JP2015051216A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of achieving an effective performance.SOLUTION: A main control device of a pinball game machine includes interruption control means for controlling interruption processing executed at each predetermined time. The interruption processing includes: determination processing (S1440) for determining whether variation display of a pattern can be started; and processing (S1440) relating to variation start of a pattern. When it is determined that variation display of a pattern can be started by determination processing in certain interruption processing, processing relating to variation start of a pattern is not executed in the interruption processing, and processing relating to variation start of a pattern is executed in interruption processing after the interruption processing.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine having a game area in which game balls are launched.

  Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, a so-called first type pachinko game machine is used while changing a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called big hit, in which more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when the combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific aspect. Known as a thing. The variable display of symbols in the display area is not limited to simply displaying multiple symbols in a variable manner, but the time required for the variable display to be a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, such as the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer. In addition, the player's expectation is enhanced by the use of characters in images such as symbols to give a story to the variable display and the notice effect that suggests the high degree of expectation of transition to special games. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-246964 A

  In the ball game machine, various processes for managing the ball game machine are executed by the timer interruption process. Since the interrupt process is executed every time set by the CPU, each process included in the interrupt process can proceed using the accurate time measured by the system clock. On the other hand, all the processes included in the interrupt process must be completed within a set time. Since the content of the processing executed in the interrupt processing varies depending on the specifications of the gaming machine, the gaming state, etc., in order to ensure that the interrupt processing is completed in time in any case, the processing is simplified. To shorten the processing time. However, in recent years, in order to improve the amusement of gaming machines, it has been strongly demanded to realize complicated effects. Therefore, there is a need for a technique that achieves the most effective presentation within the time constraints.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of realizing an effective presentation.

  In order to solve the above problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed and a predetermined position in the game area. A winning winning opening that triggers a success / failure lottery for determining whether or not a transition to a special game that is advantageous to the player, a symbol display device for variably displaying a symbol for showing the result of the success / failure lottery, An effect display device that displays an effect for showing the result of the lottery, a main control device that mainly controls the basic operation of the game including the lottery process, and an effect of the game that includes a display process for showing the result of the lottery process And a sub-control device that mainly controls the target movement, wherein the main control device uses a lottery value for the winning / failing lottery, with a predetermined number as the upper limit, and the variation of the symbol corresponding to the winning / losing lottery Hold control means for holding until display start, and for a predetermined time And a interruption control means for controlling the interrupt process to be executed. The interrupt process includes a determination process for determining whether or not the symbol variation display can be started, and a process related to the symbol variation start. If it is determined that the symbol change display can be started in the determination process in an interrupt process, the interrupt process is not executed in the interrupt process, and the interrupt process after the interrupt process is not executed. The process related to the start of symbol variation is executed. The sub-control device displays the variation display of the plurality of decorative symbols on the effect display device in the manner determined by the effect determination means for determining the variation display mode of the plurality of decoration symbols and the aspect determined by the effect determination means. Effect display control means. The decorative display mode of multiple decorative symbols is a normal off-line effect mode that displays a combination of normal off-line decorative symbols, and a reachable state that is a state that is a big hit if one additional decorative symbol is aligned. The reach disapproving effect mode for displaying the combination of at least one and the reach per effect mode for displaying the combination of the decorative patterns that have been won through the reach state. The effect determining means includes a plurality of decorations so that the larger the number of the lottery values of the winning / failing lottery held by the hold control means, the more the display of the variation of the effect mode is relatively larger than the case where the lottery value is relatively small. The mode of the variable display of symbols is determined.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to secure a sufficient time for the determination of the start of the symbol and the start of the variation, so that it is possible to execute the process for the complicated performance with a margin, and thus to enhance the entertainment of the gaming machine. Can be improved. In addition, even when a complex performance is performed, it is possible to reduce the situation in which malfunction does not occur properly during a single interrupt process and the operational reliability and safety are reduced. Can be improved.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention may be mutually replaced between methods, apparatuses, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, etc. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the bullet ball gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of realizing an effective presentation.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows typically the prior success determination table referred by prior advance determination. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a figure which shows typically the prior pattern determination table referred by prior pattern determination. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table for detachment in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement process of CPU in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement process of CPU in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement process of CPU in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement process of CPU in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of a power-off memory | storage process. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of an interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of an interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol fluctuation | variation start monitoring control process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol fluctuation | variation start monitoring process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol determination process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the symbol determination process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the symbol determination process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol control process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol control general purpose process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol fluctuation | variation start process performed in S2612 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol variation process performed in S2612 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol stop symbol display middle process performed in S2612 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol stop symbol display middle process performed in S2612 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a prefetch process in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the execution process of a decoration design change process in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol fluctuation | variation start monitoring control process performed in the interruption process of the 1st time. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the special symbol control process performed in the interruption process of the 2nd time.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. The second game is preferentially executed so that the first game and the second game as the plurality of games are not executed simultaneously. In order to achieve both of these game characteristics, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of start winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, a plurality of holding lamps, and a plurality of large winning openings.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending the game balls to the launch rail, extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16, and the like. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state or the like is output by means for controlling an effect described later.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a first special symbol display device 70, a second special symbol display device 71, an effect display device 60, and a first start on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. Prize opening (hereinafter referred to as “first start opening”) 62, second start winning opening (hereinafter referred to as “second start opening”) 63, center decoration 64, first big prize opening 91, second big prize opening 92, operation It includes an opening 68 and a general winning opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed.

  The first start port 62 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the first game, and the second start port 63 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the second game. The first start port 62 and the second start port 63 are provided at positions that are separated from each other to such an extent that it is possible to make a target with either of them depending on the strength of the game ball. The first start port 62 and the second start port 63 are respectively located on the left side and the right side of the game area 52 so as to be able to aim at entering either one by the strength of the game ball according to the player's intention. The game ball that is installed at a distance from one another is difficult to enter into the other. For example, the first start port 62 is provided at a position that makes it easier to enter the ball when it is launched relatively weakly aiming at the left side of the game area 52, and the second start port 63 is aimed at the right side of the game area 52. It is provided at a position that makes it easier to enter the ball when launched relatively strongly. The lottery determination is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, and is executed whenever there is a ball entering the first start port 62 or the second start port 63. The

  The first start port 62 includes a start winning detection device 74. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first start port 62, and generates first start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The second start port 63 includes a start winning detection device 75, a normal electric accessory 65 (so-called electric tulip) that is an expansion mechanism, and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for opening and closing the normal electric accessory 65. The start winning detection device 75 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second start port 63, and generates second start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering.

  When the ordinary electric accessory 65 is expanded by the driving force of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76, the ease of entering the second starting port 63 is increased. The opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is about 0.2 seconds in the normal state, but the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is about 6 seconds in the easy entry state. Therefore, the game ball can easily enter the second starting port 63.

  Since the second start port 63 is provided in a narrow passage on the right side of the game area 52 as shown in the drawing, most of the game balls hitting strongly toward the right side gather near the second start port 63 and enter the ball. There is a high possibility of entering the second starting port 63 in the easy state. In contrast, the first starting port 62 is not provided with an ordinary electric accessory, and is provided at a position away from a narrow passage. Therefore, at least in the easy-to-enter state, the second starting port 63 has an arrangement or configuration relationship such that the second starting port 63 is relatively more likely to enter the ball than the first starting port 62.

  The general winning opening 72 includes a plurality of general winning detecting devices 73 for detecting the entering of game balls. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The first big winning opening 91 is provided as a big winning opening corresponding to the first game, and the second big winning opening 92 is provided as a big winning opening corresponding to the second game. The first grand prize winning port 91 includes a winning prize detecting device 78 for detecting the entrance of a game ball, and a big prize winning port solenoid 80 for opening and closing the first big prize winning port 91. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first grand prize winning opening 91, and generates first big winning prize winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The second grand prize opening 92 includes a prize detection device 79 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a big prize opening solenoid 81 for opening and closing the second big prize opening 92. The winning detection device 79 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second grand prize opening 92, and generates second big prize opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The first big winning opening 91 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the first special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The first grand prize winning port 91 is provided at a position above the out port 58. The second big winning opening 92 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the second special symbol 193 stops in a predetermined manner. The second grand prize winning port 92 is provided at a position on the upper right side of the out port 58.

  A first special symbol display device 70 corresponding to the first game and a second special symbol display device 71 corresponding to the second game are juxtaposed on the left and lower sides of the game area 52, and the first special symbol 192 and Changes in the second special symbol 193 are displayed. An effect display device 60 is provided substantially at the center of the game area 52, and displays changes in the effect image including the decorative symbol 190 linked to the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193. Hereinafter, such display is referred to as “design variation” or “variation display”.

  The first special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the first lottery performed when the game ball enters the first start port 62, and its variable display is stopped in a predetermined hit state. A big hit as a special game occurs. The second special symbol 193 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the second lottery performed when the game ball enters the second starting port 63, and its variation display is stopped in a predetermined hit state. A big hit as a special game occurs. The 1st special symbol display device 70 and the 2nd special symbol display device 71 are display devices comprised by 7 segment LED, for example. In the present embodiment, the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 represented by the combination of segments do not necessarily have a body of letters or numbers, and are formed by a combination of segments constituting the 7-segment LED. In general, it may be a meaningless symbol. These symbols are switched one after another at a high speed and displayed on the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71, thereby realizing the symbol variation display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193. The Further, the 7-segment LED may be composed of 8 segments including 7 segments forming “eight-letter shape” and 1 segment representing “dot”. In this case, a numerical value for 8 bits can be expressed by combining 8 segments. Further, the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71 are made of an LED array that is not a 7-segment LED, and a plurality of types of first special symbols 192 and second special symbols are combined depending on the combination of the lighting pattern and the lighting color. The symbol 193 may be expressed.

  The effect display device 60 is a display device that includes a liquid crystal display that displays the decorative symbol 190 in a manner linked with the variable display of the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually producing the lottery determination result display indicated by the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193. The effect display device 60 displays, for example, a moving image that fluctuates a plurality of rows of symbols simulating a game of a slot machine as a decorative symbol 190 in the central area of the screen. In the present embodiment, symbols composed of numbers “0” to “9” are displayed and varied in three columns, and the winning or losing is indicated by the combination of the three symbols that are finally stopped. Each of the plurality of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 190 is composed of numbers, characters, or symbols that are decorated with colors or patterns, but these symbols, characters, or symbols are common to all symbols. You may comprise in the form which adds a different pattern for every and integrates them. This pattern is a pattern on which a motif related to the decoration or production theme set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is drawn. For example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn may be used. The decorative pattern 190 is switched according to the development of the effect between the case where the design that includes the design is variably displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, characters, and symbols are variably displayed. It may be a configuration. On the background of the variation display of the decoration symbol 190, a moving image having a staging effect related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is displayed in conjunction with the symbol variation.

  The effect display device 60 is configured by a high-definition dot matrix type display device such as a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be configured by a mechanical display unit such as a drum rotation type or a display unit such as an LED matrix type. Good. Since the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 do not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol at the lower left of the production display device 60 are used. The symbol display device 71 displays the image in an inconspicuous size. However, in the case of adopting a technique in which the special symbol itself has an effect role to express without using the decorative symbol, the special symbol may be displayed on the liquid crystal display instead of the 7-segment LED.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the right side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery for determining whether or not to expand the ordinary electric accessory 65. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the determination result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. Therefore, the open lottery is also called “ordinary symbol lottery”. The normal symbol display device 59 in this embodiment is composed of two lamps for convenience, and the display state of the normal symbols is expressed by which of these lamps is lit. For example, when the first lamp is turned off and the second lamp is hit, the normal symbol variation display is expressed by alternately turning on and off, and finally one of the lights is turned on. A stop symbol of a normal symbol is expressed by being stopped in the state. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. After a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the change, the normal symbol change display stops. At this time, in the normal entry state, the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol with a low probability of about 1/256, for example, and in the easy entry state, the normal symbol is a hit symbol with a high probability of about 250/256, for example. Stop. When the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol, the normal electric accessory 65 is expanded for a predetermined time. The opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is, for example, 0.2 seconds in the normal state, and 6 seconds in the easy entry state. The variation time of the normal symbol is, for example, 30 to 60 seconds in the normal state, and 2 seconds in the easy entry state.

  As described above, the ease of entering the second starting port 63 is improved by using the three functions of fluctuation of the probability of hitting the normal symbol, extension of the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 65, and reduction of the fluctuation time of the normal symbol. In the present embodiment, a configuration for increasing is employed. However, as a modification, it is possible to use one or two of these three functions to increase the ease of entering the second starting port 63. Thus, even if only a part of the three functions is used, it is possible to improve the ease of entering the second starting port 63. In addition, as will be described later, in this embodiment, a special symbol variation time shortening function called “short time” is further implemented in the easy entry state, but in a modified example, the special symbol is shortened in the easy entry state. It may be a specification that does not.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the effect display device 60, and decoration. A first special symbol hold display device 20 and a second special symbol hold display device 21 are provided at the lower left portion of the game area 52, and a normal symbol display device is provided at the lower right portion of the game area 52 which is a symmetrical position. A normal symbol hold display device 22 is provided under 59.

  Game effect lamps 90 are provided above and below the center ornament 64, and play a role of production by blinking or the like. A first special symbol holding display device 20 corresponding to the first game is provided above the first special symbol display device 70, and a second corresponding to the second game is provided above the second special symbol display device 71. A special symbol hold display device 21 is provided. The first special symbol hold display device 20 is composed of two lamps, and displays the hold number of the winning lottery value in the first game according to the number of lights or the number of blinks. The number of lottery values to be retained in the first special symbol hold display device 20 is the number of lottery values won in the first starting port 62 during the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 or during the execution of the special game. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed yet. The second special symbol hold display device 21 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the hold number of the winning lottery value in the second game by the number of lights or the number of blinks. The number of lottery values held in the second special symbol hold display device 21 is the number of lottery values won in the second starting port 63 during the fluctuation of the second special symbol 193 or during the execution of the special game. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed yet.

  When the number of pending lottery holds is 3, in order to increase game efficiency, the symbol variation time in the case of a deviation is shortened from the normal time (hereinafter also referred to as “shortening variation”). Similarly, when the number of pending lottery holds is 4, in order to further increase the gaming efficiency, the symbol variation time in the case of deviation is further shortened compared to the case of the above 3 (hereinafter also referred to as “super shortened variation”). ).

  The normal symbol hold display device 22 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of normal symbol fluctuations held depending on the number of lighting or blinking. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol 195, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol 195 has not yet been executed.

  The operation button 82 is an operation input unit that is operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine, and changes are made to the contents of the effect according to the contents of the operation input. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15. Although the operation button 82 in this embodiment is composed of one button, it may be composed of a plurality of buttons and direction instruction buttons such as a cross key.

  An outline of a game method and a control flow performed in the above configuration will be described. When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the launch handle 17 by hand, the launch of the game ball is repeated at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball is dropped into each of the general winning opening 72, the first starting opening 62, the second starting opening 63, the first major winning opening 91, and the second major winning opening 92, the type of the winning opening is selected. The prize ball is paid out to the upper ball tray 15 or the lower ball tray 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When entering the first starting port 62 or the second starting port 63, the first special symbol display device 70, the second special symbol display device 71, and the effect display device 60 use the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and The decorative symbol 190 is displayed in a variable manner. The variable display of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the lapse of the variable display time determined prior to display. The first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 are variably displayed according to a variation pattern in which the variation mode from the variation start to the stop is determined. The decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed according to a variation effect pattern in which a variation mode from the start to the end of the variation is determined. A plurality of types of variation patterns and variation production patterns are prepared, and each has various variation times. While the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 are variably displayed according to the variation pattern, the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed according to the variation effect pattern having the same variation time. In the variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 occurs when the variation display time elapses. Stopped.

  As a variation display of the decorative symbol 190, first, as the variation starts, the symbols are varied in all three columns like the reel rotation of the slot machine, and when it approaches the variation end timing, it is stopped one by one as a final stop mode. The symbol combination is displayed. When the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a stop mode indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is a game state advantageous to the player over the normal game. The opening / closing operation of the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is started. The stop mode of the decorative symbol 190 indicating a big hit is, for example, a combination mode in which the types of three symbols match.

  The variation effect pattern usually includes a shift effect pattern, a reach loss effect pattern, and a reach jackpot effect pattern. The normal deviation effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying a normal outlier symbol combination. The reach loss effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying a combination of symbols that is out of reach through a reach state that is a big win if one more symbols are arranged. The reach jackpot effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a jackpot symbol combination through the reach state. In particular, the patterns when reaching the reach state include patterns with various long and short fluctuation times. Reach patterns with relatively short fluctuation times are called “normal reach”, and reach patterns with long fluctuation times are called “super reach”. ".

  There are two types of special games, normal special games and shortened special games, and there is a large difference in the profits of the winning balls. Usually, the special game is started by displaying an effect screen called a start demonstration time. After the start demonstration time screen is displayed, the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is opened, and after the opening lasts for about 30 seconds or after 9 or more game balls are dropped, it is temporarily closed. The From opening to closing of the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is basically referred to as a unit game, but a plurality of short-time opening is repeated during one unit game. There may be cases. After the opening / closing or unit game of the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times, the special special game is ended by displaying an effect screen called an end demonstration time. In special games, it is possible to expect more than 9 balls per unit game, and you can get enough prize balls (also called “outs”) with 15 unit games, which is a big profit. Is obtained. A special game in which 15 unit games are repeated is also referred to as “15R big hit” as appropriate.

  On the other hand, in the shortened special game, there is no start demonstration time and no end demonstration time, and the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is opened for 0.2 seconds in one unit game. This unit game is repeated twice to complete the shortened special game. In the shortened special game, since the opening of the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is repeated twice for a very short time, the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is almost entered. It is a special game that can't be played and the ball is virtually equal to zero. A special game in which two unit games are repeated is also referred to as “2R jackpot” as appropriate.

  When the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a predetermined small hit mode, the game shifts to a small hit game constituted by one unit game, and the first big prize opening The opening / closing operation of 91 or the second grand prize winning opening 92 is executed. In one unit game that constitutes a small hit game, the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 repeats the opening for about 0.2 seconds twice, so that the appearance is the same operation as the 2R big hit. It becomes an aspect.

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, the easy entry state, which is one of the specific games, is started. In the easy-to-enter state, the probability that the open lottery will be won is higher than normal, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is shortened from the normal state, and the expansion time of the normal electric accessory 65 is longer than the normal state. Perform open extension. As described above, in the easy entry state, the possibility that the number of fluctuations of the normal symbol per certain time increases as compared to the normal state increases, and the ease of entering the second start opening 63 also increases. There is a high possibility that the number of balls entering 63 will increase. Therefore, in the easy entry state, the chance to obtain a winning ball by entering the second starting port 63 increases, so that it is possible to keep playing with little or no increase in the number of possessions. It becomes. In the easy-to-enter state, the variation time of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is further shortened compared to the normal state. The variation time of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is returned to the original variation time after a predetermined number of variations, for example, 100 variations are displayed, but reaches the number of variations. If a big hit occurs before, the easy-to-enter state is once ended. Since the variation time of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is shortened in the easy entry state, the big hit is larger than in the normal state where the symbol variation is performed with the normal variation time. The time until occurrence can be shortened, and the ease of obtaining a big hit can be relatively increased.

  When a special game occurs and the winning stop symbol at that time is in a specific mode, probability change, which is one of the specific games, is further started after the special game ends. During the probability change, the winning lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game can be generated relatively early.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as lottery when winning the first start port 62 and the second start port 63 in particular. The sub board 104 includes the liquid crystal unit 42, controls display contents on the effect display device 60, and changes the display contents according to the determination result by the main board 102 in particular. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The back setting mechanism 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a first start port 62, a second start port 63, a first big prize port 91, a second big prize port 92, a general prize port 72, an operation port 68, and a first special port. The symbol display device 70, the second special symbol display device 71, the effect display device 60, the normal symbol display device 59, the operation button 82, the speaker 18, and the game effect lamp 90 are electrically connected to each other, and various control signals are transmitted. Enables transmission and reception. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical decoration. The game control device 100 includes a main substrate 102 as a main control device that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game and the progress of the game, and a sub substrate as a sub-control device that controls design effects and the like. 104 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared. The game control device 100 is configured to include elements such as a ROM and RWM for storing data and programs and a CPU used for arithmetic processing in terms of hardware.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 includes the entrance determination means 110, the first lottery means 126, the second lottery means 128, the normal symbol lottery means 129, the hold control means 116, the main display control means 118, the special game control means 120, Specific game execution means 122, opening / closing control means 124, and special symbol adjustment means 152 are provided. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, a design mode determination unit 131, an effect determination unit 132, and an effect display control unit 134. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

  However, since data transmission / reception between the main board 102 and the sub board 104 is unidirectional from the main board 102 to the sub board 104, each operation is performed so that the entire operation is realized by such data transmission / reception in one direction. The configuration is arranged on the main board 102 and the sub board 104. In this way, since the unidirectionality of data transmission from the main board 102 to the sub board 104 is maintained, data cannot be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub board 104 to the configuration included in the main board 102. It is not possible to request data transmission. Therefore, the information generated on the main board 102 cannot be referred to from the sub board 104 unless the main board 102 unilaterally transmits the information to the sub board 104.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the first start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the first start opening 62, and when receiving the second start winning information, the game ball has won the second start opening 63. to decide. When receiving the first grand prize opening winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the gaming ball has won the first big winning opening 91, and receiving the second big winning opening winning information, the gaming ball receives the second big winning prize. When it is determined that a winning is made in the mouth 92 and the general winning information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 function as a success / failure lottery means. The first lottery means 126 includes a first lottery value acquisition means 112, a first winning / failing determining means 113, and a first pattern determining means 114, and the first lottery is performed as a winning / notting lottery corresponding to entering the first start port 62. Execute. The determination result of the first lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the first special symbol 192 on the first special symbol display device 70, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. It is. The second lottery means 128 includes a second lottery value acquiring means 115, a second winning / failing determining means 117, and a second pattern determining means 119, and the second lottery is performed as a winning / losing lottery corresponding to entering the second starting port 63. Execute. The determination result of the second lottery is shown in the form of variation display of the second special symbol 193 on the second special symbol display device 71, and in the form of variation display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. It is. When the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 start the symbol variation, the lottery determination result corresponding to the symbol variation is transmitted to the effect determining unit 132 together with the symbol variation control command.

  The first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 determine which lottery value range corresponds to the lottery value as a pre-determination process even when entering the first start port 62 or the second start port 63. The advance determination is performed, and the determination result is transmitted to the effect determination means 132. The result of the preliminary determination process is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer, and then transmitted to the effect determination means 132 regardless of whether the symbol variation display corresponding to the lottery is immediately started, and is erased from the transmission buffer or overwritten later. The Therefore, for the sub-board 104 side, a so-called “prefetch” process is realized in which the result of the success / failure can be presumably recognized in advance before the order of the start of symbol variation comes around.

  The first lottery value acquisition means 112 acquires a random number value as the first winning / not-lotting value for the first lottery when the first start port 62 is entered. The second lottery value acquiring unit 115 acquires a random number value as the second winning / not determining lottery value for the second lottery when the ball enters the second start port 63. For example, the values acquired as the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value for the winning / losing lottery are acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The values acquired as the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / failing lottery value are temporarily held by the holding control means 116. However, the lottery value is held within a range not exceeding the predetermined holding upper limit number.

  The first winning / failing determination unit 113 determines whether or not to shift to the special game or the small hit game based on the first winning / losing lottery value, and the first winning / losing lottery value falls within any lottery value range in the winning / failing determination. Perform a prior adequacy determination to determine whether it is applicable. The second winning / failing determining means 117 determines whether or not to shift to a special game or a small hit game based on the second winning / losing lottery value, and the second winning / notifying lottery value falls within any lottery value range in the winning / failing determination. Perform a prior adequacy determination to determine whether it is applicable. The first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 hold a success / failure determination table and a prior / failure determination table that are referred to in the determination of the failure. In addition, in order to distinguish especially the prior / failure determination performed when starting the symbol variation, it is also referred to as “predetermined whether or not the main determination is appropriate”.

  The first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 hold a plurality of the failure determination tables referred to in the determination of success / failure. In the plurality of success / failure determination tables, determination results of jackpot and loss and the winning / losing lottery values are associated with each other, and the probability of success / failure is determined according to the associated jackpot range setting. The first winning / failing determining means 113 and the second winning / failing determining means 117 refer to the success / failure table for determining the success / failure by the normal hit probability in the normal probability state, and the probability that the big hit probability is higher than the normal probability in the probability variation state. Browse the table. The first winning / failing determining means 113 and the second winning / failing determining means 117 refer to any of the plurality of winning / failing tables to determine whether or not the winning lottery value is a win.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the success / failure determination table. The success / failure determination table in this figure associates determination results of big hits, small hits, and losing points with winning / failing lottery values. Is determined. As the main determination, the first determination unit 113 and the second determination unit 117 refer to the determination table in FIG. In both the first lottery performed by the first winning / failing determination unit 113 and the second lottery performed by the second winning / failing determination unit 117, a big hit is obtained only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within a range of 0 to 299 in normal times. At the time of certainty change, the range of the big hit is expanded, and not only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299, but also when the lottery falls within the range of 300 to 2999. Thus, the range corresponding to the big hit changes according to the gaming state. In this figure, the single hit / fail judgment table shows the jackpot range for both normal time and probability change, but the success / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for normal time and for probability change. You may prepare separately for 1 lottery and 2nd lottery.

  In this embodiment, even if the winning / losing lottery value does not correspond to the big hit range, if it falls within the predetermined range, it is a small hit. In the example of this figure, when the success / failure lottery value acquired by the first success / failure determination unit 113 falls within the range of 56500 to 65535, the winning lottery value acquired by the second success / failure determination unit 117 is 64000 to 65535. If it falls within the range, it will be a small hit. That is, the first lottery has a wider range corresponding to the small hit than the second lottery, and the small win is likely to occur. In this way, if it doesn't correspond to the big hit, it is all “out of place” originally, but in the example in this figure, it is a lottery value range when it does not correspond to the small hit among the cases that do not correspond to the big hit. Is expressed as “out of” in particular. In addition, although the example which implement | achieved the determination table of whether it is a big hit and the determination table of whether it is a small win in the figure in the form of a single winning / nothing determination table was shown in this figure, each may be implement | achieved as a separate table. Good.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a prior success / failure determination table referred to in prior advance / failure determination. The first success / failure determination unit 113 refers to the table of FIG. 5 (a). When the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 299”, the value “1” indicating that is set as the determination result, In a case where the winning / failing lottery value is “300 to 2999”, a value “2” indicating that is set in the corresponding winning / failing range as a determination result. When the lottery value is “3,000 to 56499”, the value “3” indicating that is set as the determination result, and when the lottery value is “56500 to 65535”, “4” is indicated. The value of “” is set in the validity range as the determination result. Each time the first success / failure determination unit 113 sets the success / failure range as described above, the first success / failure determination unit 113 transmits the value to the effect determination unit 132 together with the value indicating the first lottery and the number of suspensions.

  The second success / failure determination unit 117 refers to the table of FIG. 5 (b), and when the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 299”, sets a value of “1” indicating that to the determination result determination range, In a case where the winning / failing lottery value is “300 to 2999”, a value “2” indicating that is set in the corresponding winning / failing range as a determination result. When the winning / failing lottery value is “3,000 to 63999”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the winning / failing range as the determination result, and when the winning / losing lottery value is “6400 to 65535”, “4” indicating that is determined. The value of “” is set in the validity range as the determination result. Each time the second success / failure determination means 117 sets the success / failure range as described above, the second success / failure determination means 117 transmits the value together with the value indicating the second lottery and the number of holds to the effect determination means 132.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the first winning / failing determination unit 113 and the second winning / failing determination unit 117 determine the stop symbol at the start of symbol variation based on the separately acquired symbol lottery value and the determination result, and the symbol lottery A prior symbol determination is performed as to which symbol range the value corresponds to. The first winning / failing determination means 113 and the second winning / failing determination means 117 hold a plurality of symbol determination tables and a prior symbol determination table that are referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the special symbol. The first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 refer to different symbol determination tables according to the determination result. In addition, in order to distinguish the symbol determination performed in starting symbol variation especially from prior symbol determination, it is also referred to as “symbol determination as the main determination” as appropriate.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 6A is a table that is referred to when the determination result is a big hit, FIG. 6B is a table that is referred to when the determination result is out of order, and FIG. This table is referred to when the determination result is a small hit. The first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 refer to the symbol determination table of the present drawing in the symbol determination as the main determination. Each symbol determination table defines a correspondence relationship between the numbers “0” to “10” indicating the types of special symbols and the first symbol lottery value or the second symbol lottery value. The types of special symbols are respectively associated with the big hit, small hit and out-of-game determination results, with “0” to “4” corresponding to the big hit, “5” to “9” corresponding to the big hit, “10” corresponds to a loss. Each type is assigned a plurality of special symbols, that is, a plurality of symbols that are generally meaningless and formed by a combination of segments.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, special symbol types “0” to “4” are associated with jackpots. Among them, the type “0” indicates 15R jackpot with certainty, and the first symbol lottery value is associated with “0 to 99”, and the second symbol lottery value is associated with “0 to 144”. . The type “1” indicates a 2R jackpot with certainty. The first symbol lottery value is associated with “100 to 149”, and the second symbol lottery value is associated with “145 to 149”. Types “2” to “4” indicate 15R big hits without any probability change, and the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value are both “150 to 189” and the type “2” is associated with “190 to 229”. "Is associated with type" 3 ", and" 230-255 "is associated with type" 4 ". Thus, the selection probability for each jackpot type is determined by the size of the symbol lottery value range.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the type “10” is associated with the entire range of symbol lottery values in the case where the determination result is out of place.

  As shown in FIG. 6C, special symbol types “5” to “9” are associated with small hits. The type “5” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “0-49”, and the type “6” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “50-99”. The type “7” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “100 to 149”, the type “8” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “150 to 199”, and the type “9” is the symbol lottery value range. Corresponding to “200 to 255”.

  Note that the table in FIG. 6 is also referred to as the prior symbol determination table in the prior symbol determination. The first winning / failing determination means 113 and the second winning / failing determination means 117 indicate that the value of “0” to “10” indicating the type of the special symbol is the first lottery or the second lottery as a result of the prior symbol determination. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 132 together with the indicated value and the number of holds.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the first pattern determination means 114 uses the first pattern lottery value to be acquired separately for the variation pattern in which the display process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 70 and the effect display device 60 is determined. Based on a plurality of variation patterns based on this. The second pattern determining means 119 has a plurality of variations based on a second pattern lottery value separately acquired for a variation pattern in which a display process of symbol variation to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 71 and the effect display device 60 is determined. Decide from the pattern. The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 each determine a variation pattern of the symbol variation with reference to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation. In addition, the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 execute a prior pattern determination as to which variation pattern range the pattern lottery value corresponds to. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 respectively hold or share a variation pattern table and a prior pattern determination table that are referred to for determining a variation pattern. In the variation pattern, a variation time from a variation start to a stop when the special symbol is variably displayed is determined, and has various variation times depending on the type. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses. It should be noted that the variation pattern determination executed when starting the symbol variation is also referred to as “variation pattern determination as the main determination” as appropriate in order to distinguish it from the prior pattern determination.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing the variation pattern table. The first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119 refers to the variation pattern for deviation shown in FIG. 7A when the result of the determination is wrong. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 refer to the variation pattern table of this figure in the variation pattern determination as the main determination. When the determination result is a 15R jackpot, the fluctuation pattern table for 15R jackpot shown in FIG. 7B is referred to. When the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, the variation pattern table for 2R big hit and small hit shown in FIG. 7C is referred to.

  In FIG. 7A, the pattern lottery values 0 to 10 are associated with a super reach “super 1”, and the pattern lottery values 11 to 20 are associated with a super reach “super 2”. The pattern lottery values 21 to 255 are associated with any variation pattern of “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach”. As described above, when the determination result is out of order, any of super reach, normal reach, and no reach may be selected. In the variation pattern table for loss, particularly when a variation pattern of “no reach” is selected, a different table is referred to so that a variation pattern having a shorter variation time than the normal state is selected in the short time state. Further, the variation pattern table for loss is defined so that the column to be referred to is different for each number of holdings, and details of the normal state will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 7B, the super lot of “super 1” is associated with the pattern lottery values 0 to 120, and the super reach of “super 2” is associated with the pattern lottery values 121 to 240. The pattern lottery values 241 to 250 are associated with the reach of “normal 1”, and the pattern lottery values 251 to 255 are associated with the reach of “normal 2”. As described above, when the determination result is 15R big hit, the variation pattern with reach is selected.

  In FIG. 7C, the pattern lottery values 0 to 122 are associated with the super reach “super 3”, and the pattern lottery values 123 to 255 are associated with the normal reach “normal 3”. As described above, when the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, “Super 3” or “Normal 3” is selected with a probability of about 50%.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically illustrating a prior pattern determination table referred to in prior pattern determination. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 refer to the table of FIG. 8A when the result is wrong, and when the pattern lottery value is “0 to 10”, this is indicated. The value “1” is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “11 to 20”, the value “2” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is “21 to 255”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result.

  The first pattern determining means 114 and the second pattern determining means 119 refer to the table of FIG. 8B when the result is 15R big hit, and if the pattern lottery value is “0 to 120”, this is indicated. The value “4” is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “121 to 240”, the value “5” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is “241 to 250”, the value “6” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “251 to 255”, “7” indicating that fact is set. "Is set to the pattern range as the determination result.

  The first pattern determining means 114 and the second pattern determining means 119 refer to the table of FIG. 8C when the result is a 2R big hit or a small hit, and when the pattern lottery value is “0 to 122” The value “8” indicating the fact is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “123 to 255”, the value “9” indicating the fact is set in the pattern range as the determination result. . Each time the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 set the pattern range as described above, the value is displayed together with a value indicating whether the lottery is the first lottery or the second lottery or the number of holdings. It transmits to the effect determination means 132. In the present embodiment, the first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 use the common variation pattern table and the prior pattern determination table. In a modification, the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 may use separate tables for at least one of the variation pattern table and the prior pattern determination table.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the normal symbol lottery means 129 executes a lottery by acquiring a lottery value when a game ball passes through the operation port 68. The determination result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 129 is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 in the form of a normal symbol. The normal symbol lottery means 129 holds a symbol determination table to be referred to in order to determine a stop symbol of a normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. In the symbol determination table, the correspondence between the lottery value and the normal symbol is determined, and the normal symbol lottery means 129 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol with reference to the symbol determination table. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and after the change display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 has the second start port 63. The normal electric accessory 65 is expanded for a predetermined time. The lottery value of the normal symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined hold upper limit number held by the hold control means 116 is not exceeded.

  The holding control means 116 includes a special symbol holding means 144 and a normal symbol holding means 147. The special symbol holding means 144, when the first lottery or the second lottery is newly executed, when the symbol variation corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed, the new symbol lottery means 144 The start of symbol variation for the lottery is suspended, and the corresponding lottery value is stored until the corresponding symbol variation display starts. In this embodiment, four lottery values for the first lottery are set as the upper limit and the lottery value, the design range, the pattern range, and the pattern range are stored as prior determination results, and the four lottery values for the second lottery are set as the upper limit. And the setting of the success / failure range, the symbol range, and the pattern range as the prior determination result is stored. Or you may memorize | store the result of a prior determination in the area | region different from a win / wrong lottery value. The normal symbol holding means 147 stores the normal symbol lottery value acquired by the normal symbol lottery means 129 as a holding ball. These numbers of holdings are represented by the number of lighting or blinking numbers of the first special symbol holding display device 20, the second special symbol holding display device 21, and the normal symbol holding display device 22, respectively. The number of holds by the special symbol holding means 144 is also displayed in the display area 194.

  The lottery value of the second lottery held by the special symbol holding means 144 is preferentially digested over the lottery value of the first lottery and the symbol variation is displayed. Therefore, even if the big lottery value is held as the first lottery, the symbol variation corresponding to the big lottery value of the first lottery is not displayed as long as the lottery value is held as the second lottery. Therefore, even if there is a big hit hold as the first lottery, there is a possibility that multiple consecutive big hits can be obtained by continuing to hit until a big hit hold is entered as the second lottery.

  The main display control means 118 includes a first special symbol control means 148, a second special symbol control means 150, and a normal symbol control means 153. The first special symbol control means 148 displays the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 on the first special symbol display device 70 in accordance with the fluctuation pattern determined corresponding to the determination result of the first lottery by the first lottery means 126. Let The first special symbol control means 148 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery or the second lottery performed before that has ended. The second special symbol control means 150 displays the variation of the second special symbol 193 on the second special symbol display device 71 according to the variation pattern determined in accordance with the determination result of the second lottery by the second lottery means 128. Let The second special symbol control means 150 also sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery or the second lottery performed before that ends.

  The first special symbol control means 148 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery when the special symbol holding means 144 stores the winning lottery value of the second lottery. On the other hand, the second special symbol control means 150 starts the symbol variation display corresponding to the second lottery regardless of whether the special lottery value for the first lottery is stored by the special symbol holding means 144. Thereby, when the lottery value is held in both the first lottery and the second lottery, the lottery value held in the second lottery is preferentially read and the symbol variation is displayed. In such a case, the lottery value held in the first lottery is not read until the number of holds in the second lottery becomes zero, and the symbol variation does not start.

  The first special symbol control means 148 and the second special symbol control means 150 issue a change start command and a change stop command at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, respectively. This is transmitted to the effect display control means 134. When transmitting the variation start command, a determination result or a decision result determined as the main determination, a value indicating each of the stop symbol and the variation pattern, and a value indicating whether the first lottery or the second lottery are included. It is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the change start command. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation stop command. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The normal symbol control means 153 causes the normal symbol display device 59 to display the lottery determination result by the normal symbol lottery means 129 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The special symbol adjusting unit 152 waits for the start of the other variable display while one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is variablely displayed. The special symbol adjusting means 152 has a second special symbol based on the ball entering the second starting port 63 regardless of which of the first starting port 62 and the second starting port 63 the game ball has entered. The variation display of 193 is prioritized over the variation display of the first special symbol 192 based on the entrance to the first start port 62. For example, when both the first winner / lottery value and the second winner / lottery value are held, the second winner / lottery value is always preferentially digested, and the second special symbol 193 is continuously displayed in a variable manner.

  The special symbol adjusting means 152 in the modified example displays the variation display of the first special symbol 192 and the variation display of the second special symbol 193 in accordance with the order of entering the first start port 62 and the second start port 63. Alternatively, the display may be selectively changed. For example, when the first start port 62, the first start port 62, and the second start port 63 are entered in the order, the display is changed in the order of the first special symbol 192, the first special symbol 192, and the second special symbol 193. Is done. In this case, the special symbol adjustment means 152 monitors the hold control means 116 and stores the hold order of the winning / failing lottery values. Which special symbol is to be changed is determined in accordance with the order of entry of the game balls, that is, the hold order of the success / failure lottery values in the hold control means 116, so that the player can easily grasp the order of change visually.

  The special symbol adjusting means 152 in another modified example may display the variation display of the first special symbol 192 and the variation display of the second special symbol 193 in a predetermined digestion order regardless of the order of entry. Good. For example, priority may be given to alternately displaying the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 192 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 193. For example, when both the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value are held, the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 are alternately displayed in a variable manner. Which special symbol should be changed is simply switched alternately regardless of the order of entry of the game balls, so that the player can easily grasp the order of change.

  The special symbol adjusting means 152 also waits for the start of the other variable display when one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is stopped in the hit state. In this case, the special symbol change display is not started while the special game is executed, so that the player can concentrate on the special game.

  When the first lottery by the first lottery means 126 results in the transition to the special game, the special game control unit 120 operates the special game when the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the first big winning opening 91. Similarly, the special game control means 120, when the second lottery by the second lottery means 128 results in the transition to the special game, when the second special symbol 193 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode It is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the second big prize opening 92.

  The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the first grand prize winning opening 91 or the second big winning prize opening 92 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is composed of a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing operation as a unit. Special games include a 15R jackpot that repeats a unit game 15 times and a 2R jackpot that repeats a unit game that has a shorter opening time than the 15R jackpot only twice. In the case of 15R jackpot, the first grand prize port 91 or the second big prize port 92 is basically opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In the case of 2R big hit, the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is opened for about 0.5 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 120 ends the special game when the set round number of unit games is exhausted. Even in the case of 2R big hit, if the predetermined condition is satisfied, the first big winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 may be opened in the same opening manner as 15R big hit.

  The specific game executing means 122 controls the normal game in the probability changing state, the short time state, and the easy-to-enter state. The specific game execution means 122 shifts the game state to the time-saving state and the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game. On the other hand, the transition to the probability variation state after the end of the special game is limited to the case where the determined special symbol is a jackpot symbol with a transition to probability variation. The short-time state and the easy-to-enter state are continued until the number of times that the special symbol is changed is counted from the end of the special game and reaches a predetermined number of end conditions, for example, 100 times. However, when the state changes to the probability changing state at the same time, as long as the probability changing state continues, the short time state and the easy entry state are continued. That is, it continues until the next big hit occurs. Thus, the end of the short time state and the easy entry state is determined according to the gaming state. In the short time state, the first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 select the variation pattern having a short variation time so that the variation display time of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is substantially shortened. However, in a normal state, a fluctuation pattern table corresponding to the number of hold of the success / failure lottery value by the hold control unit 116 is referred to, and a change pattern with a long change time is likely to appear as the number of hold by the hold control unit 116 decreases. In the easy entry state, the normal symbol 195 is shortened, the normal symbol 195 is changed, and the second start port 63 is opened and extended. On the other hand, the probability variation state is continued until a special game with the next jackpot is executed. During the probability variation state, the probability of the success / failure determination result by the first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 is maintained at a high value.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 65, the first grand prize winning port 91, and the second major prize winning port 92 at the second start opening 63. When the normal symbol is stopped in a specific manner, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the second start port 63. The opening / closing control means 124 performs an opening extension in which the ordinary electric accessory 65 is operated for a longer time than in the normal state in the easy-to-enter state, and the second start port 63 is expanded for a longer time than in the normal state. The ease of entering the ball at the second start port 63 is enhanced so that the player can continue the game without reducing his possession. In the special game, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the big prize opening solenoid 80 or the big prize opening solenoid 81 to open the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92.

  The pattern storage means 130 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 in the variation of the decorative design 190 and the display process thereof are determined. The effect pattern is displayed separately from a plurality of variable effect patterns in which the change process from start to stop of the change and the change process in the change display of the decorative pattern 190 and the change display of the decorative pattern are displayed, and the degree of expectation for the jackpot And a plurality of notice effect patterns that suggest the height of the notice before the change display stops.

  The effect determination means 132 is sent to the effect display device 60 by the effect display control means 134 according to the first lottery determination result received from the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery determination result received from the second lottery means 128. The contents of the effect to be displayed are determined. The effect determining means 132 selects any one of a plurality of variation effect patterns corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined by the first pattern determining means 114 or the second pattern determining means 119 and selects from the pattern storage means 130. read out. The effect determining means 132 sends the read information of the fluctuation effect pattern to the effect display control means 134. The effect determining means 132 holds a pattern table that should be referred to in order to select a variable effect pattern.

  Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining unit 132 selects a variation effect pattern of the effect image having the same variation time according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The symbol form determining means 131 determines the combination of stop symbols of the decorative symbol 190 and their arrangement, the determination result of the lottery by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128, the special symbol stop symbol, the special symbol variation pattern, the decoration It is determined according to the design variation effect pattern. The symbol form determination unit 131 transmits information indicating the determined combination of stop symbols to the effect display control unit 134. The symbol form determining means 131 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, it is specified when the success / failure determination result by the first winning / failing determination unit 113 and the second winning / failing determination unit 117 indicates a transition to a special game of 15R jackpot For example, a combination of three symbols such as “777” and “111” is selected. A specific combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as “357” is also selected when the result of the determination is a 2R big hit or a small hit, but the specific combination is not necessarily a combination of three symbols. It does not have to be. When the determination result is neither big hit nor small hit, it is a combination in which three symbols such as “312” and “946” are not arranged, and a specific combination selected at the time of 2R big hit or small hit A combination that does not apply is selected. When the determination result is not 15R big hit, and a variation pattern indicating a loss with reach is selected, a combination with only one symbol such as “191” or “727” is selected. .

  The decorative design variation effect pattern defines a decorative display variation display mode, that is, a production process from the start of variation of the decorative symbol to the stop of variation. In the variation effect pattern, the pattern for displaying a normal out-of-order symbol, the pattern for displaying the out-of-order symbol through a reach state that is a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, and the big hit symbol through a reach state are displayed. A pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 132 selects a variation effect pattern of a decorative symbol having the same variation time as that of the special symbol, according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The notice effect pattern is an effect pattern for temporarily displaying an image, animation, video, or the like of a specific character or motif, or an effect pattern for outputting a specific sound. The effect by the notice effect pattern is executed in parallel with the symbol variation, and suggests that the symbol variation is highly expected to stop in the big hit mode. For example, there are a normal notice effect in which only one character image is displayed on the screen, and a group notice effect in which a large number of characters are displayed so as to pass from one end to the other end of the screen. Further, the display process of the notice effect is divided into a plurality of stages, and the number of stages to be displayed is made variable, and a step-up notice effect that is set such that the greater the number of stages is, the higher the degree of expectation for the big hit is included.

  The notice effect pattern includes a pattern in which the effect is executed at a timing after the display form of the decorative symbol 190 reaches the reach state and the final stop state of the symbol is notified, and no decorative symbol 190 is stopped. There is a pattern in which the performance is executed at the timing and the reach is reached at the same time.

  The effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to display a notice effect on the effect display device 60 according to the determination result of whether or not the lottery is made by a predetermined notice lottery, sets a prior effect, and sets a notice effect pattern to be displayed. decide. The effect determining means 132 holds a notice determination table that should be referred to in order to determine whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table that should be referred to when selecting the type of the notice effect pattern. The notice determination table is set so that different fields are referred to depending on the result of the lottery decision, and the lottery is made so that the notice effect is displayed with a higher probability than the case where the winner is selected. The correspondence between whether to display the determination result and the notice effect is determined. Thereby, the high expectation degree to the big hit can be suggested by displaying the notice effect itself.

  The effect display control means 134 variably displays the effect image including the decorative design 190 on the effect display device 60 according to the selected variation effect pattern data as the determination result of the success / failure lottery by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128. Let The effect display control means 134 newly receives the fact that the decorative symbol 190 change start command has been received and that the variable symbol 190 corresponding to the previous first and second lotteries has ended. This is the starting condition for symbol variation.

  When it is determined by the effect determining unit 132 that the notice effect is displayed, the effect display control means 134 superimposes the notice effect in accordance with the selected notice effect pattern on the effect of symbol variation to the effect display device 60. Display. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

  When the winning lottery value of the second lottery is stored, the effect display control means 134 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery, and stores the winning lottery value of the first lottery. Regardless of whether it is present or not, the symbol variation display corresponding to the second lottery is started. Thereby, when the lottery value is held for both the first lottery and the second lottery, the lottery value held in the second lottery is preferentially read and the variation of the decorative design is displayed. . In such a case, the lottery value held in the first lottery is not read until the second lottery hold number becomes zero, and the decoration pattern does not start to change. As described above, the effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display the symbol variation effect including the variation display of the decorative symbol 190.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the variation pattern table for loss in detail. In the variation pattern table 210 of this figure, the range of the pattern lottery value associated with the variation pattern is different for each number of holds. Specifically, the smaller the number of holds, the wider the range of pattern lottery values assigned to variation patterns with relatively long variation times, and the probability that variation patterns with long variation times will be selected is increased. . Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes longer as the number of holdings by the holding control means 116 is smaller. Therefore, when the number of holds by the hold control means 116 is less than a predetermined number, for example, 1 to 2, the selection probability of the change pattern having a long change time becomes higher than usual, and the change time tends to be relatively long.

  The first column 212 shows the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern when the number of the first lottery held by the special symbol holding means 144 or the number of the second lottery held is 1. Similarly, in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218, the number of the first lottery held by the special symbol holding means 144 or the number of the second lottery held is 2, 3 and 4, respectively. The correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern is shown. That is, it can be considered that the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 indicate the variation pattern table for each number of holds. In this figure, an example will be described in which a plurality of variation patterns that can be selected at the time of deviation are classified into five types according to variation time, but actually, a plurality of variation effect patterns are prepared for each of those classifications, This is equivalent to the fact that dozens of types of variation effect patterns are associated with the lottery value ranges for the respective categories.

  The first range 222 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 0 to 10. A super reach variation pattern of “super 1” is associated. The second range 224 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 11 to 20. A super reach variation pattern of “super 2” is associated. Thus, in the case of the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 0 to 10 and the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 11 to 20, the variation pattern having the same variation time is selected regardless of the number of holdings.

  The third range 226 includes normal reach in the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 21 to 255, respectively. The three types of variation patterns “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach” are associated with each other. However, the range of pattern lottery values associated with each variation pattern varies depending on the number of holds. In the first column 212, the sizes of the lottery value ranges to which “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach” are associated are approximately equal, and the ranges obtained by dividing 21 to 255 into approximately three equal portions are associated with each other. Yes. On the other hand, in the second column 214, the size of the lottery value range associated with “normal 1” and “normal 2” is slightly smaller than the lottery value range associated with “no reach”. In addition, in the third column 216, the size of the lottery value range associated with each of “normal 1” and “normal 2” is further reduced, and in the fourth column 218, “normal 1” and “normal 2” are supported. The size of the lottery value range to be attached is further reduced.

  The fluctuation time of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” may be longer than the fluctuation time of “No reach”, and when “No reach”, the fluctuation time may be shortened like a short time state. Depending on the setting contents of the third range 226, the average variation time will differ. As the number of holds increases from 1 to 2, 3, and 4, the pattern lottery value range of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” decreases, and conversely, the pattern lottery value range of “out of reach” increases. Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes shorter as the number of holds increases, and conversely, the average change time becomes longer as the number of holds decreases. In this way, by using a variation pattern table in which the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern is different for each number of holdings, control that makes it easy to select a variation pattern with a long variation time when the number of holdings decreases is realized. be able to.

  The operation of the above configuration will be described below. First, for the sake of clarity, the overall flow is outlined without particularly distinguishing the operation of the main board 102 and the operation of the sub board 104, and then the details of the operation process of the main board 102 and the details of the operation process of the sub board 104 are described. Will be explained.

  First, processing is performed when a game ball has won the first starting port 62, the second starting port 63, the general winning port 72, the first major winning port 91, the second major winning port 92, etc. If there is, the normal game control process such as symbol variation is executed. If the normal game is not being executed, the special game control process is executed, and the small hit game control process is executed. Thereafter, the payout of balls according to various winnings is processed with the number of winning balls set in the winning process.

  In the winning process, when there is a ball in the first starting port 62 or the second starting port 63, the number of winning balls corresponding to the starting winning port is set. If the ball enters the first starting port 62, the number of the first lottery is referred to whether it is less than 4, and if the ball enters the second starting port 63, the second lottery is held. Is determined to be less than 4, and if it is in a state where each can be further held, a winning / wrong lottery value is acquired. At this time, information such as the type of the lottery value to be held (whether it is the first lottery value or the second lottery value) and the hold order of the lottery value are transmitted to the effect determination means 132. Then, a pre-determination process for determining whether or not to win is executed based on the winning or failing lottery value, and the winning or failing lottery value is held in the special symbol holding means 144. In the present embodiment, both the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 execute the determination as prior determination. However, as a modification, the preliminary determination by the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means. It is good also as a different aspect from the prior determination by 128. For example, the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 may be made different from each other in terms of which one of determination / non-execution determination, symbol determination, and pattern determination is executed as prior determination. Alternatively, only one of the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 may execute a pre-determination and transmit the determination result, or the first lottery may be changed depending on the gaming state such as whether or not the probability change is in progress. It may be switched which of the lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 executes the preliminary determination. Or it is good also as an aspect which determines whether prior determination is performed in both the 1st lottery means 126 and the 2nd lottery means 128 according to a gaming state. Further, the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 may switch whether to use the determination result according to the gaming state on the sub-board 104 side while transmitting the pre-determination result to the sub-board 104. .

  If there is a winning ball in the general winning opening 72, the number of winning balls corresponding to the general winning slot 72 is set. When the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 has been won, the number of winning balls corresponding to the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is set.

  In the pre-judgment process, first, the pre-judgment determination is executed with reference to the pre-judgment judgment table, a value indicating the hit / miss range is set as the judgment result, the pre-design judgment is performed with reference to the symbol judgment table, A value indicating the symbol number is set as the determination result, the preliminary pattern determination is executed with reference to the preliminary pattern determination table, and a value indicating the pattern range is set as the determination result. The value of the pre-determination result set as described above is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer together with information such as the value indicating whether the first lottery or the second lottery, the number of holds, the hold order, etc. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 132 of the substrate 104.

  In the normal game control process, the pre-reading process in the sub-board 104 is executed, and the execution of the special symbol changing process in the main board 102 and the execution of the decorative symbol changing process in the sub-board 104 are repeated.

  In the pre-reading process in the sub-board 104, when the effect determining unit 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the pre-determination result from the main board 102, the effect display control unit 134 receives the first lottery and the second lottery received together with the pre-determination result. The display of the number of holds on the effect display device 60 is updated based on the value indicating which of the lotteries and the information on the number of holds.

  In the special symbol variation process on the main board 102, when the symbol variation display has not started yet, or when the second winning / losing lottery value has been put on hold, the second winning / failing determination means 117 reads out the second winning / failing lottery value. The second special symbol 193 is determined whether or not the second special symbol 193 is determined, the second special symbol determination unit 117 determines the second special symbol 193, and the second pattern determination unit 119 determines the variation pattern of the second special symbol 193, and changes with the determined result A start command is transmitted to the sub board 104, and the symbol variation of the second special symbol 193 is started.

  In the case where the second winning lottery value is not reserved and the first winning lottery value is reserved, the first special symbol 192 is read again by the first winning / nothing lottery means 113. The first success / failure determination means 113 determines the first special symbol 192, the first pattern determination means 114 determines the fluctuation pattern of the first special symbol 192, and the change start command is sub- It transmits to the board | substrate 104 and the symbol fluctuation | variation of the 1st special symbol 192 is started.

  When the symbol variation display has already started, the symbol variation display of the special symbol is processed, and when the predetermined variation time has passed and the symbol display stop timing is reached, a variation stop command is transmitted to the sub-board 104. The displayed symbol variation is stopped at a predetermined stop symbol.

  In the decorative symbol variation process on the sub circuit board 104, when the effect determining means 132 of the sub circuit board 104 receives the variation start command from the main circuit board 102, the decoration symbol is displayed according to the received special symbol stop pattern, variation pattern, and the result of the determination. The stop mode is determined, and the variation production pattern is determined. If the variation display of the decorative symbol has already been started, the display processing of the symbol variation and the notice effect is executed, and when the variation stop command is received from the main board 102, the decorative symbol is stopped in the determined stop mode. The symbol variation display is stopped by displaying.

  In the special game, first, when the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92 has not been opened yet, the effect display control means 134 starts the effect processing of the special game, and the opening / closing control means 124 causes the first grand prize winning. Open the mouth 91 or the second grand prize opening 92. When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the opening of the first grand prize opening 91 or the second grand prize opening 92, or when the opening time has not elapsed, the first big winning opening 91 or the second big prize winning When the number of balls entered into the mouth 92 reaches 9 or more, the opening / closing control means 124 closes the first big prize winning port 91 or the second big prize winning port 92.

  If the unit game has reached the final round after the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92 is closed, the effect display control means 134 ends the effect processing of the special game, and the special game control means 120 The game is ended, and a specific game, that is, execution of probability change and time reduction is started. If the unit game has not reached the final round, 1 is added to the number of rounds.

  In the small hit game, if the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 has not been opened, the opening process of the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is executed. When the predetermined opening time has elapsed, the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92 is closed. If the opening / closing for the set number of times has been completed after the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second major winning prize port 92 is closed, the small hit game is terminated. If opening / closing for the set number of times has not ended, 1 is added to the number of opening / closing times.

  Next, the operation process of the main board 102 will be described in more detail. 10 to 13 are flowcharts showing the operation process of the main board 102 in detail. When the power switch 40 is turned on, the CPU of the main board 102 reads and executes a command stored at a predetermined position in the ROM. First, processing necessary at power-on, such as setting a stack pointer (S1002), permitting access to the RWM (S1004 to S1006), and setting an internal register (S1008 to S1026), is executed.

  Subsequently, depending on the pressed state of the RWM clear switch, the value of the power-off information flag, and the checksum calculation result of the data stored in the RWM, the process at the time of power-off recovery or the initialization of the RWM is performed. . Specifically, when the RWM clear switch is not pressed and both the value of the power-off information flag and the checksum of the data stored in the RWM are normal, processing at the time of power-off recovery I do. In other cases, that is, when the RWM clear switch is pressed or when the RWM clear switch is not pressed, either the power-off information flag or the checksum of the data stored in the RWM If not normal, the RWM is initialized.

  In S1028 to S1034, the state of the RWM clear switch is monitored. If it is determined that the RWM clear switch has been pressed (N in S1034), the process proceeds to S1112 in FIG. 11 to execute RWM data initialization processing. If it is determined that the RWM clear switch has not been pressed (Y in S1032), the process proceeds to S1036, and the value of the power-off information flag is checked (S1036 to S1038).

  In S1036, the value of the power-off information flag is checked. If the value of the power-off information flag does not match the power-off normal data (Y in S1038), the process proceeds to S1112 in FIG. 11, and RWM data initialization processing is executed. If the value of the power-off information flag matches the power-off normal data (N in S1038), the process proceeds to S1040, and the data stored in the RWM is inspected.

  In S1040 to S1108, the data stored in the RWM is inspected. As will be described later with reference to FIG. 13, if the processing is normally completed at the previous power-off, the two's complement of the checksum of the data stored in the RWM is stored in the RWM. If there is no abnormality in the data stored in the checksum data, the checksum data becomes zero. If the checksum data is not 0 (N in S1108), the process proceeds to S1110 in FIG. 11 to execute RWM data initialization processing. If the checksum data is 0 (Y in S1108), the process proceeds to S1152 in FIG. 11 to execute a process for returning to the state before the power is turned off.

  When the RWM clear switch is pressed, or when either the power-off information flag or the checksum of the data stored in the RWM is not normal, RWM data initialization processing in S1110 to S1124 Execute. All areas of the RWM are cleared with 0 (S1112 to S1118), and the initial setting of the RWM (S1120) and the initialization of the effect display (S1122 to S1124) are executed. The RWM data initialization process is thus completed, and the process proceeds to S1216 in FIG.

  When the RWM clear switch is not pressed and both the power-off information flag and the checksum of the data stored in the RWM are normal, in S1152 to S1214, the state before power-off is restored. Perform the process. In order to perform the RWM power-off recovery setting, a power-off recovery setting process is executed (S1152). In the power-off recovery setting process, data indicating that the power-on is normally performed is stored in the power-off information flag, and initial setting of various errors and initial setting of communication with the payout control board are performed. Next, the command request for untransmitted before power-off is cleared (S1154 to S1162), and a command transmission request for various information indicating the gaming state is made (S1174 to S1176). Subsequently, in order to make a request for an effect command corresponding to the number of suspended balls in the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71, a symbol memory number command request process is executed (S1178). Subsequently, the open / closed state of the second starting port 63 and the first grand prize winning port 91 is returned to the state before the power is cut off (S1180 to S1210). Subsequently, processing for notifying the operating state of the probability variation function of the special symbol is performed (S1212 to S1214). Thus, the process for returning to the state before the power interruption is finished, and the process proceeds to S1216.

  When either the RWM data initialization process (S1112 to S1124) or the process for returning to the state before the power interruption (S1152 to S1214) is completed, refer to FIGS. 14 and 15 in S1216 of FIG. Then, a count value is set in order to start an interrupt process described later (S1216 to S1218). As a result, a timer interrupt is generated every predetermined time (for example, 4 milliseconds), and the interrupt processing shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 is executed.

  Subsequently, the main loop process for managing the gaming machine is started. Specifically, the timer interrupt is prohibited (S1220), the watchdog timer is prepared to be restarted (S1222 to S1224), and the power-off is determined (S1226 to S1228). As will be described later with reference to FIG. 16, when a power-off is detected, power-off confirmation data is stored in a power-off confirmation flag in a power-off storage process executed by an unconditional interrupt. Therefore, the value of the power-off confirmation flag is inspected. If the value of the power-off confirmation flag matches the power-off confirmation data (Y in S1228), the process proceeds to S1302 in FIG. 13 to execute the power-off process. When the value of the power-off confirmation flag does not match the power-off confirmation data (N in S1228), the initial value random number per normal symbol, the symbol initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are updated. An initial value random number update process is executed (S1230). Subsequently, the timer interrupt is permitted (S1232), and the process returns to S1220. Thereafter, S1220 to S1232 are repeated. When the timer interrupt is generated while the timer interrupt is prohibited (S1220 to S1232), the interrupt process shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 is executed after the timer interrupt is permitted in S1232.

  When power-off is detected in S1228 of FIG. 12, power-off processing is executed in S1302 to S1330 of FIG. First, the watchdog timer is restarted (S1302 to S1304), and the power-on state is confirmed (S1306 to S1308). When the content of the power-off information flag does not match the power-on normal data (N in S1308), it is determined that the power-on is not normal, and the power-off abnormal data is stored in the power-off information flag (S1310). The process proceeds to S1328. When the content of the power-off information flag matches the power-on normal data (Y in S1308), it is determined that the power-on is normal, and the power-off normal data is stored in the power-off information flag (S1312). Subsequently, in order to confirm whether the contents of the backed-up RWM are not corrupted at the next power-on, the checksum of the data stored in the RWM is calculated (S1314 to S1322), and the two's complement of the checksum is calculated. Is stored in the RWM (S1324 to S1326). Subsequently, access to the RWM is prohibited (S1328 to S1330). The power-off process is thus completed, and the process loops until the power is turned off.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing details of the power-off storage process. When a decrease in power supply voltage supplied from the power supply unit 48 is detected in a power supply voltage monitoring circuit (not shown), an unconditional interrupt request signal is input from the power supply voltage monitoring circuit to the CPU of the main board 102. When receiving the unconditional interrupt request signal, the CPU starts the power-off storage process stored after address 0066H regardless of whether or not the interrupt is permitted. The CPU temporarily saves the value of the AF register (S1602), stores the power-off confirmation data in the power-off confirmation flag (S1604), and then restores the saved AF register value to the AF register (S1606). Return to the process before the unconditional interrupt occurred. As a result, the power-off confirmation data is detected in S1228 of the main loop shown in FIG. 12, and the power-off process shown in FIG. 13 is executed.

  15 and 16 are flowcharts showing details of the interrupt processing. When a timer interrupt occurs in the main loop, the CPU executes an interrupt process. The CPU sets an interrupt operation condition (S1402 to S1404), and restarts the watchdog timer (S1406 to S1408). Subsequently, in order to manage the gaming machine, the CPU performs input processing (S1410), various random number update processing (S1412), initial value update type random number update processing (S1414), initial value random number update processing (S1416), timer subtraction processing. (S1418), second start port effective period setting process (S1420), winning prize monitoring process (S1422), prize ball control process (S1424), normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S1426), normal symbol control process (S1428), normal Symbol variation start monitoring processing (S1430), starting port monitoring control processing (S1432), special symbol control processing (S1434), special electric accessory control processing (S1436), special winning opening valid period setting processing (S1438), special symbol variation Start monitoring control process (S1440), abnormality detection process (S1442), entrance passage time abnormality detection process (S1444) Game state display processing (S1446), steering wheel state signal inspection processing (S1448), LED output processing (S1450), firing control signal output processing (S1452), test signal output processing (S1454), solenoid output processing (S1456), production control The command transmission process (S1458) and the external information output process (S1502) are executed in order, the next timer interrupt is permitted (S1504), and the process returns.

  In the input process (S1410) of FIG. 15, the input of the switch, disconnection short circuit power supply abnormality detection signal, door / frame opening signal, magnetic detection signal, radio wave detection signal, and touch status signal attached to the game board surface is monitored. The data indicating the input state is created and stored in the RWM.

  In various random number update processes (S1412) of FIG. 15, the normal symbol variation pattern random number and the variation pattern random number are updated. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is read from the RWM, and if the value is less than the predetermined maximum value, the value is incremented and stored. If the value is greater than or equal to the predetermined maximum value, 0 is stored. The variation pattern random number is read from the RWM, and if the result of subtracting the predetermined value from the value is 0 or more, the subtraction result is stored, and if the result is less than 0, the predetermined maximum value is stored. As a result, the normal symbol variation pattern random number and the variation pattern random number are updated every time the timer interrupt occurs.

  In the initial value update type random number update process (S1414) of FIG. 15, the random numbers per ordinary symbol, the symbol random numbers per special symbol, and the soft random numbers per special symbol are updated. The random value, maximum value, and initial value are read from the RWM, and the random value is incremented. If the incremented result exceeds the maximum value, the random number is set to 0. If the incremented result matches the initial value, the initial value random number is read from the RWM and the initial value is updated. As a result, the random number per normal symbol, the random number per special symbol, and the soft random number per special symbol are updated every time the timer interrupt occurs. Then, a new random number is generated by resetting the initial value.

  In the initial value random number update process (S1416) of FIG. 15, the initial value random number per normal symbol, the symbol initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are updated. The initial value random number is read from the initial value random number update table of the RWM, and the value of the initial value random number is incremented. If the incremented result exceeds the upper limit, the initial random number is set to 0. The same process is performed in the initial value random number update process (S1230) in the main loop process shown in FIG.

  In the timer subtraction process (S1418) of FIG. 15, the 2-byte timer is updated. The timer value is read from the RWM. If the timer value is other than 0, the value is decremented and stored. When the timer value is 0, the timer is not updated.

  In the second start port effective period setting process (S1420) of FIG. 15, in order to set the effective period of the second start port 63, values corresponding to the normal symbol status value and the second start port effective extension timer value are set. 2 Stored in the start port effective period flag. The second starting port 63 has an effective period during which a prize ball is paid out and a lottery related to the second special symbol is executed by entering a game ball, and even when a game ball enters, the prize ball is paid out and the second special ball An invalid period during which the lottery related to the symbol is not executed is set. As will be described later, in the start port monitoring control process (S1432), since the second start port winning monitoring process is not performed during the invalid period of the second start port 63, a game ball enters the second start port 63. Even so, the payout of prize balls and the lottery related to the second special symbol are not executed. During the invalid period, the start winning detection device 75 may not detect the winning of the game ball, or even if the start winning detection device 75 detects the winning of the game ball, it is ignored, The lottery related to the second special symbol may not be executed. The same applies to the case where the valid period and the invalid period are set for the first start port 62, the first grand prize port 91, the second major prize port 92, the operation port 68, the general prize port 72, and the like. When the value of the normal symbol status is a value indicating that the normal electric accessory is being operated, the second start port effective period data is stored in the second start port effective period flag. If the value of the normal symbol status is not a value indicating that the normal electric accessory is operating, and if the value of the second start port effective extension timer is not 0, the second start port effective period data is stored in the second start port effective period flag. If the value of the second start port effective extension timer is 0, the second start port invalid period data is stored in the second start port effective period flag.

  In the winning monitoring process (S1422) of FIG. 15, when the game ball passes through the switch, when the game ball passes through the switch, there is no invalid period in the judgment of the invalid period corresponding to each switch, and the judgment of the prize ball payout is made. If it is determined that there is a payout in the game, or if it is determined that the ball passes through the switch during the validity period in the invalid period determination, and that it is determined that there is a payout in the determination of the payout of the prize ball, the game ball has won the winning opening. Judge and update the winning counter. Also, it creates a security output request to be output to the external terminal and sends a command transmission request.

  In the prize ball control process (S1424) in FIG. 15, monitoring of data reception from the payout control board, command transmission request to the payout control board, command transmission to the payout control board, and inspection of received data from the payout control board are performed. , In order.

  In the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S1426) of FIG. 15, the passing of the game ball through the operation port 68 is monitored, and when it is determined that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68, the number of normal symbol fluctuation hold is the upper limit value. If the number is less than 4, the number of holdings of the normal symbol is updated, and the random number related to the normal symbol is stored in the RWM.

  In the normal symbol control process (S1428) of FIG. 15, the state of the normal symbol is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal symbol control is being performed, the process related to the normal symbol display device 59 or the ordinary electric accessory 65 is executed. When the state of the normal symbol is “Normal symbol changing”, the normal symbol changing process is executed, and when the normal symbol is stopped, the normal symbol stop symbol displaying process is executed. In the case of “operating in an accessory”, a process in which an ordinary electric accessory is in operation is executed, and in the case of “in an ordinary electric actor operation end demonstration”, a process in an ordinary electric actor operation end demonstration is executed. In the normal symbol variation processing, the variation time is monitored after the variation of the ordinary symbol, and when it is determined that the variation time of the ordinary symbol is over, the variation stop setting of the ordinary symbol is performed. In the normal symbol stop symbol display processing, the normal symbol stop symbol display time is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal symbol stop symbol display time has ended, the normal symbol operation end setting corresponding to the result of the hit determination is performed. In the case of winning, the state of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is set to the normal electric accessory operation, the operation state of the normal electric accessory opening extension function at the start of the ordinary electric accessory operation is saved, and the ordinary electric accessory operation is performed. The operation setting of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 corresponding to the operation state of the ordinary electric accessory opening extension function at the start is performed. In the case of detachment, the normal symbol state is set to the normal symbol fluctuation standby. In the process during operation of the ordinary electric accessory, when the winning prize winning for the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the game ball is monitored and it is determined that the number of winning prizes for the ordinary electric accessory 65 has reached the maximum winning number Then, the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 65 and the second start opening effective extension time are set. When it is determined that the number of winnings in the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 has not reached the maximum winning number, the opening / closing time of the entrance of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 is monitored. When the opening / closing of the entrance of the prize winning opening is set and it is determined that the opening of the entrance of the series of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is finished, the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 65 and the second start opening valid Set the extension time. If it is determined that the opening / closing time of the winning opening associated with the ordinary electric accessory 65 has not ended, the opening / closing of the winning opening associated with the ordinary electric accessory 65 is not set. In the normal electric actor operation end demonstration process, the normal electric actor 65 operation end demonstration time is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal electric actor 65 operation end demo time has ended, the normal symbol state changes to the normal symbol state. Set during standby.

  In the normal symbol fluctuation start monitoring process (S1430) of FIG. 15, the normal symbol operating state is monitored, the normal symbol status value is in the normal symbol fluctuation waiting state, and the normal symbol operation pending ball count value is other than zero. If it is, it is determined that the change of the normal symbol is started. When it is determined that normal symbol variation is to be started, the number of normal symbol actuated balls is decremented, hit determination, stop symbol determination, normal symbol variation pattern number setting, and normal symbol variation time setting are performed. Thereafter, the state of the normal symbol is set during the normal symbol variation, and the RWM area used for the normal symbol state setting, the hit determination, and the variation pattern determination is cleared.

  In the starting port monitoring control process (S1432) of FIG. 15, the first starting port 62 winning and the second starting port 63 winning of the game ball are monitored. When the number of reserved balls for the first special symbol is less than 4, if the winning of the game ball is confirmed, the internal random number is acquired, and the value obtained by adding the value of the soft random number per special symbol to the acquired internal random number, It is stored in the buffer as a random number per special symbol used in jackpot determination. In addition, a design random number and a variation pattern random number are acquired and stored as random numbers related to the special design. In this embodiment, the second special symbol hold is digested in preference to the first special symbol hold, so only the hold related to the winning is updated, but the special symbol hold digest order is the winning order. In this case, in addition to renewal of the hold related to the winning, the total number of reserving is updated and the winning order is stored. Next, in order to make a request for a notice effect command corresponding to the random number memorized at the start opening prize, check the state of the gaming machine, and if it is determined that it is the command transmission period, the request for the advance notice effect, the request for the advance notice effect, the pattern notice The production requests are made in order. That is, as a prefetch command, a command request is made of a value obtained by dividing a big hit random number, a design random number, and a variation pattern random number into blocks. Here, when (1) waiting for a hit and storing the random number related to the first special symbol while the probability variation function of the normal symbol is not activated, (2) waiting for a hit and a normal symbol When random number memory related to the second special symbol is stored while the probability variation function is not activated, (3) corresponds to either random number memory related to the second special symbol during big hit or small hit If so, it is determined that it is a command transmission period. Subsequently, in order to make a request for a production command corresponding to the number of reserved balls for special symbols, symbol memory number command request processing is executed. As a result, the sub-board 104 is notified that the number of reserved balls for special symbols has been updated. At this time, information indicating the number of reserved balls of each of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is included in one command. Thereby, the capacity of the program can be reduced. As described above, in the pre-reading, four hits, a winning symbol, a variation pattern, and the number of reserved balls are transmitted to the sub-board 104 as a set. The winning symbol information includes information that allows the symbol group to be known. Subsequently, the value of the second start port effective period flag is inspected. If the value of the second start port effective period flag is the second start port effective period data, the second start port effective period data is the same as in the case of the first start port winning prize. Monitor the start opening prize. When the value of the second start opening valid period flag is the second start opening invalid period data, the second start opening winning monitoring process is not performed. When the game ball winning is confirmed when the number of held balls is 0, the number of held balls is once changed from 0 to 1 and then a control process related to the start of change described later is performed.

  The special symbol control process (S1434) of FIG. 15 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  In the special electric accessory control process (S1436) of FIG. 15, in order to perform the process related to the special electric accessory, the operating state of the condition device and the special electric accessory is inspected, and the condition device is in operation or the special electric accessory is If it is determined that it is in operation, a process related to the special electric accessory is executed. Depending on the value of the special electric game status, the special winning opening opening preparation process, the special electric accessory operating process, the special winning opening closing process, the big hit end demonstration process, the small hit start demonstration process, the small hit special electric operation is in progress The process, the process during closing of the small winning big prize opening, and the process during the small hit end demonstration are executed.

  In the big prize opening valid period setting process (S1438) of FIG. 15, in order to save the validity period determination result of the first big prize opening 91, when the value of the first big prize opening validity time buffer is 0, The big winning opening effective period data is stored in the 1 big winning opening effective period flag, and when it is other than 0, the big winning opening effective period data is stored in the first big winning opening effective period flag.

  The special symbol variation start monitoring control process (S1440) of FIG. 15 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  In the abnormality detection process (S1442) of FIG. 15, the magnetic detection signal, the disconnection short circuit power supply abnormality detection signal, the radio wave detection signal, and the door / frame opening signal are inspected, and if the error state is changed, the error state is stored. Then, the display request for the error state effect of the gaming machine is made to the sub-board 104. If there is no change in the error state, the storage of the error state and the display request for the error state effect are not performed.

  In the incoming ball passage time abnormality detection process (S1444) in FIG. 15, in order to detect an incoming ball passage time abnormality, the continuous on time of each switch level is monitored, and as a result, it is determined that there has been a change from the previous time. Then, the setting of the abnormal passing time, the command transmission request, and the generation of the security output request to be output to the external terminal are sequentially performed. If it is determined that the continuous on-time is not abnormal, a security output request is not created.

  In the game state display process (S1446) of FIG. 15, the number of times that the special electric accessory is continuously operated, the error state, the number of operation holding balls of the normal symbol display device, and the display request for the number of operation holding balls of the special symbol display device Therefore, each display data is created.

  In the handle state signal inspection process (S1448) of FIG. 15, the handle state is inspected in order to monitor the touch state of the handle, and if it is determined that the handle state has changed as a result of the inspection, the handle state monitoring timer is subtracted. , Update the handle state, set the handle state monitoring timer, and make a command transmission request for the handle state effect. As a result of the inspection, if it is determined that there is no change in the handle state, a handle state monitoring timer is set. When the result of decrementing the value of the handle state monitoring timer is other than 0, it is determined that the timer is being subtracted, and the subsequent processing is not performed.

  In the LED output process (S1450) of FIG. 15, the display of special symbols, the display of normal symbols, the display of the number of reserved balls for operation of the special symbol display device, the display of the number of reserved balls for operation of the normal symbol display device, the display of the game state, Initialization of the display to display the number of times that the special electric accessory is operated continuously, display the operating state of the special electric accessory when the accessory continuous operation device is not in operation, display the classification, and display the error The display data is acquired and output in order.

  In the launch control signal output processing (S1452) of FIG. 15, in order to output a game ball launch prohibition / permission signal, setting of the launch prohibition / permission corresponding to the communication state with the payout control board and disconnection short circuit power supply abnormality , And after obtaining the launch prohibition / permission data, the launch prohibition / permission signal is output.

  In the test signal output process (S1454) of FIG. 15, a signal to be output to the test apparatus is created and output to the corresponding output port.

  In the solenoid output process (S1456) of FIG. The output data is acquired and the output data is output. The operation flag and operation timer of each solenoid are acquired, and output data corresponding to the acquired solenoid operation flag and solenoid operation timer is acquired. Next, the solenoid operation timer is updated and output data is output to the solenoid output port.

  In the effect control command transmission process (S1458) of FIG. 15, the presence or absence of a transmission request for a command to be transmitted to the sub-board 104 is inspected, and if it is determined that there is a transmission request, the requested command data is acquired and used command buffer Is cleared to 0, and MODE data corresponding to the acquired command data is acquired, MODE data is output, MODE data is held, EVENT data corresponding to the acquired command data is acquired, and EVENT data is output in order.

  In the external information output process (S1502) of FIG. 16, a signal to be output to the external terminal is created, and the created signal is output to the external information output port.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing details of the special symbol variation start monitoring control process (S1440) of FIG. First, the variation start of the second special symbol is monitored (S2002 to S2006), and then the variation start of the first special symbol is monitored (S2008 to S2012). In this embodiment, as described above, the reserved ball of the second special symbol is digested in preference to the reserved ball of the first special symbol, so that the variation can be started in the order of the second special symbol and the first special symbol. It is determined whether or not. Even if both the first special symbol and the second special symbol can be changed, the second special symbol can be changed in the monitoring of the change start of the second special symbol executed first. Therefore, in the subsequent monitoring of the fluctuation start of the first special symbol, it is not determined that the first special symbol is ready to start the fluctuation.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing details of the special symbol variation start monitoring process (S2006 and S2012) of FIG. It is determined whether or not the special symbol is ready to start changing (S2102 to S2112). When the digestion order of the reserved balls of the special symbol is the preferential digestion of the second special symbol, (1) the big hit or the small hit is not made (the value of the special electric game status of S2102 is 0), (2) the first 1 special symbol is waiting for change (the value of the first special symbol game status of S2104 is 0), (3) the second special symbol is waiting for change (the second special symbol game status of S2106) (4) The special symbol can start to fluctuate when all of (4) the number of the operation reserved balls of the special symbol is other than 0 (the value of S2110 is not 0) are satisfied. It is determined that it is in a state (N in S2112). (5) In addition to the above (1) to (3), (5) the total number of reserved balls in the special symbol is other than 0, when the digestion order of the special symbols in the reserved ball is a winning order, (6) When the determination is consistent with the digestion order, that is, the winning order, it is determined that the special symbol can be started to change. If it is determined that the special symbol is not in a state where the variation can be started (Y in S2108 and Y in S2112), the special symbol variation start monitoring process is terminated and the process returns.

  When it is determined that the special symbol can be changed (N in S2112), the number of the operation reserved balls of the special symbol is decremented (S2114), and the first special symbol hold display device 20 and the second special symbol hold display device 21 are decremented. In order to make a request for a production command corresponding to the number of reserved balls, the symbol memory number command request process is executed (S2116). As a result, the sub-board 104 is notified that the number of reserved balls for special symbols has been updated. At this time, information indicating the number of reserved balls of each of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is included in one command. Thereby, the capacity of the program can be reduced.

  Subsequently, a special symbol hit determination process is performed (S2118). FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing details of the special symbol hit determination process (S2118) of FIG. First, the random number stored in the RWM corresponding to the reserved ball whose digestion order of the special symbol is first is transferred to the determination area (S2202 to S2210), and the random number of the second reserved ball is first. Random numbers are transferred between the reserved balls so that the digestion order is filled, such as third to second (S2212 to S2216), and the area storing the random numbers of the fourth reserved ball is cleared (S2218 to S2220). Subsequently, with reference to the special symbol jackpot determination value table, the jackpot determination is performed (S2222 to S2232). If it is not a big hit (Y in S2234), then a small hit determination is made (S2238 to S2240). A value corresponding to whether the determination result of the random number per special symbol is a big hit, a small hit or a loss is stored in the special symbol determination flag (S2248). The value stored in the special symbol determination flag is cleared when the variation of the special symbol is stopped (S2908).

  Subsequently, a symbol determination process is performed (S2120). In order to determine the stop symbol of the special symbol, the stop symbol corresponding to the special symbol hit determination result and the setting of the character effect are set. As described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9, the character may be a picture added in a form integrated with the decorative design 190, an image used for a notice effect, or the like, or related to the decorative design 190 itself. It may be information. 20 and 21 are flowcharts showing details of the symbol determination process (S2120) of FIG. The value of the special symbol determination flag is confirmed, and when the hit determination is a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined based on the symbol random number (S2312-S2324). The symbol random number takes a value of, for example, 0 to 999. After the lottery table is determined by the value of the higher byte of the symbol random number (S2312-S2316), the symbol is determined by the value of the lower byte of the symbol random number (S2318-S2324). . Thereby, the capacity of the program can be reduced. If the result of the hit determination is a small hit, a small hit symbol is determined (S2302). In this embodiment, since there is only one kind of small hit symbol, the symbol is directly designated without using the symbol random number. When the result of the hit determination is a big hit or a small hit, following the determination of the hit symbol, the symbol type is set (S2326 to S2334) and the character effect is set (S2336 to S2352). Since the winning symbol is stored as a symbol group corresponding to rounds, time-sharing, etc., the capacity of the program can be reduced. If the result of the hit determination is out of place, the out-of-band design and character effect are set (S2308). Regardless of the result of the hit determination, in order to notify the sub-board 104 of the success / failure symbol or the like, variable added symbol information is created by adding information on the gaming state to the symbol group. The created information is transmitted later (S2744).

  Subsequently, in order to perform processing corresponding to the result of the hit determination, the hit determination result of the special symbol is confirmed (S2122). When the result of the hit determination is a big hit (N in S2126), the operation content of the probability variation function of the special symbol display device is set in the probability variation determination flag (S2128 to S2134). The operation content of the probability variation function is determined based on the value of the group determination number indicating the type of winning symbol determined in the symbol determining process (S2120). That is, the rate of probability variation is also determined based on the design random number for determining the winning design. Subsequently, in order to set the gaming state after the big hit, a time-short count determination process is executed (S2136). In the time reduction count determination process, the operation content of the special symbol variation time shortening function is set, and the operation content of the normal symbol probability variation function is set. Subsequently, in order to set the number of times that the special electric accessory is continuously operated and the operation content of the special electric accessory, a special electric accessory setting process is executed (S2138). Subsequently, a variation pattern mode setting process is executed in order to set the contents of the variation pattern selection state after the end of the big hit or the small hit (S2140). In the variation pattern mode setting process, the contents of the variation pattern selection state are set by inspecting the result of the hit determination and the operation state of the probability variation function of the normal symbol and selecting the variation pattern table corresponding to the result of the inspection. . Subsequently, in order to set the demonstration production time, a demonstration production time setting process is executed (S2142). In the demonstration effect time setting process, the start demonstration time and the end demonstration time are set with reference to a table selected based on the value of the group determination number indicating the gaming state and the type of winning symbol. In the specification that determines whether or not to make a probable change depending on whether or not a specific area in the big prize opening has been entered, if it is a big hit, the end demo time determines the time value in the case of probable change and non-probable change. At the start of the end demo, it may be determined whether the change is probable or non-probable, and the end demo time corresponding to the result may be set. Subsequently, the RWM area used for the hit determination and symbol determination is cleared (S2144 to S2148). That is, the RWM area used for the hit determination and symbol determination is cleared in the interrupt process. Subsequently, the state of the special symbol is set to start fluctuation (S2150). If the result of the hit determination is a small hit (Y in S2124), in the variation pattern mode setting process (S2140) and the demonstration performance time setting processing (S2142), the variation pattern table is selected and the demonstration performance time is set. The RWM area used for the hit determination and symbol determination is cleared (S2144 to S2148), and the state of the special symbol is set to start of variation (S2150). When the result of the hit determination is out of place (Y in S2126), the RWM area used for the hit determination and the symbol determination is cleared (S2144 to S2148), and the state of the special symbol is set to start of fluctuation (S2150). .

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing details of the special symbol control process (S1434) of FIG. First, the waiting state is inspected, and if it is determined that it is not in the waiting state (Y in S2504), the special symbol control process is terminated and the process returns. If it is determined that the game is waiting for a hit (N in S2504), the value of the second special symbol game status is inspected (S2510). If the value of the second special symbol game status is 0 (Y in S2512), In order to perform processing related to one special symbol, the special symbol control general-purpose processing is executed (S2518) using the address of the first special symbol game status and the address of the first special symbol control table as arguments (S2506 and S2508). If the value of the second special symbol game status is not 0 (N in S2512), the second special symbol game status address and the address of the second special symbol control table are used as arguments in order to perform processing related to the second special symbol. (S2514 and S2516), special symbol control general-purpose processing is executed (S2518).

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing details of the special symbol control general-purpose process (S2518) of FIG. The value of the first special symbol game status or the second special symbol game status is inspected (S2602). If the value is 0 (waiting for special symbol variation) (Y in S2604), the special symbol control general-purpose process is terminated. Return. If the value is not 0 (N in S2604), a process corresponding to the value is selected (S2606 to S2610), and the selected process is executed (S2612). When the value is 1, the special symbol variation start process shown in FIG. 24 is performed. When the value is 2, when the special symbol variation start process shown in FIG. Each of the symbol stop symbol display processing is executed.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing details of the special symbol variation start process executed in S2612 of FIG. The special symbol determination flag is inspected as the hit determination data (S2704). When the hit determination result is a big hit (Y in S2706) or a small hit (N in S2708), the hit is determined based on the variation pattern selection state and the group determination number. A variation table is acquired (S2710 to S2724), and a special symbol variation pattern number is determined based on the variation pattern random number (S2734 to S2742). If the result of the hit determination is out of place (Y in S2708), a standard variation table is acquired based on the variation pattern selection state and the number of reserved balls (S2726 to S2732), and the special symbol variation pattern number is obtained based on the variation pattern random number. Determine (S2734 to S2742). Here, since the number of reserved balls is decremented in the special symbol variation start monitoring control process (S1440) in the interrupt process before the previous time (S2114), in many cases, the special symbol control process in the immediately subsequent interrupt process (S1434). The number of held balls takes a value of 0 to 3, but the number of held balls may increase due to winning in the start port monitoring control process (S1432) in the interrupt process. Therefore, the standard variation table to be referred to determine the variation pattern is provided corresponding to the value of the number of reserved balls of 0 to 4. Subsequently, in order to make an effect command request for starting the change time and effect display of the special symbol, change time determination processing is executed (S2744). In the variation time determination process, the variation time corresponding to the special symbol variation pattern number is acquired from the special symbol variation time table, and the acquired variation time is stored in the special symbol game timer. Further, in order to start communication line inspection and production display between the main board 102 and the sub board 104, a command of communication inspection 1, communication inspection 2, variable additional symbol information, variation pattern, and character information is requested. . The state of the special symbol is set during the special symbol variation (S2746 to S2748), and the variation pattern determination area used to determine the special symbol variation pattern is cleared to 0 (S2750). When there is a variation addition, the addition time is added to the variation time determined according to the gaming state and the winning symbol. For example, when performing a pseudo continuous variation effect, if it is attempted to set a plurality of types of generation timings of the pseudo continuous variation effect, the variation pattern may exceed 255. However, the variation addition pattern is determined by a random number, and the basic variation is determined. What is necessary is just to set a variation pattern by the combination of a pattern (conventional variation pattern) and a variation addition pattern. This random number may also be transmitted to the sub-board 104 at the time of winning as a prefetch command. In the case of a big win, when the re-lottery time is given, it may be determined whether to give the re-lottery time based on the gaming state and the symbol group, and the result may be transmitted to the sub-board 104.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing details of the special symbol changing process executed in S2612 of FIG. In order to change the special symbol, display number switching processing is executed (S2802 to S2804). In the display number switching process, the display switching timer value is incremented until the display switching timer value reaches the predetermined LED display switching time, and the display pattern number is updated when the display switching timer value reaches the LED display switching time. The display switching timer value is set to 0. Subsequently, in order to monitor the variation time of the special symbol, the value of the special symbol game timer is inspected (S2806). If the value of the special symbol game timer is not 0 (Y of S2808), the special symbol variation time has not ended, so the special symbol variation processing is terminated and the process returns. If the value of the special symbol game timer is 0 (N in S2808), it is determined that the variation time of the special symbol is over, the display of the special symbol is set to the stop symbol (S2810 to S2814), and the change to the sub-board 104 is started. In order to end the instructed effect, a command is requested (S2816 to S2820). Subsequently, the state of the special symbol is set during the special symbol stop symbol display (S2822 to S2826).

  FIGS. 26 and 27 are flowcharts showing details of the special symbol stop symbol displaying process executed in S2612 of FIG. In order to monitor the special symbol stop symbol display time, the value of the special symbol game timer is inspected (S2902). If the value of the special symbol game timer is not 0 (Y in S2904), since the special symbol stop symbol display time has not ended, the special symbol stop symbol display in-process is terminated and the process returns. If the value of the special symbol game timer is 0 (N in S2904), the content of the special symbol determination flag is cleared to 0 (S2908), and the special symbol operation end setting corresponding to the result of the hit determination is performed. If the result of the hit determination is a big hit (Y in S2910), the special symbol state is set to the special symbol variation standby in order to end the operation of the special symbol (S3002). Subsequently, in order to save whether the symbol displaying the symbol combination that will activate the condition device is the first special symbol or the second special symbol, the hit flag data is stored in the hit flag (S3004 to S3006). . Subsequently, the number of times that the special electric accessory is continuously operated is set (S3008 to S3012). Subsequently, an output request for external information to be output to the external terminal is created (S3014 to S3022). Next, the special symbol probability variation function, special symbol variation time shortening function, ordinary symbol probability variation function, ordinary symbol variation time shortening function, and ordinary electric accessory opening extension function are deactivated and the power is turned on. When the notification of the probability variation function of the special symbol is performed, the notification of the probability variation is terminated, and the corresponding area of the RWM is cleared (S3024 to S3028). Subsequently, the setting of the RWM used for determining the variation pattern of the special symbol and the setting of the RWM used for transmitting the command to the sub-board are performed (S3030 to S3032). Subsequently, the state of the gaming machine is set during preparation for opening the big prize opening, and the setting of the game state is performed (S3034 to S3036). Next, a hit start demonstration display time setting, a hit start demonstration effect command request, and a launch position designation effect command request are made (S3038). If the result of the hit determination is a small hit, in order to determine whether the special symbol variation time shortening function has ended, a time reduction count subtraction process is executed (S2914). Subsequently, in order to determine whether or not the normal symbol probability variation function has ended, a winning easy state number subtraction process is executed (S2916). Subsequently, in order to update the variation pattern selection state, a variation pattern selection state update process is executed (S2918). Subsequently, in order to make a game state command request, a game state command transmission process is executed (S2920). Subsequently, in order to end the operation of the special symbol, the state of the special symbol is set to the special symbol fluctuation standby (S2932). Next, in order to save whether the symbol displaying the combination of symbols that does not activate the condition device and activate the special electric accessory is the first special symbol or the second special symbol, the hit flag data Is stored in the hit flag (S2934 to S2936). Subsequently, the state of the gaming machine is set during the small hit start demonstration, and the setting of the hitting state and the display setting of the state indicator lamp are performed (S2938 to S2940). Next, a hit start demonstration display time setting, a hit start demonstration effect command request, and a launch position designation effect command request are made (S2942). If the result of the hit determination is out of place, a time-saver subtraction process is executed in order to determine whether or not the special symbol variation time shortening function has ended (S2914). Subsequently, in order to determine whether or not the normal symbol probability variation function has ended, a winning easy state number subtraction process is executed (S2916). Subsequently, in order to update the variation pattern selection state, a variation pattern selection state update process is executed (S2918). Subsequently, in order to make a game state command request, a game state command transmission process is executed (S2920). Subsequently, in order to end the operation of the special symbol, the state of the special symbol is set to the special symbol fluctuation standby (S2926). Subsequently, a command request for a launch position designation effect is made (S2928 to S2930).

  The random numbers used in the operation process of the main board 102 will be described in more detail. Random numbers used in the main board 102 mainly include a random number per ordinary symbol and a random number per ordinary symbol as a random number related to a normal symbol, and a random number per special symbol and a random number per special symbol as a random number related to a special symbol. There are soft random numbers, special design random numbers, and variation pattern random numbers. In addition, initial random numbers for normal symbols, initial values for special symbols, random numbers for normal symbols, random numbers for special symbols, and random numbers for soft random numbers for special symbols. There are random numbers and soft initial value random numbers per special symbol.

  The random number per normal symbol is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S1414) of the interrupt process shown in FIG. 15, and is stored in a predetermined position of the RWM. The random number per normal symbol is the upper limit of the number of normal symbol fluctuations held when it is determined in the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S1426) of the interrupt process shown in FIG. 15 that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68. If it is less than 4, it is acquired from a predetermined position of the RWM and stored in another area of the RWM. The normal symbol random number is used for the hit determination and the determination of the stop symbol when it is determined in the normal symbol variation start monitoring process (S1430) shown in FIG. 15 that the variation of the normal symbol is started.

  The normal symbol variation pattern random number takes a value of, for example, 0 to 232, is updated in various random number update processing (S1412) of the interrupt processing shown in FIG. 15, and is stored in a predetermined position of the RWM. When the normal symbol variation pattern random number is determined in the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S1426) of the interrupt process shown in FIG. Is less than 4 and is acquired from a predetermined position of the RWM and stored in another area of the RWM. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is used for determining the variation pattern of the normal symbol when it is determined in the normal symbol variation start monitoring process (S1430) shown in FIG. 15 that the variation of the normal symbol is started. .

  The random number per special symbol is determined by winning a game ball when the number of active reserved balls in the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S1432) of the interrupt process shown in FIG. When the confirmation is made, the internal random number and the soft random number per special symbol are acquired and added together, and stored in a predetermined position of the RWM. The random number per special symbol is determined based on the jackpot determination (S2222 to S2232) and the special symbol variation start monitoring control process (S1440) shown in FIG. It is used to make a small hit determination (S2238 to S2240).

  The soft random number per special symbol is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S1414) of the interrupt process shown in FIG. 15, and stored in a predetermined position of the RWM. The soft random number per special symbol is obtained when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of reserved balls in the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S1432) of FIG. , Obtained from a predetermined position of the RWM and used to generate a random number per special symbol as described above.

  The symbol random number per special symbol takes a value of, for example, 0 to 999, is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S1414) of the interrupt process shown in FIG. 15, and is stored in a predetermined position of the RWM. The symbol random number per special symbol is obtained when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of the operation reserved balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S1432) of FIG. , Acquired from a predetermined position of the RWM and stored in another area of the RWM. The symbol random number per special symbol was a big hit in the symbol determination process (S2120) shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S1440) of the interrupt process shown in FIG. In this case, it is used to determine a jackpot symbol (S2312-S2324).

  The fluctuation pattern random number takes a value of, for example, 0 to 49999, is updated in various random number update processes (S1412) of the interrupt process shown in FIG. 15, and is stored in a predetermined position of the RWM. Fluctuation pattern random number is RWM when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of the operation reserved balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S1432) of FIG. From a predetermined position and stored in another area of the RWM. The variation pattern random number determines the special symbol variation pattern in the special symbol variation start processing (S2612) shown in FIG. 24 in the special symbol control processing (S1434) of the interrupt processing shown in FIG. 15 (S2734 to S2742 or S2734 to S2742).

  The initial value random number per ordinary symbol, the initial symbol random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol have values in the same range as the random number per ordinary symbol, the random symbol per special symbol, and the soft random number per special symbol, respectively. Thus, it is updated in the initial value random number update process (S1230) of the main loop process shown in FIG. 12 and the initial value random number update process (S1416) of the interrupt process shown in FIG. 15, and stored in a predetermined position of the RWM. The initial value random number per normal symbol, the initial symbol random number per special symbol, and the soft initial random number per special symbol are the random numbers per normal symbol and the random symbol per special symbol in the initial value update type random number update processing (S1414) of FIG. And when updating a soft random number per special symbol, it is used as an initial value of each random number.

  Since the interrupt process shown in FIG. 15 is executed at regular intervals by a timer interrupt, various random number update processes (S1412) and initial value update type random number update processes (S1414) included in the interrupt process are also performed at regular intervals. Executed. In other words, the random number per ordinary symbol, the regular symbol variation pattern random number, the random number per special symbol, the soft random number per special symbol, the symbol random number per special symbol, and the variation pattern random number are updated at regular intervals. On the other hand, the main loop process shown in FIG. 12 takes the time required for the interrupt process from the end of the interrupt process until the next timer interrupt occurs, that is, from a certain time measured by the timer. Repeated for the reduced time. Since the time required for the interrupt process varies depending on the gaming state and the like, the initial value random number update process (S1230) in the main loop process is different from the various random number update processes (S1412) and the initial value update type random number update process (S1414). It is not executed at regular intervals. Thereby, the initial value random number acquired when setting the initial value in the initial value update type random number update process (S1414) can be made random each time.

  Next, the operation process of the sub-board 104 will be described in more detail. FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing details of the prefetching process. Based on information obtained by so-called prefetching, the criteria such as what kind of production is executed in the sub-board 104 and what kind of result the prior determination result is executed according to the result are Pachinko game Various methods are conceivable depending on the design of game play in the machine 10. In this embodiment, the sub-board 104 side recognizes in advance that the variation pattern of “Super 1” has been selected based on the result of the pre-determination process, and suggests that the expectation of big hit is high. And

  When the effect determination means 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the pre-determination result from the main board 102 (Y in S160), the effect display control means 134 receives either the first lottery or the second lottery received together with the pre-determination result. Based on the value indicating whether or not and the number of hold information, the display of the hold number on the effect display device 60 is updated (S162). The number of holdings at that time is a sufficient number to give a predetermined precursor effect such as “3 or more” (Y in S164), and the value of the success / failure range set by the prior determination is “1”. Even if the value of “4” is “4” (Y of S166) or a different value (N of S166), the value of the success / failure range set by the prior determination is “3” and the value of the pattern range is “1”. In the case of (Y of S168), the precursor setting is turned on (S172). In S168, if the value of the success / failure range and the value of the pattern range do not correspond (N of S168), S172 is skipped. When the number of holdings is less than the predetermined number (N in S164), the processing from S166 to S172 is skipped. When the result of the pre-determination process has not been received, the entire flow in this figure is skipped (N in S160). In the example of this figure, it is determined whether or not the precursor setting should be turned on based on the success / failure range and the pattern range set in advance. As a modification, it may be determined whether the precursor setting should be turned on according to the symbol range set by the prior determination, or according to which determination result of the first lottery or the second lottery. . Or you may determine whether a sign setting should be turned ON based on predetermined lottery with those information. Alternatively, it may be determined whether or not the sign setting should be turned on by using at least one piece of information sent as a pre-determination result, that is, a symbol type, a success / failure result, a variation pattern, and the like. In this example, an example is shown in which the sign setting is turned on when the result of the success / failure determination is a big hit regardless of whether it is normal or the probability change, that is, when the big hit is confirmed. Alternatively, the sign setting may be turned on in the case of a small hit. Alternatively, the sign setting may be turned on at the time of 15R big hit or 2R big hit.

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing in detail the execution process of the decorative symbol variation process. When the effect determining means 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the change start command from the main board 102 (Y of S180), the stop pattern of the decorative symbol is determined according to the received special symbol stop symbol, the variation pattern, and the result of the determination. (S182), and the variation effect pattern is determined (S184). Here, when the sign setting is turned on (Y in S186), the already determined variation effect pattern is a pattern that does not include the specific effect content that should be superimposed on the notice effect. If it is not the symbol fluctuation (N in S190) that is a trigger when the precursor setting is turned on (N in S188), a setting for displaying a predetermined notice effect is executed (S192), and the precursor setting is turned on. If it is a symbol change that is an opportunity (Y in S190), the precursor setting is turned off (S194). Thereafter, the display of variation of the decorative design is started (S196). When the sign setting is not on (N in S186) or when the specific effect content is included in the variation effect pattern (Y in S188), the processing from S190 to S194 is skipped. When the change start command is not received from the main board 102, S182 to S194 are skipped (N of S180).

  If the decorative symbol variation display has already started (Y in S198), the symbol variation and notice effect display processing is executed (S200), and when a variation stop command is received from the main board 102 (Y in S202). ), The symbol variation display is stopped by stopping and displaying the decorative symbols in the stop mode determined in S182 (S204). If a change stop command has not been received from the main board 102, S204 is skipped (N in S202), and if change display has not been started, S200 to S204 are skipped (N in S198).

  Subsequently, a characteristic part in the present embodiment in the operation process of the main board 102 will be further described. In the present embodiment, a special symbol variation start monitoring control process (S1440) for determining whether to start a special symbol, which has been conventionally executed within one interrupt process, and a process for starting a special symbol variation are performed. The special symbol control process (S1434) is executed in two interrupt processes.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing details of the special symbol variation start monitoring control process executed in the first interrupt process. The flowchart of FIG. 30 shows the special symbol variation start monitoring control process (S1440) shown in FIGS. First, the operating state of the special symbol is monitored, and it is determined whether or not the special symbol is in a state where the variation can be started (S3102). As described above, when the digestion order of the reserved balls of the special symbol is the preferential digestion of the second special symbol, (1) it is not hitting or hitting the big symbol, and (2) the first special symbol is waiting for fluctuation. The special symbol fluctuates when all of (3) the second special symbol is waiting for variation, and (4) the number of the operation reserved balls other than 0 is satisfied. It is determined that it can be started. (5) In addition to the above (1) to (3), (5) the total number of reserved balls in the special symbol is other than 0, when the digestion order of the special symbols in the reserved ball is a winning order, (6) When the determination is consistent with the digestion order, that is, the winning order, it is determined that the special symbol can be started to change.

  Subsequently, to subtract the number of active reserved balls of the special symbol (S3104), to request a production command corresponding to the number of active reserved balls of the first special symbol reserved display device 20 and the second special symbol reserved display device 21. The symbol memory number command request process is executed (S3106). As a result, the sub-board 104 is notified that the number of reserved balls for special symbols has been updated.

  Subsequently, a special symbol hit determination is performed (S3108). In the hit determination, it is determined whether a big hit, a small hit or a loss is made based on a random number per special symbol, and the determination result is stored in a special symbol determination flag. Subsequently, the symbol is determined (S3110). In the symbol determination, if the winning judgment is a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined based on the symbol random number per special symbol, and if it is a small hit, the small hit symbol is determined. Is determined.

  Subsequently, processing corresponding to the result of the hit determination is performed. If the result of the hit determination is a big hit (N in S3112, Y in S3114), based on the value of the group determination number indicating the type of the winning symbol determined in the symbol determination process (S3110), The operation content of the probability variation function is determined (S3116), and the game state after the end of the big hit is set (S3118), such as the operation content of the special symbol variation time reduction function and the normal symbol easy-to-win state. Subsequently, settings such as the number of times that the special electric accessory is continuously operated and the content of the opening time of the special winning opening are set (S3120). Subsequently, the contents of the variation pattern selection state are set by selecting a variation pattern table to be referred to after the big hit is ended based on the result of the hit determination and the operation state of the probability variation function of the normal symbol (S3122). Subsequently, the start demonstration time and the end demonstration time are set with reference to the table selected based on the value of the group determination number indicating the gaming state and the type of winning symbol (S3124). Subsequently, the RWM area used for the hit determination and the symbol determination is cleared (S3126), and the operation state of the special symbol is set to “change start” (S3128). If the result of the hit determination is a small hit (Y in S3112), the content of the variation pattern selection state is set by selecting a variation pattern table to be referred to after the end of the small hit (S3122), the start demonstration time and An end demo time is set (S3124), the RWM area used for the hit determination and symbol determination is cleared (S3126), and the operating state of the special symbol is set to “change start” (S3128). When the result of the hit determination is out of place (N in S3112, N in S3114), the RWM area used for the hit determination and the symbol determination is cleared (S3126), and the special symbol operating state is changed to "Start variation (1 ”) (S3128). This completes the special symbol variation start monitoring control process.

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing details of the special symbol control process executed in the second interrupt process. First, a check for a waiting state is performed (S3202). When it is determined that the special electric accessory is operating, that is, during a big hit or a small hit (N in S3202), the special symbol control process is terminated. If it is determined that the special electric accessory is not activated (Y in S3202), a special symbol control general-purpose process is executed (S3204). In the special symbol general-purpose processing, the value of the first special symbol game status or the second special symbol game status is inspected (S3206). If the value is 0 (waiting for special symbol fluctuation) (N in S3206), the special symbol control End general-purpose processing. If the value is not 0 (N in S3206), the process branches to a process corresponding to the value (S3208). As described above, when the value is 1, when the special symbol variation start process shown in FIG. 24 is 2, when the value is 2, when the special symbol variation start process shown in FIG. The special symbol stop symbol display processing shown in FIGS. 26 and 27 is executed, respectively. However, the special symbol change processing and the special symbol stop symbol display processing are executed in the third and subsequent interrupt processing. Therefore, it is omitted here.

  When the value of the special symbol game status is 1, a special symbol variation start process is executed (S3210). In the special symbol variation start process, the selection number of the special symbol variation pattern is acquired based on the variation pattern random number (S3212). Subsequently, a variation time corresponding to the special symbol variation pattern number is determined (S3214), and then a command for variation additional symbol information, variation pattern, and character information is requested to start the effect display on the sub-board 104. . That is, the information related to the effect is not transmitted in the first interrupt process in which the start of variation of the special symbol is determined, but is transmitted in the second and subsequent interrupt processes in which the process related to the start of variation of the special symbol is performed. Subsequently, the operating state of the special symbol is set to “special symbol changing (2)”, and the variation pattern determination area used for determining the special symbol variation pattern is cleared to 0 (S3216). This completes the special symbol control process.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in order to solve the above-described problem, the processing that has been conventionally performed in one interrupt process is divided and executed in a plurality of interrupt processes. Specifically, a special symbol variation start monitoring control process (S1440) for determining whether a special symbol is started and a special symbol control process (S1434) for performing a special symbol variation start process are performed once as an interrupt process. Execute in different interrupt processing rather than in That is, in the special symbol variation start monitoring control process (S1440), when the special symbol start determination process is executed and it is determined that the start condition is satisfied, the special symbol variation start process is continued in the same interrupt process. Instead of executing, the status information indicating that the variation of the special symbol should be started is stored, and the special symbol variation start processing is executed in the special symbol control processing (S1434) in the interrupt processing after the next time. To do. Further, in the same interrupt process as the interrupt process in which the variation pattern lottery is performed, the command with the contents at the time of the variation pattern lottery determination is not transmitted to the sub-board 104. As a result, it is possible to secure sufficient time for the judgment of the special symbol to start and the start of the fluctuation, so that the processing for the complex presentation can be executed with a margin, and thus improve the entertainment of the gaming machine. Can be made. In addition, even when a complex performance is performed, it is possible to reduce the situation in which malfunction does not occur properly during a single interrupt process and the operational reliability and safety are reduced. Can be improved. In the interrupt process shown in FIG. 15, the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S1440) is executed after the special symbol control process (S1434). Therefore, in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S1440), the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S1440) is executed. After it is determined that the change is started, the special symbol control process (S1434) is not performed during the interrupt process.

  The state related to the special symbol so that the state of the process related to the special symbol can be accurately grasped in each interrupt processing when the processing related to the special symbol is divided and executed in multiple interrupt processing. Is managed, and status information is stored in the RWM. The status of the special symbol can be one of special symbol change standby, special symbol change start, special symbol change, special symbol stop symbol display, and status change more than once in one interrupt process Do not do. Thereby, even if the process is divided into a plurality of times, the state can be managed accurately.

  If an error occurs before the special symbol control process (S1434) in the subsequent interrupt process after the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S1440) is executed in the preceding interrupt process, the special symbol Although the fluctuation can be started, an error occurs when the fluctuation is not actually started. Even in this case, according to the technique of the present embodiment, the special symbol variation can be appropriately started in the special symbol control process (S1434) in the interrupt process executed after the error is canceled.

  In the preceding interrupt process, a winning may occur after the special symbol variation start monitoring control process (S1440) is executed and before the special symbol control process (S1434) in the subsequent interrupt process is executed. Even if the number of reserved balls has reached the upper limit at the time of the preceding interrupt process, as described above, the number of reserved balls is subtracted in the special symbol variation start monitoring control process (S1440). In the start port monitoring control process (S1432) in the subsequent interrupt process, the new winning is put on hold.

  In the preceding interrupt process, after the special symbol change start monitoring control process (S1440) is executed, the power interruption occurs before the special symbol control process (S1434) in the subsequent interrupt process is executed. As described above, the power-off storage process shown in FIG. 14 is executed, the power-off is detected in the main loop process immediately after (Y in S1228), and the power-off process shown in FIG. 13 is executed. If the RWM data is correctly backed up, the next time the power is turned on, the gaming state is restored based on the data backed up by the RWM, and the special symbol control process in the interrupt process that occurred first (S1434) Changes in special symbols are started at.

  When the game is not executed, a standby demonstration screen may be displayed on the effect display device. In this case, the main board 102 sets a timer when the big hit ends and when the special symbol fluctuation is stopped, subtracts the timer during fluctuation waiting, and when the timer reaches 0, the sub board 104 sends a command of the standby demonstration screen. The standby demonstration screen may be displayed on the effect display device. The display timing of the standby demonstration screen may be managed by the sub-board 104.

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. is there. Hereinafter, modifications will be described.

  In the above embodiment, in the interrupt process in which the variation pattern lottery is performed, the command of the contents at the time of the variation pattern lottery determination is not transmitted to the sub-board 104. However, in the modified example, the command is directly transmitted at each processing. May be. A plurality of commands may be transmitted to the sub-board 104 in one interrupt process.

  In the above embodiment, the number of reserved balls is subtracted in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S1440) in the preceding interrupt process. In the modified example, in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S1440), the reserved ball is saved. A hit determination or symbol determination may be performed without subtracting the number, and the number of reserved balls may be subtracted in the special symbol control process (S1434) in the subsequent interrupt process. In the special symbol control process (S1434), when the number of held balls is subtracted after the determination of the variation pattern, a table corresponding to the number of held balls of 1 to 4 is used as a table to be referred to when the hit determination is out of place What is necessary is just to provide.

  In the above embodiment, in the start port monitoring control process (S1432), the process related to winning in the first start port and winning in the second start port is executed by the same process by changing the offset of the RWM. However, in the modified example, the process related to winning at the first start port and the process related to winning at the second start port may be programmed separately. In the former, the capacity of the program can be reduced, and in the latter, the processing speed can be improved.

  In the above embodiment, the variation pattern random number is stored at the time of winning, but in the modified example, the variation pattern random number may not be stored at the time of winning and the random number may be acquired at the time of drawing the variation pattern. Since the fluctuation pattern random number is not a random number related to the action of an accessory, it may not be stored at the time of winning a prize. Thereby, the capacity of the program can be reduced.

  In the above embodiment, the reservation of the second special symbol is digested in preference to the reservation of the first special symbol. May be executed. In this case, it is not necessary to confirm that the special symbol other than the special symbol is on standby as a condition for starting the variation of the special symbol. Since the first special symbol and the second special symbol will change independently, it is necessary to provide the processing related to the variation of the first special symbol and the processing related to the variation of the second special symbol separately. .

  In the above-described embodiment, whether the result of the determination is a big hit, a small hit, or a loss is stored in the flag. In this case, it is necessary to always clear the flag when the fluctuation is stopped. Further, in the case where the first special symbol and the second special symbol are changed in parallel, if the other special symbol has already been won at the time of the determination, the determination is not performed.

  In the above embodiment, in the special symbol variation start monitoring control process in the first interrupt process, when it is determined that the special symbol variation start condition is satisfied, in the special symbol control process in the second interrupt process, Although the process for starting the variation of the special symbol is executed, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the process for starting the variation of the special symbol is executed in the interrupt processing for the third and subsequent times. May be.

  In the above embodiment, the special symbol and the decorative symbol corresponding to the special symbol are basically controlled so as to start and stop changing in synchronization with each other. The variation time can be shortened to some extent with respect to the variation time of the special symbol. When the special symbol variation start condition is satisfied, a variation pattern or the like is determined, and when the special symbol variation is started, a decoration symbol variation start command (command at the time of variation start) is sent from the main board 102 to the sub-board 104. ) Is transmitted, but the time required for transmission and reception of a predetermined command (for example, the first command of the command at the start of fluctuation), and a command set in a ring buffer type command buffer and waiting (first-in It is conceivable that the start of the variation of the decorative symbol is delayed from the start of the variation of the special symbol. Further, when the special symbol is stopped, a variable stop command (a command for determining a special symbol) is transmitted to the sub-board 104, but a predetermined command (for example, the first command of the command for determining a special symbol) ) May be delayed due to the time required for transmission and reception and the degree of command buffer congestion (the number of commands waiting for transmission). As described above, the variation time of the decorative symbol can be shortened to some extent with respect to the variation time of the special symbol, and the decorative symbol starts to vary after the special symbol starts to vary, and then the decorative symbol begins to vary. It can happen that the symbol stops fluctuating. Note that the degree of delay at the start of change and stop of the decorative symbol is normally relatively large at the start of change and relatively low at the start of change. The degree of delay is considered to be small (less) compared to the time of starting the fluctuation.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the determination result of both the first lottery and the second lottery is transmitted from the main board 102 to the sub-board 104 as the prior determination result has been described. As a modification, a configuration may be adopted in which only the success / failure determination result of either the first lottery or the second lottery is transmitted from the main board 102 to the sub-board 104 as a prior determination result.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which determination of success / failure, symbol determination, and variation pattern determination are performed by acquiring separate lottery values in the first lottery and the second lottery. As a modified example, it may be configured to process all the determinations of success / failure, symbol determination, and variation pattern determination using a single lottery value in the first lottery and the second lottery. In addition, separate lottery values may be used to determine whether or not a big hit with certainty or a short time.

  In the above-described embodiment, the information indicating the result of the first lottery or the second lottery and the information on the number of holdings are provided together with the values indicating the success / failure range, the symbol range, and the pattern range as the prior determination results. The example of transmitting from the substrate 102 to the sub-substrate 104 has been described. In a modification, it is good also as a structure which transmits these information separately, without transmitting at once.

  In the above-described embodiment, the determination table and the preliminary determination table, the symbol determination table and the preliminary symbol determination table, the variation pattern table and the preliminary pattern determination table, and each table so that the ranges of the lottery values match between these tables. Explained the example where is defined. In the modified example, each table is set in such a way that the result of the pre-judgment does not necessarily match the result of the main judgment, but it matches with a high probability, such as by slightly shifting the range of the lottery value. May be. Thereby, for example, it is also possible to set a precursor when a determination result that is a hit is transmitted with a high probability without separating the determination of the precursor setting depending on whether or not the determination result is a hit. . In this way, by providing a certain degree of uncertainty with respect to the prior determination result, it is possible to reduce the adjustment of processing based on whether or not the sub-board 104 receives the information, and the processing load can be reduced.

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 performance display devices, 62 first start winning port, 63 second start winning port, 70 first special symbol display device, 71 second special symbol display device, 100 game Control device, 102 main board, 104 sub board, 112 first lottery value acquisition means, 113 first win / fail judgment means, 114 first pattern determination means, 115 second lottery value acquisition means, 116 hold control means, 117 second win / fail Determination means, 118 main display control means, 119 second pattern determination means, 120 special game control means, 122 specific game execution means, 126 first lottery means, 128 second lottery means, 130 pattern storage means, 131 pattern form determination means 132 production determination means, 134 production display control means, 1 8 first special symbol control unit, 150 second special symbol control means 190 decorative symbol, 192 first special symbol, 193 second special symbol.

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and serving as a chance lottery for determining whether or not a game ball can be shifted to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game; ,
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the winning / failing lottery is variably displayed;
An effect display device on which an effect for indicating the result of the winning / failing lottery is displayed;
A main controller that mainly controls the basic operation of the game including the lottery process;
A sub-control device that mainly controls the staging operation of the game including a display process for indicating the result of the lottery process;
A ball game machine comprising
The main controller is
Hold control means for holding the lottery value for the winning / failing lottery up to a predetermined number up to the start of variable display of symbols corresponding to the winning / losing lottery,
Interrupt control means for controlling interrupt processing executed at predetermined time intervals, and
The interrupt processing is
A determination process for determining whether or not it is possible to start the variable display of the symbol;
Processing related to the start of variation of the symbol;
Including
If it is determined in the determination process in a certain interrupt process that the symbol variation display can be started, the process related to the symbol variation start is not executed in the interrupt process, and the interrupt process is performed later than the interrupt process. In the interrupt process, the process related to the symbol variation start is executed,
The sub-control device
As the effect, an effect determining means for determining a variation display mode of a plurality of decorative symbols,
In the aspect determined by the effect determination means, the display display control means for causing the effect display device to display a variation display of the plurality of decorative symbols,
The variation display mode of the plurality of decorative symbols includes a normal off-rendering effect mode that displays a combination of normal off-line decorative symbols, and a reach state that is a big win if one more decorative symbols are aligned. A reach disapproving effect mode for displaying a combination of symbols, and a reach per effect mode for displaying a combination of decorative symbols for winning through a reach state;
The effect determining means displays a relatively large variation display of the normally off effect aspect as the number of lottery values of the success / failure lottery held by the hold control means increases. A ball game machine that determines the mode of variation display of the plurality of decorative symbols.

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