JP2015057234A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To create a new game property by closely associating display control of a performance display screen with drive control of a movable object in a pinball game machine.SOLUTION: In one aspect of a pachinko game machine, a movable display device 150 capable of variably displaying a decorative pattern 190 is provided separately from a performance display device 60, and the decorative pattern 190 is displayed variably so that either one of both display devices becomes a main display area according to a game state. Accordingly, to a player, the variable display of the decorative pattern 190 looks like it is switched between both display devices according to the game state. Since the variable display of the decorative pattern 190 including this switching performance is preliminarily associated with a physical action of the movable display device 150 capable of executing the variable display, a coordinated performance is executed in accordance with any one of performance patterns.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a ball game machine equipped with a movable object for assisting production.

  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 jackpot where more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when a combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific mode. It is known as a thing (for example, refer patent document 1). The variation display of the symbols in the display area is not just a variation display of multiple symbols, but the time of variation display in a state where it is a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, as in the so-called reach variation screen. For example, it is designed to increase the player's expectation such as making it longer than usual.

  Further, in recent years, the aspect of the game effect is not limited to the content of the screen display content, and an increasing number of models are provided with a mechanically operated effect structure called a so-called movable accessory on the game board surface or around the liquid crystal screen (for example, Patent Document 2). While manufacturers are constantly pursuing innovative gameplay and production, not only will the production of such novelty be realized with the contents displayed on the LCD screen, but also the operation of mechanical elements. Is an attempt.

JP 2003-230714 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-14408

  Of these movable accessories, those provided around the liquid crystal screen are generally driven when a change display of symbols on the liquid crystal display screen or an effect image accompanying the display is in a predetermined display state. The However, the graphic display itself is displayed on the liquid crystal screen, and the moving image is clearly displayed as a soft image display on the liquid crystal screen and the mechanical effect display of the movable character, such as the same operation is repeated for the movable character. In general, the roles were divided. The inventor has come up with the idea that a new game can be created by fusing the effect display control and the movable object drive control with the change display of symbols as an intermediary.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and creates new gameability by more closely associating the display control of the effect display screen and the drive control of the movable object in the ball game machine. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the above-described 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. Triggering lottery means for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, with a ball entering the starting port, and a lottery determination An effect display device that displays a predetermined effect image including a variation image of a symbol for showing the result of the display on the screen, and a display unit that can variably display the symbol for showing the result of the success / failure lottery separately from the effect display device And a movable display device arranged to be able to advance and retreat so as to cover a part of the screen of the effect display device on the front side of the effect display device, and a drive control for driving and controlling a drive mechanism for moving the movable display device back and forth Means, production display device and movable A plurality of effect patterns in which a plurality of variation patterns in which a variation process from a variation start to a stop in a symbol variation display on the display device is defined and a plurality of drive patterns in which an operation process of the movable display device is defined are associated A pattern storage means for holding an effect, an effect determination means for determining one of a plurality of effect patterns according to the gaming state, and one of the effect display device and the movable display device according to the determined effect pattern. Display control means for variably displaying symbols as a special display area, and when the winning lottery results in a transition to a special game, and when the variable symbol display is stopped in a predetermined stop mode indicating that the winning lottery is winning And a special game control means for executing a special game.

  In this aspect, a movable display device capable of variably displaying symbols is provided separately from the effect display device, and the symbols vary so that either one of the two display devices becomes the main display area according to the gaming state. Is displayed. Here, “main display” means a display state in which a change in symbols can be easily recognized from the viewpoint of the player. While one display device performs the main display, the other display device may not display the symbols, or may display the symbols with reduced visibility for the player. . Thereby, it seems to the player that the display of the change of the symbols is switched between the two display devices according to the gaming state. According to this aspect, the variation display of the symbol including such a switching effect is associated in advance with the physical operation of the movable display device capable of performing the variation display, and the linkage is performed according to any one of the effect patterns. The production is performed. As a result, a new game is created in which the software processing of the effect image, which is the display of the variation of the symbol, and the mechanical processing, which is the driving of the movable object, are closely related.

  In this case, the effect display device may be configured as a display device that displays symbols and other effect images, and the movable display device may be configured as a display device dedicated to symbols. For example, the effect display device may be a liquid crystal display device, and the movable display device may be an LED display device. In that case, the LED display device may include a device that performs so-called segment display or dot matrix display. In other words, the effect display device may be used as a display-dedicated device so that a finer image display can be performed to ensure a high-level effect, while the movable display device may be positioned as an auxiliary display device with a small display specification. By roughly configuring the display unit of the movable display device in this way, the fact that it is a movable structure, combined with the fact that it is a movable structure, gives a stronger impression to the player and enhances the realism of the production. be able to. In addition, by changing the display formats of the two display devices in this way, the player can easily recognize the switching of the variable display between the two display devices, and the mood can be renewed at each switching. .

  Specifically, the pattern storage means continuously displays the design variation display on the performance display device so as to be transferred to the movable display device in the course of the variation as the production pattern, and the design variation display on the production display device. It is also possible to retain a variation pattern that performs a conversion display that switches the main display area of the symbol by eliminating or reducing the visibility of the symbol. As a specific process for reducing the visibility, for example, the symbol variation may be displayed small in the corner of the effect display device. Or you may make it improve the permeability | transmittance of a fluctuation pattern.

  According to this aspect, there is a conversion effect in which the symbol change display is transferred between the effect display device and the movable display device, and the two display devices are linked so that the player recognizes it as one symbol change. In this way, innovative gameplay is created. The change pattern of the change display is defined so that the display on the effect display device and the display on the movable display device can be switched while being matched. Since the variation pattern and the drive pattern are held as an effect pattern associated with each other in advance, it is relatively easy to maintain the consistency between the display variation control and the drive control of the movable display device.

  In that case, the pattern storage means advances the movable display device so as to cover up the symbol that is variably displayed on the effect display device as the effect pattern, and starts conversion display at the timing of covering at least a part of the symbol. A pattern in which the variation pattern and the drive pattern are linked may be included. The symbol change display may be started after all of the variation symbols of the effect display device are obscured. For example, in the process where the symbol of the effect display device is hidden, it is gradually displayed on the movable display device from the hidden portion. You may do it.

  Due to such an effect, the display of the display of the effect display device is physically transferred to the movable display device in spite of the fact that the display of the change of the symbol on each display device has actually changed. Can be given to a person. That is, it is possible to fuse the software effect and the physical effect to give a real feeling to the software effect and enhance the interest of the player.

  The pattern storage means enlarges the display area exposed in the effect display device by moving the movable display device to the retreat side after the change display as the effect pattern, and determines whether or not the exposed display area is different from the variable display of the symbols. It may include a pattern for displaying an effect image of a special effect that suggests the degree of expectation that the lottery result is a win.

  According to this aspect, the symbol variation itself is explicitly displayed on the movable display device, while the effect display device displays a special effect effect image with high expectation without being disturbed by the symbol variation. That is, in the conventional configuration in which the symbol variation is always displayed during the normal game, when it is desired to highlight one of the symbol variation or the effect image in the effect display device, it is necessary to reduce the visibility of the other. In other words, when indirectly suggesting a high level of expectation by a so-called hot production image, temporarily lowering the visibility of the fluctuation pattern, etc., while directly suggesting the high degree of expectation by design fluctuation, On the other hand, highlighting is generally performed by enlarging the design with the effect image as the background. Here, by causing the movable display device to perform symbol variation display, it is possible to ensure symbol variation display even when a highly anticipated effect image is displayed. That is, it is possible to simultaneously show the player the display of the symbol variation and the display of the special effect, and in this respect, a novel game is created.

  The pattern storage means continuously displays, as an effect pattern, when the gaming state satisfies a predetermined condition after the conversion display, the symbol display on the movable display device is transferred to the effect display device in the process of the change. The variation pattern for performing re-conversion display for switching the main display area of the symbol may be held by eliminating the symbol variation display in the movable display device.

  The “predetermined condition” may be set, for example, when a variation pattern that does not reach the final step is selected in the notice effect that suggests that the result of the lottery result is a win. Alternatively, after changing to a movable display device with a normal reach effect, a condition may be set such that a variation pattern that does not develop into a super reach with higher reliability to win is selected.

  According to this aspect, the symbol once converted and displayed on the movable display device is returned to the effect display device again when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and continuously displayed in a variable manner. Since the symbol change display on the movable display device disappears due to the re-conversion display, the player recognizes as if the gaming state has been restored. Thus, by providing an effect pattern that returns after the change of symbols, the range of effects can be further expanded.

  The pattern storage means may include a pattern in which one effect is formed by cooperation of the advance / retreat operation of the movable display device and the effect image displayed on the effect display device as the effect pattern. For example, the effect image displayed on the effect display device is interlocked with the operation of the movable display device, and the effect display image and the movable display device are pressed such that the movable display device is pressed, pushed back, pulled in, or the movable display device destroys the effect image. An effect produced by the fusion with the operation may be configured. Thereby, the range of production can be further expanded.

  The movable display device is arranged so as to be able to advance and retreat by moving up and down on the front side of the effect display device, and the result of the lottery determination is higher as the position of the movable display device whose pattern is in the variable display state is higher as the effect storage pattern. A pattern that suggests that the degree of expectation that is a hit is high may be included. In this way, by associating the position of the movable display device with the expectation level, the operation of the movable display device predicts the stop symbol indicating the result of the lottery, etc. It is possible to get closer to the game and to expect the player's expectations.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a representation of the present invention converted between a method, an apparatus, a system, and the like are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, a new game can be created by more closely associating the display control of the effect display screen and the drive control of the movable object in the ball game machine.

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 typically the drive unit of a movable accessory. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure showing an example of the change display production performed by cooperation with a production display device and a movable display device. It is a figure showing the other example of the conversion display effect performed by cooperation with an effect display apparatus and a movable display apparatus. It is a figure showing the further another example of the conversion display effect performed by cooperation with an effect display apparatus and a movable display apparatus. It is a figure showing the further another example of the conversion display effect performed by cooperation with an effect display apparatus and a movable display apparatus. It is a data structure figure of the pattern determination table used when a symbol determination means determines the fluctuation pattern of a special symbol. It is a data structure figure of the pattern table used when an effect determination means determines an effect pattern. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows S16 in FIG. 11 in detail.

FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. Hereinafter, a so-called first type pachinko gaming machine, which is conventionally known as a bullet ball gaming machine, will be described as an example.
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 out the game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16. 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 is output.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, and a start winning port (hereinafter referred to as “start port”) 62 on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. , A center ornament 64, a grand prize opening 66, an operation opening 68, and a general prize 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 start port 62 includes a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the expanding mechanism of the start port 62. When the expansion mechanism of the start port 62 is expanded, the opening width of the start port 62 is expanded and the ease of entering the ball is improved. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. 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 special winning opening 66 includes a winning detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 80 for expanding the special winning opening 66. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 66, and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The big winning opening 66 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The big winning opening 66 is provided above the out opening 58 and the like. The winning detection device 78 of the big winning opening 66 includes a sensor that detects the passage of a game ball.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided on the left side of the game area 52 and the effect display device 60 provided in the approximate center of the game area 52 have a variation of the special symbol 192 on each screen and a decoration linked to the special symbol 192. Variations in the effect image including the symbol 190 (which functions as the “first decorative symbol”) are displayed (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variable display”). Here, the special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball is dropped into the start port 62, and the symbol mode when the change display is stopped is determined to be the winning symbol. When the symbol is a symbol, the timing at which the stop symbol is displayed is the jackpot occurrence timing. The special symbol display device 61 is display means composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs. The effect display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that variably displays the decorative symbol 190 in a manner interlocked with the variation display of the special symbol 192.

  The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of rows of moving images of symbol variation simulating a slot machine game in the central area of the screen. The effect display device 60 is configured by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be configured by a mechanical rotation device such as a drum or other display means such as an LED. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol 192 is displayed in an inconspicuous size on the special symbol display device 61 at the lower left of the production display device 60. In the case of adopting a technique in which a decorative role is not displayed and a decorative symbol is not displayed, the special symbol may be displayed on a liquid crystal display such as the effect display device 60.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the left 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 passage of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery for determining whether or not to expand the expansion mechanism of the start port 62. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. When the normal symbol variation display is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed, the start port 62 is normally expanded for a predetermined time with a probability of about 50% to 80%.

  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 special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60, and decoration. The effect display device 60 is provided with a movable display device 150 capable of moving forward and backward on the front side of the display screen. The movable display device 150 moves up and down in front of the effect display device 60 by a lifting mechanism provided on the back of the center ornament 64. Details of the configuration and operation of the movable display device 150 will be described later.

  A lottery hold lamp 20 is provided below the effect display device 60, and an operation hold lamp 22 is provided below the normal symbol display device 59 at the lower right of the game area 52, which is a symmetrical position. . The lottery hold lamp 20 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of lottery holds depending on the number of lights. The number of lottery holds is the number of lottery results won to the start port 62 during symbol variation or special game, and indicates the number of winning balls for which symbol variation has not yet been executed. The operation hold lamp 22 is also composed of four lamps, and displays the number of hold of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lights. 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, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed. Furthermore, game effect lamps 90 are respectively provided above and below the effect display device 60. The operation button 82 is a button that the player operates to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  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 port 72, the start port 62, and the big winning port 66, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning port is paid out to the upper ball plate 15 or the lower ball plate 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 the game ball falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60. The variable display of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the elapse of the display time determined prior to the display. When the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are symbols indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 66 is started. At this time, the decorative pattern 190 simulating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three patterns are matched. In the special game, the grand prize winning slot 66 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after 9 or more game balls are dropped. Such opening / closing of the big prize opening 66 is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times.

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, a variable time shortening game (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games is started. In the variation time shortening game, the variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is shortened from the normal time. The variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is returned to the original variation time after the variation display of a predetermined variation number is performed. When a special game occurs and the winning stop pattern at that time is in a specific mode, a probability variation game (hereinafter referred to as “probability change” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games after the special game ends Be started. In the probability variation game, a lottery with a higher win probability than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is 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 a lottery when a winning is made to the start port 62. The sub-board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42 and controls display contents on the effect display device 60, display contents and operations of the movable display device 150, and lighting of the game effect lamp 90, and in particular displays according to the lottery result by the main board 102. The contents are changed, the movable display device 150 is operated in accordance with the progress of the production, and the lighting of the game effect lamp 90 is operated. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The set base 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 is a diagram schematically showing a drive unit for a movable accessory.
The drive unit 200 is attached to the back side so as to sandwich the periphery of the central opening of the game board 50 between the center ornament 64. The drive unit 200 is configured by arranging a movable display device 150 and its elevating mechanism 204 in a substantially rectangular case 202 attached to the game board 50. In the center of the case 202, an opening 206 that is slightly larger than the central opening of the center ornament 64 is provided, and the display screen 208 of the effect display device 60 installed on the back side is exposed.

  The movable display device 150 is formed of a rectangular plate-shaped LED display device having a relatively small thickness, and has a symbol display unit 210 on the front side thereof. Seven-segment LEDs are arranged on the left and right and the center of the symbol display unit 210, whereby three columns of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 211 (functioning as a “second decorative symbol”) can be displayed. The decorative symbol 211 displays the result of the winning / failing lottery in cooperation with the decorative symbol 190 according to the gaming state. Whereas the effect display device 60 is configured as a display device that displays other effect images including the symbol and the background image thereof, the movable display device 150 is configured as a display device dedicated to the symbol. Since the symbol display portion 210 is small in thickness, it can be accommodated in the gap between the center ornament 64 and the case 202. When the symbol display portion 210 is not operated, as shown in FIG. The display device 60 can be retracted below.

  A pair of arms 212 extend to the left and right of the movable display device 150, and a columnar support portion 214 is provided at the tip of each arm 212. On the left and right sides of the case 202, a pair of guide portions 216 are arranged so as to extend vertically so as to sandwich the opening 206, and left and right support portions 214 are slidably arranged. Since the arm 212 is provided so as to extend slightly forward from the support portion 214, the movable display device 150 slightly protrudes forward. The movable display device 150 can be moved up and down from the lower side to the front side of the display screen 208 by moving up and down. When the movable display device 150 moves into the display screen 208, a part of the movable display device 150 is covered.

  The elevating mechanism 204 includes a pair of left and right wires 221 and 222 as wire rods that suspend the movable display device 150, a pair of hoisting gears 223 and 224 that wind up each wire, and a drive gear 226 that rotates each hoisting gear. Consists of including. As illustrated, the hoisting gears 223 and 224 have the same structure, and are juxtaposed on the left and right above the opening 206 and mesh with each other. The drive gear 226 is arranged in parallel with one hoisting gear 224 and directly drives it. The drive gear 226 is driven by the electric motor 232 and meshes with the hoisting gear 224 at the meshing portion 228 to transmit the rotational driving force. The rotational driving force is also transmitted to the hoisting gear 223 via the hoisting gear 224. The drive gear 226 is rotated forward or reversely by the electric motor 232, and the movable display device 150 is raised or lowered according to the rotation direction of the drive gear 226. In this embodiment, a stepping motor is employed as the electric motor 232.

  The wire 221 wound around the hoisting gear 223 is connected to the left support portion 214 via the roller 233. On the other hand, the wire 222 wound around the hoisting gear 224 is connected to the right support portion 214 via the roller 234. Thus, the movable display device 150 is stably suspended by the wires 221 and 222 on the left and right sides thereof. A photo sensor 238 is disposed in the vicinity of the drive gear 226. The photosensor 238 is also a transmissive photosensor, and the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are arranged to face each other so as to sandwich the tooth portion of the drive gear 226. The photo sensor 238 detects notch portions and inter-tooth portions (not shown) provided at predetermined positions of the drive gear 226, and uses the notch portions as reference positions to rotate the drive gear 226, and as a result, move the movable display device 150 up and down. The position is detected. Note that description of the details of the drive mechanism itself of the movable display device 150 is omitted.

FIG. 4 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in the present embodiment.
In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a start port 62, a big winning port 66, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, a normal symbol display device 59, and operation buttons 82. The speaker 18, the game effect lamp 90, and the movable display device 150 are electrically connected to each other, and can transmit and receive various control signals. The game control device 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also the staging operations such as the symbol variation display, the movable display device 150, and the illumination. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 is a ball determination unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, a symbol determination unit 114, a hold control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, a specific game execution unit 122, and an open / close control Means 124 are provided. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, an effect determination unit 132, an effect display control unit 134, and a drive control unit 136. 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.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the start opening 62, and when receiving the big winning opening winning information, determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 66, and the general winning is obtained. When the 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 success / failure lottery means 112 accepts a random number value to determine whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the game ball enters the start port 62. Get as a value. For example, the success / failure lottery value is 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 success / failure lottery means 112 holds a plurality of success / failure tables to be referred to in the success / failure determination. In the plurality of success / failure tables, the determination result of winning or losing is associated with the winning / losing lottery value, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to a success / failure table for determination of success / failure based on a normal probability in normal times, and refers to a success / failure table in which the winning probability is higher than the normal probability when the probability changes. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to any of the plurality of success / failure tables and determines whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win. The determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is variably displayed in a special symbol form on the special symbol display device 61. In addition, a decorative symbol that shows the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is displayed in a variable manner on the effect display device 60.

  The symbol determination unit 114 determines the stop symbol and the variation pattern of the special symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 according to the lottery result by the success / failure lottery unit 112. Moreover, the symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 by lottery. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The symbol determination means 114 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a special symbol or a normal symbol stop symbol, or a pattern determination table to be referred to in order to determine a variation pattern.

  The symbol determination means 114 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol, and determines the stop symbol of the special symbol according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value. The symbol determination unit 114 selects one of a plurality of variation patterns in accordance with the determination result of the success / failure lottery unit 112. The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol and variation pattern to the main display control unit 118 and the effect determination unit 132.

  The symbol determination means 114 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns in which variation modes from the variation start to the stop when the special symbol is variably displayed are defined. Multiple types of variation patterns have various variation times. 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.

  The symbol determining means 114 acquires a lottery random number for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68, and determines a stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the lottery random number. When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a specific symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the normal electric accessory at the start port 62 for a predetermined time.

  The hold control means 116 holds the winning / losing lottery value acquired by the winning / failing lottery means 112 as a holding ball. The success / failure lottery value is accumulated until the number of holds reaches a predetermined upper limit. The upper limit of the number of holds is 4.

  The main display control means 118 causes the special symbol display device 61 to display the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a special symbol variation display according to the variation pattern determined by the symbol determination unit 114. The main display control means 118 transmits the change start command and the change stop command to the effect display control means 134 at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol, so that the main display control means 118 and the effect display are displayed. The fluctuation display by the control means 134 is synchronized and interlocked. The main display control means 118 displays the normal symbol variation on the normal symbol display device 59.

  The special game control means 120 controls the execution process of the special game when the result of the lottery determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a win. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is continuously continued a plurality of times, and is constituted by one or a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing as a unit. The unit game is repeated up to 15 times, for example, and the grand prize opening 66 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. If the number of continuations of the unit game has not reached the upper limit number, the special game control means 120 starts the next unit game after the end of the current unit game. When the upper limit number of unit games is exhausted, the special game is terminated.

  The specific game execution means 122 executes control for shifting the game state from the normal state to the specific game state, and control for returning the specific game state to the normal state. The specific game in the present embodiment has a probability change in which the winning probability of the winning / failing lottery is switched from a normal probability state to a high probability state, and a short time in which the symbol variation time is switched from a normal time to a short time.

  The specific game executing means 122 shifts the gaming state after the special game to the probability changing state when the winning / failing lottery value is a value to be shifted to the probability changing state. The probability variation state is continued until the next jackpot is generated in principle, and during that time, the probability of the hit determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is maintained at a high value. In addition, the specific game executing means 122 shifts the game state to the time-shortened state after the special game regardless of the winning lottery value. The short time is continued until the number of changes in the special symbol after the special game reaches a predetermined number, for example, 100 times.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory at the start opening 62 and the special winning opening 66. When the normal symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, the opening / closing control unit 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the start port 62. Further, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the special winning opening solenoid 80 during the special game, and opens the special winning opening 66.

  The pattern storage unit 130 includes a fluctuation pattern storage unit 140 and a drive pattern storage unit 142. The variation pattern storage unit 140 stores a plurality of variation pattern data in which a variation process from variation start to stop in the variation display is defined as a variation pattern of decorative symbols in the effect display device 60 and the movable display device 150. In other words, the variation pattern storage unit 140 holds effect image data for displaying the design variation of the decorative design 190 on the effect display device 60 and the effect content additionally accompanied with the design variation, and the decorative design on the movable display device 150. The pattern data for displaying the symbol variation 211 is held. In this embodiment, since the display conversion effect is performed to switch between the variation display of the decorative symbol 190 and the variation display of the decorative symbol 211 at a predetermined timing, the variation pattern storage means 140 changes the variation of the entire decorative symbol including the conversion display. Hold the pattern. Hereinafter, when there is no need to distinguish between the decorative symbol 190 and the decorative symbol 211, they are simply referred to as “decorative symbol”.

  The fluctuation pattern displays a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a symbol out of reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state. When the pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation 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 drive pattern storage unit 142 holds a plurality of drive patterns in which the operation process of the movable display device 150 is determined. In order to realize the conversion display between the decorative symbol 190 and the decorative symbol 211, the drive pattern and the variation pattern are associated with each other, and the combination of each pattern constitutes an individual effect pattern.

  The effect determining means 132 determines the combination of the stop symbols of the decorative symbols and their arrangement and variation pattern according to the result of the lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112, according to the stop symbol of the special symbol and the variation pattern of the special symbol. The effect determining unit 132 determines whether to display the variation pattern on the effect display device 60 or the movable display device 150, and performs conversion display for switching between the variation display of the decoration symbol 190 and the variation display of the decoration symbol 211. In this case, a variation pattern including the conversion display process is selected. Further, when the movable display device 150 is moved up and down during the change display, the drive pattern of the movable display device 150 is also determined. The effect determining unit 132 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a stop symbol of a decorative symbol and a pattern table to be referred to in order to determine a variation pattern. The effect determining unit 132 selects a variation pattern having the same variation time as that of the special symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates a shift to a special game, three symbols such as “777” and “111” are arranged. A combination is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the special symbols are selected as the numbers arranged as the decorative symbols. For example, when the special symbol is “3”, the decorative symbol is “333”. In the case where the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to a special game, and a variation pattern of a special symbol indicating a loss with reach is selected, only one such as “191” or “727” is selected. Select a combination that does not have the same pattern. The effect determining unit 132 sends information about the stop symbol of the decorative symbol and the variation pattern of the effect image to the effect display control unit 134.

  The effect display control means 134 includes a first display control means 144 and a second display control means 146. The 1st display control means 144 controls the display of the effect image accompanying the fluctuation display of the decoration symbol 190 and this additionally. The second display control means 146 controls the variable display of the decorative symbol 211. The effect display control means 134 coordinates display control by the first display control means 144 and the second display control means 146. The effect display control unit 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display an effect image including a variation image of the symbol in accordance with the selected variation pattern data as a result of the success / failure lottery by the acceptance / rejection lottery unit 112, and the movable display device 150 Display a fluctuating image of the symbol. 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.

  In accordance with the instruction received from the effect determining unit 132, the drive control unit 136 controls the lifting mechanism 204 to drive the movable display device 150 along the selected drive pattern. The drive control unit 136 acquires the detection information of the photosensor 238 during the drive control, and determines the height position of the movable display device 150.

Next, characteristic functions and operations in the present embodiment will be described.
In the present embodiment, a movable display device 150 capable of variably displaying symbols is provided separately from the effect display device 60, so that either one of the two display devices becomes a main display area depending on the gaming state. The decorative symbols are displayed in a variable manner. That is, while one display device performs the main display, the other display device is configured not to display the decorative design. When performing a conversion display in which the decorative display of the decorative symbol is switched between the two display devices in accordance with the game state, the variable display of the decorative symbol 190 on the effect display device 60, the lift position of the movable display device 150, the movable display device 150 The variation display of the decorative design 211 in FIG. That is, a novel game is created in which the processing of the effect image, which is the display of the decorative symbols on the effect display device 60 and the movable display device 150, is closely related to the mechanical process of driving the movable display device 150. Is done.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a conversion display effect executed by cooperation between the effect display device and the movable display device. A thick line arrow in the drawing represents an operation direction of the movable display device 150.
In the same figure, the change display of the symbol on the effect display device 60 is continuously displayed as it is moved to the movable display device 150 in the process of change, and the change display of the symbol on the effect display device 60 is eliminated. An example of performing conversion display for switching the main display area is shown. The variation pattern of the decorative symbol 190 and the decorative symbol 211 in this conversion display effect and the drive pattern of the movable display device 150 are associated with each other as one effect pattern and are held in the pattern storage unit 130. The effect determining means 132 selects this effect pattern according to the result of the lottery.

  In FIG. 5A, a decorative symbol 190 is displayed relatively large in the center of the display screen 208 of the effect display device 60. In the illustrated example, the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the left and right, and only the central symbol is variably displayed. On the other hand, most of the movable display device 150 stands by at a retracted position accommodated in the lower part of the effect display device 60. As a result, the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed on the display screen 208 of the effect display device 60.

  In FIG. 5B, the movable display device 150 is driven and lifted, and has advanced to the front side of the display screen 208. Then, an effect is produced in which the left and right symbols of the decorative symbol 190 are gradually covered by the movable display device 150 from below. In this way, the symbols are converted and displayed at the timing when the symbols are covered. That is, in the symbol display unit 210 of the movable display device 150, display of the left and right symbols “7” of the decorative symbol 211 is started. In this example, as the movable display device 150 rises, the fluctuation position of the decorative symbol 190, that is, the effective line is gradually moved downward. In addition, an effective line here means the line which shows the result of a lottery lottery in the aspect when the several symbols located on the line are stopped and displayed.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the movable display device 150 is moved up to a position representing the whole image, the central symbol of the decorative symbol 190 is also hidden, and the variable display continues as the central symbol of the decorative symbol 211. Has been. In this way, the decorative symbols are switched from the effect display device 60 to the movable display device 150, and the decorative symbols 211 are mainly displayed in a variable manner (flashing display) on the symbol display section 210 of the movable display device 150. As a result, the display screen 208 of the effect display device 60 is a display area only for effects excluding symbol variations. In the illustrated example, super-reach has been developed thereafter, and the character image is displayed in large size on the display screen 208. As described above, the main display area of the decorative symbols is moved to the movable display device 150, so that the degree of freedom of displaying the effect image on the effect display device 60 is increased.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of the conversion display effect executed in cooperation with the effect display device and the movable display device. A thick line arrow in the drawing represents an operation direction of the movable display device 150.
FIG. 4A shows a process in which the movable display device 150 is driven and lifted and advanced to the front side of the display screen 208. In this example, the position of the effective line of the decorative symbol 190 does not change, and the movable display device 150 rises to the position of the effective line and performs a display change of the symbol. That is, as shown in FIG. 5B, the movable display device 150 is raised to the center of the display screen 208 to completely cover the decorative design 190, and at that timing, the display of the decorative design is completed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5C, the movable display device 150 moves to the retract side and the display area exposed in the effect display device 60 is enlarged, and the super reach effect is displayed in the exposed display area. . In addition, although the effect display of a super reach is illustrated in the same figure, the effect image of various other special effects, such as a notice effect that suggests the expectation degree that the result of the success / failure lottery is a notice, is displayed. It goes without saying that it is possible.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating still another example of the conversion display effect executed in cooperation with the effect display device and the movable display device. A thick line arrow in the drawing represents an operation direction of the movable display device 150. In this example, re-changing display is performed in which the change display of the decorative symbols once converted to the movable display device 150 is converted and displayed again on the effect display device 60.

  In FIG. 5A, the movable display device 150 is located in the lower half of the effect display device 60, and the variable display of the decorative symbol 211 is continued. This state is realized, for example, through an effect process shown in FIGS. In the example shown in the figure, step 3 of the so-called step-up notice effect is displayed in the enlarged display area on the display screen 208 of the effect display device 60. The step-up notice effect is an effect that suggests the degree of expectation that the result of the success / failure lottery is a win in the notice effect, and the third stage is shown in the illustrated example.

  However, since this notice effect has not reached the final step, as shown in FIG. 5B, the movable display device 150 further rises to a position where it covers the effect image, and then descends and returns to the retracted position. ing. As shown in FIGS. 2C and 2D, in the process of lowering the movable display device 150, the symbol re-display from the movable display device 150 to the effect display device 60 is performed. That is, as the movable display device 150 is lowered, the decorative symbol 190 is gradually displayed on the display screen 208 at the back thereof. When the reconversion display is completed, the display of the decorative symbol 211 in the symbol display unit 210 has disappeared. In other words, all the 7-segment LEDs constituting the decorative design 211 are turned off.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating still another example of the conversion display effect executed by cooperation between the effect display device and the movable display device. A thick line arrow in the drawing represents an operation direction of the movable display device 150. In this example, one effect is configured by cooperation of the advance / retreat operation of the movable display device 150 and the effect image displayed on the effect display device 60.

  FIG. 5A shows a process of changing the central symbol after the decorative symbol 211 is displayed in the left and right areas of the symbol display unit 210 of the movable display device 150 by the change display. As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, the central symbol “8” of the decorative symbol 190 is being moved to the symbol display unit 210 in the process of the conversion display. There is an effect that cannot be done. As shown in FIG. 6C, by applying pressure to the central symbol, the conversion display of the central symbol is completed as shown in FIG.

  As described above, in this embodiment, various effects are realized by cooperation between the effect display device 60 and the movable display device 150.

  FIG. 9 is a data structure diagram of a pattern determination table used when the symbol determination means determines the variation pattern of the special symbol. The pattern determination table shown in the figure is simplified for easy understanding. Actually, there are many different types, but some of them are conceptually displayed in the figure.

  The illustrated pattern determination table indicates data to be referred to when the symbol determining unit 114 determines the special symbol variation pattern. The symbol determination means 114 acquires the pattern determination lottery value from the range of “0 to 255” prior to the special symbol variation display. Based on the pattern determination lottery value and the result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112, the variation time of the special symbol is determined. Each variation pattern is provided with variation pattern numbers “01” to “06” for identifying the variation patterns. For example, when the result of the lottery is a win and the pattern determination lottery value acquired by the symbol determination means 114 is in the range of “0 to 15”, the variation pattern “01” is selected, and the variation time of the special symbol is 5 seconds. It becomes. Similarly, for example, when the result of the lottery determination is out of order and the pattern determination lottery value is in the range of “51 to 220”, the variation pattern “05” is selected, and the variation time of the special symbol is 30 seconds. Basically, the longer the variation time, the longer it is possible to secure time for various productions such as reach production and its development production. In addition, when the result of the lottery is a win, it is necessary to perform a production with higher reliability. Therefore, a variation pattern having a relatively long variation time is selected as compared with the case where the result of the lottery is wrong. There is a tendency.

  The symbol determination means 114 determines a variation pattern using this pattern determination table, and determines a stop symbol using a symbol range table (not shown). The symbol determination unit 114 sends the variation pattern number of the determined variation pattern and data indicating the stop symbol to the effect determination unit 132. Receiving this, the effect determination means 132 determines the stop symbol of the decorative symbol corresponding to the stop symbol and the variation pattern of the decorative symbol corresponding to the variation pattern number.

  FIG. 10 is a data structure diagram of a pattern table used when the effect determining means determines the effect pattern. The pattern table shown in the figure is simplified for easy understanding. Actually, there are many different types, but some of them are conceptually displayed in the figure.

  After the variation pattern of the special symbol is selected as described above, the variation pattern of the decoration symbol is selected so that the variation time of the special symbol matches the variation time of the decoration symbol. Note that the drive pattern of the movable display device 150 is associated with the variation pattern. In the present embodiment, the variation pattern number of the special symbol shown in FIG. 9 corresponds to the pattern number of the effect pattern shown in FIG.

  That is, the variation pattern and the variation time of the pattern table shown in FIG. 10 coincide with the variation pattern and the variation time of the pattern determination table shown in FIG. The effect pattern “01” includes a variation pattern that displays a winning symbol combination without a reach effect. In this case, the three symbols that make up the decorative symbol are all stopped from high-speed fluctuation. The effect pattern “02” includes a variation pattern that displays a winning symbol combination with an effect of normal reach. The effect pattern “03” includes a variation pattern that displays a winning symbol combination with an effect of super reach. Since the production of the super reach involves the change of the background and the production of the story by a specific character, the variation time is considerably longer than the production of the normal reach. On the other hand, the effect patterns “04” to “06” are common to the effect patterns “01” to “03”, respectively, but include a change pattern that finally displays a deviated symbol combination. .

  Each effect pattern is further subdivided. That is, the effect pattern “02” includes an effect pattern “02-01” that activates only the liquid crystal display of the effect display device 60, a liquid crystal screen display of the effect display device 60, and a 7-segment LED display of the movable display device 150. , The effect pattern “02-02” by the pattern A that also causes the drive of the movable display device 150 to cooperate with it, the display of the effect display device 60, the display of the movable display device 150, and the drive of the movable display device 150 Includes an effect pattern “02-03” based on the pattern B that is linked in a manner different from that of the pattern 1. Similarly, in the effect pattern “03”, the effect patterns “03-02”, “03-03”, “03” by the patterns C, D, and E different from the effect pattern “03-01” of the liquid crystal display only. -04 "is included. The production pattern “05” includes production patterns “05-01” to “05-03”, and the production pattern “06” also includes production patterns “06-01” to “06-03”. Each effect pattern is assigned with any one of a plurality of effect patterns including the effect patterns shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, and description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine.
First, processing is performed when a game ball has won the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, or when the game ball has passed through the operation port 68 (S10). (N in S12), control processing for normal games such as winning / failing lottery is executed (S14), and if a special game is in progress (Y in S12), control processing for special game is executed (S16), from S10 to S16 In step S18, prize ball payout corresponding to various winnings is processed.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG.
In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is on hold (Y in S30) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. (S34). In accordance with the determination result, the main display control means 118 starts changing display and transmits a change start command to the effect display control means 134. Receiving this, the effect display control means 134 starts the change display of the effect image including the change display of the decorative symbol according to the change pattern data (S36), and starts the drive effect of the movable display device 150 according to the drive pattern data. (S37). If the winning / losing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S37 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S32 (Y in S32), S34 to S37. Is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already started (Y in S38), the symbol variation display process is executed (S39). If the symbol variation display has not started (N in S38), S39 is skipped. . If the drive has already started at the drive timing of the movable display device 150 (Y in S40), the drive control is executed (S41). If the drive has not started (N in S40), S41 is skipped.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. First, the success / failure lottery means 112 reads the success / failure lottery value (S42), and determines the success / failure based on the success / failure lottery value (S44). The symbol determining means 114 determines a stop symbol of the special symbol based on the determination result (S46), and selects a variation pattern of the special symbol (S48). The effect determination means 132 determines the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbols based on the determination result and the special symbol (S50), and selects the variation pattern of the decorative symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol (S52). Further, the drive pattern of the movable display device 150 associated with the variation pattern is selected (S53).

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail S16 in FIG.
First, if the big prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S70), the production display control means 134 starts the special game production process (S72), and the open / close control means 124 opens the special prize opening 66 (S74). ). If the big winning opening 66 has been opened, S72 and S74 are skipped (Y in S70). When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the grand prize opening 66 was opened (Y in S76), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76), there are nine or more game balls to the big winning opening 66 When the player has entered the ball (Y in S78), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66 (S80). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning opening 66 has not reached nine or more (N in S78), the processing after S80 is skipped and the flow of S16 Exit.

  If the number of rounds of the unit game has reached 15 after closing the special winning opening 66 in S80 (Y in S82), the effect display control means 134 ends the effect processing of the special game (S84), and the special game control means 120 ends the special game (S86). If the number of rounds has not reached 15 (N in S82), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the flow of S16 is terminated (S90).

  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.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the change display of the conversion source symbol is extinguished when the decorative symbol is changed or re-displayed is displayed. You may make it make it. In that respect, since the effect display device 60 is made of a liquid crystal display, there is a degree of freedom. For example, the decorative pattern 190 may be displayed in a transparent manner, or may be displayed in a small size so as not to stand out at the corner of the display screen 208.

  Although not particularly described in the above embodiment, the higher the position of the movable display device 150 in which the decorative symbols are in the variable display state, using the fact that the movable display device 150 is moved up and down on the front side of the effect display device 60. You may perform an effect which suggests that the degree of expectation that the result of the winning / failing lottery is a win is high.

  In the above embodiment, the movable display device 150 is suspended by a pair of left and right wires, and each wire is wound up by individual hoisting gears. However, one or more wires are hoisted by one hoisting gear. Alternatively, the movable display device 150 may be suspended by a single wire. Of course, other drive systems such as a drive system that uses a rack and a pinion instead of such a suspension system can be adopted.

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 production display devices, 61 special symbol display devices, 62 start openings, 64 center decorations, 66 grand prize openings, 68 operation openings, 72 general prize openings, 100 game control devices , 102 main board, 104 sub-board, 112 pass / fail lottery means, 118 main display control means, 120 special game control means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 effect determination means, 134 effect display control means, 136 drive control means, 140 variation pattern Storage means, 142 drive pattern storage means, 144 first display control means, 146 second display control means, 150 movable display device, 190 decorative design, 192 special design, 200 drive unit, 204 lifting mechanism, 208 display screen, 210 Handle the display unit, 211 decorative pattern.

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A starting port provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, and the entrance of the gaming ball is a chance of lottery;
Triggering lottery means for executing a lottery lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting opening,
An effect display device in which a predetermined effect image including a variation image of a symbol for indicating the result of the winning / failing lottery is displayed on the screen;
In addition to the effect display device, it has a display unit capable of variably displaying a symbol for indicating the result of the success / failure lottery, and covers a part of the screen of the effect display device on the front side of the effect display device. A movable display device arranged to be able to advance and retreat;
Drive control means for driving and controlling a drive mechanism for moving the movable display device back and forth;
A plurality of variation patterns in which a variation process from variation start to stop in a variation display of symbols in the effect display device and the movable display device is defined, and a plurality of drive patterns in which an operation process of the movable display device is defined. Pattern storage means for holding a plurality of associated production patterns;
Effect determining means for determining any of the plurality of effect patterns according to the gaming state;
In accordance with the determined effect pattern, display control means for variably displaying the symbol with one of the effect display device and the movable display device as a main display area;
Special game control for executing the special game when the winning lottery results in the transition to the special game and the symbol change display is stopped in a predetermined stop mode indicating that the winning lottery is winning. Means,
A ball game machine characterized by comprising:

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