JP2015083043A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for preventing a player from leaving the seat after the end of a special game while leaving a game recording media in storage means.SOLUTION: Of an image 3004 of the ending second half of a long winning game, there is displayed an image 3035 of an attention display of leaving a card untaken. In the image 3035 of the card leaving attention, an all-white back image 3036 is over-displayed by: an image 3037 imaging the card discharge port 93 of a game ball lending device 91; an image 3038 imaging the card discharged by one half from the card discharge port 93; an arrow image 3039 imaging the operation to take the card from the card discharge port 93; and an image 3040 of "Do not leave the prepaid card untaken". By looking at the image 3035 of the card leaving attention, the player takes the card out of the card discharge port 93, and possess the card directly.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of playing a game based on information recorded on a game recording medium such as a prepaid card or an IC coin, and in particular, information recorded on a game recording medium stored in a storage means. The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of playing a game based on the game.

  In a game machine that is generally known as a conventional pachinko machine, when a game ball enters a start winning opening provided on the game board, a special game (a jackpot) that is advantageous to the player by special game determination means. ) To determine whether or not to perform control, and when the variation of the identification symbol is started in the symbol display device and stopped at a special identification symbol (big hit symbol), the special game (big bonus) is controlled. It is configured. In such special games, the big prize opening provided on the game board is opened to facilitate the entry of the game ball, and the prize ball corresponding to the game ball entered into the big prize opening is paid out to the player. It is like that.

This type of pachinko machine is generally connected to a game medium lending device called a pedestal machine or CR unit. The game medium lending device is a kind of game machine and lends game balls as game media.
More specifically, the gaming medium lending device is arranged on one side of the pachinko machine and connected to be communicable with each other, and the remaining value of the gaming recording medium (for example, prepaid card) is not zero. When a lending operation signal indicating an operation is received from a pachinko machine, a lending instruction signal for a game medium (game ball) is output. The remaining value of the recording medium for gaming is managed by a management computer group (for example, a prepaid management server), and the gaming medium lending device communicates with the management computer group when the ball lending is completed (when the gaming medium lending is completed). A process of subtracting the remaining value of the game recording medium according to the number of rented balls (the number of game media lent) is performed.

  In addition, as shown in Patent Document 1, for example, the game medium lending device displays the remaining value on the display means while the game recording medium is inserted, and whenever a ball lending is performed by operating the lending switch. The residual value is subtracted and updated, and the updated residual value is displayed on the display means. Further, when the return switch is operated, the game medium lending device ejects the game recording medium, and transmits the game recording medium identification information and the remaining value to the management computer group. The final remaining value of the game recording medium when discharged is recorded in the management computer group.

JP 2012-29932 (paragraph 0024, FIG. 1)

  However, in a game medium lending device that is a type of conventional gaming machine, when a medium (for example, a prepaid card) that cannot be confirmed by a player as a game recording medium is used, the player uses the game recording medium as a game recording medium. When the user leaves the CR unit for the purpose of restrooms, the game recording medium is often stolen by a third party. In particular, after the end of special games such as 15 rounds of big hits, there are many cases where game recording media are left in the CR unit because of a sense of security that a large number of balls have been obtained. Was more likely to be stolen.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent a player from leaving a seat while leaving a game recording medium in a storage means after the end of a special game.

  The gaming machine (gaming machine 1) according to the first aspect of the invention plays a game based on information recorded in a game recording medium (prepaid card 10) stored in a storage means (game ball lending device 91). A special game determination means for determining whether or not to perform a special game advantageous to the player (the main CPU 110a, the main RAM 110c and the main ROM 110b of the main control board 110 are stored in FIG. 17). Data for executing step S310) and a special symbol corresponding to the determination result of the special game determination means can be displayed, and the special symbol is displayed and stopped specially for each lottery of the special game determination means. When it is determined by the symbol display means (special symbol display means) and the special game determination means that the special game is to be performed, the special game actual for executing the special game Means (data for executing step S340 of FIG. 17 stored in the main CPU 110a, main RAM 110c and main ROM 110b of the main control board 110, the first big prize opening / closing solenoid 16c and the second big prize opening / closing solenoid 17c), and the game A game that allows a game ball of a game medium to flow down, and a caution display means (production control board 120, image control board 150, and liquid crystal display device 31) for performing a caution display to warn a user to forget to remove the game recording medium. A start port (first start port 14 and second start port 15) that is provided in the area and into which a game ball can enter, and an open state that is provided in the game area and in which a game ball can enter and cannot enter A special winning opening (first grand winning opening 16 and second large winning opening 17) that can operate in a closed state, and the special game determining means Determines whether or not to play the special game by entering the ball, and the special game executing means opens the special winning port as the special game, thereby allowing the game ball to enter the special winning port. A first special game control means for controlling a first open special game in which a round game enabling a ball is executed a plurality of times, wherein the first special game control means is a round game of the first open special game; The ending operation is controlled over a predetermined period from the end of the last round until the special symbol display means displays a change display of the new special symbol, and the caution display means performs the first opening special game. When controlled, the caution display is performed during the ending operation regardless of whether or not the game recording medium is stored in the storage means.

  A gaming machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the first aspect, wherein a non-specific gaming state in which a gaming ball is difficult to enter at the start opening (non-time-short-time, so-called no electric chew support) ) Or a game advancing means (main CPU 110a, main RAM 110c and main ROM 110b of the main control board 110) for advancing the game in a specific game state where the game ball can easily enter the start port (short time, so-called electric chew support) 16 and data for executing step S400 of FIG. 16 and the start opening / closing solenoid 15c), the caution display means is configured to display the first information when the game is progressing in the non-specific game state. When the open special game is controlled, the caution display is performed, and when the first open special game is controlled while the game is progressing in the specific game state, Characterized in that it does not perform the warning display.

  A gaming machine according to a third aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the second aspect, wherein the first special game control means is configured to perform the special game when the game is progressing in the non-specific game state. If it is determined by the game determination means that the special game is to be performed, the ending operation over the first period is controlled after the last round of the first open special game is completed, and in the specific game state If it is determined by the special game determination means that the special game is to be performed when the game is in progress, after the last round of the first open special game is over, the first period is more than the first period. It is characterized by controlling the ending operation over a short second period.

  A gaming machine according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the special game execution means is the special prize port in the round game as the special game. Further comprising a second special game control means for controlling a second special release game that is set to be shorter than the first special release game, and the caution display means includes the second special release game. When the game is controlled, the caution display is not performed.

  According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the first special game control means may cause the special symbol display means to perform a new special game after the final round of the first open special game is completed. The ending operation over a predetermined period is controlled until the symbol change display is performed, and the caution display means stores the game recording medium in the storage means when the first open special game is controlled. Regardless of whether or not the ending operation is performed, the caution display is performed, so that it is possible to prevent the player from leaving the seat with the game recording medium left in the storage means after the special game is over.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the player from leaving the seat with the game recording medium left in the storage means after the special game is finished, which is useful for crime prevention and allows the player to play the game with peace of mind. You can do it.

1 is a perspective view of a gaming system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the gaming machine of the first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine in a state in which a glass frame of a first embodiment of the present invention is opened. It is a perspective view of the back surface side of the gaming machine of the first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram of an entire gaming system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the game ball lending device of the 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the image control board of the 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the structure figure of the control register in VDP of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the jackpot determination table and the hit determination table of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the symbol determination table of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the special electric accessory operating mode determination table of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the special winning opening open mode determination table of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the variation production pattern determination table of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the main process in the main control board of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the timer interruption process in the main control board of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the special figure special electricity control process in the main control board of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the special symbol memory | storage determination processing in the main control board of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the classification of the command transmitted to the effect control board from the main control board of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the main process in the production | presentation control board of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the timer interruption process in the presentation control board of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the command analysis process 1 in the presentation control board of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the command analysis process 2 in the presentation control board of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the effect input control process in the effect control board of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the main process in the host CPU of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the interruption process in the host CPU of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the animation group and animation pattern of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the display list comprised from the drawing control command group of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the expansion | extension control process in the expansion | extension circuit of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the drawing control process in the drawing circuit of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display control process in the display circuit of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the game content displayed with the liquid crystal display device of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the display screen of the change effect pattern in the liquid crystal display device of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the card forgetting attention display selection control process of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the image displayed on an image display part in the case of the long hit game of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the ending display selection control process of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a timing chart of the game per length of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the image displayed on an image display part in the case of the long hit game of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

(First embodiment of the present invention)
The first embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

(Game system configuration)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the gaming system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
The gaming system 9 includes a gaming machine 1 and a gaming ball lending device (CR machine) 91.

  The gaming machine 1 is connected to a gaming ball lending device 91 so that transmission / reception is possible. The game ball lending device 91 includes a card insertion / extraction port 93 for the prepaid card 10 as a recording medium, and controls the ball lending of the game ball according to the balance of the amount recorded on the prepaid card 10. In the gaming machine 1, a gaming ball lending device 91 is provided with a ball lending button 78 related to control, a return button 79, and a display unit 80. The display unit 80 displays the balance information of the amount recorded in the prepaid card 10 and displays whether or not the ball lending button 78 and the return button 79 are active.

  A game ball storage box 700 called a dollar box stores game balls paid out from the gaming machine 1.

  A card insertion / extraction port 93 through which the prepaid card 10 serving as a game recording medium is inserted and discharged is provided on the front surface of the housing 92 of the game ball lending device 91. The prepaid card 10 in this case stores identification information (ID of the prepaid card 10).

  An operation unit 411 is provided on the right side of the card insertion / extraction port 93 on the front surface of the housing 92 of the game ball lending device 91.

  Above the card insertion / ejection slot 93 on the front surface of the housing 92 of the game ball lending device 91, a display unit 412 using a liquid crystal display, a BV unit unit 413, and a remote control light receiving unit 414 are provided in order from the bottom.

(Composition of gaming machine)
Next, the configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine 1 of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the gaming machine 1 with the glass frame of the present invention opened, and FIG. 4 is the glass frame of the present invention opened. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the back side of the gaming machine 1.

  2 to 4, the gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 60 attached to an island facility of a game store, and a glass frame 50 that is rotatably supported by the outer frame 60 (FIG. 2). (See FIG. 4). In addition, the outer frame 60 is provided with a game board 2 in which a game area 6 in which the game ball 200 flows down is formed. 2 and 3, the glass frame 50 has an operation handle 3 that launches a game ball toward the game area 6 by being rotated, an audio output device 32, and an up-and-down effect having a plurality of lamps. Lighting devices 34a and 34b, an effect button 35 for changing the effect mode by a pressing operation, and a cross key 100 for performing various operation inputs by the player.

  Further, in FIG. 4, a tray unit 8 is provided below the glass frame 50. The tray unit 8 is provided with a ball tray portion 71 for storing a plurality of game balls 200, and the ball tray portion 71 is inclined downward so that the game balls 200 flow down toward the operation handle 3. Have. A receiving opening for receiving a game ball is provided at the downwardly inclined end of the ball tray portion 71, and the game ball received in the receiving opening is driven by the ball feed solenoid 4b, thereby forming a glass frame. One by one is sent to a ball feed opening 41 provided on the back surface of 50. Then, the game ball sent out to the ball feed opening 41 is guided to the end of the downward slope of the launch rail 42 by the launch rail 42 having a downward slope toward the launching member 4c. A stopper 43 for stopping and stopping the game ball is provided above the end of the downward slope of the launch rail 42, and the game ball 200 sent out from the ball feed opening 41 has a downward slope of the launch rail 42. One game ball is stopped at the end.

  When the player rotates the operation handle 3, the launch volume 3b (see FIG. 6) directly connected to the operation handle 3 also rotates, and the launch intensity of the game ball is adjusted and adjusted by the launch volume 3b. The launching member 4c directly connected to the firing solenoid 4a rotates with the firing strength. By rotating the launch member 4 c, the game ball 200 stored at the end of the downward slope of the launch rail 42 is launched by the launch member 4 c, and the game ball is launched into the game area 6.

  When the game ball fired as described above rises between the rails 5a and 5b from the launch rail 42 and exceeds the ball return prevention piece 5c, the game ball reaches the game area 6 and then falls in the game area 6. At this time, the game ball falls unpredictably by a plurality of nails and windmills provided in the game area 6.

(Composition of game area 6)
In FIG. 2, the game area 6 is provided with a plurality of general winning ports 12. Each of these general winning awards 12 is provided with a general winning opening detecting switch 12a (see FIG. 6). When this general winning opening detecting switch 12a detects a winning of a game ball, a predetermined winning ball (for example, 10) Game balls).

  Further, in the area below the center of the game area 6, there are a first start port 14 and a second start port 15 that constitute a start area into which game balls can enter, and a second large area in which game balls can enter. A winning opening 17 is provided.

  The second starting port 15 has a pair of movable pieces 15b, a first mode in which the pair of movable pieces 15b is maintained in a closed state, and a second state in which the pair of movable pieces 15b are in an open state. The movable control is performed. When the second starting port 15 is controlled in the first mode, the winning member of the second large winning port 17 located immediately above the second starting port 15 becomes an obstacle, and the game ball Is impossible to accept. On the other hand, when the second start port 15 is controlled to the second mode, the pair of movable pieces 15b function as a tray, and it is easy to win a game ball to the second start port 15. That is, when the second start port 15 is in the first mode, there is no game ball winning opportunity, and when it is in the second mode, the game ball winning opportunity is increased.

  Here, the first start port 14 is provided with a first start port detecting switch 14a (see FIG. 6) for detecting the entrance of a game ball, and the second start port 15 is a first for detecting the entrance of a game ball. 2 A start port detection switch 15a (see FIG. 6) is provided. When the first start port detection switch 14a or the second start port detection switch 15a detects the entry of a game ball, a special symbol determination random number value is acquired, and a right acquisition lottery (to be described later) Hereinafter, “Lottery for jackpot” is performed. Also, when the first start port detection switch 14a or the second start port detection switch 15a detects the entry of a game ball, a predetermined prize ball (for example, three game balls) is paid out.

  In addition, the second grand prize winning port 17 is configured by an opening formed in the game board 2. Below the second grand prize opening 17, there is a second big prize opening / closing door 17b that can protrude from the game board surface side to the glass plate 52 side. It is controlled to move between an open state protruding to the side and a closed state buried in the game board surface. When the second grand prize opening opening / closing door 17b protrudes from the game board surface, it functions as a tray for guiding the game ball into the second big prize opening 17, and the game ball can enter the second big prize opening 17. Become. The second big prize opening 17 is provided with a second big prize opening detection switch 17a. When the second big prize opening detection switch 17a detects the entry of a game ball, a predetermined prize ball (for example, 15 game balls) are paid out.

  Furthermore, in the area on the right side of the game area 6, there are provided a normal symbol gate 13 constituting a normal area through which game balls can pass and a first grand prize opening 16 through which game balls can enter.

  For this reason, if the operation ball 3 is not a game ball which has been greatly rotated and launched with a strong force, the normal design gate 13 and the first big winning opening 16 are configured so that the game ball does not pass or win. Yes. In particular, even if the short game state, which will be described later, is entered, if the game ball flows down to the left side of the game area 6, the game ball will not normally pass through the symbol gate 13, so that it is at the second start port 15. The pair of movable pieces 15b are not opened, and it is difficult for a game ball to win the second starting port 15.

  The normal symbol gate 13 is provided with a gate detection switch 13a (see FIG. 6) for detecting the passage of the game ball. When the gate detection switch 13a detects the passage of the game ball, the normal symbol determination random number value. Is acquired, and a “normal symbol lottery” to be described later is performed.

  The first grand prize opening 16 is normally kept closed by the first big prize opening opening / closing door 16b, and it is impossible to enter a game ball. In contrast, when a special game, which will be described later, is started, the first grand prize opening opening / closing door 16b is opened, and the first big prize opening opening / closing door 16b puts the game ball in the first big winning opening 16; It functions as a receiving tray that guides the game ball and can enter the first grand prize opening 16. The first big prize opening 16 is provided with a first big prize opening detection switch 16a (see FIG. 6). When the first big prize opening detection switch 16a detects the entry of a game ball, it is set in advance. Prize balls (for example, 15 game balls) are paid out.

  Further, in the lowermost area of the game area 6 and the lowermost area of the game area 6, the general winning opening 12, the first starting opening 14, the second starting opening 15, the first major winning opening 16, and the second large winning opening. An out port 11 is provided for discharging game balls that have not entered any of the winning ports 17.

  In addition, a decoration member 7 that affects the flow of the game ball is provided in the center of the game area 6. A liquid crystal display device (LCD) 31 is provided at a substantially central portion of the decoration member 7. Above the liquid crystal display device 31, an effect drive device 33 in the shape of a belt and left and right decoration portions 400 </ b> L. , 400R is provided.

The liquid crystal display device 31 displays an image during standby when no game is being performed, or displays an image according to the progress of the game. Among them, three effect symbols 36 for informing the jackpot lottery result, which will be described later, are displayed, and a combination of specific effect symbols 36 (for example, 777) is stopped and displayed as a jackpot lottery result. A big hit is announced.
More specifically, when a game ball enters the first start port 14 or the second start port 15, the three effect symbols 36 are respectively scroll-displayed, and the scroll is stopped after a predetermined time, The effect design 36 is stopped and displayed. Further, by displaying various images, characters, and the like during the variation display of the effect symbol 36, a high expectation that the player may win a big hit is given to the player.

  The effect driving device 33 gives a player a sense of expectation according to the operation mode. The effect driving device 33 performs, for example, an operation in which the belt moves downward or a rotating member at the center of the belt rotates. Various operational feelings are given to the player depending on the operation mode of the effect driving device 33.

  Furthermore, in addition to the above-mentioned various effects devices, the audio output device 32 outputs BGM (background music), SE (sound effects), etc., and produces effects by sound. The effect lighting devices 34a and 34b are The lighting direction and the emission color of each lamp are changed to produce an effect by illumination.

  In the lower right of the game area 6, a first special symbol display device 20, a second special symbol display device 21, a normal symbol display device 22, a first special symbol hold indicator 23, a second special symbol hold indicator 24, a normal A symbol hold indicator 25 is provided.

  The first special symbol display device 20 notifies the jackpot lottery result performed on the main control board 110 when a game ball enters the first start port 14, and is a 7-segment LED. It is configured. That is, a plurality of special symbols corresponding to the jackpot lottery result are provided, and the lottery result is notified to the player by displaying the special symbol corresponding to the jackpot lottery result on the first special symbol display device 20. I am doing so. For example, “7” is displayed when the jackpot is won, and “−” is displayed when the player wins. “7” and “−” displayed in this way are special symbols, but these special symbols are not displayed immediately, but are displayed in a stopped state after being displayed for a predetermined time. .

  Here, the “successful lottery” means that when a game ball enters the first starting port 14 or the second starting port 15, a special symbol determining random number value is acquired, and the acquired special symbol determining random value is acquired. Is a random number value corresponding to “big hit” or a random number value corresponding to “small hit”. The jackpot lottery result is not immediately notified to the player, and the first special symbol display device 20 displays a variation such as blinking of the special symbol, and when the predetermined variation time has passed, the jackpot lottery result The special symbol corresponding to is stopped and displayed so that the player is notified of the lottery result. The second special symbol display device 21 is for notifying a lottery result of a jackpot that is performed when a game ball enters the second start port 15, and the display mode is the above-described first display mode. This is the same as the special symbol display mode in the special symbol display device 20.

In the first embodiment, “big hit” means that, in the big win lottery performed on the main control board 110 on the condition that a game ball has entered the first start port 14 or the second start port 15, The acquisition of the right to play a game. In the “hit game”, a round game in which the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 is opened is performed 15 times in total. A predetermined time is set for the maximum opening time of the first grand prize port 16 or the second grand prize port 17 in each round game, and during this time, the first grand prize port 16 or the second grand prize port 17 is set. When a predetermined number of game balls (for example, nine) enter, one round game is completed. In other words, the “big hit game” is a game in which a game ball can enter the first grand prize winning opening 16 or the second big winning prize opening 17 and the player can acquire a winning ball according to the winning prize.
This jackpot game is provided with a plurality of types of jackpots, which will be described in detail later.

  The normal symbol display device 22 is for notifying the lottery result of the normal symbol that is performed when the game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 13. As will be described in detail later, when the winning symbol is won by the normal symbol lottery, the normal symbol display device 22 is turned on, and then the second start port 15 is controlled to the second mode for a predetermined time.

  Here, “normal symbol lottery” means that when a game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 13, the normal symbol determination random number value is acquired, and the acquired normal symbol determination random value corresponds to “winning”. This is a process for determining whether or not a random value. The lottery result of the normal symbol is not always notified immediately after the game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 13, but the normal symbol display device 22 displays a variation such as blinking of the normal symbol. When the fluctuation time elapses, the normal symbol corresponding to the lottery result of the normal symbol is stopped and displayed so that the player is notified of the lottery result.

  Furthermore, if a game ball enters the first start port 14 or the second start port 15 during special symbol fluctuation display or a special game to be described later, and if a big win lottery cannot be performed immediately, a certain condition The right to win a jackpot will be withheld. More specifically, the random number value for special symbol determination acquired when the game ball enters the first start port 14 is stored as the first hold, and when the game ball enters the second start port 15 The acquired special symbol determination random number value is stored as the second hold.

  For both of these holds, the upper limit hold number is set to 4, and the hold number is displayed on the first special symbol hold indicator 23 and the second special symbol hold indicator 24, respectively. When there is one first hold, the LED on the left side of the first special symbol hold indicator 23 lights up, and when there are two first holds, two LEDs on the first special symbol hold indicator 23 Lights up. In addition, when there are three first holds, the LED on the left side of the first special symbol hold indicator 23 blinks and the right LED is lit, and when there are four first holds, the first special symbol hold. Two LEDs on the display 23 blink. The second special symbol hold indicator 24 also displays the number of second hold on hold in the same manner as described above.

The upper limit reserved number of normal symbols is also set to four, and the reserved number of normal symbols is displayed in the same manner as the first special symbol hold indicator 23 and the second special symbol hold indicator 24. Displayed on the instrument 25.

(Configuration of tray unit 8)
In FIG. 3, an inclined surface portion 74 that is inclined obliquely forward is provided on the front side and the right side of the ball tray portion 71 of the tray unit 8. An effect button 35 is disposed on the right side of the inclined surface portion 74. An effect button detection switch 35a (see FIG. 6) is provided inside the effect button 35. The operation of the effect button 35 is, for example, guidance for prompting the operation of the effect button 35 in a specific reach effect during a game. This is effective while displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31.

  On the left side of the effect button 35, a cross key 100 for performing various operation inputs by the player is provided. A cross key detection switch 100a (see FIG. 6) is provided inside the cross key 100. The operation of the cross key 100 is performed while guidance for prompting the operation of the cross key 100 is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31. It becomes effective.

  An alignment path 72 is provided on the diagonally left rear side of the effect button 35.

  A ball removal button 75 is provided on the right side of the alignment path 72. By continuously pressing the ball removal button 75, the opening / closing plate provided at the tip of the alignment path 72 is moved to move the ball tray side ball discharge port. 76 is opened, and the game balls stored in the upper ball tray are removed and sent to the lower ball discharge port 77 (see FIG. 2). The game balls discharged from the lower ball discharge port 77 are normally received and stored in a game ball storage box called a dollar box.

  A ball lending button 78, a return button 79, and a display unit 80 are provided on the left, right, and center of the front portion of the inclined surface portion 74.

  On the lower side of the tray unit 8, a lower effect illumination device 34 b is provided.

(Configuration of glass frame 50)
In FIG. 4, the glass frame 50 supports a glass plate 52 that covers the game area 6 so as to be visible in front of the game board 2 (player side). The glass plate 52 is detachably fixed to the glass frame 50.

  The glass frame 50 is connected to the outer frame 60 via a hinge mechanism 51 on one end side in the left-right direction (for example, the left side facing the gaming machine 1). The end side (for example, the right side facing the gaming machine 1) can be rotated in a direction to release from the outer frame 60. The glass frame 50 covers the game board 2 together with the glass plate 52, and can be opened like a door with the hinge mechanism 51 as a fulcrum to open the inner part of the outer frame 60 including the game board 2. On the other end side of the glass frame 50, a lock mechanism for fixing the other end side of the glass frame 50 to the outer frame 60 is provided. The fixing by the lock mechanism can be released by a dedicated key. The glass frame 50 is also provided with a door opening switch 133 that detects whether or not the glass frame 50 is opened from the outer frame 60.

(Configuration of the back side of the gaming machine 1)
In FIG. 5, a main control board 110, an effect control board 120, a payout control board 130, a power supply board 170, a game information output terminal board 30, and the like are provided on the back surface of the gaming machine 1. The power supply board 170 is provided with a power plug 171 for supplying power to the gaming machine 1 and a power switch (not shown).

(Block diagram of the entire gaming system)
Next, control means for controlling the progress of the game will be described with reference to a block diagram of the entire game system 9 of FIG.

In FIG. 6, a gaming system 9 is one in which the gaming machine 1 is connected to a gaming ball lending device 91.
In the gaming machine 1, the main control board 110 is a main control means for controlling the basic operation of the game, and inputs various detection signals from the first start port detection switch 14a, etc., and the first special symbol display device 20 and the first The game is controlled by driving the prize winning opening / closing solenoid 16c or the like.

  The main control board 110 includes at least a one-chip microcomputer 110m including a main CPU 110a, a main ROM 110b, and a main RAM 110c, an input port for main control, and an output port (not shown).

  The main control input port includes a payout control board 130, a general winning port detection switch 12a for detecting that a game ball has entered the general winning port 12, and a game ball having entered the normal symbol gate 13. Gate detection switch 13a to detect, first start port detection switch 14a to detect that a game ball has entered the first start port 14, and second start to detect that a game ball has entered the second start port 15 The mouth detection switch 15a, the first grand prize opening detection switch 16a that detects that a game ball has entered the first grand prize opening 16, and the second that detects that a game ball has entered the second grand prize opening 17 A big prize opening detection switch 17a is connected. Various signals are input to the main control board 110 through the main control input port.

  The main control output port includes a payout control board 130, a start opening / closing solenoid 15c for opening / closing the pair of movable pieces 15b of the second start opening 15, and a first large winning opening opening / closing door 16b. A special winning opening / closing solenoid 16c, a second large winning opening / closing solenoid 17c for operating the second winning opening / closing door 17b, a first special symbol display device 20 and a second special symbol display device 21 for displaying special symbols, and a normal symbol. A normal symbol display device 22 for displaying a symbol, a first special symbol hold indicator 23 and a second special symbol hold indicator 24 for displaying the number of reserved balls for a special symbol, and a normal symbol hold indicator for displaying the number of reserved balls for a normal symbol 25. A game information output terminal board 30 for outputting an external information signal is connected. Various signals are output from the main control output port.

  The main CPU 110a reads out a program stored in the main ROM 110b based on an input signal from each detection switch or timer, performs arithmetic processing, directly controls each device or display, or determines the result of the arithmetic processing. In response, a command is transmitted to another board.

The main ROM 110b of the main control board 110 stores a game control program and data and tables necessary for determining various games.
For example, the main ROM 110b stores a jackpot determination table referred to in the jackpot lottery, a hit determination table referred to in the normal symbol lottery, a symbol determination table for determining a special symbol stop symbol, and the like.
In addition, the table mentioned above only lists characteristic tables among the tables in the first embodiment as an example, and there are many other tables and programs (not shown) in the progress of the game. Is provided.
The main ROM 110b of the main control board 110 stores a game control program and data and tables necessary for determining various games.
For example, a jackpot determination table referred to in the jackpot lottery (see FIG. 10), a hit determination table referred to in the normal symbol lottery (see FIG. 10), and a symbol determination table for determining a special symbol stop symbol (see FIG. 11). , A jackpot game end setting data table for determining the gaming state after the jackpot end, a special electric accessory operating mode determination table (see FIG. 12) for determining the opening / closing conditions of the jackpot opening / closing door, and a jackpot opening mode Table (see FIG. 13) A variation pattern determination table for determining a variation pattern of a special symbol, and the like are stored in the main ROM 110b.
In addition, the table mentioned above only lists characteristic tables among the tables in the first embodiment as an example, and there are many other tables and programs (not shown) in the progress of the game. Is provided.

The main RAM 110c of the main control board 110 functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the main CPU 110a and has a plurality of storage areas.
For example, in the main RAM 110c, a normal symbol hold count (G) storage area, a normal symbol hold storage area, a normal symbol data storage area, a first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area, and a second special symbol hold count (U2) A storage area, a first special symbol random value storage area, a second special symbol random value storage area, a round game number (R) storage area, a number of times of opening (K) storage area, a number of winning games (C) storage area, Game state storage area (high probability game flag storage area and short time game flag storage area), high probability game number (X) counter, short time number (J) counter, game state buffer, stop symbol data storage area, transmission data for production Various timer counters such as an area, a special symbol time counter, and a special game timer counter are provided. Note that the above-described storage area is merely an example, and many other storage areas are provided.

  The game information output terminal board 30 is a board for outputting an external information signal generated in the main control board 110 to a hall computer or the like of the game shop. The game information output terminal board 30 is connected to the main control board 110 by wiring, and is provided with a connector for connecting external information to a hall computer or the like of a game store.

  The power supply board 170 is provided with a backup power supply composed of a capacitor, supplies a power supply voltage to the gaming machine 1 and monitors a power supply voltage supplied to the gaming machine 1, and when the power supply voltage becomes a predetermined value or less, An interruption detection signal is output to the main control board 110. More specifically, when the power interruption detection signal becomes high level, the main CPU 110a enters an operable state, and when the power interruption detection signal becomes low level, the main CPU 110a enters an operation stop state. The backup power source is not limited to a capacitor, and for example, a battery may be used, and a capacitor and a battery may be used in combination.

  The effect control board 120 mainly controls each effect such as during a game or standby. The effect control board 120 includes a sub CPU 120a, a sub ROM 120b, and a sub RAM 120c, and is connected to the main control board 110 so as to be communicable in one direction from the main control board 110 to the effect control board 120. . The sub CPU 120a reads out the program stored in the sub ROM 120b based on the command transmitted from the main control board 110, or the input signal from the effect button detection switch 35a and the timer, and performs arithmetic processing. Based on the above, the corresponding data is transmitted to the lamp control board 140 or the image control board 150. The sub RAM 120c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the sub CPU 120a.

  For example, when the sub CPU 120a in the effect control board 120 receives the fluctuation pattern designation command indicating the fluctuation pattern of the special symbol from the main control board 110, the contents of the received fluctuation pattern designation command are analyzed, and the liquid crystal display device 31, the voice Data for causing the output device 32, the effect drive device 33, and the effect illumination devices 34a and 34b to execute a predetermined effect is generated, and the data is transmitted to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140.

The sub ROM 120b of the effect control board 120 stores a program for effect control, data necessary for determining various games, and a table.
For example, an effect pattern determination table for determining an effect pattern based on a variation pattern designation command received from the main control board, an effect symbol determination table for determining a combination of effect symbols 36 to be stopped, and the like are stored in the sub ROM 120b. Has been. In addition, the table mentioned above only lists characteristic tables among the tables in the first embodiment as an example, and there are many other tables and programs (not shown) in the progress of the game. Is provided.

The sub RAM 120c of the effect control board 120 has a plurality of storage areas.
In the sub-RAM 120c, in addition to a game state storage area, an effect mode storage area, an effect pattern storage area, an effect symbol storage area, etc., an end ending flag storage area for storing an ending flag, and a game winning flag per length are stored. A storage area for various flags, such as a long-awaited game flag storage area, is set. Note that the above-described storage area is merely an example, and many other storage areas are provided.

  The payout control board 130 performs payout control of game balls. The payout control board 130 includes a one-chip microcomputer composed of a payout CPU 130a, a payout ROM 130b, and a payout RAM 130c, and is connected to the main control board 110 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. The payout CPU 130a detects whether or not a game ball has been paid out, a payout ball counting switch 132, a door opening switch 133, a ball lending button detection switch 78a, a return button detection switch 79a, a game ball lending device 91, and an input from a timer. Based on the signal, the program stored in the payout ROM 130b is read out to perform arithmetic processing, and corresponding data is transmitted to the main control board 110 based on the processing. Further, on the output side of the payout control board 130, a payout motor 131 of a prize ball payout device for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls from the storage portion of the game balls to the player, and a recording medium in the game ball lending device 91 A display unit 80 is connected to display information on the balance of the amount recorded in the above. The ball lending button detection switch 78a detects the operation of the ball lending button 78. The return button detection switch 79a detects an operation of the return button 79. When the ball lending button detection switch 78a detects the operation of the ball lending button 78, the payout CPU 130a transmits a ball lending designation command to the game ball lending device 91, and the return button detection switch 79a detects the operation of the return button 79. In this case, a recording medium return designation command is transmitted to the game ball lending device 91.

  The game ball lending device 91 transmits to the payout CPU 130a an amount balance designation command for causing the display unit 80 to display the balance of the amount set corresponding to the game recording medium. When receiving the ball lending designation command, the game ball lending device 91 subtracts the transaction unit amount corresponding to one operation of the ball lending button detection switch 78a from the amount set corresponding to the game recording medium. At the same time, a payout number designation command indicating the number of game balls corresponding to the transaction unit amount is transmitted to the payout CPU 130a. The payout CPU 130a reads out a predetermined program from the payout ROM 130b based on a payout number designation command from the game ball lending device 91 or a payout number designation command transmitted from the main control board 110, performs arithmetic processing, and pays out a prize ball. The payout motor 131 of the apparatus is controlled to pay out a predetermined prize ball to the player. At this time, the payout RAM 130c functions as a data work area during the calculation process of the payout CPU 130a. When the game ball lending device 91 receives the recording medium return designation command, the game ball lending device 91 executes a control for discharging the game recording medium and also displays on the display unit 80 that the game recording medium has been discharged. A discharge display designation command is transmitted to the payout CPU 130a.

  The lamp control board 140 controls lighting of the lighting devices 34a and 34b for presentation provided on the game board 2 and controls driving of the motor for changing the light irradiation direction. In addition, energization control is performed on a drive source such as a solenoid or a motor that operates the effect driving device 33. The lamp control board 140 is connected to the effect control board 120 and performs the above-described controls based on various commands transmitted from the effect control board 120.

The image control board 150 is connected to the liquid crystal display device 31 and the audio output device 32, and based on various commands transmitted from the effect control board 120, image display control on the liquid crystal display device 31 and the audio output device 32. Performs audio output control at.
Detailed description of the image control board 150 will be described later with reference to the block diagram of the image control board of FIG.

  The launch control board 160 performs launch control of the game ball. The launch control board 160 has a touch sensor 3a and a launch volume 3b connected to the input side, and a launch solenoid 4a and a ball feed solenoid 4b connected to the output side. The firing control board 160 inputs a touch signal from the touch sensor 3a and performs control to energize the firing solenoid 4a and the ball feed solenoid 4b based on the voltage supplied from the firing volume 3b.

  The touch sensor 3a is provided in the inside of the operation handle 3, and is comprised from the electrostatic capacitance type proximity switch using the change of the electrostatic capacitance by the player touching the operation handle 3. When the touch sensor 3a detects that the player has touched the operation handle 3, the touch sensor 3a outputs a touch signal that permits energization of the firing solenoid 4a to the firing control board 160 (see FIG. 6). As a major premise, the launch control board 160 is configured not to launch the game ball 200 into the game area 6 unless a touch signal is input from the touch sensor 3a.

  The firing volume 3b is provided directly connected to a rotating portion around which the operation handle 3 rotates, and is composed of a variable resistor. The firing volume 3b divides a constant voltage (for example, 5V) applied to the firing volume 3b by a variable resistor, and supplies the divided voltage to the launch control board 160 (the voltage to be supplied to the launch control board 160). Variable). The launch control board 160 energizes the launch solenoid 4a based on the voltage divided by the launch volume 3b, and rotates the launch member 4c directly connected to the launch solenoid 4a, thereby playing the game ball 200 in the game. Fire into area 6.

  The launching solenoid 4a is composed of a rotary solenoid, and a launching member 4c is directly connected to the launching solenoid 4a, and the launching member 4c is rotated by rotating the launching solenoid 4a.

  Here, the rotation speed of the firing solenoid 4a is set to about 99.9 (times / minute) based on the frequency based on the output period of the crystal oscillator provided on the firing control board 160. As a result, the number of games played per minute is about 99.9 (pieces / minute) because one shot is fired every time the firing solenoid rotates. That is, one game ball is fired about every 0.6 seconds.

  The ball feed solenoid 4b is composed of a linear solenoid, and feeds the game balls in the ball tray portion 71 one by one toward the launching member 4c directly connected to the firing solenoid 4a.

(Block diagram of game ball lending device)
Next, control of gaming ball lending control will be described using the block diagram of the entire gaming ball lending device 91 of FIG.
The game ball lending device 91 is a prepaid card management terminal controller for managing the remaining number of times associated with the prepaid card 10 (see FIG. 1) which is a game recording medium (hereinafter referred to as “remaining number”). (Hereinafter referred to as prepaid card management T / C.) A hall management game system centered on 701 and a member management terminal controller (hereinafter referred to as " (Member management T / C) ”and the member management system centering on 702.

  Among these, the hall management game system has a configuration in which a prepaid card management T / C 701, an island controller provided for each group called “island”, and a card issuing machine are connected. Furthermore, a game ball lending device 91 in a game ball lending device 91 provided in each of the plurality of gaming machines 1 installed on each island is connected to the island controller.

  The gaming machine 1 is a so-called CR pachinko machine compatible with prepaid cards.

  The game ball lending device 91 is interposed between the prepaid card management T / C 701 and each gaming machine 1, and makes an inquiry about the remaining number of the prepaid card 10 and a subtraction request for the remaining number to the prepaid card management T / C 701. At the same time, it is a device that lends game balls by issuing a ball throwing instruction to the gaming machine 1 when there is a remaining number.

  The card issuing machine has, as main functions, an issuance process for the prepaid card 10 associated with a valuable value (frequency) according to the deposit amount and an addition process for the frequency associated with the prepaid card PC when cash is deposited. There are several units installed at amusement stores.

  The prepaid card management T / C 701 is an apparatus for storing and managing identification information (prepaid card ID) of the prepaid card 10 and the remaining number of the prepaid card 10. For example, when a high-priced banknote is inserted by the game ball lending device 91, the amount of the inserted banknote is received from the game ball lending device 91 together with the prepaid card ID of the internal card to be issued, and the inserted banknote is inserted into the prepaid card ID. After the amount of money is valued, a “value completion notification” is returned to the game ball lending device 91. In the first embodiment, from the viewpoint of preventing fraud such as tampering with magnetic data recorded on the card, the “payment” is not recorded on the prepaid card 10 and only the identification information of the prepaid card 10 is recorded. The configuration to be adopted will be adopted.

  On the other hand, the member management system has a configuration in which a member management T / C 702, an island controller, a counter, a prize management device, and a prize dispenser are connected. Further, as described above, the unit 30A in the game ball lending device 91 is connected through the island controller.

  In addition to the above-described ball lending function, the game ball lending device 91 has a so-called replay function that accepts a member card and withdraws the stored balls deposited in the member management T / C 702. Specifically, when a member inserts a membership card into the game ball lending device 91, the number of replayed balls is subtracted from the balance of managed balls managed by the member management T / C 702, and the ball is thrown into the gaming machine 1. Give instructions.

  The counter is a counter that counts the game balls acquired by the player, and has a receipt issuing function for issuing a count receipt in which the count result is bar-coded. In addition, this counter has a counting and storing ball function for adding a part or all of the counting result to the storing balance that is stored and managed by the member management T / C 702.

  The prize management device is a prize exchange terminal device called a point-of-sales information management terminal (POS (Point of Sale) terminal) disposed in a prize exchange counter provided in a game store. Specifically, when a staff member in the free gift exchange counter receives a counting receipt from a player, the number of balls that have been ejected from the counter is printed on the barcode, the number of balls that have been earned from the counting receipt is received by a barcode reader. In addition to reading, the general prizes for the number of acquired balls are handed over to the player by hand by the staff. If the player wishes to exchange for special prizes, the clerk presses the special prize exchange button provided on the prize management device, and instructs the prize dispenser to pay out the special prizes for the number of balls earned. To do.

  In addition, in this prize management device, a part or all of the number of balls acquired from the count receipt can be deposited in the stored balance of the member or temporary member. For example, if the clerk receives a counting receipt and a membership card from a member who wishes to save money, the membership card is inserted into the card reader of the gift management device and the membership ID is read, and then the saving operation is performed to perform membership management T / C702 is requested to save money.

  The member management T / C 702 is a management device that performs overall management of members and temporary members registered in the amusement store using a member management table (not shown). This member management table stores a member ID, a stored balance and attribute information in association with each other. Then, if a savings ball addition request is received from the counter or the prize management device, the savings balance in the corresponding savings account is added, and if a savings ball subtraction request is received from the game ball lending device 91 or the prize management device, it is applicable. Subtracts the stored balance in the stored account.

  As described above, the game ball lending device 91 of the game ball lending device 91 provides a game ball lending service using the prepaid card 10 in cooperation with the prepaid card management T / C 701, and the member management T / C 702. In cooperation with, we offer a savings and replay service using membership cards.

The gaming ball lending device 91 includes an operation unit 411, a display unit 412, an IF unit 424, a gaming machine IF unit 425, a remote control light receiving unit 414, a BV unit unit 413, and a card reader (C / R) 415. A transport / feeding mechanism unit 416, a card storage unit 417, a storage unit 418, and a control unit 421.

  The operation unit 411 is a generic name for various buttons such as a numeric keypad, a lending button, a return button, and a replay button. The display unit 412 includes a status display lamp, a card status display lamp, a depositable lamp, and a 7SEG display unit. Is a general term.

  The IF unit 424 is an interface for controlling various communications between the gaming ball lending device 91 and other devices (for example, a prepaid card T / C 701, a member management T / C 702, an island controller, etc.). The gaming machine IF unit 425 is an interface for controlling various communications between the gaming ball lending device 91 and the gaming machine 1.

The BV unit 413 is a banknote discriminator that identifies the denomination (thousand yen, 2,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen) of banknotes inserted in the banknote insertion slot on the front surface of the game ball lending device 91. The denomination of the inserted bill is output to the control unit 421. Moreover, when the inserted banknote is a forged banknote, the banknote is returned.
The remote control light receiving unit 414 receives infrared rays emitted from a dedicated remote controller (not shown), and performs various operations on the game ball lending device 91 through the infrared rays emitted from the remote control (for example, replenishment operation and collection operation of the prepaid card 10). Etc.).

  The C / R 415 is a card reader that reads information recorded on various cards such as the prepaid card 10 and the membership card inserted into the card insertion / extraction port 93 on the front surface of the game ball lending device 91. Specifically, The identification information of the prepaid card 10 and the identification information of the membership card are read from the card, and the read information is output to the control unit 421.

  The card storage unit 417 is a storage unit that stores the prepaid card 10 whose remaining number is not valued. In order to allow a player to play with cash even if the prepaid card 10 is not brought, a plurality of cards are stored in advance. The prepaid card 10 is stored. For example, when a banknote is inserted by the player, the one that is closest to the transport / feed-out mechanism unit 416 among the stored prepaid cards 10 is the target of frequency association with cash.

  The transport / feeding mechanism unit 416 is a mechanism unit that is provided on the back side of the card insertion / ejection slot 93 (see FIG. 1) and transports / feeds various cards. Specifically, the prepaid card 10 inserted from the card insertion / ejection slot 93 is conveyed to the C / R 415, the prepaid card 10 held in the C / R 415 is conveyed to the card storage unit 417, The built-in prepaid card 10 stored in the storage unit 417 is fed out to the C / R 415, or the prepaid card 10 held in the C / R 415 is fed out to the card insertion / extraction port 93.

  The storage unit 418 is a storage unit (storage unit) that stores data and programs necessary for various types of processing by the control unit 421. As information related to the present invention, the game ball lending device 91 has a number of gaming machines 1 Is stored as unit number information 419 indicating whether it is attached to the station.

  The control unit 421 is a control unit that performs overall control of the game ball lending device 91 and includes a CPU 421a. The CPU 421a includes a card information processing unit 422 and a ball lending processing unit 423. The control unit 421 includes storage areas such as a seating flag storage area and a card return operation flag storage area in the RAM.

When receiving the recording medium return designation command from the payout CPU 130a of the gaming machine 1, the control unit 421 turns on the card return operation flag in the card return operation flag storage area (sets the card return operation flag = 01). When the return button of the operation unit 411 is pressed, the control unit 421 turns on the card return operation flag in the card return operation flag storage area (card return operation flag = 01 is set), and the return button of the operation unit 411 When the operation is stopped from the operated state, the card return operation flag is turned off (card return operation flag = 00 is set).
The control unit 421 includes a seating timer counter that keeps counting time until reset.

  The card information processing unit 422 is a processing unit that manages information on the prepaid card 10 used in the game ball lending device 91. Specifically, in cooperation with the prepaid card management T / C 701, the prepaid card 10 being inserted into the prepaid card 10 built in the card storage unit 417 is valued as the paid value of the game ball, or the prepaid card 10 being inserted. When a pre-paid card 10 is received through the card insertion / extraction port 93, a predetermined number of frequencies (for example, the frequency lent by one lending operation is “5”) is subtracted and collected. The remaining number corresponding to the prepaid card ID read through the C / R 415 is inquired and acquired.

  The ball lending processing unit 423 is a processing unit that performs a “ball lending process” for lending game balls. Specifically, when a lending operation is performed by a player with a prepaid card 10 having a remaining number inserted (for example, when a lending button is pressed), the card information processing unit 422 After the remaining frequency of the prepaid card 10 is subtracted by a predetermined frequency (for example, 5), a game lending instruction is given to the gaming machine 1 5 times, and the gaming balls for 5 times are given to the payout control board 130 inside the gaming machine 1. Let “125” payouts.

  As described above, the gaming ball lending device 91 can provide a gaming ball lending service using the prepaid card 10 in cooperation with the prepaid card management T / C 701 if the initial setting is completed. Although explanation is omitted here, it is also possible to provide a savings / replay service using a membership card in cooperation with the membership management T / C 702.

The gaming machine IF unit 425 is an interface for controlling various communications between the gaming ball lending device 91 and the gaming machine 1.
In the game ball lending device 91, the control unit 421 can store the information in the account of the member management T / C 702 corresponding to the identification information of the member card stored in the card storage unit 417. The counting machine issues a counting receipt according to the number of game balls stored corresponding to the identification information of the prepaid card 10 or the membership card. The counting machine has a counting and storing ball function for adding a part or all of the number of balls to the stored ball balance stored and managed by the member management T / C 702.
The number of outgoing balls stored in the storage unit 418 is reset every time the prepaid card 10 or the membership card is discharged from the card storage unit 417.

(Block diagram of image control board)
Next, image display control will be described using the block diagram of the image control board 150 in FIG.

  In FIG. 8, an image control board 150 performs image display control of the liquid crystal display device 31 and the game ball lending device 91. The host CPU 150a, the host RAM 150b, the host ROM 150c, the CGROM 151, the crystal oscillator 152, the VRAM 153, and the VDP (Video Display Processor). 2000 and an audio control circuit 3000.

Based on the effect pattern designation command received from the effect control board 120, the host CPU 150a instructs the liquid crystal display device 31 and the game ball lending device 91 to display the image data stored in the CGROM 151 in the VDP 2000. Such an instruction is performed by setting data in the control register 2010 in the VDP 2000 and outputting a display list including drawing control command groups.
In addition, when receiving a V blank interrupt signal or a drawing end signal from the VDP 2000, the host CPU 150a appropriately performs an interrupt process.

  Furthermore, the host CPU 150a also instructs the audio control circuit 3000 to output predetermined audio data to the audio output device 32 based on the effect pattern designation command received from the effect control board 120.

  The host RAM 150b is built in the host CPU 150a, functions as a data work area when the host CPU 150a performs arithmetic processing, and temporarily stores data read from the host ROM 150c. In the storage area of the host RAM 150b, various timer counters such as an effect timer counter are provided. Note that the above-described storage area is merely an example, and many other storage areas are provided.

  The host ROM 150c is composed of a mask ROM, a control processing program for the host CPU 150a, a display list generation program for generating a display list, an animation pattern for displaying an animation of a production pattern, animation scene information, and the like. Is remembered.

  This animation pattern is referred to when displaying the animation of the production pattern, and stores the combination of animation scene information included in the production pattern, the display order of each animation scene information, and the like. The animation scene information stores information such as weight frame (display time), target data (sprite identification number, transfer source address, etc.), parameters (sprite display position, transfer destination address, etc.), drawing method, etc. doing.

  The CGROM 151 includes a flash memory, an EEPROM, an EPROM, a mask ROM, and the like. The CGROM 151 compresses and stores image data (sprite, movie) or the like including a collection of pixel information in a predetermined range of pixels (for example, 32 × 32 pixels). ing. The pixel information is composed of color number information for designating a color number for each pixel and an α value indicating the transparency of the image.

Further, the CGROM 151 stores palette data in which color number information for designating color numbers and display color information for actually displaying colors are associated with each other without being compressed.
Note that the CGROM 151 may have a configuration in which only a part of the image data is compressed without being compressed. As a movie compression method, various known compression methods such as MPEG4 can be used.

  The crystal oscillator 152 outputs a pulse signal to the VDP 2000 (clock generation circuit 2050), and divides the pulse signal so that the clock generation circuit 2050 controls the VDP 2000 to control the liquid crystal display device 31, A synchronization signal or the like for synchronizing with the game ball lending device 91 is generated.

  The VRAM 153 is composed of an SRAM that can write or read image data at high speed.

  The VRAM 153 also stores the display list storage area 153a temporarily storing the display list for the main liquid crystal display device 31 output from the host CPU 150a, and the image data for the liquid crystal display device 31 expanded by the expansion circuit 2060. An expanded storage area 153b for storing, a first frame buffer 153c and a second frame buffer 153d for drawing or displaying an image for the liquid crystal display device 31 are provided. The VRAM 153 also stores palette data.

  The two frame buffers are alternately switched between a “drawing frame buffer” and a “display frame buffer” every time drawing is started.

  The VDP 2000 is a so-called image processor, reads image data from one of the frame buffers (display frame buffer) based on an instruction from the host CPU 150a, and outputs a video signal (RGB signal or the like) based on the read image data. Is output to the liquid crystal display device 31 and the game ball lending device 91.

  The VDP 2000 includes a control register 2010, a CG bus I / F 2020, a CPU I / F 2030, a clock generation circuit 2050, a decompression circuit 2060, a drawing circuit 2070, a display circuit 2080, and a memory controller 2090. ing.

The control register 2010 is a register for the VDP 2000 to control drawing and display, and drawing control and display control are performed by writing and reading data to and from the control register 2010. The host CPU 150a can write and read data to and from the control register 2010 via the CPU I / F 2030.
The control register 2010 includes a system control register that performs basic settings necessary for VDP operation, a data transfer register that performs settings necessary for data transfer, a drawing register that performs settings for controlling drawing, It has multiple types of registers, such as a bus interface register that makes settings necessary for bus access, an expansion register that makes settings necessary for decompressing compressed images, and a display register that makes settings for controlling display .

The CG bus I / F 2020 is an interface circuit for communication with the CGROM 151, and image data from the CGROM 151 is input to the VDP 2000 via the CG bus I / F 2020.
The CPU I / F 2030 is an interface circuit for communication with the host CPU 150a, and the host CPU 150a outputs a display list to the VDP 2000, accesses a control register, and accesses from the VDP 2000 via the CPU I / F 2030. Various interrupt signals are input by the host CPU 150a.

The data transfer circuit 2040 performs data transfer between various devices.
Specifically, data transfer between the host CPU 150a and the VRAM 153, data transfer between the CGROM 151 and the VRAM 153, and data transfer between various storage areas (including the frame buffer) of the VRAM 153 are performed.

  The clock generation circuit 2050 receives a pulse signal from the crystal oscillator 152 and generates a system clock that determines the operation processing speed of the VDP2000. In addition, a clock for generating a synchronization signal for the liquid crystal display device 31 is generated, and a synchronization signal for the liquid crystal display device 31 is output to the liquid crystal display device 31 via the display circuit.

  The decompression circuit 2060 is a circuit for decompressing the image data compressed in the CGROM 151, and stores the decompressed image data in the expanded storage area 153b.

  The drawing circuit 2070 is a circuit that performs sequence control based on a display list including drawing control command groups.

The display circuit 2080 generates an RGB signal (analog signal) indicating image color data as a video signal for the liquid crystal display device 31 from the image data (digital signal) stored in the “display frame buffer” in the VRAM 153. This is a circuit for outputting the generated video signal (RGB signal) for the liquid crystal display device 31 to the liquid crystal display device 31. Further, the display circuit 2080 also outputs a synchronizing signal (vertical synchronizing signal, horizontal synchronizing signal, etc.) for synchronizing with the liquid crystal display device 31 to the liquid crystal display device 31.
In the first embodiment, an RGB signal obtained by converting a digital signal into an analog signal is output to the liquid crystal display device 31 and the game ball lending device 91 as a video signal. It may be output.

  The memory controller 2090 performs control to switch between the “drawing frame buffer” and the “display frame buffer” when the host CPU 150a instructs to switch the frame buffer.

  The audio control circuit 3000 includes an audio ROM that stores a large number of audio data. The audio control circuit 3000 reads out a predetermined program based on a command transmitted from the effect control board 120, and Audio output control in the output device 32 is performed.

(Structure of control register in VDP2000)
Here, the configuration of the control register 2010 provided in the VDP 2000 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a structural diagram obtained by obtaining representative data of the control register 2010 in the VDP2000.

  As described above, the control register 2010 includes six types of registers, that is, a system control register, a data transfer register, a drawing register, a bus interface register, an expansion register, and a display register. It is the structure figure which acquired and showed the typical data of the register, the expansion register, and the display register.

FIG. 9A is a structure diagram in which the 0th to 1st bits of the system control register are acquired. The 0th bit of the system control register is data instructing to output a V blank interrupt signal, and the 1st bit of the system control register is data instructing to output a drawing end interrupt signal. The 0th to 1st bits of these system control registers correspond to “interrupt registers”.
Specifically, the clock generation circuit 2050 generates a V blank interrupt signal (vertical synchronization signal) every 1/60 seconds (about 16.6 ms), and system control is performed every time the V blank interrupt signal is generated. 1 is set to 0 bit of the register. Further, when the drawing is completed, the drawing circuit 2070 sets 1 to the first bit of the system control register.
When 1 is set in these “interrupt registers”, the CPU I / F 2030 outputs a V blank interrupt signal or a drawing end interrupt signal to the host CPU 150a. The CPU I / F 2030 sets 0 to corresponding bits of various interrupt registers after outputting various interrupt signals.

FIG. 9B is a structure diagram in which the 0th bit of the drawing register is acquired. The 0th bit of the drawing register is data that instructs the drawing circuit 2070 to start drawing.
Specifically, the host CPU 150 a sets 1 to the 0 bit of the drawing register via the CPU I / F 2030 and instructs the drawing circuit 2070 to start drawing. When drawing starts, the drawing circuit 2070 sets 0 to the 0 bit of the drawing register.

FIG. 9C is a structural diagram in which the 0th to 1st bits of the decompression register are acquired. The 0th bit of the expansion register is data instructing the expansion circuit 2060 to start expansion of the compressed image. The first bit of the decompression register is data indicating the decompression execution state of the decompression circuit 2060.
Specifically, the drawing circuit 2070 analyzes the display list output from the host CPU 150a. If the image data to be used does not exist in the expanded storage area 153b of the VRAM 153, the drawing circuit 2070 sets 1 to the 0 bit of the expansion register, The decompression circuit 2060 is instructed to start decompressing image data to be used and store it in the expanded storage area 153b. When the decompression circuit 2060 starts decompression, it sets 0 to the 0 bit of the decompression register.
The decompression circuit 2060 sets 1 to the 1-bit of the decompression register while decompression is being performed, and sets 0 to the 1-bit of the decompression register when the decompression of the compressed image is completed.

FIG. 9D is a structure diagram in which the 0th to 1st bits of the display register are acquired. The 0 bit of the display register is data for instructing the display circuit 2080 to output a video signal, and the 1 bit of the display register is data for specifying the frame buffer of the VRAM 153.
Specifically, the host CPU 150a instructs the display circuit 2080 to create and output a video signal by setting 1 to the 0 bit of the display register via the CPU I / F 2030 when the power is turned on. As a result, the display circuit 2080 generates a video signal based on the designated image data in the “display frame buffer” and outputs the video signal to the liquid crystal display device 31.
If the drawing is finished when the V blank interrupt signal is input, the host CPU 150a adds 1 to the first bit of the display register via the CPU I / F 2030, and displays “display” on the memory controller 2090. An instruction to switch between “frame buffer” and “drawing frame buffer” is given. That is, every time drawing ends, 1 is added to the 1st bit of the display register, so that “0 → 1 → 0 → 1 →...” Is switched.

  The register structure shown in FIG. 9 is merely obtained from representative data of the control register 2010, and it goes without saying that more detailed data exists.

  Next, details of various tables stored in the main ROM 110b will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Big hit judgment table)
FIG. 10A-1 and FIG. 10A-2 are diagrams showing a jackpot determination table used for the “hit lottery”. FIG. 10A-1 is a jackpot determination table referred to in the first special symbol display device 20, and FIG. 10A-2 is a jackpot determination table referred to in the second special symbol display device 21. is there. In the tables of FIG. 10A-1 and FIG. 10A-2, the winning probabilities are different, but the jackpot probabilities are the same.

Specifically, the big hit determination table is used to determine whether “big hit”, “small hit”, or “losing” based on the current probability gaming state and the acquired random number for determining a special symbol.
For example, according to the jackpot determination table for the first special symbol display device shown in FIG. 10 (a-1), in the low probability gaming state, two special symbol determination disturbances “7” and “8”. The number is determined to be a big hit. On the other hand, in the high probability gaming state, 20 special symbol determination random numbers “7” to “26” are determined to be big hits.
Further, according to the jackpot determination table for the first special symbol display device shown in FIG. 10 (a-1), the random number value for determining the special symbol is the low probability gaming state or the high probability gaming state. In the case of four special symbol determination random numbers “50”, “100”, “150”, and “200”, it is determined as “small hit”. If the random number is other than the above, it is determined as “lost”.
Therefore, since the random number range of the special symbol determination random number value is 0 to 598, the probability of being determined to be a big hit in the low probability gaming state is 1 / 299.5, and in the high probability gaming state, The probability to be determined is 10 times up to 1 / 29.9. In the first special symbol display device, the probability of being determined to be a small hit is 1 / 149.75 regardless of whether the game state is a low probability game state or a high probability game state.

(Winning judgment table)
FIG. 10B is a diagram showing a hit determination table used for “ordinary symbol lottery”.
Specifically, the winning determination table determines whether it is “winning” or “lost” based on the presence / absence of the short-time gaming state and the acquired random number for normal symbol determination.
For example, according to the hit determination table shown in FIG. 10B, it is determined that one specific normal symbol random number for determination of “0” is a win when in the non-time-saving gaming state. On the other hand, when in the short-time gaming state, it is determined that 65535 specific random symbols for determining normal symbols from “0” to “65534” are hit. If the random number is other than the above, it is determined as “lost”.
Accordingly, since the random number range of the normal symbol determination random number value is 0 to 65535, the probability of being determined to be hit in the non-short-time gaming state is 1/65536, and the probability of being determined to be winning in the time-short gaming state is 65535/65536 = 1 / 1.00002.

(Design determination table)
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a symbol determination table for determining a special symbol stop symbol.
FIG. 11A is a symbol determination table that is referred to in order to determine a stop symbol at the time of a big hit, and FIG. 11B is a symbol that is referred to in order to determine a stop symbol at the time of a big hit. FIG. 11C is a symbol determination table that is referred to in order to determine a stop symbol in the event of a loss.

Specifically, according to the symbol determination table shown in FIG. 11, the type of special symbol display device (the type of the start opening in which the game ball has won) and the game ball in the first start port 14 or the second start port 15. The special symbol type (stop symbol data) is determined based on the jackpot symbol random number value or the small bonus symbol random number value acquired when the ball is entered.
For example, the first special symbol display device refers to the symbol determination table shown in FIG. 11A in the case of a jackpot, and if the acquired jackpot symbol random value is “55”, the stop symbol data is “03”. ”(Special symbol 3 (first positive variation jackpot 3)) is determined. Further, in the first special symbol display device, the symbol determination table shown in FIG. 11B is referred to at the time of the small hit, and if the acquired random number value for the small hit symbol is “50”, as the stopped symbol data “08” (special symbol B (small hit B)) is determined. In case of loss, “00” (special symbol 0 (lost)) is determined as stop symbol data without referring to any random number value.

  Then, at the time of starting the change of the special symbol, an effect designating command is generated as special symbol information based on the determined special symbol type (stop symbol data). Here, the effect designating command is composed of 2-byte data, and 1-byte MODE data for identifying the control command classification and 1-byte DATA indicating the contents of the control command to be executed. It consists of data. The same applies to a variation pattern designation command described later.

  As will be described later, since the game state after the end of the jackpot game and the type of jackpot game (see FIG. 12) are determined by the type of special symbol (stop symbol data), the type of special symbol is the end of jackpot game It can be said that it determines the later game state and the type of jackpot game.

  Next, details of various tables stored in the sub ROM 120b will be described with reference to FIG.

(Variation production pattern determination table)
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a variation effect pattern determination table for determining the variation mode of the effect symbol 36 in the liquid crystal display device 31 or the like.

The sub CPU 120a determines the variation effect pattern based on the special symbol variation pattern designation command and the effect random number 1 received from the main control board 110. Here, even if the variation pattern designation command has the same special symbol, since the different variation representation pattern can be determined based on the random number for production 1, the number of variation pattern designation commands for the special symbol is reduced. Thus, the storage capacity of the main control board 110 is reduced.
The “variation effect pattern” is a specific effect in the effect means (liquid crystal display device 31, audio output device 32, effect drive device 33, effect illumination devices 34a and 34b) performed during the change of the special symbol. Refers to an embodiment. For example, in the liquid crystal display device 31, the background display mode, the character display mode, and the change mode of the effect design 36 displayed by the change effect pattern are determined. In addition, the “reach” in the first embodiment is a state in which a part of the combination of the effect symbols 36 that informs the transition to the special game is stopped and the other effect symbols 36 are performing the variable display. Say. For example, when the combination of the three-digit effect symbol 36 of “777” is set as the combination of the effect symbols 36 for informing that the game will shift to the jackpot game, the two effect symbols 36 are stopped and displayed at “7”. The state where the remaining effect symbols 36 are performing variable display.

When the sub CPU 120a determines the variation effect pattern, the sub CPU 120a transmits an effect pattern designation command corresponding to the determined variation effect pattern to the host CPU 150a of the image control board 150.
Specifically, the production pattern designation command is composed of 2 bytes of data for 1 command, 1 byte of MODE data for identifying the control command classification, and 1 byte indicating the contents of the control command to be executed. Data. Further, as the effect pattern designation command corresponding to the change effect pattern, “MODE” is set to “A1H” in the case of the change effect pattern based on the change pattern of the special symbol in the first special symbol display device 20, and the second special When the variation effect pattern is based on the variation pattern of the special symbol in the symbol display device 21, “MODE” is set as “B1H”, and “DATA” is set according to the identification number of the variation effect pattern.

  Although illustration is omitted, in addition to the effect pattern specifying command corresponding to the variable effect pattern, the MODE setting value is changed, and “effect pattern specifying command corresponding to the demo effect pattern (MODE = 01H)”, "Effect pattern designation command corresponding to hit start effect pattern (MODE = 0H)", "Effect pattern designation command corresponding to jackpot effect pattern (MODE = 03H)", "Effect pattern designation command corresponding to hit end effect pattern ( Various effect pattern designation commands such as “MODE = 04H)” are transmitted to the image control board 150.

(Description of gaming state)
Next, the gaming state when the game progresses will be described. In the first embodiment, there are “low probability gaming state” and “high probability gaming state” as states related to the jackpot lottery, and “non-temporal speed” is a state regarding the pair of movable pieces 15b that the second start port 15 has. “Game state” and “Time-short game state”. The state relating to the jackpot lottery (low probability gaming state, high probability gaming state) and the state relating to the pair of movable pieces 15b (non-short-time gaming state, short-time gaming state) can be associated with each other and are independent. You can also. That means
(1) “Low probability gaming state” and “Time saving gaming state”
(2) “Low probability gaming state” and “non-temporary gaming state”
(3) “High probability gaming state” and “short time gaming state”
(4) It is possible to provide a “high probability gaming state” and a “non-temporary gaming state”.
Note that the gaming state when the game is started, that is, the initial gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is “low-probability gaming state” and is set to “non-short-time gaming state”. In the embodiment, it is referred to as “normal gaming state”.

In the first embodiment, “low probability gaming state” means that in the jackpot lottery performed on the condition that a game ball has entered the first starting port 14 or the second starting port 15, the winning probability of the jackpot The game state set to 1 / 299.5. On the other hand, the “high probability gaming state” means a gaming state in which the jackpot winning probability is set to 1 / 29.95. Therefore, in the “high probability gaming state”, it is easier to win a jackpot than in the “low probability gaming state”. Note that a high-probability game flag, which will be described later, is set in this high-probability game state, and the high-probability game flag is off in the low-probability game state.
Further, the low probability gaming state is changed to the high probability gaming state after the jackpot game described later is finished.

  In the first embodiment, the “non-short-time gaming state” means that the normal symbol variation time corresponding to the lottery result in the normal symbol lottery performed on condition that the game ball has passed through the normal symbol gate 13 is used. This is a gaming state in which the opening control time of the second starting port 15 is set to be as short as 0.2 seconds when it is set as long as 29 seconds and the winning combination is won. That is, when the game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 13, the normal symbol is drawn, and the normal symbol display device 22 displays the fluctuation of the normal symbol, but the normal symbol is displayed 29 seconds after the fluctuation display is started. Stop display later. If the lottery result is a win, the second start port 15 is controlled to the second mode for about 0.2 seconds after the normal symbol stop display.

On the other hand, the “short-time gaming state” means that the normal symbol variation time corresponding to the lottery result is 3 seconds in the normal symbol lottery performed on condition that the game ball has passed through the normal symbol gate 13. , A game that is set shorter than the “non-short game state”, and the opening control time of the second start port 15 when winning in the win is 3.5 seconds, which is set longer than the “non-short game state” State. Furthermore, in the “non-short-time gaming state”, the probability of winning in the normal symbol lottery is set to 1/65536, and in the “short-time gaming state”, the probability of winning in the normal symbol lottery is set to 65535/65536. Is set. At this time, the short-time game flag, which will be described later, is set in the short-time game state, and the short-time game flag is off in the non-short-time game state.
Therefore, in the “short-time gaming state”, the second starting port 15 is more easily controlled to the second mode as long as the game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 13 than in the “non-short-time gaming state”. Thereby, in the “short-time gaming state”, the player can advance the game without consuming the game ball.
In addition, since the normal symbol gate 13 is provided in the second dedicated area (the area on the right side of the game area 6) consisting only of the second game area 6R, the operation handle 3 can be operated in the “short-time game state”. It is configured to play by playing a game ball with strong launch strength by rotating it greatly.
Note that the probability of winning in the normal symbol lottery may be set so that it does not change in any of the “non-short-time gaming state” and the “time-short gaming state”.

(Description of types of jackpot games)
In the first embodiment, a “long winning game” in which the first big winning opening 16 is opened in a long opening time, a “short winning game” in which the second big winning opening 17 is opened in a short opening time, and the second There are three types of “Big Bonus Games” and one type of “Small Bonus Games”, which are the “per-development games” in which the big prize opening 17 is opened with a short opening time and then opened with a long opening time. . In the first embodiment, the “big hit game” and the “small hit game” are collectively referred to as “special game”.

In the first embodiment, the “long win game” means that in the jackpot lottery performed on the condition that a game ball has entered the first start port 14 or the second start port 15, A game executed when a special symbol corresponding to the jackpot is determined.
In the “long game”, the round game in which the first grand prize winning opening 16 is opened is performed 15 times in total. The maximum opening time of the first grand prize opening 16 in each round game is set to a maximum of 29 seconds, and if a prescribed number (9) of game balls enter the first big prize opening 16 during this time, Round game is over. In other words, “game per long” is a special game in which a game ball enters the first grand prize opening 16 and a player can acquire a prize ball according to the game, so that a lot of prize balls can be acquired. It is. In addition, since the first grand prize winning opening 16 is provided in the area on the right side of the game area 6, in the case of “long hit game”, the operation handle 3 is greatly rotated to launch the game ball with a strong launch intensity. And is configured to play a game.

In the first embodiment, “short win game” means that in the big win lottery performed on the condition that a game ball has entered the first start port 14 or the second start port 15, A game executed when a special symbol corresponding to a win is determined.
In the “short win game”, a round game in which the second grand prize winning opening 17 is opened is performed 15 times in total. The maximum opening time of the second grand prize opening 17 in each round game is set to a maximum of 0.052 seconds, which is shorter than the firing time (about 0.6 seconds) at which one game ball is launched. Yes. During this time, if a specified number (9) of game balls enter the second grand prize opening 17, one round game is completed, but the opening time of the second big prize opening 17 is extremely short as described above. , Game balls rarely enter. In other words, the “short win game” is a special game in which it is difficult to obtain a prize ball unlike the “long win game”.

In the first embodiment, “game per development” means that the game is won by winning the jackpot in the jackpot lottery performed on condition that a game ball has entered the first start port 14 or the second start port 15. A game executed when a special symbol corresponding to a win is determined.
In "game per development", a round game in which the second grand prize winning opening 17 is opened is performed 15 times in total. In the first round game, after performing an opening / closing operation with a short opening time of the second big prize opening 17 a plurality of times, an opening / closing operation with a long opening time of the second big prize opening 17 is performed. The maximum opening time of the second grand prize opening 17 after two rounds of game is set to 29 seconds, and if a predetermined number of game balls (for example, nine) enter the second big prize opening 17 during this time, one time The round game ends. In other words, “game per development” initially repeats an opening / closing operation with a short opening time of the second big prize opening 17 and then repeating an opening / closing operation with a long opening time of the second big prize opening 17, This is a game in which a large number of prize balls can be obtained because a game ball enters the second big prize opening 17 and a player can obtain a prize ball according to the prize.

In the first embodiment, “small hit game” means that a small hit game is executed in the big hit lottery performed on the condition that a game ball has entered the first start port 14 or the second start port 15. A game executed when a right is acquired.
Also in the “small win game”, the second big prize opening 17 is opened 15 times as in the “short win game”. At this time, the opening time, opening / closing timing, and opening / closing mode of the second big winning opening 17 are the same as the above “short win game”, or the player determines whether the “small win game” or “short win game” It is set to approximate the impossible or difficult level.

  Next, the progress of the game in the gaming machine 1 will be described using a flowchart.

(Main processing of main control board)
The main process of the main control board 110 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When power is supplied from the power supply board 170, a system reset occurs in the main CPU 110a, and the main CPU 110a performs the following main processing.

  First, in step S10, the main CPU 110a performs an initialization process. In this process, the main CPU 110a reads a startup program from the main ROM 110b and initializes a flag stored in the main RAM 110c in response to power-on.

  In step S20, the main CPU 110a performs an effect random number update process for updating the reach determination random value and the special figure variation random value for determining the variation mode (variation time) of the special symbol.

  In step S30, the main CPU 110a updates the initial random number value for special symbol determination, the initial random number value for big hit symbol, the initial random number value for small bonus symbol, and the initial random number value for normal symbol determination. Thereafter, the processes of step S20 and step S30 are repeated until a predetermined interrupt process is performed.

(Timer interrupt processing of main control board)
The timer interrupt process of the main control board 110 will be described with reference to FIG.

  A clock pulse is generated every predetermined period (4 milliseconds) by the reset clock pulse generation circuit provided on the main control board 110, thereby executing a timer interrupt process described below.

  First, in step S100, the main CPU 110a saves the information stored in the register of the main CPU 110a to the stack area.

  In step S110, the main CPU 110a updates the special symbol time counter, updates the special game timer counter such as the opening time of the special electric accessory, updates the normal symbol time counter, and updates the normal power release time counter. A time control process for updating various timer counters is performed. Specifically, a process of subtracting 1 from a special symbol time counter, a special game timer counter, a normal symbol time counter, and a general electricity open time counter is performed.

In step S120, the main CPU 110a performs a random number update process for the special symbol determination random number value, the big hit symbol random number value, the small hit symbol random number value, and the normal symbol determination random number value.
Specifically, each random number value and random number counter are updated by adding +1. When the added random number counter exceeds the maximum value in the random number range (when the random number counter makes one revolution), the random number counter is returned to 0, and each random number value is newly updated from the initial random number value at that time. .

In step S130, as in step S30, the main CPU 110a updates the initial random number value for special symbol determination, the initial random number value for jackpot symbol, the initial random number value for small bonus symbol, and the initial random number value for normal symbol determination. Perform numerical value update processing.
In step S200, the main CPU 110a performs input control processing.
In this process, the main CPU 110a includes a general winning opening detection switch 12a, a first large winning opening detection switch 16a, a second large winning opening detection switch 17a, a first starting opening detection switch 14a, a second starting opening detection switch 15a, a gate. An input process for determining whether or not there is an input to each switch of the detection switch 13a is performed.

  Specifically, various detection signals from the general winning opening detecting switch 12a, the first big winning opening detecting switch 16a, the second large winning opening detecting switch 17a, the first starting opening detecting switch 14a, and the second starting opening detecting switch 15a. Is inputted, predetermined data is added to the prize ball counter used for the prize ball provided for each prize opening and updated.

  Furthermore, when a detection signal is input from the first start port detection switch 14a, if the data set in the first special symbol hold number (U1) storage area is less than 4, the first special symbol hold number ( U1) Add 1 to the storage area to obtain special symbol determination random number value, jackpot symbol random number value, small hit symbol random number value, reach determination random value, and special symbol variation random value The random number value is stored in a predetermined storage unit (0th storage unit to 4th storage unit) in the first special symbol random value storage area.

  Similarly, when a detection signal is input from the second start port detection switch 15a, if the data set in the second special symbol hold number (U2) storage area is less than 4, the second special symbol hold number (U2) 1 is added to the storage area, and a special symbol determination random number value, a big hit symbol random number value, a small hit symbol random number value, a reach determination random number value, and a special symbol variation random value are acquired. Various random numbers are stored in a predetermined storage unit (0th storage unit to 4th storage unit) in the second special symbol random number value storage area.

  When a detection signal is input from the gate detection switch 13a, if the data set in the normal symbol hold number (G) storage area is less than 4, the normal symbol hold number (G) storage area is set to 1. It adds, acquires the random number value for normal symbol determination, and memorize | stores the acquired random number value for normal symbol determination in the predetermined memory | storage part (0th memory | storage part-4th memory | storage part) in a normal symbol holding | maintenance storage area.

  Further, when a detection signal is input from the first grand prize opening detection switch 16a or the second big prize opening detection switch 17a, the number of game balls won in the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 is counted. 1 is added to the number of entries (C) storage area for the big winning opening to update.

  In step S300, the main CPU 110a performs a special drawing special electric control process for controlling the jackpot lottery, the special electric accessory, and the gaming state. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step S400, the main CPU 110a performs a normal / normal power control process for controlling the normal symbol lottery and the normal electric accessory.
Specifically, it is first determined whether or not 1 or more data is set in the normal symbol hold count (G) storage area, and 1 or more data must be set in the normal symbol hold count (G) storage area. If this is the case, the current ordinary power transmission control process is terminated.
If 1 or more data is set in the normal symbol holding number (G) storage area, after subtracting 1 from the value stored in the normal symbol holding number (G) storage area, the data is in the normal symbol holding storage area. The normal symbol determination random numbers stored in the first storage unit to the fourth storage unit are shifted to the previous storage unit. At this time, the normal symbol determination random value already written in the 0th storage unit is overwritten and erased.
Then, referring to the hit determination table shown in FIG. 10B, whether or not the normal symbol determination random number value stored in the 0th storage unit of the normal symbol hold storage area is a random value corresponding to “win”. Perform the process of determining. Thereafter, the normal symbol display device 22 displays the fluctuation of the normal symbol. When the fluctuation time of the normal symbol elapses, the normal symbol corresponding to the result of the normal symbol lottery is stopped and displayed. If the random number for normal symbol determination referred to is “winning”, the start opening / closing solenoid 15c is driven to control the second start opening 15 to the second mode for a predetermined opening time.
Here, in the non-short-time gaming state, the variation time of the normal symbol is set to 29 seconds, and if it is “winning”, the second start port 15 is controlled to the second mode for 0.2 seconds. On the other hand, in the short-time gaming state, the normal symbol variation time is set to 0.2 seconds, and if it is “winning”, the second start port 15 is controlled to the second mode for 3.5 seconds. .

In step S500, the main CPU 110a performs a payout control process.
In this payout control process, the main CPU 110a refers to each prize ball counter, generates payout number designation commands corresponding to various winning ports, and transmits the generated payout number designation commands to the payout control board 130. To do.

  In step S600, the main CPU 110a, external information data, start opening / closing solenoid data, first big prize opening opening / closing solenoid data, second big prize opening opening / closing solenoid data, special symbol display device data, normal symbol display device data, number of stored Performs data creation for the specified command.

In step S700, the main CPU 110a performs output control processing. In this process, a port output process is performed for outputting signals of the external information data, the start opening / closing solenoid data, the first big prize opening / closing solenoid data, and the second big prize opening / closing solenoid data created in S600.
Further, the special symbol display device data and the normal symbol display device data created in S600 are used to turn on the LEDs of the first special symbol display device 20, the second special symbol display device 21 and the normal symbol display device 22. Display device output processing is performed.
Further, command transmission processing for transmitting the command set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c to the effect control board 120 is also performed. The type of command transmitted to the effect control board 120 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S800, the main CPU 110a restores the information saved in step S100 to the register of the main CPU 110a.

(Special figure special electric control processing of main control board)
With reference to FIG. 17, the special figure special power control process of the main control board 110 will be described.

First, in step S301, the value of the special figure special electricity processing data is loaded, the branch address is referred to from the special figure special electric treatment data loaded in step S302, and if the special figure special electric treatment data = 0, the special symbol memory determination process (step The process proceeds to S310). If the special symbol special power processing data = 1, the process proceeds to the special symbol variation processing (step S320). If the special symbol special power processing data = 2, the special symbol stop processing (step S330) is performed. If special figure special electric processing data = 3, the process moves to jackpot game processing (step S340), and if special figure special electric processing data = 4, the process moves to big hit game end processing (step S350). If special electric processing data = 5, the processing is shifted to the small hit game processing (step S360).
This “special drawing special electricity processing data” is set as necessary in each subroutine of the special figure special electricity control processing as will be described later, so that the subroutine necessary for the game is appropriately processed. .

  In the special symbol memory determination process in step S310, the main CPU 110a performs a jackpot determination process, a special symbol determination process for determining a special symbol to be stopped and displayed, a variation time determination process for determining a variation time of the special symbol, and the like. Here, the specific content of the special symbol memory determination process will be described with reference to FIG.

(Special symbol memory judgment processing of the main control board)
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a special symbol memory determination process of the main control board 110.

First, in step S311, the main CPU 110a determines whether one or more data is set in the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area or the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area.
If one or more data is not set in any storage area of the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area or the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area, the special figure special electricity processing data = 0. The special symbol variation process of this time is terminated while holding.
On the other hand, if one or more data is set in the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area or the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area, the process proceeds to step S312.

In step S312, the main CPU 110a performs a jackpot determination process.
Specifically, when one or more data is set in the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area, 1 is calculated from the value stored in the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area. After the subtraction, the various random numbers stored in the first to fourth storage units in the second special symbol random number storage area are shifted to the previous storage unit. At this time, various random values already written in the 0th storage unit are overwritten and deleted. Then, with reference to the jackpot determination table shown in FIG. 10 (a-2), the random number for special symbol determination stored in the 0th storage unit of the second special symbol random number storage area corresponds to the jackpot. It is determined whether it is a numerical value or a random value corresponding to “small hit”.
In addition, when one or more data is not set in the second special symbol hold number (U2) storage area and one or more data is set in the first special symbol hold number (U1) storage area, Various random numbers stored in the first to fourth storage units in the first special symbol random number storage area after subtracting 1 from the value stored in the first special symbol hold number (U1) storage area Is shifted to the previous storage unit. Also at this time, various random numbers already written in the 0th storage unit are overwritten and deleted. Then, with reference to the jackpot determination table shown in FIG. 10 (a-1), the random number value for special symbol determination stored in the 0th storage unit of the first special symbol random number storage area corresponds to “big hit”. It is determined whether it is a numerical value or a random value corresponding to “small hit”.
In the first embodiment, the random number value stored in the second special symbol random value storage area is shifted (digested) with priority over the first special symbol random value storage area. However, the first special symbol storage area or the second special symbol storage area may be shifted in the order of winning in the starting opening, and the first special symbol storage area is given priority over the second special symbol storage area. You may let them.

In step S313, the main CPU 110a performs a special symbol determination process for determining the type of special symbol to be stopped and displayed.
In this special symbol determination process, when it is determined as “big hit” in the jackpot determination process (step S312), the first special symbol random value storage area is referred to with reference to the symbol determination table shown in FIG. The jackpot symbol (special symbol 1 to special symbol 6) is determined based on the random number value for the jackpot symbol stored in the 0th storage unit. In addition, when it is determined as “small hit” in the big hit determination process (step S312), the 0th memory of the first special symbol random value storage area is referred to with reference to the symbol determination table shown in FIG. The small hit symbol (special symbol A, special symbol B) is determined based on the random number value for the small bonus symbol stored in the section. If it is determined that the game has been determined to be “lost” in the jackpot determination process (step S312), the lost symbol (special symbol 0) is determined with reference to the symbol determination table shown in FIG.
Then, stop symbol data corresponding to the determined special symbol is stored in the stop symbol data storage area.

In step S314, the main CPU 110a performs special symbol variation time determination processing.
Specifically, referring to the variation pattern determination table, based on the reach determination random value and the special diagram variation random value stored in the 0th storage unit of the first special symbol random value storage area, the special symbol Determine the variation pattern. Thereafter, the variation time of the special symbol corresponding to the determined variation pattern of the special symbol is determined. Then, a process of setting a counter corresponding to the determined variation time of the special symbol in the special symbol time counter is performed. By performing such processing, the production time corresponding to the single determination result of the jackpot lottery (the determination result of the special symbol) corresponds to the variation time (variation mode) of the special symbol. Decide immediately.

In step S315, the main CPU 110a sets, in a predetermined processing area, variation display data for causing the first special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21 to perform special symbol variation display (LED blinking). . As a result, when the variable display data is set in the predetermined processing area, the LED lighting / extinguishing data is appropriately created in step S600, and the created data is output in step S700. Variation display of the special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21 is performed.
Further, the main CPU 110a, when the special symbol variation display is started, the special symbol variation pattern designation command (the first special symbol variation pattern designation command) corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined in step S314. Alternatively, the second special symbol variation pattern designation command) is set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c.

  In step S316, the main CPU 110a sets the special symbol special electricity processing data = 0 to the special symbol special electric treatment data = 1, prepares to move to the special symbol variation processing subroutine, and ends the special symbol memory determination processing.

Again, the description of the special figure special electric control process shown in FIG. 17 will be returned.
In the special symbol variation process of step S320, the main CPU 110a performs a process of determining whether or not the variation time of the special symbol has elapsed.
Specifically, it is determined whether or not the variation time of the special symbol determined in step S314 has elapsed (special symbol time counter = 0), and if it is determined that the variation time of the special symbol has not elapsed The special symbol variation process is terminated while the special symbol special electricity processing data = 1 is held. Note that the special symbol variation time counter set in step S314 is subtracted in step S110.
If it is determined that the variation time of the special symbol has elapsed, the special symbol determined in step S313 is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21. Thereby, the special symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21, and the player is notified of the jackpot determination result.
Also, when the number of time reduction (J)> 0, 1 is subtracted and updated from the time reduction number (J) counter. )> 0 is updated by subtracting 1 from the high probability game number (X) counter, and if the high probability game number (X) = 0, the high probability game flag is cleared.
Finally, the special symbol special power processing data = 1 is set to the special symbol special power processing data = 2, preparation is made to move to a special symbol stop processing subroutine, and the special symbol variation processing is terminated.

In the special symbol stop process in step S330, the main CPU 110a performs a process of determining whether the special symbol that is stopped and displayed is a “big hit symbol”, a “small bonus symbol”, or a “losing symbol”. Do.
If it is determined that the game is a jackpot symbol, the data stored in the gaming state storage area is referred to and data (00H to 03H) indicating the current gaming state is set in the gaming state buffer. Thereafter, the data (high probability game flag and short time game flag), high probability game number (X) counter, and short time number (J) counter stored in the high probability game flag storage area and the short time game flag storage area are cleared. . Further, the special figure special power processing data = 2 is set to the special figure special electric processing data = 3, preparation is made to move to the jackpot game processing subroutine, and the special symbol stop processing is ended.
In addition, when it is determined that the small winning symbol, the data stored in the game state storage area is not cleared, and the special figure special electric processing data = 2 to the special figure special electric treatment data = 5 is set. The special symbol stop process is completed by making preparations for transferring to a winning game process subroutine.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the symbol is a lost symbol, the special symbol special electric processing data = 2 is set to special special electric symbol processing data = 0, and the special symbol memory determination processing subroutine is prepared for the special symbol stop processing. finish.

In the jackpot game process of step S340, the main CPU 110a determines which jackpot of the long hit or short hit is executed, and performs a process of controlling the determined jackpot.
Specifically, first, referring to the special electric accessory operating mode determination table shown in FIG. 12, the jackpot release mode is determined based on the type of jackpot symbol (stop symbol data) determined in step S313 ( Determine TBL per long, TBL per short or TBL per evolution).
Next, in order to execute the determined jackpot release mode, with reference to the jackpot opening mode table shown in FIG. 13 (a), the release time according to the type of jackpot is set in the special game timer counter, The driving data of the first grand prize opening / closing solenoid 16c (or the second big prize opening / closing solenoid 17c) is output to open the first big prize opening / closing door 16b (or the second big prize opening / closing door 17b). At this time, 1 is added to the round game count (R) storage area.
When a predetermined number of game balls enter during the opening or when the opening time of the big prize opening has elapsed (the number of the big prize opening (C) = 9 or the special game timer counter = 0), The output of the drive data of the big prize opening / closing solenoid 16c (or the second big prize opening / closing solenoid 17c) is stopped, and the first big prize opening / closing door 16b (or the second big prize opening / closing door 17b) is closed. Thereby, one round game is completed. This round game control is repeated 15 times.
When the 15 round games are completed (round game count (R) = 15), the data stored in the round game count (R) storage area and the number of winning prize entrance (C) storage areas are cleared, The special figure special electric processing data = 3 is set to the special figure special electric treatment data = 4, preparation is made to move to the big hit game end processing subroutine, and the big hit game processing is ended.

In the big hit game ending process in step S350, the main CPU 110a determines the probability gaming state of either the high probability gaming state or the low probability gaming state, and changes the gaming state of either the short-time gaming state or the non-short-time gaming state. Perform the decision process.
Specifically, with reference to the jackpot game end setting data table, based on the data stored in the game state buffer and the type of jackpot symbol (stop symbol data) determined in step S313, the high probability game flag , High probability game count (X), short-time game flag, short-time count (J). For example, in the case of the special symbol 1, the high probability game flag is set in the high probability game flag storage area, and the high probability game number (X) counter is set to 10,000 times. Further, a time-short game flag is set in the time-short game flag storage area, and a time-short time (J) counter is set to 10,000 times.
After that, the special symbol special power processing data = 4 is set to the special symbol special power processing data = 0, preparation is made to move to a special symbol memory determination processing subroutine, and the big hit game end processing is terminated.

In the small hit game process of step S360, the main CPU 110a first refers to the special electric accessory operation mode determination table shown in FIG. 12, and based on the type of the small hit symbol (stop symbol data) determined in step S313. Thus, the opening mode for small hits is determined.
Next, in order to execute the determined small winning opening mode, the big winning opening opening mode table shown in FIG. 13B is referred to, and the small winning opening time is set in the special game timer counter, Driving data for the winning opening / closing solenoid 17c is output to open the second large winning opening / closing door 17b. At this time, 1 is added to the number-of-releases (K) storage area.
When the small winning opening time elapses (special game timer counter = 0), the drive data output of the second big prize opening / closing solenoid 17c is stopped and the second big prize opening / closing door 17b is closed. The opening / closing control of the second big prize opening opening / closing door 17b is repeated 15 times.
Then, the opening / closing control of the second grand prize opening / closing door 17b is performed 15 times, or a predetermined number of game balls enter the second big prize opening 17 (the number of times of opening (K) = 15 or the grand prize opening entrance) Number (C) = 9), in order to end the small hit game, the output of the drive data of the second large winning opening / closing solenoid 17c is stopped, the number of times of opening (K) storage area and the number of winning winning holes (C) Clear the data stored in the storage area, set special figure special electricity processing data = 5 to special figure special electricity treatment data = 0, and prepare to move to a special symbol memory judgment processing subroutine. The winning game process is terminated.

(Command explanation)
The types of commands transmitted from the main control board 110 to which the description is partially omitted in the flowchart of the main control board 110 to the effect control board 120 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The command transmitted from the main control board 110 to the production control board 120 is composed of 1-byte data, and 1-byte MODE information for identifying the control command classification and the control command to be executed. And 1-byte DATA information indicating the contents of.

The “designation designating command” indicates the type of the special symbol that is stopped and displayed, “MODE” is set as “E0H”, and DATA information is set according to the type of the special symbol. Since the special symbol type determines the jackpot type and the high probability gaming state as a result, it can be said that the effect symbol designation command indicates the jackpot type and the gaming state.
In the effect symbol designation command, when various special symbols are determined and the variation display of the special symbol is started, an effect symbol designation command corresponding to the determined special symbol is transmitted to the effect control board 120. Specifically, when various special symbols are determined in step S313, and the special symbol variation display is started in step S315, the effect symbol designation command corresponding to the determined special symbol is the effect of the main RAM 110c. Set in the transmission data storage area. Thereafter, the effect designating command set in the effect transmission data storage area in step S700 is immediately transmitted to the effect control board 120.

The “first special symbol memory designation command” indicates the number of reserved memories stored in the first special symbol reservation number (U1) storage area, “MODE” is set to “E1H”, and the number of reserved memories DATA information is set according to the above.
This first special symbol memory designation command is effect-controlled by the first special symbol memory designation command corresponding to the number of reserved memories when the number of reserved memories stored in the first special symbol reservation number (U1) storage area is switched. It is transmitted to the substrate 120. Specifically, when the value stored in the first special symbol holding number (U1) storage area in step S200 (or S230) or step S312 increases or decreases, the first corresponding to the number of holding memory after the increase or decrease. A special symbol memory designation command is set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c. Thereafter, the first special symbol memory designation command set in the production transmission data storage area in step S700 is immediately transmitted to the production control board 120.

The “second special symbol memory designation command” indicates the number of reserved memories stored in the second special symbol reservation number (U2) storage area, “MODE” is set to “E2H”, and the number of reserved memories DATA information is set according to the above.
This second special symbol memory designation command is directed by the second special symbol memory designation command corresponding to the number of reserved memories when the number of reserved memories stored in the second special symbol reservation number (U2) storage area is switched. It is transmitted to the substrate 120. Specifically, when the value stored in the second special symbol reservation number (U2) storage area in step S200 (or S240) or step S312 increases or decreases, the second corresponding to the number of reserved storage after the increase or decrease. A special symbol memory designation command is set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c. Thereafter, the second special symbol memory designation command set in the production transmission data storage area in step S700 is immediately transmitted to the production control board 120.
In the first embodiment, the “first special symbol memory designation command” and the “second special symbol memory designation command” are collectively referred to as a “special symbol memory designation command”.

The “design determination command” indicates that the special symbol is stopped and displayed, “MODE” is set to “E3H”, and “DATA” is set to “00H”.
This symbol confirmation command is transmitted to the effect control board 120 when the special symbol is stopped and displayed. Specifically, when the special symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21 in step S320, the symbol confirmation command is set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c. The Thereafter, the symbol confirmation command set in the effect transmission data storage area in step S700 is immediately transmitted to the effect control board 120.

The “power-on designation command” indicates that the gaming machine 1 is powered on, “MODE” is set to “E4H”, and “DATA” is set to “00H”.
This power-on specification command is transmitted to the effect control board 120 when the gaming machine 1 is powered on. Specifically, when the gaming machine is turned on in step S10, a power-on designation command is set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c. Then, immediately after the power-on designation command set in the production transmission data storage area in step S700 is transmitted to the production control board 120.

The “RAM clear designation command” indicates that the information stored in the main RAM 110c has been cleared, “MODE” is set to “E4H”, and “DATA” is set to “01H”.
Here, a RAM clear button (not shown) is provided on the back side of the gaming machine 1, and when the gaming machine 1 is turned on while pressing the RAM clear button, the information stored in the main RAM 110c in step S10 is stored. Cleared.
The RAM clear designation command is transmitted to the effect control board 120 when the gaming machine 1 is turned on while pressing the RAM clear button. Specifically, when the gaming machine is turned on while pressing the RAM clear button in step S10, a RAM clear designation command is set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c. Thereafter, the RAM clear designation command set in the effect transmission data storage area in step S700 is immediately transmitted to the effect control board 120.

  The “power restoration designation command” indicates that the gaming machine 1 is turned on and has been restored normally, “MODE” is set to “E4H”, and “DATA” is set to “02H to 05H”. Is set. The power recovery designation command also indicates the gaming state at the time of power recovery. If the gaming state at the time of power recovery is “low probability gaming state and non-short gaming state”, “DATA” is set to “02H”. "DATA" is set to "03H" if "low probability gaming state and short time gaming state", "DATA" is set to "04H" if "high probability gaming state and non-short time gaming state" If “high probability gaming state and short time gaming state”, “DATA” is set to “05H”.

  This power restoration designation command is transmitted to the effect control board 120 when the gaming machine 1 is turned on and is normally restored. Specifically, when the power of the gaming machine is turned on, a checksum of the main RAM 110c is created when the power is turned on, and the checksum of the main RAM 110c when the power is turned on and the checksum of the main RAM 110c when the power is cut off are generated. Compare. Here, if the checksums match, it is determined that the normal recovery has been performed, and a power recovery specification command is generated according to the gaming state, and the generated power recovery specification command is stored in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c. Set. Then, immediately after the power-on designation command set in the production transmission data storage area in step S700 is transmitted to the production control board 120.

The “demonstration designation command” indicates that the first special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21 is not operating, “MODE” is set to “E5H”, and “DATA” is set to “ 00H ".
This demonstration designation command is transmitted to the effect control board 120 when the special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21 does not hold the special symbol. Specifically, when one or more pieces of data are not set in either the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area or the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area in step S311. The demonstration designation command is set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c. Thereafter, the demonstration designation command set in the production transmission data storage area in step S700 is immediately transmitted to the production control board 120.

The “first special symbol variation pattern designation command” indicates the variation time (variation mode) of the special symbol in the first special symbol display device 20, “MODE” is set to “E6H”, and various variations DATA information is set according to the pattern.
The first special symbol variation pattern designation command is a first special symbol variation pattern corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined when the special symbol variation display of the first special symbol display device 20 is started. A designation command is transmitted to the effect control board 120. Specifically, when the variation pattern of the special symbol is determined in step S314 and the variation display of the special symbol is started in step S315, the first special symbol corresponding to the determined variation pattern of the special symbol is started. The variation pattern designation command is set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c. Thereafter, the first special symbol variation pattern designation command set in the production transmission data storage area in step S700 is immediately transmitted to the production control board 120.

The “variable pattern designation command for the second special symbol” indicates the variation time (variation mode) of the special symbol in the second special symbol display device 21, and “MODE” is set to “E7H”, and various variations DATA information is set according to the pattern.
The second special symbol variation pattern designation command is a second special symbol variation pattern corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined when the special symbol variation display of the second special symbol display device 21 is started. A designation command is transmitted to the effect control board 120.
Specifically, when the variation pattern of the special symbol is determined in step S314 and when the variation display of the special symbol is started in step S315, the second special symbol corresponding to the determined variation pattern of the special symbol is started. The variation pattern designation command is set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c. Thereafter, the second special symbol variation pattern designation command set in the production transmission data storage area in step S700 is immediately transmitted to the production control board 120.
In the first embodiment, the “first special symbol variation pattern designation command” and the “second special symbol variation pattern designation command” are collectively referred to as a “variation pattern designation command”.

The “Big Winner Opening Specification Command” indicates the number of jackpot rounds according to the various jackpot types, “MODE” is set as “EAH”, and DATA information is set according to the number of jackpot rounds Has been.
With regard to the special winning opening opening designation command, when the big hit round is started, the big winning opening opening designation command corresponding to the started round number is transmitted to the effect control board 120. Specifically, when the first grand prize opening opening / closing door 16b (or the second big prize opening opening / closing door 17b) is opened in step S340, the big winning opening opening designation command corresponding to the number of rounds to be opened is issued. It is set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c. Thereafter, in step S700, the prize winning opening release command set in the effect transmission data storage area is immediately transmitted to the effect control board 120.

The “opening designation command” indicates that various jackpots start, “MODE” is set as “EBH”, and DATA information is set according to the jackpot type.
As for the opening designation command, when various jackpots start, an opening designation command corresponding to the type of jackpot is transmitted to the effect control board 120. Specifically, at the start of the jackpot game processing in step S340, an opening designation command corresponding to the jackpot type is set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c. After that, the opening designation command set in the production transmission data storage area in step S700 is immediately transmitted to the production control board 120.

The “ending designation command” indicates that various jackpots have ended, “MODE” is set as “ECH”, and DATA information is set according to the jackpot type.
As for the ending designation command, when various jackpots are completed, the ending designation command corresponding to the type of jackpot is transmitted to the effect control board 120. Specifically, at the start of the jackpot game end process in step S350, an ending designation command corresponding to the jackpot type is set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c. Thereafter, the ending designation command set in the effect transmission data storage area in step S700 is immediately transmitted to the effect control board 120.

When receiving the ending designation command, the effect control board 120 turns on the ending flag in the ending flag storage area set in the sub RAM 120c.
Here, in the first embodiment, when the DATA information of the ending designation command indicates long hit, the effect control board 120 turns on the long hit game flag in the long hit game flag storage area set in the sub RAM 120c. To do.

The “gaming state designation command” indicates whether it is a short-time gaming state or a non-short-time gaming state, and “MODE” is set to “EEH”. “00H” is set, and “DATA” is set to “01H” in the time saving gaming state.
As for the gaming state designation command, a gaming state designation command corresponding to the gaming state is transmitted to the effect control board 120 at the start of special symbol variation, at the end of special symbol variation, at the start of jackpot game, and at the end of jackpot. . Specifically, when the special symbol variation display is started in step S315, when the special symbol is stopped and displayed in step S320, the high probability game flag, the high probability game count, the short-time game flag, and the step S320 are displayed. When the number of times reduced (J) is cleared, the gaming state corresponding to the current gaming state when the high probability gaming flag, the number of times of high probability gaming, the hourly gaming flag, and the hourly number of times (J) are set in step S350. The designation command is set in the transmission data storage area for presentation in the main RAM 110c. Thereafter, the gaming state designation command set in the production transmission data storage area in step S700 is immediately transmitted to the production control board 120.

  Next, processing executed by the sub CPU 120a in the effect control board 120 will be described.

(Production control board main processing)
The main process of the effect control board 120 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S1000, the sub CPU 120a performs an initialization process. In this process, the sub CPU 120a reads the main processing program from the sub ROM 120b and initializes and sets a flag stored in the sub RAM 120c in response to power-on. If this process ends, the process moves to a step S1100.

  In step S1100, the sub CPU 120a performs an effect random number update process. In this process, the sub CPU 120a performs a process of updating random numbers (effect random number value 1, effect random number value 2, effect design determining random value, effect mode determining random value, etc.) stored in the sub RAM 120c. Thereafter, the process of step S1100 is repeated until a predetermined interrupt process is performed.

(Timer interrupt processing of production control board)
The timer interrupt process of the effect control board 120 will be described with reference to FIG.
Although not shown in the figure, a clock pulse is generated every predetermined period (2 milliseconds) by a reset clock pulse generation circuit provided on the effect control board 120, a timer interrupt processing program is read, and the timer of the effect control board is read. Interrupt processing is executed.

  First, in step S1300, the sub CPU 120a saves the information stored in the register of the sub CPU 120a to the stack area.

  In step S1400, the sub CPU 120a performs update processing of various timer counters used in the effect control board 120.

  In step S1500, the sub CPU 120a performs command analysis processing. In this process, the sub CPU 120a performs a process of analyzing a command stored in the reception buffer of the sub RAM 120c. A specific description of the command analysis processing will be described later with reference to FIGS. When the effect control board 120 receives a command transmitted from the main control board 110, a command reception interrupt process of the effect control board 120 (not shown) occurs, and the received command is stored in the reception buffer. Thereafter, the received command is analyzed in step S1500.

  In step S1600, the sub CPU 120a checks the signal of the effect button detection switch 35a, and performs effect input control processing related to the effect button 35. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S1700, the sub CPU 120a performs data output processing for transmitting various commands set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c to the lamp control board 140 and the image control board 150.

  In step S1800, the sub CPU 120a restores the information saved in step S1810 to the register of the sub CPU 120a.

(Command analysis processing of production control board)
The command analysis processing of the effect control board 120 will be described using FIG. 22 and FIG. Note that the command analysis processing 2 in FIG. 23 is performed subsequent to the command analysis processing 1 in FIG.

In step S1501, the sub CPU 120a confirms whether there is a command in the reception buffer, and confirms whether the command has been received.
If there is no command in the reception buffer, the sub CPU 120a ends the command analysis process, and if there is a command in the reception buffer, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1510.

In step S1510, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is a demo designation command.
If the command stored in the reception buffer is a demonstration designation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1511, and if not the demonstration designation command, moves the process to step S1520.

In step S1511, the sub CPU 120a performs a demonstration effect pattern determination process for determining a demonstration effect pattern.
Specifically, the demonstration effect pattern is determined, the determined demonstration effect pattern is set in the effect pattern storage area, and information on the determined demonstration effect pattern is transmitted to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140. An effect pattern designation command based on the demo effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub-RAM 120c.

In step S1520, sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is a special symbol storage designation command.
If the command stored in the reception buffer is a special symbol storage designation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1521, and if it is not a special symbol storage designation command, moves the process to step S1530.

  In step S1521, the sub CPU 120a analyzes the special symbol storage designation command to determine the display number of special figure reservation images to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31, and the special CPU corresponding to the determined display number of special figure reservation images. A special symbol memory number determination process for transmitting a figure display number designation command to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140 is performed.

In step S1530, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is an effect designating command.
If the command stored in the reception buffer is an effect symbol designation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1531, and if it is not an effect symbol designation command, moves the process to step S1540.

In step S1531, the sub CPU 120a performs an effect symbol determination process for determining an effect symbol 36 to be stopped and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31 based on the content of the received effect symbol designation command.
Specifically, the effect designating command is analyzed, the effect symbol data constituting the combination of the effect symbols 36 is determined according to the presence / absence of jackpot and the type of jackpot, and the determined effect symbol data is stored in the effect symbol storage area In addition, in order to transmit the effect symbol data to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140, a stop symbol designation command indicating the effect symbol data is set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c.

  In step S1532, the sub CPU 120a acquires one random value from the effect mode determination random value updated in step 1100, and based on the acquired effect mode determination random value and the received effect designating command, An effect mode determination process for determining one effect mode from a plurality of effect modes (for example, a normal effect mode and a chance effect mode) is performed. Further, the determined effect mode is set in the effect mode storage area.

In step S1540, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is a variation pattern designation command.
If the command stored in the reception buffer is a fluctuation pattern designation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1541 and moves the process to step S1550 if the command is not the fluctuation pattern designation command.

In step S1541, the sub CPU 120a acquires one random value from the effect random value 1 updated in step 1100, and stores the obtained effect random number 1, the received variation pattern designation command, and the effect mode storage area. Based on the set effect mode, a variation effect pattern determination process is performed for determining one variable effect pattern from a plurality of variable effect patterns.
Specifically, in the case of the normal effect mode, the variable effect pattern determination table shown in FIG. 14 is referred to, one variable effect pattern is determined based on the acquired random number for effect 1, and the determined variable effect pattern is selected. An effect pattern designation command based on the determined variation effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub-RAM 120c in order to transmit the determined variation effect pattern information to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140 while being set in the effect pattern storage area. To do. For example, when “E6H01H” is received as the variation pattern designation command, if the obtained effect random number 1 is “0 to 49”, the variation effect pattern 1 is determined, and the obtained effect random number is “50 to 99”. ”, The variation effect pattern 2 is determined, and the determined variation effect pattern is set in the effect pattern storage area. Further, an effect pattern designation command based on the determined variation effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub-RAM 120c.
Thereafter, based on the effect pattern, the liquid crystal display device 31, the audio output device 32, the effect drive device 33, and the effect illumination devices 34a and 34b are controlled. Note that the variation mode of the effect symbol 36 is determined based on the variation effect pattern determined here. In addition, the production time corresponding to the single determination result of the jackpot lottery coincides with the production time indicated by the variation mode of the production design 36. The effect pattern designation command designates an effect time corresponding to a determination result of one lottery for the host CPU 150a of the image control board 150.

In step S1550, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is a symbol determination command.
If the command stored in the reception buffer is a symbol confirmation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1551, and moves to step S1560 if it is not a symbol confirmation command.

  In step S1551, the sub CPU 120a performs an effect symbol stop display process for setting a stop designation command for stopping the effect symbol in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c in order to stop the effect symbol 36.

In step S1560, the sub CPU 120a determines whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is a gaming state designation command.
If the command stored in the reception buffer is a gaming state designation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1561, and if not the gaming state designation command, moves the process to step S1570.

  In step S1561, the sub CPU 120a sets data indicating the gaming state based on the received gaming state designation command in the gaming state storage area in the sub RAM 120c.

In step S1570, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is an opening command.
If the command stored in the reception buffer is an opening command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1571, and if not the opening command, moves the process to step S1580.

In step S1571, the sub CPU 120a performs a hit start effect pattern determination process for determining a hit start effect pattern.
Specifically, the hit start effect pattern is determined based on the opening command, the determined hit start effect pattern is set in the effect pattern storage area, and information on the determined hit start effect pattern is controlled by the image control board 150 and the lamp control. In order to transmit to the board 140, an effect pattern designation command based on the determined hit start effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c.

In step S1580, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is a special winning opening opening designation command.
If the command stored in the reception buffer is a big prize opening opening designation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1581, and if it is not a big winning opening opening designation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1590.

In step S1581, the sub CPU 120a performs a jackpot effect pattern determination process for determining a jackpot effect pattern.
Specifically, the jackpot effect pattern is determined based on the big prize opening opening designation command, the determined jackpot effect pattern is set in the effect pattern storage area, and information on the determined jackpot effect pattern is stored in the image control board 150 and the lamp. In order to transmit to the control board 140, an effect pattern designation command based on the determined jackpot effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c.

In step S1590, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is an ending designation command.
If the command stored in the reception buffer is an ending designation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the process to step S1591, and ends the command analysis process if it is not an ending designation command.

In step S1591, the sub CPU 120a performs a hit end effect pattern determination process for determining a hit end effect pattern.
Specifically, the winning end effect pattern is determined based on the ending designation command, the determined hit end effect pattern is set in the effect pattern storage area, the ending flag in the ending flag storage area is turned on, and the determined winning end is determined. In order to transmit effect pattern information to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140, an effect pattern designation command based on the determined hit end effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c. When this process ends, the command analysis process ends.

(Production control board production input control processing)
The effect input control process will be described with reference to FIG.
First, in step S1601, the sub CPU 120a determines whether or not there is a valid effect button detection signal from the effect button detection switch 35a. If the sub CPU 120a determines that the signal is not present, the sub CPU 120a ends the process. If the sub CPU 120a determines that the signal is present, the sub CPU 120a proceeds to the process of step S1602.

  In step S1602, the sub CPU 120a determines whether or not the button operation effect executable flag = 01 is set in the storage area of the sub RAM 120c. Here, if the button operation effect executable flag = 01 is not set, the sub CPU 120a ends the process. If the button operation effect executable flag = 01 is set, the sub CPU 120a proceeds to the process of step S1603. .

  In step S1603, the sub CPU 120a sets a button operation effect execution command in the transmission buffer. This command is a command for causing the image control board 150 to execute an effect corresponding to the operation of the effect button 35.

  Here, the sub CPU 120a transmits the command set in the transmission buffer in step S1800 (see FIG. 21) after the effect input control process to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140. The image control board 150 activates the liquid crystal display device 31 and the audio output device 32 based on the received command, and the lamp control board 140 activates the effect driving device 33 and the effect lighting devices 34a and 34b based on the received command. Operate.

  Next, processing executed by the host CPU 150a in the image control board 150 will be described.

(Main processing of image control board)
The main process of the image control board 150 will be described with reference to FIG.
When power is supplied from the power supply board 170, a system reset occurs in the host CPU 150a, and the host CPU 150a performs the following main processing.

In step S2010, the host CPU 150a performs an initialization process. In this processing, the host CPU 150a reads the main processing program from the host ROM 150c and instructs the initial settings of the various modules of the host CPU 150a and the VDP 2000 when the power is turned on.
Here, the host CPU 150a uses the VDP2000 initial setting instruction as follows:
(1) To instruct the display circuit 2080 to create and output a video signal, instruct the video signal to be created (set 1 to 0 bit of the display register),
(2) In order to cause the decompression circuit 2060 to decompress the image data (image data such as the production symbol 36) frequently used in the decompression storage area 153b of the VRAM 153, the initial value data is set in the decompression register. ,
(3) In order to cause the drawing circuit 2070 to draw initial value image data (such as a character image “power-on”), an initial value display list is output.

In step S2020, the host CPU 150a performs a drawing execution start process. In this process, in order to instruct the VDP 2000 to execute drawing on the display list that has already been output, drawing start data is set in the drawing register (see FIG. 9B).
That is, at the start of power-on, execution of drawing for the initial value display list output in step S2010 is instructed, and during normal routine processing, execution of drawing for the display list output in S2050 described later is instructed. .

In step S2030, the host CPU 150a performs effect instruction command analysis control processing for analyzing the effect instruction command (command stored in the reception buffer of the host RAM 150b) transmitted from the effect control board 120.
When the image control board 150 receives a command transmitted from the effect control board 120, a command reception interrupt process of the image control board 150 (not shown) occurs, and the received command is stored in the reception buffer. Thereafter, the received command is analyzed in step S2030.

  The effect instruction command analysis control process confirms whether or not an effect instruction command (for example, an effect pattern designation command as shown in FIG. 14) is stored in the reception buffer. If an effect instruction command is not stored in the reception buffer, the process proceeds directly to step S2040.

  If a production instruction command is stored in the reception buffer, a new production instruction command is read, and one or more animation groups to be executed are determined based on the read production instruction command. A pattern is determined (see FIG. 27).

  If the effect pattern designation command is stored in the reception buffer, the host CPU 150a sets the effect time corresponding to the effect pattern designation command in the effect timer counter of the host RAM 150b. The effect timer counter is subtracted every 4 ms.

  If the button operation effect execution command is stored in the reception buffer, the host CPU 150a reads a new button operation effect execution command and sets the button operation effect execution flag = 01 in the storage area of the host RAM 105b (button operation effect execution command). Turn on the execution flag.

  Further, when the effect time corresponding to the effect instruction command read by the effect timer counter subtraction process ends, the host CPU 150a sets the button operation effect execution flag = 00 in the storage area of the host RAM 105b (the button operation effect execution flag is turned off). )

  In step S2040, the host CPU 150a performs an animation control process. In this process, based on the “scene switching counter”, the “weight frame”, the “frame counter” updated in step S2210, which will be described later, and the animation pattern determined in step S2030, various animation scenes are displayed. Update the address.

In step S2050, the host CPU 150a determines the display list from the display information (sprite identification number, display position, etc.) of the animation scene at the updated address according to the priority (drawing order) of the animation group to which the animation scene belongs. Are generated (see FIG. 28). When the generation of the display list is completed, the host CPU 150a outputs the display list to the VDP 2000. The display list output here will be described later with reference to FIG.
The display list output here is stored in the display list storage area 153a of the VRAM 153 via the CPU I / F 2030 in the VDP 2000.

In step S2060, the host CPU 150a determines whether or not the FB switching flag = 01.
Here, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 26B, the FB switching flag is set to FB if the previous display list has been drawn in the V blank interrupt every 1/60 seconds (about 16.6 ms). Switching flag = 01. That is, in step S2060, it is determined whether or not the previous drawing has been completed.
If the FB switching flag = 01, the host CPU 150a shifts the process to step S2070. If the FB switching flag = 00, the host CPU 150a waits until the FB switching flag = 01.

In step S2070, the host CPU 150a sets the FB switching flag = 00 (turns the FB switching flag off), and moves the process to step S2020.
Thereafter, the processes in steps S2020 to S2070 are repeated until a predetermined interrupt shown in FIG. 26 occurs.

(Image control board interrupt processing)
The interrupt processing of the image control board 150 will be described using FIG.

In the interrupt processing of the image control board 150, a drawing end interrupt process performed by inputting a drawing end interrupt signal, a V blank interrupt process performed by inputting a V blank interrupt signal, and a command are received. And at least a command reception interrupt process performed.
The drawing end interrupt process and the V blank interrupt process will be described with reference to FIG. 26, but the command reception interrupt process is as described in step S2030 and is not shown.

(Image control board drawing end interrupt processing)
FIG. 26A is a diagram illustrating a drawing end interrupt process of the image control board 150.

When the drawing of a predetermined unit frame (one frame) is finished, the VDP 2000 outputs a drawing end interrupt signal to the host CPU 150a via the CPU I / F 2030.
When the host CPU 150a receives a drawing end interrupt signal from the VDP 2000, the host CPU 150a executes a drawing end interrupt process.

  In the drawing end interrupt process, the host CPU 150a sets the drawing end flag = 01 (turns on the drawing end flag), and ends the current drawing end interrupt process (step S2110). That is, the drawing end flag is turned on every time drawing ends.

(V blank interrupt processing for image control board)
FIG. 26B is a diagram showing a V blank interrupt process for the image control board 150.
The VDP2000 outputs a V blank interrupt signal (vertical synchronization signal) to the host CPU 150a via the CPU I / F 2030 every 1/60 seconds (about 16.6 ms).
When the host CPU 150a receives a V blank interrupt signal from the VDP 2000, the host CPU 150a executes a V blank interrupt process.

  In step S2210, the host CPU 150a performs processing for updating various counters such as “scene switching counter”, “wait frame”, and “frame counter”.

In step S2220, the host CPU 150a determines whether or not the drawing end flag = 01. That is, it is determined whether or not drawing of a predetermined unit frame has been completed.
If the drawing end flag = 01, the host CPU 150a moves the process to step S2230. If the drawing end flag = 01, the host CPU 150a ends the current V blank interrupt process. That is, even if the V blank interrupt signal is input, if the drawing is not completed, the processing after step S2230 is not performed.

  In step S2230, the host CPU 150a sets a drawing end flag = 00 (turns the drawing end flag off).

In step S 2240, the host CPU 150 a gives an instruction to switch between the “display frame buffer” and the “drawing frame buffer” to the memory controller 2090 of the VDP 2000.
Specifically, the host CPU 150a performs a process of adding 1 to the first bit of the display register via the CPU I / F 2030 (see FIG. 9D).

  In step S2250, the host CPU 150a sets the FB switching flag = 01 (turns on the FB switching flag), cancels the standby state in step S2060, and ends the current V blank interrupt processing.

  Next, an animation pattern determination method and a display list generation method will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Anime pattern)
FIG. 27 is an example of an animation group and an animation pattern for displaying an animation of a production pattern.

As shown in FIG. 27A, the animation patterns are grouped for each object or scene displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31, and display a background group for displaying the background animation, and an animation of the character used for the notice A. Notice group A for displaying, animation group B for displaying the animation of the character used for the notice B, reach group for displaying the animation of the reach character, effect symbol group for displaying the animation of the effect symbol 36, jackpot There are a large number of groups such as a jackpot directing group for displaying the animation of the directing. A large number of animation patterns are associated with each group and stored in the host ROM 150c.
Based on the effect pattern designation command received from the sub CPU 120a, the host CPU 150a determines one or a plurality of animation groups to be executed and determines an animation pattern from each animation group.

  FIGS. 27B to 27E show animations to be determined when an effect pattern designation command (A1H07H) corresponding to the change effect pattern 7 (the special symbol change pattern 6 of 10 seconds) shown in FIG. 14 is received. An example of the pattern is shown.

  When the host CPU 150a receives the variation effect pattern designation command (A1H07H) corresponding to the variation effect pattern 7, the host CPU 150a determines four groups of the background group, the notice A group, the notice B group, and the effect symbol group, The anime pattern 1 is determined from the background group, the anime pattern 11 from the notice A group, the anime pattern 21 from the notice B group, and the anime pattern 501 from the effect design group.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 27B to 27E, the animation pattern stores a combination of animation scene information, a display order of each animation scene information, and the like.
For example, in the effect symbol group / animation pattern 501 shown in FIG. 27E, the animation scene 501 is executed first and the animation scene 511 is executed second.
The host RAM 150b has a “scene switching counter” that is updated every frame. When the scene switching counter measures 540 while the first animation scene 501 is being executed, the second animation scene 511 is displayed. The animation scene changes. When the scene switching counter measures 60 while the second animation scene 511 is being executed, the animation scene of the production symbol group / animation pattern 501 ends.
Note that “one frame” is the update timing of the liquid crystal display device 31 (update timing of the vertical synchronization signal), and one frame is updated every 1/60 seconds (about 16.6 ms). That is, 60 frames are measured in 1 second.

Each animation scene stores animation scene information, and wait frames (that is, display time) updated every frame, target data (sprite identification number, transfer source address, etc.), parameters (sprite Display information such as a display position, a transfer destination address, and a drawing method.
For example, in the animation display, in the animation scene 501 shown in FIG. 27 (e), the first design to the fourth design are continuously displayed up to 20 frames (about 0.33 seconds) at predetermined coordinates. Thereafter, the first symbol to the fourth symbol are continuously displayed at different coordinates for 15 frames (about 0.25 seconds). Similarly, when the first symbol to the fourth symbol are continuously displayed at different coordinates up to a predetermined frame, an animation is displayed in which the first symbol to the fourth symbol is moved and displayed. be able to.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 27B to 27E, the anime pattern 1 of the background group, the anime pattern 11 from the notice A group, the anime pattern 21 from the notice B group, and the anime from the production design group. A plurality of animation patterns with the pattern 501 are determined, and the animations of these animation patterns are executed in parallel.
That is, images of BG1 (mountains) and BG2 (clouds) continue to be displayed as the background from the start to the end of the animation pattern in the display area of the liquid crystal display device 31, and 2 seconds (120 frames from the start of the animation pattern). ) After that, the image for performing the animation of the notice display of the character A is displayed for 3 seconds (180 frames). Frame). Furthermore, an image for performing animation for normal variation display of effect symbols is performed for 9 seconds (540 frames), and then an image for performing animation for temporary stop display for 1 second (60 frames) is displayed.
Note that these images are displayed in an overlapping manner in the display area of the liquid crystal display device 31, and the first drawn image is overwritten by the later drawn image and erased. This image generation method will be described in the display list described later.

(Display list)
FIG. 28 is an example of a display list including drawing control command groups.

  When the host CPU 150a determines the animation pattern as shown in FIG. 27, the host CPU 150a generates a display list for each predetermined frame (every frame) and outputs the generated display list to the VDP 2000.

  Here, regarding the display list generation method, the host CPU 150a follows the contents of the animation scene at the current number of frames based on the “frame counter” indicating the current frame and the determined animation pattern (anime scene). By generating the drawing control commands according to the priority order (drawing order) of each animation group, a display list for the current number of frames is generated.

  For example, as the priority order of the animation groups shown in FIGS. 27B to 27E, the background group is associated with the lowest priority 10 data, and the notice A group is associated with the priority 9 data. The priority B data is associated with the notice B group,..., The priority 2 data is associated with the jackpot production group, and the highest priority 1 data is associated with the production symbol group. Assume that it is associated.

As shown in FIGS. 27B to 27E, the background group anime pattern 1, the anime pattern 11 from the notice A group, the anime pattern 21 from the notice B group, and the effect design group It is assumed that a plurality of anime patterns with the anime pattern 501 are determined.
Next, drawing control commands were sequentially generated and determined from the animation pattern 1 of the lowest priority animation group (background group) according to the contents of the animation scene in the current frame counter (current number of frames). When drawing control commands up to the highest priority animation group (direction design group) among the animation groups are generated, a drawing end command is finally generated to complete the display list as shown in FIG.
Such a display list is generated by program processing while referring to necessary data by the host CPU 150a.

  As described above, when the host CPU 150a outputs a display list in which drawing control command groups are grouped in predetermined frames (one frame) to the VDP 2000, the drawing circuit 2070 in the VDP 2000 performs specific drawing processing. The processing load on the host CPU 150a can be reduced.

  Next, processing executed in VDP2000 will be described.

(Expansion circuit expansion control processing)
The decompression control processing of the decompression circuit 2060 in VDP2000 will be described using FIG.

First, in step S2310, the decompression circuit 2060 determines whether or not there has been an instruction to start decompression execution for decompressing image data to be rendered from the rendering circuit 2070. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the decompression execution start data is set in the decompression register by the drawing circuit 2070 (whether 1 is set in the 0th bit of the decompression register) (see FIG. 9C).
When there is an instruction to start decompression execution, the decompression circuit 2060 moves the process to step S2320, and when there is no instruction to start decompression execution, the decompression circuit 2060 waits until there is an instruction to start decompression execution.

  In step S2320, the decompression circuit 2060 clears the decompression start data of the decompression register set by the drawing circuit 2070 (sets 0 to the 0th bit of the decompression register).

  In step S2330, the decompression circuit 2060 sets the decompression execution data in the decompression register (sets 1 to the first bit of the decompression register) in order to inform the drawing circuit 2070 that decompression is being performed (FIG. 9 ( c)).

  In step S2340, the decompression circuit 2060 reads the compressed image data compressed in the CRROM 151, decompresses the read compressed image data to the original image data, and decompresses the decompressed image data in the decompression storage area 153b of the VRAM 153. Let

In step S2350, the decompression circuit 2060 determines whether decompression of one image has been completed.
In the decompression circuit 2060, when decompression of one image is completed, the process proceeds to step S2360. When decompression of one image is not completed, the process returns to step S2340 and the decompression process is repeated.

  In step S2360, when the decompression circuit 2060 completes decompression of one image, the decompression register 2070 clears the decompression execution data in the decompression register in order to notify the rendering circuit 2070 that decompression has ended (sets 0 to the 1-bit of the decompression register). Then, the process returns to step S2310 to repeat the expansion control process.

(Drawing control process in drawing circuit)
A drawing control process of the drawing circuit 2070 in the VDP 2000 will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S2410, the drawing circuit 2070 determines whether there is an instruction to start drawing from the host CPU 150a. Specifically, the host CPU 150a determines whether or not drawing execution start data is set in the drawing register (whether or not 1 is set in the 0th bit of the drawing register) (see FIG. 9B). .
The drawing circuit 2070 shifts the process to step S2420 when there is an instruction to start drawing, and waits until there is an instruction to start drawing when there is no instruction to start drawing.

  In step S2420, the drawing circuit 2070 clears the drawing execution start data of the drawing register set by the host CPU 150a (sets 0 in the 0 bit of the drawing register).

In step S2430, the drawing circuit 2070 reads the display list stored in the display list storage area 153a of the VRAM 153, and sequentially analyzes drawing control commands of the read display list according to a predetermined priority (drawing order). Go.
Here, not all of the plurality of drawing control commands in the display list are analyzed at once. In one display list analysis control process, a predetermined unit (drawing order) is used in accordance with a predetermined priority (drawing order). For example, a drawing control command of one image data) is sequentially analyzed.

  In step S2440, the drawing circuit 2070 stores a decompression command for decompressing the compressed image in the display list, and if the image data to be rendered is not stored (expanded) in the expanded storage area 153b of the VRAM 153, the decompression circuit Instruct 2060 to decompress the image data to be drawn. Specifically, the decompression execution start data is set in the decompression register (1 is set to 0 bit of the decompression register).

In step S2450, the drawing circuit 2070 determines whether the expansion of the image to be drawn has been completed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the decompression execution data is cleared in the decompression register (whether or not 0 is set in the first bit of the decompression register).
The drawing circuit 2070 shifts the process to step S2460 when the drawing image has been decompressed, and waits until the drawing image has been decompressed when the drawing image has not been decompressed.

  In step S2460, the drawing circuit 2070 sets the necessary data in the drawing register according to the display list drawing control command, and displays the expanded image in the expanded storage area 153b of the VRAM 153 in the “drawing frame buffer in the VRAM 153”. The drawing process for drawing is performed.

In step S2470, the drawing circuit 2070 determines whether all the drawing control commands in the display list of one frame have been completed (drawing processing of one frame has been completed).
When the drawing process for one frame is completed, the drawing circuit 2070 shifts the process to step S2480. When the drawing process for one frame is not completed, the drawing circuit 2070 returns the process to step S2430, and the drawing process for one frame is completed. Until the process is completed, the “display list analysis control process” in step S2430, the “decompression instruction process” in step S2440, and the “drawing process” in step S2460 are repeated.
If all the image data is compressed and stored in the CGROM 151 as in the first embodiment, each image is expanded and drawn according to the display list.

  In step S2480, the drawing circuit 2070 sets the drawing end data in the interrupt register (sets 1 in the 1-bit of the system control register) (see FIG. 9A), returns the processing to step S2410, and performs drawing control. Repeat the process.

(Display control processing in display circuit)
A display control process of the display circuit 2080 in the VDP 2000 will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S2510, the display circuit 2080 determines whether there is an instruction to create a video signal from the host CPU 150a. Specifically, it is determined whether 1 is set in the 0th bit of the display register (see FIG. 9D).
If there is an instruction to create a video signal, the display circuit 2080 moves to step S2520. If there is no instruction to create a video signal, the display circuit 2080 waits until there is an instruction to create a video signal.
As a general rule, the 0th bit of the display register remains set to “1” from the time of power-on (the video signal creation ON state is maintained from the time of power-on).

  In step S2520, the display circuit 2080 generates an RGB signal (analog signal) indicating image color data as a video signal from the image data (digital signal) stored in the “display frame buffer” in the VRAM 153.

  In step S2530, the display circuit 2080 displays a video signal (RGB signal) for the liquid crystal display device 31 and the game ball lending device 91 and a synchronization signal (vertical) for synchronizing the liquid crystal display device 31 and the game ball lending device 91. Synchronization signal, horizontal synchronization signal, etc.) are output to the liquid crystal display device 31. Thereafter, the process returns to step S2510 to repeat the display control process.

  Next, the outline of the effect control board 120 will be briefly described.

  When the effect control board 120 receives a command transmitted from the main control board 110, a command reception interrupt process of the effect control board 120 occurs, and the received command is stored in the reception buffer.

  Then, the sub CPU 120a in the effect control board 120 analyzes the received command and generates various commands corresponding to each command in the timer interrupt process of the effect control board 120 performed every 2 ms. Thereafter, the generated various commands are transmitted to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140.

  For example, when the sub CPU 120a in the effect control board 120 receives the variation pattern designation command from the main control board 110, the sub CPU 120a analyzes the content of the received variation pattern designation command, and the liquid crystal display device 31, the audio output device 32, the effect drive. A command for causing the device 33 and the lighting devices for production 34a and 34b to execute a predetermined effect is generated, and the command is transmitted to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140.

  Next, the outline of the lamp control board 140 and the image control board 150 will be briefly described.

  In the lamp control board 140, upon receiving the production command from the production control board 120, the production drive device operation program is read based on the received production command, and the production drive device 33 is operated and controlled. Based on the received effect command, the effect illumination device control program is read, and the effect illumination devices 34a and 34b are controlled.

  In the image control board 150, when the production command is received from the production control board 120, the audio CPU reads out the audio output device control program from the audio ROM based on the received production command, and the audio in the audio output device 32 is read. And the host CPU 150a reads the animation control program from the image ROM and controls the image display on the liquid crystal display device 31.

(Game contents)
Next, the game content performed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 31 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the game contents from the start of the variable display of the effect symbol 36 to the big hit game.
FIG. 33 is a configuration diagram of the display screen of FIG. 32A, and shows a configuration diagram of the display screen of the variation effect pattern until the reach effect is displayed.

(Game contents)
In FIG. 32A, the effect symbol 36 is variably displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 31.

  Here, the effect symbol 36 (36a, 36b, 36c) is composed of seven kinds of symbols. In FIG. 32A, the effect symbol 36a for the left and the effect for the middle are shown in the center of the display area of the liquid crystal display device 31. A symbol 36b and a right effect symbol 36c are displayed, and a small fourth effect symbol 36d is displayed in the lower left of the display area of the liquid crystal display device 31. Further, an information basic image 37b is displayed below the display area of the liquid crystal display device 31. On the information basic image 37b, two special figure hold images 37a and three general figure hold images 38a, 38b is displayed. Furthermore, a mountain background image 39a and an airplane image 39b used for the notice A are displayed in the background of the effect design 36.

FIG. 32B is a display screen showing a state in which a predetermined time has elapsed from the state of FIG.
At this time, for the left effect symbol 36a and the right effect symbol 36c, the same type of effect symbol (for example, 7) is stopped and displayed at both corners of the display area.
The “stop display” of the effect symbol 36 in the first embodiment includes a complete stop display in which the effect symbol 36 does not move at all and a temporary stop display in which the effect symbol 36 swings slightly.

FIG. 32C is a display screen on which a character Z39c appears after a predetermined time has elapsed from the state of FIG.
At this time, the character Z39c is displayed over the front surface of the display area of the liquid crystal display device 31, and the special figure hold image 37a and the general figure hold images 38a and 38b below the display area of the liquid crystal display device 31 are erased. .

FIG. 32D is a display screen that displays the result of the reach effect after a predetermined time has elapsed from the state of FIG.
At this time, the medium-type effect symbol 36b of the same kind as the effect symbol 36a for the left and the effect symbol 36c for the right is stopped and displayed. In addition, as a result of the reach effect, a display in which the character A39d and the character Z39c are brought down is also performed.

FIG. 32E is a display screen that displays that a predetermined time has elapsed from the state of FIG.
At this time, a character image 39e “big hit” is displayed in the display area of the liquid crystal display device 31. In the first embodiment, the display screen of FIG. 32 (e) is performed after the end of the effect time corresponding to the effect instruction command for the variable display of the effect symbol 36, and the effect time of the jackpot game is reached. included.

FIG. 32 (f) is a display screen displaying that a big hit game has been performed after a predetermined time has elapsed from the state of FIG. 32 (e).
At this time, a history image 39f, a big hit round image 39g, and a big hit background image 39h for informing the effect that has been a big hit opportunity are displayed.

(Configuration diagram of display screen of variation effect pattern)
A configuration diagram of the display screen in FIG. 32A will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 33 is a configuration diagram of the display screen of FIG. 32A, in which data drawn according to the display list shown in FIG. 28 is displayed.

  The drawing circuit 2070 shown in FIG. 8 performs drawing processing according to the display list shown in FIG. 28, first draws a mountain background image 39a, then draws an airplane image 39b, as shown in FIG. Information basic image 37b, three ordinary map reserved images 38a, 38b, two special diagram reserved images 37a, a left effect symbol 36a, a right effect symbol 36c, a middle effect symbol 36b, and a fourth effect symbol By drawing in the order of 36d, a plurality of images are superimposed in order from the bottom, and finally the display screen shown in FIG. 33B is created.

  In FIG. 32 (a), the change display of the effect symbol 36 is indicated by an arrow. However, since the effect symbol 36 is stopped and displayed accurately for a predetermined number of frames (a configuration like a so-called fluent comic). In FIG. 33, the effect symbol 36 is stopped and displayed.

Hereinafter, the operation of the main part of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 34 and 35.
FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing the forgetting to remove card attention display selection control process in the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120.

  When the forgetting to remove card attention display selection control process shown in FIG. 34 is executed, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 first turns on the ending flag stored in the ending flag storage area of the sub RAM 120c in step S3001. It is determined whether or not. If the ending flag is on (ON) (YES in step S3001), the sub CPU 120a proceeds to step S3002, and if the ending flag is off (OFF) (NO in step S3001), The current card forgetting attention display selection control process is terminated.

  In step S3002, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 determines whether or not the long hit game flag stored in the long hit game flag storage area of the sub RAM 120c is turned on. Then, when the long winning game flag is turned on (ON in step S3002), the sub CPU 120a proceeds to the processing of step S3003, and when the long winning game flag is turned off (OFF) (step S3002). NO), the process proceeds to step S3005.

In step S3003, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 performs a card forgetting attention display process, which will be described later, and proceeds to the process of step S3004.
In step S3004, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 turns off the long winning game flag stored in the long winning game flag storage area, and proceeds to the process of step S3005.

  In step S3005, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 determines whether or not the ending has ended based on whether or not the ending time has elapsed. Then, if the ending has not ended (NO in step S3005), the sub CPU 120a ends the current card forgetting to pay attention display selection control process, and if the ending has ended (YES in step S3005), the process of step S3006 Migrate to

  In step S3006, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 turns off the ending flag stored in the ending flag storage area, and ends the present card forgetting to pay attention display selection control process.

  FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram showing an image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31 under the control of the effect control board 120 and the image control board 150 in the long hit game.

  FIG. 35 (a) shows an image of the first round in the game per long game, FIG. 35 (b) shows an image of the 15th round in the game per long game, and FIG. 35 (c) shows the ending of the game per long game. FIG. 35 (d) shows an image displayed in the second half of the long hit game ending.

  First, the special figure special electric control process of FIG. 17 becomes a flow of steps S301 → S302 → S340 → RETURN, and when the long hit game is started, the card forgetting attention display selection control process of FIG. 34 becomes a flow of step S3001 → RETURN. An image 3001 shown in FIG. 35A is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31.

  In the first round image 3001 in the long hit game shown in FIG. 35A, the “big hit” character image 3011 is superimposed on the background 3010, and the “1R” image 3012 is shown in the first round. An image 3013 of the character A is displayed.

After this, the rund game continues until 15 rounds.
In the fifteenth round in the long hit game, the card forgetting to pay attention display selection control process of FIG. 34 becomes a flow of step S3001 → RETURN, and an image 3002 shown in FIG.

  In the image 3002 of the 15th round in the long hit game shown in FIG. 35 (b), the image 3021 of the “big hit” character, the image 3022 of “15R” showing the 15th round, overlaid on the background 3020, An image 3023 of the character B is displayed.

  When the 15th round in the long hit game is over, the effect control board 120 receives the ending designation command per long from the main control board 110, turns on the ending flag in the ending flag storage area set in the sub RAM 120c, and The long hit game flag in the long hit game flag storage area set in the sub RAM 120c is turned on.

  Accordingly, the forgetting to remove card attention display selection control process of FIG. 34 is a flow of steps S3001 → S3002 → S3003 → S3004 → S3005 → RETURN. Is transmitted to the image control board 150, and a command for displaying a warning forgetting to remove the card is displayed on the image control board 150 in the second half of the ending (for example, from 5 seconds to 10 seconds after the start of the ending). Send.

  As a result, first, an image 3003 of the first half ending of the long hit game shown in FIG. 35C is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31. In the image 3003 in the first half of the ending, an “End” image 3032 indicating the end of the big hit game, an image 3033 of the character C, and an image 3034 of the character “Matane” of the character C are displayed over the background 3030. The

  After the display shown in FIG. 35C, the liquid crystal display device 31 displays an image 3004 of the second half ending of the long hit game shown in FIG. In the image 3004 in the latter half of the ending, an image 3035 of a warning about forgetting to remove a card is displayed on the image shown in FIG. The image 3035 of the warning notice forgetting to remove the card is superimposed on an image 3036 of a white background, and an image 3037 that images the card insertion / extraction port 93 of the game ball lending device 91, and about half from the card insertion / extraction port 93 An image 3038 that images the ejected prepaid card 10, an arrow image 3039 that images the operation of taking out the prepaid card 10 from the card insertion / ejection slot 93, and an image 3040 of “Please be careful not to forget to remove the prepaid card”. Is displayed. The player sees the image 3035 of the forgetting to remove the card, thereby taking out the prepaid card 10 from the card insertion / ejection slot 93 and directly holding it.

  On the other hand, in the ending in the short win game, the card forgetting to pay attention display selection control process in FIG. A production image is displayed. Thereafter, the gaming machine 1 shifts to a time-varying game state or a non-time-short game state depending on the winning type per game, and the effect symbol 36 is variably displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 31.

The configuration and operation of the present embodiment described above will be described together.
The game ball lending device 91 is a storage means for storing a game recording medium (prepaid card 10).
The gaming machine 1 can play a game based on information recorded on a game recording medium stored in the game ball lending device 91.

  The data for executing step S310 of FIG. 17 stored in the main CPU 110a, main RAM 110c and main ROM 110b of the main control board 110 serves as special game determination means for determining whether or not to perform a special game advantageous to the player. Yes.

  The first special symbol display device 20 and the second special symbol display device 21 can display a special symbol corresponding to the determination result of the special game determination means, and the special symbol every time the special game determination means is selected. It is special symbol display means for displaying and stopping the change.

  The data for executing step S340 in FIG. 17 stored in the main CPU 110a, main RAM 110c and main ROM 110b of the main control board 110, the first big prize opening / closing solenoid 16c and the second big prize opening / closing solenoid 17c are used for the special game determination. When it is determined by the means that the special game is to be performed, the special game executing means for executing the special game is provided.

The effect control board 120, the image control board 150, and the liquid crystal display device 31 serve as a caution display means for performing a caution display that warns the player that he / she has forgotten to remove the game recording medium.
The first start port 14 and the second start port 15 are provided in a game area where game balls of game media can flow down, and serve as start ports into which game balls can enter.

The first grand prize winning port 16 and the second grand prize winning port 17 are provided in the game area, and are special prize winning ports that can be operated in an open state in which a game ball can enter and in a closed state in which it cannot enter. Yes.
The special game determination means determines whether or not to perform the special game when a game ball enters the start port.

  The special game execution means, as the special game, opens the special prize opening, and a round game that allows a game ball to enter the special prize opening is executed a plurality of times (for example, 15 rounds). First special game control means for controlling the first open special game (per length) is provided.

  The first special game control means may end the ending over a predetermined period from the end of the first round of the first open special game until the special symbol display means displays a variation display of the new special symbol. Control the behavior.

  When the first open special game is controlled, the caution display means performs the caution display during the ending operation regardless of whether or not the game recording medium is stored in the storage means.

The special game execution means, as the special game, is a second open special game (short win) in which the total open time of the special winning opening in the round game is set shorter than that of the first open special game. Second special game control means for controlling is further provided.
The caution display means does not display the caution when the second open special game is controlled.

  Data stored in the main CPU 110a, the main RAM 110c, and the main ROM 110b of the main control board 110 for executing step S400 in FIG. 16 and the start opening / closing solenoid 15c are entered into the start opening (second start opening 15). It is a game progression means for advancing the game in a non-specific game state that is difficult to perform or in a specific game state in which a game ball is likely to enter the starting port.

  The caution display means (the effect control board 120, the image control board 150, and the liquid crystal display device 31) is configured such that when the first open special game is controlled while the game is progressing in the non-specific game state, A caution display is performed, and the caution display is not performed when the first open special game is controlled while the game is progressing in the specific game state.

  According to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the first special game control means of the main control board 110 has completed the final round of the first open special game round game (per length). Until the special symbol display means (the first special symbol display device 20 and the second special symbol display device 21) displays a new variation of the special symbol, and controls the ending operation over a predetermined period to display the attention display The means (the effect control board 120, the image control board 150, and the liquid crystal display device 31) are stored in the storage medium (prepaid) in the storage means (game ball lending device 91) when the first open special game is controlled. Regardless of whether the card 10 is stored or not, the caution display is displayed during the ending operation, so that the first open special game (a long hit per game) can be obtained. After completion, the player can be prevented from being unattended while remaining gaming recording medium (prepaid card 10) the housing means (game ball renting machine 91).

(First modification of the first embodiment of the present invention)
In the gaming machine according to the first modified example of the first embodiment of the present invention, the game recording medium is stored in the storage means when the caution display means controls the first open special game. Regardless of whether or not the ending operation is performed, the caution display is performed during the round game (for example, the last lounge) instead of during the ending operation. The configuration of the first modified example other than this is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  Also in the first modified example of the first embodiment as described above, after the completion of the first open special game (per head) in which a large number of balls can be obtained, the player can record the game recording medium (prepaid card 10). Can be prevented from leaving the seat in the storage means (game ball lending device 91).

(Second modification of the first embodiment of the present invention)
In the gaming machine of the second modification of the first embodiment of the present invention, the game recording medium is stored in the storage means when the caution display means controls the first open special game. Regardless of whether or not the ending operation is being performed, the caution display is performed during a period during which the new special symbol variation display is performed after the ending operation is completed (for example, the first variation display of the special symbol). Configure as follows. Other configurations of the second modification example are the same as those of the first embodiment.
Also in the second modified example of the first embodiment, the same effect as that of the first modified example can be obtained.

(Second embodiment of the present invention)
A second embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
36 to 38 show a second embodiment according to the present invention, FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing an ending display selection control process in the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120, FIG. 37 is a timing chart of a long hit game, and FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram showing an image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31 under the control of the effect control board 120 and the image control board 150 in the long hit game.
In the description of the second embodiment, components not shown in FIGS. 36 to 38 will be described with reference to the drawings of the first embodiment.

  In the second embodiment, an ending flag storage area, a long per game flag storage area, a short per game flag storage area, and a short-time middle big hit flag storage area are set in the sub-RAM 120c of the effect control board 120 (see FIG. 6). ing.

  When receiving the ending designation command from the main control board 110 (see FIG. 6), the effect control board 120 turns on the ending flag in the ending flag storage area set in the sub RAM 120c.

  In addition, when the DATA information of the ending designation command received from the main control board 110 indicates long hit, the effect control board 120 turns on the long hit game flag in the long hit game flag storage area set in the sub RAM 120c. .

  Further, when the DATA information of the ending designation command received from the main control board 110 indicates a short hit, the effect control board 120 turns on the short hit game flag in the short hit game flag storage area set in the sub RAM 120c. .

  The main control board 110 indicates whether or not the jackpot is a jackpot won in the short-time gaming state in the DATA information of the jackpot ending designation command.

  When the DATA information of the ending designation command received from the main control board 110 indicates that the winning jackpot has been won in the time-saving gaming state, the effect control board 120 stores the time-short-medium-big hit winning flag storage area set in the sub RAM 120c. Turn on the short-term middle-big hit winning flag.

  When the ending display selection control process shown in FIG. 36 is executed, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 first turns on the short, medium, big, big win winning flag stored in the short, middle, big, big win winning flag storage area of the sub RAM 120c in step S4001. It is determined whether or not (ON). Then, if the short-time, middle and big win winning flag is on (ON) (YES in step S4001), the sub CPU 120a proceeds to the processing of step S4021, and if the short and middle / big hit winning flag is off (OFF) ( NO in step S4001), the process proceeds to step S4002.

  In step S4002, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 determines whether or not the ending flag stored in the ending flag storage area of the sub RAM 120c is turned on. If the ending flag is on (ON) (YES in step S4002), the sub CPU 120a proceeds to step S4003, and if the ending flag is off (OFF) (NO in step S4002). This ending display selection control process is terminated.

  In step S4003, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 determines whether or not the long hit game flag stored in the long hit game flag storage area of the sub RAM 120c is turned on. If the long hit game flag is turned on (YES in step S4003), the sub CPU 120a proceeds to the process of step S4004, and if the long hit game flag is turned off (OFF) (step S4003). NO), the process proceeds to step S4011.

  In step S4004, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 performs a long ending display process with a card forgetting to pay attention display described later, and proceeds to the process of step S4005.

  In step S4005, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 turns off the long winning game flag stored in the long winning game flag storage area, and proceeds to the process of step S4006.

  In step S4006, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 determines whether or not the ending has ended based on whether or not the ending time has elapsed based on the count value of the timer counter of the sub RAM 120c. If the ending has not ended (NO in step S4006), the sub CPU 120a ends the current ending display selection control process. If the ending has ended (YES in step S4006), the sub CPU 120a proceeds to the process of step S4007. .

  In step S4007, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 turns off the ending flag stored in the ending flag storage area and ends the current ending display selection control process.

  In step S4011, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 determines whether or not the short hit game flag stored in the short hit game flag storage area of the sub RAM 120c is turned on. When the short hit game flag is turned on (YES in step S4011), the sub CPU 120a proceeds to the process of step S4012, and when the short hit game flag is turned off (OFF) (step S4011). NO), the current ending display selection control process is terminated.

  In step S4012, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 performs a short hitting ending display process without a card forgetting attention display described later, and proceeds to the process of step S4013.

  In step S4013, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 turns off the short winning game flag stored in the short winning game flag storage area, and proceeds to the process of step S4006.

  In step S4021, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 determines whether or not the ending flag stored in the ending flag storage area of the sub RAM 120c is turned on. If the ending flag is turned on (YES in step S4021), the sub CPU 120a proceeds to the process of step S4022, and if the ending flag is turned off (OFF) (NO in step S4021). This ending display selection control process is terminated.

  In step S4022, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 determines whether or not the long hit game flag stored in the long hit game flag storage area of the sub RAM 120c is turned on. When the long hit game flag is turned on (YES in step S4022), the sub CPU 120a proceeds to the processing of step S4023, and when the long hit game flag is turned off (OFF) (step S4022). NO), the process proceeds to step S4031.

  In step S4023, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 performs a per-length ending display process without a card forgetting attention display, which will be described later, and proceeds to the process of step S4024.

  In step S4024, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 turns off the hourly, middle and big win winning flag stored in the hourly, middle and big win winning flag storage area, and proceeds to the process of step S4025.

  In step S4025, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 turns off the long winning game flag stored in the long winning game flag storage area, and proceeds to the process of step S4026.

  In step S4026, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 determines whether or not the ending has ended based on whether or not the ending time has elapsed based on the count value of the timer counter of the sub RAM 120c. If the ending has not ended (NO in step S4026), the sub CPU 120a ends the current ending display selection control process. If the ending has ended (YES in step S4026), the sub CPU 120a proceeds to the process of step S4027. .

  In step S4027, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 turns off the ending flag stored in the ending flag storage area and ends the current ending display selection control process.

  In step S4031, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 determines whether or not the short hit game flag stored in the short hit game flag storage area of the sub RAM 120c is turned on. When the short hit game flag is turned on (YES in step S4031), the sub CPU 120a proceeds to the process of step S4032, and when the short hit game flag is turned off (OFF) (step S4031). NO), the current ending display selection control process is terminated.

  In step S4032, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 performs a short hit ending display process without a card forgetting attention display described later, and proceeds to the process of step S4033.

  In step S4033, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 turns off the hourly, middle and big win winning flag stored in the hourly, middle and big win winning flag storage area, and proceeds to the process of step S4034.

  In step S4034, the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120 turns off the short winning game flag stored in the short winning game flag storage area, and proceeds to the process of step S4026.

FIG. 37 (a) shows a timing chart of a game per long won during non-time savings, and FIG. 37 (b) shows a timing chart of a game per long winning during time savings.
As shown in FIG. 37 (a), in the game per long won during the non-time savings (so-called game per long per game), a round game of 1R to 15R is executed, and after that, during the ending, the next mode The advance notice display (display of low probability game state or high probability game state), manufacturer display, and notice of forgetting to remove a card are executed in time series.

  As shown in FIG. 37 (b), in the game per long game won in the short time (so-called game per long game in Renso), a round game from 1R to 15R is executed, and after that, during the ending, the next mode The notice display and manufacturer display are executed in time series.

  In addition, although not shown, in short win games won during non-temporary and short win games won during short hours, round games with short release (1R to 2R round games, 1R to 15R short release games, etc.) ), Next mode notice display and manufacturer display are executed in time series.

Next, an image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31 in the long hit game will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 38A shows an image of the fifteenth round in the game per long won during the non-temporary time, and FIG. 38B shows the next mode notice display period during the ending of the long hit game won during the non-time-short time. FIG. 38 (c) shows an image displayed during the maker display period during the ending of the game per long won during the non-temporary reduction, and FIG. 38 (d) shows the image displayed during the non-temporary reduction. An image displayed during the caution display period for forgetting to remove the card during the ending of the winning game per long is shown.

First, the special figure special electric control process of FIG. 17 becomes a flow of steps S301->S302->S340-> RETURN, and when the long winning game won in a non-temporary time starts, 15 rounds from the first round to the opening and closing of the big prize opening The images of the eyes will be displayed sequentially.
In the fifteenth round of the long winning game won during the non-time saving, the ending display selection control process of FIG. 36 is a flow of steps S4001 → S4002 → RETURN, and an image 3002 shown in FIG. 38 (a) is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31. Is done.

  In the image 3002 of the 15th round in the long winning game won during the non-time saving shown in FIG. 38A, the “big hit” character image 3021 is superimposed on the background 3020 and “15R” indicating the 15th round. "3022" and the character B image 3023 are displayed.

  When the fifteenth round of the game per long won during non-temporary finishes, the production control board 120 receives the ending designation command per long won during non-temporary time and is set in the sub-RAM 120c. The ending flag in the ending flag storage area is turned on, and the long per game flag in the long per game flag storage area set in the sub RAM 120c is turned on.

  As a result, the ending display selection control process of FIG. 36 becomes a flow of steps S4001 → S4002 → S4003 → S4004 → S4005 → S4006 → RETURN. The winning ending display process is executed. In this processing, the sub CPU 120a displays an ending effect image according to the type of long hit (per normal length that becomes a low probability gaming state after the end of the jackpot game, per probability variation length that becomes a high probability gaming state after the end of the jackpot game, etc.). An ending effect image command for display is transmitted to the image control board 150, and a command for performing a forgetting card removal warning display period is transmitted to the image control board 150 during the ending card removal warning display period, so The ending time (see FIG. 37A) corresponding to the display is set in the timer counter of the sub RAM 120c.

  As a result, after the 15th round of the long winning game won during the non-temporary time is finished, the liquid crystal display device 31 first displays the first ending of the long winning game won during the non-temporary time shown in FIG. 38 (b). The image 4001 is displayed. In the first image 4001 of the ending, an “End” image 3032 indicating the end of the jackpot game, an image 3033 of the character C, an image 3034 of the line “Matane” of the character C, overlaid on the background 3030, After the jackpot game is over, an image 4011 of a next mode advance notice is displayed to notify that the game state (next mode) is a high probability game state (probability change). When the gaming state (next mode) becomes the low probability gaming state (normal) after the jackpot game ends, an image indicating the low probability gaming state (normal) is displayed as an image 4011.

Thereafter, the manufacturer display image 4002 shown in FIG. 38C is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 31.
In the image 4002, graphic and character images 4021, 4022, and 4023 indicating the manufacturer of the gaming machine are displayed over the white background 4020.
After the maker display image 4002 is displayed, a card forgetting to pay attention display image 4003 shown in FIG. 38D is displayed.

  In the image 4003, the image 4031 that images the card insertion / extraction port 93 of the game ball lending device 91 and the prepaid card 10 that is about half discharged from the card insertion / extraction port 93 are superimposed on the white background 4030. An image 4032, an arrow image 4033 imagining an operation of taking out the prepaid card 10 from the card insertion / ejection slot 93, and an image 4034 of “Please be careful about forgetting to remove the prepaid card” are displayed. The player takes the prepaid card 10 from the card insertion / ejection slot 93 and directly holds it by looking at the image 4003 of the card forgetting to remove the card. Thereafter, the game shifts to a time-varying game state or a non-time-short game state depending on the winning type per game, and the effect symbol 36 is variably displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 31.

  On the other hand, when the 15th round in the long winning game won during the short working time ends, the production control board 120 receives the ending designation command per long won during the short working time from the main control board 110, and is set in the sub RAM 120c. Turn on the ending flag in the ending flag storage area, turn on the per-length game flag storage area set in the sub-RAM 120c, and turn on the short-, medium- and big-winning winning flag storage area set in the sub-RAM 120c Turn on.

  As a result, in the ending of the long winning game won in the short time, the ending display selection control processing of FIG. The sub CPU 120a of the board 120 executes a per-length ending display process without a card forgetting to take a note. In this processing, the sub CPU 120a displays an ending effect image according to the type of long hit (per normal length that becomes a low probability gaming state after the end of the jackpot game, per probability variation length that becomes a high probability gaming state after the end of the jackpot game, etc.). Although an ending effect image command for display is transmitted to the image control board 150, a command for performing a card forgetting attention display during the ending card forgetting attention display period is not transmitted to the image control board 150. Further, the sub CPU 120a sets an ending time (see FIG. 37B) corresponding to not performing the card forgetting attention display in the timer counter of the sub RAM 120c. Therefore, in the ending of the long hit game won in the short time, an image 4001 of the next mode notice display shown in FIG. 38B is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 31, and the manufacturer display shown in FIG. After the image 4002 is displayed, the change in symbol of the short-time gaming state or the non-short-time gaming state is not displayed according to the type of winning per winning type without displaying the card forgetting to pay attention image 4003 shown in FIG. A transition is made to a game, and the effect symbol 36 is variably displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 31.

  In the ending of the short win game won during the non-temporary time reduction, the ending display selection control processing of FIG. The sub CPU 120a displays the effect image of the ending according to the type of short hit (normal short hit that becomes a low-probability gaming state after the end of jackpot game, probable short win that becomes a high-probability gaming state after the end of jackpot game, etc.) Although the ending effect image command is transmitted to the image control board 150, the command for performing the card removal warning display during the ending card removal warning display period is not transmitted to the image control board 150. Further, the sub CPU 120a sets an ending time (see FIG. 37B) corresponding to not performing the card forgetting attention display in the timer counter of the sub RAM 120c. Accordingly, in the ending of the short win game won during the non-temporary short game, the next mode preview display image for the short win game is displayed, and the maker display image 4002 shown in FIG. The display 400d of the notice of forgetting to remove the card shown in (d) is not displayed, but the display shifts to the symbol variable game of the short-time game state or the non-short-time game state according to the type of winning short winning, and the liquid crystal display device 31 The effect design 36 is variably displayed on the screen.

  In the ending of the short win game won during the time reduction, the ending display selection control process of FIG. The 120 sub CPUs 120a transmit an ending effect image command for displaying an effect image of the ending according to the type of short hits to the image control board 150. A command for performing is not transmitted to the image control board 150. Further, the sub CPU 120a sets an ending time (see FIG. 37B) corresponding to not performing the card forgetting attention display in the timer counter of the sub RAM 120c. Accordingly, in the ending of the short win game won in the short time, the next mode preview display image for the short win game is displayed, and after the maker display image 4002 shown in FIG. The screen 4003 of the liquid crystal display device 31 is shifted to the short-time game state or the non-short-time game state according to the type of winning short win without displaying the image 4003 of the notice of forgetting to remove the card shown in d). The effect design 36 is displayed in a variable manner.

  With the configuration and operation described above, when the first special game control means (main control board 110) is playing a game in a non-specific game state (non-time saving, so-called no electric chew support). If it is determined by the special game determination means that the special game is to be performed, the ending operation over the first period is controlled after the final round of the first open special game round is completed, and the specific game state ( If the special game determination means determines that the special game is to be performed while the game is progressing in a short time, so-called electric Chu support, the final round of the first open special game round game After ending, the ending operation over a second period shorter than the first period is controlled.

  According to the second embodiment as described above, the player leaves the game recording medium (the prepaid card 10) in the storage means (the game ball lending device 91) after the end of the long win won in a non-time saving manner. In addition to preventing you from leaving your seat, you can control the ending action per long and won during short working hours in a short period of time so that you do not display a warning forgetting to take a card, so you can only get a small amount of balls. In a gaming machine with a big hit (short win) that can not be taken, attention to forgetting to remove the game recording medium can be performed at an appropriate timing, and unnecessary repeated display of images to be careful to forget to take the game recording medium is performed The useless ending period can be eliminated.

(First modification of the second embodiment of the present invention)
In the gaming machine according to the first modification of the second embodiment of the present invention, when the first open special game (per length) is controlled, the caution display means (effect control board 120, image control board 150). And the liquid crystal display device 31) can collect a card during a round game instead of during an ending operation, regardless of whether or not the game recording medium (the prepaid card 10) is stored in the (game ball lending device 91). Configure to display a forgetting-notice display. The configuration of the first modification other than this is the same as that of the second embodiment.

  According to such a first modification of the second embodiment, after the end of the winning per winning time, the player stores the game recording medium (the prepaid card 10) with the storage means (game ball lending device). 91) can be prevented from leaving the seat, and the ending operation per long and short wins during the short time can be controlled in a short period of time so that the warning forgetting to remove the card is not displayed. In gaming machines with big hits (short wins) where only a small amount of balls can be obtained, attention to forgetting to remove the game recording medium can be given at an appropriate timing, and Unnecessary repeated display can be prevented.

(Second modification of the second embodiment of the present invention)
In a gaming machine according to a second modification of the second embodiment of the present invention, when the first open special game is controlled, the caution display means is stored in the storage means and the game recording medium is stored in the storage means. Regardless of whether or not the ending operation is being performed, the caution display is performed during a period in which the new special symbol change display is performed after the end of the ending operation. Other configurations of the second modified example are the same as those of the second embodiment.

  In such a second modification of the second embodiment, the same effect as that of the first modification of the second embodiment can be obtained.

(Third modification of the second embodiment of the present invention)
The gaming machine of the third modified example of the second embodiment of the present invention performs the per-long ending display process with a notice of forgetting to remove a card when winning in a non-time-saving and low-probability gaming state. When the player wins a long time in a short-time or high-probability gaming state, the per-long ending display process is performed without the warning forgetting to remove the card. The configuration of the third modification other than this is the same as that of the second embodiment.

  In such a third modification of the second embodiment, the same effect as that of the first modification of the second embodiment can be obtained.

  In the first and second embodiments and modifications thereof, a prepaid card is used as a game recording medium, but other game recording media such as IC coins may be used.

  In the first and second embodiments of the present invention and the modifications thereof, the liquid crystal display device 31 is used as the caution display means. However, the caution display means may use a plasma display, so-called 7 A display device such as a segment LED or a dot matrix may be used.

  In addition, according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention and the modifications thereof, the game medium lending machine corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine has been described. The present invention may be applied to game media lending machines corresponding to gaming machines and arrange ball gaming machines.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to an enclosed pachinko machine in which a game ball that flows down on the game board is blocked from the outside. A sealed pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied includes, for example, a card reader / writer for a recording medium (game card) for recording and updating a prize ball, or is connected to the card reader / writer, and the card reader / By exchanging data with the writer, award balls generated by the game are recorded on the recording medium as information.

1 gaming machine
2 Game board
9 Game system
14 First start port
14a First start port detection switch
15 Second starting port
15a Second start port detection switch
16 1st Grand Prize Winner
17 Second Grand Prize Exit
20 1st special symbol display device
21 Second special symbol display device
31 Liquid crystal display device
35 Direction buttons
35a Production button detection switch
91 Game ball lending device (CR machine)
110 Main control board
110a Main CPU
110b Main ROM
110c Main RAM
120 Production control board
120a Sub CPU
120b Sub ROM
120c sub RAM
150 Image control board
150a host CPU
150b host RAM
150c host ROM
151 CGROM
153 VRAM
153a Display list storage area
153b Expanded storage area
153c first frame buffer
153d second frame buffer
2000 VDP
2010 control register
2020 CG bus I / F
2030 CPU I / F
2050 clock generation circuit
2060 expansion circuit
2070 Drawing circuit
2080 Display circuit
2090 Memory controller
3035 Image of warning forgetting to remove card
4003 Image of warning forgetting to remove card

Claims (4)

A gaming machine capable of playing a game based on information recorded on a game recording medium stored in a storage means,
Special game determination means for determining whether or not to perform a special game advantageous to the player;
A special symbol display means capable of displaying a special symbol corresponding to the determination result of the special game determination means, and performing a change display and a stop of the special symbol for each lottery of the special game determination means;
Special game execution means for executing the special game when the special game determination means determines that the special game is to be performed;
A caution display means for performing a caution display to warn a player that he / she has forgotten to remove the game recording medium;
A game area where a game ball of a game medium can flow down, and a start port through which the game ball can enter;
A special winning opening provided in the gaming area and operable in an open state in which a game ball can enter and a closed state in which a game ball cannot enter;
With
The special game determination means determines whether or not to perform the special game when a game ball enters the start opening,
The special game execution means includes
As the special game, by opening the special prize opening, a first special game for controlling a first open special game in which a round game that allows a game ball to enter the special prize opening is executed a plurality of times. Game control means,
The first special game control means may end the ending over a predetermined period from the end of the first round of the first open special game until the special symbol display means displays a variation display of the new special symbol. Control the operation,
The caution display means displays the caution display during the ending operation regardless of whether or not the game recording medium is stored in the storage means when the first open special game is controlled. A gaming machine characterized by Game progress means for advancing the game in a non-specific game state where it is difficult for a game ball to enter the start port or a specific game state where a game ball is easy to enter the start port;
The caution display means displays the caution when the first open special game is controlled when the game is progressing in the non-specific game state, and the game is progressed in the specific game state. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the caution display is not performed when the first open special game is controlled.   When the first special game control means determines that the special game determination means performs the special game when a game is progressing in the non-specific game state, the first special game control means rounds the first open special game After the final round of the game is finished, the ending operation over the first period is controlled, and when the special game determination means determines that the special game is to be performed when the game is progressing in the specific game state 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein after the last round of the first opening special game is finished, an ending operation over a second period shorter than the first period is controlled. . The special game execution means includes
The special game further includes second special game control means for controlling a second special open game in which a total opening time of the special prize opening in the round game is set shorter than the first special open game. ,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the caution display means does not perform the caution display when the second open special game is controlled.