JP2015226590A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine capable of executing a more effective performance.SOLUTION: Performance determination means of a pinball game machine can execute a special performance differing from a normal performance if the total does not reach a predetermined number when the number of lottery values held by first holding control means and second holding control means reaches the predetermined number. The special performance includes a plurality of times of unit performances executed to variable display of a first pattern or a second pattern, and a performance for suggesting a winning/losing determination result based on prior determination information can be executed in one of the plurality of times of unit performances. The variation time of a variation pattern selected when the total is equal to or more than the predetermined number is longer than the shortest time from among variation time of the variation pattern selected when the total is less than the predetermined number.

Description

  It relates to a ball game machine.

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

JP 2003-230714 A

  In such a gaming machine, in order to further increase the player's expectation, a technique for executing an effective performance is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a ball game machine capable of executing a more effective performance.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a bullet ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game board in which a game area is formed, a first start prize opening provided in the game area, and a first start prize in the game area. A second starting prize opening provided at a position different from the mouth, and a distribution mechanism provided in the game area and distributing game balls passing through the predetermined area to the first starting prize opening and the second starting prize opening according to a predetermined rule A first symbol display device in which the first symbol is variably displayed, a second symbol display device in which the second symbol is variably displayed, an effect display device in which a predetermined effect image is displayed, and a lottery process. A ball ball game machine comprising a main control device that mainly controls basic operations of the game including, and a sub-control device that mainly controls the production operations of the game including display processing for indicating the result of the lottery processing. Then, the main control device uses the first lottery as an opportunity to enter the first lottery. The first lottery value acquisition means for acquiring the second lottery value acquisition means for acquiring the second lottery value triggered by entering the second start winning opening, and the first lottery value acquisition means acquired by the first lottery value acquisition means A first success / failure determination unit that determines whether or not the game is successful based on the first lottery value; a second success / failure determination unit that determines the success / failure based on the second lottery value acquired by the second lottery value acquisition unit; A first variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern indicating a variation display process of a symbol, a second variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern indicating a variation display process of a second symbol, and a first variation pattern determining means. In accordance with the determined variation pattern, the first display control means for variably displaying the first symbol on the first symbol display device and the second symbol in accordance with the variation pattern determined by the second variation pattern determining means. 2 figures The first special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the second display control means for variably displaying on the display device and the first result determination result by the first result determination means are successful. A second special game that is in a state more advantageous to the player than the normal game is executed when the second success / failure determination result by the first special game control means to be executed and the second success / failure determination means by the second success / failure determination means is a win. 2 If the first lottery value is acquired by the special game control means and the first lottery value acquisition means, the first hold that holds the first lottery value until the variable display start condition of the first symbol is satisfied And a second hold control means for holding the second lottery value until the second symbol change display start condition is satisfied when the second lottery value is acquired by the control means and the second lottery value acquisition means. , There is a ball to the first start prize opening or the second start prize opening Regardless of whether or not the symbol change display indicating the result of the determination based on the lottery value acquired at the time of the entry is immediately started, the information regarding the entry is sub-controlled as the advance decision information. Notification means for notifying the apparatus. The sub-control device includes effect determining means for determining an effect image to be displayed on the effect display device, and effect control means for displaying the effect image determined by the effect determining means on the effect display device. The second special game or the second game so that the player who wins the second success / failure determination result is more advantageous to the player than the player who wins the first winner / failure determination result. The game state of the normal game after the end of the special game is set. The effect determination means is normally executed when the total number of lottery values held by the first hold control means and the second hold control means reaches a predetermined number and the total does not reach the predetermined number. A special effect different from the effect can be executed. The special effect includes a unit effect that is executed a plurality of times in accordance with the variation display of the first symbol or the second symbol. It is possible to perform an effect that suggests. If the total number reaches a predetermined number during the execution of the normal effect, and the special effect is scheduled to be executed, the symbol variation that is displayed when the total reaches the predetermined number will be displayed until the end of the symbol variation. If the time is more than the predetermined time, a notification effect that the total has reached the predetermined number in the symbol variation is displayed. If the time until the end of the symbol variation is less than the predetermined time, in the symbol variation When the predetermined variation pattern is selected by the first variation pattern determining means or the second variation pattern determining means in the next symbol variation displayed next to the symbol variation without displaying the notification effect, the next symbol variation is selected. If the variation pattern other than the predetermined variation pattern is selected by the first variation pattern determination means or the second variation pattern determination means without displaying the special effect in the variation, the next symbol variation It displays the unit performance after displaying the start effect that shows to start the Oite special performance. The variation time of the variation pattern selected by the first variation pattern determination unit or the second variation pattern determination unit when the sum is greater than or equal to the predetermined number is the first variation pattern determination unit or the first variation pattern when the sum is less than the predetermined number. It is longer than the shortest time among the fluctuation times of the fluctuation patterns selected by the two fluctuation pattern determining means.

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

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the ball game machine which can perform a more effective production can be provided.

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 the structural example of a symbol determination table. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table for deviation in detail. 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 an effect display control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the control start process of the main board | substrate in a pachinko game machine. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail a main process of S120 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of an interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the control start process of the sub board | substrate in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S518 in FIG. 14 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of receiving a command from a main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when the timer interruption for production | presentation display control generate | occur | produces. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when a sub CPU receives a command from display CPU. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when the timer interruption for various device control generate | occur | produces. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special symbol fluctuation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a decoration symbol fluctuation | variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special game. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a small hit game. It is a figure which shows the kind and transition order of a stage. It is a figure which shows the example of the effect image displayed on an effect display apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating the aspect of a pending | holding change effect pattern. It is a figure which shows the example of the effect image displayed on an effect display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the effect image displayed on an effect display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the production pattern of a special production. It is a figure which shows the example of the production pattern of a special production. It is a figure which shows the example of the effect image displayed on an effect display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the effect image displayed on an effect display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table for deviation in detail.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. In order to achieve both the first game and the second game as the plurality of games, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of start winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, and a plurality of holding lamps. Is provided. When a game ball enters the first start winning opening, the first winning / losing lottery (simply referred to as “first lottery”), and when the game ball enters the second starting winning opening or the third starting winning opening, the second winning / failing lottery. If a lottery (simply referred to as “second lottery”) is executed and the lottery result is a “hit”, a special game in which the big winning opening is repeatedly opened and closed is started. When a big winning opening is opened and a game ball enters, a predetermined number of award balls are paid out each time, and the player can obtain a profit.

  If the big hit is a hit accompanied by a probability change, the probability change state is entered after the end of the special game. In addition, after the special game is over, a transition to a so-called easy-to-enter state called “time saving” is made with a predetermined probability. The easy-to-enter state is ended when any of the end conditions is satisfied when the symbol variation ends a predetermined number of times, or when a big hit occurs and a special game is executed.

  The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment is designed so that the number of big hits in the second game is larger than the number of big hits in the first game. For example, the second game is more likely to be a big hit with certainty, and the second game has a larger number of unit games that constitute a special game (a long open unit with a long opening time for a big prize opening). A game and a short-opening unit game with a short opening time are mixed in one special game, and the number of long-opening unit games in the second game is larger than that in the first game even if the number of the same unit games is the same. The second game is designed to have a relatively higher profit than the first game.

  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. Winning mouth (hereinafter referred to as “first starting port”) 254, second starting winning port (hereinafter referred to as “second starting port”) 62, third starting winning port (hereinafter referred to as “third starting port”) 63, center decoration 64, a grand prize winning port 91, an operation 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 opening 254 is provided as a start winning opening corresponding to the first game. The second start port 62 and the third start port 63 are provided as start winning ports corresponding to the second game. A distribution mechanism 250 having a distribution port 252 is provided above the second start port 62 and the first start port 254. The distribution mechanism 250 distributes the game balls entering the distribution port 252 to the first start port 254 corresponding to the first game and the second start port 62 corresponding to the second game according to a predetermined rule. Thereby, the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 192 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 193 are executed according to a predetermined rule. In the present embodiment, the distribution mechanism 250 alternately distributes one ball at a time to the first start port 254 and the second start port 62, but in another example, the distribution mechanism 250 may alternately distribute a plurality of balls. In addition, it is not always necessary to distribute alternately, and it is only necessary to distribute equally to each of the first start port 254 and the second start port 62 as a result of distribution according to a predetermined rule.

  The distribution opening 252 is disposed at a position below the center of the center ornament 64 in the game area 52, and game balls that have flowed to the left of the center ornament 64 by a normal so-called left strike mainly enter. The third start port 63 is disposed at the lower right position of the center ornament 64, and a game ball that has flowed to the right of the center ornament 64 by so-called right-handed hitting during the period in which the third start port 63 should enter the ball, for example, in an easy entry state Mainly enters. Since the operation port 68 is also provided on the right side of the game area 52, a game ball aimed at the third start port 63 easily passes through the operation port 68, and simultaneously aims to increase the number of balls entering the third start port 63. It is possible to expect a quick continuous hit. The winning / losing lottery is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and enters the first start port 254, the second start port 62, or the third start port 63. It is executed whenever there is a ball.

  The first start port 254 includes a start winning detection device 256. The start winning detection device 256 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first start opening 254, and generates first start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The second 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 second start port 62, and generates second start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The third start opening 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 third start port 63, and generates third start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering.

  The distribution mechanism 250 is formed so as to block the inlets of the first start port 254 and the second start port 62. If the distribution mechanism 250 does not pass through the distribution mechanism 250, the first start port 254 and the second start port 62 are connected to the game. It has a structure that prevents the ball from entering. The distribution mechanism 250 has a distribution port 252 into which game balls enter, and guides the game balls that have entered the distribution port 252 to the first start port 254 or the second start port 62 alternately. For example, the game balls that have entered the distribution port 252 are alternately distributed by a movable member that alternately operates opening and closing members provided at the entrances of the first start port 254 and the second start port 62, respectively. By aiming at the distribution port 252, the first lottery and the second lottery are executed alternately in the order of entering the balls.

  When the ordinary electric combination 65 is expanded by the driving force of the ordinary electric combination solenoid 76, the ease of entering the third 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 third starting port 63. The long opening of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is also called “open extension”.

  In the present embodiment, the third starting port 63 is shielded by a nail or the like directly above the ordinary electric accessory 65 in a state in which the electric utility object 65 is not expanded, and the entry is restricted. In addition, unless it is easy to enter the ball, since the frequency of expansion of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is low, it is almost impossible to expect to enter the third starting port 63. Thus, when it is not easy to enter the ball, it is more difficult to enter the third start port 63 than to enter the distribution port 252. On the other hand, when it is easy to enter the ball, the ordinary electric accessory 65 is expanded at a high frequency and for a long time, so that the ease of entering the third start port 63 is improved, and the entrance to the distribution port 252 is entered. It is easier to enter the third starting port 63 rather than letting it enter. For this reason, in the state where the entrance ease of the third start port 63 is low, the ball is mainly entered into the distribution port 252, and in the state where the entrance ease of the third start port 63 is enhanced, the third entrance port 252 is mainly used. It becomes game nature to enter the starting port 63.

  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 big prize opening 91 is provided as a big prize opening common to the first game and the second game, and a prize detection device 77 for detecting the entry of the game ball and the big prize opening 91 are expanded. The large winning opening solenoid 78 is provided. The winning detection device 77 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 91 and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The special winning opening 91 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” in a special game that starts when the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 stops in a predetermined manner. The big winning opening 91 is provided at a position above the out opening 58, for example. The number of the big prize winning openings 91 is not limited to a configuration in which only one is installed, and a plurality of big winning prize openings 91 may be installed and used depending on the gaming state or the like.

  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 result of the first lottery performed when the game ball enters the first starting port 254, and its variation display is stopped in a predetermined hit state. Sometimes a big hit as a special game occurs. The second special symbol 193 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the second lottery performed when the game ball enters the second starting port 62 or the third starting port 63, and its fluctuation display is a predetermined hit. A big hit as a special game occurs when stopped in a mode. 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 this embodiment, symbols composed of numbers “0” to “9” are displayed and varied in three columns, and hit or miss 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 decoration or production theme set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is drawn. For example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn may be used. The decorative pattern 190 is switched according to the development of the effect between the case where the design that includes the design is variably displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, characters, and symbols are variably displayed. It may be a configuration. On the background of the variation display of the decoration symbol 190, a moving image having a staging effect related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is displayed in conjunction with the symbol variation.

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

  The operation port 68 is provided at the right side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery for determining whether or not to expand the ordinary electric accessory 65. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the 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 third 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 good also as a structure which raises the ease of entering into the 3rd starting port 63 using one or two functions among these three functions. Thus, even if only a part of the three functions is used, it is possible to improve the ease of entering the third starting port 63. In addition, as will be described later, in this embodiment, a special symbol variation time shortening function called “shortening 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 hold of the winning / failing lottery value in the first special symbol hold display device 20 is the number of lottery results won in the first starting port 254 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 results won in the second start port 62 or the third start port 63 while the second special symbol 193 is changing or during the execution of the special game. And the number of winning balls for which the symbol variation has 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, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol 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 firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired 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 falls into each of the general winning opening 72, the first starting opening 254, the second starting opening 62, the third starting opening 63, and the big winning opening 91, a winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning opening is obtained. It 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 start port 254, the second start port 62, or the third start port 63, the first special symbol 192 in the first special symbol display device 70, the second special symbol display device 71, and the effect display device 60, The second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed. 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 more advantageous to the player than the normal game. The opening / closing operation of the winning opening 91 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 is displayed on the screen, the grand prize winning opening 91 is opened, and after the opening lasts for about 30 seconds, or after 9 or more game balls are dropped, the game is closed once. From such opening to closing of the big winning opening 91 is basically called a unit game, but it may be repeated a plurality of times for a short time during one unit game. After the opening / closing of the special winning opening 91 or the unit game 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 end demonstration time, and the grand prize winning opening 91 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, it is only possible to repeat the opening of the grand prize winning opening 91 twice in a very short time, so it is almost impossible to enter the big winning prize winning opening 91 and the special game is substantially equal to zero. is there. 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, Opening and closing operations are performed. In a single unit game constituting a small hit game, the big winning opening 91 repeats the opening for about 0.2 seconds twice, so that the appearance is the same as that of the 2R big hit.

  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 is increased, and the ease of entering the third start opening 63 is also increased. 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 prize ball by entering the third starting port 63 increases. As a result, it is possible to keep playing with little or no increase in the number of possessions. It becomes.

  In the easy entry state, a variation pattern with a short variation time is selected so that the variation time of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decoration symbol 190 is shortened from the average value of the variation time in 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 200 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as lottery when winning the first start port 254, the second start port 62, and the third start port 63, in particular. The sub board 300 includes a liquid crystal unit 42, controls display contents on the effect display device 60, and changes display contents according to the determination result by the main board 200 in particular. The main board 200 and the sub board 300 constitute the 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 starting port 254, a second starting port 62, a third starting port 63, a big winning port 91, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, and a first special 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, and can transmit and receive various control signals. And 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 200 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. 300 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 200 includes the entrance determination means 110, the first game control means 126, the second game control means 128, the general drawing lottery means 129, the hold control means 116, the main display control means 118, and the special game control means. 120, a specific game control means 122, an opening / closing control means 124, and a special figure adjustment means 152. The sub-board 300 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, a design mode determination unit 131, an effect determination unit 132, and an effect display control unit 134. Each functional block included in the main board 200 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 300 instead of the main board 200. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 300 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the main board 200 instead of the sub-board 300.

  However, since data transmission / reception between the main board 200 and the sub board 300 is unidirectional from the main board 200 to the sub board 300, 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 200 and the sub board 300. In this way, since the unidirectionality of data transmission from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 is maintained, data cannot be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub board 300 to the configuration included in the main board 200. It is not possible to request data transmission. Therefore, the information generated on the main board 200 cannot be referred to from the sub board 300 unless the main board 200 transmits the information to the sub board 300 unilaterally.

  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 254, and when receiving the second start winning information, the game ball has won the second start opening 62. When it is determined and the third start winning information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the third start opening 63. The winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 91 when receiving the big winning opening winning information, and determines that the gaming ball has won the general winning opening 72 when receiving the general winning information. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The 1st game control means 126 and the 2nd game control means 128 function as a success / failure lottery means. The first game control means 126 includes a first lottery value acquisition means 112, a first winning / failure determination means 113, a first symbol determination means 161, and a first pattern determination means 114, and corresponds to entering the first starting port 254. The first lottery is executed as the success / failure lottery to be performed. The 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. . The second game control unit 128 includes a second lottery value acquisition unit 115, a second winning / failing determination unit 117, a second symbol determination unit 162, and a second pattern determination unit 119, and includes the second start port 62 or the third start port 63. A second lottery is executed as a winning / no-go lottery corresponding to entering the ball. The result of the second lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the second special symbol 193 on the second special symbol display device 71, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. . When starting the symbol variation, the first game control unit 126 and the second game control unit 128 transmit the lottery result corresponding to the symbol variation to the effect determining unit 132 together with the symbol variation control command.

  The first game control means 126 and the second game control means 128 can determine whether the lottery value is a pre-determining process when the ball enters the first start port 254, the second start port 62, or the third start port 63. A prior determination of whether or not it falls within the lottery value range is executed, 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 300 side, a so-called “prefetching” process is realized in which the success / failure result can be presumed in advance before the symbol variation start order is reached.

  The first lottery value acquisition unit 112 acquires a random number value as the first winning / failing lottery value for the first lottery when the ball enters the first start port 254. The second lottery value acquiring unit 115 acquires a random number value as the second winning / not-lotting value for the second lottery when the second starting port 62 or the third starting port 63 enters the ball. 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 / losing 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 a 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 of the first lottery by the first winning / failing determination means 113 and the second lottery by the second winning / failing determination means 117, a big hit is made only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 1310 in normal times. At the time of certainty change, the range of the big hit is expanded, and not only when the winning lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 1310 but also when the lottery falls within the range of 1311 to 1337. Thus, the range corresponding to the big hit changes according to the gaming state.

  The probability of winning a jackpot in the probability variation state is 1/49, and the probability of winning a jackpot in the normal probability state is 1/50. In the probability variation state, the probability of winning the jackpot in the winning lottery is higher than that in the normal probability state. Thus, although the jackpot probabilities of the probability variation state and the normal probability state are different, the difference between the probabilities is very small and substantially the same.

  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 winning / losing lottery value acquired by the first winning / failing determining means 113 falls within the range of 64226 to 65535, the winning lottery value acquired by the second winning / failing determining means 117 is 64872 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 1310”, the value “1” indicating that is set as the determination result, In the case where the winning / failing lottery value is “1311-1337”, a value “2” indicating that is set in the winning / incorrect range as the determination result. When the winning / failing lottery value is “1338 to 64225”, a value of “3” indicating that is set as the determination result, and when the winning / losing lottery value is “64226 to 65535”, “4” indicating that fact is set. 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 means 117 refers to the table of FIG. 5 (b), and when the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 1310”, sets a value of “1” indicating that to the determination result as the success / failure range, In the case where the winning / failing lottery value is “1311-1337”, a value “2” indicating that is set in the winning / incorrect range as the determination result. When the winning / failing lottery value is “1338 to 64871”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the winning / failing range as the determination result, and when the winning / failing lottery value is “648772 to 65535”, “4” indicating that 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 special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71 determine the first special symbol display unit 70 and the second special symbol display unit 71 to determine the first special symbol determination unit 113 and the second special symbol determination unit 117. It is displayed in a variable manner. In addition, a decorative symbol that shows the determination results by the first and second determination units 113 and 117 in a stunning manner is variably displayed on the effect display device 60. The first game control means 126 and the second game control means 128 send the lottery result corresponding to the symbol variation to the symbol mode determination means 131 and the effect determination means 132 together with the symbol variation control command at the timing of starting the symbol variation. Send.

  The first symbol determination means 161 and the second symbol determination means 162 determine the stop symbol at the start of the change of the special symbol based on the result of the determination of success / failure and the symbol lottery value acquired separately. A prior symbol determination is performed as to whether the symbol range is met. The 1st symbol determination means 161 and the 2nd symbol determination means 162 hold | maintain the some symbol determination table and prior symbol determination table which are referred in order to determine the stop symbol of a special symbol. The first symbol determination means 161 and the second symbol determination means 162 refer to different symbol determination tables depending on 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 shows a configuration example of the symbol determination table. Here, it is assumed that the symbol lottery value is in a value range from “0” to “255”. In this symbol determination table, the symbol lottery value is associated with the stop mode (stop symbol) of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, the number of special game rounds, and whether or not there is a probability change transition. FIGS. 6A and 6B are tables that are referred to when the result of the lottery is a big hit, and FIG. 6C is a table that is referred to when the result of the lottery is a big hit. FIG. 6D is a table referred to when the result of the lottery determination is out of place. The 1st symbol determination means 161 and the 2nd symbol determination means 162 refer to the symbol determination table of this figure in the symbol determination as this determination. In the symbol determination table, a correspondence relationship between numbers “0” to “19” indicating the types of special symbols and symbol lottery values is defined. The types of special symbols are respectively associated with the determination results of big hits, small hits, and misses, with “0” to “17” corresponding to big hits, “18” corresponding to small hits, and “19” Responds to detachment. 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.

  When the result of the first lottery is a big hit, the first symbol determination means 161 refers to the symbol determination table of FIG. In this symbol determination table, special symbol types “0” to “8” are associated with jackpots. Among them, types “0” to “7” indicate 2R big hits with certainty, and each is associated with a different range for each symbol in the symbol lottery value range “0 to 204”. The type “8” indicates a 2R jackpot without any probability change, and is associated with the symbol lottery value range “205 to 255”. Thus, the selection probability for each jackpot type is determined by the size of the symbol lottery value range.

  The second symbol determination means 162 refers to the symbol determination table of FIG. 6B when the result of the second lottery is a big hit. In this symbol determination table, special symbol types “9” to “17” are associated with jackpots. Among them, types “9” to “16” indicate 15R jackpots with certainty, and are associated with different ranges for each symbol in the symbol lottery value range “0 to 204”. The type “17” indicates a 15R big hit without any probability change, and is associated with the symbol lottery value range “205 to 255”. Thus, the selection probability for each jackpot type is determined by the size of the symbol lottery value range. As a result, if the second lottery is a big hit, after the end of the second special game, the state shifts to the probability fluctuation state with a predetermined probability.

  In this way, the first game and the second game are set so that the winning probability of the probability variation jackpot is the same 80%, but only the 15R jackpot is selected in the second lottery. On the other hand, in the first lottery, 2R jackpot is a selection target, and the second game is favored in the round distribution. In other words, the second special game is more profitable for the player than the first special game. In addition, the total opening time of the special winning opening 91 of the second special game is longer than that of the first special game.

  As shown in FIG. 6C, the type “18” is associated with the symbol lottery values in the entire range when the determination result is a small hit. As shown in FIG. 6D, the type “19” is associated with the entire range of symbol lottery values in the case where the determination result is wrong.

  Note that the table in FIG. 6 is also referred to as the prior symbol determination table in the prior symbol determination. The first symbol determination means 161 and the second symbol determination means 162 indicate that the value of “0” to “19” 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 determining means 114 is based on the pattern lottery value separately acquired 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. Determined from a plurality of variation patterns. The second pattern determining means 119 selects a plurality of variation patterns based on a separately obtained pattern lottery value from a variation pattern in which a symbol variation display process to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 71 and the effect display device 60 is determined. Decide from the inside. 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. A plurality of types of variation patterns are defined on the assumption that there are various variation times, short and long, and that symbol variation is also performed by a decorative symbol composed of a plurality of symbols in the variation time. In 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 and the decorative 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. When the determination result is 15R jackpot or 2R jackpot, the variation pattern table for 15R jackpot and 2R jackpot shown in FIG. 7B is referred to. When the determination result is a small hit, the small hit variation pattern table 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 for each number of reservations, and details of the normal state will be described later.

  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 a 2R big hit or a 15R big hit, a 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 a small hit, “Super 3” or “Normal 3” is selected with a probability of approximately 50%.

  When the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 transmit the preliminary determination result to the effect determination unit 132 as a so-called prefetch result, the pattern range number value (0 to 9) is used as the first lottery. It is transmitted together with a value indicating which of the second lotteries and the number of holds.

  FIG. 8 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. Accordingly, when the number of holds by the hold control unit 116 is less than a predetermined number, for example, 1 to 2, the selection probability of the change pattern having a long change time becomes higher than usual, and the change time tends to be relatively long.

  The first column 212 shows the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern when the number of holds as a result of the lottery determination by the hold control means 116 is one. Similarly, in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218, the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern in the case where the number of holdings as a result of the lottery determination by the holding control means 116 is 2, 3, and 4, respectively. The relationship 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 each category. In order to compare the ratio of each pattern lottery value range in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 in this figure with the ratio of the pattern lottery value range in the first column 212, Broken lines indicating the ratio of the pattern lottery value range are drawn in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218.

  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. “Normal 1”, “Normal 2”, and “Reach without 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 smaller than the lottery value range associated with “no reach”. Further, in the third column 216 and the fourth column 218, the size of the lottery value range associated with each of “normal 1” and “normal 2” is further reduced.

  The fluctuation time of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” may be longer than the fluctuation time of “Out of reach”, and in the case of “Out of 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 varies. The pattern lottery value range for “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” decreases as the number of holds increases from 0 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 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 variation pattern of “out of reach” associated with the third column 216 has a shorter variation time than the “out of reach” associated with the first column 212 and the second column 214, so-called “shortening variation”. This is the fluctuation pattern. Further, the fluctuation pattern of “out of reach” associated with the fourth column 218 has a shorter variation time than the “out of reach” associated with the first column 212 and the second column 214, and the third column This is a fluctuation pattern of so-called “super-shortening fluctuation” in which the fluctuation time is shorter than “216 shortening fluctuation”.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the general drawing lottery means 129 executes a lottery by acquiring a lottery value (hereinafter also referred to as “common drawing lottery value”) when a game ball passes through the operation port 68. In the success / failure table referred to by the ordinary drawing lottery 129, the determination result of winning or losing is associated with the ordinary drawing lottery value, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting. In the easy-to-enter state, it is set to hit with a high probability of about 250/256, and when the game ball passes through the operation port 68, the third start port 63 is almost surely expanded. Conversely, in the normal state, the probability is set to a low probability of about 1/256. The result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 129 is displayed in a variable manner in the form of a normal symbol on the normal symbol display device 59. The regular symbol lottery means 129 holds a symbol range 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 range table, the correspondence relationship between the normal symbol lottery value and the normal symbol is determined, and the common symbol lottery means 129 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol with reference to the symbol range table.

  The regular symbol drawing means 129 also holds a time determination table to be referred to in order to determine the variation time of the normal symbol, and selects the variation time of the normal symbol according to the internal state. The normal drawing lottery means 129 randomly selects a relatively long variation time between 30 seconds and 60 seconds in the normal symbol variation display in the normal state. On the other hand, in the easy entry state, 2 seconds, which is a considerably shorter variation time than the normal state, is selected. In the time determination table, the correspondence between such an internal state and the variation time of the normal symbol is determined, and the normal symbol lottery means 129 determines the variation time of the normal symbol with reference to the time determination table.

  When the stop symbol determined for the normal symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and the opening / closing control means 124 performs the third operation after the change display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol. The ordinary electric accessory 65 at the start port 63 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 first lottery or the second lottery is newly executed and the symbol variation corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed, the special figure holding means 144 displays a new first lottery or second The start of symbol variation for the lottery is suspended and stored until the symbol variation display start corresponding to the corresponding lottery value. The first lottery stores up to 4 winning / failing lottery values and pre-determined results, and the determination of the success / failure range, design range, and pattern range, and the second lottery sets up to 4 winning / failing lottery values and prior determination results The setting of the success / failure range, the symbol range, and the pattern range 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 holds 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 hold by the special figure holding means 144 displayed in the display area 194 is displayed by distinguishing between the first lottery and the second lottery. The special figure holding means 144 functions as a first hold control means for storing the winning / not-drawing lottery value for the first lottery, and functions as a second holding control means for storing the winning / not-lotting value for the second lottery. To do.

  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 causes the first special symbol display device 70 to display the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 according to the fluctuation pattern determined as a result of the first lottery by the first game control means 126. 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 unit 150 causes the second special symbol display device 71 to display the variation of the second special symbol 193 according to the variation pattern determined as a result of the second lottery by the second game control unit 128. 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 and the second special figure control means 150 issue a change start command and a change stop command at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, respectively. This is transmitted to the effect display control means 134. When transmitting the variation start command, the determined result determination result, the stop symbol, the value indicating each variation pattern, and the value indicating either the first lottery or the second lottery are produced together with the variation start command. It transmits to the display control means 134. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation stop command. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The normal symbol control means 153 causes the normal symbol display device 59 to display the lottery 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 displays the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 192 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 193 on the first start port 254, the second start port 62 and the third start port 63. A variable display is selectively performed according to the sphere order. For example, when the first starting port 254, the second starting port 62, and the third starting port 63 are entered in order, the display is changed in the order of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the second special symbol 193. Is done. In this case, the special figure adjusting means 152 monitors the holding control means 116, stores the holding order of the winning / failing lottery values, and determines which special symbols should be changed in the order of entering the game balls, that is, in the holding control means 116. It is determined according to the hold order of winning / bad lottery values.

  It should be noted that the special figure adjusting means 152 in the modified example has the second start opening irrelevant to the order in which the game balls have entered one of the first start opening 254, the second start opening 62 and the third start opening 63. The variation display of the second special symbol 193 based on the ball entering the 62 and the third start port 63 may be given priority over the variation display of the first special symbol 192 based on the ball entering the first start port 254. 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. Thereby, 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 the big hit hold is entered as the second lottery.

  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.

  If the first lottery by the first game control means 126 results in the transition to the special game, the special game control means 120 will display the special game when the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode. It is determined that the operating condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the special winning opening 91. In this case, the special game is a 2R jackpot with a relatively small profit with a probability of 100% among a plurality of types of special games that can be obtained by the player. Similarly, when the second lottery by the second game control means 128 results in the transition to the special game, the special game control means 120 is stopped when the second special symbol 193 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode. It is determined that the special game operating condition is established, and the special game is executed by opening the special winning opening 91. The special game in that case will be a 15R jackpot with a relatively high profit with a probability of 100%.

  The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 91 is continuously continued a plurality of times, and is constituted by a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing 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, in principle, the big winning opening 91 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In 2R big hit, the big winning opening 91 is opened only 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 a predetermined condition is satisfied, the big winning opening 91 may be opened in the same manner as the 15R big hit.

  In this way, the special game control means 120 determines which special game is executed out of a plurality of types of special games having different magnitudes of profits that the player can obtain, that is, a large amount of play. It differs depending on which ball enters the second start port 62 or the third start port 63 and the first start port 254. As a result, if the hit is triggered by entering the second start port 62 or the third start port 63, the profit is relatively high with a higher probability than the hit triggered by entering the first start port 254. A large normal special game will be executed. Conversely, if the hit is a hit triggered by entering the first start port 254, the relative probability is higher than the hit triggered by entering the second start port 62 or the third start port 63. In this case, a shortened special game with a small profit will be executed.

  When the first lottery by the first game control means 126 results in the transition to the small hit game, the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. It is determined that the small hit game operating condition is satisfied, and the small winning game is executed by opening the special winning opening 91. Similarly, the small hit game control means 121 stops the second special symbol 193 in a predetermined small hit mode when the second lottery by the second game control means 128 results in the transition to the small hit game. When it is determined that the small hit game operating condition is satisfied, the small winning game is executed by opening the big winning opening 91. A small hit game is composed of one unit game. However, the grand prize opening 91 is opened twice during one unit game. The opening time of the special winning opening 91 is less than a predetermined time (for example, 1.8 seconds) per opening. In this embodiment, since it is set to 0.2 seconds, the appearance of the special winning opening 91 is similar to the 2R special game in appearance.

  The specific game control means 122 controls the normal game in the probability changing state, the short time state, and the easy-to-enter state. The specific game control means 122 includes a probability changing means 154 and a ball entering changing means 156. The entering ball changing means 156 shifts the gaming state to the short time state and the entering easy state after the special game ends. The entering variation means 156 is in a short time state and an easy entering state from the end of the special game until reaching a predetermined end.

  When the first lottery is a big hit in the normal probability state in the normal entry state, the entrance variation means 156 shifts to the short-time state and the easy entry state with a higher probability than the second lottery. When the lottery of 2 becomes a big hit, it shifts to the time-saving state and the easy-to-enter state with a higher probability than the first lottery. Accordingly, it is possible to change which of the first game and the second game is likely to shift to the short time depending on whether the game state is a probability change state or a normal probability state.

  The probability changing means 154 shifts to the probability change state after the end of the special game only when the determined special symbol is a jackpot symbol with a shift to probability change. The probability changing unit 154 functions as a gaming state transition unit that shifts the gaming state to either the first gaming state or the second gaming state at a predetermined gaming state transition timing. One of the first gaming state and the second gaming state is the normal probability gaming state, and the other is the probability changing gaming state.

  The short-time state and the easy-to-enter state are continued until the special symbol variation display count reaches a predetermined end condition count from the end of the special game. In other words, the entrance variation means 156 has an end condition that, after the end of the special game, it is satisfied that the total number of variable displays of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 reaches the upper limit number. In this embodiment, when the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 have been changed 100 times in total as the number of end conditions, the time reduction and easy entry is ended. The probability varying means 154 sets the probability that the next winning lottery will be won from the end of the special game until the predetermined end is reached, in the probability varying state.

  In addition, it is good also as a specification by which a time-short state and an easy-to-enter state are continued as long as it changes to a probability change state simultaneously as long as a probability change state continues. That is, it may be continued until the next jackpot 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 variation pattern table corresponding to the number of holds of the result of lottery determination by the hold control unit 116 is referred to, and a change pattern with a long variation 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 time is shortened, the normal symbol is changed, and the third 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 probability changing means 154 makes the transition in a form that is not clearly shown to the player when shifting to the probability variation state or the normal probability state.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 65 and the special winning opening 91 at the third starting port 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 third 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 third start port 63 is expanded for a longer time than in the normal state. The ease of entering the third start port 63 is improved, so that the player can continue the game without reducing the number of possessions. The opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the special prize opening solenoid 78 in the special game to open the special prize opening 91.

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

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

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

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, it is specified when the success / failure determination result by the first winning / failing determination unit 113 and the second winning / failing determination unit 117 indicates a transition to a special game of 15R big hit. 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 symbol variation pattern defines a decorative symbol variation display mode, that is, an effect process from the variation start to the variation stop of the decorative symbol. In the fluctuation 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. When the pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining unit 132 selects a variation 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 the notice effect on the effect display device 60 according to the result of the lottery determination, and determines the notice effect pattern to be displayed. 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 referred to depending on the result of the lottery, and if the lottery is a win, the notice lottery will be displayed with a higher probability than if it was missed. Correspondence between whether to display the 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 causes the effect display device 60 to display the contents of the effect determined by the effect determining means 132. The effect display control means 134 changes the effect image including the decorative symbol 190 to the effect display device 60 according to the selected change effect pattern data as a result of the winning / no-win lottery by the first game control means 126 or the second game control means 128. Display. The effect display control means 134 newly receives the fact that the decorative symbol 190 change start command has been received and that the variable symbol 190 corresponding to the previous first and second lotteries has ended. This is the starting condition for symbol variation.

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

  The effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display an effect suggesting the gaming state, which is either the probability variation state or the normal entry state, superimposed on the symbol variation effect. It should be noted that “indicating a game state” means implying without clearly indicating a game state. For example, the background effect of the effect display device 60 changes in four stages of “morning”, “daytime”, “evening”, and “night”, and the selection probability increases in the state of probability change from morning to night. Consists of. The background effect “night” is a background effect that suggests that there is a relatively high probability of being in a probable state, and the background effect “morning” is relatively likely to be in a normal probability state. It is a background effect. In other words, the background effect is likely to be switched to “morning” in the normal probability state, and the background effect is likely to be switched to “night” in the probabilistic state. Even in the normal probability state, the effect display control means 134 may set the background effect to “night”, and the background effect may be set to “morning” even in the probability variation state. That is, the effect display control means 134 executes the effect contents displayed on the effect display device 60 at least in the normal entry state in a form that does not clearly indicate the game state of the normal probability state and the probability variation state to the player.

  For example, if there are many states where the background effect of the effect display device 60 is “evening” or “night”, the player estimates that the gaming state is a probable change state. In this way, the player can be given pleasure to guess the game state based on the transition of the background effect of the effect display device 60.

  The effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display a time-shortening effect that clearly indicates the gaming state, which is either the probability changing state or the normal entering state in the time-saving state. “Specify the game state” refers to an aspect that allows the player to understand at a glance which game state the player is in.

  When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the effect determining unit 132 determines the display of the effect content that clearly indicates or suggests the game state, which is the normal probability state or the probability variation state, and the effect display control unit 134 determines the determination. The corresponding production contents are displayed. For example, in the normal entry state, the effect determination unit 132 clearly or suggests to the player that the player is in the probability variation state as a rare effect that occurs with a predetermined probability when the second special symbol in the probability variation state changes. Select the display. Thereby, it is possible to make the player recognize that it is the second game in the probability variation state where there is a possibility of a short time shift, and to have a sense of expectation. Even if the game state is executed in a form that is not clearly indicated to the player, the player can determine the game state by looking at the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71. It is.

  The effect display control means 134 starts the symbol fluctuation display based on the winning lottery value corresponding to the special symbol that the special figure adjusting means 152 fluctuates in accordance with the holding order of the winning lottery value stored in the special figure adjusting means 152. For example, when the special figure adjusting unit 152 displays the first special symbol 192 variably, the effect display control unit 134 reads the lottery value held in the first lottery and starts the variation of the decorative symbol. On the other hand, when the special figure adjusting unit 152 displays the second special symbol 193 in a variable manner, the effect display control unit 134 reads the lottery value held in the second lottery and starts changing the decorative symbol. 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 block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the main board 200 and the sub board 300. The main board 200 includes electronic components such as a main CPU 290, a main RAM 291 and a main ROM 292. The main ROM 292 stores in advance a main control program and data for controlling overall gaming operations. A main control program or data is read from the main ROM 292 into the main RAM 291, and the main control program is executed by the main CPU 290. 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 155 are acquired by the main CPU 290 via various interfaces (not shown). The main CPU 290 drives and controls external devices such as each winning opening solenoid, the first special symbol display device 70, and the second special symbol display device 71 by various drive circuits (not shown). Also, a command necessary for effect control is transmitted from the main CPU 290 to the sub-board 300 together with information such as the result of the lottery determination, the determination result of the symbol, and the determination result of the variation pattern. A signal is transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 by one-way communication.

  The instruction data transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub-board 300 has a 2-byte structure by combining 1-byte instruction type data called so-called MODE data and 1-byte instruction content data called so-called EVENT data. The main board 200 can send one command by associating the command type data and the command content data to the sub-board 300 in association with each other. The instruction type data is a bit string indicating the instruction type, and a unique type code is assigned in advance for each instruction type at the development stage. The instruction content data is a bit string indicating the contents of the instruction. The most significant bit of the instruction type data and the instruction content data is an identification bit indicating whether the instruction type data or the instruction content data. When the most significant bit is 1, it indicates the instruction type data. When the bit is 0, it indicates instruction content data.

  Since the communication from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 is a specification for transmitting 1 byte of data for each data transmission, it is necessary to transmit 2 bytes per byte in order to transmit 2 bytes of instruction data. . The MODE data that is the upper byte is transmitted in the first communication, and the EXT data that is the lower byte is transmitted in the second communication. Considering the possibility of communication failure due to the influence of noise or the like, the main board 200 transmits the same data continuously, and when the same data is read twice by the sub board 300, the completion of the transmission / reception of the data is determined. . The main board 200 repeatedly transmits the same data until it is read twice, and transmits it up to five times.

  The sub board 300 includes electronic components such as a sub CPU 310, a sub RAM 311, a sub ROM 312, an effect display control device 313, and a sound control device 314. The sub ROM 312 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, display pattern data, and sound pattern data is read from the sub ROM 312 into the sub RAM 311, and effect control by the sub control program is executed by the sub CPU 310. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). A signal from an external device such as the effect button 109 is acquired by the sub CPU 310 via various interfaces (not shown). The sub CPU 310 uses an effect display control device 313, an audio control device 314, external devices such as an effect display device 60, a speaker 108, a decoration lamp 111, and a movable accessory 66 by various drive circuits and control circuits (not shown) according to the effect pattern data. To control the display output, audio output, lamp lighting, and effects by the action of the accessory. The sub CPU 310 transmits the display pattern data to the effect display control device 313 and transmits the sound pattern data to the sound control device 314. In this embodiment, an example in which the sub board 300 includes the effect display control device 313 and the sound control device 314 will be described. However, the sub board 300, the effect display control device 313, and the sound control device 314 are integrated as a substrate. It may be formed as separate substrates that are separated and connected to each other.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram schematically showing a hardware configuration of the effect display control device 313. As shown in FIG. The effect display control device 313 includes a display CPU 320, a display 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 display pattern data sent from the sub CPU 310, effect image data and motion data designated in the display pattern data are read from the data ROM 324 to the display RAM 322, and effect display using the effect image data and motion data is performed. Is executed by the display CPU 320. As a result, a command, effect image data, and motion data related to effect display are transmitted from the display 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 the motion data sent from the display 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 is 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 commands sent from the display 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.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a control start process of the main board 200 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the power switch 40 is turned on, the main CPU 290 sets a stack pointer (S100), permits access to the main RAM 291 (S102), and executes hardware-related initial settings such as setting of internal registers of the main CPU 290. (S104).

  Subsequently, the power-off recovery process or the initialization process of the main RAM 291 is executed according to the operation state of the RAM clear switch, the value of the power-off information flag, and the state of data stored in the main RAM 291. Specifically, when the RAM clear switch is not turned ON and both the value of the power-off information flag and the data stored in the main RAM 291 are normal, the process at the time of power-off recovery is executed. To do. In other cases, that is, when the RAM clear switch is turned on or when the RAM clear switch is not turned on, either the power-off information flag or the data stored in the main RAM 291 is normal. If not, initialization processing of the main RAM 291 is executed.

  The main CPU 290 confirms the operation state of the RAM clear switch. When the RAM clear switch is turned on (Y in S106), the main CPU 290 initializes the main RAM 291 (S116). When the RAM clear switch is not turned ON (N in S106), the main CPU 290 checks the value of the power-off information flag (S108). If the value of the power-off information flag does not match the power-off normal data (N in S108), the main RAM 291 is initialized (S116). If the value of the power-off information flag matches the power-off normal data (Y in S108), the data stored in the main RAM 291 is inspected (S110). As will be described later, if the processing is normally completed at the time of the previous power interruption, the main CPU 290 uses the checksum because the checksum of the data stored in the main RAM 291 is stored in the main RAM 291. Data in the main RAM 291 is inspected. If the data stored in the main RAM 291 is not normal (N in S112), the data in the main RAM 291 is initialized (S116). If the data stored in the main RAM is normal (Y in S112), a process for returning to the state before power-off is executed (S114).

  In the power-off recovery process (S114), power-on normal data indicating that power-on has been normally performed is stored in the power-off information flag, and various error initial settings and communication initial settings with the payout control board 155 are executed. To do. Next, the command request for untransmitted before power-off is cleared, and the command transmission of various information indicating the gaming state is requested. Subsequently, an effect command corresponding to the number of active reserved balls of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is requested. Subsequently, the open / closed state of the second start port 62 and the special winning opening 91 is returned to the state before the power is turned off. Subsequently, a process for notifying the operating state of the probability variation function of the special symbol is executed.

  In the RAM initialization process (S116), the power-on normal data is stored in the power-off information flag, the entire area of the main RAM 291 is cleared to 0, and the main RAM 291 is initialized and the effect display is initialized.

  When the power-off recovery process (S114) or the RAM initialization process (S116) is completed, a count value is set to start an interrupt process to be described later, and an interrupt timer operation is started (S118). As a result, a timer interrupt is generated every predetermined time (for example, 4 milliseconds), and an interrupt process described later is executed. Subsequently, the main CPU 290 executes main processing for managing gaming machines (S120).

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S120 in FIG. The main CPU 290 temporarily disables the timer interrupt (S200), starts the operation of the watchdog timer (S202), and monitors the power interruption (S204). When a drop in the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply unit 48 is detected in a power supply voltage monitoring circuit (not shown), a power interruption memory is executed by inputting an unconditional interrupt request signal from the power supply voltage monitoring circuit to the main CPU 290. In the processing, the power-off confirmation data is stored in the power-off confirmation flag. Therefore, the main CPU 290 monitors the value of the power-off confirmation flag (S204). If the value of the power-off confirmation flag matches the power-off confirmation data (Y in S206), the main CPU 290 executes processing for power-off. Therefore, it progresses to S212. If the value of the power-off confirmation flag does not match the power-off confirmation data (N in S206), in order to update the initial value random number per normal symbol, the symbol initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol, Initial value random number update processing is executed (S208), timer interruption is permitted (S210), and the process returns to S200. Thereafter, S200 to S210 are repeated. When a timer interrupt occurs while the timer interrupt is prohibited (S202 to S208), an interrupt process described later is executed after the timer interrupt is permitted in S210.

  When power-off is detected in S206 (Y in S206), the main CPU 290 restarts the watchdog timer (S212) and checks the content of the power-off information flag (S214). If the content of the power-off information flag does not match the power-on normal data (N in S214), it is determined that the data at the time of power-on is not properly saved, and the power-off abnormal data is stored in the power-off information flag. (S216), the process proceeds to S222. When the content of the power-off information flag matches the power-on normal data (Y in S214), it is determined that the data at the time of power-on is normally stored, and the power-off normal data is stored in the power-off information flag. (S218). Subsequently, at the next power-on, in order to check the backed-up main RAM 291 data, a checksum of the data stored in the main RAM 291 is calculated and stored in the main RAM 291 (S220). Subsequently, access to the main RAM 291 is prohibited (S222), and a loop is performed until the power is turned off.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing details of the interrupt processing. When a timer interrupt occurs in the main process (S120), the main CPU 290 executes the interrupt process. First, interrupt operation conditions are set (S300), and the watchdog timer is restarted (S302). Subsequently, in order to manage gaming machines, input processing (S304), various random number update processing (S306), initial value update type random number update processing (S308), initial value random number update processing (S310), timer subtraction processing (S312) , Second start port effective period setting process (S314), winning prize monitoring process (S316), prize ball control process (S318), normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), normal symbol control process (S322), normal symbol variation start Monitoring process (S324), start port monitoring control process (S326), special symbol control process (S328), special electric accessory control process (S330), special winning opening valid period setting process (S332), special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control Processing (S334), abnormality detection processing (S336), incoming ball passing time abnormality detection processing (S338), gaming state display processing (S340), steering wheel status signal Inspection processing (S342), LED output processing (S344), firing control signal output processing (S346), test signal output processing (S348), solenoid output processing (S350), effect control command transmission processing (S352), external information output processing (S354) are executed in order, the next timer interruption is permitted (S356), and the process returns.

  In the input process (S304), the input of the switch mounted on the game board surface, the disconnection short circuit power supply abnormality detection signal, the door / frame opening signal, the magnetic detection signal, the radio wave detection signal, and the touch state signal is monitored. Is generated and stored in the main RAM 291.

  In various random number update processes (S306), the normal symbol variation pattern random number and the variation pattern random number are updated. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is read from the main RAM 291 and is stored by incrementing the value if the value is less than the predetermined maximum value, and 0 is stored if the value is greater than or equal to the predetermined maximum value. Further, the fluctuation pattern random number is read from the main RAM 291, and when the result of subtracting the predetermined value from the value is 0 or more, the subtraction result is stored, and when the result is less than 0, the predetermined maximum value is stored. As a result, the normal symbol variation pattern random number and the variation pattern random number are updated every time the timer interrupt occurs.

  In the initial value update type random number update process (S308), the random numbers per normal symbol, the random numbers per special symbol, and the soft random numbers per special symbol are updated. Each random number value, maximum value, and initial value are read from the main RAM 291 and the random number value is incremented. If the incremented result exceeds the maximum value, the random number is set to 0. If the incremented result matches the initial value, the initial value random number is read from the main RAM 291 and the initial value is updated. As a result, the random number per normal symbol, the random symbol per special symbol, and the soft random number per special symbol are updated every time the timer interrupt occurs. Then, a new initial value is set and a random number is generated.

  In the initial value random number update process (S310), the initial value random number per normal symbol, the symbol initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are updated. The initial value random number is read from the initial value random number update table of the main RAM 291 and the value of the initial value random number is incremented. If the incremented result exceeds the upper limit, the initial random number is set to 0. Similar processing is executed in the initial value random number update processing (S208) in the main processing (S120).

  In the timer subtraction process (S312), the 2-byte timer is updated. The timer value is read from the main RAM 291. If the timer value is other than 0, the value is decremented and stored. If the timer value is 0, the timer is not updated.

  In the second start port effective period setting process (S314), the effective period of the second start port 62 is set. The second start port 62 has an effective period during which a prize ball is paid out and a lottery relating to the second special symbol is executed by entering a game ball, and a prize ball is paid out and a second special ball is drawn even if a game ball enters. An invalid period during which the lottery related to the symbol is not executed is set. As will be described later, in the start port monitoring control process (S326), since the second start port winning monitoring process is not executed during the invalid period of the second start port 62, a game ball enters the second start port 62. Even so, the payout of prize balls and the lottery related to the second special symbol are not executed. The same applies to the case where the valid period and the invalid period are set for the first starting port 254, the big winning port 91, the operation port 68, the general winning port 72 and the like. When the state of the normal symbol is “ordinary electric utility is in operation”, data indicating that the second start port 62 is in the effective period is stored in the second start port effective period flag. If the state of the normal symbol is not “operating the normal electric accessory”, if the value of the second start opening effective extension timer is not 0, the second start opening 62 is in the effective period in the second start opening effective period flag. If the value of the second start port effective extension timer is 0, data indicating that the second start port is in an invalid period is stored in the second start port effective period flag.

  In the winning monitoring process (S316), the passing of the game ball is inspected, and when the game ball passes the switch, the switch has no invalid period or is currently in the valid period, and the prize ball is paid out. If there is, the winning counter is updated. It also requests creation of a security output request to be output to an external terminal and transmission of a command.

  In prize ball control processing (S318), monitoring of data reception from the payout control board 155, command transmission request to the payout control board 155, command transmission to the payout control board 155, and inspection of received data from the payout control board 155 Are executed in order.

  In the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), when the passing of the game ball through the operation port 30 is monitored and it is determined that the game ball has passed through the operation port 30, the number of normal symbol fluctuations is less than the upper limit of 4 If it is, the number of holdings of the normal symbol is updated, and the random number related to the normal symbol is stored in the main RAM 291.

  In the normal symbol control process (S322), the state of the normal symbol is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal symbol control is being performed, the process related to the normal symbol display device 59 or the ordinary electric accessory 65 is executed. If the status of the normal symbol is “Normal symbol changing”, the normal symbol changing process is executed. If the normal symbol status is “Normal symbol stopped”, the normal symbol stop symbol displaying process is executed. If it is “operating in an accessory”, a process during operation of an ordinary electric accessory is executed, and if it is “under demonstration of an operation of an ordinary electric accessory”, a process during an end of demonstration of an ordinary electric accessory is executed. In normal symbol fluctuation processing, after changing the normal symbol, the fluctuation time is monitored, and if it is determined that the fluctuation time of the normal symbol has ended, the fluctuation stop setting of the normal symbol is set and the normal symbol status is set to `` Normal Set to “Stopping symbols”. In the normal symbol stop symbol display processing, the normal symbol stop symbol display time is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal symbol stop symbol display time has ended, the normal symbol operation end setting corresponding to the result of the hit determination is executed. In the case of winning, set the state of the normal symbol to “Normal Electric Tool is in operation”, save the operation status of the normal electric tool opening extension function at the start of normal electric character operation, and start the normal electric character operation The operation setting of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 corresponding to the operation state of the normal electric accessory opening extension function at the time is executed. In the case of detachment, the normal symbol state is set to “normal symbol variation waiting”. In the process during the operation of the ordinary electric accessory, when the winning of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the game ball is monitored and it is determined that the winning number of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 has reached the maximum winning number Performs the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 65 and the setting of the second starting opening effective extension time. When it is determined that the number of winnings in the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 has not reached the maximum winning number, the opening / closing time of the entrance of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 is monitored. When the opening / closing of the entrance of the prize winning opening is set and it is determined that the opening of the entrance of the series of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is finished, the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 65 and the second start opening valid Set the extension time. If it is determined that the opening / closing time of the entrance of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 has not ended, the setting of opening / closing the entrance of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 is not executed. In the normal electric actor operation end demonstration process, the operation end demonstration time of the ordinary electric actor 65 is monitored, and when it is determined that the operation end demonstration time of the ordinary electric actor 65 is ended, the state of the normal symbol is changed to “normal symbol”. Set to "Waiting for change".

  In the normal symbol variation start monitoring process (S324), the state of the normal symbol is monitored. If the normal symbol variation is on standby, and if the value of the number of the normal symbol operation holding balls is other than 0, the variation of the normal symbol Is determined to start. If it is determined that the normal symbol variation will be started, the normal symbol operation holding ball count is decremented, and the hit determination, determination of the stop symbol, setting of the variation symbol number of the normal symbol, and setting of the variation time of the normal symbol are executed. . Thereafter, the state of the normal symbol is set to “normal symbol changing”, and the area of the main RAM 291 used for normal symbol state setting, hit determination, and variation pattern determination is cleared.

  In the starting port monitoring control process (S326), the first starting port 254 winning and the second starting port 62 winning of the game ball are monitored. When the number of reserved balls for the first special symbol is less than 4, if the winning of the game ball is confirmed, the internal random number is acquired, and the value obtained by adding the value of the soft random number per special symbol to the acquired internal random number, It is stored in the buffer as a random number per special symbol used in jackpot determination. In addition, a design random number and a variation pattern random number are acquired and stored as random numbers related to the special design. When the reservation of the second special symbol is digested in preference to the reservation of the first special symbol, only renewal of the hold related to the winning is executed, but when the special symbol reservation order is the winning order, In addition to updating the hold related to the winning, updating the total number of holds and storing the winning order is executed. Next, in order to request a notice effect command corresponding to the random number memorized at the time of winning the start opening, the state of the gaming machine is checked, and when it is determined that the command transmission period, the request for the advance notice effect, the request for the advance notice effect, the pattern notice The production requests are executed in order. Here, when (1) waiting for a hit and storing the random number related to the first special symbol while the probability variation function of the normal symbol is not activated, (2) waiting for a hit and the normal symbol When the random number related to the second special symbol is stored while the probability variation function is not activated, or (3) When the random number related to the second special symbol is stored during the big hit or the small hit The command transmission period is determined. Next, an effect command corresponding to the number of reserved balls for special symbols is requested. As a result, the sub-board 300 is notified that the number of reserved balls for special symbols has been updated. As described above, in the prefetching, four hits, winning symbols, variation patterns, and the number of reserved balls are transmitted as a set to the sub-board 300. Subsequently, when the value of the second start port effective period flag is inspected and the value of the second start port effective period flag is data indicating that the second start port 62 is in the effective period, the first start port winning prize is determined. As in the case, the second start opening winning monitoring process is executed. When the value of the second start port effective period flag is data indicating that the second start port 62 is in the invalid period, the second start port winning monitoring process is not executed. If the game ball winning is confirmed when the number of held balls is 0, the number of held balls is once changed from 0 to 1 and a control process related to the start of variation described later is executed. .

  In the special symbol control process (S328), the hit waiting state is inspected. If the special electric accessory is in operation, that is, during the big hit or the small hit, the special symbol control process is terminated. If the special electric accessory is not activated, the special symbol status is inspected. If it is "Waiting for special symbol variation", the special symbol control general-purpose process is terminated. If it is "Start variation", the special symbol variation is completed. The start process is executed. If the special symbol is changing, the special symbol changing process is executed. If the special symbol is stopped, the special symbol stop symbol displaying process is executed. In the special symbol variation start process, the selection number of the special symbol variation pattern is acquired based on the variation pattern random number, the variation time corresponding to the special symbol variation pattern number is determined, and the effect display is started on the sub-board 300. Requests additional symbol information, variation pattern, and character information commands, sets the special symbol state to “special symbol variation”, and clears the variation pattern determination area used to determine the special symbol variation pattern to zero. . In the special symbol fluctuation processing, after changing the special symbol, the fluctuation time is monitored, and if it is determined that the special symbol fluctuation time has ended, the special symbol change stop setting is made and the special symbol status is set to `` Special Set to “Stopping symbols”. In the special symbol stop symbol display processing, the special symbol stop symbol display time is monitored, and when it is determined that the special symbol stop symbol display time is ended, the special symbol operation end setting corresponding to the result of the hit determination is executed. In the case of winning, the special symbol state is set to `` Waiting for special symbol change '' in order to end the operation of the special symbol, the number of times that the special electric accessory is continuously operated is set, and the probability of the special symbol Fluctuation function, special symbol variation time shortening function, normal symbol probability variation function, ordinary symbol variation time shortening function, and normal electric accessory opening extension function are deactivated, and the state of the gaming machine is prepared to open the big prize opening Set to the middle, and execute a hit start demonstration display time setting, a hit start demonstration effect command request, and a launch position designation effect command request. When the result of the hit determination is a small hit, it judges whether the special symbol's fluctuation time reduction function and the normal symbol's probability fluctuation function have ended, updates the fluctuation pattern selection state, requests a game state command, and In order to end the operation, the special symbol state is set to “Special Symbol Fluctuation Waiting”, the gaming machine state is set to the small hit start demonstration, the hit start demonstration display time is set, and the hit start demonstration effect is set. A command request and a command request for a launch position designation effect are executed. If the result of the hit determination is out of date, the operation of the special symbol variation time reduction function and the normal symbol probability variation function is judged to be completed, the variation pattern selection state is updated, the game state command is requested, and the special symbol In order to end the operation, the state of the special symbol is set to “special symbol variation waiting”, and a command request for a launch position designation effect is executed.

  In the special electric accessory control process (S330), in order to execute the process related to the special electric accessory, the operating state of the condition device and the special electric accessory is inspected, and the condition device is operating or the special electric accessory is operating. If it is determined, the process related to the special electric accessory is executed. Depending on the operating state of the special electric accessory, the special prize opening opening preparation process, the special electric accessory operating process, the special prize opening closing process, the big hit end demonstration process, the small hit start demonstration process, the small hit special electric charge A process during operation, a process during closing of a small winning big prize opening, and a process during a small hit end demonstration are executed.

  In the big prize opening validity period setting process (S332), in order to save the result of the validity period judgment of the big prize opening 91, when the value of the big prize opening validity time is 0, the big prize opening validity period flag is a big prize. The invalid mouth period data is stored, and if it is other than 0, the big prize port validity period data is stored in the big prize mouth validity period flag.

  In the special symbol variation start monitoring control process (S334), the operating state of the special symbol is monitored to determine whether or not the special symbol is in a state where the variation can be started. When the digestion order of the reserved balls of the special symbol is the preferential digestion of the second special symbol, (1) the jackpot or the jackpot is not being hit, (2) the first special symbol is waiting for fluctuation, (3 ) When the second special symbol is waiting for variation, and (4) the special reserved symbol has a number other than 0, the special symbol can start to vary. Is determined. (5) In addition to the above (1) to (3), (5) the total number of reserved balls in the special symbol is other than 0, when the digestion order of the special symbols in the reserved ball is a winning order, (6) When the determination is consistent with the digestion order, that is, the winning order, it is determined that the special symbol can be started to change.

  When it is determined that the special symbol is in a state where the variation can be started, the number of reserved balls for operation of the special symbol is subtracted, and an effect command corresponding to the number of reserved balls of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is requested. Thereby, the sub board 300 is notified that the number of reserved balls of the special symbol has been updated.

  Next, a special symbol hit determination is executed. In the hit determination, it is determined whether a big hit, a small hit or a loss is made based on a random number per special symbol, and the determination result is stored in a special symbol determination flag. Next, the design is determined. In the symbol determination, if the hit determination is a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined based on the symbol random number per special symbol. Is determined.

  If the result of the hit determination is a big hit, based on the value of the group determination number indicating the type of the winning symbol determined in the symbol determination process, the operation content of the probability variation function of the special symbol is determined. Set the gaming state after the big hit, such as the operation of the variable time shortening function and the easy-to-win state for normal symbols. Subsequently, settings such as the number of times that the special electric accessory is continuously operated and the content of the opening time of the big prize opening are executed. Subsequently, the content of the variation pattern selection state is set by selecting a variation pattern table to be referred to after the big hit is completed based on the result of the hit determination and the operation state of the probability variation function of the normal symbol. Subsequently, a start demonstration time and an end demonstration time are set with reference to a table selected based on the value of the group determination number indicating the gaming state and the type of winning symbol. Subsequently, the area of the main RAM 291 used for the hit determination and symbol determination is cleared, and the state of the special symbol is set to “change start”.

  If the hit judgment result is a small hit, select the fluctuation pattern table to be referred to after the small hit ends, set the contents of the fluctuation pattern selection state, set the start demo time and end demo time, The area of the main RAM 291 used for determination and symbol determination is cleared, and the state of the special symbol is set to “change start”. If the result of the hit determination is out of place, the area of the main RAM 291 used for the hit determination and symbol determination is cleared, and the state of the special symbol is set to “change start”.

  In the abnormality detection process (S336), the magnetic detection signal, the disconnection short circuit power supply abnormality detection signal, the radio wave detection signal, the door / frame open signal are inspected, and if there is a change in the error state, the error state is stored. The sub board 300 is requested to display an error state effect of the gaming machine. If there is no change in the error state, the error state storage and the error state effect display request are not executed.

  In the incoming ball passage time abnormality detection process (S338), in order to detect the incoming ball passage time abnormality, the continuous on-time of each switch level is monitored. Execute time error setting, command transmission request, and security output request output to external terminal in order. If it is determined that the continuous on-time is not abnormal, the security output request is not created.

  In the game state display process (S340), each display is required to request the display of the number of times that the special electric accessory is continuously operated, the error state, the number of reserved balls for normal symbols, and the number of reserved balls for special symbols. Create data.

  In the handle state signal inspection process (S342), in order to monitor the touch state of the handle, the handle state is inspected. If it is determined that the handle state has changed as a result of the inspection, the handle state monitoring timer is subtracted. Update, setting of a handle state monitoring timer, and a command transmission request for handle state effect are executed. As a result of the inspection, if it is determined that there is no change in the handle state, the setting of the handle state monitoring timer is executed. When the result of decrementing the value of the handle state monitoring timer is other than 0, it is determined that the timer is being subtracted, and the subsequent processing is not executed.

  In the LED output process (S344), a special symbol display, a normal symbol display, a special symbol operation hold ball number display, a normal symbol operation hold ball number display, a game state display, and a special electric accessory are continuously displayed. In order to execute the display of the number of times of operation, the display of the operation state of the special electric accessory when the accessory continuous operation device is not operated, the display of the classification and the display of the error, the display initialization, the display data acquisition and Run the output in order.

  In the firing control signal output process (S346), in order to output a signal for prohibiting / permitting the launch of a game ball, setting of prohibition / permission of launch corresponding to the communication state with the payout control board 155 and disconnection short circuit power supply abnormality, and After obtaining the prohibition / permission data for firing, outputting the prohibition / permission signal for firing is executed.

  In the test signal output process (S348), a signal to be output to the test apparatus is created and output to the corresponding output port.

  In the solenoid output processing (S350), in order to output the output data of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 and the big prize opening solenoid 78, the acquisition of the output data of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76, the output data of the big prize opening solenoid 78 Perform acquisition and output of output data. The operation flag and operation timer of each solenoid are acquired, and output data corresponding to the acquired solenoid operation flag and solenoid operation timer is acquired. Next, the solenoid operation timer is updated and output data is output to the solenoid output port.

  In the effect control command transmission process (S352), the presence / absence of a transmission request for a command to be transmitted to the sub-board 300 is inspected. Clear, acquire MODE data corresponding to the acquired command data, output MODE data, hold MODE data, acquire EVENT data corresponding to the acquired command data, and output EVENT data.

  In the external information output process (S354), a signal to be output to the external terminal is created, and the created signal is output to the external information output port.

  The random numbers used in the operation process of the main board 200 described above will be described in more detail. Random numbers used in the main board 200 mainly include a random number per ordinary symbol and a random number per ordinary symbol as a random number related to a normal symbol, and a random number per special symbol and a special symbol per random number as a special symbol. There are soft random numbers, special design random numbers, and variation pattern random numbers. In addition, initial random numbers for normal symbols, initial values for special symbols, random numbers for normal symbols, random numbers for special symbols, and random numbers for soft random numbers for special symbols. There are random numbers and soft initial value random numbers per special symbol.

  The random number per normal symbol is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The random number per normal symbol is less than 4 which is the upper limit of the number of normal symbol fluctuations when it is determined in the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320) of the interrupt process that the game ball has passed through the operation port 30. In some cases, the data is acquired from a predetermined position in the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol random number is used for the hit determination and the determination of the stop symbol when it is determined in the normal symbol variation start monitoring process (S324) that the variation of the normal symbol is started.

  The normal symbol variation pattern random number takes a value of, for example, 0 to 232, is updated in various random number update processing (S306) of the interrupt processing, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is less than 4 which is the upper limit value of the number of normal symbol variations held when it is determined in the normal symbol activation gate monitoring process (S320) of the interrupt process that the game ball has passed the operation port 30. In this case, it is acquired from a predetermined position of the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is used for determining the variation pattern of the normal symbol when it is determined in the normal symbol variation start monitoring process (S324) that the variation of the normal symbol is started.

  The random number per special symbol is obtained when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of pending action balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326) of the interrupt process. The built-in random number and the value of the soft random number per special symbol are acquired and added to each other, and stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The random number per special symbol is used to execute the big hit determination and the small hit determination in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S334) of the interrupt process.

  The soft random number per special symbol is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process and stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The soft random number per special symbol is the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed in the start port monitoring control process (S326) when the number of operation reserved balls of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4. And is used to generate a random number per special symbol as described above.

  The symbol random number per special symbol takes a value of, for example, 0 to 999, is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The symbol random number per special symbol is stored in the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of reserved balls in the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). From the predetermined position and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The symbol random number per special symbol is used to determine the big hit symbol when the hit determination is a big hit in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S334) of the interrupt process.

  The variation pattern random number takes a value of, for example, 0 to 49999, is updated in various random number update processes (S306) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The variation pattern random number is a predetermined value stored in the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of reserved balls in the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). It is acquired from the position and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The variation pattern random number is used to determine a special symbol variation pattern in the special symbol control process (S328) of the interrupt process.

  The initial value random number per ordinary symbol, the initial symbol random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol have values in the same range as the random number per ordinary symbol, the random symbol per special symbol, and the soft random number per special symbol, respectively. The initial value random number update process (S208) of the main process (S120) and the initial value random number update process (S310) of the interrupt process are updated and stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The initial value random number per ordinary symbol, the initial symbol random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol are the random number per ordinary symbol, the random symbol per special symbol, and the special initial random number update process (S308). When updating the soft random number per symbol, it is used as the initial value of each random number.

  Since the interrupt process is executed at regular intervals by timer interruption, various random number update processes (S306) and initial value update type random number update processes (S308) included in the interrupt process are also executed at regular intervals. The That is, the random number per ordinary symbol, the regular symbol variation pattern random number, the random number per special symbol, the soft random number per special symbol, the design random number per special symbol, and the variation pattern random number are updated at regular intervals. On the other hand, the main process (S120) is a period from the end of the interrupt process until the next timer interrupt is generated, that is, the time required for the interrupt process from a certain time measured by the timer. Repeated for the reduced time. Since the time required for the interrupt process varies depending on the gaming state and the like, the initial value random number update process (S208) in the main process (S120) includes various random number update processes (S306) and initial value update type random number update processes (S308). Unlike), it is not executed at regular intervals. Thereby, the initial value random number acquired when setting the initial value in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) can be made random every time.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the control start processing of the sub-board 300 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the control of the sub board 300 is started, the sub CPU 310 sets the stack pointer (S500), prohibits all interrupts until various initial settings are completed (S502), and sets the registers of the sub CPU 310 and initializes the ports. Initial setting related to hardware is executed (S504). The control program is read from the sub ROM 312 and arranged in the sub RAM 311. Among various variables in the control program, an initial value is set for a variable with an initial value, and zero-clear data is set for a variable without an initial value. Thus, the sub RAM 311 is initialized (S506). The interrupt processing in the sub-board 300 includes processing at power-on and reset processing when various abnormalities occur when the watchdog function is effective as interrupt processing executed with the highest priority. Next, as a priority level 7 interrupt process with the highest execution priority, there is a command process received from the main board 200. Next, as a priority level 3 interrupt process with the next highest priority, CPU runaway detection by the watchdog timer There is a reset process at the time. Next, priority level 2 interrupt processing includes processing related to commands transmitted to and received from the display CPU 320, and communication processing with a real-time clock is performed as priority level 1 interrupt processing with the lowest priority. And various device control processes such as lamps, solenoids, and motors. If interrupts related to the various processes described above occur at the same time, they are executed with priority from the highest priority preset for each interrupt type. Note that the processing shown in this figure includes the power-on processing that is the highest-priority level interrupt and reset processing when various abnormalities occur, and the reset processing that is performed when CPU runaway is detected, which is a priority-level 3 interrupt. Including.

  Interrupts (priority level 7) other than commands received from the main board 200 are prohibited (S510), and various error information used in the model is set from all the error information for all models stored in advance (S512). . All lamps such as the decoration lamp 111 are turned off (S514), the operation of the watchdog timer is started (S516), and the main process is executed (S518). Normally, the main process of S518 does not return to this flow, but when the process returns, the process shifts to sleep (low power consumption mode) (S520).

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S518 in FIG. In order to check whether the control program arranged in the sub RAM 311 in S506 in FIG. 14 is correctly arranged in the main process of this figure, the start address for starting the check is acquired (S530). All interrupts are permitted (S532), and an initialization operation for devices such as motors and solenoids is executed (S534).

  If the setting is to use the watchdog timer, the watchdog timer is cleared (S536), the decoration symbol counter is updated so that the combination of the decoration symbol removal becomes a random combination (S540), and the input port of the sub CPU 310 Is monitored (S542). In addition, since S540 is a process in a method for determining an out-of-decoration symbol using a counter, in the case of a method for determining an out-of-decoration symbol using a lottery sheet that incorporates all symbol combinations that become out-of-sequence symbols. Does not execute the process of S5480. The process of determining an out-of-decoration symbol using the lottery sheet is executed when a command indicating a special symbol stop symbol is received from the main board 200 in S552 as described later. When various errors are detected by monitoring the error state, the error is notified (S544), processing corresponding to the input state of the effect button 109 is executed (S546), and a preliminary lottery is executed (S548). Note that the notice lottery in S548 is sent to the effect display control device 313 as early as possible, in particular, as a notice effect command that appears immediately after the start of symbol variation. The notice effect that appears immediately after the start of symbol variation is drawn in the previous loop. If there is an operation request for a device such as a real time clock, a lamp, a motor, or a solenoid, the operation is executed (S550), the command stored in the command buffer is analyzed (S552), and if the command analysis is immediately after, the process proceeds to S536. Return (Y in S554), if not immediately after command analysis (N in S554), the lottery soft random number is updated as a low-priority process that may be performed in the idle time (S556), and the process returns to S536. In S552, if the command to be analyzed indicates a variation pattern of a special symbol, the variation effect pattern of the decoration symbol is determined in the processing of S552. If the command to be analyzed indicates a special symbol stop symbol, a lottery sheet is selected. If the method is used to determine the out-of-decoration symbol, the stop symbol of the ornament symbol is determined in the process of S552.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a command is received from the main board 200. The main command received from the main board 200 is a priority level 7 interrupt command having the highest priority after the reset interrupt and error interrupt. The data received from the main board 200 is read to the input port, and when the same data is read twice in succession, the data is confirmed as a new command (Y in S600), and the confirmed command is the first command. If it is (MODE data) (Y in S602), the first command is saved in the temporary storage area (S604). A hard random number is acquired for subsequent processing (S606), and the process returns to the original routine. Thus, by acquiring a hard random number each time a main command is interrupted from the main board 200, the randomness of the value is increased without causing periodicity in the acquisition timing of the random number. If the data read in S600 does not coincide twice (up to 5 times can be read), S602 is skipped and the process returns to the original routine (N in S600).

  If the confirmed command is not the first command but the second command in S602 (N in S602), if it can be confirmed that the first command has already been properly received (Y in S608), the command buffer (command data The command write pointer, which is the reading position in the ring buffer for), is acquired (S610), and the first command and the second command are stored in the command buffer (S612). The command data stored in the command buffer is analyzed in S552 in FIG. The command write pointer is updated (S614), the first command stored in the temporary storage area is cleared (S616), and the process returns to the original routine. If the first command has not been received in S608, S610 and subsequent steps are skipped (N in S608), and the process returns to the original routine.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for effect display control occurs. This timer interrupt is a priority level 2 interrupt for transmitting a command related to effect display from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320, and occurs at a cycle of 500 μs. In this interruption, the buffer is checked (S620). If there is command data for transmission in the buffer (Y in S622), the command data is read (S624) and transmitted to the display CPU 320 (S626). Note that the transmission of command data to the display CPU 320 attempts transmission up to three times at a predetermined time interval until the sub CPU 310 receives a command indicating that the display CPU 320 has normally received from the display CPU 320. After the transmission, the setting of the buffer read address is updated (S628), and the process returns to the original routine. If there is no data for transmission in the buffer (N in S622), the process returns to the original routine by skipping S624 and subsequent steps.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when the sub CPU 310 receives a command from the display CPU 320. This interrupt is also a priority level 2 interrupt. The command received from the display CPU 320 by the sub CPU 310 is a command indicating that the command transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320 has been normally received. When a command is received from the display CPU 320, the received command data is read (S630), the command is analyzed (S632), stored in the command buffer (S634), and the process returns to the original routine.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for controlling various devices occurs. This timer interrupt is an interrupt for the lamp control of the decorative lamp 111, the solenoid and motor for driving the movable accessory 66, and the management control of various timers, and is generated at a cycle of 1 ms. Since priority level 1 is the lowest priority level interrupt, priority level 2 or higher interrupts are permitted (S640), a signal indicating input from the effect button 109, a signal indicating error detection, and a signal indicating power interruption Then, input / output of a port for inputting / outputting a drive signal to / from a control target device such as a motor or a solenoid is processed (S642). At this time, if a signal indicating power interruption is input, the process immediately proceeds to backup processing. Updates data related to device control, such as count processing based on the control pattern of devices such as motors and solenoids, and on / off control of a buffer for writing data to the port in S642 (S644), and a timer for measuring the timing of presentation Update (S646), update the timer for managing the effective input time of the effect button 109 (S648), and update the task control counter for lighting switch control of the decorative lamp 111, runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320, etc. Thus, a 16 ms cycle is created (S650).

  The minimum unit for lighting switching control of the decoration lamp 111 is 16 ms. One frame of the image display control is 16 ms or 32 ms, and the integral multiple is set as the minimum unit of the lighting switching control of the decoration lamp 111, so that the lamp control and the image display control can be easily synchronized. In addition, for example, when counting a relatively long period of time such as error notification for 30 seconds, if a count of one interrupt (1 ms) period is used, the count value becomes longer than necessary, but 16 ms The count value can be shortened by setting the cycle count value.

  The task control includes 16 types of tasks from processing 0 to 15, one of which is lighting switching control of the decoration lamp 111 and two of which are runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320. The lighting switching control of the decoration lamp 111 is executed once every 16 interrupts according to the count value of the task control counter, thereby realizing switching at a cycle of 16 ms. The runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320 is assigned to, for example, processing 0 and processing 8, and when the count value of the task control counter is 0 and 8, that is, once every 8 interrupts, the toggle signal from the display CPU 320 is monitored (S652). By doing so, monitoring in a cycle of 8 ms is realized.

  The display CPU 320 outputs a toggle signal that is turned on and off for each frame. If this toggle signal does not change for the same period of 1600 ms, it is determined that the display CPU 320 is out of control, and the sub CPU 310 The display CPU 320 transmits a reset signal to the display CPU 320 and receives the reset signal, and executes the reset. Since the toggle signal is received from the display CPU 320 at a cycle of one frame (16 ms or 32 ms), monitoring is performed at a cycle of 8 ms shorter than that cycle. Finally, a timer for managing a relatively long error notification period such as an error notification for 30 seconds as described above is subtracted (S654), and the error notification ends when the timeout occurs.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the special symbol variation display process. If the second winning / failing lottery value is put on hold (Y in S700), the second winning / failing determination means 117 reads the second winning / failing lottery value and determines whether or not the second special symbol 193 is successful (S702). The determination unit 162 determines the stop symbol of the second special symbol 193 (S704), the second pattern determination unit 119 determines the variation pattern of the second special symbol 193 (S706), and subtracts the variation start command together with the determined result. It transmits to the board | substrate 300, and the symbol fluctuation of the 2nd special symbol 193 is started (S716).

  If the second winning / losing lottery value is not held (N in S700) and the first winning / losing lottery value is held (Y in S708), the first winning / nothing lottery means 113 is the first winning / nothing lottery. The value is read again to determine whether the first special symbol 192 is correct (S710), the first symbol determining means 161 determines the stop symbol of the first special symbol 192 (S712), and the first pattern determining means 114 is the first. The variation pattern of the special symbol 192 is determined (S714), and a variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 300 together with the determined result to start the variation of the symbol of the first special symbol 192 (S716). If the first winning / losing lottery value is not held, the processing from S710 to S722 is skipped (N in S708).

  The symbol variation display of the special symbol is processed (S718), S718 is repeated until the symbol display stop timing is reached after a predetermined variation time has passed (N in S720), and the symbol display is stopped after the predetermined variation time has elapsed. When the timing is reached (Y in S720), a variation stop command is transmitted to the sub-board 300, and the symbol variation being displayed is stopped at a predetermined stop symbol (S722), and the variation display of the special symbol is terminated. To do.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a process of decorative symbol variation display. The effect determining means 132 of the sub-board 300 receives a command indicating the start of change and the contents of the effect display from the main board 200 (S750), and stops the decorative symbol according to the received special symbol stop symbol, variation pattern, and result determination result. A mode is determined (S752), and a variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern is determined (S754). Here, when the sign setting is turned on by the pre-determination (Y in S756), the already determined variable effect pattern includes a specific effect content that should avoid the superimposed display with the notice effect. If it is not (S758 N) and the symbol change is not triggered by the precursor setting turned on (N in S760), a setting to display a predetermined notice effect is executed (S764), and the precursor setting is If it is a symbol variation that is turned on (Y in S760), the precursor setting is turned off (S762). When the sign setting is not on (N in S756) or when the specific effect content is included in the variation effect pattern (Y in S758), the processing from S760 to S764 is skipped.

  After that, the decorative design variation effect display is started (S766), the decorative symbol variation effect display processing (S768), the notice effect display processing is executed (S770), and the variation stop command is received from the main board 200. S768 and S770 are repeated (N in S772), and when the change stop command is received (Y in S772), the design change display is stopped by stopping the decorative design in the stop mode determined in S752 (S774). ), The decorative effect variation effect is terminated (S776).

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a special game process. First, the effect display control means 134 starts special game effect processing (S800), and the opening / closing control means 124 opens the special winning opening 91 (S802). If the predetermined opening time has not elapsed (N in S804) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning opening 91 has not reached nine or more, the process returns to S804 (N in S806), and whether the predetermined opening time has elapsed ( If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S804), but the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning port 91 has reached nine or more (Y in S806), the opening / closing control means 124 is set to the big winning mouth. 91 is closed (S810).

  If the unit game has not reached the final round (N in S810), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the process returns to S802 (S812). If the unit game has reached the final round (Y in S810), the effect display The control means 134 ends the special game effect processing (S814), the special game control means 120 ends the special game (S816), and starts the execution of the specific game, that is, the probability change, the short time, the easy-to-enter state (S818). ).

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the small hit game process. First, the special winning opening 91 is opened (S820), and the opening is continued until a predetermined opening time elapses (N in S822). When the opening time has elapsed (Y in S822), the special winning opening 91 is closed. (S824) If opening / closing for the set number of times has not been completed (N in S826), 1 is added to the number of opening / closing and the process returns to S820 (S828). If opening / closing for the set number of times has been completed (S826) Y), the small hit game ends.

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Subsequently, a characteristic configuration of the present embodiment will be described. First, an effect provided with a plurality of types of stages will be described. In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of stages are provided as stages of effects displayed on the effect display device 60. At least one of the plurality of types of stages includes a plurality of types of sub-stages. Stages and sub-stages are classified based on the identity of all or part of the performance. After that, it is said that the performance is being executed in a certain stage or substage, that it is said that the stage or substage is “staying”, and that changing the stage or substage to another stage or substage is the stage. Or it is also referred to as “transition” of the substage. The effect determining means 132 executes an effect corresponding to the staying stage or substage while shifting the stage or substage when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Here, when staying at a sub-stage belonging to a certain stage, shifting to another sub-stage belonging to the same type of stage as the stage to which the sub-stage belongs is called “transition of sub-stage”. The transition to a stage different from the stage to which the substage belongs, or to a substage belonging to a stage different from the stage to which the substage belongs is referred to as “transition of the stage”. The “substage stay period” is a period from when the substage is transferred to another substage or another stage. The “stage stay period” is a period from when the stage is shifted to another stage, regardless of which sub-stage belongs to the stage.

  FIG. 24 shows the types of stages and the transition order provided for the effects executed in this embodiment. In the present embodiment, six types of stages, a character A stage to a character F stage with the characters A to F as motifs, are provided. Of these stages, the five types of stages, character A stage to character E stage, are classified into sub-stage a and sub-stage b associated with each character. While staying on the character A stage to the character F stage, background images relating to the characters A to F are displayed during the production. For example, in sub-stage A-a, a background image showing a state where character A corresponding to stage A to which sub-stage A-a belongs is walking is displayed. In sub-stage A-b, a background image showing the face-up of character A corresponding to stage A to which sub-stage A-b belongs is displayed during production. The same applies to the other stages B to E. That is, a plurality of types of substages belonging to the same type of stage are related to each other in that a background image related to the same character is used for production. Further, the same type of sub-stages belonging to different types of stages, that is, sub-stages Aa, Ba, C-a, Da and E-a, which are sub-stages a, and sub-stage b Sub-stages Ab, BB, Cb, Db, and Eb, which are each other, are related to each other in that a background image having a common theme, motif, content, aspect, etc. is used for production. Have.

  In a plurality of types of sub-stages a and b classified into the same type of stage, common as an effect pattern corresponding to a specific variation pattern determined by the first pattern determination unit 114 or the second pattern determination unit 119 The production pattern can be executed. For example, if the super reach variation pattern is determined by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119 while staying at the character A stage to the character E stage, the sub stage is also the sub stage. Also in b, a common super reach effect in which characters corresponding to the staying stage appear can be executed. That is, the super reach production is provided corresponding to each stage, and is associated with each stage.

  A plurality of versions of effect patterns with different expected expectations of jackpots are stored in the pattern storage unit 130 as super reach effect patterns linked to the same stage. For example, the same type of super reach production displayed according to the super reach production pattern, and the content or color of the background image of the super reach production, the presence or absence, type, color, position, etc. of the displayed character or object Or, the movement or the type or color of the displayed title or dialogue, the position or movement of the movable accessory 66 moved according to the super reach production, etc. are different, and there are a plurality of versions of the production patterns that are common to others. Provided. Therefore, the player carefully observes the super reach production and confirms which version of the super reach production pattern is executed, so that the result of the lottery corresponding to the symbol variation related to the super reach production is obtained. You can know the degree of expectation that is a big hit. Thereby, a player's expectation can further be raised. Moreover, since the player can be watched for the super reach production, the effect of the production can be enhanced.

  In the pattern storage unit 130, when the result of the lottery determination is a big hit, the production pattern is determined so that the probability that the version of the super-reach production pattern with the high expected degree of the big hit suggested is selected is increased. A range of lottery values is determined. When the variation pattern of super reach is determined by the first pattern determination unit 114 or the second pattern determination unit 119, the effect determination unit 132 is the same as the stage corresponding to the staying stage as the effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern. The effect pattern is determined by lottery according to the result of the success / failure lottery corresponding to the variation pattern from among a plurality of versions of the super reach effect pattern among the types of super reach effects.

  In the example shown in FIG. 24, when the normal game is executed in a state where the specific game is not executed, such as when the power is turned on, when the RAM is cleared, or when returning from the standby demonstration screen, first, the substage of the character A stage A-a is selected. Thereafter, when the conditions for changing the stage or substage are satisfied, the substage b of the character A stage, the substage a of the character B stage, the substage b of the character B stage, and so on in the figure. Stages of production are shifted in the order indicated by thick solid arrows. The character F stage is a special stage that does not include a sub-stage, and returns to the sub-stage A-a of the character A stage when the conditions for changing the stage are satisfied while staying at the character F stage.

  When the character F stage is staying, the effect determining means 132 determines a character to appear in the effect from among the characters A to E for each symbol variation, and determines the pre-read effect based on the notice effect or the pre-determination information. When executing the above, an effect pattern in which the determined character appears is selected. Further, when the super reach variation pattern is determined by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119, a plurality of versions of the super reach of the same type of super reach production corresponding to the character determined by the lottery. From the effect patterns, the effect pattern is determined by lottery according to the result of the success / failure lottery.

  When the first condition for changing the sub-stage among the plurality of types of sub-stages classified into the same stage is satisfied, the effect determining unit 132 executes the first stage change effect, In accordance with a predetermined rule, the process proceeds to the next sub-stage that is classified into the same stage. In the present embodiment, the first condition is that the super reach variation pattern is determined by the first pattern determining means 114 or the second pattern determining means 119 when the sub-stage a is staying, and the super The result of the lottery corresponding to the reach fluctuation pattern is a failure. When the effect is determined in the sub-stage a and the main board 200 notifies the effect determination unit 132 that the change pattern of the super reach is selected, the effect determination unit 132 sets the super reach corresponding to the change pattern of the super reach. After determining the production pattern and executing the super reach production with the decided production pattern according to the design fluctuation corresponding to the fluctuation pattern, the first stage change production is executed indicating that the stage is changed between the substages. To do. Further, after the execution of the first stage change effect, the background image is changed to a background image corresponding to the substage b, and the stage of the effect is shifted to the substage b. The first stage change effect may be a short-time effect that is executed after the super reach effect pattern is executed and before the symbol change display ends. Or, in order to secure a time for executing the first stage change effect after the super reach effect pattern is executed, the super reach effect pattern having an effect time shorter than the change time of the super reach change pattern. When the first stage change effect is executed when the super reach variation pattern is determined by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119, the effect determining unit 132 is super A super reach production pattern having a production time shorter than the fluctuation time of the reach fluctuation pattern may be selected. As described above, the first stage change effect may be executed during the variable display of the symbol in which the super reach effect that triggers the transition of the sub-stage is executed. In another example, the first stage change effect may be executed before or after the start of the variable display of the symbol next to the variable display of the symbol for which the super reach effect pattern has been executed. In yet another example, in the super reach production, the production before reaching the reach state, the production unique to the super reach production after reaching the reach state, and until the decoration pattern is stopped after the production unique to the super reach production. When the effect of fluctuation fluctuation is executed, the background image corresponding to the substage before the transition is displayed in the effect before reaching the reach state, and in the effect unique to the super reach effect, The background image may be displayed, and in the effect of fluctuation fluctuation, the background image corresponding to the sub-stage after the transition may be displayed to indicate to the player that the sub-stage has been changed.

  When the second condition for changing the stage among a plurality of types of stages is satisfied, the effect determining unit 132 executes a second stage change effect different from the first stage change effect, According to a predetermined rule, the stage is shifted to the next stage. When the transition destination stage is any one of the character A stage to the character E stage, the transition is made to the sub-stage a belonging to each stage, and when the transition destination stage is the character F stage, the character F stage is the sub stage. Since the stage is not included, an effect is executed on the character F stage. The second condition is different from the first condition, and in this embodiment, the stage is shifted after the number of times of the symbol change display after the shift to the sub-stage b reaches a predetermined number. It is decided to shift in the lottery for determining whether or not to do. The effect determining means 132 counts the number of symbol fluctuation displays after shifting to the sub-stage b, and after the number of symbol fluctuation displays reaches a predetermined number, before starting the symbol fluctuation display. Whether to shift the stage is determined by lottery, and if it is determined to shift the stage, the second stage change effect is executed. The effect determining means 132 may acquire a lottery value for determining whether or not to change the stage and execute the lottery. In this embodiment, the first pattern determining means 114 or the second pattern determining When the means 119 selects a specific variation pattern, for example, a variation pattern that is out of reach, by lottery, it is determined to shift the stage. At this time, the effect determination means 132 selects the effect pattern of the second stage change effect instead of the effect pattern for the change pattern without reach, as the effect pattern corresponding to the change pattern without reach. That is, the second stage change effect is executed after the start of symbol variation. In another example, when the first pattern determination unit 114 or the second pattern determination unit 119 selects a specific variation pattern, for example, a variation pattern without reach, by lottery, the effect determination unit 132 is further provided. However, a lottery value for determining whether or not to change the stage may be acquired and a lottery may be executed to determine whether or not to change the stage.

  In this way, the stay period of each stage can be appropriately adjusted by shifting the sub-stage based on the first condition and shifting the stage based on the second condition. In addition, since the specific variation pattern is selected as the first condition, a specific effect corresponding to the specific variation pattern, for example, a super reach effect corresponding to the stage, while staying at each stage. It can always be generated once. Therefore, a specific effect can be periodically generated, and an effective effect that does not bore the player can be executed. Further, after the super reach effect is executed in the sub-stage a and the process is shifted to the sub stage b, the super reach effect may occur in the sub stage b until the second condition is satisfied. However, when the super reach production occurs, the same type of super reach production corresponding to the same stage as the super reach production executed in the sub-stage a staying immediately before is executed again. When a super reach production of the same type and different versions is executed, it becomes easier for the player to recognize the difference between the versions. Therefore, it is possible to more effectively execute a plurality of versions of the super reach production of the same kind and different suggested expectations, thereby enhancing the player's expectation.

  The second stage change effect may be an effect including causing the player to operate the operation button 82. For example, when the player is instructed by an image or sound to hit the operation button 82 repeatedly, and the player operates the operation button 82 a predetermined number of times, the background image is changed to a background image corresponding to the next stage, Move to stage. In this example, even if the player has not operated the operation button 82 a predetermined number of times, the player may move to the next stage when a predetermined time has elapsed or when the symbol variation has ended. When the player has not operated the operation button 82 a predetermined number of times, the stage may not be shifted, and the player may stay on the same stage even in the next symbol variation.

  The second stage change effect can be executed as an expectation suggestion effect that suggests an expectation that the result of the success / failure lottery is a win without the stage transition. In the present embodiment, in a part of the pseudo continuous variation effect that makes it appear that a plurality of symbol variations have been executed in a pseudo manner by displaying a plurality of symbols temporarily stopped in one symbol variation. 2 stage change effects can be executed. The quasi-continuous variation effect is executed as an expectation suggestion effect that suggests a higher degree of expectation than the super reach effect. Although not shown in FIG. 7, the pseudo continuous variation pattern for executing the pseudo continuous variation effect has the same expected expectation as the super reach variation pattern such as “super 1”, “super 2”, Alternatively, the range of pattern lottery values is set so as to be higher than the super reach variation pattern.

  As the quasi-continuous variation effect pattern corresponding to the quasi-continuous variation pattern, a special quasi-continuous variation effect pattern that performs the same effect as the second stage change effect is provided in the first pseudo variation in the quasi-continuous variation effect. . When the pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119, the effect determining unit 132 can select a special pseudo continuous variation effect pattern as an effect pattern corresponding to the pseudo continuous variation pattern. It is. In the special pseudo continuous variation effect pattern, as in the case of the second stage change effect, the operation button 82 is instructed by an image or a voice, but when the player operates the operation button 82 a predetermined number of times, the background image Instead of shifting the stage by shifting the stage to a pseudo second fluctuation. For example, in the second stage change effect, when the player operates the operation button 82 a predetermined number of times, a state in which the displayed image is broken is displayed, the background image is changed, and the stage is shifted. In the quasi-continuous variation effect pattern, when the player operates the operation button 82 a predetermined number of times, a state in which the displayed image is whitened out is displayed, and a transition to a pseudo second variation is performed. As a result, until the player repeatedly hits the operation button 82 a predetermined number of times, it is not known whether the stage change will be executed or whether it will develop into a quasi-continuous variation effect with a high expectation of jackpot. In addition to being able to increase, it is possible to promote the player's button operation and execute an effective performance. Also, by changing the aspect and meaning of the first stage change effect and the second stage change effect, it is possible to change the effect and execute an effective effect that does not bore the player.

  Unlike the second stage change effect, the special pseudo continuous variation effect pattern is changed by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119 even if the second condition is not satisfied. If selected, it can be selected. Therefore, if the same effect as that of the second stage change is started before the number of symbol fluctuation display after the transition to the sub-stage b reaches the predetermined number, the special pseudo continuous fluctuation effect pattern is used. It is strongly suggested that it is a production. Thereby, a player's expectation can be raised.

  The effect determining means 132 performs lottery to determine whether or not to change the stage for each symbol variation when staying in the sub stage a of the character A stage to the character E stage, and determines to change the stage. In this case, even if the first condition and the second condition are not satisfied, the process proceeds to the next stage as indicated by the dotted arrow in FIG. In this case, the first stage change effect may be executed, the second stage change effect may be executed, or the third stage different from the first stage change effect and the second stage change effect. A change effect may be executed.

  The condition for shifting from the character F stage to the sub stage a of the character A stage may be the first condition, the second condition, or the second condition for both the first condition and the second condition. The third condition may be different from each other, or a lottery may be performed to determine whether or not to change the stage for each symbol variation.

  The effect determining unit 132 may receive an instruction regarding the stage transition order, stay frequency, and the like from the player. For example, among the characters A to E, a favorite character type may be received from the player. In this case, the effect determining means 132 shifts the stage only between the character stage and the character F stage instructed by the player. That is, as compared with the case where the instruction of the character is not received from the player, the type of stage becomes smaller than usual, and the period of staying at the character F stage, which is a special stage, becomes longer, and an effect on the character F stage occurs. The frequency to do becomes high. In other words, the stay rate of the character F stage is higher than when the character's instruction is not received from the player. In the character F stage, as described above, the characters determined by the lottery among the characters A to E are made to appear in the production, but when the instruction of the character is received from the player, it is not determined by the lottery. A character instructed by the player may appear in the production. The effect determining means 132 may change the first condition or the second condition when receiving an instruction from the player regarding the stage transition order, stay frequency, or the like. For example, the first condition or the second condition may be changed so as to reduce the frequency of changing the stage because the types of stages that can be transferred are reduced when an instruction from the character is received. For example, the first condition may be changed such that a specific variation pattern is selected at least twice a predetermined number of times, or the number of symbol variation displays after the transition reaches a predetermined number of times. You may add the condition. Further, the predetermined number of times in the second condition may be increased, or a condition that a specific variation pattern is selected may be added.

  You may provide the stage which appears only when the instruction | indication regarding the transfer order of a stage, stay frequency, etc. is received from a player. For example, instead of the character F stage, a special character stage in which an effect related to the character instructed by the player may be executed. In this special stage, the number of active lines, the number of symbol rows, the number of symbols in the symbol row, or the number of symbols in the symbol row can be changed. The presence / absence of slip and the aspect of the corresponding variation effect may be varied.

  The effect determining means 132 may prioritize the prefetch effect and reduce the frequency of stage changes until the prefetch effect is completed while the prefetch effect based on the prior determination information is being executed. For example, while the pre-reading effect is being executed, the lottery for determining whether or not to change the stage is not executed, or the range of the lottery value determined when the stage is changed is being executed. It may be narrower than when not. In other words, the stage change may be performed after the symbol change related to the holding ball (trigger holding) that triggered the execution of the pre-reading effect.

  As described above, when the first condition is satisfied, usually, the first stage change effect is executed after the super reach effect, and the stage is changed, but after the first stage change effect is executed. A case where the stage is not changed may be provided. Such a so-called “breaking law” effect is selected by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119, in which a variation pattern with a particularly high expected expectation of jackpot is selected, for example, a pseudo continuous variation pattern. May be executed in some cases. For example, the effect determining means 132 executes the super reach effect when a variation pattern having a variation time longer than the variation pattern of the super reach, for example, a pseudo continuous variation pattern, is selected, and then the first stage change. After executing the effect, it is possible to select an effect pattern that develops to an effect such as a pseudo continuous variation effect. Similarly, the “law breaking” effect may be executed in connection with the second stage change effect. For example, as described above, after executing the second stage change effect, usually, the stage is shifted or a highly expected effect such as a pseudo continuous variation effect is executed, but none is executed. If this happens, it may be suggested that the expectation of jackpot is particularly high. In addition, the “law breaking” effect may be executed regardless of the first condition, the second condition, the first stage change effect, and the second stage change effect. For example, it may be suggested that the expectation level of jackpot is particularly high when the stage is moved in a different transition order such as transition from the character A stage to the character E stage. As a result, the so-called “break of law” effect suggests that the degree of expectation of jackpot is particularly high, and the player's expectation can be enhanced.

  As the first stage change effect or the second stage change effect, an effect of changing the stage may be executed when the number of balls entering a predetermined winning opening or operating port in a predetermined period reaches a predetermined threshold value. . This effect is preferably executed while the opening extension function is in operation. This effect may be executed only when the opening extension function is in operation. In addition, when the information included in the advance determination information, for example, the lottery value is predetermined information, the screen displayed when the advance determination information is acquired is captured and stopped as it is, and the pattern corresponding to the advance determination information You may perform the production | generation which transfers to a specific stage when a fluctuation | variation is started. This effect is preferably not executed when a specific effect such as a super reach effect is being executed. In addition, when pre-determination information including specific information, for example, pre-determination information whose lottery value is specific information is acquired, the stage is shifted when the pre-determination information is acquired, and the pre-determination information And a case where the stage is shifted when the symbol variation corresponding to is started, and either one may be selected according to the expectation that the result of the success / failure lottery corresponding to the prior determination information is a big hit . For example, the former may be suggested to have a higher degree of expectation than the latter.

  In the example described above, two types of substages are provided, but three or more types of substages may be provided. Also in this case, when the first condition is satisfied, the process may be shifted to the next substage, and when the second condition is satisfied, the process may be shifted to the next stage.

  In the example described above, the stage or sub-stage is shifted in a predetermined order, but in another example, when the first or second condition is satisfied, the stage or sub-stage to be transferred is predetermined. You may decide according to the rule of. For example, the destination stage or substage may be determined by lottery. If the stage contains 3 or more substages, the stage may be moved on condition that the production has been executed in all the substages included in the stage, or there are still substages that have not been moved. Alternatively, the stage may be shifted when the second condition is satisfied.

  In the example described above, the minimum number of stays is not provided as the first condition. However, in another example, the minimum number of stays is provided, and the variation pattern of the super reach until the symbol change display of the minimum number of stays is completed. When is selected, the substage need not be changed.

(Reservation pre-reading production)
Next, the hold prefetch effect will be described. In the present embodiment, in the production in any one of the above-described multiple types of stages or sub-stages, or in the production in another type of production mode, the hold based on the advance determination information transmitted from the main board 200 A pre-reading effect can be executed.

  FIG. 25 shows an example of an effect image displayed on the effect display device 60. On the screen of the effect display device 60, the display area of the decorative design 702 and the degree of expectation that the result of the success / failure determination corresponding to the lottery value held by the first hold control means or the second hold control means is a big hit is suggested. A reserved sphere image display area 710 for displaying a reserved sphere image to be displayed is provided. In the present embodiment, each of the first hold control means and the second hold control means can hold a maximum of four lottery values, so that a maximum of eight hold ball images are displayed. The reserved ball image display area 710 includes four special display areas 712A to 712D each capable of displaying two reserved ball images. As described above, in this embodiment, the game balls that have entered the distribution opening 252 are alternately distributed to the first start opening 254 and the second start opening 62 by the distribution mechanism 250, so that each special display In the areas 712A to 712D, the first hold ball image 720a of the first hold ball corresponding to the first lottery value held by the first hold control means and the second hold control means are generally held. One second holding ball image 720b of the second holding ball corresponding to the second lottery value is displayed one by one.

  When the effect determination unit 132 acquires the advance determination information corresponding to the lottery value held by the first hold control unit or the second hold control unit from the main board 200, the effect determination unit 132 sets the reserved ball image corresponding to the acquired advance determination information. Then, an image is determined by lottery according to the result of the determination of success / failure corresponding to the acquired prior determination information from a plurality of types of images having different expected degrees of jackpots. As the reserved ball image table to be referred to determine the reserved ball image, there are a table that is referred to when the result of the success / failure determination corresponding to the pre-determination information is a big hit and a table that is referred to when it is out of place. In the table that is provided and referenced when it is off, the range of lottery values is such that images with a low expected degree of jackpot are more likely to be selected than images with a high expected degree of jackpot In the table that is referenced when the jackpot is set, the range of the lottery value corresponding to the image with the high expectation degree of the suggested jackpot is set wider than the table that is referenced when it is out of place. Has been. The effect display control means 134 displays the reserved sphere image determined by the effect determining means 132 in the reserved sphere image display area 710 of the effect display device 60 according to a predetermined rule. In the example of FIG. 25, the reserved ball images are displayed from the left in the order of entering. When the reserved ball image corresponding to the reserved ball image displayed on the left is digested, the reserved ball image corresponding to the digested reserved ball image is deleted, and the other held ball images are shifted to the left one by one. The

  The effect determining means 132 can execute a hold change effect that changes any of the reserved ball images displayed on the effect display device 60 to a different type of image. The effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to change the reserved ball image at a predetermined timing. When changing the reserved ball image, which of the reserved ball images is changed, and to which type of image is changed. Decide whether to change. In the present embodiment, the effect determining means 132 obtains the prior determination information from the main board 200, that is, when the holding ball enters, the result of the determination or the variation pattern corresponding to the prior determination information. In addition to determining the reserved ball image based on the type and the like, whether or not the determined reserved ball image is to be changed before the symbol variation corresponding to the prior determination information is started is determined in the acquired prior determination information. It is determined by a lottery according to the corresponding determination result or the type of variation pattern. In the hold change table that is referred to in order to determine whether or not to change the hold ball image, if the determination result included in the pre-determination information is a big hit, or the variation pattern included in the pre-determination information When the type is a super-reach variation pattern or a pseudo-continuous variation pattern (hereinafter, a holding ball corresponding to such prior determination information is referred to as a “trigger holding ball”), a holding ball image corresponding to the trigger holding ball is displayed. The range of the lottery value is set so that the probability of changing becomes higher than the probability of changing the reserved sphere image corresponding to the reserved sphere other than the trigger reserved sphere. When the effect determining unit 132 determines to change the reserved ball image, the effect determining unit 132 determines a hold change effect pattern that determines the process of the effect until the reserved ball image is changed. When the effect determining unit 132 changes the reserved ball image, the effect display control unit 134 is an opportunity object 730 that triggers the change of the reserved ball image as an suggestive effect suggesting that any of the reserved ball images is changed. Is displayed on the effect display device 60.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram for explaining an aspect of the on-hold change effect pattern. The trigger object 730 is first displayed at any position of L0, R0, and U0, and moves on a route indicated by a thick solid line. When the reserved ball image is changed, the opportunity object 730 moves to the vicinity of the special display areas 712A to 712D in which the changed held ball image is displayed, and is displayed in the special display areas 712A to 712D. It suggests that one of the reserved ball images is changed. When the reserved ball image is not changed, the opportunity object 730 does not move in the vicinity of the special display areas 712A to 712D.

  In FIG. 26, the movement path of the opportunity object 730 is as follows. First, when the opportunity object 730 appears at the position L0, the object moves to the position L1, L2, L3, or L4, stops there, and then turns right at a right angle to reach the special display areas 712A to 712D. There is a path that stops once at L1, L2, L3, or L4 and then moves to position L5 and disappears outside the screen without turning right at a right angle. Similarly, when the opportunity object 730 appears at the position R0, it moves to the position R1, R2, R3, or R4, stops there, then turns left at a right angle, and reaches the special display areas 712A to D, There is a path that stops once at the position R1, R2, R3, or R4 and then moves to the position R5 and disappears outside the screen without making a left turn at a right angle. When the opportunity object 730 appears at the position U0, it descends from the position U0, turns left at the position U1 at a right angle, moves to the position L3 or L4, stops there, then turns right at a right angle, and the special display area A path to 712C or D, a path that stops once at position L3 or L4, then does not turn right at a right angle, moves to position L5 and disappears from the screen, and descends from position U0 and at a right angle at position U2. After making a right turn, move to position R3 or R4, stop there, turn left at a right angle, turn to the special display area 712A or B, stop at position R3 or R4, and then turn left at a right angle In addition, there is a path that moves to the position R5 and disappears from the screen. The route shown in FIG. 26 may or may not be displayed on the effect display device 60 in the hold change effect.

  FIG. 27 shows an example of an effect image displayed on the effect display device 60. In the hold change effect, the opportunity object 730 is moved to the vicinity of the special display area 712B where the hold ball image to be changed is displayed via any of the routes described above. At this time, the display mode such as the color of the frame of the special display area 712B may be changed. At this time, it is not known which of the first reserved ball image 720a and the second reserved ball image 720b displayed in the special display area 712B is changed.

  FIG. 28 shows an example of an effect image displayed on the effect display device 60. After the trigger object 730 moves outside the screen, the effect display control unit 134 changes the second reserved ball image 720b determined to be changed to an image of the determined type.

  In the hold change effect, a plurality of effect element variations such as the type, color, size, or number of the trigger object 730 that appears, the position or timing at which the trigger object 730 first appears, the movement speed or the movement mode of the trigger object 730 are different. The production pattern can be executed. The effect determining unit 132 may individually determine each variation of these effect elements by lottery or the like, but in the present embodiment, until the opportunity object 730 appears and moves away from the screen and disappears. A series of on-hold change effects is patterned, and a on-hold change effect pattern is determined from among a plurality of on-hold change effect patterns by lottery according to the result of the determination of validity or the variation pattern corresponding to the prior determination information. For example, as a holding change effect pattern for changing a holding ball image corresponding to a holding ball that has entered when four holding balls are held, after the end of the symbol variation when the holding ball has entered, Two seconds after the start of the second symbol variation, a red trigger object appears at position L0, temporarily stops at position L2, then turns right, and moves the path to the special display area 712B. An effect pattern or the like for changing the reserved ball image corresponding to the reserved ball to a red reserved ball image is prepared.

  The hold change effect pattern may be an effect pattern that executes the hold change effect over two or more symbol variations. For example, the opportunity object 730 may be moved to the special display area 712 after being stopped over one or more symbol variations at the positions L1 to L4 and R1 to R4. The hold change effect pattern may be an effect pattern in which two or more trigger objects are displayed simultaneously. In this case, multiple trigger objects of different types appear at the same time, one moves over the other in the middle, and the overtaking trigger object reaches the special display area and changes the holding ball image A pattern may be provided.

  For each of the variation of the effect element in the reserved change effect pattern, when the reserved ball image changes, an expectation that the result of the success / failure determination corresponding to the reserved ball image is a big hit may be associated. For example, different expectations may be suggested depending on the type, color, size, combination, movement route, movement mode, position where the object 730 appears, or the position or timing at which the object 730 appears. Different expectations may be suggested. In the on-hold change effect pattern table, when the result of the determination of success / failure corresponding to the on-hold sphere image is a big hit, the on-hold change effect pattern when changing the on-hold sphere image, which has a high expected expectation The range of the lottery value is set so that the effect pattern including the effect element is selected with a higher probability than the effect pattern including the variation of the same kind of effect element and the suggested low expected degree. The degree of expectation suggested by each variation of the effect element may be not only the degree of expectation that is a big hit, but also the degree of expectation that is a big hit with a probability change, the degree of expectation that the reserved ball image changes.

  The hold change effect pattern table may include a hold change effect pattern that does not change the hold ball image, that is, an effect pattern in which the trigger object 730 disappears outside the screen without moving to the vicinity of the special display area 712. In this case, whether or not to change the reserved ball image and an effect pattern in the case of changing are determined by one lottery. In another example, when it is determined not to execute the hold change effect, it is further determined whether or not the hold change effect that does not change the hold ball image is executed. The effect pattern may be determined with reference to the hold change effect pattern table including only the change change effect pattern that is not changed.

  As the hold change effect pattern table referred to by the effect determining means 132, a different table is provided for each number of held balls held in the first hold control means and the second hold control means when the hold ball enters. Also good. As a result, an effect pattern can be prepared for each total number of reserved balls when a reserved ball that has been determined to change the reserved ball image enters, so the timing for executing the hold change effect is appropriately determined. In addition, the special display area 712 in which the changed hold ball image is displayed can be easily aligned when the hold change effect is executed. When the number of preceding reserved balls is larger than a predetermined number when the trigger holding ball enters, two or more holding change effects may be executed for the same holding ball image corresponding to the trigger holding ball. That is, when the trigger holding ball enters the ball, if the number of preceding holding balls is larger than the predetermined number, an effect with higher expectation is executed. Further, by reducing the probability of changing the holding ball image corresponding to the holding ball whose winning / failing determination result is out of place two or more times than the holding ball whose winning / failing determination result is a big hit, the reliability of the holding change effect is improved. Can be further enhanced.

  As the holding change effect pattern table, a single table may be provided regardless of the number of holding balls held in the first holding control unit and the second holding control unit when the holding ball enters. In this case, for example, when there is only one reserved ball when the reserved ball that is determined to change the reserved ball image is entered, a holding change effect that changes the reserved ball image is generated from the reserved ball. In the case where the holding change effect pattern to be executed in the symbol variation when the number of holding balls to be digested becomes two is selected, the holding change is already performed in the state where the number of the remaining holding balls is one. Since it is assumed that the effect is executed and the reserved ball image is the changed reserved ball image, the effect determining means 132 does not execute the reserved change effect, and the changed reserved ball image from the beginning. May be set and displayed in the reserved ball image display area 710.

  In this way, by displaying the opportunity object 730 on the effect display device 60, it is possible to suggest to the player that the reserved ball image may change, so the player's expectation can be enhanced. . In addition, as described above, in this embodiment, the player who wins the second winning lottery result is more advantageous than the player who wins the first winning lottery result. Since the game state is set so as to be in the correct state, the player usually wants the second hold ball image to change instead of the first hold ball image, but the opportunity object 730 displays a special display. Even if it moves to the vicinity of the area 712, it does not know which of the two reserved ball images displayed in the special display area 712 will change until the actual reserved ball image changes. The player's expectation can be effectively spoken.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the game balls that have entered the distribution port 252 are alternately distributed to the first start port 254 and the second start port 62 by the distribution mechanism 250, so that each special display In the regions 712A to 712D, the first lottery image 720a corresponding to the first lottery value held by the first hold control unit and the second lottery value held by the second hold control unit are roughly set. The corresponding second reserved ball image 720b is displayed one by one, but the combination or order of the reserved balls may be broken. For example, in the order of the first holding ball, the second holding ball, the first holding ball,..., The second holding ball, the first holding control means has four holding balls, and the second holding control means. If four game balls are held and a game ball that has entered the distribution port 252 wins the first start port 254, the number of balls held in the first hold control means reaches the upper limit. Therefore, the winning ball is paid out, but the lottery value for determining whether or not it is won is not put on hold. Thereafter, after the first holding ball and the second holding ball are digested one by one, when the game ball enters the distribution port 252 again, the game ball that has entered the second start port by the distribution mechanism 250 Since winning 62 is won, the second holding ball is held again after the second holding ball that was held last. In such a case, in the same special display area 712, two reserved balls of the same type among the first reserved ball image and the second reserved ball image may be displayed.

  When the effect determining unit 132 determines whether or not to change the reserved ball image, the effect determining unit 132 is held by the first hold control unit among the plurality of held ball images displayed in the reserved ball image display area 710. The combination or order of the first reserved ball image corresponding to the first lottery value and the second reserved ball image corresponding to the second lottery value held in the second hold control means is a predetermined combination. Alternatively, if the order does not match, the probability that the reserved sphere image is not changed is changed or the probability that the reserved sphere image is changed is made lower than when the order is matched. In this embodiment, when the holding ball enters, it is determined whether or not to change the holding ball image corresponding to the holding ball. Therefore, when the holding ball enters, the first holding control means and When the holding ball held by the second holding control means and digested before the holding ball does not meet the condition that the first holding ball and the second holding ball are alternately held. Is determined not to change the reserved ball image, or the range of the lottery value is changed so that the probability of changing the reserved ball image is lower than when the held ball image is alternately held. Thereby, when both the first reserved ball image and the second reserved ball image are displayed in the special display area 712, it is possible to increase the frequency at which the hold change effect is executed. It is possible to further enhance the effect of the hold change effect that it is not known until immediately before which of the image and the second hold ball image changes.

  The effect determination means 132 may change the probability of changing the first reserved sphere image and the probability of changing the second reserved sphere image. For example, the range of lottery values determined to change the first reserved ball image may be different from the range of lottery values determined to change the second reserved ball image. In this embodiment, it is more advantageous for the player to win the result of the second winning lottery than to win the result of the first winning lottery. The probability that the sphere image is changed is lower in the case of the second reserved sphere image than in the case of the first reserved sphere image, and the probability that the sphere image is actually a big hit when the reserved sphere image is changed. It may be made higher in the case of the second reserved ball image than in the case of the first reserved ball image. Thereby, the reliability of the hold change effect can be increased, and the player's expectation can be more effectively increased.

  In the above example, when the holding ball enters, it is determined whether or not to change the holding ball image corresponding to the holding ball, but in another example, an arbitrary after the holding ball enters It may be determined whether or not to change the reserved ball image at the timing. For example, when the preceding reserved ball is digested and the symbol variation is started, it may be determined whether or not to change the reserved ball image corresponding to any of the reserved balls held at that time. Even in this case, when the combination or order of the held balls that are held does not match the predetermined combination or order, for example, when the first held ball and the second held ball are not held alternately. In addition, it is possible to effectively execute the hold change effect using the special display area 712 by reducing the probability of changing the hold ball image or not changing the hold ball image.

  In the above example, the trigger object 730 is displayed, but in another example, the trigger object 730 is not displayed, and the display mode of any of the special display areas 712A to 712D is changed. It may be suggested that any of the reserved ball images displayed in the special display area may be changed.

  In the above example, four special display areas 712 that can display two reserved ball images are provided, but in another example, a special display area that can display three or more reserved ball images is provided. May be. For example, two special display areas capable of displaying three reserved ball images and one special display area capable of displaying two reserved ball images may be provided. Also in this case, in the hold change effect, first, the special display area 712 in which the hold ball image that may change the hold ball image is suggested, and then the first display displayed in the special display area 712. The reserved ball image or the second held ball image is changed. Also in this case, it is possible to execute a hold change effect in which it is not known which of the first hold ball image and the second hold ball image changes until immediately before the hold ball image is changed. . In addition, by providing a special display area that can display an odd number of held ball images, the player wants the opportunity object 730 to move to the special display area 712 in which many second held ball images are displayed. This makes it possible to execute an effective on-hold change effect.

(Special effect that is executed when the number of reserved balls reaches a predetermined number)
Next, a special effect that is executed when the number of reserved balls reaches a predetermined number will be described. In the present embodiment, when the effect in the stage or sub-stage described above or the pre-reading effect or the effect in another type of effect mode is being executed, it is held by the first holding means and the second holding means. When the total number of reserved balls reaches a predetermined number, it is possible to execute a special effect different from the normal effect that is executed when the predetermined number is not reached. In this embodiment, the special effect is executed when the total number of reserved balls reaches eight. Hereinafter, the change display of the symbol that is executed when the eighth holding ball enters the ball is referred to as “maximum holding ball change”. This is called “maintenance 8 variation” because the number of reserved balls immediately before the start of variation is eight.

  The special effect includes a plurality of unit effects executed in accordance with the first symbol or the second symbol variation display. In any of the plurality of unit effects, the determination of success or failure is made based on the prior determination information. A prefetch effect that suggests the result can be executed. In the present embodiment, a mission in which a character answers a quiz is executed in a unit effect constituting a special effect. The mission suggests the result of the success / failure lottery corresponding to the next and subsequent symbol variations, and if the character answers the quiz correctly and succeeds in the mission, the super-reach production and pseudo continuous variation will occur in the next or next symbol variation. An effect such as an effect that has a high expectation level as a big hit is executed. In another example, the mission may suggest a result of the lottery corresponding to the symbol variation.

  Before starting the special effect, the effect determining means 132 determines the number of unit effects to be executed in the special effect. If there are pre-decision information that is a big hit or a variation pattern that suggests a high expectation that is a big hit among the eight on-hold balls that are put on hold, In order to execute the unit effect that succeeds in the mission in the symbol variation immediately before the symbol variation corresponding to the prior determination information, the number of the reserved balls that are held before the reserved ball corresponding to the prior determination information is calculated. Alternatively, the number of unit effects executed in the special effect may be used.

  29 and 30 show examples of special effect production patterns. FIG. 29 shows a variation pattern of super reach and pseudo-continuous fluctuation among the eight holding balls held in the first holding control means and the second holding control means when the eighth holding ball enters. The example of the production | presentation pattern table referred when there exists the trigger reservation ball | bowl with which the fluctuation pattern with the high expectation degree which is a big hit, such as a pattern exists, is shown. When the second holding ball is the trigger holding ball, an effect pattern that succeeds in the mission is selected in the first unit effect. When the third holding ball is the trigger holding ball, an effect pattern that succeeds in the mission in the second unit effect is selected. In this case, in the first unit effect, a mission failure effect in which the mission fails or a connection effect is executed while the character utters a line without executing the mission. As described above, when there is a trigger holding ball in the holding ball, the mission success effect that succeeds in the mission is executed in the symbol change immediately before the symbol change corresponding to the trigger holding ball, and then executed. In the symbol variation corresponding to the trigger holding ball, a super reach effect or a pseudo continuous variation effect corresponding to the variation pattern selected for the trigger holding ball is executed. When the first holding ball is the trigger holding ball, the super reach effect or the pseudo continuous variation effect is executed without executing the unit effect that succeeds in the mission, as will be described later.

  FIG. 30 is referred to when there is no trigger holding ball among the eight holding balls held by the first holding control means and the second holding control means when the eighth holding ball enters. An example of an effect pattern table is shown. When there is no trigger holding ball, an effect pattern for ending the special effect without selecting a mission is selected. When there is no trigger holding ball, an effect pattern including 3 to 5 unit effects is selected. In the unit effect in each effect pattern, the mission failure effect or the intermittent effect is executed, and in the last unit effect, the mission end effect indicating that the mission fails and the special effect is ended is executed.

  The number of unit effects determined by the effect determining unit 132 may be an upper limit of a predetermined number of eight or less. When the predetermined number of times less than 8 is set as the upper limit, when there is a trigger holding ball in the predetermined number + 1 of the reserved balls, an effect including an effect of successful mission is obtained with reference to the effect pattern table of FIG. A pattern is selected, but if there is no trigger hold ball in the predetermined number + 1 hold balls, the special effect is terminated without referring to the effect pattern table of FIG. 30 even once in the mission. A production pattern is selected.

  Depending on the type of mission failure production or intermittent production included in the special production production pattern, certain games such as expectation that the result of the success / failure judgment is a big hit, expectation that is a big hit of a specific type, probability change or short time etc. The degree of expectation to be made may be suggested. For example, the order and combination of the mission failure effect and the intermittent effect, the type of lines that the character emits in the mission failure effect and the intermittent effect, and the types and colors of the background image and object image used for the effect are different. From the effect patterns, the effect pattern may be determined by lottery according to the result of the determination of success or failure. Thereby, the player's attention to each unit effect can be attracted and an effective effect can be executed.

  The effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to execute the special effect when the total number of reserved balls reaches 8 during the execution of the normal effect. When executing a special effect, the number of unit effects to be executed in the special effect is determined. The effect display control means 134, when the maximum number of held balls being displayed when the total number of held balls reaches 8, when the time until the end of the symbol fluctuation is a predetermined time or more, A notification effect is displayed to the effect that the total number of reserved balls has reached 8 in the fluctuation. If the time until the end of the symbol variation is less than the predetermined time, the time for displaying the notification effect cannot be secured, so the notification effect is not displayed in the symbol variation.

  FIG. 31 shows an example of an effect image displayed on the effect display device 60. On the screen 750 of the effect display device 60, a display area for the decorative symbol 752 and a reserved ball image display area 710 are provided. When the eighth reserved ball enters during execution of the normal effect, a notification effect 760 indicating that the total number of reserved balls has reached eight is displayed superimposed on the normal effect.

  When a predetermined variation pattern is selected by the first pattern determination means 114 or the second pattern determination means 119 in the retention 8 variation displayed next to the maximum reserved entry variation, a special effect is displayed in the retention 8 variation. do not do. In the present embodiment, when the variation pattern of the maintenance 8 variation is a super reach variation pattern or a pseudo continuous variation pattern, the super reach effect or the pseudo continuous variation effect is preferentially executed without executing the special effect. When a variation pattern other than the predetermined variation pattern is selected by the first pattern determination unit 114 or the second pattern determination unit 119 in the 8th variation, a start effect for starting the special effect is displayed in the 8th variation. After that, the unit effect is displayed.

  FIG. 32 shows an example of the effect image displayed on the effect display device 60. In the 8th variation, a start effect 762 for starting the special effect is displayed on the screen 750 of the effect display device 60. In the start effect 762, the content of the mission is notified to the player.

  The effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to continue the special effect when the total number of reserved balls reaches 8 during the execution of the special effect. In this embodiment, an upper limit value is set for the number of unit effects that can be executed continuously, and the effect determining means 132 compares the number of unit effects that have already been executed with the upper limit value, It is determined whether or not the performance is further continued. When the special effect is continuously executed, the number of unit effects to be further executed is determined again. The effect determining means 132 may determine that the special effect is not continued when the total of the re-determined number of unit effects and the number of unit effects already executed exceeds the upper limit, and the total does not exceed the upper limit. Alternatively, the number of unit effects to be executed may be re-determined so that the total becomes the upper limit value, or the number of unit effects that have been re-determined is executed and further special effects are continued. It may be prohibited. Thereby, even if the special effect is being executed, if the total number of reserved balls reaches eight again, the special effect that can be executed for the pre-reading effect is continued, so that the player has a total number of reserved balls of 8 It is possible to make it seem that the game ball will continue to be fired until it becomes individual, and the execution of the game can be promoted.

  The effect determining means 132 may reset the effect pattern of the special effect determined last time and then re-determine the effect pattern to be executed, or after executing the effect pattern determined last time, continuously executing the effect pattern. The effect pattern to be performed may be redetermined. Even in the former case, if the effect pattern of the special effect being executed includes an effect that succeeds in the mission, the effect that succeeds in the mission in the symbol change immediately before the symbol change corresponding to the trigger holding ball Since it is necessary to execute, the effect determination means 132 may continue without resetting the special effect being executed. In this case, if the result of the success / failure determination corresponding to the trigger holding ball is not a big hit, in order to continue the special effect even after the symbol change corresponding to the trigger holding ball, after the symbol change corresponding to the trigger holding ball The number of unit effects to be executed may be redetermined. If an effect that succeeds in the mission is executed, the number of unit effects already performed is reset at that time, and if the special effect continues after that, start counting the number of unit effects newly. Also good.

  In the present embodiment, when the total number of reserved balls reaches a predetermined number, for example, 3 or more, the above-described shortened variation or super-shortened variation is performed, and the total number of retained balls is 1 or 2 than in the case of Fluctuation time is shortened, but when the total number of reserved balls reaches a predetermined number that triggers special effects, for example, eight, for example, the start of special effects is shortened, or it is shortened or shortened. A variation pattern having a variation time longer than the variation is determined by the first pattern determination unit or the second pattern determination unit. That is, when the total number of reserved balls is 8, the variation time of the variation pattern selected by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119 is less than 8 In addition, it is longer than the shortest time among the fluctuation times of the fluctuation patterns selected by the first pattern determination means 114 or the second pattern determination means 119. Thereby, it is possible to secure the time for executing the start effect of the special effect in the maintenance 8 variation.

  FIG. 33 is a diagram showing in detail a variation pattern table for detachment. The variation pattern table in this figure is referred to by the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 instead of the variation pattern table shown in FIG. In the variation pattern table shown in FIG. 8, the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern are determined according to the number of balls held by the first holding control unit or the number of balls held by the second holding control unit. 29, in the variation pattern table shown in FIG. 29, the pattern lottery value range and the range according to the total number of held balls held in the first holding control means and the second holding control means. Correspondence with the fluctuation pattern is determined.

  The change time t1 of the change pattern of “out of reach” that can be selected when the total number of held balls is 1 to 2, and the “shortening” that can be selected when the total number of held balls is 3 to 4 Variation time t2 of the variation pattern of “no change for reach for fluctuation” and the variation time t3 of the variation pattern of “out of reach for ultra shortened change” that can be selected when the total number of reserved balls is 5 to 7 The relationship is t1> t2> t3. When the total number of reserved balls is 8, in order to execute the special effects described above, “variation pattern for special effect 1” and “variation pattern for special effect 2” can be selected. Variation times t4 and t5 of the variation pattern are at least longer than t3, and preferably longer than t2. As a result, it is possible to secure time for executing the start effect in the 8th variation. Note that t4 and t5 may be longer than t1.

  In the example shown in FIG. 33, the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 refer to a common variation pattern table. In another example, the variation pattern table referred to by the first pattern determination unit 114. And a variation pattern table referred to by the second pattern determining means 119 may be provided separately. In this case, the range of the lottery value corresponding to the super reach variation pattern is such that the variation pattern table referred to by the second pattern determination unit 119 is narrower than the variation pattern table referred to by the first pattern determination unit 114. Good. In other words, in the present embodiment, it is more advantageous for the player to win the result of the second winning lottery than to win the result of the first winning lottery. The probability that a super reach effect will occur is lower in the case of the second success / failure lottery than in the case of the first success / failure lottery. You may make it become higher in the case of the 2nd success / failure lottery than the case of the 1st success / failure lottery. Thereby, the reliability of a super reach production can be improved and a player's expectation can be raised more effectively. Conversely, the range of the lottery value corresponding to the super reach variation pattern may be wider in the variation pattern table referred to by the second pattern determination unit 119 than in the variation pattern table referred to by the first pattern determination unit 114. . Thereby, since the probability that the super reach production will occur in the symbol variation corresponding to the second winning lottery can be made higher than the probability that the super reach production will occur in the symbol variation corresponding to the first success or failure lottery, The expectation that the result of the second success / failure lottery that is more advantageous for the player becomes a big hit can be effectively obtained.

  Each effect mentioned above can be combined arbitrarily. For example, any one of the plurality of stages may be a special stage in which the pre-reading effect is executed. Further, when the stage effect or the pre-reading effect is executed, the special effect may be executed when the total number of reserved balls reaches eight. Thereby, the variation of production can be made richer.

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

  60 effect display device, 114 first pattern determining means, 119 second pattern determining means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect display control means, 200 main board, 300 sub board.

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A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start winning opening provided in the game area;
A second start winning opening provided at a position different from the first starting winning opening in the game area;
A distribution mechanism that is provided in the game area and distributes the game balls passing through the predetermined area to the first start winning opening and the second starting winning opening according to a predetermined rule;
A first symbol display device in which the first symbol is variably displayed;
A second symbol display device in which the second symbol is variably displayed;
An effect display device for displaying a predetermined effect image;
A main controller that mainly controls the basic operation of the game including the lottery process;
A sub-control device that mainly controls the staging operation of the game including a display process for indicating the result of the lottery process;
A ball game machine comprising
The main controller is
First lottery value acquisition means for acquiring a first lottery value triggered by entering the first start winning opening;
Second lottery value acquisition means for acquiring a second lottery value triggered by entering the second start winning opening;
First success / failure determination means for determining the success / failure based on the first lottery value acquired by the first lottery value acquisition means;
Second success / failure determination means for determining success / failure based on the second lottery value acquired by the second lottery value acquisition means;
First variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern indicating a variation display process of the first symbol;
Second variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern indicating a variation display process of the second symbol;
First display control means for variably displaying the first symbol on the first symbol display device in accordance with the variation pattern determined by the first variation pattern determining means;
Second display control means for variably displaying the second symbol on the second symbol display device according to the variation pattern determined by the second variation pattern determining means;
First special game control means for executing a first special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game when the first success / failure determination result by the first success / failure determination means is a hit;
Second special game control means for executing a second special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the second success / failure determination result by the second success / failure determination means is a hit;
When the first lottery value is acquired by the first lottery value acquisition means, first hold control means for holding the first lottery value until the first symbol variation display start condition is satisfied;
When the second lottery value is acquired by the second lottery value acquisition means, second hold control means for holding the second lottery value until the second symbol variation display start condition is satisfied;
When there is a ball entering the first start winning port or the second start winning port, a variation display of a symbol indicating a result of determination of success / failure based on a lottery value acquired by using the ball is immediately started. Regardless of whether or not, the notification means for notifying the sub-control device of information related to the entry as prior determination information,
With
The sub-control device
Effect determining means for determining an effect image to be displayed on the effect display device;
Effect control means for displaying the effect image determined by the effect determining means on the effect display device;
With
The second special game so that the player who wins the second success / failure determination result is more advantageous to the player than the player who wins the first winner / failure determination result. Or the game state of the normal game after the end of the second special game is set,
When the total of the number of lottery values held by the first hold control means and the second hold control means reaches a predetermined number, the effect determining means is when the total is not the predetermined number It is possible to execute special effects that are different from the normal effects performed on
The special effect includes a plurality of unit effects that are executed in accordance with the variation display of the first symbol or the second symbol, and the prior determination information in any of the plurality of unit effects. An effect that suggests the result of the success / failure determination can be executed based on
In a case where the special effect is scheduled to be executed when the total reaches the predetermined number during the execution of the normal effect, in the symbol variation being displayed when the total reaches the predetermined number, When the time until the end of the symbol variation is equal to or longer than the predetermined time, a notification effect that the total has reached the predetermined number in the symbol variation is displayed, and the time until the end of the symbol variation is less than the predetermined time Is not displayed in the symbol variation, in the next symbol variation to be displayed next to the symbol variation, the first variation pattern determining means or the second variation pattern determining means When the variation pattern is selected, the special effect is not displayed in the next symbol variation, and the first variation pattern determination means or the second variation pattern determination means determines the location. If the variation pattern other than the pattern of variation is selected, the display of the unit effect after displaying the start effect indicating the start of the special effect in the next symbol variation,
The variation time of the variation pattern selected by the first variation pattern determination unit or the second variation pattern determination unit when the total is equal to or greater than the predetermined number is the first time when the total is less than the predetermined number. A ball game machine that is longer than the shortest of the fluctuation times of the fluctuation patterns selected by the first fluctuation pattern determination means or the second fluctuation pattern determination means.

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