production B,... Button Reach, Reach Notice A, Reach Notice B,. The jackpot notice A, the jackpot notice B, and so on are included.

  When receiving the effect instruction command from the main control MPU 51, the image and sound control MPU 71 is based on the jackpot determination result, the special symbol hold number and each random number transmitted from the main control MPU 51, and each random number selected by itself. The variation / effect pattern is determined, and the determined variation / effect pattern is read from the variation / effect pattern table 72a.

[Variation / Direction Pattern Drawing Method]
Next, a variation / effect pattern lottery method will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 18 is an explanatory view showing a lottery method for variation / effect pattern.

  The jackpot determining random number R3 and the jackpot symbol random number R5 are acquired from the random control counters by the main control MPU 51 when the game ball wins the first starting port 21 or the second starting port 22. Further, the reach selection random number R7, the first variation group selection random number R8, the second variation group selection random number R9, and the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 are displayed when the variation display of the special symbol is started. The control MPU 71 acquires from each random number counter. The jackpot symbol random number R5 is used when the jackpot determination result is a jackpot.

  Big hit symbol random number R5 0-99, reach selection random number R7 0-238, first variation group selection random number R8 0-240, second variation group selection random number R9 0-198 and variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 0 to 250 are divided into a plurality of groups each having a predetermined number of random numbers as a group. In addition, one variation / effect pattern is associated with each group of the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10.

  If each group of the jackpot symbol random number R5 is the highest group and each group of the variation / direction pattern selection random number R10 is the lowest group, the following is determined depending on which group the random numbers acquired in the higher group belong to: The range of groups that can be selected at the lower level is narrowed down. Further, the lower the group, the more the group is subdivided. In other words, it is devised to prevent the player from getting bored by selecting different variation / effect patterns as much as possible according to the small differences in the game state. In this embodiment, 420 types of variation / effect patterns are prepared to be selectable.

  The main control MPU 51 makes a big hit determination when starting the special symbol variation display (A). Here, if it is determined that the jackpot, the jackpot symbol random number R5 is acquired (A). Here, the jackpot symbol is determined based on the acquired jackpot symbol random number, and the group to which the acquired jackpot symbol random number belongs is determined (a). Subsequently, a probability state determination is made as to whether or not the gaming state has changed to a probabilistic gaming state (c).

Subsequently, a determination is made as to how many of the special symbol holding numbers are 0 to 4 (D). The main control MPU 51 transmits the jackpot determination result, the jackpot symbol random number, the probability state determination result, and the hold number determination result to the image / audio control MPU 71.
The image / audio control MPU 71 obtains the reach selection random number R7 when the special symbol variation display is started (e). The number of groups of the reach selection random number R7 and the number of random values constituting each group are the results of the jackpot determination (a), the group to which the jackpot symbol random number (b) belongs, the result of the probability state determination (c) and the number of holds It depends on the combination of judgment results (d).

  For this reason, the image / audio control MPU 71 determines the group to which the jackpot symbol random number (A) belongs, the probability state determination result (C), and the hold count determination as a result of the jackpot determination (A) transmitted from the main control MPU 51. Based on the result (d), the group to which the acquired reach selection random number R7 belongs is determined. Subsequently, the first variation group selection random number R8 is acquired (f), and the group to which the acquired first variation group selection random number R8 belongs is determined. Subsequently, the second variation group selection random number R9 is acquired (G), and the group to which the acquired second variation group selection random number R9 belongs is determined. Subsequently, the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 is acquired (K), and the group to which the acquired variation / effect pattern selection random number belongs is determined. Subsequently, one variation / effect pattern is determined by lottery from the variation / effect patterns associated with the determined group (K).

[Contents stored when special symbol hold occurs]
Next, the contents stored in the hold table 53a of the main control work RAM 53 and the random number storage table 73a of the image / sound control work RAM 73 when the special symbol hold occurs will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 19A is an explanatory diagram showing the contents stored in the hold table 53a and the random number storage table 73a, and FIG. 19B shows a state in which the storage order of the data stored in the hold table 53a and the random number storage table 73a is increased. It is explanatory drawing which shows.

  The hold table and the random number storage table are provided for the first start port 21 and the second start port 22, respectively, but here, the hold table and the random number store table for the first start port 21 are representative. explain. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the upper limit of the number of special symbol reservations for the first start port 21 and the second start port 22 is four.

  If the game ball wins the first starting port 21 while the special symbol is variably displayed, the big hit determination random number R3, the big hit symbol random number R5 obtained from each random number counter, the short time determination result, the probability state determination result, the hold The number determination result and the jackpot determination result are stored in the corresponding holding rank of the holding table 53a. For example, when the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner and the game ball wins the first starting port 21 when the special symbol holding number U is 1, each random number and The determination result is stored. That is, each random number is stored in the holding ranks 1 to 4 in the winning order of the first start port 21. In the illustrated example, each random number stored in the holding order No. 1 is the oldest in terms of time, and each random number stored in the holding order No. 4 is the latest.

When each random number is stored in the hold table 53a, the reach selection random number, the first variation group selection random number R8, the second variation group selection random number R9, and the variation / effect pattern obtained by the image / audio control MPU 71 from each random number counter. The selected random number R10 is stored in the storage area of the first place in the holding order of the random number storage table 73a provided in the image and sound control RAM 73.
Note that the jackpot determination random number R3 and the jackpot symbol random number R5 are acquired when the game ball wins the first starting port 21, and are stored in No. 1 in the holding rank of the holding table 53a. If the result of the jackpot determination performed at the start of display is a loss, the jackpot symbol random number R5 is not used to determine the variation / effect pattern.

  In the example shown in FIG. 19 (a), the big hit determination random number 7, the big hit symbol random number 23, the hold number determination 4 and the big hit determination 1 are stored in the holding rank 4th in the holding table 53a, and the random number storage table 73a. , The reach selection random number 109, the first variation group selection random number 201, the second variation group selection random number 65, the variation / effect pattern selection random number 103, and the big hit variation / effect pattern 244 are stored. The number-of-holds determination 4 indicates that the number of special symbol reservations is four, and the jackpot determination 1 indicates that the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot.

  In this way, the pachinko machine 1 acquires each random number every time the game ball wins the first start port 21, and stores the acquired random numbers in the hold table 53a and the random number storage table 73a. Further, the pachinko machine 1 performs a jackpot determination based on the jackpot determination random number, and stores the determination result in the hold table 53a. Further, the variation / effect pattern is determined based on the random numbers stored in the hold table 53a and the random number storage table 73a, and the determined variation / effect pattern is stored in the random number storage table 73a. The result of the jackpot determination stored in the hold table 53a is transmitted to the effect control MPU (indicated by reference numeral 401 in FIG. 13).

  When the special symbol change display corresponding to the first hold order is finished, as shown in FIG. 19B, the storage order of each random number and data stored in the hold table 53a and the random number storage table 73a is 1. It moves up one by one.

[Contents stored in image data ROM]
Next, main contents stored in the image data ROMs 74 and 75 (FIG. 14) mounted on the image / sound control board 70 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing the main stored contents of the image data ROM 74, and FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing the main stored contents of the image data ROM 75.

  As shown in FIG. 20, in the image data ROM 74, the jackpot variation / effect pattern data 74a, the loss variation / effect pattern data 74b, the jackpot symbol data 74c, the lose symbol data 74d, the button effect data 74e, the reach notice data 74f, and the jackpot The notice data 74g and the like are stored.

  The jackpot fluctuation / effect pattern data 74a is image data for displaying on the effect display 30 the jackpot fluctuation / effect patterns 1 to 311 stored in the fluctuation / effect pattern table 72a (FIG. 17A). The loss variation / effect pattern data 74 b is image data for displaying the loss change / effect patterns 1 to 109 stored in the change / effect pattern table 72 a on the effect display 30. The jackpot symbol data 74c is image data for confirming and displaying the jackpot symbol on the effect display 30. The lost symbol data 74d is image data for confirming and displaying the lost symbol on the effect display 30.

  The button effect data 74e is image data for displaying a button effect image on the effect display 30, and the reach notice data 74f is image data for displaying a reach notice image on the effect display 30. The jackpot notice data 74g is image data for displaying the jackpot notice image on the effect display 30.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the image data ROM 75 stores jackpot effect data 75a, jackpot game effect data 75b, customer waiting image data 75c, error notification data 75d, and the like. The big hit effect data 75a is image data for displaying on the effect display 30 an image for notifying the occurrence of a big hit when a big hit occurs. The jackpot game effect data 75b is image data for displaying on the effect display 30 an image for allowing the player to enjoy the jackpot game during the jackpot game period.

  The customer waiting image data 75c is image data for displaying a predetermined effect image on the effect display device 30 in a so-called customer waiting state in which special symbols are not variably displayed and game balls are not being fired. . The error notification data 75d is image data for displaying on the effect display 30 an image indicating the occurrence of a ball breakage, ball clogging, prize ball payout abnormality, or the like, or the occurrence of an illegal act using magnetism. .

[Main game flow]
Next, the main flow of the game in the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Main processing executed by main control MPU)
First, the flow of main processes executed by the main control MPU 51 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a flow of main processing executed by the main control MPU 51 when the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the main control MPU 51 during the game. In the following description, a process step executed by each MPU is abbreviated as S.

  The main control MPU 51 determines whether or not the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on (S1 in FIG. 22), and when it is determined that the power is turned on (S1: Yes), executes a security check (S2) and stacks. The pointer is initialized (S3). Subsequently, an interrupt mode is set (S4), and access to the main control work RAM 53 is permitted (S5). Subsequently, peripheral devices of the main control MPU 51 are initialized (S6), and it is determined whether or not the RAM deletion switch 94a (FIG. 12) for deleting the backup data of the main control work RAM 53 is turned on (S7). .

  If it is determined that the data is on (S7: Yes), the data stored in all storage areas of the main control work RAM 53 is erased (S8). Whether or not the RAM erase switch 94a is turned on is determined only once after the power is turned on and not thereafter. Subsequently, the main control work RAM 53 is initialized (S9), and a command for setting the effect control board 400 to the power-on state is transmitted to the effect control board 400 (S10).

  If it is determined in S7 that the RAM erase switch 94a is not turned on (S7: No), it is determined whether or not power-off occurrence information indicating that the power has been cut off due to a power failure is stored (S11). ), If it is determined that it is stored (S11: Yes), a checksum is calculated (S12). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the checksum stored when the power is turned off matches the checksum calculated in S7, that is, whether or not the checksum is normal (S13). If this is the case (S13: Yes), the initial value upon power restoration is set in the main control work RAM 53 (S14).

  Subsequently, a command for returning the effect control board 400 to the gaming state at the time of power restoration is transmitted to the effect control board 400 (S15), and a payout control start command is transmitted to the payout control board 60 (S16). Thereby, the game at the time of power-off is restarted, and when an unpaid prize ball remains, the unpaid prize ball is paid out. Subsequently, an interrupt is set and the interrupt is permitted (S17), and the process proceeds to game control.

  When the main control MPU 51 shifts to game control, the game start process (S100 in FIG. 23), the special symbol game process (S200), the special electric accessory game process (S300), the normal symbol game process (S400), and the normal electric motor An accessory game process (S500) is executed.

[Game start processing]
Next, the flow of the game start process executed by the main control MPU 51 in S100 of FIG. 23 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the flow of the game start process executed by the main control MPU 51, and FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the continuation of the game start process shown in FIG.

  The main control MPU 51 transmits the command stored in the command transmission buffer to the audio / video control board 70, the effect control board 400, and the payout control board 60 (S101 in FIG. 24). Subsequently, information of each switch such as the first start port switch 21a and the second start port switch 27a electrically connected to the main control board 50 other than the RAM erase switch 94a is read (S102).

  Subsequently, the state of each read switch is determined, and the determination result is stored in the main control work RAM 53 as switch detection information (S103). For example, when using a switch whose output voltage changes from high level to low level when a game ball is detected (for example, a through-type proximity switch), it is determined that the output voltage has changed from high level to low level. The determination result is stored in the main control work RAM 53 as switch detection information (for example, binary data 1).

  Subsequently, among the random numbers shown in FIG. 15, 1 is added to each of the random numbers used by the main control MPU 51 to update (S104). Subsequently, the switch detection information stored in the main control work RAM 53 in the previous S103 is referred to and it is determined whether or not a winning is detected (S105). If it is determined that a winning is detected (S105: Yes), the switch detection information is stored in the main control work RAM 53 as winning detection information (S106). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the winning detection information stored in S106 is 0 (S107). If it is determined that it is not 0 (S107: No), a command for storing a command to be transmitted to the payout control board 60 A prize ball number command for paying out the number of prize balls corresponding to the winning detection information is stored in the transmission buffer (S108). For example, if it is determined that one piece of winning detection information for paying out five prize balls is stored (S107: No), a command transmission buffer is used for commanding the number of prize balls for instructing five prize balls to be paid out. (S108).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not there is a game ball to be paid out, that is, whether or not the ball is out of play (S109). This determination is made based on whether or not a ball-out condition command is received from the payout control board 60. Here, when it is determined that the ball is out of state (S109: Yes), the ball transmission abnormality command is stored in the command transmission buffer for storing the command to be transmitted to the effect control board 400 (S110), When it is determined that the ball is not in a cut state (S109: No), a normal ball cut command is stored in the command transmission buffer (S111).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the lower tray 7 is full of prize balls (S112). This determination is made based on whether or not a lower tray full signal is received from the lower tray full switch 7b (FIG. 12) via the dispensing control board 60. If it is determined that the base plate 7 is full (S112: Yes), the base plate full error command is stored in the command transmission buffer for storing a command to be transmitted to the image / audio control MPU 71 (S113). . If it is determined in S112 that the lower tray 7 is not full (S112: No), the lower base full command is stored in the command transmission buffer (S114).

  The lower tray full command, the lower full tray command, and the full winning prize command are transmitted to the image / audio control MPU 71 via the effect control board 400 in S101 and further to the payout control MPU 61. Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the door (glass frame set 3) or the frame (front frame set 2) is in an open state (S115 in FIG. 25). This determination is made based on whether a door / frame opening command is received from the payout control board 60. If it is determined that the door or frame is open (S115: Yes), the door / frame open state command is stored in the command transmission buffer (S116), and it is determined that the frame or door is not open. In this case (S115: No), the door / frame closed state command is stored in the command transmission buffer (S117).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the prize ball is in an abnormal state, such as a state where there is no prize ball to be paid out or a situation where the prize ball cannot be paid out due to clogged balls (S118). This determination is made based on whether or not a ball-out command is received from the payout control board 60. If it is determined that the prize ball is abnormal (S118: Yes), the prize ball abnormality command is stored in the command transmission buffer (S119), and if it is determined that the prize ball is not abnormal (S118: No). ), The winning ball normal command is stored (S120). Subsequently, the process proceeds to special symbol game processing.

[Special design game processing]
Next, the flow of the special symbol game process executed by the main control MPU 51 in S200 of FIG. 23 will be described with reference to the drawings.
26 is a flowchart showing the flow of the special symbol game process executed by the main control MPU 51, FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the continuation of the special symbol game process shown in FIG. 26, and FIG. 28 is shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the continuation of the special symbol game process. Here, a special symbol game process when a game ball wins the first start port 21 will be described.

  The main control MPU 51 determines whether or not the game ball has won the first start port 21 (S201 in FIG. 26). If it is determined that the game has won (S201: Yes), the special symbol hold number U1 is 4. It is determined whether it is less than the number (S202). Here, when it is determined that the special symbol hold number U1 is less than 4 (S202: Yes), 1 is added to the special symbol hold number U1 (S203), and the big hit determination random number R3 and the big hit symbol random number R5 Are stored in the hold table 53a of the main control work RAM 53 (S204).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the variable winning device 24 (FIG. 6) is in operation, that is, whether or not it is a big hit game (S205), and if it is determined that it is not in operation (S205: No) Then, it is determined whether or not the gaming state is a probability variation gaming state (S206). Here, when it is determined that the game state is a probability variation game state (S206: Yes), a jackpot determination of the probability variation game state is performed (S207). That is, the jackpot determination random number acquired in the previous S204 is compared with the jackpot value set in the probability variation gaming state of the jackpot value table 52a (FIG. 16), and there is a jackpot value that matches the jackpot determination random number. If it is determined to be a big hit, if it does not exist, it is determined to be lost. For example, if the big hit determination random number is 7, there is a big hit value 7 corresponding to the big hit determination random number, so it is determined that it is a big hit, and if the big hit determination random number is 8, there is no big hit value matching it. Judge as lost.

  If it is determined in S206 that the game state is not the probability change game state (S206: No), a big hit determination of the normal game state is performed (S208). That is, the jackpot determination random number acquired in the previous S204 is compared with the jackpot value set in the normal gaming state of the jackpot value table 52a (FIG. 16), and there is a jackpot value that matches the jackpot determination random number. If it is determined to be a big hit, if it does not exist, it is determined to be lost. For example, if the big hit determination random number is 71, it is determined that there is a big hit value 71 that matches it, so that it is determined as a big hit. If the big hit determination random number is 72, there is no big hit value that matches it. Judge as lost. The results of these jackpot determinations are stored in the hold table 53a.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the result of the big hit determination in S207 or S208 is a big hit (S209). If it is determined that the big hit is made (S209: Yes), it is determined whether or not the probable big hit (S210). For example, if the big hit determination random number that has been determined to be a big hit in S209 is a specific big hit determination random number, it is determined to be a promiscuous big hit (S210: Yes). The probability of determining the probability variation big hit can be arbitrarily set, such as 80% or 100%.

  Here, when it is determined that the probability variation big hit (S210: Yes), the probability variation big hit flag indicating that the probability variation big hit is determined is turned on (S211), and the type of the big hit is determined (S212). This determination is performed using the jackpot type determination counter that generates the jackpot type determination random number R11 (FIG. 15) described above. The big hit type determination counter generates a big hit type determination random number R9 from 0 to 99. The jackpot type determining random number constituting the jackpot type determining random number R11 and the jackpot type are associated with each other, and the jackpot type associated with the jackpot type determining random number acquired from the jackpot type determining counter is selected.

If it is determined in S210 that it is not a probable big hit (S210: No), a normal big hit flag indicating that it is not a probable big hit, that is, a normal big hit is turned on (S213), and the type of big hit is determined. (S214). This determination is performed using the jackpot type determination counter that generates the jackpot type determination random number R11 (FIG. 15) described above.
Subsequently, each random number acquired in the previous S204, each determination result such as jackpot determination and probability variation jackpot determination, the data indicating the special symbol holding number U1 added in S203, and the effect instruction command are displayed in the MPU 71 for image and sound control. The result of the jackpot determination stored in each holding order in the holding table 53a is sent to the effect control MPU 401 (S215 in FIG. 27). The effect instruction command is a command for causing an effect to be produced by the effect indicator 30, the rotating lamp 40, the mechanism 41, the LEDs for effect 42 to 45, the LEDs arranged on the game board 5, and the speakers 10 to 12. Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the special symbol is changing (S216). If it is determined that the special symbol is not changing (S216: No), the special symbol is started to change (S217).

  Subsequently, 1 is subtracted from the special symbol holding number U1 (S218), and it is determined whether or not the time-short game is being played (S219). Here, when it is determined that the time-short game is being played (S219: Yes), 1 is subtracted from the number of changes C of the special symbol when the time-short function is working (hereinafter referred to as the number of time-savings) (S220). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the time reduction count C has become 0 (S221). If it is determined that the time reduction count C has become 0 (S221: Yes), the time reduction function is stopped (S222).

  If it is determined in S219 that the game is not time-reduced (S219: No), it is determined whether or not the game is in the probability-changed game state (S223). It is determined whether or not there is a setting for a short time for the probability variation big hit whose state has changed to the probability variation gaming state (S224). If it is determined that there is a time reduction setting (S224: Yes), the time reduction count C1 corresponding to the set time reduction is set to the time reduction count C (S225). For example, if the type of jackpot is a probable big hit, and the jackpot game based on the probable big jackpot ends, the period until the number of changes in the special symbol reaches 70 times will change to a short-time game, The number of time reductions set to 70 for the probability variation big hit is set as the time reduction number C.

  Then, when executing the special symbol game process in the next cycle, if it is determined in S216 of FIG. 27 that the special symbol is changing (S216: Yes), it is determined whether or not the special symbol change time has elapsed. If it is determined that the time has passed (S226: Yes), the variation of the special symbol is stopped (S227). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the special symbol jackpot symbol has been confirmed and displayed (S228). If it is determined that the symbol has been confirmed (S228: Yes), the jackpot game, that is, the special electric game game process is started. (S229). Subsequently, the probability changing function during the big hit game is stopped (S230), and the time saving function is stopped (S231).

[Special electric equipment game processing]
Next, the flow of the special electric accessory game process executed by the main control MPU 51 in S300 of FIG. 23 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIG. 29 and FIG.

  In this embodiment, the maximum number of winnings that can be won in the first big winning opening 24a per round is nine. The main control MPU 51 determines whether or not a big hit game is being played (S301), and if it is determined that the big hit game is not being set (S301: No), it determines the type of the big hit (S302). By this determination, the maximum number of rounds that can be executed in the big hit game, the variable winning device to be operated, the opening time of the big winning opening in each round, the presence / absence of a round without any play, and the like are analyzed. Subsequently, the round number Ra that can be executed set to the determined type of jackpot is set, and the current round number Rb is reset to 0 (S303). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the round executed at this timing is a round with a game (S304).

  For example, when the type of jackpot determined in S302 is a jackpot for executing a round with a ball, it is determined that the round has a ball (S304: Yes). Here, when it is determined that there is a round with a payout (S304: Yes), the winning number Pa to the big winning opening is reset to 0, and the opening time Ta of the big winning opening is set (S305). Subsequently, the variable winning device 24 is operated to open the big winning opening (S306). Subsequently, measurement of the opening time Ta of the special winning opening set in S305 is started (S307), and 1 is added to the current round number Rb (S308). Subsequently, the current round number Rb is transmitted to the effect control MPU 71 (S313), and the round number Rb is displayed on the effect display 30.

  In S304, if it is determined that the round is not a game with a payout, that is, it is a round without a game (S304: No), the winning number Pa to the big prize opening is reset to 0, An opening time Tb is set (S309). Subsequently, the variable winning device 24 is operated to open the special winning opening (S310). Subsequently, measurement of the opening time Tb of the special winning opening set in S309 is started (S311), and 1 is added to the current round number Rb (S312).

  Subsequently, in the next cycle, the special electric accessory game process is executed, and if it is determined that the big hit game is being played (S301: Yes), it is determined whether or not the game ball has won a big winning opening (FIG. 30). S314) When it is determined that a prize has been won (S314: Yes), 1 is added to the number Pa awarded to the big prize opening (S315). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the number of winnings Pa to the big winning opening is 9 or more (S316), and when it is determined that the winning number Pa is not 9 or more (S316: No), It is determined whether or not the current round is a round with balls (S317). In other words, since the opening time of the big winning opening is different between the round with a ball and the round without a ball, it is determined whether or not the current round is a round with a ball.

  Here, when it is determined that the current round is a round with a play (S317: Yes). In S307, it is determined whether or not the opening time Ta of the big prize opening that has started the measurement has become 0 (S318). If it is determined that the opening time Ta of the big prize opening has become 0 (S318: Yes), it is large. The winning opening is closed (S320). In S317, when it is determined that the current round is not a round with a ball, that is, a round without a ball (S317: No), the opening time Tb of the big prize opening that started the measurement in S312 is It is determined whether it has become 0 (S319), and when it is determined that the opening time Tb of the big prize opening has become 0 (S319: Yes), the big prize opening is closed (S320).

  If it is determined in S316 that the number of winnings Pa to the big prize opening is 9 or more (S316: Yes), the big prize opening is closed (S320). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the current round number Rb added in S308 has reached the maximum round number Ra set in S303 (S321), and it is determined that the current round number Rb has reached the maximum round number Ra. If it is (S321: Yes), the operation of the variable winning device is stopped and the big hit game is ended (S322). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the probability variation jackpot flag is on (S323). If it is determined that the probability variation jackpot flag is on (S323: Yes), the gaming state is changed to the probability variation gaming state (S324). ). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not there is a time reduction setting (S325). If it is determined that there is a time reduction setting (S325: Yes), the time reduction function is started (S326). Subsequently, the big hit flag is turned off (S327). If it is determined in S321 that the current round number Rb has not reached the maximum round number Ra (S321: No), the process skips to S304 and executes the next round.

[Normal design game processing]
Next, the flow of the normal symbol game process executed by the main control MPU 51 in S400 of FIG. 23 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the flow of the normal symbol game process executed by the main control MPU 51, and FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing the continuation of the normal symbol game process shown in FIG.

  The main control MPU 51 determines whether or not the game ball has passed through the gate 23 (S401 in FIG. 31). If it is determined that the game ball has passed (S401: Yes), the normal symbol holding number Q1 is less than four. It is determined whether or not there is (S402). If it is determined that the number is less than four (S402: Yes), the hit determination random number is acquired from the hit determination random number counter and stored in the main control work RAM 53 (S403). Subsequently, 1 is added to the normal symbol holding number Q1 (S404).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the ordinary electric accessory 27 (FIG. 7A) is in operation (S405). When it is determined that the ordinary electric accessory 27 is not in operation (S405: No), the normal symbol display device 33 is determined. It is determined whether (FIG. 7B) is changing the normal symbol (S406). If it is determined that the normal symbol is not fluctuating (S406: No), it is determined whether or not the normal symbol hold count Q1 is 0 (S407).

  Here, when it is determined that the normal symbol holding number Q1 is not 0 (S407: No), a hit determination is performed (S408). That is, the hit determination random number obtained in the previous S403 is compared with the hit value set in the hit value table (not shown), and if there is a hit value that matches the hit determination random number, If it does not exist, it is determined to be lost. Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the result of the hit determination is a win (S409). If it is determined that the hit is made (S409: Yes), a hit flag indicating that the hit is determined is turned on (S410). Subsequently, the variation pattern of the normal symbol is determined by lottery (S411).

  Subsequently, the variation time set in the variation pattern of the normal symbol determined in S411 is set (S412). Subsequently, each random number acquired in the previous S403, the result of the hit determination, and the effect instruction command are transmitted to the MPU 71 for image and sound control (S413 in FIG. 32). The effect instruction command is a command for causing the normal symbol display device 33 to change the normal symbol. Subsequently, the variation of the normal symbol is started (S414), and the measurement of the variation time set in S412 is started (S415). Subsequently, 1 is subtracted from the normal symbol holding number Q1 (S416).

  Then, when the normal symbol game process is executed in the next cycle, if it is determined that the normal symbol is changing in S406 of FIG. 31 (S406: Yes), it is determined whether or not the change time has passed (FIG. 31). 32, S417), when it is determined that the time has passed (S417: Yes), the fluctuation of the normal symbol is stopped (S418).

[Normal electric game game processing]
Next, the flow of the ordinary electric accessory game process executed by the main control MPU 51 in S500 of FIG. 23 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The main control MPU 51 determines whether or not the time Tc during which the ordinary electric accessory 27 opens the opening / closing blade piece 27c (FIG. 7A) is being measured (S501). If it is determined (S501: No), it is determined whether or not the winning flag is turned on by executing S410 (FIG. 31) of the normal symbol game process (S502). Here, when it is determined that the hit flag is on (S502: Yes), the normal electric accessory solenoid 27b (FIG. 11) is operated to open the opening / closing blade piece 27c (S503). Subsequently, measurement of the time t2 during which the opening / closing blade piece 27c is opened is started (S504).

  Then, when it is determined that the time Tc is being measured when executing the ordinary electric accessory game process in the next cycle (S501: Yes), it is determined whether or not the time Tc has become 0 (S505). Here, when it is determined that the time Tc has become 0 (S505: Yes), the operation of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 27b is stopped and the open / close blade piece 27c is closed (S506). Subsequently, the hit flag is turned off (S507).

[Production control]
Next, main processing (effect control) executed by the image / audio control MPU 71 during the game will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 receives a command received by the main control MPU 51 (S600), image processing for displaying various images on the effect display 30 (S700), and various sounds from the speakers 10-12. Is executed, and the sound processing (S800) for controlling the volume and the LED processing (S900) for controlling the turning on and off of various LEDs arranged in the front frame set 2, the game board 5 and the like are executed.

[Command reception processing]
Next, the flow of command reception processing executed by the image / audio control MPU 71 in S600 of FIG. 34 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 determines whether or not the command transmitted by the main control MPU 51 has been received (S601). If it is determined that the command has been received (S601: Yes), the received command is used for image / audio control. The data is stored in the work RAM 73 (S602). Subsequently, the type and contents of the command stored in the image / sound control work RAM 73 are analyzed (S603), and the analysis result is stored in the image / sound control work RAM 73 (S604).

[Image processing]
Next, the flow of image processing executed by the image / audio control MPU 71 in S700 of FIG. 34 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 determines whether the main control MPU 51 has received the data (such as the result of the jackpot determination) transmitted in S215 (FIG. 27) of the special symbol game process (S701). If it is determined that it has been received, the reach selection random number R7 and the first variation group selection random number R8 are obtained from the random number counter, and stored in the image / audio control work RAM 73 (S702). Subsequently, the variation / effect pattern is determined based on the data received from the main control MPU 51 and the reach selection random number R7 and the first variation group selection random number R8 stored in the image / audio control work RAM 73 in S702. The changed / effect pattern is stored in the random number storage table 73a (S703).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the effect display 30 is variably displaying the effect symbol (S704). If the effect indicator 30 determines that the effect symbol is not variably displayed (S704: No), the main control is performed. It is determined whether or not an effect instruction command has been received from the MPU 51, that is, whether or not an effect instruction has been received (S705). If it is determined that there is an instruction for production (S705: Yes), the fluctuation time of the fluctuation / effect pattern stored in the first place in the holding order in the random number storage table 73a is set (S706), and the production indicator is displayed. The change / effect pattern change display is started at 30 (S707). Subsequently, measurement of the variation time set in S706 is started (S708).

  Then, when image processing is executed in the next cycle, it is determined that data is not received from the main control MPU 51 (S701: No), and if it is determined that the effect symbol is in a variable display (S704: Yes). Then, it is determined whether or not the variation time at which the measurement is started in S708 has passed (S709). Here, when it is determined that the variation time has not elapsed (S709: No), it is determined whether it is the timing for performing the button effect (S710), and when it is determined that it is the timing for performing the button effect. (S710: Yes), button effect processing is executed (S711).

If it is determined in S710 that it is not the timing for performing the button effect (S710: No), it is determined whether it is the timing for performing the reach (S712), and if it is determined that it is the timing for performing the reach ( (S712: Yes), a reach effect is performed (S713).
Then, when the image processing is executed in the next cycle, it is determined that the effect symbol is in a variable display (S704: Yes), and when it is determined that the variable time has elapsed (S709: Yes), the stop effect symbol is displayed. The big hit symbol or the lost symbol is confirmed and displayed (S714).
In addition, when the variation / effect pattern that started the variable display in S707 does not include the button effect, a negative determination is made in S710, and the variation / effect pattern that started the variable display in S707 does not include reach. In this case, a negative determination is made in S712, and the process proceeds to the next process.

[Handling]
Next, the flow of the accessory processing executed by the effect control MPU 401 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing the flow of the accessory processing executed by the effect control MPU 401. FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram of the rotating lamp rotation lottery table 402a, and FIG. 39 is an explanatory diagram of the rotation mode lottery table 402b.

  The effect control MPU 401 determines whether or not the rotating lamp 40 is rotating (S2001). If it is determined that the rotating lamp 40 is not rotating (S2001: No), it is time to start the rotating lamp 40 or not. Is determined (S2002). Here, when it is determined that it is not the time for the rotating lamp 40 to start rotating (S2002: No), the data (the big hit determination result is shown) transmitted by the main control MPU 51 in S215 (FIG. 27) of the special symbol game process. It is determined whether or not (data) has been received (S2003).

  If it is determined that the data has been received (S2003: Yes), the rotating lamp rotation lottery random number is acquired from the rotating lamp rotation lottery random number counter (S2004). The rotating lamp rotating lottery random number counter is a counter for determining whether or not to rotate the rotating lamp 40 for a moment by lottery, and counts the rotating lamp rotating lottery random numbers of a plurality of frames. In this embodiment, the rotating lamp rotating lottery random number counter counts the rotating lamp rotating lottery random numbers of a total of 100 frames from 0 to 99. Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the data received from the main control MPU 51 has a determination result that is determined to be a big hit, that is, whether or not any special symbol hold has a big hit (S2005).

  Here, when it is determined that there is a big hit (S2005: Yes), the “big hit” in the rotating lamp rotation lottery table 402a (FIG. 38) is referred to (S2006), and from the rotating lamp rotating lottery random number counter in S2004 above. It is determined whether or not the same random number as the acquired rotating lamp rotation lottery random number is in the “big hit” portion (S2008). As shown in FIG. 38, the rotating lamp rotation lottery table 402a is configured by associating random numbers with two sections of “with big hit” and “without big hit”. A total of 80 random numbers from 0 to 79 are associated with “Big hit”, and a total of 20 random numbers from 80 to 99 are associated with “No big hit”. In other words, in the rotating lamp rotation lottery table 402a, the probability that the rotating lamp rotating lottery random number acquired from the rotating lamp rotating lottery random number counter in S2004 is 80% when “big hit” is “no big hit”. Is configured to be 20%.

For example, if the rotating lamp rotation lottery random number acquired from the rotating lamp rotation lottery random number counter in S2004 is 70, it is determined that the same random number is in the “big hit” portion (S2008: Yes). Here, when it is determined that there is the same random number (S2008: Yes), the rotation mode of the rotating lamp 40 is determined to be ¼ rotation in the extinguished state (S2009). If it is determined in S2005 that there is no big hit (S2005: No), “no big hit” in the rotating lamp rotation lottery table 402a (FIG. 38) is referred to (S2007), and the rotating lamp rotating lottery is performed in the previous S2004. It is determined whether or not the same random number as the rotating lamp rotation lottery random number acquired from the random number counter is in the “no big hit” portion (S2008).
Here, when it is determined that there is the same random number (S2008: Yes), the rotation mode of the rotating lamp 40 is determined to be ¼ rotation in the extinguished state (S2009).

  If it is determined in S2008 that there is no same random number (S2008: No), the rotation mode of the rotating lamp 40 is determined by lottery (S2010). This lottery is performed using a rotation mode lottery random number counter and a rotation mode lottery table 402b (FIG. 39). The rotation mode lottery random number counter counts random numbers of a plurality of frames, and the rotation mode lottery table 402b is configured by associating a predetermined range of random numbers counted by the rotation mode lottery random number counter with the rotation mode.

  In this embodiment, the rotation mode lottery random number counter counts a total of 100 random numbers from 0 to 99. Further, as shown in FIG. 39, the rotation mode lottery table 402b is configured by associating a predetermined range of the rotation mode lottery random numbers, the number of rotations, and the lighting state. The rotation mode lottery table 402b has a rotation mode lottery random number of 0 to 49, a rotation number of 0, and a turn-off, a rotation mode lottery random number of 50 to 59, a rotation number of 1, and a turn-on of 60 to 74. The mode lottery random number, the rotation number 2 and the lighting are configured in association with the rotation mode lottery random number of 75 to 99, the rotation number 3 and the lighting, respectively.

  For example, when the rotation mode lottery random number acquired from the rotation mode lottery random number counter is 40, the rotation mode is determined to be 0 rotation in the unlit state, that is, the rotation mode in which the rotating lamp 40 is not rotated in the unlit state. Moreover, when the rotation mode lottery random number acquired from the rotation mode lottery random number counter is 90, the rotation mode is determined such that the rotating lamp 40 is rotated three times in the lighting state. In the rotation mode determined in S2009 or S2010, the time for the rotating lamp 40 to start rotating is also set. For example, the time for starting the rotation is set at the timing when the reach appears, or at the timing when the production is most exciting in the reach.

  When it is determined that it is time for the rotating lamp 40 to start rotating when executing the accessory processing in the next cycle (S2002: Yes), a driving command is output to the driving circuit 411 (FIG. 13) to rotate. The lamp motor 40a is driven to rotate the rotating lamp 40 (S2011). When it is determined that the revolving light 40 is rotating when executing the accessory processing in the next cycle (S2001: Yes), it is determined whether or not it is time for the revolving light 40 to stop rotating ( If it is determined that it is time to stop (S2012) (S2012: Yes), the rotation of the rotating lamp 40 is stopped (S2013). The effect control MPU 401 knows the correspondence between the rotation speed of the rotating lamp motor 40a and the rotation angle of the rotating section 40b, and determines the stop timing of the rotating section 40b based on the rotation speed of the rotating lamp motor 40a. To do.

[Effect of the first embodiment]
If the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment described above is implemented, when the big hit determination random number determined by the big hit determination means is stored in the holding table 53a is high, the rotating lamp 40 is only momentarily applied. Since it is possible to perform a novel big-ahead look-ahead notice that it is rotated, the player's popularity can be gained and the operation rate of pachinko machines can be increased.

Second Embodiment
Next, a pachinko machine according to a second embodiment of this application will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 40 is a timing chart of the special symbol reservation count, the prefetch determination, the effect indicator, and the rotating lamp. FIG. 41 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship among the reach expectation level, the rotational speed of the rotating lamp, and the lighting state of the rotating lamp. FIG. 42 is an explanatory diagram of the rotating lamp rotation lottery table 402a. FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing the flow of the accessory processing 2 executed by the effect control MPU 401.
The pachinko machine of this embodiment has the same configuration and functions as the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment except for the contents shown in FIGS. The same symbols are used for.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 determines a variation / effect pattern each time a special symbol suspension occurs, and stores the determined variation / effect pattern in the random number storage table 73a (FIG. 19). The image / audio control MPU 71 transmits the variation / effect pattern stored in the random number storage table 73 a to the effect control MPU 401. The effect control MPU 401 determines whether or not the super reach variation pattern exists in the received variation / effect pattern. Hereinafter, this determination is referred to as prefetch determination. Then, the rotating lamp 40 is rotated according to the result of the prefetch determination. When the pre-reading determination is performed, whether to rotate the rotating lamp 40 is determined by lottery.

  The probability of deciding to rotate the revolving lamp 40 by lottery varies depending on the result of the prefetch determination. As a result of the prefetch determination, when it is determined that a super reach variation pattern exists, the probability of rotating the rotating lamp 40 is 80%. In this case, the revolving lamp 40 is turned 1/4 with the light extinguished. That is, as shown in FIG. 41, the reach expectation when the rotating lamp 40 is turned 1/4 with the light extinguished is 80%. Here, the reach expectation degree indicates the ratio of the probability of existence to the total probability of the sum of the probability that the super-reach fluctuation pattern exists in any special symbol hold and the probability that it does not exist.

  As a result of the pre-reading determination, when it is determined that the super reach variation pattern is not associated with any special symbol hold, the probability that the rotating lamp 40 is rotated 1/4 in the extinguished state is 20%. In addition, when it is determined that the rotating lamp 40 is not turned 1/4 in the extinguished state, the rotation mode of the rotating lamp 40 is determined by lottery. As shown in FIG. 41, the rotation mode of the rotating lamp 40 is determined by lottery among 0 rotation in the extinguished state, 1 rotation in the lighting state, 2 rotations in the lighting state, and 3 rotations in the lighting state. When these rotation modes are selected, the reach expectation is 20%.

In the example shown in FIG. 40, there are four special symbol reservations, and prefetch determination is performed for each special symbol reservation. In the example shown in the figure, a super reach variation pattern exists in the special symbol hold that occurs fourth as a result of the prefetch determination. And while the production | presentation display 30 is displaying the fluctuation and production pattern, the revolving light 40 is turning 1/4 with the light extinction state.
In other words, by rotating the revolving light 40 for a moment in an extinguished state, reach pre-reading notice that suggests that there is a super reach variation pattern in any special symbol hold is performed.

  In addition, when the super reach variation pattern exists in any of the special symbol holds, the timing of rotating the rotating lamp 40 is within the period from the time when the pre-reading determination is performed until the display of the super reach variation pattern is started. If there is, it can be set arbitrarily. For example, it may be immediately after the prefetch determination. In addition, when the pre-read determination is performed and the super-reach variation pattern exists in the fourth special symbol hold, the variation / effect pattern is being displayed based on any one of the first to third special symbol holds. But it ’s okay.

[Handling 2]
The effect control MPU 401 determines whether or not the rotating lamp 40 is rotating (S2001 in FIG. 43). If it is determined that the rotating lamp 40 is not rotating (S2001: No), it is the time when the rotating lamp 40 starts rotating. It is determined whether or not there is (S2002). Here, when it is determined that it is not the time for the rotating lamp 40 to start rotating (S2002: No), it is determined whether or not the data (data indicating the variation / effect pattern) transmitted by the image / audio control MPU 71 is received. Determine (S2003).

  If it is determined that the data has been received (S2003: Yes), the rotating lamp rotation lottery random number is acquired from the rotating lamp rotation lottery random number counter (S2004). The rotating lamp rotating lottery random number counter is a counter for determining whether or not to rotate the rotating lamp 40 for a moment by lottery, and counts the rotating lamp rotating lottery random numbers of a plurality of frames. In this embodiment, the rotating lamp rotating lottery random number counter counts the rotating lamp rotating lottery random numbers of a total of 100 frames from 0 to 99. Subsequently, it is determined whether or not there is a super reach variation pattern in the data received from the main control MPU 51, that is, whether or not there is a super reach variation pattern associated with any special symbol hold ( S2005).

  Here, when it is determined that a super reach variation pattern exists (S2005: Yes), the “with super reach” in the rotating lamp rotation lottery table 402a (FIG. 42) is referred to (S2006), and the rotating lamp rotation is performed in the previous S2004. It is determined whether or not the same random number as the rotating lamp rotation lottery random number acquired from the lottery random number counter is in the “with super reach” portion (S2008). As shown in FIG. 42, the rotating lamp rotation lottery table 402a is configured by associating random numbers with two sections of “with super reach” and “without super reach”. A total of 80 random numbers from 0 to 79 are associated with “with super reach”, and a total of 20 random numbers from 80 to 99 are associated with “without super reach”. That is, in the rotating lamp rotation lottery table 402a, the probability that the rotating lamp rotation lottery random number acquired from the rotating lamp rotation lottery random number counter in S2004 is 80% when “with super reach” is “no super reach”. In the case of 20%.

For example, when the rotating lamp rotation lottery random number acquired from the rotating lamp rotation lottery random number counter in S2004 is 70, it is determined that the same random number is in the “with super reach” portion (S2008: Yes). Here, when it is determined that there are the same random numbers (S2008: Yes), the rotation mode of the rotating lamp 40 is determined to be ¼ rotation of the extinguished state (S2009). If it is determined in S2005 that there is no super reach (S2005: No), “no super reach” in the rotating lamp rotation lottery table 402a (FIG. 42) is referred to (S2007), and the rotating lamp is rotated in the previous S2004. It is determined whether or not the same random number as the rotating lamp rotation lottery random number acquired from the rotation lottery random number counter is in the “no super reach” portion (S2008).
Here, when it is determined that there is the same random number (S2008: Yes), the rotation mode of the rotating lamp 40 is determined to be ¼ rotation in the extinguished state (S2009).

  If it is determined in S2008 that there is no same random number (S2008: No), the rotation mode of the rotating lamp 40 is determined by lottery (S2010). This lottery is performed using a rotation mode lottery random number counter and a rotation mode lottery table 402b (FIG. 39). The rotation mode lottery random number counter counts random numbers of a plurality of frames, and the rotation mode lottery table 402b is configured by associating a predetermined range of random numbers counted by the rotation mode lottery random number counter with the rotation mode.

  In this embodiment, the rotation mode lottery random number counter counts a total of 100 random numbers from 0 to 99. Further, as shown in FIG. 39, the rotation mode lottery table 402b is configured by associating a predetermined range of the rotation mode lottery random numbers, the number of rotations, and the lighting state. The rotation mode lottery table 402b has a rotation mode lottery random number of 0 to 49, a rotation number of 0, and a turn-off, a rotation mode lottery random number of 50 to 59, a rotation number of 1, and a turn-on of 60 to 74. The mode lottery random number, the rotation number 2 and the lighting are configured in association with the rotation mode lottery random number of 75 to 99, the rotation number 3 and the lighting, respectively.

  For example, when the rotation mode lottery random number acquired from the rotation mode lottery random number counter is 40, the rotation mode is determined to be 0 rotation in the unlit state, that is, the rotation mode in which the rotating lamp 40 is not rotated in the unlit state. Moreover, when the rotation mode lottery random number acquired from the rotation mode lottery random number counter is 90, the rotation mode is determined such that the rotating lamp 40 is rotated three times in the lighting state. In the rotation mode determined in S2009 or S2010, the time for the rotating lamp 40 to start rotating is also set. For example, the time for starting the rotation is set at the timing when the reach appears, or at the timing when the production is most exciting in the reach.

  Then, when executing the accessory processing 2 in the next cycle, if it is determined that it is time for the rotating lamp 40 to start rotating (S2002: Yes), a drive command is output to the drive circuit 411 (FIG. 13). The rotating lamp motor 40a is driven to rotate the rotating lamp 40 (S2011). When it is determined that the revolving light 40 is rotating when executing the accessory processing in the next cycle (S2001: Yes), it is determined whether or not it is time for the revolving light 40 to stop rotating ( If it is determined that it is time to stop (S2012) (S2012: Yes), the rotation of the rotating lamp 40 is stopped (S2013). The effect control MPU 401 knows the correspondence between the rotation speed of the rotating lamp motor 40a and the rotation angle of the rotating section 40b, and determines the stop timing of the rotating section 40b based on the rotation speed of the rotating lamp motor 40a. To do.

[Effects of Second Embodiment]
When the pachinko machine 1 according to the second embodiment described above is implemented, the rotating lamp 40 is used when the expectation for the presence of the super reach variation pattern is high in the variation / effect pattern stored in the random number storage table 73a. As a result, it is possible to perform a pre-reading advance notice of a novel reach that only rotates for a moment, so that the popularity of the player can be gained and the operation rate of pachinko machines can be increased.

<Other embodiments>
(1) In each of the embodiments described above, the rotating lamp 40 is rotated by a quarter of the time when the rotating lamp 40 is turned off as a content for operating the rotating lamp 40 for a moment. However, if the player can recognize the rotation of the rotating lamp 40. It may be less than ¼ rotation.
(2) In the first embodiment described above, the rotating lamp 40 is operated only for a moment when the big hit expectation is high, and in the second embodiment, the rotating lamp 40 is operated for a moment when the reach expectation is high. Instead of the rotating lamp 40, the mechanism 41 can be operated only for a moment.

1 .. Pachinko machine, 4a ... Launch handle, 4f ... Launch solenoid (launch device),
5 .. Game board, 21 .. First starting port (starting port), 24 .. Variable winning device (winning device),
24a ... Grand prize opening (big prize opening), 30 ... Production display (image display device),
38 .... Prize ball dispensing device, 40..Rotating lamp (movable accessory), 40a..Rotating lamp motor,
41 ··· Karakuri (movable accessory), 41a ··· Karakuri motor.

Claims (2)

A game board in which a falling area of game balls is formed;
A launcher that launches a game ball into the flow-down area;
A start opening provided in the game area;
Random number generating means for generating a random number;
Random number obtaining means for obtaining a random number generated by the random number generating means when a game ball launched by the launching device wins the start opening;
Jackpot determination means for determining whether the jackpot or the loss based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means;
When variable display of multiple types of symbols is started in each of a plurality of display areas, and after the predetermined time has elapsed, a pattern indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination means is displayed in each display area as a symbol variation pattern In addition, an image display device that starts displaying the symbol variation pattern when a game ball launched by the launch device wins the start opening, and
A winning device that opens and closes a big winning opening when the image display device confirms and displays a symbol indicating a determination result determined by the jackpot determining means as a jackpot;
A prize ball payout device for paying out a prize ball when a game ball wins the grand prize opening;
If the game ball wins the start opening when the image display device displays the symbol variation pattern, the display of the symbol variation pattern by the image display device based on the winning is temporarily suspended, and the suspension A number-of-holds counting means for counting the number as a number of holds,
A number-of-holds storage means for storing the number of holds counted by the number-of-holds counting means;
When the number of reservations of 1 or more is stored in the number-of-holds storage means, every time the image display device starts displaying the symbol variation pattern, 1 is stored from the number of reservations stored in the number-of-holds storage means. A holding number subtraction means to subtract,
A hold content storage unit that stores the order in which the hold is generated and the random number acquisition unit in association with the random number acquired from the random number generation unit;
When the display from the start of the display of the symbol variation pattern to the final display of the symbol indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination means is made one display, it is equal to the number of reservations stored in the reservation number storage means In the pachinko machine that displays the number of times, and displays the design showing the determination result of the jackpot determination means performed based on the random number associated with the order in which the suspension occurred, in each display,
An operable movable accessory,
A movable accessory control means for operating the movable accessory for a moment when a high degree of expectation that a random number determined by the jackpot determining means as a big hit is stored in the holding content storage means;
A pachinko machine characterized by comprising: A game board in which a falling area of game balls is formed;
A launcher that launches a game ball into the flow-down area;
A start opening provided in the game area;
Random number generating means for generating a random number;
Random number obtaining means for obtaining a random number generated by the random number generating means when a game ball launched by the launching device wins the start opening;
Jackpot determination means for determining whether the jackpot or the loss based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means;
When variable display of multiple types of symbols is started in each of a plurality of display areas, and after the predetermined time has elapsed, a pattern indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination means is displayed in each display area as a symbol variation pattern In addition, every time a game ball wins the start opening, a symbol variation pattern selecting means for selecting a predetermined symbol variation pattern from a plurality of types of symbol variation patterns,
An image display device that starts displaying the predetermined symbol variation pattern selected by the symbol variation pattern selection means when a game ball launched by the launching device wins the start opening;
A winning device that opens and closes a big winning opening when the image display device confirms and displays a symbol indicating a determination result determined by the jackpot determining means as a jackpot;
A prize ball payout device for paying out a prize ball when a game ball wins the grand prize opening;
If the game ball wins the start opening when the image display device displays the symbol variation pattern, the display of the symbol variation pattern by the image display device based on the winning is temporarily suspended, and the suspension A number-of-holds counting means for counting the number as a number of holds,
A number-of-holds storage means for storing the number of holds counted by the number-of-holds counting means;
When the number of reservations of 1 or more is stored in the number-of-holds storage means, every time the image display device starts displaying the symbol variation pattern, 1 is stored from the number of reservations stored in the number-of-holds storage means. A holding number subtraction means to subtract,
A holding content storage unit that stores the order in which the suspension occurs and the symbol variation pattern selected by the symbol variation pattern selection unit in association with each other;
When the display from the start of the display of the symbol variation pattern to the definite display of the symbol indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination means is a single display, the image display device is stored in the reserved number storage means. In a pachinko machine that displays the number of times equal to the number of on-holds, and displays the symbol variation pattern associated with the order in which the on-hold occurred in each display,
An operable movable accessory,
Movable accessory control means for operating the movable accessory for a moment when there is a high expectation for the presence of a symbol fluctuation pattern in which a reach appears among the symbol fluctuation patterns stored in the holding content storage means; ,
A pachinko machine characterized by comprising:

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