JP2016015993A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can execute varied performance by a performance lighting object while suppressing burden on the eyes of a player.SOLUTION: Performance control means transmits to lighting control means first light quantity control data defining a first lighting mode, second light quantity control data defining a second lighting mode, and interpolation light quantity control data which defines an interpolation lighting mode which interpolates a change from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode when a lighting mode of a light source is changed from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode. The lighting control means lights the light source in an order of the first lighting mode, the interpolation lighting mode, and the second lighting mode according to the light quantity control data transmitted by the performance control means, thereby, with respect to a quantity of light outputted by the light source, making a quantity of light changed from the first lighting mode to the interpolation lighting mode and a quantity of light changed from the interpolation lighting mode to the second lighting mode smaller than a quantity of light changed from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 22

Description

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

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

  In recent years, with the increase in brightness and cost of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a large number of LEDs have been installed in game machines as lighting effects and lighting effects. Control lighting etc. have come to play an important role as one of the effect elements (for example, refer to patent documents 2 and 3).

JP 2003-230714 A JP 2010-178800 A JP 2011-015787 A

  By using a light source such as an LED that can emit light with high brightness and vivid colors, a variety of effects can be realized. On the other hand, the effect of light emission with high brightness can be a burden on the player. For example, if the amount of light changes instantaneously from a light-off state to a high-brightness state, or if a contrasting color change such as red to blue is made instantaneously, an excessive stimulus is visually added to the player's eyes. There is a fear.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of various effects using effect lighting objects while suppressing the burden on the eyes of the player.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a gaming machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a lottery means for executing a game lottery for giving a profit to a player in a game, a display device on which a result of the game lottery is displayed, A light source provided at a predetermined location of the gaming machine and lit, an effect control means for controlling an effect using display on the display device and an effect using lighting of the light source, and a light source in the effect using lighting of the light source Control data storage means for storing lighting pattern data for defining the process of changing the lighting mode, and lighting control means for lighting the light source in a predetermined lighting mode. The effect control means transmits light amount control data for determining the lighting mode of the light source to the lighting control means based on the lighting pattern data, and the lighting control means has a lighting mode determined by the light quantity control data transmitted from the effect control means. When the light source is turned on and the lighting control unit changes the lighting mode of the light source from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode, the first light quantity control data defining the first lighting mode and the second lighting mode are determined. The second light quantity control data and the interpolated light quantity control data for defining the interpolated lighting mode for interpolating the change from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode are transmitted to the lighting control unit. According to the transmitted light amount control data, the first lighting mode is set for the light amount output from the light source by lighting the light source in the order of the first lighting mode, the interpolation lighting mode, and the second lighting mode. Than the amount variation to La second lighting mode, to the light quantity variation and interpolation lightening mode to interpolation lighting mode from the first lighting mode small quantity variation to the second lighting mode.

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

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to provide various effects by effect lighting objects while suppressing the burden on the eyes of the player.

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 an enlarged view of the light intensity switch in FIG. 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 a symbol determination table typically. 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 figure of the table which shows the example of lighting pattern data. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the hardware constitutions of a main board | substrate and a sub board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail a special game control process of S16 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the release process of S100 in FIG. 14 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the closing process of S102 in FIG. 14 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail a release process of S160 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the closing process of S162 in FIG. 17 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows a lighting control process in detail. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail the light intensity adjustment control process of S208 in FIG. It is a figure of the table which shows the example of lighting pattern data. It is a figure of the table which shows the example of lighting pattern data.

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

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 is provided with a front frame lamp 96 that is turned on as an effect according to the progress of the game. An LED is used as the light source of the front frame lamp 96. This light source is a full-color LED composed of a combination of a red LED, a green LED, and a blue LED, and the light emission color of the entire front frame lamp 96 is adjusted by the balance of the respective light amounts of red, green, and blue. The various “lamps” in this specification are all composed of similar LEDs, but may be composed of light sources other than LEDs as long as the amount of light can be electrically controlled. In addition, in this specification, the term “light source” refers to a lamp composed of a combination of light emitting elements such as LEDs and a light emitting element of a plurality of colors such as a lamp composed of a single color light emitting element or a full color LED Any of the units of the light emitting device may be used. Note that the “light source” in this embodiment refers to a light source for effects, and does not target light emitting elements used in special symbol display devices, effect display devices, ordinary symbol display devices, and hold display devices described below. However, in a modified example, the light emitting elements used in the special symbol display device, the effect display device, the normal symbol display device, and the hold display device may be included in the “light source” and controlled similarly. 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 special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, and a start winning port (hereinafter referred to as “start port”) 62 on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. , A center ornament 64, a grand prize opening 66, an operation opening 68, and a general prize opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed. On the outer periphery of the outer rail 54, a plurality of outer peripheral lamps 94a to 94d that are turned on as effects according to the progress of the game are provided.

  The starting port 62 is a starting port that triggers the entrance of a game ball to perform a lottery determination. The starting port 62 is provided in the starting port 62 and a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball. A normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the expansion mechanism 63 (so-called electric tulip) is provided. The expansion mechanism 63 is composed of two blade members provided at the upper part of the opening of the start port 62, and has a narrow opening width that allows only a game ball falling from just above the start port 62 to enter when closed. Become. On the other hand, when the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded and opened, the opening width of the start port 62 is widened, and not only the start port 62 but also a game ball falling in the vicinity thereof can be guided to the start port 62 and can enter. Ease is improved. This lottery determination is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, and is executed every time there is a ball entering the start port 62. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering.

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

  The special winning opening 66 includes a winning detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 80 for opening the special winning opening 66. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 66, and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The big winning opening 66 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” in a special game that starts when the special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The big winning opening 66 is provided at a position above the out opening 58, for example. The number of the big winning openings 66 is not limited to a single arrangement, and a plurality of large winning openings 66 may be installed and used depending on the gaming state or the like. The winning detection device 78 of the big winning opening 66 includes a sensor that detects the passage of a game ball.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided on the left side of the game area 52 and the effect display device 60 provided in the approximate center of the game area 52 have a variation of the special symbol 192 on each screen and a decoration linked to the special symbol 192. Changes in the effect image including the pattern 190 are displayed. Hereinafter, such display is referred to as “design variation” or “variation display”.

  The special symbol display device 61 is a display device composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs. The special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the lottery performed when the game ball falls into the start port 62. When the symbol mode when the special symbol 192 is stopped is the symbol that is determined in advance, the timing at which the symbol is displayed is the big hit occurrence timing. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The special symbol 192 represented by the combination of segments in this embodiment is not necessarily a letter or number body, and is a generally meaningless symbol formed by a combination of segments constituting a 7-segment LED. It's okay. These symbols are replaced one after another at a high speed and displayed on the special symbol display device 61, whereby the symbol variation display of the special symbol 192 is realized. 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 special symbol display device 61 may be an LED dot array that is not a 7-segment LED, and a plurality of types of special symbols 192 may be expressed by combinations of lighting patterns and lighting colors.

  The effect display device 60 is a display device configured by a liquid crystal display that displays the decorative symbol 190 in a variable manner in conjunction with the variable symbol display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually producing the lottery determination result display indicated by the special symbol 192. 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 theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is drawn, and for example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn may be used. The decorative pattern 190 is switched according to the development of the effect between the case where the design that includes the design is variably displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, characters, and symbols are variably displayed. It may be a configuration. On the background of the variation display of the decoration symbol 190, a moving image having a staging effect related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is displayed in conjunction with the symbol variation.

  The effect display device 60 is configured by a high-definition dot matrix type display device such as a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be configured by a mechanical display unit such as a drum rotation type or a display unit such as an LED matrix type. Good. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol display device 61 on the lower left side of the production display device 60 is displayed 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 left side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery that determines whether or not the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the determination result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. Therefore, the open lottery is also called “ordinary symbol lottery”. The normal symbol display device 59 in this embodiment is composed of two lamps for convenience, and the display state of the normal symbols is expressed by which of these lamps is lit. For example, when the first lamp is turned off and the second lamp is hit, the normal symbol fluctuation display is expressed by alternately turning on and off, and finally one of the lights is turned on. A stop symbol of a normal symbol is expressed by being stopped in the state. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. After a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the change, the normal symbol change display stops. At this time, in the normal state, the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol with a low probability of, for example, about 1/256, and in the easy entry state described later, the normal symbol is in the winning symbol with a high probability of, for example, about 250/256. Stop. When the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol, the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded for a predetermined time. The opening time of the spreading mechanism 63 is, for example, 0.1 seconds in the normal state, and 6 seconds in the easy entry state.

  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. The center decoration 64 is provided with a plurality of center decoration lamps 90a to 90c that are turned on at different colors and timings for each part as an effect according to the progress of the game. In the center of the upper part of the center decoration 64, the shape of the pachinko gaming machine 10 model name or logo of the title is used, and a plurality of lights that are lit at various colors and timings for each character as an effect according to the progress of the game. Character lamps 92a to 92c are provided. In this embodiment, various effect lighting objects such as the center decoration lamp 90, the character lamp 92, the outer periphery lamp 94, and the front frame lamp 96 are provided. You may provide a lamp | ramp and may produce the production effect by controlling those light quantity and lighting timing separately. In addition, various effect lighting objects such as the center decoration lamp 90, the character lamp 92, the outer periphery lamp 94, and the front frame lamp 96 may include a light source such as an LED and a translucent lamp cover that covers the light source. . The lamp cover may be colorless and transparent or white so that the color output from the light source can be presented as it is, or a color such as red or blue so that the color can be presented when the light source is not emitting light. May be. The special symbol hold display device 20 is provided at the lower left portion of the game area 52, and the normal symbol hold display device 22 is provided below the normal symbol display device 59 at the lower right portion of the game area 52, which is the symmetrical position. ing.

  The special symbol hold display device 20 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of lottery holds depending on the number of lights. The number of lottery holds is the number of lottery values won in the starting slot 62 during symbol variation or special game, and indicates the number of winning balls for which symbol variation has not yet been executed. 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 four lamps, and displays the number of normal symbol fluctuation hold depending on the number of lights. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed.

  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. The movable accessory 140 is a movable object whose operation is controlled in conjunction with the effect, and plays an effect role by the operation. For example, the movable accessory 140 operates in response to an operation input via the operation button 82 by the player.

  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 is dropped into each of the general winning port 72, the start port 62, and the big winning port 66, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning port is paid out to the upper ball plate 15 or the lower ball plate 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60. The variation display of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the lapse of the variation display time determined prior to the display. The special symbol 192 is variably displayed in accordance with a variation pattern in which a 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 special symbol 192 is 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 determined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  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 special symbol 192 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, and the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 66 is started. The 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”. ".

  The special game is started by displaying an effect screen called start demonstration time. After the start demonstration time is displayed on the screen, the grand prize winning opening 66 is opened, and after the opening lasts for about 30 seconds, or after nine or more game balls have dropped in, it is temporarily closed. From such opening to closing of the big prize opening 66 is basically called a unit game, but it may be repeated a plurality of short-time opening during one unit game. After the opening / closing of the special prize opening 66 or the unit game is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times, the special game is ended by displaying an effect screen called an end demo time. On the other hand, when the winning lottery corresponds to a result called “small hit”, the small hit game is executed. The small hit is a result included in the losing as the determination result of the success / failure lottery. The small hit game is a unit game executed in a manner similar to some types of special games. However, the unit game executed as a small hit game is only one time, which is different from a special game in which a plurality of unit games are executed.

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, the fluctuation time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190, which are one of the specific games, is started (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction” as appropriate). The time shortening of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is a state in which the variation time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is shortened from the normal state. The variation time of the special symbol 192 and the decoration symbol 190 is returned to the original variation time after a predetermined variation number, for example, 100 variation display, but if the big hit occurs before the variation number is reached, the time is shortened. Also ends. Due to the shortening of time, the variation time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is shortened, so that it is possible to shorten the time until the big hit occurs compared to the normal state where the symbol variation is performed with the normal variation time. Therefore, it is possible to relatively increase the jackpot acquisition ease.

  During the time shortening of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190, the easy entry state which is one of the specific games is performed. The easy entry state is a state in which the ease of entering the starting port 62 is enhanced by executing the short time of the normal symbol, the probability variation of the open lottery, and the open extension of the expansion mechanism 63. The normal symbol time reduction is a state in which the variation time of the normal symbol is shortened from the normal state. The probability variation of the open lottery is a state in which the winning probability of the open lottery is higher than the normal state. The opening extension of the spreading mechanism 63 is a state in which the opening time of the spreading mechanism 63 is longer than the normal state. As described above, in the easy entry state, the possibility that the number of fluctuations of the normal symbol per certain time increases as compared to the normal state increases, and the ease of entering the start opening 62 also increases. There is a high possibility that the number of entering will increase. Therefore, due to the shortened time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 and the easy entry state, the chance to obtain a winning ball by entering the starting port 62 increases during that period, and as a result, the player can play the game with little decrease in possession. It is possible to continue.

  Note that the easy entry state in the present embodiment increases the ease of entering the starting port 62 by using three functions such as a short time for a normal symbol, a probability variation of an open lottery, and an open / extended extension of the expansion mechanism 63. However, as a modification, it is good also as a structure which improves the entrance ease to the starting port 62 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 starting port 62. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which switches according to a gaming state at least any one of three functions by the period to implement and the period which does not implement.

  When a special game occurs and the winning stop pattern at that time is in a specific mode, the probability variation game of the winning lottery (hereinafter referred to as “probability change” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games after the end of the special game ) Is further started. During the chance change of the winning / failing lottery, the winning / failing lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game can be generated relatively early. The probability change of the success / failure lottery is continued until the next big hit occurs, but as a modification, it may be configured to end when a predetermined limited number of symbol changes are made. In this embodiment, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are started at the same time as when the probability change is started, and the easy entry state is also started. May be executed.

  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 light intensity switch 98 is a switch for adjusting and setting the light amount of various effect lighting objects in three stages. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as a lottery when a winning is made to the start port 62. The sub-board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42 and controls display contents on the effect display device 60, operations of the plurality of movable accessories 140, lighting of the center decoration lamp 90, the character lamp 92, the outer periphery lamp 94, and the front frame lamp 96. In particular, the display contents are changed according to the determination result by the main board 102, and the lighting of the movable accessory 140, the center decoration lamp 90, the character lamp 92, the outer periphery lamp 94, and the front frame lamp 96 is operated in accordance with the progress of the production. Let The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The back setting mechanism 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the light intensity switch in FIG. The light intensity switch 98 is a slide switch for switching the light quantity of each lamp, which is a large number of light sources provided in the pachinko gaming machine 10, between “strong”, “medium”, and “weak”. This switch is mainly operated by an amusement store employee, and the light intensity is set by sliding the knob to any one of “strong”, “medium”, and “weak”. The operator operates the light intensity switch 98 when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is off, and by turning on the power, the light quantity of each lamp can be set to one of three levels: “strong”, “medium”, and “weak”. Can be set. For example, if you want the lamp to shine strongly according to the brightness of the store, set it to “High”. If you want the light intensity of the lamp to be as weak as possible, set it to “Low” and set the light intensity between these. Set to “Medium” if you want to. The relationship between the light quantity of the lamp and the setting by the switch will be described later.

  In the modified example, a method in which the operator inputs settings via the display content of the effect display device and the operation of the operation buttons 82 without using a dedicated switch such as the light intensity switch 98 may be adopted. For example, when the pachinko gaming machine 10 is turned on, a light intensity setting screen is displayed when a predetermined operation is performed, and the operator is set to “strong”, “medium”, or “weak”.

  The “light quantity” in this embodiment mainly indicates the total amount of light emitted per unit control time (for example, 1/60 second) by one light emitting element as a light source. The circuit that controls lighting of the light source modulates the drive pulse of the current with respect to the light emitting element so that the light intensity specified for each light emitting element and each control point is realized. (PWM).

  FIG. 4 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in the present embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a start port 62, a big winning port 66, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, a normal symbol display device 59, and operation buttons 82. The speaker 18, the center decoration lamp 90, the character lamp 92, the outer periphery lamp 94, the front frame lamp 96, and the movable accessory 140 are electrically connected to each other so that various control signals can be transmitted and received. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game but also the staging operations such as the symbol variation display, the movable accessory 140, and the electric decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 is a ball determination unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, a symbol determination unit 114, a variation pattern determination unit 115, a hold control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, a specific game. An execution unit 122 and an opening / closing control unit 124 are provided. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, a design mode determination unit 131, an effect determination unit 132, an effect control unit 134, an accessory control unit 136, a control data storage unit 138, and a lighting control unit 139. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

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

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the start opening 62, and when receiving the big winning opening winning information, determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 66, and the general winning is obtained. When the information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 obtains, as a success / failure lottery value, a random number value for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the starting hole 62 is entered. To do. For example, the success / failure lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The value acquired as the success / failure lottery value by the success / failure lottery means 112 is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held within a range not exceeding the predetermined holding upper limit number.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a plurality of success / failure tables to be referred to in the success / failure determination. In the plurality of success / failure tables, determination results of big hits, small wins, and misses are associated with the success / failure lottery values, and the success / failure probabilities are determined according to the associated jackpot range settings. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to the success / failure table based on the normal probability at the normal time, and refers to the success / failure table whose probability of winning is higher than the normal probability when the probability changes. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to any of the plurality of success / failure tables and determines whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win. In this specification, “table” simply refers to data in which the correspondence between a first parameter such as a lottery value and a second parameter such as a value indicating an option is defined in a table structure. In addition, the case where the correspondence is realized by a program structure that derives the second parameter from the first parameter is widely included. Including these, they are also referred to as “selection criteria” as a concept substantially synonymous with “table”. In addition, when using a table structure, a selection criterion which is substantially one type may be configured by a combination of a plurality of structurally subdivided tables. Indicates the number of substantive types of tables, not the number of subdivided tables.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 acquires a lottery value as an open lottery for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68. The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a success / failure table in which the correspondence between the lottery value of the open lottery and the success / failure result is determined, and determines the success / failure result of the open lottery with reference to the success / failure table. In the normal state, the winning / failing table with a probability of 1/256 is referred to, and in the easy entry state, the winning / failing table with a probability of 250/256 is referred to. 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.

  FIG. 5 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. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to the success / failure determination table of FIG. In the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), a big hit is made only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 399. When the probability is changed, as shown in FIG. 5B, the range of the big hit is expanded, and not only the case where the winning / failing lottery value corresponds to the range of 0 to 399 but also the case of the range of 400 to 2999 becomes a big hit. Thus, the range corresponding to the big hit changes according to the gaming state. In the case of hitting a big hit, whether it is a 15R big hit or a 2R big hit and whether or not there is a probability change is determined separately according to the stop symbol of the special symbol. In this figure, the single hit / fail judgment table shows the big hit 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.

  In the present embodiment, even if the winning / raising lottery value does not correspond to the big hit range, that is, a so-called out of range, it becomes a small hit if it falls within the predetermined range. In the example of this figure, when the success / failure lottery value acquired by the success / failure lottery means 112 falls within the range of 65000 to 65535, it is a small hit. 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.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is variably displayed in a special symbol form on the special symbol display device 61. In addition, a decorative symbol that shows the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 in an effect manner is variably displayed on the effect display device 60. The success / failure lottery means 112 transmits the lottery determination result corresponding to the symbol variation to the symbol mode determining unit 131 and the effect determining unit 132 together with the symbol variation control command at the timing of starting the symbol variation.

  The symbol determination means 114 determines a special symbol stop symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 according to the lottery determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112. The symbol determination means 114 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a special symbol stop symbol. The symbol determination means 114 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol, and determines the stop symbol of the special symbol according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value.

  The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 according to the determination result of the open lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112. The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol in accordance with the determination result of the open lottery in order to display the determination result of the open lottery on the normal symbol display device 59 in the form of a normal symbol. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and after the change display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the start port 62. The opening mechanism 63 is expanded for a predetermined time.

  The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination unit 132.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 6A is a table that is referred to when the determination result is a big hit, FIG. 6B is a table that is referred to when the determination result is wrong, and FIG. This table is referred to when the determination result is a small hit. The symbol determination means 114 refers to the symbol determination table of this diagram in symbol determination. In the symbol determination table, a correspondence relationship between numbers “0” to “10” indicating the types of special symbols and symbol lottery values is defined. The types of special symbols are associated with the big hit, small hit, and unsuccessful determination results, with “0” to “4” corresponding to the big hit, “5” to “9” corresponding to the big hit, “10” corresponds to a loss. Each type is assigned a plurality of special symbols, that is, a plurality of symbols that are generally meaningless and formed by a combination of segments.

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

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

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

  Returning to FIG. 4, the variation pattern determination unit 115 selects any variation pattern from a plurality of types of variation patterns according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery. The variation pattern determining means 115 holds a variation pattern table to be referred to in order to determine the variation pattern. The variation pattern determination unit 115 sends data indicating the determined variation pattern to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination unit 132. The variation pattern determination unit 115 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns. 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.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing the variation pattern table. The variation pattern determining means 115 refers to the variation pattern table for removal shown in FIG. 7A when the result of the determination is wrong. When the determination result is a 15R jackpot, the fluctuation pattern table for 15R jackpot shown in FIG. 7B is referred to. When the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, the variation pattern table for 2R big hit and small hit shown in FIG. 7C is referred to.

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

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

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

  FIG. 8 is a diagram 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 relationship between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern when the number of hold of the success / failure lottery value 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 when the number of hold of the success / failure lottery value by the hold 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. 4, the fluctuation pattern determining means 115 determines the fluctuation display time of the normal symbol. In the normal state, the variable display time is determined to be 60 seconds, and in the easy entry state, the variable display time is determined to be 6 seconds.

  When there is a new entry at the start port 62 and a new winning / failing lottery is executed, the holding control means 116 displays a new entry when a symbol change corresponding to the previous entry or lottery is displayed. The start of symbol variation based on is suspended, and the corresponding lottery value is stored until the corresponding symbol variation display starts. In the present embodiment, the winning lottery value is stored as a holding ball with an upper limit of four. The success / failure lottery value here includes a success / failure lottery value, a symbol lottery value, and a variation pattern lottery value. The hold control means 116 further stores the usual lottery value acquired by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a hold ball. These numbers of holdings are represented by the number of lighting or blinking numbers of the special symbol holding display device 20 and the normal symbol holding display device 22, respectively.

  The main display control unit 118 causes the special symbol display device 61 to display the lottery determination result by the success / failure lottery unit 112 as a variation display of the special symbol 192 according to the variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determination unit 115. The main display control means 118 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the success / failure lottery performed before that has ended. The main display control means 118 transmits a change start command and a change stop command to the effect control means 134 at the timing for starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol 192. When transmitting the variation start command, the values indicating the determined determination result, stop symbol, and variation pattern are transmitted to the effect control means 134 together with the variation start command. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect control means 134 together with the variation stop command. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 118 and the effect control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The main display control means 118 displays the determination result of the normal symbol lottery on the normal symbol display device 59 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The special game control means 120 indicates that the special game operation condition is established when the special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode when the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 results in the transition to the special game. A special game is executed by determining and opening the special winning opening 66. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is configured 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 66 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In the case of 2R big hit, the big winning opening 66 is opened for about 0.5 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 120 ends the special game when the set round number of unit games is exhausted. Even in the case of 2R big hit, if the predetermined condition is satisfied, the big winning opening 66 may be opened in the same manner as the 15R big hit.

  The specific game executing means 122 controls the normal game in the probability changing state, the short time state, and the easy-to-enter state. The specific game execution means 122 shifts the game state to the time-saving state and the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game. On the other hand, the transition to the probability variation state after the end of the special game is limited to the case where the symbol determined by the symbol determination means 114 is a big hit symbol accompanied by the transition to probability variation. The short-time state and the easy-to-enter state are continued until the number of times of display of the special symbol 192 reaches a predetermined number of end conditions, for example, 100 times from the end of the special game. However, when the state changes to the probability changing state at the same time, as long as the probability changing state continues, the short time state and the easy entry state are continued. That is, it continues until the next big hit occurs. Thus, the end of the short time state and the easy entry state is determined according to the gaming state. In the short time state, the fluctuation pattern determining means 115 selects a fluctuation pattern having a short fluctuation time so that the fluctuation display time of the special symbol 192 is substantially shortened. However, in a normal state, a fluctuation pattern table corresponding to the number of hold of the success / failure lottery value by the hold control unit 116 is referred to, and a change pattern with a long change time is likely to appear as the number of hold by the hold control unit 116 decreases. In the easy entry state, the normal symbol time is shortened, the normal symbol probability change, and the expansion mechanism 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 probable change state, the probability that the success / failure determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a big hit is maintained at a high value.

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

  The pattern storage 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 determines the contents of the effect displayed on the effect display device 60 by the effect control means 134 in accordance with the determination result of the success / failure received from the success / failure lottery means 112. The effect determining means 132 selects one of a plurality of change effect pattern data corresponding to the change pattern of the special symbol determined by the change pattern determining means 115, reads out the data from the pattern storage means 130, and obtains information on the change effect pattern. It sends to the production 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 pattern determining unit 131 determines the combination of stop symbols of the decorative symbol 190 and the arrangement thereof according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery unit 112, the special symbol stop symbol, the special symbol variation pattern, and the decorative symbol variation effect pattern. To decide. The symbol form determination unit 131 transmits information indicating the determined combination of stop symbols to the effect 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, when the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates a transition to a special game of 15R jackpot, a specific combination such as “777” or “ A combination of three symbols such as “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 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 determination result of the success / failure by a predetermined notice lottery and sets a prior effect and determines a notice effect pattern to be displayed. To do. The effect determining means 132 holds a notice determination table that should be referred to in order to determine whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table that should be referred to when selecting the type of the notice effect pattern. The notice decision table is set so that different columns are referenced according to the decision result, and the decision of success or failure is made so that the notice effect is displayed with a higher probability than the case of losing when the result is a winning lottery. 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 control unit 134 causes the effect display device 60 to variably display the effect image including the decorative pattern in accordance with the selected variation effect pattern data as the determination result of the success / failure lottery unit 112. The effect control means 134 starts a new symbol variation when a variation start command for the decorative symbol 190 is received.

  When the effect determining unit 132 determines that the notice effect is to be displayed, the effect control unit 134 displays the notice effect according to the selected notice effect pattern on the effect display device 60 in a manner to be superimposed on the design variation effect. Let The production control means 134 controls the production using lighting and extinguishing of the center decoration lamp 90, the character lamp 92, the outer periphery lamp 94, and the front frame lamp 96 via the lighting control means 139. The effect control means 134 further controls effect processing such as sound output from the speaker 18.

  In accordance with the instruction received from the effect control means 134, the accessory control means 136 is movable in accordance with the effect contents on the effect display device 60 and the blinking process of the center decoration lamp 90, the character lamp 92, the outer periphery lamp 94, and the front frame lamp 96. The accessory 140 is operated in a staging manner.

  The control data storage unit 138 stores lighting pattern data that defines a process in which lighting modes of a plurality of light sources including the center decoration lamp 90, the character lamp 92, the outer periphery lamp 94, and the front frame lamp 96 are changed. The control data storage unit 138 is configured by a non-volatile memory such as a ROM in terms of hardware. In the lighting pattern data, the amount of light, the color, and the timing at which the light source is turned on are defined in accordance with the content of the effect displayed on the effect display device 60 and the sound flowing from the speaker 18. For example, the lamp is lit in red when the red character image representing the friend is displayed on the effect display device 60, and the lamp is lit in blue according to the timing when the blue character image representing the enemy is displayed. The lighting pattern data is determined as follows. Prior to the effect displayed on the effect display device 60, lighting pattern data that suggests the content of the effect by lighting or blinking the lamp or blinking the light source in accordance with the rhythm of the music flowing from the speaker 18 is determined. May be. Further, in a situation where no music is flowing from the speaker 18, the light source is blinked at a predetermined rhythm, and is synchronized with the rhythm of the music flowing thereafter, thereby realizing a lighting mode that suggests an effect following the blinking of the lamp. Pattern data may be defined.

  The lighting pattern data includes light amount control data in which the relationship between the light amount for turning on a plurality of light sources and the control timing is determined for each light source. The amount of light is defined in the light amount control data by a value of any gradation of 1 to 8 bits, that is, a value of a variable gradation number from 2 gradations to 256 gradations. In the light amount control data, the light amount of each light source is defined by individual gradations for each control timing with respect to a plurality of control timings in a period for controlling lighting. In this way, the light amount control data is defined in association with the light source to be controlled, the control timing, the light amount, and the gradation of the light amount. Since it is not always necessary to define the light amount with a constant gradation, the data size of the light amount control data can be suppressed by reducing the number of gradations at each control timing to reduce the light amount value. At this time, it is possible to reduce the number of gradations as much as possible so that the amount of light is minimized at each control timing, but considering the effort of the developer at the development stage, for each block of several control timings It is also possible to reduce the number of gradations to some extent so that the amount of light is as small as possible. In that case, the number of gradations can be significantly reduced at least partially compared to unifying the number of gradations at all the control timings, which can contribute to the suppression of the data size as a whole. In the control processing executed by the effect control means 134, it is preferable that the size of data to be processed and the number of execution steps of instructions are as small as possible in order to reduce processing load and eliminate processing delay.

  The effect control means 134 reads lighting pattern data corresponding to various effect patterns from the control data storage means 138, and based on the lighting pattern data, commands for lighting a plurality of light sources at each control timing, light intensity values, and Light amount control data for determining the number of gradations is transmitted to the lighting control means 139. A value of 1 to 8 bits (for example, a value corresponding to 0 to 7 for 3 bits and a value corresponding to 0 to 15 for 4 bits) is determined as the amount of light. Similarly, the number of gradations is also set to a value of 1 to 8 bits (for example, 0 to 7 for 3 bits and 0 to 15 for 4 bits). For example, when the light quantity is defined as “16” with 16 gradations in the light quantity control data, a 4-bit value “15” indicating the light quantity “16” and a 4-bit value “15” indicating the number of gradations “16”. Is defined.

  In the modification, the effect control means 134 may be configured to transmit the light amount value determined by the light amount control data after converting the light amount control data to 256 gradation values prior to transmission of the light amount control data. For example, if the value is “16” of 16 gradations, it may be transmitted after correcting “256” of 256 gradations.

  The lighting control unit 139 controls the lighting of each light source according to a command, a light amount value, and the number of gradation levels determined by the light amount control data transmitted from the effect control unit 134. The lighting control means 139 is a control circuit that controls the drive current by pulse width modulation (PWM) so that the light source is turned on with a specified light amount. When the lighting control unit 139 receives a command indicating lighting, the lighting control unit 139 converts the designated light amount into a control value of 256 gradations based on the number of gradations. For example, when a value “16” of 16 gradations is received, it is converted to “256” of 256 gradations. When the lighting control unit 139 receives a command indicating turning off, the lighting control unit 139 turns off the light source to be controlled.

  The light amount adjusting unit 142 increases or decreases the light amount defined in the light amount control data based on a preset adjustment value, and increases or decreases the light amount gradation according to the adjustment value. The “adjustment value” here includes a light intensity setting value set by the light intensity switch 98 and an intensity-specific adjustment value indicating a ratio of adjusting the light amount for each light intensity. The light intensity set by the light intensity switch 98 has three values of “strong”, “medium”, and “weak”, and any one of them is stored in the light amount adjusting unit 142. “High” indicates that the amount of light is output at a rate of 100%, while “medium” and “weak” indicate that the amount of light is output at a predetermined rate of less than 100%. As the timing for storing the light intensity setting value, the light intensity setting value may be written to the light amount adjusting means 142 when a game shop employee performs a setting operation via the light intensity switch 98. Alternatively, every time the pachinko gaming machine 10 is activated, a light intensity setting value corresponding to the setting of the light intensity switch 98 may be written in the light amount adjusting means 142.

  When the light intensity setting value stored in the light amount adjusting unit 142 is “strong”, the effect control unit 134 uses the light amount control value specified in the light amount control data stored in the control data storage unit 138 as it is. A numerical value is transmitted to the lighting control means 139. On the other hand, when the light intensity setting value stored in the light amount adjusting unit 142 is “medium”, the light amount adjusting unit 142 is a ratio set for each light source in correspondence with “medium”. Adjust according to the adjustment value for each strength. The adjustment value for each intensity is set in advance for each light source and each intensity. For example, the strength-specific adjustment values of the first character lamp 92a are set to 100% for “strong”, 50% for “medium”, and 30% for “weak”. In contrast, the strength-specific adjustment values of the second character lamp 92b are set to 100% for “strong”, 80% for “medium”, and 50% for “weak”. Further, the adjustment values for each strength of the third character lamp 92c are set to 100% for “strong”, 90% for “medium”, and 70% for “weak”. These intensity-specific adjustment values are developed according to the difference in translucency characteristics such as the thickness and shape of the cover lens of each character lamp and the difference in directivity of each lamp such as the layout and installation direction of each lamp. The optimum value obtained by the experiment of the stage is set in advance.

  In the above example, since the first character lamp 92a has a better light emitting environment such as translucency and directivity, the ratio of reducing the amount of light in “medium” and “weak” is large. On the other hand, since the third character lamp 92c has a relatively inferior light emitting environment such as translucency and directivity, the ratio of reducing the amount of light in “medium” and “weak” is small. “Medium” is a state in which the amount of light is reduced from “High”, and “Weak” is a state in which the amount of light is further reduced from “Medium”. As a result, even when the light intensity of the lamp is adjusted, it is possible to maintain the optimal lighting effect according to the light source or the light emitting environment of each lamp, and the balance of the three colors of red, green and blue The color of the lamp determined in step 1 can also be reproduced as designed.

  In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which an amusement shop employee can set one of three values, “strong”, “medium”, and “weak”. Alternatively, an optimum value may be designed in advance at the development stage and set to a value at any stage. Alternatively, the optimum value for each light source according to individual differences and the optimum value for each light source according to the material and installation status of the lamp cover lens adopted for each model are obtained by experiments at the development stage and adjusted in advance by intensity. You may memorize | store in the light quantity adjustment means 142 as a value. In this case, the light amount may be always adjusted based on the adjustment value for each intensity, or the adjustment may be turned on and off by a switch such as the light intensity switch 98. When the switch is turned off, the light is output with a light intensity of 100%, which is an unadjusted value, as in the case of “strong” in this embodiment.

When the adjustment value for each intensity is −2 to the power of −n (n is an integer) and n times the number of gradations is within 256, the lighting control unit 139 determines the number of gradations instead of adjusting the light amount value itself. Change the value. For example, when “16” of 16 gradations is designated as the light amount and the adjustment value for each intensity is “50%” (= 1/2), the number of gradations is set instead of adjusting the light amount value itself. Double to 16 to 32. That is, when the value of the light amount / the number of gradations is expressed as a fraction, the light intensity is 50% by doubling the denominator to 16/32. The number of gradations is a value of 1 to 8 bits, that is, a power of 2, and is a divisor of the maximum number of gradations 256. Therefore, when the adjustment value according to intensity is 2 to the power of −n, the floor that is the denominator is used. Adjustment is possible only by multiplying the logarithm by ^2n, it is not necessary to change the value of the quantity of light, which is a numerator, and the number of steps of the command can be reduced as adjustment processing.

  In addition, since the value of the light quantity does not become a decimal, the light emission color expressed by the combination of red, green, and blue can maintain the color even when the light intensity is adjusted. In other words, if the light intensity value is not an integer but rounded off to the nearest whole number by rounding up, rounding down, or rounding down, the color before adjustment may change to a different color. Change can be prevented. In particular, when the light quantity value is rounded to an integer value in the number of gradations smaller than 256 gradations, the rounding error also increases and the color change increases when converted to 256 gradation values later. There is a risk that.

Here, as another method, considering a method of directly adjusting the value of the light quantity as a numerator, the procedure is particularly effective when the value of the light quantity as a numerator is an odd number or when the value of the light quantity as a numerator is smaller than n. It becomes complicated. That is, if the value of the light quantity that is a numerator is adjusted to a power of 2 to the power of −n (1/2 ⁿ times), the light quantity value may not be an integer value. It is necessary to multiply the denominator by a factor of 1 / ^{2n and then} increase the number of instruction steps. As a modification, a method may be adopted in which the numerator and denominator are multiplied by the same magnification and converted to a numerical value of, for example, 256 gradations and then multiplied by 1/2 ^n. As a method with a small amount, the light quantity value is easily kept at an integer value by multiplying the denominator by ²ⁿ .

  On the other hand, when the adjustment value by intensity is not 2 to the power of −n (n is an integer), or the adjustment value by intensity is −2 to the power of −n (n is an integer), n times the number of gradations exceeds 256. If so, make the following adjustments: First, as a specification that prioritizes the small number of instruction steps, if the result of multiplying the numerator light quantity value by an adjustment value includes a value after the decimal point, it is rounded to an integer value according to a predetermined rounding rule. Rounding rules are: rounding to the nearest whole number, rounding up, rounding down, rounding down, rounding up, rounding down, rounding up, rounding down As a standard, a rule for performing rounding up or down may be considered. Or you may apply the rounding rule designated at the development stage according to light emission environments, such as translucency, directivity, and visibility for every light source, for every light source. Strictly speaking, changes in color may be unavoidable when adjusting according to the specified rounding rules, but the range assumed in advance in the design stage compared to mechanical conversion without considering individual environments. The change can be contained within.

  If the adjustment value for each intensity is not 2 to the power of −n (n is an integer), the specification that gives priority to the small rounding error is that the numerator and denominator until the light quantity value is multiplied by the adjustment value and does not include a decimal number. Alternatively, a predetermined rounding rule may be applied after multiplying the numerator and denominator by an equal magnification so that the light amount of 256 tones is obtained from the beginning and multiplying the numerator by an adjustment value.

  The adjustment value for each intensity is not limited to the adjustment value for each intensity corresponding to the light intensity setting value set via the light intensity switch 98, but may be an adjustment value specified in the effect pattern or the effect program. For example, in the effect program, the location of specific light amount data in the light amount control data is specified, and the intensity is specified by specifying an adjustment value for the light amount data, for example, “lights at 30%”. Also in that case, the adjustment by the adjustment value is executed for the designated light quantity value and the number of gradations by the above-described procedure. Further, the control may be a combination of the adjustment based on the light intensity setting value and the intensity-specific adjustment value and the adjustment specified by the effect pattern or the effect program, such as selecting an individual intensity-specific adjustment value for each effect pattern. For example, in the case of a production pattern with a high expectation level for big hits such as Super Reach, the light intensity setting value will be lit at an adjustment value that will be lit at 100% regardless of whether the light intensity setting value is “High”, “Medium”, or “Low”. In the case of an effect pattern with a low expectation level for jackpots such as normal reach, lighting control is performed according to the light intensity setting value and the intensity-specific adjustment value. In this way, it is possible to easily adjust the light amount by specifying the intensity-specific adjustment value without specifying the light amount value itself.Therefore, depending on the lighting control content, different control content can be set without preparing specific light amount control data. Therefore, it is possible to utilize light amount control data for the purpose. Thereby, not only the data size of the light quantity control data can be suppressed, but also the development burden can be reduced. On the other hand, the production intention that should appear in the lighting color of the lamp can be easily reproduced in a more faithful and optimal form.

  FIG. 9 is a table illustrating an example of lighting pattern data. In the lighting pattern data table 300, each row indicates light amount control data corresponding to a light amount control command for one control timing, that is, for one interruption to the main control program. The control of each row is executed at an interval of 1/60 seconds, for example. The first column 302 shows the number of times the light amount control shown in the row is repeated. The second column 304 shows which gradation level the light amount value of the row is from 2 gradations to 256 gradations. Each of the third column 306, the fourth column 308, the fifth column 310, and the sixth column 312 includes the light amounts of the first character lamp 92a, the second character lamp 92b, the third character lamp 92c, and the front frame lamp 96. , Red LED (R), green LED (G), and blue LED (B). In this figure, a first character lamp 92a, a second character lamp 92b, a third character lamp 92c, and a front frame lamp 96 are illustrated as light sources, and illustration and description of light amount control data of other light sources are omitted.

  For example, in the light quantity control data in the first row, the gradation shown in the second column 304 is “16”, and the “R” light quantity of the first character lamp 92a shown in the third column 306 is “16”. Therefore, it is indicated that the amount of light is “16” in 16 gradations. “G” and “B” in the third column 306 are blank, indicating that the LED is turned off. In this case, only the red LED is turned on for the first character lamp 92a, and the light amount thereof is turned on at 256 gradations, that is, the maximum light amount, and the green LED and the blue LED are turned off. Therefore, the first character lamp 92a is lit red.

  In the light quantity control data in the second row, the gradation shown in the second column 304 is “16”, but “R”, “G”, and “B” of the first character lamp 92 a shown in the third column 306 are all. Since it is blank, it can be seen that the first character lamp 92a is extinguished. In the third and fourth lines, the gradation shown in the second column 304 is “16”, the light quantity of “R” of the first character lamp 92a shown in the third column 306 is “16”, and “G” "2" is "2" and "B" is blank. In this case, it is lit in red that is slightly closer to orange than in the case of the first row. In this way, the balance of red, green, and blue changes at each control timing, and the emission color can be finely changed at a maximum of 60 control timings per second.

  In the light amount control data on the 21st row, the number of repetitions shown in the first column 302 is “12”, indicating that the light amount control on this row is repeated 12 times. Further, the gradation shown in the second column 304 of this row is “8”, which indicates that the amount of light is represented by 8 gradations. For example, the light amount indicated by “R” in the third column 306 is “8”, and the light amount “8” in 8 gradations is equal to “256” in 256 gradations. This value is equal to the amount of light “16” in 16 gradations such as the first row, but the first row is indicated by a 4-bit value, whereas the 21st row is indicated by a 3-bit value. The same value can be expressed with a small amount of data. As described above, the gradation at a certain control timing may differ from the gradation at another control timing.

  The light amounts of “R”, “G”, and “B” determined in the light amount control data may be adjusted in advance according to the cover color of the lamp to be lit. For example, consider a case where the lamp covers of the first center decoration lamp 90a and the second center decoration lamp 90b are transparent or white, and the third center decoration lamp 90c is red. At this time, the amount of “R” emitted from the light source in the red third center decoration lamp 90c is relatively reduced so that the same color is output from each of the three center decoration lamps 90a to 90c. As a result, the color obtained by combining the light emission color of the light source of the third center decoration lamp 90c and the color of the lamp cover and the light emission color of the other lamps become the same color, and a lighting effect with a sense of unity is obtained. For example, when each of the three center decoration lamps 90a to 90c is lit in the same purple color, “purple” is output to the light sources of the first center decoration lamp 90a and the second center decoration lamp 90b whose lamp covers are transparent. On the other hand, by outputting “blue” or “blue-purple” to the light source of the third center decoration lamp 90c whose lamp cover is red, the other center decoration lamps 90a and 90b are combined with the red color of the lamp cover. Make sure it is lit in the same “purple”. On the other hand, in order to make the red color of the third center decoration lamp 90c stand out, the amount of “R” emitted from the light source of the third center decoration lamp 90c may be increased so that a brighter red color is generated.

  In pachinko machines, although the board configuration and production contents are common, there are cases where a plurality of the same series models that are set so that the specifications such as the jackpot probability and the number of winning balls are different. In this case, a gaming machine with a theme color according to each specification may be manufactured. For example, in a series machine where the theme color is “red”, the lamp cover color is “red” and the theme color is For series machines that are "blue", the color of the lamp cover is "blue". When the color of the lamp cover differs due to such a difference in specifications, the color output to the light source provided with the colored lamp cover is adjusted according to the model so that each model has a unified lighting effect It is desirable to do. For example, among the light amount control data stored in the control data storage unit 138, the light source provided with the transparent lamp cover is common data among the models, while the light source provided with the colored lamp cover is the model It is good also as the data by which color adjustment was carried out for every. Further, the light amount control data stored in the control data storage unit 138 is made common among the models, and the effect control unit 134 and the lighting control unit 139 perform predetermined color adjustment on the control data for the light source having the colored lamp cover. It is good also as giving. Thus, even in the same series model, a brighter lighting effect can be realized by adjusting the color to be output to the light source according to the color of the lamp cover.

  In this way, while using a light source such as an LED capable of emitting light with high brightness and vivid colors, it is possible to realize more various effects by determining the light quantity of red, green, and blue at each light emission timing by lighting pattern data. become. On the other hand, by using a high-performance LED capable of emitting light with high luminance, a high luminance effect may be a burden on the player's eyes. In addition, if the amount of light changes instantaneously from a light-off state to a high-intensity lighting state, or if a contrasting color change such as red to blue is made instantaneously, an excessive stimulus is visually added to the player's eyes. There is a fear.

  For example, paying attention to the lighting state of the third character lamp 92c shown in the fifth column 310, the light amount control data in the first to third rows indicates that the light amount of “R” is “16” in 16 gradations, the blank, A process of changing to “16” is defined. Accordingly, from the first line to the third line, the first character lamp 92a is turned on in red with the maximum light quantity, then turned off, and then turned on in red with the maximum light quantity. Focusing on the lighting state of the front frame lamp 96 shown in the sixth column 312, “16” and “B” of “G” at 16 gradations according to the light amount control data of the 15th to 20th rows. “16” and “R” are changed to “16”. Therefore, from the 15th line to the 20th line, the front frame lamp 96 is lit in the order of green, blue, and red with the maximum light amount.

  In this way, if an effect that flashes red with high brightness or makes contrasting color changes such as green, blue, and red with high brightness is used, greater attention can be drawn from the player. It may be. However, if a lighting effect with high brightness and a large change is used, the burden on the player's eyes increases, and it may not be possible to entertain the game for a long time with peace of mind. On the other hand, if it is set as an effect mode that does not cause the light source to blink or change color, the effect of the effect lighting object may be reduced, leading to a decrease in game playability.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, when the lighting mode of the light source is changed from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode, an interpolation lighting mode is provided to interpolate the change from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode. The light quantity change from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode is alleviated. For example, when the lighting pattern is determined so as to blink red with the maximum light amount, an intermediate is used to interpolate between the first lighting mode for turning off the light source and the second lighting mode for lighting red with the maximum light amount. An interpolation lighting mode for lighting a red light with an appropriate amount of light is provided. Thereby, compared with the case where the maximum amount of red light is turned on instantaneously, the amount of change in the amount of light when the lighting mode is switched is reduced, and the burden on the player's eyes is suppressed.

  The effect control unit 134 refers to the lighting pattern data stored in the control data storage unit 138, and first light amount control data for lighting the light source in the first lighting mode, and for lighting the light source in the second lighting mode. The second light quantity control data is read out. The effect control means 134 interpolates light amount control data that defines an interpolation lighting mode for interpolating a change from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode when the lighting mode of the light source is changed from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode. Is generated. In this specification, the first light amount control data and the second light amount control data defined in the lighting pattern data are also referred to as “main light amount control data” in order to distinguish them from the interpolated light amount control data. The lighting mode according to the “main light amount control data” is also referred to as “main lighting mode”.

  In the interpolated light amount control data generated by the effect control means 134, a light amount between the light amount of the first light amount control data that defines the first lighting mode and the light amount of the second light amount control data that determines the second lighting mode is determined. For example, when the light amounts of “R”, “G”, and “B” in the first light amount control data are all blank, and the light amount of the second light amount control data is “16” of “R”, the light amount of the interpolated light amount control data Becomes “8” of “R”. The light amount of the interpolation light amount control data may not be an intermediate value between the light amounts of the first light amount control data and the second light amount control data, and may be a value close to one of the light amounts. For example, the value between the blank and “16” may be any value from “1” to “15”. When the light source is changed from the extinguished state to the lit state, an intermediate amount of light is sandwiched therebetween, whereby the amount of change in the amount of light can be reduced in the process of turning on the light source. Similarly, when the light source is changed from the on state to the off state, the amount of change in the light amount in the process of turning off the light source can be reduced by interposing the intermediate light amount. Further, not only when changing the light amount between the lighting state and the unlighting state, but also when changing the light amount between a relatively strong light amount and a weak light amount, by providing an interpolation lighting mode, the light amount is gradually reduced. Can be changed.

  When the emission color of the first lighting mode is different from that of the second lighting mode, the light amount between “R”, “G”, and “B” defined by the main light amount control data is calculated. Thus, the light amount of the interpolated light amount control data is determined. For example, when the first light amount control data is “B” 16 and the second light amount control data is “R” “16”, the interpolated light amount control data is “R” is “8”, “B”. Becomes data “8”. In this case, the emission color in the interpolated lighting mode is a purple color representing an intermediate color between blue, which is the first color in the first lighting mode, and red, which is the second color in the second lighting mode. In this way, when changing the color to light the light source, the second color is gradually increased while the first color is gradually reduced by interposing the intermediate color as the interpolation color. The emission color can be changed gradually.

  Note that a color closer to white than purple, which is an intermediate color, may be employed as the interpolation color in the interpolation lighting mode. The term “white” as used herein refers to a color that includes all three elements “R”, “G”, and “B” and that has almost the same amount of light for each color. For example, as a red and blue interpolation color, a color close to “white” by adding a light amount of “G” may be used. At this time, even if the light quantity of each color is adjusted so that the total value of each light quantity of “R”, “G”, and “B” in the first lighting mode, the interpolation lighting mode, and the second lighting mode does not change significantly. Good. For example, when “R” is changed from “16” to “B” “16”, interpolation is performed such that “R” is “7”, “G” is “2”, and “B” is “7”. The light amount control data may be generated and adjusted so that the total value of the light amounts of the respective colors becomes the same “16”. As a result, the total amount of change in light emission intensity, which is the sum of the three colors, can be reduced, and an abrupt change in the amount of light as well as the color can be suppressed.

  The effect control unit 134 may generate the interpolated light amount control data for all the main light amount control data included in the lighting pattern data table 300, or the interpolated light amount only for the main light amount control data that satisfies a predetermined condition. Control data may be generated. For example, the interpolated light amount control data may be generated when the difference in light amount determined between two main light amount control data adjacent to each other at a control timing is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. This threshold value corresponds to a light amount difference that makes the switching of the lighting mode conspicuous, and is, for example, a value that is half of the maximum light amount. In the case of 16 gradations, the value corresponds to “8”, which is half of the maximum light amount “16”. When the first light amount control data is “13”, which is about 80% of the maximum light amount “16”, and the second light amount control data is “2”, which is about 20% of the maximum light amount “16”, the threshold value “8”. Interpolated light quantity control data is generated because of the above difference. On the other hand, the first light amount control data is “10” which is about 60% of the maximum light amount “16”, and the second light amount control data is “5” which is about 30% of the maximum light amount “16”. Since the difference is less than the threshold “8”, the interpolated light amount control data is not generated.

  In addition, when the interpolated light amount control data is generated for all main light amount control data, if there is no light amount difference between adjacent main light amount control data, or if it is less than a predetermined threshold, the adjacent main light amount Interpolated light amount control data having the same light amount as the control data may be generated. For example, when the light amount of the first light amount control data is “10” and the light amount of the second light amount control data is “5”, the interpolated light amount control data with the light amount “10” or “5” is generated. Also good.

  The effect control unit 134 may generate a plurality of interpolated light amount control data for two adjacent main light amount control data. Multiple generated interpolated light quantity control data realize the light quantity at each stage when the light quantity is changed step by step so as to gradually change the lighting mode between the first lighting mode and the second lighting mode. Light quantity control data. Further, the number of interpolated light amount control data to be generated may be increased as the light amount difference between adjacent main light amount control data is larger. By interpolating switching of lighting modes using a plurality of interpolation lighting modes, it is possible to make the amount of light quantity change associated with one switching smaller, and to fade in or fade out the light quantity.

  The effect control unit 134 transmits the interpolated light amount control data generated by the effect control unit 134 to the lighting control unit 139 together with the first light amount control data and the second light amount control data determined in the lighting pattern data. In the interpolated light amount control data transmitted to the lighting control means 139, the timing for turning on the light source in the interpolated lighting mode is determined, and the timing is the light emission timing and the second light amount control data defined in the first light amount control data. The light emission timing is determined so as to be between the light emission timings determined in (1). For example, when the control of each row shown in FIG. 9 is executed at 1/60 second intervals, the light emission timing of the second lighting mode is determined 1/60 seconds after the light emission timing of the first lighting mode. As the light emission timing, 1/120 second after the light emission timing of the first lighting mode is set. In addition, the light emission timing of the interpolation lighting mode is delayed from 1/120 seconds so that the period of lighting in the interpolation lighting mode is relatively shorter than the period of lighting in the first lighting mode or the second lighting mode. For example, it may be after 1/90 seconds. In this way, the light emission timing for the interpolated lighting mode is determined to be different from the control timing for each unit control time.

  The lighting control unit 139 turns on the light source in the order of the first lighting mode, the interpolation lighting mode, and the second lighting mode according to the light amount control data transmitted from the effect control unit 134. By turning on the light source in this order, the amount of light output from the light source is changed from the first lighting mode to the interpolated lighting mode rather than from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode. The amount of light change from the interpolated lighting mode to the second lighting mode can be reduced. By interposing the interpolated lighting mode in this way, even when the light amount change from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode is large, the amount of change in the light amount due to switching of the lighting mode is reduced, and the player's It can be a production process with less burden on the eyes.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the main board 102 and the sub board 104. The main board 102 includes electronic components such as a main CPU 150, a main RAM 151, and a main ROM 152. The main ROM 152 stores in advance a main control program and data for controlling the entire game operation. A main control program or data is read from the main ROM 152 into the main RAM 151, and the main control program is executed by the main CPU 150. 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, the payout signal from the payout control board 155, etc. are acquired by the main CPU 150 via various interfaces not shown. The main CPU 150 drives and controls external devices such as each winning opening solenoid and the special symbol display device 61 by various drive circuits (not shown). Further, a command necessary for effect control is transmitted from the main CPU 150 to the sub board 104 together with information such as the result of the lottery determination, the design determination result, and the variation pattern determination result. A signal is transmitted from the main board 102 to the sub board 104 by one-way communication.

  The instruction data transmitted from the main board 102 to the sub-board 104 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 102 can send one command by associating the command type data and the command content data to the sub-board 104 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 102 to the sub board 104 is a specification for transmitting 1 byte of data for each data transmission, it is necessary to transmit 2 bytes at a time for transmitting 2 bytes of instruction data. . The MODE data that is the upper byte is transmitted in the first communication, and the EVENT 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 102 continuously transmits the same data, and when the same data is read twice by the sub board 104, the completion of transmission / reception of the data is determined. . The main board 102 repeatedly transmits the same data until it is read twice, and transmits it up to five times.

  The sub board 104 includes electronic components such as a sub CPU 160, a sub RAM 161, a sub ROM 162, an effect display control device 163, a sound control device 164, and a lighting control device 165. The sub ROM 162 is one of data storage means for holding a sub control program including effect pattern data in which an effect process is defined and display pattern data in which an effect display process is defined. The sub ROM 162 functions as the control data storage unit 138 described above, and holds lighting pattern data that defines a process in which the lighting mode of each lamp changes. A sub control program including effect pattern data, display pattern data, sound pattern data, and lighting pattern data is read into the sub RAM 161 from the sub ROM 162, and effect control based on the sub control program is executed by the sub CPU 160. 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 160 via various interfaces (not shown). The sub CPU 160 decorates the effect display control device 163, the sound control device 164, the lighting control device 165, the effect display device 60, the speaker 18, the center decoration lamp 90, and the like by various drive circuits and control circuits (not shown) according to the effect pattern data. An external device such as a lamp for use and a movable accessory 140 is driven to control display output, sound output, lamp lighting, and effects by the accessory operation. The sub CPU 160 transmits the display pattern data to the effect display control device 163, transmits the sound pattern data to the sound control device 164, and transmits the lighting pattern data and the light amount control data to the lighting control device 165. In the present embodiment, an example in which the sub board 104 includes the effect display control device 163, the sound control device 164, and the lighting control device 165 will be described. However, the sub board 104, the effect display control device 163, the sound control device 164, and the lighting. The controller 165 does not need to be integrated as a substrate, and may be formed as separate substrates that are separated and connected to each other.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is performed when a game ball enters the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, etc. (S10). A game control process is executed (S14), and if it is not in a normal game (N in S12), a special game control process (S16) or a small hit game control process is executed (S17), and a winning process in S10 In accordance with the number of prize balls set at, prize ball payout according to various winnings is processed (S18).

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

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. First, the success / failure lottery means 112 reads the success / failure lottery value (S42), and determines the success / failure based on the success / failure lottery value (S44). The symbol determining means 114 determines the stop symbol of the special symbol based on the result of the determination (S46), and the variation pattern determining means 115 selects the variation pattern of the special symbol (S48). The symbol form determining means 131 determines the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbols based on the determination result and the special symbol (S50), and selects the decorative effect variation effect pattern according to the special symbol variation pattern (S52).

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game control process of S16 in FIG. If the determination result is a big hit (Y in S90), the special game has already started (Y in S92), and the big winning opening 66 has not been opened (N in S98), the big winning opening The release process 66 is executed (S100). At this time, display of the set jackpot effect is also started. If the big prize opening 66 has been opened (Y of S98), the closing process of the big prize opening 66 is executed (S102). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S104), the process proceeds to S106. If it is not in the closed state (N in S104), the process after S106 is skipped, and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the special game has not started in S92 (N in S92), the special game is started (S94), the display of the start demonstration effect is started (S96), and this process is temporarily ended.

  In S106, it is determined whether or not a demonstration production, which is a production during a special game, is being performed. Note that the “demonstration effect” here includes a start demonstration effect and an end demonstration effect. If the demonstration is not in progress (N in S106), it is determined whether or not a special game end condition is satisfied with reference to an end flag described later (S110), and if the special game end condition is satisfied (S110). Y) After the end flag is turned off (S112), display of the end demonstration effect is started (S114). If the special game end condition is not satisfied (N in S110), this process is temporarily ended. If it is determined in S106 that the demonstration effect is being performed (Y in S106), and the end demonstration effect is completed (Y in S116), the special game is terminated (S118), and the specific game, that is, the probability change, the time reduction, and the entry The easy state is started (S120). If the end demonstration effect has not ended (N in S116), the processes in S118 and S120 are skipped. If it is not a big hit (N in S90), the flow after S92 in this figure is skipped.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S100 in FIG. When the opening timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S122), the opening / closing control means 124 uniformly turns off the passage flag and sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S124). The special winning opening 66 is opened (S126). In addition, a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions of the current unit game or a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions being different is set and started. When it is not the opening timing (N of S122), the processes of S124 and S126 are skipped.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S102 in FIG. When the closing timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached, the open / close control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66. That is, during a special game, whether the end condition based on the number of balls is satisfied (Y in S130) or the end condition based on the number of balls is not satisfied (N in S130), the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied ( (Y of S132), the special winning opening 66 is closed (S134). If the termination condition based on the opening time is not satisfied (N in S132), the flow after S134 is skipped.

  The end condition based on the number of balls in the 15R jackpot is 10 or more balls entering the grand prize opening 66, and the end condition based on the opening time is a set time according to the opening / closing pattern from the opening start of the big prize opening 66. It is progress. In the case of 15R big hit, 30 seconds have elapsed since the start of opening, and in the case of 2R big hit, 0.5 seconds have elapsed since the start of opening. However, since the opening for 0.5 seconds is extremely short, it is difficult to enter more than 10 balls as well as to enter the ball itself. Even if a game ball is launched at the same time as the opening of the grand prize opening, it is difficult to enter the game, so it is predicted that the 2R big hit will be opened before the grand prize opening 66 is opened. It is necessary to launch a game ball. On the other hand, the end condition based on the number of balls in the 15R jackpot is 10 or more balls entering the grand prize opening, and the end condition based on the opening time is 30 seconds from the start of opening the big prize opening 66. At this time, if the maximum number of continuations has been reached (Y in S136), the end flag is turned on (S138). If the maximum number of continuations has not been reached (N in S136), the process in S138 is skipped. In this embodiment, the upper limit number of continuations is 15 times. If neither the end condition based on the number of entered balls nor the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied (N in S130, N in S132), the processes after S134 are skipped.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. If the determination result is a small hit (Y in S150), the small hit game has already started (Y in S152), and the big winning opening 66 has not been opened (N in S158). A process for opening the winning opening 66 is executed (S160), and if it is already opened (Y in S158), a closing process for the big winning opening 66 is executed (S162). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S164), the process proceeds to S166. If it is not in the closed state (N of S164), the process after S166 is skipped and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the small hit game has not started in S152 (N in S152), the small hit game is started (S154), and the display of the start demonstration effect similar to the 2R big hit is started (S156). Exit once.

  In S166, it is determined whether or not a demonstration effect which is an effect during the small hit game is being performed. If the demonstration effect is not in progress (N in S166), it is determined whether or not the small hit game end condition is satisfied. Here, if an end flag, which will be described later, is on, the small hit game end condition is satisfied. If the small hit game end condition is satisfied (Y in S170), the end flag is turned off (S172), and the display of the end demonstration effect is started (S174). If the small hit game ending condition is not satisfied (N in S170), this process is temporarily ended. When it is determined in S166 that the demonstration effect is being performed (Y in S166) and the end demonstration effect is completed (Y in S176), the small hit game is terminated (S178). If the end demonstration effect has not ended (N in S176), the process of S178 is skipped. If it is not a small hit (N in S150), the flow after S152 in this figure is skipped.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S160 in FIG. When it is the opening timing of the big winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern (Y in S180), the opening / closing control means 124 sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S182) and starts opening the big winning opening 66. (S184). When it is not the opening timing (N of S180), the processing of S182 and S184 is skipped.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG. When the end timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S190), the end flag is turned on (S192), and the special winning opening 66 is closed (S194). This closing timing is the timing when 0.5 seconds have elapsed since the opening of the special winning opening 66. If it is not the closing timing (N of S190), the processes of S192 and S194 are skipped.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the lighting control process in detail. In the effect control process by the effect control means 134 of the sub-board 104, when it is time to control lighting of each light source such as the center decoration lamp 90 (Y in S200), the effect control means 134 is held in the control data storage means 138. First light quantity control data and second light quantity control data are read out from the lighting pattern data to be executed (S202). The effect control unit 134 compares the light amounts determined in the first light amount control data and the second light amount control data, and if interpolation is necessary (Y in S204), generates the interpolated light amount control data (S206). If no interpolation is required (N in S204), the process in S206 is skipped. The effect control unit 134 adjusts the light intensity with respect to the light amount control data (S208), and transmits the adjusted light amount control data to the lighting control unit 139. The lighting control unit 139 converts the light amount to 256 gradations based on the light amount value and the number of gradations determined in the light amount control data received from the effect control unit 134, and performs lighting control of each light source (S212). If it is not the timing for lighting control of each light source such as the center decoration lamp 90 (N in S200), S202 to S212 are skipped.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail the light intensity adjustment control process of S208 in FIG. 20, and shows the light intensity adjustment process by the light amount adjusting means 142. When the light intensity adjustment by the light amount adjusting unit 142 is necessary (Y in S220) and the light intensity setting value determined in the light amount adjusting unit 142 is “medium” or “weak” (N in S222), the light amount adjusting unit 142 Refers to the adjustment value for each intensity (S224), and converts the light amount by the adjustment value according to the light intensity (S226). When a value after the decimal point is generated by the conversion, the light quantity is converted into an integer value according to a predetermined rounding rule (S228). When the light intensity setting value determined in the light amount adjusting unit 142 is “strong” (Y in S222) or when the light intensity adjustment by the light amount adjusting unit 142 is not necessary (N in S220), the processing of S224 to S228 is performed. skip.

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

(Modification 1)
In the above embodiment, main light amount control data corresponding to the control timing for each unit control time is prepared, and lighting according to the interpolated light amount control data is a timing different from the control timing for each unit control time. It was. In the modification, the lighting timing according to the second light quantity control data may be shifted to the next control timing so that the lighting according to the interpolated light quantity control data is synchronized with the control timing for each unit control time. In a further modification, the light emission timing according to the light amount control data defined in the lighting pattern data may be turned on at a control timing for each time (for example, 1/30 second) corresponding to twice the unit control time. . In this case, lighting control is performed according to the main light amount control data defined in the lighting pattern data at odd-numbered control timings, and lighting control is performed according to the interpolated light amount control data at even-numbered control timings.

(Modification 2)
In the above embodiment, the case where the interpolated light amount control data is generated from the main light amount control data determined in the lighting pattern data has been described. In a further modification, the interpolation light quantity control data may be created at the development stage, and the lighting pattern data including the interpolation light quantity control data may be stored in the control data storage unit 138. In this case, the respective light quantity control data is determined so that the change in the light quantity between adjacent control timings is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold over the production period determined by the lighting pattern data.

  FIG. 22 is a table showing an example of lighting pattern data according to the modification. The lighting pattern data table 320 shown in this figure includes A rows representing main light amount control data and B rows representing interpolated light amount control data, and A rows and B rows are alternately arranged. In order to help understanding, the value of the main light quantity control data shown in the 1A to 19A lines of this figure is the same as the light quantity control data shown in the 1 to 19 lines of FIG. The interpolated light amount control data for row B is provided when the light amount difference determined in the adjacent main light amount control data is greater than or equal to a threshold value (for example, “8” in 16 gradations), and when the light amount difference is less than the threshold value. Is not provided. In the figure, an example in which the main light amount control data and the interpolated light amount control data are included in one table is shown, but the respective light amount control data may be set in different tables.

  When comparing the 1A line and the 2A line, the light quantity of the first character lamp 92a shown in the third column 306 is changed from “16” of “R” to a blank column. Therefore, as the light amount control data for interpolating the two, the interpolated light amount control data having the light amount “8” of “R” is provided in the 1B row. Further, when comparing the 16A line and the 17A line, the light amount of the front frame lamp 96 shown in the sixth column 312 changes from 16 of “G” to 16 of “B”. Therefore, as the light quantity control data for interpolating both, interpolated light quantity data representing an intermediate color with “G” being 8 and “B” being 8 is provided in the 16th row. On the other hand, when the 5A line and the 6A line are compared, the light quantity of the first character lamp 92a shown in the third column 306 remains “4” of “R”. Therefore, the interpolated light amount control data for interpolating both is not provided in the 5B row. In this way, interpolated light amount control data is provided only when interpolation is necessary between adjacent main light amount control data.

  When interpolation light quantity control data is provided in the lighting pattern data table 320, a value less than “1” is set as the repetition shown in the first column 302, and lighting control based on the main light quantity control data for the A row and interpolation for the B row are performed. The timing is set so that the lighting control based on the light amount control data is executed within the unit control time. When the interpolated light amount control data is provided, the value is determined so that the number of repetitions of the A row and the B row is an integer value (for example, 1). In FIG. 22, the number of repetitions of the A row and the B row is halved, but an arbitrary value may be set as long as the total value is an integer. For example, 2/3 and 1 / It may be 3. In this case, if the unit control time is 1/60 seconds, lighting is performed according to the main light amount control data for 1/90 seconds, and lighting according to the interpolated light amount control data is performed for 1/180 seconds.

  The effect control means 134 acquires the lighting pattern data corresponding to the effect from the control data storage means 138, and transmits the light amount control data determined in the lighting pattern data to the lighting control means 139 at each control timing. When the interpolated light amount control data is determined, the effect control unit 134 transmits the corresponding main light amount control data and the interpolated light amount control data to the lighting control unit 139 at the same control timing. When the interpolation light quantity control data is not defined, only the main light quantity control data is transmitted to the lighting control means 139.

  The lighting control unit 139 turns on the light source according to the light amount control data transmitted from the effect control unit 134. When the main light amount control data and the interpolated light amount control data are transmitted from the effect control means 134 at the same control timing, the light source is in the order of the main lighting mode and the interpolated lighting mode at the lighting timing according to the number of repetitions specified in the light amount control data. Lights up. When the main light amount control data is transmitted from the effect control means 134, the light source is turned on in the main lighting mode over the unit control time. Also in the modified example, when the light amount change between the main lighting modes is large, an interpolating lighting mode for reducing the light amount change can be sandwiched therebetween, so that an effect process with less burden on the eyes of the player can be achieved.

(Modification 3)
FIG. 23 is a table illustrating an example of lighting pattern data according to the modification. Unlike the lighting pattern data table 320 shown in FIG. 22, the lighting pattern data table 330 shown in this figure does not clearly distinguish between the main light quantity control data and the interpolated light quantity control data. However, in the example shown in FIG. 23, similarly to the table shown in FIG. 22, the data corresponding to the above-described main light amount control data is provided in the odd rows, and the data corresponding to the interpolated light amount control data is provided in the even rows. It is done. Therefore, also in this modified example, by preparing lighting pattern data as shown in the drawing, it is possible to make the amount of light quantity change due to switching of the lighting mode equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. Even when the lighting effect process according to the lighting pattern data includes a process of changing from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode having a large light amount difference or color change, the lighting in which the interpolating lighting mode is sandwiched between them. By preparing the pattern, it is possible to produce a lighting effect with less burden on the player's eyes.

  In the present modification, the effect control means 134 transmits light amount control data corresponding to each row for each control timing, and the lighting control means 139 emits a light source in a predetermined lighting mode for each control timing according to the transmitted light amount control data. Lights up. The effect control unit 134 transmits first light amount control data, interpolated light amount control data, and second light amount control data corresponding to each of the first lighting mode, the interpolation lighting mode, and the second lighting mode, and the lighting control unit 139 The light source is turned on in the order of the first lighting mode, the interpolation lighting mode, and the second lighting mode according to the transmitted data. Therefore, according to the present modification, a simple control method can be achieved as compared with the case where the control for switching the lighting mode of the light source is performed at a timing different from the control timing.

  Note that, as a further modification of the lighting pattern data shown in FIG. 23, lighting pattern data in a mode in which the main light amount control data and the interpolated light amount control data are not alternately arranged may be determined. In this case, the light amount control data may be determined so that the amount of change in the light amounts of “R”, “G”, and “B” between adjacent light amount control data is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value.

  The lighting pattern data according to this modification is, for example, interpolated light quantity control data for creating main light quantity control data for realizing a main lighting mode as a base for lighting effects, and then interpolating between the main light quantity control data Can be made into a series of pattern data. At the stage of creating the main light quantity control data, it can be created without worrying that the amount of change in light quantity or color exceeds a predetermined threshold, so the light quantity control data that can realize a variety of effects without any restrictions on the effects Can be created. After that, by providing interpolated light quantity control data as required, lighting effects that can suppress excessive stimulation to the player's eyes while reducing the effects on the effects produced in the base main lighting mode It can be.

  At the time of creating the lighting pattern data, the main light amount control data and the interpolated light amount control data can be generated consciously. However, in the lighting pattern data stored in the control data storage unit 138, the main light amount control data and the interpolated light amount control data may not be clearly distinguished. Therefore, the control data that was considered as the main light amount control data at the time of development may have a function as the interpolated light amount control data. In this case, when three light quantity control data are selected from a plurality of light quantity control data included in the lighting pattern data and arranged in the lighting order, the third light quantity from the lighting mode based on the first light quantity control data is selected. If there is second light quantity control data that realizes a lighting mode that interpolates the change to the lighting mode based on the control data, it corresponds to the interpolated light quantity control data, and the first and third light quantity control data are Can correspond to main light quantity control data. As described above, whether the light amount control data included in the lighting pattern data is the main light amount control data or the interpolated light amount control data can change depending on the relationship between the three.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention has been described by taking the so-called first type pachinko gaming machine as an example. In a modified example, the present invention is configured to control a light source such as an effect lamp provided in various gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines other than the first type pachinko gaming machine, a revolving type gaming machine, and a ball ball gaming machine. You may apply.

  Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be given.

  A gaming machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a lottery means for executing a game lottery for giving a profit to a player in a game, a display device for displaying a result of the game lottery, and a predetermined portion of the gaming machine. A plurality of light sources which are provided and turned on; a production control means for controlling a production using display on the display device and a production using lighting of the plurality of light sources; and a light quantity for turning on the plurality of light sources. Control data storage means for storing light amount control data determined for each of the light sources and lighting control means for controlling lighting of the plurality of light sources may be provided. The light quantity control data stored in the control data storage means is controlled with respect to a plurality of control timings in a period for controlling lighting while the light quantity of the light source is defined by any kind of gradation among a plurality of kinds of gradations. Each timing is defined by an individual gradation, and the effect control means transmits the light amount for turning on the plurality of light sources at each control timing based on the light amount control data, and the lighting control means The lighting of the plurality of light sources may be controlled by the amount of light transmitted from the effect control means.

  The light quantity control data stored in the control data storage means may be defined in association with a light source to be controlled, a control timing, a light quantity, and a gradation of the light quantity.

  A light amount adjusting unit that increases or decreases the light amount specified in the light amount control data based on a preset adjustment value and further increases or decreases the gradation of the light amount according to the adjustment value may be provided.

  10 Pachinko machines, 90 center decoration lamp, 92 character lamp, 94 outer periphery lamp, 96 front frame lamp, 98 light intensity switch, 100 game control device, 134 effect control means, 138 control data storage means, 139 lighting control means, 142 Light intensity adjustment means.

Claims (3)

Lottery means for executing a game lottery for giving a profit to the player in the game;
A display device on which a result of the game lottery is displayed;
A light source that is provided at a predetermined location of the gaming machine and is turned on;
Production control means for controlling production using display on the display device and production using lighting of the light source;
Control data storage means for storing lighting pattern data defining a process in which the lighting mode of the light source changes in the effect using lighting of the light source;
Lighting control means for lighting the light source in a predetermined lighting mode;
With
The effect control means transmits light amount control data for determining a lighting mode of the light source to the lighting control means based on the lighting pattern data,
The lighting control means turns on the light source in a lighting mode defined in the light amount control data transmitted from the effect control means,
The effect control means, when changing the lighting mode of the light source from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode, first light amount control data for determining the first lighting mode and second light amount control for determining the second lighting mode. Data and interpolated light amount control data defining an interpolation lighting mode for interpolating a change from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode, are transmitted to the lighting control means,
The lighting control unit turns on the light source in the order of the first lighting mode, the interpolation lighting mode, and the second lighting mode according to the light level control data transmitted from the effect control unit, and thereby the light level output from the light source. In the game, the light amount change from the first lighting mode to the interpolation lighting mode and the light amount change from the interpolation lighting mode to the second lighting mode are made smaller than the light amount change from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode. Machine. The light source includes a plurality of light emitting elements having different emission colors, and the color of light output from the light source is defined by a combination of light amounts to be lit on each of the plurality of light emitting elements,
The effect control means includes first light amount control data for lighting the light source in a first color, second light amount control data for lighting the light source in a second color, a first color, and a first color. Interpolated light amount control data for determining an interpolated color representing an intermediate color of the two colors, and transmitting to the lighting control means,
The lighting control means turns on the light source in the order of the first color, the interpolation color, and the second color according to the light amount control data transmitted from the effect control means, so that at least one of the plurality of light emitting elements. With respect to the amount of light output from one light emitting element, the amount of change in light amount from the first lighting mode to the interpolated lighting mode and the second lighting mode from the interpolated lighting mode to the amount of light amount change from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the amount of change in the amount of light is reduced.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the change from the first lighting mode to the second lighting mode is a change from a lighting state of the light source to a light-off state or a change from a light-off state to a light-on state.

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