JP2015097833A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of efficiently transmitting/receiving an internal control command.SOLUTION: A sub CPU transmits a command type data and command content data associated with each other, the command type data and command content data being a set of command data to be transmitted to performance display control means as a command. The command type data are a bit string of 12 bits representing a type of a command, and the command content data are a bit string of 12 bits representing a content of the command. As a command for designating a temporary stop mode in a pseudo-continuous variation performance in which three decoration symbols are temporarily stationarily displayed in a single symbol variation period and shown as if symbol variations are simulatively executed a plurality of times, the sub CPU transmits, besides the command type data representing the command type of designating temporary stop modes in the pseudo-continuous variation performance, three pieces of designation information for designating the types of the stop symbols of the three decoration symbols in a form of consolidating them into one piece of command content data.

Description

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

  Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, a so-called first type pachinko game machine is used while changing a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called big hit, in which more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when the combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific aspect. It is known as a thing (for example, refer patent document 1). The variable display of symbols in the display area is not limited to simply displaying multiple symbols in a variable manner, but the time required for the variable display to be a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, such as the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer. In addition, a character image, background image, etc. can be used to create a story with a variation display of the symbol, probability variation to increase the efficiency of transition to special games, shortening the variation time, and ease of entering the starting prize opening. The player's expectation is also enhanced by the control to shift to the easy entry state.

  A command transmitted and received internally to control a gaming machine is generally composed of a set of MODE data and EVENT data (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2003-230714 A JP 2012-157575 A JP 2009-254604 A

  However, in recent years, as the diversification of effects and the increase in the types of effects have progressed, the number of control commands transmitted and received inside has increased, and there has been a risk of complicating control (for example, see Patent Document 3).

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of efficiently transmitting and receiving internal control commands.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a bullet ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed, a predetermined position in the game area, and the entrance of the game ball is a chance to win or fail An effect display device that displays effect contents including a variable display of a plurality of decorative symbols for indicating the result of the winning winning lottery and the result of winning / failing lottery, and an effect that determines the effect contents to be displayed on the effect display device And an effect display control means for causing the effect display device to display effect content determined by the effect determining means. The effect determining means transmits the instruction type data, which is a set of instruction data to be transmitted as an instruction to the effect display control means, and the instruction content data in association with each other, and transmits the instruction type data to the effect display control means. A bit string having a predetermined data length is included. The instruction content data includes a bit string having a predetermined data length indicating the contents of the instruction. The effect determination means includes command type data indicating that it is a command type that specifies a stop mode and a command type that specifies a stop symbol type of a decorative symbol as a command that specifies a stop mode to be displayed when a plurality of decorative symbols are stopped. A combination of data is sent for each decorative symbol, and it is displayed as if a plurality of decorative symbols are paused during a single symbol variation period, making it appear that a plurality of symbol variations have been executed in a pseudo manner. A plurality of designations that specify the types of stop symbols for a plurality of decorative symbols, together with command type data that indicates command types that designate a pause mode for pseudo-continuous variation effects, as commands that designate a pause mode in a variation effect. The information is transmitted in the form of a single command content data, and the presentation display control means receives a plurality of instructions when receiving a command specifying the stop mode. A plurality of decorations specified based on one command content data when a stop mode of a plurality of decorative symbols specified based on the content data is displayed and a command specifying a temporary stop mode in the pseudo continuous variation effect is received The temporary stop mode of the symbol is displayed.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, and the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention are mutually replaced between a method, an apparatus, a system, a computer program, a recording medium storing the computer program, a data structure, and the like. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to provide a game machine that can efficiently transmit and receive internal control commands.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows typically the prior success determination table referred by prior advance determination. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a figure which shows typically the prior pattern determination table referred by prior pattern determination. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table for deviation in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the winning process of S10 in FIG. 10 in detail. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the advance determination process of S28 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the whole process of the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the prefetch process of S150 in FIG. 13 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the execution process of the special symbol fluctuation | variation process of S152 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the execution process of the decoration design change process of S154 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the special game of S16 in FIG. 10 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game of S17 in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the hardware constitutions of a main board | substrate and a sub board | substrate. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the hardware constitutions of the function corresponded to an effect display control part. It is a figure which shows typically the bit stream structure of command content data. It is a time chart which shows the timing of the command in the change display of a decoration symbol. It is a figure which shows the table | surface of the command classification data which shows the last stop symbol type of a decoration symbol, and command content data. It is a figure which shows the table | surface of the command classification data and command content data which designate the temporary stop symbol in a pseudo | simulation continuous fluctuation production. It is a figure which shows the table | surface of the command classification data and command content data which designate the temporary stop symbol before the re-lottery effect in a re-lottery effect.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The effect display device 60 is a display device that includes a liquid crystal display that displays the decorative symbol 190 in a manner linked with the variable display of the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually producing the lottery determination result display indicated by the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193. The effect display device 60 displays, for example, a moving image that fluctuates a plurality of rows of symbols simulating a game of a slot machine as a decorative symbol 190 in the central area of the screen. In the present embodiment, symbols composed of numbers “0” to “7” are displayed in three columns and varied, and a winning combination or a failure is indicated by three symbol combinations that are finally stopped and displayed. Each of the plurality of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 190 is composed of numbers, characters, or symbols that are decorated with colors or patterns, but these symbols, characters, or symbols are common to all symbols. You may comprise in the form which adds a different pattern for every and integrates them. This pattern is a pattern on which a motif related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is drawn, and for example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn may be used. The decorative pattern 190 is switched according to the development of the effect between the case where the design that includes the design is variably displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, characters, and symbols are variably displayed. It may be a configuration. On the background of the variation display of the decoration symbol 190, a moving image having a staging effect related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is displayed in conjunction with the symbol variation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The first special figure control means 148 and the second special figure control means 150 issue a change start instruction and a change stop instruction at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special figure 193, respectively. It transmits to the effect display control means 134 via the effect determination means 132. When transmitting the variation start command, the determination result or determination result determined as the main determination, a value indicating each of the stop symbol and the variation pattern, and a value indicating whether the lottery is the first lottery or the second lottery. It is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the change start command. When the change stop command is transmitted, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the change stop command. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The normal symbol control means 153 causes the normal symbol display unit 59 to display the lottery determination result by the normal symbol lottery means 129 as a normal symbol variation display.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The effect determining unit 132 determines the combination of stop symbols of the decorative symbol 190 and the arrangement thereof, the determination result of the lottery by the first lottery unit 126 or the second lottery unit 128, the special symbol stop symbol, the special symbol variation pattern, and the decorative symbol. It is determined according to the fluctuation production pattern. The effect determining unit 132 transmits a command indicating the determined combination of stop symbols to the effect display control unit 134. The effect determining means 132 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is performed when a game ball has won a first start port 62, a second start port 63, a general winning port 72, a first major winning port 91, a second major winning port 92, etc. (S10). If a game is in progress (Y in S12), control processing for normal games such as symbol variation is executed (S14). If not in normal game (N in S12), control processing for special games is executed (S16). Then, the small hit game control process is executed (S17). Thereafter, award ball payout according to various winnings is processed with the number of winning balls set in the winning process of S10 (S18).

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail the winning process of S10 in FIG. If there is a ball in the first start port 62 or the second start port 63 (Y in S20), the number of winning balls corresponding to the start winning port is set (S22). If the ball enters the first starting port 62, the number of the first lottery is referred to whether it is less than 4, and if the ball enters the second starting port 63, the second lottery is held. Is determined to be less than 4, and if each is in a state where further holding is possible (Y in S24), the winning / not-lotting value is acquired (S26). At this time, information such as the type of the lottery value to be held (whether it is the first lottery value or the second lottery value) and the hold order of the lottery value are transmitted to the effect determination means 132. Then, a pre-judgment process for determining whether or not to win is performed based on the lottery value (S28) and the lottery value is held in the special figure holding means 144 (S30). If there is no ball entering the first start port 62 or the second start port 63 in S20, the processing from S22 to S30 is skipped (N in S20). If the number of holds reaches the upper limit in S24 and further holding is impossible, the processing from S26 to S30 is skipped (N in S24). The above processing from S20 to S30 is a winning process with respect to a ball entering the start winning opening. In the present embodiment, both the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 execute the determination as prior determination. However, as a modification, the preliminary determination by the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means. It is good also as a different aspect from the prior determination by 128. For example, the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 may be made different from each other in terms of which one of determination / non-execution determination, symbol determination, and pattern determination is executed as prior determination. Alternatively, only one of the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 may execute a pre-determination and transmit the determination result, or the first lottery may be changed depending on the gaming state such as whether or not the probability change is in progress. It may be switched which of the lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 executes the preliminary determination. Or it is good also as an aspect which determines whether prior determination is performed in both the 1st lottery means 126 and the 2nd lottery means 128 according to a gaming state. Further, the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 may switch whether to use the determination result according to the gaming state on the sub-board 104 side while transmitting the pre-determination result to the sub-board 104. .

  If there is a winning at the general winning opening 72 (Y of S32), the number of winning balls corresponding to the general winning opening 72 is set (S34), and if there is no winning at the general winning opening 72, S34 is skipped. (N in S32). If there is a ball in the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 (Y of S36), the number of winning balls corresponding to the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is set ( S38), when there is no ball entering the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second big winning port 92, S38 is skipped (N of S36).

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the advance determination process of S28 in FIG. First, a preliminary success / failure determination is performed with reference to the preliminary determination table (S40), a value indicating the range of the determination is set as the determination result (S42), and a preliminary symbol determination is executed with reference to the symbol determination table ( S44), a value indicating the symbol number is set as the determination result (S46), the preliminary pattern determination is executed with reference to the preliminary pattern determination table (S48), and a value indicating the pattern range is set as the determination result (S48). S50). The value of the pre-determination result set as described above is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer together with information such as the value indicating whether the first lottery or the second lottery, the number of holds, the hold order, etc. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 132 of the substrate 104 (S52).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an overall process of the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In this normal game control process, the pre-reading process in the sub board 104 is executed (S150), the special symbol changing process in the main board 102 (S152), and the decorative symbol changing process in the sub board 104 are executed (S154). Will be repeatedly processed.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail the prefetching process of S150 in FIG. Based on information obtained by so-called prefetching, the criteria such as what kind of production is executed in the sub-board 104 and what kind of result the prior determination result is executed according to the result are Pachinko game Various methods are conceivable depending on the design of game play in the machine 10. In this embodiment, the sub-board 104 side recognizes in advance that the variation pattern of “Super 1” has been selected based on the result of the pre-determination process, and suggests that the expectation of big hit is high. And

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

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the execution process of the special symbol variation process of S152 in FIG. If the symbol variation display has not started yet (N in S60), or if the second winning / losing lottery value has been put on hold (Y in S62), the second winning / failing determining means 117 reads out the second winning / failing lottery value. The second special symbol 193 is determined whether or not the second special symbol 193 is determined (S64), the second special symbol determination unit 117 determines the second special symbol 193 (S66), and the second pattern determining unit 119 determines the variation pattern of the second special symbol 193. (S68) A variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 104 together with the determined result, and the symbol variation of the second special symbol 193 is started (S77).

  If the second winning lottery value is not held (N in S62) and the first winning lottery value is held (Y in S70), the first winning / nothing lottery means 113 is the first winner / lottery lottery. The value is read again to determine whether or not the first special symbol 192 is correct (S72), the first determination unit 113 determines the first special symbol 192 (S74), and the first pattern determining unit 114 determines the first special symbol 192. The variation pattern is determined (S76), and a variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 104 together with the determined result to start the symbol variation of the first special symbol 192 (S77). When the first winning / losing lottery value is not held, the processing from S72 to S77 is skipped (N in S70).

  When the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S60), the symbol variation display of the special symbol is processed (S78), and when the predetermined variation time has passed and the symbol display stop timing is reached (S80) Y) A variation stop command is transmitted to the sub-board 104, and the symbol variation being displayed is stopped at a predetermined stop symbol (S82), and the flow of this diagram ends. If the symbol display stop timing has not been reached, the process of S82 is skipped and the flow of this figure is terminated (N in S80).

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail the execution process of the decorative symbol variation process of S154 in FIG. When the effect determining means 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the change start command from the main board 102 (Y in S180), the stop pattern of the decorative symbol is determined according to the received special symbol stop symbol, the variation pattern, and the determination result. (S182), and the variation effect pattern is determined (S184). Here, when the sign setting is turned on (Y in S186), the already determined variation effect pattern is a pattern that does not include the specific effect content that should be superimposed on the notice effect. If it is not the symbol fluctuation (N in S190) that is a trigger when the precursor setting is turned on (N in S188), a setting for displaying a predetermined notice effect is executed (S192), and the precursor setting is turned on. If it is a symbol change that is an opportunity (Y in S190), the precursor setting is turned off (S194). Thereafter, a change start command is transmitted to the effect display control means 134, and the decorative symbol change display is started (S196). When the sign setting is not on (N in S186) or when the specific effect content is included in the variation effect pattern (Y in S188), the processing from S190 to S194 is skipped. When the change start command is not received from the main board 102, S182 to S194 are skipped (N of S180).

  If the decorative symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S198), the symbol variation and notice effect display processing is executed (S199), and a stop including a temporary stop symbol, a pause symbol, and a final stop symbol, which will be described later, is executed. When a symbol command is received (Y in S200), a temporary stop, temporary stop, or final stop process is started (S201), and when a stop symbol command is not received, S201 is skipped (S200). N). When the final change stop command is received (Y in S202), the symbol change display is stopped by confirming the stop display of the decorative symbols in the final stop mode (S204). If a change stop command has not been received from the main board 102, S204 is skipped (N in S202), and if change display has not been started, S199 to S204 are skipped (N in S198).

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game of S16 in FIG. First, when the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92 has not been opened yet (N in S100), the effect display control means 134 starts the effect process of the special game (S102), and the opening / closing control means 124 The first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is opened (S104). If the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 has been opened, S102 and S104 are skipped (Y in S100). When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the first grand prize winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 was opened (Y in S106), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S106), When the number of balls entered into the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second major winning prize port 92 has reached nine or more (Y in S108), the opening / closing control means 124 opens the first big prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92. It is closed (S110). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S106) and the number of balls entered into the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second major winning prize port 92 has not reached nine or more (N in S108), S110 and after. This process is skipped and the flow of S16 is terminated.

  If the unit game has reached the final round after the closing of the first grand prize port 91 or the second grand prize port 92 in S110 (Y in S112), the production display control means 134 ends the special game production process ( In step S114, the special game control unit 120 ends the special game (S116), and starts the specific game, that is, execution of probability change and time reduction (S118). If the unit game has not reached the final round (N of S112), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the flow of S16 is terminated (S119).

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game of S17 in FIG. If the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92 has not been opened (N in S220), the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92 is opened (S222) and opened. If so (Y of S220), S222 is skipped. When the predetermined opening time has elapsed (Y in S224), the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second large winning port 92 is closed (S226), and if the predetermined opening time has not elapsed (N in S224), Steps after S226 are skipped. If the opening / closing for the set number of times has been completed after the closing of the first big winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 in S226 (Y in S228), the small hit game is ended (S230). If opening / closing for the set number of times has not been completed (N in S228), 1 is added to the number of opening / closing, and the flow of S17 is ended (S232).

  FIG. 19 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the main board 102 and the sub board 104. The main board 102 includes electronic components such as a main CPU 300, a main RAM 302, and a main ROM 304. The main ROM 304 stores in advance a main control program and data for controlling the entire game operation. A main control program or data is read from the main ROM 304 into the main RAM 302, and the main control program is executed by the main CPU 300. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). The entrance signal from each entrance and the payout signal from the payout control board 45 are acquired by the main CPU 300 via various interfaces not shown. The main CPU 300 drives and controls external devices such as each winning opening solenoid and the special symbol display device 61 by various drive circuits (not shown). In addition, a command necessary for effect control is transmitted from the main CPU 300 to the sub-board 104 together with information such as the result of the lottery determination, the design determination result, and the variation pattern determination result.

  The sub board 104 includes electronic components such as a sub CPU 310, a sub RAM 312, a sub ROM 314, and an effect display control unit 316. The sub ROM 314 is one of data storage means for holding a sub control program including effect pattern data in which an effect process is defined, display pattern data in which an effect display process is defined, and the like. A sub control program including effect pattern data and display pattern data is read from the sub ROM 314 into the sub RAM 312, and effect control by the sub control program is executed by the sub CPU 310. The sub CPU 310 functions as a function corresponding to the effect determining means 132, and the electronic components are connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). A signal from an external device such as the operation button 82 is acquired by the sub CPU 310 via various interfaces (not shown). The sub CPU 310 drives external devices such as the speaker 18, the game effect lamp 90, and the movable accessory 140 by various drive circuits and control circuits (not shown) according to the effect pattern data to produce effects by voice output, lamp lighting, and accessory actions. To control. Further, the sub CPU 310 transmits display control command data according to the display pattern data to the effect display control unit 316. In this embodiment, an example in which the sub-board 104 includes the effect display control unit 316 will be described. However, the sub-board 104 and the effect display control unit 316 do not need to be integrated as a board, and are separated. It may be formed as separate substrates connected to each other.

  FIG. 20 is a block diagram schematically showing a hardware configuration of functions corresponding to the effect display control unit 316. As shown in FIG. The effect display control unit 316 includes a control CPU 320, a control RAM 322, a data ROM 324, and a display control circuit 326. The data ROM 324 is one of data storage means for holding material data such as effect image data and motion data used for effect display in a compressed state. The effect image data is an image used for change display or effect display as an effect object indicating the determination result of the lottery determination. It is a material image such as a moving image to be used. The motion data is data in which an operation is defined when an effect operation is added to an image used for various effects at a predetermined timing.

  Based on the command data sent from the sub CPU 310, the effect image data and motion data specified in the command data are read from the data ROM 324 to the control RAM 322, and the effect display using the effect image data and motion data is controlled. It is executed by the CPU 320. As a result, a command related to effect display, effect image data, and motion data are transmitted from the control CPU 320 to the display control circuit 326, and display control is performed by the display control circuit 326.

  The display control circuit 326 includes a decoder 332, a drawing memory 334, a drawing circuit 336, a frame buffer 338, and a display circuit 340, which are connected via the bus 330. The bus 330 in this figure comprehensively shows buses such as a system bus, a data bus, and an address bus for convenience.

  The effect image data and motion data sent from the control CPU 320 are stored in the drawing memory 334, and the compressed data among these data is decoded by the decoder 332. The drawing memory 334 is used as a work area when the effect image data or motion data is decoded by the decoder 332, or used as a work area when the drawing circuit 336 performs drawing processing or image processing. ).

  The drawing circuit 336 uses the data stored in the drawing memory 334 to sequentially execute instructions sent from the control CPU 320 to generate a display image, and uses the generated display image as a frame of a moving image as a frame buffer. Stored in 338. The frame buffer 338 is a VRAM serving as a buffer memory that temporarily stores a frame of a moving image to be output to the effect display device 60.

  The display circuit 340 outputs the display images stored in the frame buffer 338 to the effect display device 60 in the form of video signals in the stored order. The frame buffer 338 has a memory area for two frames, for example. While the display circuit 340 outputs a display image from the memory area for one frame, the drawing circuit 336 generates the next display image, Store in the memory area for another frame.

  In this embodiment, the instruction data transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the control CPU 320 is composed of a combination of instruction type data called “MODE data” and instruction content data called “EVENT data”. The sub CPU 310 can send one command by associating the command type data with the command content data and transmitting them to the control CPU 320. The instruction type data is a 12-bit bit string indicating the instruction type, and a unique type code is assigned to each instruction type in advance at the development stage. The instruction content data is a 12-bit bit string indicating the contents of the instruction. The sub CPU 310 continuously transmits the instruction type data and the instruction content data, and the control CPU 320 that has received these continuously recognizes the previously received data as the instruction type data, and immediately receives the received data as the instruction content. Recognize as data. However, the most significant bit of the instruction type data and the instruction content data may be set as an identification bit indicating whether the instruction type data or the instruction content data. In this case, for example, when the most significant bit is 1, it may indicate instruction type data, and when the most significant bit is 0, it may indicate instruction content data. In this embodiment, a 12-bit bit string is exemplified as the instruction type data and the instruction content data. However, the bit string may be composed of bits other than 12 bits.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram schematically showing a bit string structure of instruction content data. This figure (a) is the structure of the bit string 400 for the last symbols which designates the last stop symbol of a decoration symbol. The sub CPU 310 uses the instruction type data indicating the instruction type for designating the final stop symbol as the command for designating the stop mode to be displayed at the time of the final fluctuation stop of the three decorative symbols 190, and the command content of FIG. The combination with the data is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 for each decorative design. The instruction type data indicates that the final symbol bit string 400 is an instruction for designating one final stop symbol (for example, the left symbol) among the three decorative symbols. The effect display control means 134 displays the final stop mode with the stop symbols of the three decorative symbols specified based on the three command content data when receiving the three sets of commands respectively designating the final stop symbols. .

  Of the 12-bit final symbol bit string 400, the symbol type portion 402 “Z”, which is the most significant bit, indicates which of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is a decorative symbol. For example, when the bit of the symbol type portion 402 is “0”, it indicates that the symbol is a decorative symbol corresponding to the first special symbol 192, and when the bit is “1”, the symbol is a decorative symbol corresponding to the second special symbol 193. It shows that there is. The symbol designating unit 404 expresses a value indicating the final stop symbol as “AAA” with 3 bits. That is, eight symbol types from “0” to “7” are indicated by the bit string from “000” to “111”.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the stop symbol type is designated by one command per symbol for the three decorative symbols, and is transmitted as a command. This is a specification based on a request that the final stop symbol should be displayed accurately because it is an element that directly affects the player's profit. As a result of sending individually specified commands for each symbol, even if a communication error occurs for any of the commands, at least other symbols should be displayed normally if there is no error in the command that specifies other symbols Can do.

  The effect display control means 134 determines that the command is correct when it receives a stop symbol command indicating that it corresponds to the first special symbol 192 during the variation display of the decorative symbol corresponding to the first special symbol 192. And stop display with the specified symbol. However, when an instruction of a stop symbol indicated to correspond to the second special symbol 193 is received, it is determined as an incorrect instruction or a communication error, and the instruction is discarded. In addition, the effect display control means 134 is a correct command when it receives a stop symbol command indicating that it corresponds to the second special symbol 193 during the variable display of the decorative symbol corresponding to the second special symbol 193. And stop display with the specified symbol. However, when an instruction of a stop symbol indicated to correspond to the first special symbol 192 is received, it is determined as an incorrect instruction or a communication error, and the instruction is discarded.

  This figure (b) is the structure of the pseudo | simulation continuous bit string 410 which designates the temporary stop symbol in pseudo | simulation continuous fluctuation production. This command displays three decorative symbols in a single symbol variation period as if they were paused (hereinafter, such a display state is referred to as “temporary stop”), and multiple symbol variations are executed in a pseudo manner. It is a command which designates the temporary stop mode in the pseudo continuous variation effect to be shown as it is. The sub CPU 310 transmits to the effect display control means 134 a combination of the command type data indicating the command type designating the temporary stop mode in the pseudo continuous variation effect and the command content data in FIG. The effect display control means 134 displays the temporary stop mode of the three decorative symbols specified based on one command content data when receiving the command designating the temporary stop mode of the pseudo continuous variation effect.

  Of the 12-bit pseudo-continuous bit string 410, the number designating part 412 “YY”, which is 2 bits from the most significant bit, indicates the number of temporary stops in the pseudo continuous variation effect. For example, when the bit of the number specifying part 412 is “00”, it indicates “first time”, when it is “01”, it indicates “second time”, and up to “fourth time”. The first symbol designating part 414 “BBB”, which is the least significant 3 bits, indicates the type of the right symbol, and the second symbol designating part 416 “CCC”, which is the upper 3 bits, indicates the type of the middle symbol, Further, the third symbol designating section 418 “DDD”, which is the upper 3 bits, indicates the type of the left symbol. Each of the first symbol designation unit 414, the second symbol designation unit 416, and the third symbol designation unit 418 indicates eight symbol types from “0” to “7” by a bit string from “000” to “111”. Can do.

  The format of the command content data is different from the final symbol bit string 400 for designating the symbol type for each decorative symbol, and the three designation information corresponding to the temporary stop symbol types of the three decorative symbols are consolidated into one command content data. This is the format to specify. Since the final stop symbol is information indicating the player's profit, it is necessary to display more accurate information, and the command is sent separately for each symbol, whereas the temporary stop symbol in the pseudo continuous variation effect is the final stop Since it can be said that accuracy as high as a symbol is not required, the information of three symbols is transmitted with one command giving priority to the efficiency of data transmission / reception. In the unlikely event that a communication error or the like occurs in the transmission of command data, instead of the three decorative symbols, it may be possible to display a predetermined off symbol pattern predetermined for error time replacement. In this way, communication and processing load can be reduced by simplifying communication and processing methods according to the importance of symbols.

  This figure (c) is the structure of the pre-lottery design bit string 420 for designating the temporary stop symbol before the re-lottery in the re-lottery effect. This command temporarily stops in the same kind of symbol combination mode showing a big hit, then the change is resumed with the same type of combination, and finally stops in another lottery effect that stops in another same type of symbol combination mode. This is an instruction for designating an aspect. For example, after a symbol change for a predetermined time, a combination of “666” indicating a big hit is displayed in a pause to indicate to the player that at least the big hit has been confirmed. From that state, the final symbol combination is executed after the so-called re-lottery, in which the symbol type is changed and displayed in a variable manner such as “777”, “888”, “999”, and “000” while the three symbols are aligned. Stop.

  The sub CPU 310 is a command type that designates a pause mode before the re-lottery as a command that designates a pause mode to be displayed as if it was temporarily stopped in the big win mode before the re-lottery of the three decorative symbols 190 Is transmitted to the effect display control means 134. The combination of the instruction type data indicating the instruction content data shown in FIG. Since this temporary stop mode is a big hit mode and it is assumed that three decorative symbols are all of the same type, it is sufficient to transmit designation information for one symbol type. When the instruction display control means 134 receives a command for designating a temporary stop mode before re-lottery, it displays the temporary stop mode of the three decorative symbols 190 specified based on one command content data, Display lottery effects.

  Of the 12-bit pre-lottery design bit string 420, the symbol designating section 422 “EEE”, which is the three least significant bits, indicates which symbol type the three decorative symbols are aligned with. The symbol designating unit 422 can indicate eight symbol types from “0” to “7” by a bit string from “000” to “111”.

  Unlike the final symbol bit string 400 that designates the symbol type for each decorative symbol, this command only needs to transmit command content data including designation information for one symbol once. Also, unlike the pseudo-continuous bit string 410 that specifies the temporary stop symbol types of three decorative symbols with one command content data, one command specification data is included in one command content data. Since the final stop symbol is information indicating the player's profit, more accurate information needs to be displayed and the command is sent separately for each symbol, whereas the temporary stop symbol before the re-lottery is the final stop symbol Since it can be said that such accuracy is not required, three symbols are designated by a symbol designation command giving priority to the efficiency of data transmission / reception. In the unlikely event that a communication error or the like occurs in the transmission of command data, a predetermined temporary jackpot symbol that is predetermined for error replacement may be displayed instead of the three decorative symbols. In this way, communication and processing load can be reduced by simplifying communication and processing methods according to the importance of symbols.

  FIG. 22 is a time chart showing the timing of instructions in the decorative symbol variation display. This figure (a) shows the timing of the command in the normal decoration symbol fluctuation display. First, a change start command is transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the effect display control means 134 at the timing of the start of symbol change (S300). A command for designating the final stop symbol is transmitted at a timing when the final symbol stop is started after a predetermined time has elapsed (S302). At this time, in order to transmit a command for each decorative symbol, two commands transmit a set of three commands, and a total of six commands are transmitted. Then, a symbol stop command is transmitted at the timing of complete stop (S304). Thus, the display content in the symbol variation effect is controlled by transmitting a command from the sub CPU 310 to the effect display control means 134.

  This figure (b) shows the timing of the command in pseudo continuous variation production. First, a change start command is transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the effect display control means 134 at the timing of the start of symbol change (S310). A command for designating the first temporary stop symbol is transmitted at the timing when the apparent symbol variation period constituting the pseudo continuous variation elapses (S312). At this time, a set of command data is transmitted because the information specifying the three decorative symbols is included in one command content data. Next, an instruction for designating the second temporary stop symbol is transmitted at the timing when the apparent second symbol variation period elapses (S314). Again, a set of instruction data is transmitted. Furthermore, a final stop symbol designation command is transmitted at the timing when the final symbol stop period elapses after the appearance of the third symbol variation period (S316). In this case, since it is the final stop symbol, three sets of commands, a total of six command data are transmitted. Then, a symbol stop command is transmitted at the timing of complete stop (S318). In this way, by transmitting a command from the sub CPU 310 to the effect display control means 134, the display content in the pseudo continuous variation effect including two temporary stops is controlled.

  This figure (c) shows the timing of the command in a re-lottery effect. First, a change start command is transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the effect display control means 134 at the timing of the start of symbol change (S320), and a temporary stop symbol is designated at the timing when a temporary jackpot before re-lottery is displayed after a predetermined time has elapsed A command to be transmitted is transmitted (S322). At this time, a set of command data designating only one decorative symbol is transmitted in order to display the three decorative symbols of the same type. Then, a command for designating the final stop symbol is transmitted at the timing when the final symbol stop is started after a predetermined time for displaying the re-lottery effect has elapsed (S324). In this case, since it is the final stop symbol, three sets of commands, a total of six command data are transmitted. Then, a symbol stop command is transmitted at the timing of complete stop (S326). Thus, the display content in the re-lottery effect including the temporary stop before the re-lottery is controlled by transmitting a command from the sub CPU 310 to the effect display control means 134.

  Note that the horizontal axis in this figure indicates the elapsed time, but here, the relationship of the timing of command transmission is only schematically shown. Therefore, although the lengths of the horizontal axis are equal in (a) to (c), this does not necessarily indicate that the time lengths of the variable effects are equal.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a table of command type data and command content data indicating the final stop symbol type of the decorative symbol. The command type data in this figure indicates that this is a type that designates the final stop symbol type of the left symbol among the three decorative symbols. The command content data in this figure indicates which of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 corresponds to the decorative symbol, and the type of stop symbol.

  In the first command table 430, the first column 432 shows the contents of commands. The second column 434 shows information to be transmitted as instruction type data (MODE data) in hexadecimal. The third column 436 shows information to be transmitted as instruction content data (EVENT data) in hexadecimal, and the fourth column 438 shows the information in binary.

  For example, in the second column 434, “401” that indicates the type of designating the final stop symbol type of the left symbol is expressed in hexadecimal. All the commands shown in this figure are commands for designating the last stop symbol type of the left symbol, and all of these types are “401”. When “0” is designated as the decorative symbol corresponding to the first special symbol 192, the third column 436 indicates that the content corresponding to the first special symbol 192 and the symbol type “0” are specified in hexadecimal. “000” is shown. In the fourth column 438, “000000000000” representing the content specifying “0” as a decorative symbol corresponding to the first special symbol 192 in binary is shown. Here, the most significant bit “0” indicates that it corresponds to the first special symbol 192, and the three least significant bits “000” indicate the symbol “0”. Similarly, when “1” to “7” are designated as decorative symbols corresponding to the first special symbol 192, “001” to “007” are indicated in hexadecimal numbers, and “000000000001” to “00000000111” in binary numbers. Is displayed. When “0” to “7” are designated as decorative symbols corresponding to the second special symbol 193, “800” to “807” expressed in hexadecimal numbers are shown in the third column 436, and the fourth column 438 Indicates “100000000000000” to “10000000011” expressed in binary numbers.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a table of command type data and command content data for specifying a temporary stop symbol in the pseudo continuous variation effect. The command type data in this figure indicates that the type is a type that designates a temporary stop symbol in the pseudo continuous variation effect. The command content data of this figure shows the stop symbol types of the three decorative symbols.

  In the first command table 440, the first column 442 shows the command contents. The second column 444 shows information to be transmitted as instruction type data in hexadecimal. The third column 446 shows information to be transmitted as instruction content data in hexadecimal, and the fourth column 448 shows the information in binary.

  For example, in the second column 444, “411” indicating in hexadecimal notation that the type of designating the temporary stop symbol type in the pseudo continuous variation effect is designated. All the commands shown in the figure are commands for designating temporary stop symbol types in the pseudo continuous variation effect, and all of these types are “411”. When the symbol combination of “012” is designated as the first temporary stop symbol form, “00A” in the third column 446 is “00A” indicating the first time and the content specifying the symbol combination “012” in hexadecimal. Is displayed. In the fourth column 448, “000000001010” representing the content specifying the symbol combination of “012” as a first temporary stop symbol form in a binary number is shown. Here, the most significant 2 bits “00” indicates “first”, the least significant 3 bits “010” indicates the right symbol “2”, and the most significant 3 bits “001” are middle. The symbol “1” is indicated, and the upper three bits “000” indicate the symbol “0” on the left. When “123” is designated as the temporary stop symbol pattern for the first time, “053” is indicated in hexadecimal and “000001010011” is indicated in binary. In this case, “0” of the most significant bit indicates “first”, 3 bits “011” from the least significant bit indicate the right symbol “3”, and the upper 3 bits “010” indicate the middle symbol “ 2 ”, and the upper 3 bits“ 001 ”indicate the left symbol“ 1 ”. Similarly, the hexadecimal information indicating “234”, “345”, “456”, “567”, “670”, “701” as the first temporary stop symbol form is shown in the third column 446, and the binary information is shown in the first column. Shown in column 4 448.

  When the symbol combination “012” is designated as the temporary stop symbol pattern for the second time, “40A” is displayed in the third column 446 as the second time and the content specifying the symbol combination “012” in hexadecimal. Is displayed. In the fourth column 448, “010000001010” representing the content specifying the symbol combination of “012” as a second temporary stop symbol form in binary number is shown. Here, the most significant 2 bits “01” indicates “second”, the least significant 3 bits “010” indicates the right symbol “2”, and the most significant 3 bits “001” indicates the middle. The symbol “1” is indicated, and the upper three bits “000” indicate the symbol “0” on the left. Similarly, hexadecimal information indicating “234”, “345”, “456”, “567”, “670”, “701” as the second temporary stop symbol form is shown in the third column 446, and the binary information is displayed in the first column. Shown in column 4 448.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a table of command type data and command content data for designating a temporary stop symbol before re-lottery in a re-lottery effect. The command type data in this figure indicates that the type of designating the temporary stop symbol type before re-lottery. The command content data in this figure indicates in which symbol type the three decorative symbols are arranged as a temporary stop symbol.

  In the first command table 450, the first column 452 shows command contents. The second column 454 shows information to be transmitted as instruction type data in hexadecimal. The third column 456 shows information to be transmitted as instruction content data in hexadecimal, and the fourth column 458 shows the information in binary.

  For example, in the second column 454, “421” indicating in hexadecimal notation that the type of designating the temporary stop symbol before the re-lottery in the re-lottery effect is shown. All the commands shown in this figure are commands for designating the temporary stop symbol types before re-lottery, and all of these types are “421”. When “0” is designated as the temporary stop symbol, “000” representing the content specifying the symbol type “0” in hexadecimal is shown in the third column 456, and the temporary symbol is designated in the fourth column 458. "000000000000000" representing the contents specifying "0" as a binary number is shown. In this case, the lower 3 bits “000” indicate the symbol “0”. Similarly, when “1” to “7” are designated as the temporary stop symbols, “001” to “007” are indicated in hexadecimal numbers, and “000000000001” to “00000000111” are indicated in binary numbers.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A component can be deform | transformed and embodied in the range which does not deviate from a summary. In addition, various inventions may be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the above embodiment, or some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the above embodiment. . Furthermore, it is possible to appropriately combine the constituent elements over a plurality of embodiments.

  In the above-described embodiment, one command content data specifies an example of designating three symbol types as a temporary stop symbol mode in a pseudo continuous variation effect, or specifies only one symbol as a temporary stop symbol mode before re-lottery. An example was explained. In a modification, you may implement | achieve the structure which designates the kind of three decoration symbols which comprise a reach symbol aspect with one command content data. For example, in the case of a specification in which the left symbol and right symbol are the same type of symbols, information specifying the symbol type is included, and the number of the middle symbol indicates whether it is one larger or smaller than the number of the left and right symbols. Instruction content data including 1-bit information may be used. In addition, in this embodiment, the symbol type represented by 3 bits in the embodiment may be represented by 4 bits or more.

  In another modification, it may be command content data including information indicating in which order the three decorative symbols are to be stopped, or any symbol may be developed to reach when triggered by a predetermined type of stop. In order to show, it is good also as the command content data which include the information which shows the predetermined kind of stop used as the opportunity of development.

  In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which all three symbol types are designated as temporary stop symbol patterns in the pseudo continuous variation effect. In a modified example, only one symbol type may be specified from among the three symbols, and the difference from the specified type may be used as instruction content data in a format that specifies the remaining symbols. For example, if the symbol combination is “789”, “7” is designated as the reference left symbol, “1” being the difference is designated as the middle symbol, and “2” being the difference is designated as the right symbol. It is possible to designate three symbols by a method such as designating. Further, in order to indicate whether the difference is added to or subtracted from the reference symbol, information indicating whether the symbol type is arranged in “ascending order” or “descending order” may be further included.

  As another modified example, information indicating the design type of one of the three decorative symbols and indicating what pattern the difference from the remaining symbol types is based on that symbol. May be included. For example, if the difference between the middle symbol is “2” and the difference between the right symbol is “4” with respect to the left symbol that is the reference symbol is “pattern A”, the type of the reference symbol and “pattern A” are Three design types can be shown simply by specifying.

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 effect display devices, 132 effect determination means, 134 effect display control means, 190 decoration symbol, 310 sub CPU, 316 effect display control unit, 400 final symbol bit string, 410 Quasi-continuous bit string, 420 bit string for symbol before re-lottery.

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, and a game ball entering is a chance to win or fail,
An effect display device in which effect contents including a variable display of a plurality of decorative symbols for indicating the result of the success / failure lottery are displayed,
Effect determining means for determining the contents of the effect to be displayed on the effect display device;
Effect display control means for causing the effect display device to display the contents of the effect determined by the effect determining means;
With
The effect determining means transmits the instruction type data and the command content data, which are a set of instruction data to be transmitted as an instruction to the effect display control means, in association with the effect display control means,
The instruction type data includes a bit string of a predetermined data length indicating the type of instruction,
The command content data includes a bit string of a predetermined data length indicating the content of the command,
The effect determining means executes a pseudo continuous variation effect that makes it appear as if a plurality of symbol variations have been executed in a pseudo manner by displaying the plurality of decorative symbols in a single symbol variation period. In the case, the stop design of the plurality of decorative symbols together with the command type data indicating the command type specifying the pause mode in the pseudo continuous variation effect as the command specifying the pause mode in the pseudo continuous variation effect As a command for designating a stop mode to be displayed when the plurality of decorative symbols are suspended within the same symbol variation period, while transmitting a plurality of pieces of designation information for designating the type of data to one command content data. A combination of instruction type data indicating the instruction type specifying the stop mode and instruction content data specifying the type of stop pattern of the decorative design To send to every decorative pattern,
The effect display control means, when receiving a command designating the stop mode, displays a stop mode of a plurality of decorative symbols specified based on the command content data for each decorative symbol, and temporarily displays the temporary continuous variation effect. A ball game machine that displays a temporary stop mode of a plurality of decorative symbols specified based on one command content data when a command specifying a stop mode is received.

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