JP2016039882A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of further improving taste of a game when a player plays a game.SOLUTION: A sub liquid crystal 6b displays a character c56 during symbol variation. When a touch panel 33 detects that any one of frame images displayed on a touch liquid crystal 34 is selected, the sub liquid crystal 6b moves in front of a main liquid crystal 5 to a position corresponding to the selected result and, along with the main liquid crystal 5, executes a predetermined image performance. When a position of the touch panel 33 corresponding to an area c51a, the sub liquid crystal 6b stops at a position of the area c51a to display a right symbol, and the main liquid crystal 5 displays a left symbol and a middle symbol. Consequently a result of a special symbol determination is notified. In a case of the area c51b, the sub liquid crystal 6b stops at the position of the area c51b, the character c56 is changed into an image representing a start of a pseudo continuation, and, along with the main liquid crystal 5, the sub liquid crystal displays the character c56.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3-28-3

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a storage unit that stores a plurality of operation data for operating a movable effect actor, a reception unit that receives an operation input by an operator from a predetermined operation unit, and an operation performed by the operator by the reception unit. When the input is accepted, a selection unit that selects operation data for advancing the movable effect item out of the operation data stored in the storage unit, and the operation effect selected using the operation data selected by the selection unit Disclosed is a gaming machine comprising operation control means for controlling the operation of an accessory.

JP 2012-10927 A

Here, it has been difficult to sufficiently maintain the player's concentration and the like in the movable body effect in the gaming machine proposed heretofore.
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of further enhancing the interest of a game when a player plays a game.

A gaming machine to which the present invention is applied is a gaming machine 1 that produces an effect, and is configured such that the relative position between the first display means 5 that displays an effect image and the first display means 5 can be changed. The second display means 6a, 6b for displaying the effect image, and the second display means 6a, 6b according to the change operation for changing the relative position of the second display means 6a, 6b with respect to the first display means 5. And changing means 131 for changing the relative positions of the display means 6a and 6b.
Here, the effect control means 131 is further controlled to control so that an effect image for informing the result of the determination made under the predetermined condition is displayed on the first display means 5 and the second display means 6a, 6b. It can be characterized by comprising.

  In addition, the said code | symbol in this column is attached | subjected illustratively in the description of this invention, and this invention is not reduced by this code | symbol.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when a player plays, it becomes possible to improve the interest property of a game further.

It is a schematic front view of the pachinko gaming machine in the first embodiment. (A) is an enlarged view showing an example of a display device arranged at the lower left of the game board, (b) is a partial plan view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the production | presentation in a main liquid crystal and a sub liquid crystal. It is a figure which shows the flow of the example of an effect performed in a pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows an example when a sub liquid crystal moves from the state shown to FIGS. 1-3. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the control apparatus with which a pachinko gaming machine is provided. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an image sound control board. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the timer interruption process performed in a game control board. FIG. 9 is a detailed flowchart of switch processing in Step Sa2 of FIG. 1-8. FIG. 10 is a detailed flowchart of a first start port switch process in Step Sa21 of FIG. 1-9. FIG. 10 is a detailed flowchart of a second start port switch process in Step Sa22 of FIG. 1-9. It is a detailed flowchart of the special symbol process in step Sa3 of FIGS. 13 is a detailed flowchart of a jackpot determination process in step Sa309 in FIG. 1-12. It is a detailed flowchart of the fluctuation | variation pattern selection process in step Sa310 of FIGS. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the timer interruption process performed in an effect control board. It is a detailed flowchart of the command reception process in step Sa10 of FIG. FIG. 17 is a detailed flowchart of a variable effect pattern setting process in step Sa110 in FIG. 1-16. FIG. 17 is a detailed flowchart of a variable effect pattern setting process in step Sa110 in FIG. 1-16. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the image sound control process performed in an image sound control board. FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a main liquid crystal control process in step Sa41 in FIG. 1-19. FIG. FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a main liquid crystal control process in step Sa41 in FIG. 1-19. FIG. FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a sub liquid crystal control process in step Sa42 of FIG. 1-19. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the lamp control process performed in a lamp control board. It is a figure which shows an example of the effect using the main liquid crystal and the sub liquid crystal in the modification of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flow of the production performed in the pachinko game machine which concerns on a 2nd form example. It is a figure which shows a mode that a game ball wins a 1st start port during the change of a special symbol, and the right of special symbol determination is withheld. It is a figure which shows an example of the effect performed following the effect shown to FIGS. 2-6, and is a figure which shows the effect of the 1st change in case a reservation prefetch notice effect is performed. It is a figure which shows an example of the effect performed following the effect shown to FIGS. 2-7, and is a figure which shows the production of the 2nd change in case a reservation prefetch notice effect is performed. It is a figure which shows an example of the effect performed following the effect shown to FIGS. 2-8, and is a figure which shows the production of the 3rd change in case a reservation prefetch notice effect is performed. It is a figure which shows the other example of the effect performed following the effect shown to FIGS. 2-8, and is a figure which shows the effect in the 3rd change and the 4th change in case a reservation prefetch notice effect is performed. It is a figure which shows the production pattern of each step in a series of productions. It is a figure which shows a mode that the reserved image of the prefetch object changes to the display mode of the last step at the time of a fluctuation | variation start when a series of effects are not performed. FIG. 10 is a detailed flowchart of a gate switch process in Step Sa23 in FIG. 1-9. FIG. It is a detailed flowchart which shows the process during stop of step Sa318 of FIGS. It is a detailed flowchart which shows the normal symbol process of step Sa4 of FIGS. 1-8. It is a detailed flowchart which shows the big winning opening release control process of step Sa6 of FIGS. 1-8. It is a detailed flowchart which shows the game state setting process of step Sb612 of FIG. 2-21. It is a detailed flowchart of the electric tulip process of step Sa5 of FIGS. It is a detailed flowchart of the command reception process in step Sb1001 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the prior determination process of step Sb1302 of FIG. 2-25. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the fluctuation | variation start process of step Sb1304 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the pending | holding display control process of step Sb1344 of FIG. 2-27. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the fluctuation | variation start process of step Sb1304 of FIG. It is a figure explaining the 1st icon change production in the change of a special symbol. It is a figure explaining the 2nd icon change production in the change of a special symbol. It is a figure explaining the icon change production which concerns on a 1st modification. It is a figure explaining the icon change effect which concerns on a 2nd modification. It is a figure explaining the icon change effect which concerns on a 3rd modification. It is a figure which shows the state of the sub liquid crystal about a 3rd example, (a) is a schematic front view which shows the state which a pair of left sub liquid crystal display device and right sub liquid crystal display device left-separated, (b ) Is a schematic front view showing a state in which a pair of left sub liquid crystal display device and right sub liquid crystal display device are adjacent to each other. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated various random numbers used for jackpot determination. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the fluctuation pattern table used for a fluctuation pattern selection process. It is a figure which shows an example of the sub liquid crystal operation effect performed when a pseudo | simulation continuous effect is performed. It is a figure which shows an example of the sub liquid crystal operation | movement effect performed when a reach effect is performed. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of RAM, and the various information stored in RAM. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the command reception process in step Sa10 of FIGS. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the image sound control process performed in an image sound control board. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the lamp control process performed in a lamp control board. It is a figure explaining the 1st fluctuation production by a main liquid crystal and a sub liquid crystal. It is a figure explaining the 2nd fluctuation production by a main liquid crystal and a sub liquid crystal. It is a figure explaining the 3rd variation production by a main liquid crystal and a sub liquid crystal. It is a figure explaining the 4th fluctuation production by a main liquid crystal and a sub liquid crystal. It is a figure explaining the 5th variation production by a main liquid crystal and a sub liquid crystal. It is a figure explaining the 1st movement effect which a sub liquid crystal moves with respect to a main liquid crystal. It is a figure explaining the 1st movement effect which a sub liquid crystal moves with respect to a main liquid crystal. It is a figure explaining the 1st movement effect which a sub liquid crystal moves with respect to a main liquid crystal. It is a figure explaining the 2nd movement effect that a sub liquid crystal moves with respect to a main liquid crystal.

Next, embodiments for carrying out the invention will be described in detail. In addition, the form demonstrated in this column is an illustration to the last, and is not limited to this. In addition, it is possible to apply all or part of the configuration, control, and the like in each of the forms described later to other forms or combine them with other forms without reference to this document. Various modifications will be described for each embodiment. However, it is possible to apply the modification to other embodiments even when there is no mention in this document.
The forms described below include a first form example (see FIG. 1), a second form example (see FIG. 2), and a third form example (see FIG. 3). In addition, about the structure, control, etc. which overlap with another form example, the description and illustration may be abbreviate | omitted and drawing of another form example may be utilized. In addition, descriptions and illustrations may be given without omitting configurations and controls that overlap with other embodiments.

[First embodiment]
First, the first embodiment will be described.
Here, when the movable body moves and is positioned in front of the display screen, a part of the display screen is hidden by the movable body, and the effect image displayed on the display screen becomes difficult for the player to see. That is, in the related art, moving the movable body for the purpose of enhancing the production effect may interfere with the production of the display screen and reduce the production effect.
Therefore, in order to make it possible to produce an effect so that the effect image on the display screen is not disturbed by the movable body, the following configuration is adopted.
That is, it is determined whether or not a special game advantageous to the player is executed, and the game machine (1) executes the special game according to the determination result, and the effect image is displayed on the display screen (5). Display control means (140, Sa41) and movement control means (150, Sa510) for controlling the movement of the movable body (6a, 6b) arranged on the front side of the display screen. The display area of the effect image is enlarged and / or reduced according to the change of the area that is not hidden by the movable body among the areas by the movement of the movable body.

In addition, if it is difficult to visually recognize an image representing the number of holds on the display screen for some reason, the player may not be able to correctly recognize the number of holds. For example, when a movable object such as a movable movable object or a sub screen is provided around the display screen, when the movable object moves and is positioned in front of the display screen, an image representing the number of holds is hidden by the movable object. As a result, the player cannot correctly recognize the number of holds.
Therefore, even if the visibility of the hold image displayed on the display screen is lowered, the following configuration is adopted in order to enable the player to easily view the hold number.
That is, when the game ball passes through the starting area, the acquisition means (101, Sa21) for acquiring the acquisition information and whether or not to perform a special game advantageous to the player based on the acquisition information acquired by the acquisition means. Special game determination means (101, 116, Sa309) for executing special game determination, and symbol display control means (101, Sa316) for causing the symbol display means to variably display the symbols, and to stop and display the symbol indicating the determination result of the special game determination. ) And acquisition information storage means (101, 101) that stores the acquired information as a right determined by the special game determination means when acquisition information is acquired by the acquisition means when the symbol display means is variably displayed. Sa213, Sa223) and the first hold image indicating the number of hold of the special game determination based on the acquisition information stored in the acquisition information storage means The first display control means (140, Sa4103, Sa4104, Sa4107, Sa4109) for displaying a53) on the first screen (5) and the first reserved image displayed on the first screen are invisible or difficult to see. In the state, the second display control means (140, Sa4203, Sa4204, Sa4207, Sa4209) for displaying the second hold image (a55a, a55b) indicating the number of holds on the second screen (6a, 6b) different from the first screen. Are provided.
Hereinafter, a specific description will be given with reference to the drawings having the drawing numbers including “FIG. 1” (hereinafter also referred to as FIG. 1). In FIG. 1, “a” may be added to the first digit of the code.

[Example of schematic configuration of pachinko gaming machine 1]
First, a schematic configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1-1 and 1-2. FIG. 1-1 is a schematic front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a game board 2 provided with a prize or a combination related to determination, and a frame member 3 surrounding the game board 2. The frame member 3 supports a transparent glass plate arranged in parallel with the game board 2 at a predetermined interval. The glass board and the game board 2 form a game area 10 in which a game ball can flow down. Has been.

  When the player grasps the handle 20 and rotates the lever 21 in the clockwise direction, the game balls stored in the upper plate 28 are guided to the launching device (not shown), and with a hitting force according to the rotation angle of the handle 20 Fired into the game area 10. This game area 10 is provided with game nails, windmills, etc. (not shown), and the launched game balls are guided to the upper position in the game area 10 and contacted with the game nails, windmills, etc. It falls along the game board 2 while changing the moving direction. Note that the game ball is temporarily stopped when the player operates the stop button 22.

  The upper plate 28 stores game balls and prize balls supplied to the launching device. Below the upper plate 28, a lower plate 29 for collecting prize balls is provided. When the player operates the take-out button 23 arranged close to the lower plate 29, a part of the lower surface of the lower plate 29 is opened, and the game balls accumulated in the lower plate 29 are arranged below the lower plate 29. Drop into a box not shown.

  When the player performs a so-called “left strike” in which the handle 20 is rotated at a small rotation angle, the game ball is launched with a relatively weak hitting force. In this case, the game ball flows down the left area in the game area 10 as exemplified by the arrow 31. On the other hand, when the player performs a so-called “right strike” in which the handle 20 is rotated at a large rotation angle, the game ball is launched with a relatively strong hitting force. In this case, the game ball flows down the right region in the game region 10 as illustrated by the arrow 32.

  A first starting port 11, a second starting port 12, two normal winning ports 14, a first gate 15, and an electric tulip 17 are provided in the passing path of the left-handed game ball as a prize and a winning combination. It has been. In addition, in the passage path of the right-handed game ball, the second starting port 12, the first big winning port 13, the two normal winning ports 14, the second gate 16, and the electric motor are used as the winning and judging functions. A tulip 17 and a second grand prize opening 19 are provided.

  The game balls launched into the game area 10 flow down along the game board 2 in the process of flowing down along the game board 2, the first start port 11, the second start port 12, the first large winning port 13, the normal winning port 14, and the second large winning port. Enter any of the winning openings 19 and win. As a result, a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the winning location are paid out to the upper plate 28 or the lower plate 29. The game balls that have not won a prize are discharged from the game area 10 through the discharge port 18.

  The first start port 11 as the first start region is a start port that is always open, and the second start port 12 as the second start region is operating the electric tulip 17 as a normal electric accessory. It is a starting port that is opened only when it is open. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, when a game ball wins through the first start port 11, or when a game ball wins through the second start port 12, a jackpot game (special game) advantageous to the player Is determined, and the determination result is displayed on the display 4 described later.

  In the following description, the determination executed on condition that a game ball wins the first start port 11 is referred to as “first special symbol determination”, and the game ball wins on the second start port 12 is a condition. The determination to be executed is referred to as “second special symbol determination”, and these determinations are collectively referred to as “special symbol determination”.

  The first big winning opening 13 is a special winning area that is opened according to the result of the special symbol determination. A plate for opening and closing the first big prize opening 13 is provided at the opening of the first big prize opening 13. The first big winning opening 13 is normally closed by this plate. On the other hand, when the predetermined jackpot symbol indicating that the determination result of the special symbol determination is “big jackpot” is stopped and displayed on the display 4, the plate is operated to open the first big winning opening 13. A jackpot game is executed. For this reason, the player can obtain more prize balls by making a right hit during the jackpot game compared to when the jackpot game is not being played. During the jackpot game, a predetermined condition is satisfied (in this embodiment, nine game balls are won in the first big prize opening 13 or 29.5 seconds have passed since the first big prize opening 13 was opened). Until the first grand prize winning opening 13 is maintained in the open state, the long open round game that is closed is executed a predetermined number of times.

  The second big prize opening 19 is a special prize area that is opened according to the result of the special symbol determination. As illustrated in FIG. 1A, a blade member that opens and closes the second grand prize opening 19 is provided at the opening of the second big prize opening 19. The second big prize opening 19 is normally closed by this blade member. On the other hand, when a predetermined jackpot symbol indicating that the determination result of the special symbol determination is “big jackpot” is stopped and displayed on the display 4, the blade member is operated to open the second big prize opening 19. A jackpot game is executed. During the jackpot game, a predetermined condition is satisfied (in this embodiment, nine game balls are won in the second big prize opening 19 or 29.5 seconds have passed since the second big prize opening 19 was opened). The long open round game that is closed after the second grand prize winning opening 19 is maintained in the open state is executed a predetermined number of times.

  In this way, during the jackpot game, the first big prize opening 13 or the second big prize opening 19 is opened long, so that the player hits the right during the jackpot game, and the jackpot game is being played. You can get more prize balls than when you don't.

  It should be noted that which of the first big prize opening 13 and the second big prize opening 19 is used to play the jackpot game is set in advance according to the type of jackpot. Further, depending on the type of jackpot, regardless of whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied, the first big prize opening 13 is closed after the first big prize opening 13 is kept open for, for example, 0.1 second. There are cases where a short open round game is executed a predetermined number of times.

  The electric tulip 17 is disposed close to the second starting port 12 and has a pair of blade members. The electric tulip 17 can be changed in posture between a closed posture (see FIG. 1-1) in which the pair of blade members closes the second starting port 12 and an open posture (not shown) in which the second starting port 12 is opened. It is configured.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1A, the second start port 12 is normally closed by an electric tulip 17. On the other hand, when the game ball passes through the first gate 15 or the second gate 16, it is determined whether or not the second start port 12 is to be opened although the prize ball is not paid out. Here, when it is determined that the second start port 12 is to be opened, the operation of returning to the closed posture after the pair of blade members of the electric tulip 17 has maintained the open posture for the specified time is performed a predetermined number of times. As described above, the second start port 12 is in a state in which it is difficult for the game ball to pass when the electric tulip 17 is not operated, whereas the game ball is easily passed by the operation of the electric tulip 17. Become. In the following description, the determination executed on condition that the game ball passes through the first gate 15 or the second gate 16 is referred to as “ordinary symbol determination”.

  The normal winning opening 14 is always open like the first start opening 11 and is a winning opening through which a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out by winning a game ball. Unlike the first starting port 11 and the like, even if a game ball wins the normal winning port 14, no determination is made.

[Configuration example of presentation means of pachinko gaming machine 1]
As shown in FIG. 1-1, the game board 2 or the frame member 3 has a main liquid crystal display device 5, two sub liquid crystal display devices 6a and a sub liquid crystal display device 6b, An object 7, a speaker 24, a panel lamp 25, and a rotation effect device 38 and a rotation effect device 39 are provided. Further, the frame member 3 incorporates a frame lamp 37 (see FIG. 1-6) not shown in FIG.

  A main liquid crystal display device (hereinafter referred to as “main liquid crystal”) 5 is an image display device that displays an effect image, and is provided at a position that is easily visible by a player. The main liquid crystal 5 displays, for example, a decorative symbol that notifies the result of the special symbol determination, a character or item that performs a notice effect, and the like. Further, the main liquid crystal 5 also displays a hold display image that is displayed for the number of holds for the first special symbol determination and a hold display image that is displayed for the number of holds for the second special symbol determination (for example, FIGS. 1-3). reference).

  Each sub liquid crystal display device (hereinafter referred to as “sub liquid crystal”) 6a and sub liquid crystal 6b are image display devices that display effect images. In the present embodiment, the sub liquid crystals 6a and the sub liquid crystals 6b are provided on the left and right of the main liquid crystal 5 when the main liquid crystal 5 is viewed from the front. Hereinafter, the left side is referred to as “left sub liquid crystal 6a”, the right side is referred to as “right sub liquid crystal 6b”, and each sub liquid crystal 6a and sub liquid crystal 6b are collectively referred to as “sub liquid crystal 6”. As illustrated in FIG. 1A, the sub liquid crystal 6 is disposed on the front side of the main liquid crystal 5. As the sub liquid crystal 6, one having a smaller screen area than the main liquid crystal 5 is used. The sub liquid crystal 6 includes, for example, a notice effect for the effect performed in the main liquid crystal 5, a first reserved number image indicating the number of reserved first symbol determinations as a numerical value, and a second number indicating the number of reserved special symbol determinations as a numerical value. 2 Hold number images etc. are displayed (for example, refer to Drawing 1-3).

  In the present embodiment, the sub liquid crystal 6 is configured to be movable with respect to the main liquid crystal 5 (game board 2). In other words, the sub liquid crystal 6 is arranged at the initial position so as not to reduce the visibility of the effect image displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 as much as possible at the normal time when the effect accompanied by the operation of the sub liquid crystal 6 is not performed. (See FIG. 1-1). Further, when an effect accompanied by the operation of the sub liquid crystal 6 is performed, each of the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b can move from the initial position to the vicinity of the center of the main liquid crystal 5 (FIGS. 1-4 and 1 described later). See -5). Specifically, the sub liquid crystal 6 is provided on a slide member that can slide in the width direction of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (left-right direction in FIG. 1-1). For this reason, the slide member receives the driving force from the motors (the left sub liquid crystal motor 61a and the right sub liquid crystal motor 61b described later) and moves in the width direction of the pachinko gaming machine 1, whereby the sub liquid crystal 6 is moved in the width direction. Move to.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6 are both configured by a liquid crystal display device will be described. However, both or one of them is provided by another image display device such as an EL display device. It may be configured.

  The movable accessory 7 is configured to be movable with respect to the game board 2, and performs various effects by operating in synchronization with the display effect performed on the main liquid crystal 5 or the sub liquid crystal 6.

  The speaker 24 outputs music, sound, sound effects, etc. so as to synchronize with the display effect performed in the main liquid crystal 5 or the sub liquid crystal 6 and performs the effect by sound.

  The panel lamp 25 and the frame lamp 37 perform various effects by light, such as changing a lighting or blinking pattern and changing a light emission color. The rotation effect device 38 and the rotation effect device 39 perform various effects by a built-in light emitting element and a rotating body that rotates around the light emitting element.

[Configuration example of operation means of the pachinko gaming machine 1]
As illustrated in FIG. 1A, the frame member 3 is provided with an effect button 26 and a cross key 27 as operation means operated by the player. The effect button 26 is a push button for inputting operation information when pressed by the player. The cross key 27 is a so-called cross key for the player to perform a selection operation. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, there is a case where an effect corresponding to the operation of the effect button 26 or the cross key 27 is performed.

[Configuration Example of Display 4]
FIG. 1-2 is an enlarged view showing an example of the display 4 arranged at the lower left of the game board 2, and FIG. 1-2 is a partial plan view of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The display 4 mainly displays information related to special symbol determination and normal symbol determination. As illustrated in FIG. 1-2 (a), the first special symbol display 41 and the first special symbol are displayed. The holding display 42, the second special symbol display 43, the second special symbol holding display 44, the normal symbol display 45, the normal symbol holding display 46, the game state display 47 and the like are configured. .

  When the first special symbol determination is performed, the first special symbol display 41 displays the determination symbol indicating the determination result of the first special symbol determination after variably displaying the symbol, thereby displaying the first special symbol determination. The determination result is notified. When the second special symbol determination is performed, the second special symbol display unit 43 displays the determination symbol indicating the determination result of the second special symbol determination after variably displaying the symbol, thereby displaying the second special symbol determination. The determination result is notified. In the first special symbol display 41 and the second special symbol display 43, as a determination symbol, the jackpot symbol indicating that the determination result of the special symbol determination is “big hit” or the determination result of the special symbol determination is “ The losing symbol indicating that it is “losing” is stopped and displayed.

The first special symbol hold indicator 42 displays the number of holds for the first special symbol determination. The second special symbol hold indicator 44 displays the number of holds for the second special symbol determination. The relationship between the number of holds indicated by the first special symbol hold indicator 42 and the lighting patterns of the two indicators (for example, LEDs) 42a and the indicator 42b of the first special symbol hold indicator 42 is as follows, for example. ing.
Hold number 0: Display 42a and display 42b are turned off Hold number 1: Display 42a is turned on, Display 42b is turned off Hold number 2: Display 42a and display 42b are turned on Hold number 3: Display 42a flashes The indicator 42b is turned off and the number of turns off 4: The indicator 42a and the indicator 42b are blinking. Note that the above relationship is the same as that of the first special symbol hold indicator 42 for the second special symbol hold indicator 44.

  When the normal symbol determination is performed, the normal symbol display 45 notifies the determination result of the normal symbol determination by suspending and displaying the determination symbol indicating the determination result of the normal symbol determination after variably displaying the symbol. The normal symbol hold display 46 displays the number of holds for normal symbol determination. The game state display 47 displays the game state at the time when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on.

  In the following description, the symbol displayed on the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display 43 is called “special symbol”, and the symbol displayed on the normal symbol display 45 is “normal symbol”. Shall be called.

Also, as shown in FIG. 1-2B, on the upper surface of the frame member 3 constituting the upper plate 28 or the like, that is, the plate unit, in addition to the effect button 26 and the cross key 27, a touch panel as a pointing device is provided. 33 is provided. A touch liquid crystal 34 capable of displaying an image is disposed on the touch panel 33. That is, when the player operates the touch panel 33, the image on the touch liquid crystal 34 can be viewed through the touch panel 33.
As the touch panel 33 mentioned here, for example, a capacitance method that electrically detects a position touched by a finger by detecting a change in surface charge of a panel in which a low-voltage electric field is formed, or electrodes that are separated from each other It is possible to use a known technique such as a resistive film method in which the position touched by the finger changes from the non-energized state to the energized state to electrically detect the position. In the case of the latter method, pen input using a pen is possible in addition to finger input.

[Production using main liquid crystal 5 and sub liquid crystal 6]
Next, an effect performed using the main liquid crystal 5 and the movable sub liquid crystal 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1-3 is a diagram illustrating an example of effects in the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6. This figure shows a state before the start of a step-up effect, which will be described later, and each sub liquid crystal 6 a and sub liquid crystal 6 b are at initial positions on both the left and right sides of the main liquid crystal 5. In this state, the effect image a50 used for the step-up effect is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. The effect image a50 includes a background image a51, a decorative symbol a52 (in the figure, only the decorative symbol frame is shown to indicate that the decorative symbol is being displayed in a variable manner), and the number of first special symbol determination pending Only the special 1 hold icon a53 and the digestion position image a54 that are displayed are included.

  In FIG. 1-3, only the special 1 hold icon a53 is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. However, when the right of the second special symbol determination is held, the area on the right side of the digestion position image a54 In addition, the special 2 hold icon is displayed as many as the number of hold of the second special symbol determination. That is, the special 1 hold icon a53 is arranged side by side on the left side of the digestion position image a54, and the special 2 hold icon is arranged side by side on the right side of the digestion position image a54. For example, when the change of the special symbol in the first special symbol display 41 is started, one special 1 hold icon a53 is erased after moving on the digestion position image a54, and the other special 1 hold icon a53 is the digestion position. The position is shifted toward the image a54. Although detailed explanation is omitted, when the second special symbol determination that is held is digested, the same process as the process for the special 1 hold icon a53 is performed on the special 2 hold icon.

  In the state shown in FIG. 1C, the sub-liquid crystal 6 displays a numerical image (holding number image) a55a and an image a55b indicating the number of holdings for special symbol determination. A special 1-holding number image a55a displayed on the left sub-liquid crystal 6a represents the number of holds for the first special symbol determination, like the special-one holding icon a53 of the main liquid crystal 5. The special 2 reservation number image a55b displayed on the right sub liquid crystal 6b represents the number of reservations for the second special symbol determination, as with the special 2 reservation icon of the main liquid crystal 5.

  FIG. 1-4 is a diagram illustrating a flow of an effect example performed in the pachinko gaming machine 1. In FIG. 1-4, for the purpose of making the drawing easier to see, decorative symbols, reserved images, etc. displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 are omitted.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a so-called step-up effect (an effect in which the effect content develops in stages) is performed during the change of the special symbol. The general flow of the step-up effect performed in this embodiment is as follows (see FIGS. 1-4). As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the step-up effect in the present embodiment involves expansion / contraction of the effect image displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 and movement of the sub liquid crystal 6.
The main liquid crystal 5 displays the effect image a50 on the full screen, and the sub liquid crystal 6 is arranged at the initial position (before the effect starts).
A moving image of the arrival of the bus is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. Along with this, the left sub liquid crystal 6a slightly moves toward the center of the main liquid crystal 5, and the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 is reduced (effect step 1 <SU1>).
On the main liquid crystal 5, a moving image in which the character a 57 getting off the bus appears is displayed. Along with this, the right sub liquid crystal 6b slightly moves toward the center of the main liquid crystal 5, and the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 is further reduced (effect step 2 <SU2>).
The character a57 is displayed on the left sub liquid crystal 6a, and the other character a58 is displayed on the right sub liquid crystal 6b. Further, both the sub liquid crystal 6 a and the sub liquid crystal 6 b further move toward the center of the main liquid crystal 5. Along with this, the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 is further reduced (effect step 3 <SU3>).
The two sub liquid crystals 6a and the sub liquid crystal 6b are combined (closed together) near the center of the main liquid crystal 5, and two characters meet. The effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 is reduced with the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6, and is not displayed when the sub liquid crystal 6 is combined (effect step 4 <SU4>).
Further, this step-up effect is a notice effect for notifying the SP reach (so-called “super reach”). When the step up effect is developed to the effect step 4, the SP reach effect is performed. The SP reach effect is a reach effect that has higher reliability than the normal reach effect that the determination result of the special symbol determination is a big hit. In this case, after completion of the step-up effect (effect step 4), each sub liquid crystal 6a and sub liquid crystal 6b return to their initial positions, and then SP reach effect is performed on the main liquid crystal 5. On the other hand, when the step-up effect is finished in any of the production steps 1 to 3, the sub liquid crystals 6a and the sub liquid crystal 6b return to the initial position without being combined, and other productions other than the SP reach production (production at the time of losing) And normal reach production).

  FIG. 1-5 is a diagram illustrating an example when the sub liquid crystal 6 moves from the state illustrated in FIG. 1-3. Before the step-up effect is started, the effect image a50 is displayed on the full screen of the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6 is disposed at the initial position as shown in FIG. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1-5 (and FIGS. 1-4), the sub liquid crystal 6 moves toward the center of the main liquid crystal 5 during the production of the step-up effect. 1-5 shows the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6 in a state where the production step 3 has been developed. As shown in the figure, the effect image a50 (background image a51 etc.) displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 is reduced as the sub liquid crystal 6 moves in front of the main liquid crystal 5 (FIG. 1). (See dotted arrows shown in -5). Here, the entire effect image a50 displayed on the full screen of the main liquid crystal 5 before the start of the step-up effect is reduced. The display area of the effect image a50 is changed while maintaining the aspect ratio.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1-4, the sub liquid crystal 6 moves stepwise, so that the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 is reduced stepwise as the sub liquid crystal 6 moves. That is, as shown in the figure, the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 is reduced by one step starting from the lower right end of the effect image a50 in accordance with the slight movement of the left sub liquid crystal 6a in effect step 1. Next, when the right sub-liquid crystal 6b is slightly moved in effect step 2, the effect image a50 is further reduced by one step starting from the lower left corner. Then, in response to the further movement of both the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b in effect step 3, the image is further reduced by one step starting from the center of the effect image a50.

  In the present embodiment, the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 is reduced so that its size continuously changes in accordance with the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6 in the change from one stage to the next stage. However, it may be reduced so as to change discontinuously. In addition, when the two sub liquid crystals 6a and the sub liquid crystal 6b are combined in the production step 4, the production image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 is gradually reduced according to the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6, and in the state where the sub liquid crystals 6 are combined. Disappears. At this time, an image for decorating the combined sub liquid crystal 6 is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 (see FIG. 1-4 <SU4>).

  As described above, by reducing the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 in accordance with the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6, the main image included in the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 is not disturbed by the sub liquid crystal 6. Display objects (for example, decorative drawings and hold images) can be sufficiently presented to the player. That is, the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 can be sufficiently presented to the player even while the effect of moving the sub liquid crystal 6 is performed.

  Note that the main image such as the central portion of the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 only needs to be visible to the player, and a part of the end portion may be hidden by the sub liquid crystal 6 as shown in FIG. .

  As shown in FIG. 1-4, when the sub liquid crystal 6 returns to the initial position after the end of the step-up effect, the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 returns to the original size at the start of the step-up effect. (Return the display area to full screen). Further, when the step-up effect has been developed up to the effect step 4, after the sub liquid crystal 6 is released, the effect is produced in a partial area near the center of the main liquid crystal 5 (a heart-shaped area in FIGS. 1-4). After a part of the image a50 is displayed, the effect image a50 is displayed on the entire main liquid crystal 5. As in the case of enlargement and reduction, the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 may gradually increase as the sub liquid crystal 6 moves to the initial position, or the sub liquid crystal 6 returns to the initial position. The effect image a50 of the original size may be displayed (full screen display) at the same timing.

  As described above, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 in accordance with the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6 in the area of the main liquid crystal 5 that is not hidden by the sub liquid crystal 6. The display area of the effect image a50 is changed. According to this, since the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 can be sufficiently presented to the player even while the effect of moving the sub liquid crystal 6 is performed, both the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6 are effectively displayed. It can be used to produce effects. Further, by causing an unusual change that “the display area of the entire effect image changes”, it is possible to guide the player's line of sight not only to the moving sub liquid crystal 6 but also to the main liquid crystal 5. A high production effect can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, the effect image a50 to be reduced is reduced so as to approach the center. That is, since the effect image a50 is displayed in the center of the main liquid crystal 5 even if it is reduced, the player can present the effect image a50 in an easy-to-see manner without losing sight of the effect image a50.

  Further, when the effect image a50 is reduced in the main liquid crystal 5, a peripheral area where the effect image a50 is not displayed is generated in the screen area of the main liquid crystal 5 (see FIG. 1-5). Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1-5, another image (an image representing a starry sky) a59 different from the effect image a50 to be reduced is displayed in the peripheral area. Note that the image displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 is managed by layers, and this image a59 is drawn on a layer on the back side of the effect image a50. Hereinafter, this image a59 is referred to as a “peripheral image”.

  In the present embodiment, the peripheral image a59 displayed in the peripheral region suggests the reliability with respect to the determination result of the special symbol determination being a big hit. That is, the greater the number of shooting stars included in the peripheral image a59, the higher the reliability for the big hit. As described above, by displaying the peripheral image a59 indicating the reliability in the peripheral region, the peripheral region a59 generated by the reduction can be effectively used, and more various effects can be performed. In addition, the peripheral image is not limited to suggesting the reliability that is a big hit, but suggests a specific effect on the game (for example, a transition to a gaming state more advantageous to the player, the number of rounds during the big hit, etc.) It's okay.

(Display of number of hold on sub liquid crystal 6)
As described above, when the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 is reduced, the effect image a50 as a whole can be presented to the player in a sufficiently visible manner, but some images included in the effect image a50 may be difficult to see. There is. For example, in FIG. 1-5, the hold icon a53 becomes small and difficult to see due to the reduction of the effect image a50 as a whole, and as a result, the player may lose sight of the hold icon a53 or make a mistake in the number of holds. In this regard, in the present embodiment, when the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 is reduced, the reserved number image a55a and the reserved number image a55b are displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6 (see FIG. 1-5). Therefore, the player can easily confirm the number of holds by looking at the sub liquid crystal 6. That is, according to the present embodiment, even if the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 is reduced and it becomes difficult to see the hold icon a53, the hold number image a55a and the hold number image a55b of the sub liquid crystal 6 hold the player. Numbers can be recognized reliably.

  In this embodiment, the hold number image a55a and the hold number image a55b are always displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6. However, the hold number image a55a and the hold number image a55b have at least a hold icon a53 in the main liquid crystal 5 ( It may be displayed when it is difficult or impossible to see for some reason. For example, when the hold icon a53 is not displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 such as during a big hit game, the hold number image a55a and the hold number image a55b may not be displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6. If the visibility of the hold icon a53 of the main liquid crystal 5 is high (for example, the state shown in FIG. 1-3), the hold number image a55a and the hold number image a55b may not be displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6.

  In the present embodiment, the main liquid crystal 5 displays the same number of hold icons a53 as the number of hold, whereas the sub liquid crystal 6 displays numbers indicating the number of hold (the hold number image a55a and the hold number image a55b). Is displayed. Thus, it is preferable that the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6 are different in the mode in which the hold image representing the hold number represents the hold number. If the same hold icon is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6, the player may erroneously recognize that the total number of hold icons displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6 is the hold number. . On the other hand, it is possible to prevent the player from erroneously recognizing the number of holds by making the mode representing the number of holds different between the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the sub liquid crystal 6 moves. Therefore, if a hold icon similar to that of the main liquid crystal 5 is displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6, the player sees the sub liquid crystal 6 being moved and holds it. The number of icons must be counted, making it difficult to determine the number of holds instantaneously. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the sub liquid crystal 6 displays a hold number image that is a number representing the hold number, so that the player can easily see the hold number even when looking at the moving sub liquid crystal 6. Can be recognized.

  In the present embodiment, a special 1 hold icon a53 representing the number of first special symbol determination is displayed on the left side of the main liquid crystal 5, and a special 1 reserved number image representing the number of first special symbol determination is retained. a55a is displayed on the left sub-liquid crystal 6a. In addition, a special 2 hold icon representing the number of holds for the second special symbol determination is displayed on the right side of the main liquid crystal 5, and a special 2 hold number image a55b representing the number of holds for the second special symbol determination is displayed on the right sub-liquid crystal 6b. Is displayed. According to this, since the correspondence between the two types of holding numbers displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 and the two types of holding numbers displayed on the two sub liquid crystals 6a and the sub liquid crystal 6b is clarified, two types of holding numbers are clarified. The number of holds can be displayed to the player in an easy-to-understand manner.

  In addition, during the step-up effect, the sub liquid crystal 6 is merged, so that the hold number image a55a and the hold number image a55b displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6 are the positions where the hold icon was originally displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. (Ie, a position near the center of the main liquid crystal). That is, before and after the step-up effect, the state in which information related to the number of reserved special symbol determinations is displayed in the center of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the width direction is maintained. For this reason, when the step-up notice effect is performed, the player can grasp the number of holds without greatly deviating the line of sight from the center.

  By the way, for example, if a game ball is launched in a situation where the number of first special symbol determination pending has reached the upper limit, even if the game ball wins the first starting port 11, the right of the first special symbol determination is not reserved. For this reason, useless balls are generated. Therefore, the player can suppress the occurrence of a waste ball by operating the stop button 22 under such a situation.

  On the other hand, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the visibility of the reserved image displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 is reduced by the above step-up effect, but the effect image a50 on the main liquid crystal 5 is enlarged or reduced. In addition, a hold number image is displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6 so that the player can easily grasp the hold number of the special symbol determination without being affected by the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6.

  The sub liquid crystal 6 is positioned in front of the main liquid crystal 5 and also has a line-of-sight induction effect due to the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6 so that the player can effectively visually recognize the number of holds. As a result, it is possible to effectively suppress the occurrence of the problem that the player cannot stop when the step-up effect is being performed.

(Prohibition of law breaking in step-up production)
In the above-described step-up effect, in principle, an effect of moving the sub liquid crystal 6 stepwise in accordance with the stage of the effect image a50 (effect contents) of the main liquid crystal 5 is performed (see FIGS. 1-4). Here, in the present embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 shifts the stage of production of the main liquid crystal 5 and the stage of movement of the sub liquid crystal 6 under a specific condition (for example, a part in the case of a big hit). Produce. Specifically, for example, even if the stage of production of the main liquid crystal 5 is developed, the sub liquid crystal 6 is not moved to the same stage. As a result, for example, the so-called law breaking occurs, in which the production in the main liquid crystal 5 has advanced to the production step 3 while the sub liquid crystal 6 has advanced to the production step 1 only.

  In the present embodiment, the stage of movement of the sub liquid crystal 6 is prevented from reaching the stage of the production of the main liquid crystal 5, but conversely, the stage of movement of the sub liquid crystal 6 is not performed. The stage of the production of the liquid crystal 5 may be prevented from reaching that stage. Further, instead of changing one stage of the production of the main liquid crystal 5 and the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6, the timing at which the production step develops is shifted between the two, or the stage of the production step for one of them. (For example, the sub liquid crystal 6 does not move to the production step 3 but suddenly merges in the production step 4).

  The above-mentioned effect of breaking the law is performed for the purpose of suggesting that the determination result of the special symbol determination is a big hit. That is, the pachinko gaming machine 1 determines whether or not to cause the breaking of the law when it is a big hit, and performs the effect only when it is determined to cause it. It should be noted that the effect of breaking the law is not limited to suggesting that it is a big hit, but may also indicate a specific effect on the game (for example, transition to a probabilistic gaming state, the number of rounds in a big hit, etc.). Further, the disruption of the law is not necessarily limited to the case where the above effect occurs (that is, the reliability is 100%), and may occur even when the above effect does not occur.

  As described above, when the step-up effect is performed by synchronizing the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 and the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6, the law is used by using the effect image a50 of the main liquid crystal 5 and the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6. It is also possible to produce a collapse effect. Thereby, more various suggestive effects can be performed, and interest can be enhanced.

  Hereinafter, the internal configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and processing performed in the pachinko gaming machine 1 for realizing such control of the effects will be described in detail.

[Configuration of control device of pachinko gaming machine 1]
On the back side of the game board 2, a control device for controlling the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided in addition to a ball tank for storing game balls sent to the upper plate 28 or the lower plate 29. As illustrated in FIG. 1-6, the control device of the pachinko gaming machine 1 produces effects based on the game control board 100 that controls the progress of the game, such as various determinations and command transmission, and the commands received from the game control board 100. An effect control board 130 for overall control, an image sound control board 140 for controlling effects by images and sounds, a lamp control board 150 for controlling effects by various lamps and movable bodies, and the like. Note that the configuration of the control device is not limited to this, and for example, the effect control board 130, the image sound control board 140, and the lamp control board 150 may be configured as one board.

[Configuration Example of Game Control Board 100]
The game control board 100 includes a main CPU 101, a main ROM 102, and a main RAM 103. The main CPU 101 performs various arithmetic processes related to determination and the number of payout balls based on a program stored in the main ROM 102. The main RAM 103 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the main CPU 101 executes the program, or a work area for data processing.

  The game control board 100 includes a first start port switch 111, a second start port switch 112, an electric tulip opening / closing unit 113, a first gate switch 114, a second gate switch 115, a first big prize port switch 116, and a second large size. A winning port switch 117, a first big winning port control unit 118, a second big winning port control unit 119, a normal winning port switch 120, and the display 4 (each display 41 to 47) are connected.

  The first start port switch 111 detects that a game ball has won the first start port 11 and outputs a detection signal to the game control board 100. The second start port switch 112 detects that a game ball has won the second start port 12 and outputs a detection signal to the game control board 100. The electric tulip opening / closing part 113 opens and closes the second start port 12 by operating an electric solenoid coupled to the pair of blade members of the electric tulip 17 so as to be able to transmit driving in response to a control signal from the game control board 100. To do. The first gate switch 114 detects that the game ball has passed through the first gate 15 and outputs a detection signal to the game control board 100. The second gate switch 115 detects that the game ball has passed through the second gate 16 and outputs a detection signal to the game control board 100.

  The first grand prize opening switch 116 detects that a game ball has won the first big prize opening 13 and outputs a detection signal to the game control board 100. The second big prize opening switch 117 detects that a game ball has won the second big prize opening 19 and outputs a detection signal to the game control board 100. Based on the control signal from the game control board 100, the first grand prize winning port control unit 118 operates the electric solenoid coupled to the plate that closes the first big prize winning hole 13 so as to be able to transmit the drive. Open / close the grand prize winning opening 13. Based on the control signal from the game control board 100, the second grand prize opening control unit 119 operates the electric solenoid coupled to the blade member that closes the second big prize opening 19 so as to be capable of driving transmission. Opens and closes the two major winning openings 19. The normal winning opening switch 120 detects that the game ball has won the normal winning opening 14 and outputs the detection signal to the game control board 100.

  The main CPU 101 of the game control board 100 receives a detection signal from the first start port switch 111, the second start port switch 112, the first big prize port switch 116, the second big prize port switch 117, or the normal prize port switch 120. When input, the payout control board (not shown) is instructed to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the place where the game ball has won, and the number of prize balls to be paid out is determined based on information from the payout control board. to manage. Although a detailed description is omitted, the payout control board supplies the game ball to the upper plate 28 or the lower plate 29 by controlling a drive motor that sends out the game ball from the ball tank.

  The main CPU 101 acquires various random numbers as acquisition information at the timing when the detection signal from the first start port switch 111 is input, and executes the first special symbol determination using the acquired random numbers. Also, various random numbers are acquired as acquisition information at the timing when the detection signal from the second start port switch 112 is input, and the second special symbol determination is executed using the acquired random numbers. If it is determined that the game is a big hit, the first grand prize port 13 (or the second big prize port 19) is passed through the first big prize port control unit 118 (or the second big prize port control unit 119). Open and close.

  Further, the main CPU 101 acquires a random number at the timing when the detection signal from the first gate switch 114 or the second gate switch 115 is input, and executes normal symbol determination using the acquired random number. And when it determines with opening the 2nd starting port 12, the 2nd starting port 12 is opened temporarily by operating the electric tulip 17 via the electric tulip opening / closing part 113.

  Further, the main CPU 101 causes the respective display devices 41 to 47 constituting the display device 4 to execute the processing described above based on (a) of FIG.

[Configuration Example of Production Control Board 130]
The effect control board 130 includes a sub CPU 131, a sub ROM 132, a sub RAM 133, and an RTC (real time clock) 134. The sub CPU 131 performs a calculation process when controlling the presentation based on the program stored in the sub ROM 132. The sub RAM 133 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the sub CPU 131 executes the program, or a work area for data processing. The RTC 134 measures the current date and time (date and time).

  The sub CPU 131 sets the production contents based on game information related to special symbol determination, normal symbol determination, jackpot game, and the like transmitted from the game control board 100. In that case, the input of the operation information from the production | presentation button 26, the cross key 27, or the touchscreen 33 may be received, and the production content according to the operation information may be set. The sub CPU 131 transmits a command instructing execution of the effect of the set effect content to the image sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150.

[Configuration Example of Lamp Control Board 150]
The lamp control board 150 includes a lamp CPU 151, a lamp ROM 152, and a lamp RAM 153. Based on the program stored in the lamp ROM 152, the lamp CPU 151 determines the left sub liquid crystal motor 61a, the right sub liquid crystal motor 61b, the movable accessory 7, the panel lamp 25, the frame lamp 37, and the rotation effect devices 38 and 39. Performs arithmetic processing when controlling the operation. The left sub liquid crystal motor 61a is a motor that moves the left sub liquid crystal 6a, and the right sub liquid crystal motor 61b is a motor that moves the right sub liquid crystal 6b. The lamp RAM 153 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the lamp CPU 151 executes the program, or a work area such as data processing.

  The lamp ROM 152 stores light emission pattern data and operation pattern data. Here, the light emission pattern data is data indicating the light emission patterns of the light emitting elements included in the panel lamp 25, the frame lamp 37, and the rotation effect devices 38 and 39. The lamp CPU 151 reads the light emission pattern data corresponding to the command received from the effect control board 130 from the light emission pattern data stored in the lamp ROM 152 to the lamp RAM 153, and the panel lamp 25, the frame lamp 37, and the rotation effect device 38. , 39 controls light emission of the light emitting elements.

  The motion pattern data is data indicating each motion pattern of the sub liquid crystal 6, the movable accessory 7, the movable body included in the rotation effect device 38 and the rotation effect device 39, and the like. The lamp CPU 151 reads the operation pattern data corresponding to the command received from the effect control board 130 from the operation pattern data stored in the lamp ROM 152 to the lamp RAM 153, and the left sub liquid crystal motor 61a and the right sub liquid crystal motor. The drive of 61b is controlled, and the drive of the motor which operates the movable body with which the rotation presentation apparatuses 38 and 39 are provided is controlled.

[Configuration Example of Image Sound Control Board 140]
FIG. 1-7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the image sound control board 140. The image sound control board 140 performs image display control of the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6 and audio output control from the speaker 24. The image sound control board 140 includes a general CPU 141, a VDP (Video Display Processor) 142, a sound DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 143, a control ROM 144, a control RAM 145, a sound ROM 146, an SDRAM 147, a CGROM 148, and a VRAM 149. .

  Based on the program and various tables stored in the control ROM 144 and the command received from the effect control board 130, the general CPU 141 transfers the image data stored in the CGROM 148 to the main liquid crystal 5 and the left of the VDP 142. An instruction to display on one or more of the sub liquid crystal 6a, the right sub liquid crystal 6b, and the touch liquid crystal 34 is given. This instruction is mainly performed by outputting a display list.

  Here, the display list is composed of commands for instructing execution of drawing in frame units. The type of image to be drawn, the position (coordinates) to draw the image, display priority, display magnification, and rotation. It includes various parameters such as angle and transmittance. The processing for creating this display list will be described in detail later.

  The overall CPU 141 instructs the sound DSP 143 to output the sound data stored in the sound ROM 146 from the speaker 24.

  The control ROM 144 is composed of a mask ROM, and stores a control program for the overall CPU 141, a display list generation program for generating a display list, a display list generation table used for generating a display list, and the like. Has been.

  The control RAM 145 is used as a storage area for temporarily storing various data used when the general CPU 141 executes the program, or a work area for data processing.

  The CGROM 148 stores effect data necessary for executing the display effect. The CGROM 148 includes a flash memory, an EEPROM, an EPROM, a mask ROM, and the like, and includes sprite data (one piece of image data) including a collection of pixel information in a predetermined range of pixels (for example, 32 × 32 pixels), and a plurality of pieces of image data. Compressed and stored movie data consisting of a collection of The pixel information is composed of color number information for specifying a color number for each pixel and an α value indicating the transparency of the image. Further, the CGROM 148 stores, without compressing, palette data in which color number information for specifying a color number and display color information for actually displaying colors are associated with each other.

  The VDP 142 reads out the effect data from the CGROM 148 based on the display list created by the overall CPU 141, and executes a drawing process for performing the effect.

  The VRAM 149 is configured by an SRAM capable of writing and reading image data at high speed, and includes a display list storage area 1491, a development storage area 1492, a main liquid crystal frame buffer 1493, a left sub liquid crystal frame buffer 1494, and a right. A sub liquid crystal frame buffer 1495 and a touch liquid crystal frame buffer 1496 are provided.

The display list storage area 1491 temporarily stores the display list output from the overall CPU 141. The expanded storage area 1492 stores image data that has been read from the CGROM 148 and expanded. The main liquid crystal frame buffer 1493 is used for drawing and displaying image data displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. The main liquid crystal frame buffer 1493 is a double buffer type memory having two buffers. While the image data stored in one buffer is output for display, the next image data is stored in the other buffer. By drawing, image data is drawn and displayed. The left sub liquid crystal frame buffer 1494 is a frame buffer that is used for both drawing and display for drawing and displaying image data displayed on the left sub liquid crystal 6a. The right sub liquid crystal frame buffer 1495 is a frame buffer that is used for both drawing and display for drawing and displaying the image data displayed on the right sub liquid crystal 6b. The touch liquid crystal frame buffer 1496 is a frame buffer used for both drawing and display for drawing and displaying image data displayed on the touch liquid crystal 34.
In other embodiments, one sub-liquid crystal 6a and sub-liquid crystal 6b may share one frame buffer.

  The VDP 142 decompresses the image data stored in a compressed state in the CGROM 148 and stores the decompressed image data in the expanded storage area 1492. The VDP 142 also draws a drawing frame buffer (main liquid crystal frame buffer 1493, left sub liquid crystal frame buffer 1494, right sub liquid crystal frame buffer 1495) in the VRAM 149 based on the display list stored in the display list storage area 1491. Alternatively, the drawing process is performed using the touch liquid crystal frame buffer 1496). The VDP 142 generates an RGB signal as a video signal indicating the color of the image from the image data stored in the display frame buffer in the VRAM 149, and uses the generated RGB signal as the main liquid crystal 5, the left sub liquid crystal 6a, and the right sub Output to the liquid crystal 6b or the touch liquid crystal 34.

  An acoustic ROM 146, SDRAM 147, and amplifier 1431 are connected to the acoustic DSP 143. The acoustic ROM 146 stores acoustic data related to sounds (music, voice, sound effects, etc.) used for production. The SDRAM 147 is used as a work area for data processing by the acoustic DSP 143. The acoustic DSP 143 reads the acoustic data corresponding to the instruction from the overall CPU 141 from the acoustic ROM 146 to the SDRAM 147, executes data processing, and outputs the acoustic data after the data processing to the speaker 24 (via the amplifier 1431). The amplifier 1431 adjusts the volume according to an instruction regarding the volume obtained from the overall CPU 141 via the acoustic DSP 143 and causes the speaker 24 to output acoustic data.

[Timer interrupt processing by game control board 100]
Next, timer interrupt processing executed in the game control board 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1-8. Here, this figure is a flowchart showing an example of timer interrupt processing executed in the game control board 100. The game control board 100 repeatedly executes a series of processes illustrated in the figure at regular intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds) during normal operation except for special cases such as when the power is turned on or when the power is turned off. . It should be noted that the processing of the game control board 100 described based on the flowcharts after the figure is performed according to a command issued by the main CPU 101 based on a program stored in the main ROM 102.

  First, the main CPU 101 executes random number update processing for updating various random numbers such as jackpot random numbers, symbol random numbers, reach random numbers, variation pattern random numbers, and normal symbol random numbers (step Sa1).

  Here, the jackpot random number is a random number for determining jackpot or loss. The design random number is a random number for determining the type of jackpot when it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot. The reach random number is a random number for determining whether to perform an effect with reach or an effect without reach when it is determined that the reach is lost. The variation pattern random number is a random number for determining a variation pattern when a special symbol is displayed in a variable manner. The normal symbol random number is a random number for determining whether or not to open the second start port 12. The jackpot random number, the design random number, the reach random number, the variation pattern random number, and the normal design random number are incremented by “1” every time the processing of step Sa1 is performed. Note that a loop counter is used as a counter for performing the processing of step Sa1, and each random number returns to “0” after reaching a preset maximum value.

  Subsequent to step Sa1, the main CPU 101 executes switch processing when a detection signal is input from each switch (step Sa2). This switch processing will be described in detail later based on FIGS. 1-9 to 1-11.

  Following the processing of step Sa2, the main CPU 101 executes special symbol determination, displays the special symbol on the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display 43, and displays the determination result of the special symbol determination. A special symbol process including a process of stopping and displaying the determination symbol to be displayed is executed (step Sa3). This special symbol process will be described in detail later based on FIG. 1-12.

  Subsequent to the processing of step Sa3, the main CPU 101 includes a process of executing normal symbol determination, causing the normal symbol display unit 45 to display the normal symbol in a variable manner, and then stopping and displaying the normal symbol indicating the result of the normal symbol determination. Normal symbol processing is executed (step Sa4).

  Following the process of step Sa4, the main CPU 101 performs the electric tulip process for operating the electric tulip 17 via the electric tulip opening / closing part 113 when it is determined that the second starting port 12 is opened as a result of the normal symbol determination. Is executed (step Sa5).

  Following the processing of step Sa5, the main CPU 101 controls the first big prize opening control unit 118 (or the second big prize opening control unit 119) to determine the first big prize when it is determined that the big hit is made in step Sa3. A special prize opening control process for opening the mouth 13 (or the second big prize opening 19) is executed (step Sa6).

  Subsequent to step Sa6, the main CPU 101 executes prize ball processing for controlling the payout of prize balls according to the winning of game balls (step Sa7).

  Subsequent to the processing at step Sa7, the main CPU 101 transmits to the effect control board 130 information necessary for determining various commands and effect contents set (stored) in the main RAM 103 in the processing steps before step Sa6. The process is executed (step Sa8).

[Switch processing by game control board 100]
FIG. 1-9 is a detailed flowchart of the switch process in step Sa2 of FIG. 1-8. Subsequent to the process of step Sa1, the main CPU 101 monitors whether or not a detection signal is input from the first start port switch 111 and is updated as appropriate by the process of step Sa1, as illustrated in FIG. 1-9. First start port switch processing including a process of acquiring a value at the time when a detection signal from the first start port switch 111 is input for various random numbers (a jackpot random number, a design random number, a reach random number, and a variation pattern random number) Is executed (step Sa21). The first start port switch process will be described in detail later based on FIG. 1-10.

  Next, the main CPU 101 monitors the presence or absence of a detection signal input from the second start port switch 112, and the detection signal from the second start port switch 112 is detected for various random numbers that are appropriately updated by the processing of step Sa1. A second start port switch process including a process of acquiring a value at the time of input is executed (step Sa22). The second start port switch process will be described later in detail based on FIG. 1-11.

  Then, the main CPU 101 monitors whether or not a detection signal is input from the first gate switch 114 or the second gate switch 115, and the first gate switch 114 or the normal symbol random number that is appropriately updated by the process of step Sa1. A gate switch process for obtaining a value at the time when the detection signal from the second gate switch 115 is input is executed (step Sa23).

[First Start Port Switch Processing by Game Control Board 100]
FIG. 1-10 is a detailed flowchart of the first start port switch process in Step Sa21 of FIG. 1-9. As illustrated in FIG. 1-10, the main CPU 101 detects the detection signal from the first start port switch 111 (specifically, the first start port switch 111 is “ON”) following the random number update process in step Sa1. On the basis of whether or not an ON signal indicating that the first start port switch 111 is turned on is determined (step Sa211). Here, when it is determined that the first start port switch 111 has been turned “ON” (step Sa211: YES), the first special symbol determination hold number U1 stored in the main RAM 103 is stored in the main ROM 102. It is determined whether or not it is less than the maximum reserved number Umax1 (“4” in the present embodiment) of the first special symbol determination (step Sa212).

When the main CPU 101 determines that the hold number U1 is less than the maximum hold number Umax1 (step Sa212: YES), the main CPU 101 updates the value of the hold number U1 to a value obtained by adding “1” (step Sa213). Then, the main CPU 101 controls the first special symbol hold indicator 42 so as to light up with a lighting pattern indicating the number of hold after the update in the process of step Sa213 (step Sa214). Next, the main CPU 101 acquires jackpot random numbers, symbol random numbers, reach random numbers, and variation pattern random numbers as acquisition information used for the first special symbol determination, and stores these random numbers in association with each other in the main RAM 103 ( Step Sa215 to Step Sa218).
Then, a pre-determination process is performed for a notice effect of a lottery result for a winning ball (holding ball) for which a special symbol variation display operation is held (that is, undrawn) (step Sa219). In this preliminary determination process, the lottery result is determined not at the start of symbol variation but at the start opening prize. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 that does not perform the notice effect based on the prior determination, the prior determination process may be omitted.
Next, the main CPU 101 sets a special 1 hold command for notifying the effect control board 130 that the first special symbol determination is held in the main RAM 103 (step Sa220).

[Second Start Port Switch Processing by Game Control Board 100]
FIG. 1-11 is a detailed flowchart of the second start port switch process in Step Sa22 of FIG. 1-9. As illustrated in FIG. 1-11, the main CPU 101 detects the detection signal from the second start port switch 112 (specifically, the second start port switch 112 indicates that the second start port switch 112 It is determined whether or not the second start port switch 112 has been turned “ON” based on whether or not an “ON signal indicating that it has been turned ON” has been input (step Sa 221).

  When the main CPU 101 determines that the second start port switch 112 has been turned “ON” (step Sa221: YES), the second special symbol determination pending number U2 stored in the main RAM 103 is stored in the main ROM 102. It is determined whether it is less than the maximum reserved number Umax2 (in the present embodiment, “4”) of the second special symbol determination (step Sa222).

When the main CPU 101 determines that the hold number U2 is less than the maximum hold number Umax2 (step Sa222: YES), the main CPU 101 updates the value of the hold number U2 to a value obtained by adding “1” (step Sa223). Then, the main CPU 101 controls the second special symbol hold indicator 44 so as to light up with a lighting pattern representing the number of hold after update by the process of step Sa223 (step Sa224). Next, the main CPU 101 acquires jackpot random numbers, symbol random numbers, reach random numbers, and variation pattern random numbers as acquisition information used for the second special symbol determination, and stores these random numbers in association with each other in the main RAM 103 ( Step Sa225 to step Sa228), a pre-determination process is performed (step Sa229). In the pachinko gaming machine 1 that does not perform the notice effect based on the prior determination, the prior determination process may be omitted.
Next, the main CPU 101 sets a special 2 hold command for notifying the effect control board 130 that the second special symbol determination is held in the main RAM 103 (step Sa230).

[Special symbol processing by game control board 100]
Next, the details of the special symbol process executed by the game control board 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, this figure is a detailed flowchart of the special symbol process in step Sa3 of FIGS. 1-8. As illustrated in FIG. 1-12, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the jackpot game is in progress based on whether or not the jackpot game flag stored in the main RAM 103 is set to “ON”. (Step Sa301). This jackpot game flag is a flag indicating whether or not the jackpot game is being executed, and is set to “ON” at the start of the jackpot game, and is set to “OFF” at the end of the jackpot game. Here, when it is determined that the game is a big hit game (step Sa301: YES), the process proceeds to the normal symbol process of step Sa4.

  When the main CPU 101 determines that the jackpot game is not being played (step Sa301: NO), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the special symbol is being changed (step Sa302). If it is determined that the special symbol variation display is not in progress (step Sa302: NO), it is determined whether the second special symbol determination hold number U2 stored in the main RAM 103 is equal to or greater than "1". (Step Sa303). Here, when it is determined that the hold number U2 is “1” or more (step Sa303: YES), the hold number U2 is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” (step Sa304).

  If the main CPU 101 determines that the holding number U2 is not “1” or more (step Sa303: NO), whether or not the holding number U1 of the first special symbol determination stored in the main RAM 103 is “1” or more. Is determined (step Sa305). Here, when it is determined that the number of holds U1 is not equal to or greater than “1” (step Sa305: NO), the process proceeds to the normal symbol process of step Sa4. Conversely, when it is determined that the hold number U1 is “1” or more (step Sa305: YES), the main CPU 101 updates the hold number U1 to a value obtained by subtracting “1” (step Sa306).

  Following the process of step Sa304 or the process of step Sa306, the main CPU 101 displays the first special symbol hold indicator 42 or the second special symbol hold indicator 44 so as to indicate the number of holds according to the process of step Sa304 or Sa306. Is controlled (step Sa307). That is, when the process of step Sa304 is executed, the main CPU 101 controls the second special symbol hold indicator 44 so as to be lit with a lighting pattern representing the number of special 2 holds updated by the process. In addition, when the process of step Sa306 is executed, the main CPU 101 controls the first special symbol hold indicator 42 so as to be lit with a lighting pattern indicating the number of special 1 holds after the update by the process.

  Next, the main CPU 101 executes a shift process for the reserved storage area of the main RAM 103 (step Sa308). Specifically, when the shift process is executed following the process of step Sa304, the oldest acquired information stored in the reserved storage area for second special symbol determination is shifted to the determination storage area. The remaining acquired information is shifted to the determination storage area side. Further, when the shift process is executed following the process of step Sa306, the oldest acquired information stored in the reserved storage area for the first special symbol determination is shifted to the determination storage area, and the remaining The acquired information is shifted to the determination storage area side.

  Subsequent to step Sa308, the main CPU 101 executes jackpot determination processing based on the random numbers stored in the determination storage area (step Sa309). By executing this jackpot determination process, it is determined whether or not it is a jackpot, and if it is determined that it is a jackpot, the type of jackpot is determined. Then, determination symbol setting information indicating the results of these processes is set in the main RAM 103. This jackpot determination process will be described in detail later based on FIG. 1-13.

  Subsequent to the process of step Sa309, the main CPU 101 executes a variation pattern selection process for selecting a variation pattern of a special symbol (step Sa310). This variation pattern selection process will be described in detail later based on FIG. 1-14.

Subsequent to the processing of step Sa310, the main CPU 101 sets a change start command for instructing the start of the change effect accompanying the change display of the special symbol in the main RAM 103 (step Sa311). This variation start command is transmitted to the effect control board 130 by the transmission process of step Sa8. The change start command includes the following information.
-Symbol setting information set in step Sa309-Information indicating whether the symbol setting information relates to the first special symbol determination or the second special symbol determination-Processing in step Sa310 Information on the variation pattern set in step 1 and information on the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1

  Subsequent to the processing of step Sa311, the main CPU 101 starts the special symbol variation display based on the variation pattern setting information included in the variation start command set in step Sa311 (step Sa312). At that time, when the processing of Step Sa309 to Step Sa311 is performed in a state where the acquisition information (random number) related to the first special symbol determination is stored in the determination storage area, the special symbol is displayed on the first special symbol display 41. When the processing of step Sa309 to step Sa311 is performed in a state where the acquisition information (random number) related to the second special symbol determination is stored, the second special symbol display 43 displays the special symbol. Fluctuation display is started.

  Subsequent to the processing of step Sa312, the main CPU 101 starts measuring the variation time that is the elapsed time since the variation display in step Sa312 was started (step Sa313).

  When the main CPU 101 executes the process of step Sa313 or determines that the special symbol is being changed (step Sa302: YES), the main CPU 101 is selected by the process of step Sa310 from the start of measurement of the change time in step Sa313. It is determined whether or not the variation time corresponding to the variation pattern has elapsed (step Sa314). Here, when it is determined that the fluctuation time has not elapsed (step Sa314: NO), the process proceeds to the normal symbol process of step Sa4.

  When the main CPU 101 determines that the variation time has elapsed (step Sa314: YES), the determination symbol indicating the determination result of the special symbol determination is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display 43. Is set in the main RAM 103 (step Sa315). This symbol confirmation command is transmitted to the effect control board 130 by the transmission process in step Sa8. Thereby, the process etc. which stop-display the decoration symbol which was variably displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 in the aspect which shows the determination result of special symbol determination, etc. are performed.

  Subsequent to the process of step Sa315, the main CPU 101 ends the special symbol variation display started in the process of step Sa312 (step Sa316). Specifically, the determination symbol set in the process of step Sa309 (a jackpot symbol or a lost symbol) is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display that has variably displayed the special symbol. The stop display of the determination symbol is continued until at least a predetermined symbol determination time (for example, 1 second) elapses.

  Thus, the main CPU 101 displays the determination symbol indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination process after the special symbol is variably displayed on the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display 43 as the first special symbol display 41. Alternatively, the second special symbol display 43 is stopped and displayed.

  Subsequent to the processing at step Sa316, the main CPU 101 resets the variation time at which measurement was started at the processing at step Sa313 (step Sa317), and performs processing during stopping including processing for starting a jackpot game when the jackpot is reached. Execute (Step Sa318).

[Big hit judgment processing by game control board 100]
FIG. 1-13 is a detailed flowchart of the jackpot determination process in step Sa309 in FIG. 1-12. The main CPU 101 executes jackpot determination based on the jackpot random number stored in the determination storage area (step Sa3091). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the jackpot random number stored in the determination storage area is a jackpot based on whether or not it matches a preset winning value.

  As described above, the main CPU 101 has a start condition in which acquisition information such as a jackpot random number acquired when a game ball is won at the first start port 11 or the second start port 12 is stored in the determination storage area. If is established, it is determined whether or not to execute a jackpot game advantageous to the player based on the jackpot random number.

  Following the processing of step Sa3091, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the determination result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot (step Sa3092). Here, when it is determined that the jackpot is big (step Sa3092: YES), the type of jackpot is determined with reference to the symbol determination table at the time of jackpot stored in the main ROM 102 (step Sa3093).

  Then, the main CPU 101 sets jackpot symbol setting information corresponding to the determined jackpot type in the main RAM 103 (step Sa3094). As a result, during the processing of step Sa316, the jackpot symbol set here is stopped and displayed as a determination symbol on the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display 43, and the jackpot corresponding to the symbol is displayed. A game will be played.

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 101 determines that it is not a big hit (step Sa3092: NO), the main CPU 101 sets the lost symbol setting information in the main RAM 103 (step Sa3095). Thereby, in the process of the said step Sa316, the loss symbol set here is stopped and displayed on the 1st special symbol display 41 or the 2nd special symbol display 43 as a determination symbol. In this case, the jackpot game is not performed.

[Change pattern selection processing by game control board 100]
FIG. 1-14 is a detailed flowchart of the variation pattern selection process in step Sa310 in FIG. 1-12. After executing the jackpot determination process in step Sa309 in FIG. 1-12, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the determination result in step Sa3091 is a jackpot (step Sa3101). If it is determined that the game is a big hit (step Sa3101: YES), the big hit variation pattern table is read from the main ROM 102 and set in the main RAM 103 (step Sa3102).

  On the other hand, if the main CPU 101 determines that it is not a big hit (step Sa3101: NO), whether or not the reach random number stored in the determination storage area matches the winning value of the reach random number stored in the main ROM 102. Based on the above, it is determined whether or not to perform a reach effect that makes the player expect a big hit (step Sa3103). If it is determined that a reach effect is to be performed (step Sa3103: YES), the reach variation pattern table is read from the main ROM 102 and set in the main RAM 103 (step Sa3104). Conversely, when it is determined that the reach effect is not performed (step Sa3103: NO), the loss variation pattern table is read from the main ROM 102 and set in the main RAM 103 (step Sa3105).

  Subsequently, the main CPU 101 refers to the variation pattern table set in the main RAM 103 by the processing at step Sa3102, the processing at step Sa3104, or the processing at step Sa3105, and executes the variation pattern random number determination processing (step Sa3106). Specifically, when the big hit variation pattern table or the reach variation pattern table is set in the main RAM 103, the variation pattern corresponding to the variation pattern random number stored in the determination storage area is set as the variation pattern that is set. The variation pattern is selected by reading from the table.

  Further, when the loss variation pattern table is set in the main RAM 103, the number of reserved special symbol determinations is specified based on the number of reserved storage areas in which various types of information are stored immediately before the shift process of step Sa308 is performed. Then, the variation pattern corresponding to the specified number of holdings and the presence / absence of the current time is read out from the variation pattern table for loss to select the variation pattern.

  By selecting the variation pattern of the special symbol in this way, the variation time of the special symbol is inevitably determined.

  When the main CPU 101 selects the variation pattern, the main CPU 101 sets the setting information of the selected variation pattern in the main RAM 103 (step Sa3107). This variation pattern setting information is included in the variation start command and transmitted to the effect control board 130 together with the symbol setting information set in the main RAM 103 by the jackpot determination process in step Sa309 described above.

[Timer interrupt processing by production control board 130]
When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on, the sub CPU 131 of the effect control board 130 sets a CTC cycle, which is a cycle for performing timer interrupt processing to be described later. And sub CPU131 repeats the random number update process which updates the production random number etc. which are used in order to determine the content of production with the predetermined period shorter than a CTC period. That is, the sub CPU 131 repeats the timer interrupt process at the CTC cycle while repeating the random number update process at a predetermined cycle while the pachinko gaming machine 1 is activated.

  Hereinafter, the timer interruption process executed in the effect control board 130 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, this figure is a flowchart showing an example of a timer interruption process executed in the effect control board 130. Similar to the timer interrupt process performed on the game control board 100, the sub CPU 131 repeatedly executes a series of processes illustrated in the figure every predetermined time (for example, 4 milliseconds). It should be noted that the processing performed on the effect control board 130 described based on the flowcharts in the figure and thereafter is performed according to a command issued by the sub CPU 131 based on a program stored in the sub ROM 132.

  First, the sub CPU 131 executes a command reception process for performing a process in accordance with a command from the game control board 100 (step Sa10). This command reception process will be described in detail later based on FIG. 1-16. The command receiving process in the second embodiment described later will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 2-25, and the command receiving process in the third embodiment described later will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. 3-21.

  Subsequent to the processing of step Sa10, the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not the effect button 26 or the cross key 27 has been operated based on whether or not the operation information is input from the effect button 26 or the cross key 27 (step Sa11). ). If it is determined that the effect button 26 or the cross key 27 has been operated (step Sa11: YES), an operation command for notifying the fact is set in the sub RAM 133 (step Sa12). By transmitting this operation command to the image sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150, processing for realizing an effect on the effect according to the operation of the effect button 26 or the cross key 27 is performed.

  When the sub CPU 131 determines that neither the effect button 26 nor the cross key 27 is operated (step Sa11: NO), or when the process of step Sa12 is executed, the sub CPU 131 executes a transmission process (step Sa13). Specifically, the command set in the sub-RAM 133 by the processing of step Sa10 or step Sa12 is transmitted to the image sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150. By performing this command transmission process, execution of effects by image display, audio output, etc. is instructed to the image acoustic control board 140, and lamp control is performed by lighting various lamps or performing effects by the operation of the sub liquid crystal 6. Instructed to the substrate 150.

  Subsequent to the processing of step Sa13, the sub CPU 131 executes data transfer processing (step Sa14). Specifically, when data relating to image acoustic control is transmitted from the image acoustic control board 140, the data is transferred to the lamp control board 150. Thereby, the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6 is controlled by the lamp control board 150 so as to synchronize with the effect displayed by the image displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6 and the effect sound output from the speaker 24. At the same time, the production by the production medium such as the movable accessory 7 and the panel lamp 25 is controlled.

[Command reception processing by effect control board 130]
FIG. 1-16 is a detailed flowchart of command reception processing in step Sa10 in FIG. 1-15. As illustrated in FIG. 1-16, the sub CPU 131 first determines whether or not a hold command (a special 1 hold command or a special 2 hold command) has been received from the game control board 100 (step Sa101). If it is determined that a hold command has been received (step Sa101: YES), the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not the received hold command is a special 1 hold command (step Sa102).

  When it is determined that the received hold command is a special 1 hold command (step Sa102: YES), the sub CPU 131 updates the number of hold of the first special symbol determination stored in the sub RAM 133 to a value obtained by adding “1”. (Step Sa103). Then, the sub CPU 131 sets a special 1 hold display command, which is a command for the image sound control board 140, in the sub RAM 133 (step Sa104). The special 1 hold display command is a command for causing the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6 to newly display a hold image representing the number of hold of the first special symbol determination after the update in the process of step Sa103. By sending the special 1 hold display command to the image sound control board 140 by the transmission process of step Sa13, a hold image indicating the number of hold of the first special symbol determination is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the received hold command is not a special 1 hold command (that is, a special 2 hold command) (step Sa102: NO), the sub CPU 131 executes the second special symbol determination stored in the sub RAM 133. The number of reservations is updated to a value obtained by adding “1” (step Sa105). Then, the sub CPU 131 sets a special 2 hold display command, which is a command for the image sound control board 140, in the sub RAM 133 (step Sa106). The special 2 hold display command is a command for newly displaying a hold image representing the number of holds in the second special symbol determination after the update in the process of step Sa105 on the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6. The special 2 hold display command is transmitted to the image sound control board 140 by the transmission processing of step Sa13, whereby a hold image indicating the number of hold for the second special symbol determination is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6.

  In the command reception process shown in FIG. 1-16, when a hold command is received from the game control board 100, a hold display command (first or special 2 hold display command) is always transmitted to the image sound control board 140. However, the hold display command may not be transmitted in a predetermined case. For example, during execution of the jackpot game, the first and special 2 hold display commands may not be transmitted.

  When it is determined that the hold command has not been received (step Sa101: NO), when the process of step Sa104 is executed, or when the process of step Sa106 is executed, the sub CPU 131 changes the display accompanying the change display of the special symbol. It is determined whether or not an effect is being executed (step Sa107). Specifically, for example, the variation time of the special symbol is specified based on the information indicating the variation pattern of the special symbol included in the variation start command received from the game control board 100, and the variation start command is received. Whether or not the variation effect accompanying the variation display of the special symbol is being executed is determined based on whether or not the variation time has elapsed.

  When the sub CPU 131 determines that the variation effect is not being executed (step Sa107: NO), the sub CPU 131 receives the variation start command transmitted from the game control board 100 in accordance with the processing of step Sa311 (see FIG. 1-12). Whether or not (step Sa108). When it is determined that the change start command has been received (step Sa108: YES), the sub CPU 131 analyzes the change start command (step Sa109).

  In the variation start command, as described above, the symbol setting information indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination process, whether the symbol setting information relates to the first special symbol determination, or relates to the second special symbol determination Information indicating the game state of the pachinko gaming machine 1, etc. are included. Therefore, the type and result of the special symbol determination can be specified by analyzing the variation start command. That is, it is possible to identify the type of jackpot if the jackpot is a jackpot, a loss, or a jackpot. Further, by specifying whether or not the variation pattern is a variation pattern for loss based on the variation pattern setting information, it is possible to determine whether it is necessary to perform an effect with reach or an effect without reach. . Similarly, the variation time of the special symbol can be specified based on the variation pattern setting information. Further, the current gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be specified based on the information indicating the gaming state.

  When the change start command is analyzed, the sub CPU 131 executes a change effect pattern setting process for setting the effect contents of the decoration pattern change pattern and various notice effects (step-up effect, etc.) based on the analysis result (step Sa110). ). The variation effect pattern setting process will be described in detail later based on FIGS. 1-17 and 1-18.

  Subsequent to the processing of step Sa110, the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not the variation start command received this time is related to the first special symbol determination based on the analysis result of step Sa110 (step Sa111). Here, when it is determined that it is related to the first special symbol determination (step Sa111: YES), the pending number of the first special symbol determination stored in the sub RAM 133 is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” ( Step Sa112). On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not related to the first special symbol determination (that is, related to the second special symbol determination) (step Sa111: NO), the second special symbol determination stored in the sub RAM 133 is suspended. The number is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” (step Sa113).

  When the process of step Sa112 or step Sa113 is executed, the sub CPU 131 sets a change effect start command for instructing the image sound control board 140 to execute the change effect by the change effect pattern in the sub RAM 133 (step Sa114). In the variation production start command, information indicating whether the variation due to the command is related to the first special symbol determination or the second special symbol determination, information indicating the number of first special symbol determination pending, And the information which shows the number of pending | holdings of 2nd special symbol determination is contained. This variation effect start command is transmitted to the image sound control board 140 and the lamp control substrate 150 by the transmission processing in step Sa13, whereby the variation effect is started. Thus, the fluctuating effect whose effect pattern is determined on the effect control board 130 is realized by the image sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the variation effect is being executed (step Sa107: YES), the sub CPU 131 receives the symbol confirmation command transmitted from the game control board 100 in accordance with the processing of step Sa315 (see FIG. 1-12). It is determined whether or not it has been received (step Sa115). If it is determined that the symbol confirmation command has been received (step Sa115: YES), for example, a variation effect end command for instructing the end of the variation effect accompanying the variation display of the special symbol is set in the sub RAM 133 (step Sa116). This variation effect end command is transmitted to the image sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150 by the transmission process of step Sa13. As a result, the started variation effect ends.

[Variation effect pattern setting process by effect control board 130]
1-17 and 1-18 are detailed flowcharts of the variable effect pattern setting process in step Sa110 of FIG. 1-16. As illustrated in FIG. 1-17, the sub CPU 131 first selects a variation effect pattern to be performed in accordance with the variation display of the current special symbol following the processing of step Sa109 (step Sa1100). Here, although not shown, the sub ROM 132 stores at least three effect tables, a jackpot effect table, an effect table with lose reach, and an effect table without lose reach, with respect to the change effect accompanying the change display of the special symbol. . Each of these effect tables is provided with a plurality of tables corresponding to the variation pattern (variation time) determined in the game control board 100. For example, the jackpot effect table is provided with tables for 60 seconds, 80 seconds, 120 seconds, and 160 seconds.

  The sub CPU 131 selects one table from the plurality of tables based on the setting information included in the change start command. For example, when the setting information includes information indicating “big jackpot” and information indicating a variation pattern for jackpot whose variation time is 60 seconds, the sub CPU 131 selects a jackpot effect table for 60 seconds. In addition, when the setting information includes information indicating “losing”, information indicating that the gaming state is the short-time gaming state, and information indicating a variation pattern for losing whose variation time is 10 seconds, the sub CPU 131 The losing reachless effect table for 10 seconds is selected.

  In the effect table, effect random numbers and effect patterns are associated with each other. The sub CPU 131 obtains the value at the time when the change start command is received for the effect random number that is updated each time the above-described random number update process is performed, and stores a number of effect patterns stored in the selected effect table. One effect pattern is selected by reading an effect pattern corresponding to the effect random number acquired in advance. The effect patterns stored in the effect table include effect patterns such as step-up effects in addition to the decorative pattern variation pattern. Here, when the effect pattern of the step-up effect is selected, detailed contents regarding the step-up effect are set in steps Sa1104 to Sa1118 described later. In another embodiment, an effect table for storing effect patterns including the contents determined in steps Sa1104 to Sa1118 is prepared, and the detailed contents of the step-up effect are set in step Sa1100. Good.

  By executing the variation effect pattern setting process as described above, such as the decorative pattern variation mode, the presence or absence of the reach effect, the presence or absence of the step-up effect, the presence or absence of the effect using the effect button 26, the type of the background image, etc. A mode of each effect constituting the variation effect is determined.

  Next, the sub CPU 131 determines based on the contents of the variation effect pattern set in step Sa1100 whether or not the effect with reach is performed in accordance with the current variation display of the special symbol (step Sa1101). If it is determined that an effect with reach is to be performed (step Sa1101: YES), the sub CPU 131, for example, based on various setting information included in the change start command received from the game control board 100, the left column and the right when the reach is established. Reach symbols to be stopped and displayed on the active line of the column are determined (step Sa1102). The reach symbol may be determined randomly by performing a lottery process using a production random number regardless of the setting information. Subsequent to the processing of step Sa1102, the sub CPU 131 determines the type of reach effect, whether or not to perform another reach effect (for example, the above-described SP reach effect) following a certain reach effect (for example, a long reach effect), and the like. Is determined (step Sa1103). In addition, since these reach effects are performed with the change display of the special symbol, the reach configuration is determined based on the change time of the special symbol.

  When it is determined that the effect with reach is not performed (step Sa1101: NO), or when the process of step Sa1103 is executed, the sub CPU 131 steps up based on the variation effect pattern selected in the process of step Sa1100. It is determined whether or not to produce an effect (step Sa1104). When it is determined that the step-up effect is to be performed, the details of the step-up effect (the number of final effect steps, etc.) are determined by the processing of the following steps Sa1105 to Sa1119.

  When it is determined that a step-up effect is to be performed (step Sa1104: YES), the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not a reachable effect is to be performed, similarly to step Sa1101 (step Sa1105). If it is determined that it is necessary to perform an effect with reach (step Sa1105: YES), it is determined whether or not an SP reach effect is to be performed based on the contents of the variable effect pattern set at step Sa1100 (step Sa1106). .

  When it is determined that the reach effect is not performed (step Sa1105: NO), or when it is determined that the SP reach effect is not performed (step Sa1106: NO), the sub CPU 131 displays the step-up effect displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. A lottery table for selecting the final effect step number (referred to as “main effect image step number”) Sm is read from the sub ROM 132 and set in the sub RAM 133 (step Sa1107). The main effect image step number Sm represents the final effect step number of the step-up effect in the current variation effect. The lottery table associates the value of the effect random number with any value from “1” to “(upper limit number of step-up effects) −1” as the main effect image step number Sm. Is.

  Next, the sub CPU 131 sets the main effect image step number Sm to be less than the upper limit step number (“4” in this embodiment) using the lottery table set in step Sa1107 (step Sa1108). . Specifically, the sub CPU 131 sets the value of the main effect image step number Sm by reading the number of steps associated with the effect random number at the time when the change start command is received from the lottery table. Therefore, when the SP reach is not performed, the main effect image step number Sm is set to any value from “1” to “(upper limit step number) −1”.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the SP reach effect is to be performed (step Sa1106: YES), the sub CPU 131 sets the value of the upper limit step number as the main effect image step number Sm (step Sa1109).

  Therefore, in this embodiment, when the reach effect is not performed, or even if the reach effect is performed, if the reach effect is not the SP reach effect, the step-up effect is shown in <SU4> in FIG. It ends without developing to the illustrated production step 4. On the other hand, when the SP reach effect is performed, the step-up effect always develops to the end (upper limit step), and the SP reach is determined (see FIGS. 1-4).

  In other embodiments, the SP reach may not be determined even when the step-up effect is developed to the end. In this case, in step Sa1107, a lottery table in which the value of the effect random number is associated with any value from 1 to the upper limit number as the main effect image step number Sm is set. In step Sa1108, the lottery table is set. It is only necessary to set the main effect image step number Sm.

  When step Sa1108 or Sa1109 is executed, the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not the jackpot determination result is a jackpot based on the setting information included in the change start command, as shown in FIG. 1-18. Is determined (step Sa1110). When it is determined that it is a big hit (step Sa1110: YES), the sub CPU 131 reads out the lottery table for selecting the display contents of the above-described peripheral image a59 from the sub ROM 132 and sets it in the sub RAM 133 (step Sa1111). This lottery table associates the value of the effect random number with the content displayed as the peripheral image a59 (specifically, the number of shooting stars suggesting the reliability that is a big hit). Note that the lottery table used in step Sa1111 is a jackpot lottery table, and has a content in which the number of shooting stars is set more easily than the lottery table for lost time described later.

  Next, the sub CPU 131 sets the display content of the peripheral image a59 using the lottery table set in step Sa1111 (step Sa1112). Specifically, the sub CPU 131 sets the number of shooting stars by reading the number of shooting stars corresponding to the effect random number at the time when the change start command is received from the lottery table for jackpots.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not a big hit (step Sa1110: NO), the sub CPU 131 reads from the sub ROM 132 a lottery table for selecting the contents of the above-described peripheral image a59, which is a lottery table for losing. It is set in the sub RAM 133 (step Sa1113). This lottery table for losing is similar to the one used in step Sa1111 and associates the value of the effect random number with the number of shooting stars. However, the number of shooting stars is smaller than that of the jackpot lottery table, and the content is easy to set.

  Next, the sub CPU 131 sets the content of the peripheral image a59 using the lottery table for loss set in step Sa1113 (step Sa1114). Specifically, the sub CPU 131 sets the number of shooting stars by reading the number of shooting stars corresponding to the effect random number at the time when the change start command is received from the lottery table for lost time.

  Through the processes in steps Sa1110 to Sa1114, the content displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 as the peripheral image a59 during the step-up effect is set. According to the above, since the number of shooting stars is likely to be larger at the time of jackpot than at the time of losing, the greater the number of shooting stars included in the peripheral image a59, the higher the reliability of the jackpot. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the reliability of the jackpot can be suggested using the peripheral image a59.

  Subsequent to the processing of step Sa1112, the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not to cause a law break in the step-up effect (step Sa1115). For example, a table in which the value of the production random number is associated with the presence / absence of rule breaking is stored in the sub ROM 132, and the sub CPU 131 uses the law for the production random number at the time when the change start command is received. The above determination is made depending on which of the presence / absence of collapse execution is associated.

  When it is determined that the law breaks (step Sa1115: YES), the sub CPU 131 selects the effect step number Ss related to the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6 in the step-up effect (hereinafter referred to as “sub liquid crystal movement step number”) Ss. A lottery table is read from the sub ROM 132 and set in the sub RAM 133 (step Sa1116).

  The lottery table in step Sa1116 associates the value of the effect random number with the value of the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss. A lottery table is prepared for each value of the main effect image step number Sm, and a lottery table corresponding to the main effect image step number Sm set in step Sa1108 or Sa1109 is set. In each lottery table, the value of the effect random number is associated with any value from “0” to “(main effect image step number Sm) −1” as the value of the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss. That is, when the main effect image step number Sm is “4”, a lottery table in which a value of 0 to 3 is set as the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss is set, and the main effect image step number Sm is “3”. In this case, a lottery table in which a value of 0 to 2 is set as the sub liquid crystal moving step number Ss is set, and when the main effect image step number Sm is “2”, a value of 0 to 1 is set as the sub liquid crystal moving step number Ss. Is set, and the main effect image step number Sm is “1”, the lottery table in which a value of 0 is set as the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss is set. Therefore, by using these lottery tables, the sub liquid crystal moving step number Ss can be set so that the number of effect steps is less than the main effect image step number Sm.

  Next, using the lottery table set in step Sa1116, the sub CPU 131 sets the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss to a value less than the main effect image step number Sm set in step Sa1108 or Sa1109 (step Sa1117). Specifically, the sub CPU 131 sets the value of the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss by reading the number of steps associated with the effect random number at the time when the change start command is received from the lottery table.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the law is not broken (step Sa1115: NO), or when the process of step Sa1114 is executed, the sub CPU 131 sets the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss in step Sa1108 or Sa1109. The main effect image step number Sm is set equal to the value (step Sa1118).

  According to the processing of the above steps Sa1115 to Sa1118, in some cases of the jackpot, the main effect image step number Sm and the sub liquid crystal moving step number Ss are shifted, and the law breaks. This suggests in advance that it will be a big hit.

  In other embodiments, it is not always necessary to make a big hit when the law breaks. For example, in step Sa1116, the lottery table in which any value from “0” to “(main effect image step number Sm)” is associated as the value of the effect random number and the value of the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss. You may make it use.

  When it is determined that the step-up effect is not performed (step Sa1104: NO), when executing step Sa1117, or when executing step Sa1118, the sub CPU 131 displays the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display. When the determination symbol is stopped and displayed in the device 43, a decoration symbol to be stopped and displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 is set (step Sa1119). The decoration symbol is set based on the determination symbol setting information included in the change start command.

  Through the above-described variation effect pattern setting process, various types of information regarding the variation effect pattern are set. In the present embodiment, the set information includes the presence / absence of a step-up effect. When the step-up effect is performed, the main effect image step number Sm, the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss, and the surroundings are further included. The contents of the image (number of shooting stars) are included. The variation effect start command including these various information is transmitted to the image sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150 in accordance with the step Sa311 to start the variation effect.

[Image Sound Control Processing by Image Sound Control Board 140]
FIG. 1-19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the image sound control process executed on the image sound control board 140. The image sound control board 140 repeatedly executes a series of processes illustrated in the figure at regular intervals (for example, 33 milliseconds) during normal operation except for special cases such as when the power is turned on and when the power is turned off. To do.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1-19, the overall CPU 141 of the image sound control board 140 first executes a main liquid crystal control process for controlling display of an image on the main liquid crystal 5 (step Sa41), and then the sub liquid crystal. 6 executes a sub liquid crystal control process for controlling display of an image (step Sa42). The main liquid crystal control process and the sub liquid crystal control process will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS. Next, the overall CPU 141 executes a touch liquid crystal control process for controlling display of an image on the touch liquid crystal 34 (step Sa43). Further, the overall CPU 141 executes effect sound control processing for controlling the output of effect sound by the speaker 24 (step Sa44). Further, the overall CPU 141 executes a transmission control process for transmitting data related to the image sound control performed in the image sound control board 140 to the effect control board 130 (step Sa45).

[Main LCD Control Processing by Image Sound Control Board 140]
FIGS. 1-20 and 1-21 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the main liquid crystal control process in step Sa41 of FIG. 1-19. As illustrated in FIG. 1-20, the overall CPU 141 first determines whether or not a hold display command (a special 1 hold display command or a special 2 hold display command) transmitted from the effect control board 130 has been received. (Step Sa4101). If it is determined that a hold display command has been received (step Sa4101: YES), the overall CPU 141 determines whether or not the received hold display command is a special 1 hold display command (step Sa4102).

  If it is determined that the received hold display command is a special 1 hold display command (step Sa4102: YES), the overall CPU 141 uses the special 1 hold as display control information regarding the number of special 1 hold icons displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. Information on the number of holds included in the display command is set in the control RAM 145 (step Sa4103). By performing the drawing process by the VDP 142 according to the display list based on this display control information, the number of special 1 hold icons is increased and displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. For example, when the process of step Sa4103 is executed in the state shown in FIG. 1-3, one new special 1 hold icon is added and displayed on the left side of the displayed special 1 hold icon a53.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the received hold display command is not the special 1 hold display command (that is, the second hold display command) (step Sa4102: NO), the overall CPU 141 displays the special 2 hold display command displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. As display control information related to the number of icons, information on the number of holds included in the special 2 hold display command is set in the control RAM 145 (step Sa4104). By performing the drawing process by the VDP 142 according to the display list based on the display control information, the number of special 2 reserved icons is increased and displayed on the main liquid crystal 5.

  When it is determined in step Sa4101 that the hold display command is not received (step Sa4101: NO), when the process of step Sa4103 is executed, or when the process of step Sa4104 is executed, the overall CPU 141 reads from the effect control board 130. It is determined whether or not the transmitted variation effect start command has been received (step Sa4105).

  If it is determined that the variation effect start command has been received (step Sa4105: YES), the overall CPU 141 determines whether or not to defer the first special symbol determination (step Sa4106). That is, referring to the received variation effect start command, it is determined whether or not the current variation due to the received variation effect start command is related to the first special symbol determination. When it is determined that the first special symbol determination is to be suspended (step Sa4106: YES), the overall CPU 141 is included in the variable effect start command as display control information regarding the number of special 1 reserved icons displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. Information on the number of holds (for the first special symbol determination) is set in the control RAM 145 (step Sa4107). By performing the drawing process by the VDP 142 according to the display list based on this display control information, the number of special 1 hold icons is reduced and displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. Specifically, in the main liquid crystal 5, one special 1 hold icon moves to the digestion position image a54 and is erased, and the remaining special 1 hold icon is displayed with its position shifted toward the digestion position image a54. Is done.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the suspension of the first special symbol determination is not digested (that is, the suspension of the second special symbol determination is digested) (step Sa4106: NO), the overall CPU 141 displays the special 2 displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. As display control information related to the number of held icons, information on the number of held (in the second special symbol determination) included in the variable effect start command is set in the control RAM 145 (step Sa4108). By performing the drawing process by the VDP 142 according to the display list based on the display control information, the number of special 2 reserved icons is reduced and displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. Specifically, in the main liquid crystal 5, one special 2 reserved icon moves to the digestion position image a54 and is erased, and the remaining special 2 reserve icons are displayed with their positions shifted toward the digestion position image a54. Is done.

  When the process of step Sa4107 or Sa4108 is executed, the overall CPU 141 determines whether or not execution of the step-up effect is instructed based on the setting information included in the change effect start command (step Sa4109). The determination in step Sa4109 is a process for determining whether or not a step-up effect is performed in the current variation effect. If it is determined that the execution of the step-up effect is instructed (step Sa4109: YES), the overall CPU 141 controls the values of the main effect image step number Sm and the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss included in the change effect start command. This is stored in the RAM 145 (step Sa4110).

  Subsequent to step Sa4110, the overall CPU 141 sets display control information (information indicating the number of shooting stars) related to the content of the peripheral image displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 according to the information included in the change effect start command (step Sa4111). A display list (for the main liquid crystal), which will be described later, is created based on the display control information set here, and an effect image according to the display list is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. That is, when the effect image a50 is reduced and displayed on the main liquid crystal 5, a peripheral image including the number of shooting stars set by the change effect start command is displayed in the peripheral region. In the present embodiment, the starry sky as the peripheral image a59 is displayed on the main liquid crystal by reducing the effect image a50 after the start of the step-up effect (<SU1> shown in FIG. 1-4). In production steps 2 and 3, a peripheral image a59 including a shooting star in addition to the starry sky is displayed (<SU2> and <SU3> shown in FIGS. 1-4).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the step-up effect is not performed (step Sa4109: NO) or when the process of step Sa4111 is executed, the overall CPU 141 uses the information included in the display control information and the variable effect start command. Based on the above, the display contents of other fluctuation effects other than the peripheral image are set (step Sa4112). Subsequently, the overall CPU 141 creates a display list for the main liquid crystal based on the set contents and the display list creation table, and stores it in the display list storage area 1491 (step Sa4113).

  The VDP 142 of the image sound control board 140 reads rendering data from the CGROM 148 based on the display list for the main liquid crystal created by the overall CPU 141, and draws for performing the varying rendering on the main liquid crystal 5 using the read rendering data. Execute the process.

  When it is determined that the change effect start command has not been received (step Sa4105: NO), or when the process of step Sa4113 is executed, the overall CPU 141 executes the step-up effect as shown in FIG. Is determined (step Sa4114). If it is determined that the execution of the step-up effect is instructed (step Sa4114: YES), the overall CPU 141 determines whether or not the step-up (development) timing in the step-up effect has come (step Sa4115). As described above, the display list for the main liquid crystal is created when the change effect start command is received, and the change effect is performed according to the display list. Therefore, the central CPU 141 and the process after the change effect is started. Based on the time, it can be determined whether or not the step-up timing has arrived.

  If it is determined that the step-up timing has arrived (step Sa4115: YES), the overall CPU 141 updates the current effect step number Sn stored in the control RAM 145 to a value obtained by adding “1” (step Sa4116). . The current effect step number Sn represents the current effect step number in the step-up effect, and is set to “0” when the change effect start command is received.

  Subsequently, the overall CPU 141 sets development notification data (step-up notification data) for notifying the lamp control board 150 that step-up development timing has arrived in the control RAM 145 (step Sa4117). The development notification data includes information indicating the current effect step number Sn. The development notification data is transmitted to the effect control board 130 by the transmission control process in step Sa45. Then, the effect is transferred from the effect control board 130 to the lamp control board 150 by the transfer process in step Sa14.

  Subsequent to the processing of step Sa4117, the overall CPU 141 starts control for reducing the effect image displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 (step Sa4118). Specifically, the overall CPU 141 determines the current number of effect steps from the current effect step number Sn stored in the control RAM 145. Then, a display list for instructing the VDP 142 to reduce the current display size of the effect image to a display size corresponding to the next effect step over a predetermined time is created.

  By the processing in step Sa4118, the effect image of the main liquid crystal 5 is reduced and displayed (see FIG. 1-5). Since the processing of step Sa4118 is executed at the timing when the step-up effect develops, the effect image of the main liquid crystal 5 is displayed so as to become smaller step by step (see FIGS. 1-4). At this time, the display size of the effect image changes continuously (gradually) as the sub liquid crystal 6 moves. In addition, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4, when the step-up effect is developed up to the production step 4, the effect image is displayed on the full screen on the main liquid crystal 5 when the sub liquid crystal 6 is combined. Therefore, in step Sa4118, when the current effect step number Sn is the upper limit number (“4” in the present embodiment) of the effect step number in the step-up effect, the effect image is gradually reduced and is not displayed (size). Becomes 0).

  In the present embodiment, the effect image of the main liquid crystal 5 is reduced even if the sub liquid crystal 6 is not moved when the law breaks, but in other embodiments, the sub liquid crystal is reduced. When the movement 6 is not performed, the effect image of the main liquid crystal 5 may not be reduced. At this time, the overall CPU 141 may perform the reduction control of the effect image on the condition that the current effect step number Sn is equal to or less than the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss in step Sa4118.

  Note that the peripheral images located around the reduced effect image a50 are not reduced in the process of step Sa4118. Specifically, the image sound control board 140 manages an image to be displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 by a plurality of layers, sets an effect image to be reduced to the front layer (a layer having a high display priority), and Set the image to the rear layer (layer with lower display priority). In step Sa4118, reduction control is performed for only the image set in the front layer. Therefore, by reducing the effect image, an effect (see FIG. 1-5) is made such that the surrounding image can be seen from the bottom (back) of the effect image.

  When it is determined that the execution of the step-up effect has not been instructed (step Sa4114: NO), when it is determined that the step-up timing has not arrived (step Sa4115: NO), or when the above-described step Sa4118 is executed The overall CPU 141 determines whether or not it is time to end the step-up effect (step Sa4119). The process of step Sa4119 is a process of determining whether or not the step-up effect in the current variation effect has been executed to the end, rather than determining whether or not the step-up effect has been executed up to the upper limit effect step 4. is there. That is, if the number of step-up effects in the current variation effect (the number of main effect image step Sm) is “3”, the overall CPU 141 performs the step-up effect at the timing when the effect of the effect step 3 ends. It is determined that the timing for ending is reached. Note that the overall CPU 141 can determine whether or not the end timing of the step-up effect has come by referring to the display list, as in step Sa4115.

  If it is determined that the timing to end the step-up effect has arrived (step Sa4119: YES), the overall CPU 141 returns the effect image displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 to full screen display, that is, the effect image display area is stepped. The display area before the up effect is performed is returned (step Sa4120). That is, the effect image is enlarged as compared with the reduced state in the step-up effect. Due to the processing in step Sa4120, the effect image a50 including the decorative design, the reserved image, and the like are displayed on the full screen, so that the peripheral image a59 is not displayed.

  Subsequently, the overall CPU 141 resets the value of the current effect step number Sn stored in the control RAM 145 (sets it to “0”) (step Sa4121). Furthermore, the overall CPU 141 sets step-up completion notification data in the control RAM 145 for notifying the lamp control board 150 that the step-up effect has ended (step Sa4122). The step-up completion notification data is transmitted to the effect control board 130 in the transmission control process of step Sa45, and is transferred from the effect control board 130 to the lamp control board 150 by the transfer process of step Sa14.

  When it is determined that the timing to end the step-up effect has not arrived (step Sa4119: NO), or when the process of step Sa4122 is executed, the overall CPU 141 transmits the change effect end command transmitted from the effect control board 130. Is determined (step Sa4123). If it is determined that the variation effect end command has been received (step Sa4123: YES), a variation effect end process is executed to cause the VDP 142 to end the variation effect being executed in the main liquid crystal 5 (step Sa4124). By executing the process of step Sa4124, the main liquid crystal 5 is stopped and displayed with a decorative symbol indicating the determination result of the special symbol determination.

[Sub liquid crystal control processing by the image acoustic control board 140]
FIG. 1-22 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the sub liquid crystal control process in step Sa42 of FIG. 1-19. As illustrated in FIG. 1-22, the overall CPU 141 first determines whether or not a hold display command (a special 1 hold display command or a special 2 hold display command) transmitted from the effect control board 130 has been received. (Step Sa4201). If it is determined that a hold display command has been received (step Sa4201: YES), the overall CPU 141 determines whether or not the received hold display command is a special 1 hold display command (step Sa4202).

  When it is determined that the received hold display command is the special 1 hold display command (step Sa4202: YES), the overall CPU 141 displays display control information regarding the number represented by the special 1 hold number image a55a displayed on the left sub liquid crystal 6a. The information on the number of holds included in the special 1 hold display command is set in the control RAM 145 (step Sa4203). By performing drawing processing by the VDP 142 according to the display list based on this display control information, the left sub-liquid crystal 6a displays the numerical value represented by the special 1 reserved number image a55a by one. For example, when the process of step Sa4203 is executed in the state shown in FIG. 1-3, the numerical value represented by the displayed special 1 reservation number image a55a is changed from “2” to “3”.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the received hold display command is not the special 1 hold display command (the second hold display command) (step Sa4202: NO), the overall CPU 141 displays the special 2 hold number displayed on the right sub liquid crystal 6b. As display control information regarding the number represented by the image a55b, information on the number of holds included in the special 2 hold display command is set in the control RAM 145 (step Sa4204). By performing drawing processing by the VDP 142 according to the display list based on this display control information, the right sub liquid crystal 6b displays the numerical value represented by the special 2 reserved number image a55b by one.

  When it is determined that the hold display command has not been received (step Sa4201: NO), when the process of step Sa4203 is executed, or when the process of step Sa4204 is executed, the overall CPU 141 is transmitted from the effect control board 130. It is determined whether or not a variation production start command has been received (step Sa4205).

  If it is determined that the variation effect start command has been received (step Sa4205: YES), the overall CPU 141 refers to the received variation effect start command to determine whether or not to digest the suspension of the first special symbol determination ( Step Sa4206). That is, it is determined whether or not the current variation due to the received variation effect start command is related to the first special symbol determination. When it is determined that the first special symbol determination is suspended (step Sa4206: YES), the overall CPU 141 starts the variation effect as display control information regarding the numerical value represented by the special 1 reserved number image a55a displayed on the left sub liquid crystal 6a. Information on the number of holds (for the first special symbol determination) included in the command is set in the control RAM 145 (step Sa4207). By performing the drawing process by the VDP 142 according to the display list based on this display control information, the left sub-liquid crystal 6a displays the numerical value represented by the special 1-holding number image a55a by one.

  When it is determined that the suspension of the first special symbol determination is not digested (that is, the suspension of the second special symbol determination is digested) (step Sa4206: NO), the overall CPU 141 displays the special 2 suspension displayed on the right sub liquid crystal 6b. As display control information related to the numerical value represented by the number image a55b, information on the number of holds (in the second special symbol determination) included in the variation effect start command is set in the control RAM 145 (step Sa4208). By performing the drawing process by the VDP 142 according to the display list based on the display control information, the right sub liquid crystal 6b displays the numerical value represented by the special 2 reserved number image a55b by 1.

  When the process of step Sa4207 or Sa4208 is executed, the overall CPU 141 determines whether or not the execution of the step-up effect is instructed based on the setting information included in the change effect start command (step Sa4209). If it is determined that execution of the step-up effect is instructed (step Sa4209: YES), the overall CPU 141 determines that the final effect step number to be performed in the step-up effect in the current variable effect is greater than or equal to effect step 3 It is determined whether or not (step Sa4210). This determination is made based on whether or not the main effect image step number Sm stored in the control RAM 145 in step Sa4110 is 3 or more.

  When it is determined that the final number of production steps in the current production is 3 or more (step Sa4210: YES), the overall CPU 141 displays display control information indicating that a character is displayed on each sub liquid crystal 6a and sub liquid crystal 6b. Setting is made (step Sa4211). Here, as illustrated in FIG. 1-5, display control information for displaying the character a57 on the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and displaying the character a58 on the right sub-liquid crystal 6b is set. Based on the display control information set here, a display list for a sub liquid crystal, which will be described later, is created, and an effect image according to the display list is displayed on each sub liquid crystal 6a and sub liquid crystal 6b. That is, when the step-up effect in the current variation effect develops to the effect step 3 or higher, the character a57 and the character a58 are displayed on each of the sub liquid crystal 6a and the sub liquid crystal 6b, respectively (FIGS. 1-4 and FIG. 1). 5).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the execution of the step-up effect is not instructed (step Sa4209: NO), when it is determined that the final effect step number in the current variable effect is not 3 or more (step Sa4210: NO), or When the process of step Sa4211 is executed, the overall CPU 141 sets the display contents of the variation effect other than the image of the character (step Sa4212). Specifically, display contents of other varying effects are set based on the display control information set in steps Sa4207, Sa4208, and Sa4211, information included in the varying effect start command, and the display list creation table. Subsequently, the overall CPU 141 creates a display list for the left sub liquid crystal 6a based on the set contents and stores it in the display list storage area 1491 (step Sa4213), and creates a display list for the right sub liquid crystal 6b. And stored in the display list storage area 1491 (step Sa4214).

  When it is determined that the variation effect start command has not been received (step Sa4205: NO), or when the process of step Sa4214 has been executed, the overall CPU 141 has received the variation effect end command transmitted from the effect control board 130. It is determined whether or not (step Sa4215). If it is determined that the change effect end command has been received (step Sa4215: YES), a change effect end process is executed to cause the VDP 142 to end the display effect being executed in each sub liquid crystal 6a and sub liquid crystal 6b (step Sa4216).

[Ramp control processing by the lamp control board 150]
Next, a lamp control process executed on the lamp control board 150 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, this figure is a flowchart showing an example of a lamp control process executed in the lamp control board 150. The lamp control board 150 is transmitted from the image sound control board 140 via the command from the effect control board 130 and the effect control board 130 in a normal operation except for special cases such as when the power is turned on and when the power is turned off. On the basis of data relating to image sound control, a series of processes illustrated in FIG.

  First, the lamp CPU 151 of the lamp control board 150 executes data reception processing for receiving data relating to image sound control transmitted from the image sound control board 140 via the effect control board 130 (step Sa501). The lamp CPU 151 controls the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6 and the light emission of each light emitting element so as to synchronize with the effects by the main liquid crystal 5, the sub liquid crystal 6 and the speaker 24 based on the data received by the process of step Sa 501.

  Following the processing of step Sa501, the lamp CPU 151 determines whether or not the variable effect start command transmitted from the effect control board 130 has been received (step Sa502). Here, when it is determined that the change effect start command has been received (step Sa502: YES), the value of the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss included in the received change effect start command is stored in the lamp RAM 153 (step Sa503). .

  Subsequent to the processing of step Sa503, the lamp CPU 151 reads the light emission pattern data corresponding to the received variation effect start command from the lamp ROM 152 and sets it in the lamp RAM 153, whereby the panel lamp 25, the frame lamp 37, and the rotation effect device. A light emission pattern of each of the light emitting elements 38 and 39 is set (step Sa504). Then, based on the set light emission pattern data, light emission control of each of these light emitting elements is started (step Sa505).

  Subsequent to the process of step Sa505, the lamp CPU 151 determines whether or not an execution of the accessory effect using the movable accessory 7 is instructed based on the change effect start command (step Sa506). When it is determined that the execution of the accessory effect has been instructed (step Sa506: YES), the lamp CPU 151 reads the operation pattern data corresponding to the received variable effect start command from the lamp ROM 152 and sets it in the lamp RAM 153, thereby moving the lamp. An operation pattern of the accessory 7 is set (step Sa507). Note that the operation patterns are set for the rotation effect devices 38 and 39 by the same processing as that for the movable accessory 7.

  When it is determined that the change effect start command has not been received (step Sa502: NO), when it is determined that execution of the accessory effect is not instructed (step Sa506: NO), or the process of step Sa507 is executed. In this case, the lamp CPU 151 determines whether or not the development notification data transmitted from the image sound control board 140 has been received in accordance with the processing of step Sa4117 (see FIG. 1-21) (step Sa508). If it is determined that the development notification data has been received (step Sa508: YES), the lamp CPU 151 determines whether the current production step number Sn represented by the development notification data is equal to or less than the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss stored in the lamp RAM 153. It is determined whether or not (step Sa509).

  When it is determined that the current effect step number Sn is less than or equal to the sub liquid crystal movement step number Ss (step Sa509: YES), the lamp CPU 151 moves the sub liquid crystal 6 by one step in accordance with the development of the effect step in the step-up effect. Control is performed (step Sa510). That is, the lamp CPU 151 moves the left sub liquid crystal 6a and / or the right sub liquid crystal 6b by driving the left sub liquid crystal motor 61a and / or the right sub liquid crystal motor 61b.

  In addition, the specific movement mode of the sub liquid crystal 6 is determined according to the current number of production steps Sn. In the present embodiment, when the current effect step number Sn is “1”, the left sub liquid crystal 6a slightly moves toward the center of the main liquid crystal 5 (<SU1> shown in FIG. 1-4), and the current effect step. When the number Sn is “2”, the right sub liquid crystal 6b is controlled to move slightly toward the center of the main liquid crystal 5 (<SU2> shown in the figure). When the current effect step number Sn is “3”, both the sub liquid crystal 6a and the sub liquid crystal 6b are further moved toward the center of the main liquid crystal 5 (<SU3> shown in the figure), and the current effect step number. When Sn is “4”, control is performed so that both the sub-liquid crystal 6a and the sub-liquid crystal 6b are combined (<SU4> shown in the figure).

  When it is determined that the development notification data is not received (step Sa508: NO), or when the process of step Sa510 is executed, the lamp CPU 151 is transmitted from the image sound control board 140 in accordance with the process of step Sa4122. It is determined whether or not step-up completion notification data has been received (step Sa511). When it is determined that the step-up completion notification data has been received (step Sa511: YES), the lamp CPU 151 performs control to move the sub liquid crystal 6 to the initial position (step Sa512). Therefore, the sub liquid crystal 6 moves to the initial position in synchronization with the end of the step-up effect in the main liquid crystal 5.

  When it is determined that the step-up completion notification data has not been received (step Sa511: NO), or when the process of step Sa512 is executed, the lamp CPU 151 sets the operation pattern of the movable accessory 7 in the lamp RAM 153. It is determined whether or not (step Sa513). When it is determined that the operation pattern is set (step Sa513: YES), the lamp CPU 151 determines whether or not the timing for starting the operation of the movable accessory 7 has arrived based on the set operation pattern. (Step Sa514). When it is determined that the timing for starting the operation of the movable accessory 7 has arrived (step Sa514: YES), the lamp CPU 151 starts the operation control of the movable accessory 7 (step Sa515). Specifically, drive control of a motor (not shown) (for example, a stepping motor) connected to the movable accessory 7 so as to be able to transmit drive is started.

  When the operation pattern is not set (step Sa513: NO), when it is determined that the timing for starting the operation of the movable accessory 7 has not arrived (step Sa514: NO), or the process of step Sa515 is executed. In this case, the lamp CPU 151 determines whether or not the variable effect end command transmitted from the effect control board 130 has been received (step Sa516). When it is determined that the variation effect end command has been received (step Sa516: YES), the lamp CPU 151 ends the light emission control started in the process of step Sa505 described above (step Sa517).

[Effects and Modifications of this Embodiment]
According to the above embodiment, in the case where the sub liquid crystal 6 is arranged on the front side of the main liquid crystal 5, the pachinko gaming machine 1 moves the area of the main liquid crystal 5 that is not hidden by the sub liquid crystal 6. The display area of the effect image on the main liquid crystal 5 is enlarged and / or reduced. According to this, since the effect image of the main liquid crystal 5 can be sufficiently presented to the player even while the effect of moving the sub liquid crystal 6 is performed, both the effect image of the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6 are effective. It can be used to produce effects.

  In the above embodiment, the two sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b are arranged as the movable body arranged on the front side of the display screen (main liquid crystal 5). Here, in other embodiments, the movable body is not limited to a display device such as the sub liquid crystal 6 but may be a movable accessory such as a gimmick that does not have a screen. Further, the number of movable bodies is two in the above embodiment, but may be any number of one or more.

  In the embodiment described above, the display area of the effect image of the main liquid crystal 5 is changed without changing the aspect ratio. Therefore, the image processing in the pachinko gaming machine 1 may be simply enlargement or reduction of the image, the display area changing process is simplified, and the processing load due to the image processing can be reduced. However, in other embodiments, the display area of the effect image of the main liquid crystal 5 may be changed by changing the aspect ratio. For example, the effect image shown in FIGS. 1-5 may be reduced only in the left-right direction (without changing the size in the up-down direction) in accordance with the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6 in the left-right direction.

  In addition, according to the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 causes the main liquid crystal 5 to display the hold icon indicating the number of hold for the special symbol determination, and the hold icon displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 is not visible or difficult to view. In such a state, a hold number image indicating the hold number is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6. According to this, even if it is difficult to see the hold icon on the main liquid crystal 5, the hold number can be surely recognized by the player by the hold number image of the sub liquid crystal 6.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the reserved image (hold icon) of the main liquid crystal 5 becomes difficult to visually recognize because the effect image of the main liquid crystal is reduced according to the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6 will be described as an example. did. Here, the reason why the reserved image on the main liquid crystal 5 becomes difficult to visually recognize is not limited. FIG. 1-24 is a diagram illustrating an example of effects using the main liquid crystal and the sub liquid crystal in the modification of the present embodiment. In the figure, it is assumed that the effect image a50 displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 is not reduced. For this reason, the special 1 hold icon a53a representing the number of the first special symbol determination and the special number representing the number of the second special symbol determination. The 2 hold icon a53b is not reduced. However, in this case, as is clear from the figure, each hold icon a53a and hold icon a53b are difficult to see because the hold icon a53a and hold icon a53b are hidden by the movement of the movable sub liquid crystal 6. (Or not visible). For example, in the figure, since a part of the special 1 hold icon a53a that should be displayed is partially hidden by the sub liquid crystal 6a, if the special 1 hold number image a55a is not displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6a, The player may misrecognize that the number of the first special symbol determination is “2”.

  Therefore, in the modification shown in FIG. 1-24, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has the number-of-holds image a55a in a state where a part of the hold icon a53a and the hold icon a53b displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 are hidden by the sub liquid crystal 6. The reserved number image a55b is displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6. According to this, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the player can be surely recognized the number of holds. In the present modification as well, in the state where the hold icon a53a and the hold icon a53b displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 are easily visible, the hold number image a55a and the hold number image a55b are displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6 as in the above embodiment. May not be displayed.

  In the modification shown in FIG. 1-24, a special 1 reserved number image a55a representing the number of reserved items is displayed on the left sub liquid crystal 6a that hides the special 1 reserved icon a53a indicating the number of reserved items in the first special symbol determination. The Similarly, a special 2 reserved number image a55b representing the reserved number is displayed on the right sub liquid crystal 6b that hides the special 2 reserved icon a53b indicating the reserved number of the second special symbol determination. According to this, even when the hold icon of the main liquid crystal 5 is hidden, if the player sees the same position as the hidden hold icon (the sub liquid crystal 6 is in that position and the hold number image is displayed. So you can know the number of holds. Therefore, even when the hold icon of the main liquid crystal 5 is hidden, the player can easily check the number of holds without changing the line-of-sight direction, and whether the number of holds is the first special symbol determination or the second special symbol determination. It is possible to know the number of holds without making a mistake as to whether it is the number of holds.

  In another embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 displays the hold number image a55a and the hold number image a55b in a state where the hold icon a53a and the hold icon a53b are hidden by a movable body (other than the sub liquid crystal 6). It may be displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6. At this time, the sub liquid crystal 6 may not be movable. This also allows the player to reliably recognize the number of holds as in the above embodiment.

  In another embodiment, the hold number image a55a and the hold number image a55b are displayed in a state where the hold icon a53a and the hold icon a53b displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 are hidden by other images displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. May be displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6. For example, when the image arranged in the layer ahead of the hold icon a53a and the hold icon a53b hides the hold icon a53a and the hold icon a53b, the hold number image a55a and the hold number image a55b are displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6. May be. This also allows the player to reliably recognize the number of holds as in the above embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, it is assumed that the reserved image on the main liquid crystal 5 is difficult to see, but the present invention can also be applied to the case where the reserved image on the sub liquid crystal 6 is difficult to see. For example, in a state where the movable accessory conceals the reserved image of the sub liquid crystal 6, the reserved image representing the reserved number same as the reserved image of the sub liquid crystal 6 is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 so that the player can reliably recognize the reserved number. Can be made.

  In the above description, whenever a reserved image is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5, the corresponding reserved number image is displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6. However, the reserved image on the main liquid crystal 5 is easily visible. In some cases, the hold image may not be displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6. Further, when the reserved image is not displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 such as during a big hit, the reserved image may not be displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6.

  In the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 displays the reserved image on the sub liquid crystal 6 when determined in advance, but in other embodiments, whether or not the reserved image should be displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6. Such a determination process may be executed, and a hold image may be displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6 when it is determined to be displayed. In this determination process, for example, when a reserved image is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 and the reserved image is difficult to view or cannot be visually recognized, it is determined that the reserved image should be displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6. Is done. Further, for example, the position of the movable body that moves in front of the main liquid crystal 5 may be detected, and the determination process may be executed based on the detected position of the movable body. In other words, the pachinko gaming machine 1 may determine whether or not to display the reserved image on the sub liquid crystal 6 according to the detected position of the movable body.

(Other variations)
Moreover, although the case where the present invention is applied to one type of pachinko gaming machine has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention may be applied to one type and two mixed type pachinko gaming machines, You may apply to other game machines, such as a type game machine.

  In addition, the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the operation mode of each member described in the above embodiment are merely examples, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be realized with other configurations and operation modes. Further, the order of processing, the set value, the threshold value used for determination, etc. in the flowcharts described above are merely examples, and the present invention can be realized with other orders and values without departing from the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

[Second embodiment]
A second embodiment will be described.
Here, when it is assumed that a specific effect is performed along with a notice effect that changes the display mode of the hold image, in the conventional gaming machine, the specific change is started before the change of the symbol corresponding to the hold image starts. There may be a case where it is not possible to secure time for performing the performance. For this reason, there is room for improvement in terms of securing time for production and enabling execution of various productions based on the results of prior determination.
Therefore, the second embodiment employs the following configuration in order to ensure a time for production and perform a notice production based on the result of prior determination.

  That is, the gaming machine according to the second embodiment, on the condition that the game medium passes to a predetermined start area, acquisition means for acquiring acquisition information, and whether to perform a special game based on the acquisition information A determination means for performing a special game determination, a symbol control means for notifying a result of the special game determination by causing the symbol display means to stop after changing the symbol, and the acquisition when the symbol is changed When the acquisition information is acquired by means, a storage unit for holding the acquisition information as the right for the special game determination, and a hold for displaying a hold display indicating the right for the special game determination held in the hold storage unit Display control means, pre-judgment means for making a pre-judgment with respect to the right for the special game decision held in the hold storage means, and a right for the special game judgment to be the object of the pre-judge Condition determination means for determining whether or not the performance execution condition is satisfied, and when the condition determination means determines that the performance execution condition is satisfied, the execution of the effect is performed based on the result of the prior determination. Effect execution means for executing a series of effects over a plurality of symbol variations from a variation before a symbol variation (hereinafter referred to as a target variation) related to a right of special game determination that satisfies a condition to the target variation; The means determines whether or not the performance execution condition is satisfied, whether or not the number of symbol variations during the series of performances is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, or the total variation of the symbol variations It is determined whether or not the time is a predetermined time or more, and the effect execution means sets the display mode of the hold display corresponding to the target change as the series of effects according to the change of the symbol or the series of the effects. Performance There according to the elapsed time from the start, in which is changed stepwise.

Hereinafter, a specific description will be given with reference to the drawings having the drawing numbers including “FIG. 2” (hereinafter also referred to as FIG. 2).
Since the second embodiment has the same configuration / function as the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are used for the common configuration, and the description and illustration of the common configuration / function may be omitted. is there. For the second embodiment, the drawing of the first embodiment may be referred to, and in that case, for the drawing in which the first digit “a” is written, “a” is used. It may be described as being replaced with “b”.

[Outline of presentation of gaming machine of this embodiment]
Next, effects in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2-5 is a diagram showing a flow of effects performed in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a hold pre-reading notice effect that changes the display mode of the hold image indicating the hold of the special symbol determination is performed. The reserved look-ahead notice effect determines whether the reserved special symbol right is a big hit in advance, and notifies the result of the special symbol judgment before the special symbol related to the right changes. It is an effect to do.

  As shown in FIG. 2-5, there may be a case where a winning prize is held while the special symbol fluctuates (step Sb10). Specifically, when the game ball wins the first starting port 11 while the special symbol is changing in the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display 43, the right of the first special symbol determination is withheld. . Even when the game ball wins the second start opening 12, the right of special symbol determination (second special symbol determination) related to the winning may be reserved and an effect described later may be performed. Here, the production of the hold based on the winning at the first start port 11 will be described.

  If the winning is on hold, a pre-determination is made for the hold (step Sb11). Specifically, the reserved special symbol determination right is based on various random numbers (a jackpot random number, a symbol random number, a variation pattern random number, etc. described later) acquired when the game ball wins the first starting port 11. Whether it is a jackpot, the type of jackpot if it is a jackpot (jackpot symbol), the contents of the production when the reserved special symbol determination right is digested and the special symbol related to the right is changed, etc. Is done.

  Subsequent to step Sb11, it is determined whether or not the current number of reserved special symbol determinations is, for example, 2 or more (step Sb12). When the number of holds is 2 or more (step Sb12: YES), it is determined based on the result of the pre-determination whether or not the hold pre-reading notice effect is performed (step Sb13). Specifically, based on the result of the prior determination, it is determined whether or not to perform the hold prefetch notice effect by performing a lottery using a random number. For example, as a result of prior determination, if the reserved special symbol determination right is a big hit, there is a high probability that it will be determined that the reservation pre-reading notice effect will be performed.

  When it is determined that the holding pre-reading notice effect is to be performed (step Sb13: YES), the holding pre-reading notice effect is executed (step Sb14). Here, a series of effects are performed over the variation of a plurality of special symbols. Specifically, an effect of changing the display mode of the reserved image corresponding to the right of the special symbol determination held in step Sb10 in a stepwise manner is performed as the reserved pre-reading notice effect. More specifically, in the hold pre-reading notice effect, the display mode of the hold image changes stepwise in accordance with the number of changes in the special symbol from the start of the effect.

  On the other hand, if NO is determined in step Sb12 or if NO is determined in step Sb13, the hold prefetch notice effect is not executed.

  Note that the order of the process of step Sb12 and the process of step Sb13 may be reversed.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the hold prefetch notice effect is executed when the hold number is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and is not executed when the hold number is less than the predetermined value. In the reserved pre-reading notice effect of the present embodiment, a series of effects over a plurality of special symbols are performed (details will be described later). In a series of effects, the display mode of the hold image is changed step by step. If the number of holds is not more than a predetermined value, it is not possible to secure time for performing a series of effects. Therefore, in this embodiment, a series of effects is performed when the number of holds is more than a predetermined value.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2-6 to FIG. 2-10, an example of the hold prefetch notice effect of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2-6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the game ball wins the first starting port 11 during the change of the special symbol and the special symbol determination right is withheld.

  As shown in FIG. 2-6, while the special symbol is fluctuating, the decorative symbol b51 is variably displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. The decorative symbol b51 varies according to the variation of the special symbol, and stops when the special symbol stops. The decorative symbol b51 is configured by decorative symbols displayed in the three regions b51a, b51b, and b51c. For example, when three decorative symbols of the same type are arranged, a big hit is obtained.

  On the main liquid crystal 5, a hold image (b521 to b523) indicating the hold of the right of the first special symbol determination is displayed. In FIG. 2-6 (A), the special symbol is changing, and three rights for the first special symbol determination are reserved. A hold image indicating the hold of the right of the second special symbol determination is also displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. Further, the main liquid crystal 5 is provided with a reserved digestion area b55 in which the reservation is digested at the start of the change of the special symbol.

  As shown in FIG. 2-6 (B), when the game ball wins the first start port 11 during the change of the special symbol and one special symbol determination right is held, the hold image b524 is added. The Prior determination is performed at the time of this pending winning. Then, the changing special symbol is stopped and the loss is notified (FIG. 2-6 (C)).

  Next, effects performed after the effects shown in FIG. 2-6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2-7 to 2-10. It is assumed that there is no new pending winning while the effects of FIGS. 2-7 to 2-10 are being performed. FIG. 2-7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect performed subsequent to the effect illustrated in FIG. 2-6, and is a diagram illustrating the effect of the first change when the reservation prefetch notice effect is performed. FIG. 2-8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect performed following the effect illustrated in FIG. 2-7, and is a diagram illustrating an effect of the second change in the case where the reservation prefetch notice effect is performed. FIG. 2-9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect performed following the effect illustrated in FIG. 2-8, and is a diagram illustrating an effect of the third change in the case where the reservation prefetch notice effect is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 2-7 (A), when the first special symbol variation starts, the decorative symbol b51 begins to vary, the reserved image b521 moves to the reserved digestion region b55, and another reserved image b522. b524 also moves to the right of the screen. Then, the display mode of the reserved image b524 changes (FIG. 2-7 (B)). For example, the hold image b524 changes to an image indicating a bus stop. Note that the hold image b521 moved to the hold digestion region b55 disappears after a predetermined period after the start of fluctuation. When a predetermined time further elapses, the first special symbol change is finished and a loss is notified (FIG. 2-7 (C)).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2-8 (A), when the second special symbol variation starts, the decorative symbol b51 begins to vary, the reserved image b522 moves to the reserved digestion region b55, and another reserved symbol The images b523 to b524 also move in the right direction on the screen. Thereafter, the image of the bus b53 is displayed on the screen of the main liquid crystal 5 (FIG. 2-8 (B)). The bus b53 reaches the reserved image b524 that is an image of the bus stop while moving on the screen, and the image of the bus stop may change to the bus b53 as the reserved image b524 (FIG. 2-8C). That is, the display mode of the hold image b524 changes from the image at the bus stop to the image at the bus b53. Thereafter, the second special symbol variation ends.

  In FIG. 2-8 (C), the bus b53 may pass through the bus stop without stopping. In this case, the hold image b524 does not change to the image of the bus b53 and remains as the image of the bus stop. That is, the effect that the bus b53 appears and moves toward the bus stop is an effect that makes the player expect whether or not the reserved image b524 is changed to the bus b53.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2-9 (A), when the third special symbol variation starts, the decorative symbol b51 begins to vary, the reserved image b523 moves to the reserved digestion region b55, and the reserved image b524. (Bus b53) moves to the right. Thereafter, during the change of the special symbol of the third change, a state where the character b54 gets off from the bus b53 may be displayed (FIG. 2-9 (B)).

  When the character b54 descends from the bus b53, the bus b53 disappears and changes to the character b54 (FIG. 2-9 (C)). That is, the bus b53 as the reserved image b524 is changed to the character b54. When the third change is finished and the fourth change is started, the character b54 as the reserved image b524 moves to the reserved digest region b55.

  In FIG. 2-9, the character b54 may not appear. For example, as shown in FIG. 2-9 (B), the state where the character b54 descends from the bus b53 is not displayed or the state where the character b54 attempts to descend from the bus b53 is displayed. Returning to b53, as a result, the bus b53 may not change to the character b54. As described above, when the bus b53 does not change to the character b54, the reliability that is a big hit is relatively low.

  Note that the timing at which the hold image b524 changes from the image on the bus b53 to the image on the character b54 is not limited to before the change corresponding to the hold image b524 starts, as shown in FIG. 2-9.

  FIG. 2-10 is a diagram illustrating another example of the effect performed following the effect illustrated in FIG. 2-8, and is a diagram illustrating the effect at the third change and the fourth change when the hold prefetch notice effect is performed. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 2-10 (A), when the third special symbol change starts, the decorative symbol b51 starts to change, the reserved image b523 moves to the reserved digestion region b55, and the reserved image b524 (bus b53). ) Moves to the right. Thereafter, during the variation of the special symbol of the third variation, there is no change in the reserved image b524, and the third variation may end (FIG. 2-10 (B)).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2-10 (C), at the start of the fourth change, the bus b53 as the reserved image b524 moves to the reserved digestion area b55, and then the character b54 descends from the bus b53. It may be displayed. Then, the hold image b524 changes to the character b54. When a predetermined time elapses, the character b54 in the reserved digestion area b55 disappears.

  As described above, as illustrated in FIG. 2-6 to FIG. 2-9 (or FIG. 2-10), in the present embodiment, the display mode of the hold image depends on the variation of the special symbol based on the result of the prior determination. A series of effects that change in stages are performed. Specifically, a series of effects are performed over a plurality of special symbols, and are performed when the number of reservations is greater than or equal to a predetermined number.

  In addition, a pending | holding image may have a case where a display mode changes in steps as mentioned above based on the result of prior determination, and a case where it does not change. FIG. 2-11 is a diagram showing production patterns at each stage in a series of productions.

  As shown in FIG. 2-11, in the production of the first stage (first variation shown in FIG. 2-7), the hold image changes to an image of a bus stop. For example, when a prize is held during a special symbol change, the hold image changes to a bus stop image in response to the start of the next change. In addition, the reserved image related to the prize may change to an image at the bus stop when the prize is held.

  In the next second stage (second variation), the bus b53 passes without stopping at the bus stop after the bus b53 appears (or the bus b53 does not appear), and the bus b53 appears after the bus b53 appears. May move to a hold image that is an image of a bus stop and stop. If the bus b53 passes without stopping in the second stage, the reserved image remains at the bus stop. In this case, it does not proceed to the third stage effect which is an effect as to whether or not the character b54 gets off from the bus b53. On the other hand, when the bus b53 stops at the bus stop, the reserved image changes from the bus stop to the bus b53. Then, a third stage effect is performed.

  In the third stage (third variation), there are a case where the reserved image does not change to the image of the character b54 and a case where the reserved image changes to the character b54. When the reserved image changes to the image of the character b54, it indicates that the reliability (probability) that is a big hit in the variation of the special symbol related to the reservation is high. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of characters b54 are prepared, and the reliability varies depending on the type of characters that appear. On the other hand, when the reserved image does not change to the image of the character b54, the reserved image remains the bus b53, and the reliability is lower than that when the reserved image changes to the character b54. Further, when the hold image changes only to the bus stop, the reliability is low. The reliability varies depending on the color and pattern of the image at each stage.

  Whether or not the reserved image changes in each stage of such a series of effects is determined in advance based on the result of the prior determination. In other words, the final display mode of the reserved image and the process up to that are determined based on the result of the prior determination, and the reserved image is changed step by step in accordance with the variation of the special symbol. Note that whether or not to change the hold image at each stage may be determined by lottery. For example, if it is determined by lottery whether or not the hold image is changed from the normal image to the bus stop image at the first change, and the bus stop image is changed to the bus stop image at the second change, the bus stop image is changed to the bus b53 image. A lottery of whether or not to change may be performed.

  In addition, in the above series of effects, an example in which a one-stage effect is performed in response to a special symbol changing once has been described. However, a plurality of effects may be performed in one change. It may be arbitrarily determined which change among the special symbol changes to change the reserved image. For example, the hold image may change from the bus stop to the bus at the first change, the bus stop to the bus at the second change, the bus stop to the bus at the third change, and further from the bus to the character. . Further, the hold image may change to a bus stop at the first change, and may change from the bus stop to the bus at the third change without changing at the second change.

  By performing the effects as described above, the display mode of the reserved image changes step by step, thereby enhancing the player's expectation for the big hit when the special symbol related to the reserved image is changed. it can. In the present embodiment, since the series of effects is performed when the number of holds is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, time for performing a series of effects can be secured.

  In addition, in the case of making a pre-judgment by making a reservation for holding, if the current number of holdings is less than a predetermined value, the holding image changes step by step by the series of effects and changes to the final display mode (changes to a character image). ), The hold image may be changed to the final display mode at the time of the hold-up of the prefetch target.

  FIG. 2-12 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the prefetch target reserved image changes to the final display mode at the start of variation when a series of effects is not performed. As shown in FIG. 2-12, when the game ball wins the first starting port 11 and the right of one special symbol determination is held during the change of the special symbol when there is no hold, Prior judgment (prefetching) is performed.

  In this case, since the number of holds is not two or more, a series of effects in which the hold image changes in stages as described above is not performed. However, when the result of this pre-determination is a specific result, the reserved image is moved from the normal display mode to the final display mode after the reserved image moves to the reserved digestion area b55 in response to the start of the next special symbol variation. (Character image). For example, with a specific result, if the number of holds is 2 or more, it is determined that the above-described series of effects is performed (for example, a high-reliable effect with a large hit or a big hit is performed). This is the case.

  Thus, even if the number of holds is not equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the hold image may suddenly change to the final display mode at the time of hold digest. Thereby, even if it is a case where the number of pending | holdings is not more than predetermined, it can be made to expect that a player will be a big hit.

[Gate switch processing by game control board 100]
FIG. 2-15 is a detailed flowchart of the gate switch process (see FIG. 1-9). As shown in FIG. 2-15, the main CPU 101 determines whether a detection signal from the first gate switch 114 (ON signal indicating that the first gate switch 114 is “ON”) is input. Then, it is determined whether or not the first gate switch 114 is turned “ON” (step Sb301).

  When the main CPU 101 determines that the first gate switch 114 has been turned “ON” (step Sb301: YES), the normal symbol determination hold number G stored in the main RAM 103 is the normal symbol determination maximum hold number Gmax. It is determined whether it is less than (for example, 4) (step Sb302).

  When the main CPU 101 determines that the hold number G is less than the maximum hold number Gmax (step Sb302: YES), the main CPU 101 updates the hold number G to a value obtained by adding “1” (step Sb303), and is held by this process. A normal symbol random number used for normal symbol determination is acquired and stored in the main RAM 103 (step Sb304). In addition, a preliminary determination process may be performed on the stored normal symbol random number, and the result of the preliminary determination process may be transmitted to the effect control board 130 as a normal symbol hold command.

[Special symbol processing by game control board 100]
Next, the details of the special symbol process executed by the game control board 100 will be described. Here, in the description of the special symbol process, the first embodiment (see FIG. 1) may be referred to.

[Processing during stop by game control board 100]
Next, the stop process will be described. FIG. 2-19 is a detailed flowchart showing the stop process of step Sa318 in FIG. 1-12.

  As shown in FIG. 2-19, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the result of the special symbol determination is a jackpot based on the result of the jackpot determination process (see FIG. 1-12) in step Sa309 (step Sb480). ). If the main CPU 101 determines that the game is a jackpot (step Sb480: YES), the main CPU 101 sets the jackpot game flag stored in the main RAM 103 to “ON” (step Sb481).

  Following the processing of step Sb481, the main CPU 101 sets the auxiliary game flag and the probability change game flag stored in the main RAM 103 to “OFF” (step Sb482). Following the processing of step Sb482, the main CPU 101 starts opening (step Sb483), and sets an opening command in the main RAM 103 (step Sb484). This opening command is a command for causing the effect control board 130 to perform an opening effect that is started in accordance with the result of the jackpot determination process, and the transmission process of step Sa8 in FIG. 1-8 is executed for the command. Is transmitted to the effect control board 130. As a result, an opening effect is provided for notifying the player that the first grand prize opening 13 or the second big prize opening 19 is opened.

  On the other hand, if the main CPU 101 determines that the game is not a big hit (ie, lose) (step Sb480: NO), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the auxiliary game flag is set to “ON” (step Sb485). Here, when it is determined that the auxiliary game flag is set to “ON” (step Sb485: YES), “1” is subtracted from the auxiliary game remaining number J stored in the main RAM 103, and the J is updated. (Step Sb486). The auxiliary game remaining count J indicates the number of remaining special symbol fluctuations (the number of executions of the special symbol determination) in which the auxiliary game state is maintained, and is set in a game state setting process that is executed after the jackpot game is performed. . Details of the game state setting process will be described later.

  Following the processing of step Sb486, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the auxiliary game remaining count J is “0” (step Sb487). Here, if it is determined that the auxiliary game remaining count J is “0” (step Sb487: YES), the main CPU 101 sets the auxiliary game flag to “OFF” (step Sb488).

  When the process of step Sb488 is executed, when it is determined that the auxiliary game flag is not “ON” (step Sb485: NO), or when it is determined that the auxiliary game remaining number J is not “0” (step Sb487: NO) ) The main CPU 101 determines whether or not the probability variation game flag is set to “ON” (step Sb489).

  When it is determined that the probability variation game flag is set to “ON” (step Sb489: YES), the main CPU 101 subtracts “1” from the high-probability game remaining count X stored in the main RAM 103, Update (step Sb490). Here, the high probability game remaining count X indicates the remaining number of times that the special symbol determination is performed in the high probability game state, and is set in a game state setting process (described later) executed after the jackpot game is performed. .

  Following the processing of step Sb490, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the high-probability game residual count X is “0” (step Sb491). Here, when it is determined that the high probability remaining game count X is “0” (step Sb491: YES), the probability variable game flag stored in the main RAM 103 is set to “OFF” (step Sb492).

  When the process of step Sb492 is executed, when the process of step Sb484 is executed, when it is determined that the probability variation game flag is not “ON” (step Sb489: NO), or the high probability remaining game count X is “ When it is determined that it is not “0” (step Sb491: NO), the main CPU 101 ends the in-stop process of FIG. 2-19.

[Normal design processing by game control board 100]
Next, details of the normal symbol processing executed by the game control board 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 2-20. FIG. 2-20 is a detailed flowchart showing the normal symbol process in step Sa4 of FIG. 1-8.

  First, the main CPU 101 of the game control board 100 determines whether or not the auxiliary flag stored in the main RAM 103 is set to “ON” (step Sb501). The auxiliary flag is a flag that is set to “ON” when the result of the normal symbol determination is a win, and is a flag that indicates whether or not a hit game is in progress for operating the electric tulip 17. The electric tulip 17 operates in a predetermined pattern when the result of normal symbol determination is successful. The operation pattern of the electric tulip 17 differs depending on whether or not the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is the auxiliary gaming state (whether or not the auxiliary gaming flag is ON). The operation pattern of the electric tulip 17 differs depending on whether the hit type is per long opening or short opening. Here, if it is determined that the auxiliary flag is set to “ON” (step Sb501: YES), the main CPU 101 ends the normal symbol processing of FIG. 2-20.

  When it is determined that the auxiliary flag is not set to “ON” (step Sb501: NO), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the normal symbol display on the normal symbol display 45 is being displayed (step Sb502). When it is determined that the normal symbol variation display is not being performed (step Sb502: NO), it is determined whether or not the normal symbol determination hold number G stored in the main RAM 103 is equal to or greater than "1" (step Sb503). ). Here, when it is determined that the number of holds G is not “1” or more (step Sb503: NO), the main CPU 101 ends the normal symbol processing of FIG. 2-20.

  When the main CPU 101 determines that the holding number G is “1” or more (step Sb503: YES), the main CPU 101 updates the holding number G to a value obtained by subtracting “1” (step Sb504), and executes normal symbol random number determination processing. (Step Sb505). Specifically, the normal symbol random number acquired in response to the game ball passing through the gate 15 or the gate 16 differs depending on whether or not the winning value of the normal symbol random number stored in the main ROM 102 is in the auxiliary game state. ), It is determined whether or not the result of the normal symbol determination is a win (step Sb506). When the gaming state is the auxiliary gaming state, the probability that the result of the normal symbol determination is a hit is higher than usual.

  When the main CPU 101 determines that the result of the normal symbol determination is not successful (step Sb506: NO), the main CPU 101 sets a lost symbol in the main RAM 103 (step Sb507).

  On the other hand, when the main CPU 101 determines that the result of the normal symbol determination is a win (step Sb506: YES), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the type of the normal symbol determination is a long open hit (step Sb508). ). In the main ROM 102, as the winning value of the normal symbol random number, the winning value per long opening that will open the second starting port 12 for a long time after winning, and the short opening that will open the second starting port 12 for a short time And the winning value is set. The main CPU 101 determines based on the acquired normal symbol random number whether or not it is per long release. In addition to the normal symbol random number (first normal symbol random number) for determining the success of the normal symbol determination, a random number (second ordinary symbol random number) for determining the type of the normal symbol hit may be provided. Good. In this case, it is determined whether or not the winning is based on the first normal symbol random number, and in the case of winning, the winning type (per long opening or per short opening) is determined based on the second ordinary symbol random number. Also good.

  When it is determined that it is per long release (step Sb508: YES), the main CPU 101 sets a symbol per long release in the main RAM 103 (step Sb509). On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not per long release (step Sb508: NO), the main CPU 101 sets a symbol per short release in the main RAM 103 (step Sb510).

  Following the process of step Sb507, the process of step Sb509, or the process of step Sb510, the main CPU 101 determines whether the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is based on whether or not the auxiliary game flag stored in the main RAM 103 is ON. Then, it is determined whether or not the auxiliary gaming state is set (step Sb511).

  If the main CPU 101 determines that it is not in the auxiliary gaming state (step Sb511: NO), it sets the normal symbol fluctuation time, which is the time for the normal symbol display 45 to display the normal symbol variably, for example, 25 seconds (step Sb512). . Conversely, if it is determined that the game is in the auxiliary game state (step Sb511: YES), the normal symbol variation time is set to a relatively short value, for example, 2 seconds (step Sb513). The normal symbol variation time set by the process of step Sb512 or step Sb513 is temporarily stored in the main RAM 103.

  Following the processing of step Sb512 or step Sb513, the main CPU 101 starts normal symbol variation display on the ordinary symbol display unit 45 (step Sb514), and starts measuring the elapsed time from the start of variation display (step Sb515). ).

  On the other hand, if the main CPU 101 determines that the normal symbol change display is being performed on the normal symbol display 45 (step Sb502: YES), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not to end the normal symbol variation display (step Sb516). Specifically, based on whether or not the elapsed time when measurement was started by the process of step Sb513 has reached the normal symbol change time set by the process of step Sb512 or step Sb513, the change display of the normal symbol is performed. It is determined whether or not the end timing has come. Here, when it is determined that the end timing has not come (step Sb516: NO), the main CPU 101 ends the normal symbol processing of FIG. 2-20.

  When the main CPU 101 determines that it is the end timing of the normal symbol fluctuation display (step Sb516: YES), the main CPU 101 ends the normal symbol fluctuation display by the normal symbol display 45 (step Sb517). Specifically, the main CPU 101 causes the normal symbol display unit 45 to stop-display the symbol set in the process of step Sb507, step Sb509, or step Sb510. Thereby, the result of the normal symbol determination is notified to the player.

  Following the process of step Sb517, the main CPU 101 resets the elapsed time when the measurement was started by the process of step Sb515 (step Sb518). Then, similarly to step Sb506, it is determined whether or not the result of the normal symbol determination is a win (step Sb519). If it is determined that the win is a win (step Sb519: YES), the auxiliary flag is set to “ON”. Set (step Sb520). When this auxiliary flag is set to “ON”, the electric tulip 17 operates.

  After the process of step Sb520, when it is determined NO in the process of step Sb516 or NO is determined in the process of step Sb519, the main CPU 101 ends the normal symbol process of FIG. 2-20.

[Large winning mouth processing by game control board 100]
Next, the details of the special winning opening opening control process executed by the game control board 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 2-21. FIG. 2-21 is a detailed flowchart showing the special winning opening opening control process in step Sa6 of FIG. 1-8.

  As shown in FIG. 2-21, the main CPU 101 of the game control board 100 determines whether or not the jackpot game flag is ON (step Sb601). Here, the jackpot game flag is a flag that is set ON in step Sb481. When the big hit game flag is ON (step Sb601: YES), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the opening is in progress (step Sb602).

  If it is during opening (step Sb602: YES), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the opening time has elapsed (step Sb603). If the opening time has elapsed (step Sb603: YES), the main CPU 101 sets the opening pattern of the first big prize opening 13 (second big prize opening 19) according to the result of the jackpot determination process (step Sb604), the opening control of the first big prize opening 13 (second big prize opening 19) is started with the set opening pattern (step Sb605). After the process of step Sb605, the main CPU 101 next executes the process of step Sb607.

  On the other hand, if the opening is not in progress (step Sb602: NO), the main CPU 101 determines whether the ending is in progress (step Sb606). If it is not ending (step Sb606: NO), the main CPU 101 next executes the process of step Sb607, and if it is ending (step Sb606: YES), it next executes the process of step Sb611.

  In step Sb607, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the opening control of the first big prize opening 13 (second big prize opening 19) with the opening pattern set in step Sb604 has ended. If the determination result is affirmative (step Sb607: YES), the main CPU 101 ends the opening control of the first big prize opening 13 (second big prize opening 19) (step Sb608). Subsequently, the main CPU 101 sets an ending command in the main RAM 103 (step Sb609). The ending command set here is transmitted to the effect control board 130 in the transmission process. In response to receiving the ending command, the effect control board 130 executes an ending effect indicating that the jackpot game ends. Next, the main CPU 101 starts measuring the ending time (Sb610).

  When the main CPU 101 performs the process of step Sb610 or determines YES in the process of step Sb606, the main CPU 101 determines whether a preset ending time has elapsed (step Sb611). If the ending time has elapsed (step Sb611: YES), the main CPU 101 executes a game state setting process (step Sb612). Details of the game state setting process will be described later. After the game state setting process in step Sb612, the main CPU 101 sets the jackpot game flag to OFF (step Sb613).

  If NO is determined in the process of step Sb601, NO is determined in the process of step Sb603, NO is determined in the process of step Sb607, NO is determined in the process of step Sb611, or the process of step Sb613 is performed. Is executed, the main CPU 101 ends the special winning opening opening control process shown in FIG.

[Game state setting process by game control board 100]
Next, the gaming state setting process in step Sb612 of FIG. 2-21 will be described. FIG. 2-22 is a detailed flowchart showing the gaming state setting process in step Sb612 of FIG. 2-21.

  As shown in FIG. 2-22, the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the type of jackpot is a probable jackpot with a transition to the high probability gaming state (step Sb630). When the probability variation big hit is found (step Sb630: YES), the main CPU 101 sets the probability variation game flag to ON (step Sb631). Subsequently, the main CPU 101 sets Xmax to the high probability remaining game count X (step Sb632). Here, Xmax is a predetermined value, and a very large value, for example, 10,000 is set as Xmax. Since a very large value Xmax is set to X, the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be the next big hit until the high probability game residual count X becomes zero.

  After the process of step Sb632, the main CPU 101 sets the auxiliary game flag to ON (step Sb633). Thereafter, the main CPU 101 sets Jmax to the auxiliary game remaining count J (step Sb634). Jmax is a predetermined value, and a very large value, for example, 10,000 is set as Jmax.

  On the other hand, when it is not a probable big hit (step Sb630: NO), the main CPU 101 sets the auxiliary game flag to ON (step Sb635) and sets 100 to the auxiliary game remaining number J (step Sb636).

  When the process of step Sb634 or the process of step Sb636 is executed, the main CPU 101 ends the gaming state setting process shown in FIG.

[Electric tulip processing by game control board 100]
Next, details of the electric tulip process will be described. FIG. 2-23 is a detailed flowchart of the electric tulip process of FIG. 1-8.

  First, the main CPU 101 of the game control board 100 determines whether or not the auxiliary flag is set to “ON” (step Sb701). If it is determined that the auxiliary flag is not set to “ON” (step Sb701: NO), the main CPU 101 ends the electric tulip process.

  When determining that the auxiliary flag is set to “ON” (step Sb701: YES), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the electric tulip 17 is operating (step Sb702). Here, if it is determined that the electric tulip 17 is not in operation (step Sb702: NO), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not the auxiliary gaming flag is ON, so that the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is auxiliary gaming. It is determined whether or not it is in a state (step Sb703).

  When it is determined that the main CPU 101 is not in the auxiliary gaming state (step Sb703: NO), the main CPU 101 determines whether or not it is a long release based on the symbol set in step Sb509 or step Sb510 (step Sb704). When it is determined that it is not per long opening (step Sb704: NO), the main CPU 101 sets, as the operation pattern of the electric tulip 17, for example, an operation pattern in which the operation of opening the second start port 12 for 0.1 second is performed once. (Step Sb705).

  If the main CPU 101 determines that it is per long opening (step Sb704: YES), the main CPU 101 sets, as the operation pattern of the electric tulip 17, for example, an operation pattern in which the operation of opening the second start port 12 for 5.6 seconds is performed once. It is set in the RAM 103 (step Sb706).

  On the other hand, when determining that the main CPU 101 is in the auxiliary gaming state (step Sb703: YES), as the operation pattern of the electric tulip 17, for example, an operation pattern in which the operation of opening the second start port 12 for 1.8 seconds is performed three times. Is set in the main RAM 103 (step Sb707).

  The main CPU 101 sets the operation pattern of the electric tulip 17 by the process of step Sb705, step Sb706, or step Sb707, and then causes the electric tulip opening / closing unit 113 to start the operation of the electric tulip 17 in the set operation pattern (step Sb708). ).

  When the main CPU 101 executes the process of step Sb708 or determines that the electric tulip 17 is operating (step Sb702: YES), has the operation of the electric tulip 17 started in the process of step Sb708 been completed? It is determined whether or not (step Sb709). If it is determined that the operation of the electric tulip 17 has been completed (step Sb709: YES), the main CPU 101 sets the auxiliary flag stored in the main RAM 103 to “OFF” (step Sb710).

  When it is determined NO in the process of step Sb701, when it is determined NO in the process of step Sb709, or when the process of step Sb710 is executed, the main CPU 101 ends the electric tulip process.

[Command control processing by effect control board 130]
Hereinafter, the command reception process executed in the effect control board 130 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2-25 is a detailed flowchart of the command reception process.

  First, the effect control board 130 determines whether or not a hold command transmitted from the game control board 100 has been received (step Sb1301). If it is determined that the hold command has been received (step Sb1301: YES), the effect control board 130 executes a pre-determination process (step Sb1302).

  In the process of step Sb1302, the effect control board 130 performs a prior determination based on information included in the hold command, and determines and executes the content of the effect based on the result of the prior determination. The prior determination process will be described in detail later.

  When the process of step Sb1302 is executed or when it is determined that the hold command has not been received (step Sb1301: NO), the effect control board 130 determines whether or not a change start command has been received (step Sb1303). ).

  When the change start command is received (step Sb1303: YES), the effect control board 130 executes the change start process (step Sb1304). Here, the effect control board 130 determines an effect performed in accordance with the variation of the special symbol based on the received variation start command, and starts the determined effect. The variation start process will be described in detail later.

  When the process of step Sb1304 is executed, or when it is determined that the variation start command has not been received (step Sb1303: NO), the effect control board 130 determines whether or not a variation stop command has been received (step Sb1303). Sb1305).

  When the change stop command is received (step Sb1305: YES), the effect control board 130 executes the change end process (step Sb1306). In the variation end process, the effect control board 130 stops and displays the decorative design b51 that is variably displayed on the main liquid crystal 5, for example.

  When the process of step Sb1306 is executed, or when it is determined that the change stop command has not been received (step Sb1305: NO), the effect control board 130 determines whether an opening command has been received (step Sb1307). ).

  When the opening command is received (step Sb1307: YES), the effect control board 130 executes an opening process (step Sb1308). The opening process is a process of determining an opening effect that is performed when a jackpot game is started and a jackpot effect that is performed during the jackpot game. The effect control board 130 determines the contents of the opening effect and the jackpot effect according to the type of jackpot, and causes the image sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150 to execute these effects.

  When the process of step Sb1308 is executed or when it is determined that the opening command has not been received (step Sb1307: NO), the effect control board 130 determines whether or not an ending command has been received (step Sb1309). .

  When the ending command is received (step Sb1309: YES), the effect control board 130 executes an ending process (step Sb1310). The ending process is a process for determining an ending effect to be performed when the jackpot game ends. The effect control board 130 transmits a command indicating the result of the ending process to the image sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150 to execute the ending effect.

  When the process of step Sb1310 is executed or when it is determined that the ending command has not been received (step Sb1309: NO), the effect control board 130 ends the process shown in FIG. 2-25.

  As described above, the effect control by the effect control board 130 is performed based on the command from the game control board 100.

[Preliminary determination processing by the production control board 130]
Hereinafter, details of the preliminary determination process in step Sb1302 of FIG. FIG. 2-26 is a flowchart showing details of the advance determination processing in step Sb1302 of FIG. 2-25.

  The effect control board 130 first adds 1 to the current number of reservations (step Sb1321). The effect control board 130 stores the number of holdings of the first special symbol determination and the second special symbol determination in the sub-RAM 133, increases the number of holdings by 1 in response to reception of the holding command, The hold number is decremented by 1 in response to reception. Next, the effect control board 130 analyzes the received hold command (step Sb1322), and makes a preliminary determination based on the analysis result (step Sb1323). Specifically, based on the information included in the hold command, the effect control board 130 determines whether or not it will be a big hit in the change of the special symbol related to this hold command, the type of jackpot, the change pattern, and the special symbol change. The contents of the fluctuation effect at the time are determined.

  Subsequent to step Sb1323, the effect control board 130 determines whether or not the number of holds is 2 or more (step Sb1324). When the number of holds is 2 or more (step Sb1324: YES), the effect control board 130 determines whether or not to execute a series of effects (step Sb1325). Specifically, the effect control board 130 determines whether or not to perform the series of effects shown in FIGS. 2-7 to 2-9 based on the result of the prior determination in step Sb1323 by lottery using random numbers. judge.

  For example, the effect control board 130 determines that a series of effects is executed with a higher probability than the case of a loss when the hold related to the received hold command is a big hit. The effect control board 130 may determine not to perform a series of effects when there is a big hit in the hold digested before the hold related to the received hold command. In other words, if the right of special symbol determination, which is a big hit, is already held before the reception of the current hold command, a series of effects for changing the hold image related to the current hold command in stages is not performed. You may do it.

  When it determines with performing a series of effects (step Sb1325: YES), the effect control board 130 determines the content of the effects in a series of effects (step Sb1326). Specifically, the effect control board 130 determines, based on the result of the prior determination, to which stage of the series of effects to perform, a detailed aspect of the effect at each stage, and the like. In this embodiment, the reliability with respect to the jackpot increases as the stage of a series of effects progresses. In addition, the degree of reliability varies depending on the mode of production at each stage. In step Sb1326, the effect control board 130 determines the detailed contents of these series of effects based on the result of the prior determination, and stores them in the sub RAM 133.

  For example, if the result of the prior determination in step Sb1323 is a big hit, there is a higher probability that it will be determined to produce the final stage than if it is a loss. In addition, for example, a plurality of colors of the image of the bus stop in the first stage, the color of the bus b53 appearing in the second stage, the type of the character b54 in the final stage, and the like are prepared. The effect control board 130 determines which of the images is used to perform the effect at each stage based on the result of the prior determination. For example, when the color of the bus b53 is red, the reliability is higher than when the color is blue.

  Subsequent to step Sb1326, the effect control board 130 sets 0 to a variable N (N is a positive integer) indicating the stage of a series of effects, and sets a hold number to the variable M (step Sb1327). The variable M is a variable that defines a period during which a series of effects are performed (the number of times the special symbol has changed). Then, the effect control board 130 sets the effect flag F indicating that a series of effects is being executed (step Sb1328).

  On the other hand, in step Sb1324, when it is not determined that the number of holds is 2 or more (step Sb1324: NO), the effect control board 130 holds when the change of the special symbol related to the hold command received this time is started. The display mode of the image is determined (step Sb1330). Specifically, the effect control board 130 determines whether or not to change the reserved image to the image of the character b54 based on the result of the prior determination in step Sb1323, and the reserved image at the start of the variation according to the determination result. The display mode is determined, and information indicating the determined display mode is stored in the sub-RAM 133.

  When the process of step Sb1328 is performed, when it is determined NO in step Sb1325, or when the process of step Sb1330 is performed, the effect control board 130 displays the hold image related to the hold command received this time on the main liquid crystal 5. (Step Sb1329). Thus, the process of FIG.

[Variation start processing by effect control board 130]
Details of the change start process in step Sb1304 in FIG. 2-25 will be described below. FIG. 2-27 is a flowchart showing details of the change start processing in step Sb1304 of FIG. 2-25.

  As shown in FIG. 2-27, the effect control board 130 analyzes the variation start command (step Sb1341), and based on the information on whether or not the jackpot is included in the variation start command, the type of jackpot, the variation pattern, etc. The contents of the variation effect using the decoration symbol b51 etc. performed in accordance with the variation of the special symbol are determined (step Sb1342).

  Then, the effect control board 130 starts executing the determined variation effect (step Sb 1343). Specifically, the effect control board 130 starts the change effect by transmitting a command for executing the determined change effect to the image sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150.

  Next, the effect control board 130 executes a hold display control process (step Sb1344). The hold display control process is a process for performing the series of effects described above, and is a process for changing the display mode of the hold image. After the display control process, the effect control board 130 ends the process shown in FIG.

[Holding display control process by effect control board 130]
Details of the hold display control process in step Sb1344 in FIG. 2-27 will be described below. FIG. 2-28 is a flowchart showing details of the hold display control processing in step Sb1344 of FIG. 2-27.

  As shown in FIG. 2-28, the effect control board 130 subtracts 1 from the number of reservations stored in the sub-RAM 133 and moves the displayed reservation image (step Sb1351). Specifically, the reserved image related to the current variation is moved to the reserved digestion area b55, and the other reserved images are shifted to the right.

  Next, the effect control board 130 determines whether or not the effect flag F is ON (step Sb1352). When the effect flag F is ON (step Sb1352: YES), the effect control board 130 adds 1 to the variable N and subtracts the variable M by 1 (step Sb1353).

  Subsequent to step Sb1353, the effect control board 130 determines whether or not to perform an N-th stage effect (step Sb1354). Specifically, the effect control board 130 determines whether or not to perform the N-th stage effect based on the contents of the effect determined in step Sb1326 in FIG. As described above, up to which stage the effect is performed has already been determined and stored in step Sb1326.

  When it is determined that the Nth stage effect is to be performed (step Sb1354: YES), the effect control board 130 executes the effect according to the Nth stage (step Sb1355). Specifically, the effect control board 130 executes the Nth stage effect based on the contents of the effect determined in step Sb1326. For example, in the first stage effect, the effect control board 130 transmits a command for changing the reserved image to the image of the bus stop to the image sound control board 140, so that the reserved image is changed from the normal image to the bus stop image. Change to an image. In this case, an image corresponding to the content of the effect determined in step Sb1326 is displayed. Further, for example, in the second stage effect, the effect control board 130 displays the bus b53 on the main liquid crystal 5 and performs the effect of stopping the image at the bus stop.

  When the process of step Sb1355 is performed, or when it is determined NO in step Sb1354, the effect control board 130 determines whether or not the variable M is 0 (step Sb1356). When the variable M is determined to be 0 (step Sb1356: YES), the effect control board 130 sets the effect flag F to OFF (step Sb1357). As a result, a series of effects for changing the hold image in stages is completed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the variable M is not 0 (step Sb1356: NO), the effect control board 130 ends the process illustrated in FIG.

  On the other hand, when it determines with NO by step Sb1352, the presentation control board 130 determines whether the display mode of the hold image displayed on the hold digest area | region b55 is changed (step Sb1358). For example, when the image of the character is determined as the display mode of the reserved image at the start of variation in step Sb1330 in FIG. 2-26, the effect control board 130 determines to change the reserved image in the reserved digestion area b55.

  If it is determined that the reserved image in the reserved digest area b55 is to be changed (step Sb1358: YES), the effect control board 130 changes the display mode of the reserved image in the reserved digest area b55 (step Sb1359). Specifically, the effect control board 130 changes the hold image to the display mode determined in step Sb1330.

  When the process of step Sb1357 is performed, when it is determined NO at step Sb1356, when it is determined NO at step Sb1358, or when the process of step Sb1359 is performed, the effect control board 130 is shown in FIG. The process ends.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, prior determination is performed according to a pending winning, and when the number of pending is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, a series of effects that change the suspended image in stages are performed. When the number of holds is less than a predetermined value, instead of performing a series of effects, the hold image is changed to the final display mode at the time of hold digestion. By performing such an effect, it is possible to perform an effect that gradually increases the player's expectation while securing time for performing a series of effects.

  In addition, even when the number of holds is less than a predetermined value, the hold image changes to the final display mode at the start of change, so even if the hold image does not change midway, there is a sense of expectation that it may change at the start of change. Can be held by a person.

[Modification]
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The following forms may be sufficient.

  For example, in the embodiment described above, the series of effects is performed using the reserved image indicating the right of the first special symbol determination, but may be performed using the reserved image indicating the right of the second special symbol determination. Good.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the said series of effects were performed over the fluctuation | variation of several 1st special symbols (variation which concerns on winning to the 1st starting port 11), it performed over the fluctuation | variation of several 2nd special symbols. You may be performed in the fluctuation | variation of the some special symbol which combined the 1st special symbol and the 2nd special symbol.

  For example, a member that distributes the game balls may be disposed in front of the first start port 11 and the second start port 12. When the first game ball passes through the member, the first start port 11 is won, and then when the second game ball passes the member, the second start port 12 is won. The member is configured. By such members, the game balls win the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 alternately. In the gaming machine having such a configuration, for example, when the number of holds is 5 or more, a series of effects may be performed, or the display mode of the hold image may be changed step by step over five special symbol variations. .

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the display mode of the pending | holding image was changed in steps according to the special symbol being started to fluctuate. In another embodiment, the display mode of the reserved image may be changed according to the passage of time while the special symbol changes.

  In the above embodiment, a series of effects are performed when the number of holdings is greater than or equal to a predetermined number. In another embodiment, a series of effects may be performed when the variation time of the special symbol is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. Specifically, when performing a series of effects over the variation of a plurality of special symbols, it is determined whether or not the total variation time of the plurality of special symbols is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. I do. On the other hand, if the total variation time is less than a predetermined time, a series of effects may not be performed.

  In the embodiment described above, the reserved image indicating the right to determine the special symbol is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. In another embodiment, the right of special symbol determination may be indicated by another display (for example, LED) instead of the reserved image. In this case, as described above, the hold display indicating the hold may be changed step by step. For example, the display mode of the hold display may be changed by turning on an LED indicating the hold and changing the color of the LED.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, when the result of special symbol determination is a jackpot, the game machine which changes to a probability change game state according to a jackpot symbol was assumed. In the gaming machine of the other embodiment, when a big hit is made, when a predetermined winning opening (V winning opening) is opened during the big winning game according to the big winning symbol and the game ball wins the V winning opening. , It may be configured to shift to a probable gaming state. In such a gaming machine, depending on the type of jackpot symbol, the V prize opening is long open or short open during the jackpot game, and when the game is opened long, the game ball wins the V prize opening and short opens. It is configured not to win almost. In such a gaming machine, the above-described effect may be performed as an effect of notifying the jackpot that the V prize opening is long open.

  The configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 described in the above embodiment is merely an example, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be realized with other configurations. Further, the order of processing, the set value, the threshold value used for determination, etc. in the flowcharts described above are merely examples, and the present invention can be realized with other orders and values without departing from the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention is also applicable to other gaming machines such as a slot machine.

[Configuration of gaming machine according to the present invention and its effects]
As described above, the gaming machine according to the present invention may have the following configuration. The parentheses are merely examples.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention performs a special game based on acquisition means (main CPU 101, Sb204, Sb210) for acquiring acquisition information on condition that the game medium passes to a predetermined starting area, and the acquisition information. Determination means (Sb407) for determining whether or not the special game is determined, and symbol control means (Sb410) for notifying the result of the special game determination by causing the symbol display means (41, 42) to stop after changing the symbol. , Sb414), and when the acquired information is acquired by the acquiring means when the symbol is fluctuated, the reserved storage means (103, Sb204, Sb210) holds the acquired information as the right for the special game determination A hold display control means (Sb1329) for performing a hold display indicating the right of the special game determination held in the hold storage means, Predetermining means (Sb205, Sb211, Sb1323) for making a predetermination of the special game determination right held in the hold storage means, and the special game determination right subject to the predetermination is a predetermined performance execution condition If it is determined by the condition determination means (Sb 1324) that determines whether the condition is satisfied and the effect execution condition is satisfied by the condition determination means, the effect execution condition is determined based on the result of the prior determination. Effect execution means (Sb1326, Sb1355) for executing a series of effects over a plurality of symbol variations from the variation before the symbol variation (hereinafter referred to as subject variation) related to the right of special game determination satisfying The condition determining means determines whether or not the performance execution condition is satisfied, by determining whether or not the number of symbol fluctuations during the series of effects is performed. It is determined whether or not the total variation time of the plurality of symbol variations is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and the effect execution unit holds the suspension corresponding to the target variation as the series of effects. The display mode of the display is changed stepwise according to the change of the symbol or according to the elapsed time after the series of effects is started.

  According to the above configuration, a series of effects performed in the plurality of symbol variations are executed based on whether or not the number of symbol variations is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, or whether the total variation time of the symbols is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. Can do. Thereby, the time required for performing a series of effects can be ensured, and the reserved image can be changed stepwise in the series of effects.

  In another configuration, the effect execution means may display a hold display corresponding to the target variation in a final display mode at least during the variation of the symbol related to the target variation.

  According to the above configuration, at least when the target variation is performed, the hold display corresponding to the target variation can be displayed in the final display mode.

  In another configuration, the effect execution unit may change the display mode to the final stage in the target variation when the condition determination unit determines that the effect execution condition is not satisfied.

  According to the above configuration, even when the performance execution condition is not satisfied, the hold display corresponding to the target variation can be changed to the final display mode. Thereby, even if it is a case where a hold display does not change in steps in a series of productions, it can be changed to the display mode of the final stage at the time of hold digestion, and a player's expectation can be raised.

[Example of production related to hold display]
Here, another example of effects related to the hold display will be described. Another example of the effect described here is an icon change effect that changes the display mode of the reserved ball and changes a plurality of reserved displays. As an example of such an effect, the display mode is changed for a plurality of hold images (hold icons) including a hold image located in the hold digest region b55 (see, for example, FIG. 2-6 or FIGS. 2-30 to 2-34). It is.

For example, in the effect of changing the reserved image in the reserved digest region b55 (see FIGS. 2-30 to 2-34), an effect in which another reserved image changes can be considered. To explain further, the order of changing the reserved images in the effect is different in the mode and timing of changing the reserved images located in the reserved digest region b55 and other reserved images not located in the reserved digest region b55 at the same time. It is possible to change the mode. That is, all the hold images to be changed are changed at the same timing or changed at different timings.
In the latter case, that is, at different timings, a mode in which the reserved image in the reserved digestion region b55 is changed first, or a mode in which the change is changed later can be considered. Further, in the case of different timings, a control example in which priority is set according to the position of the reserved image to be changed (position with respect to the reserved digestion area b55) can be considered.
As an icon change effect, a reserved image other than the reserved image located in the reserved digest region b55 (see FIGS. 2-30 to 2-34), that is, the reserved digest region b55 (see FIGS. 2-30 to 2-34). An example of changing the display mode of a plurality of reserved images that are not located in the area is also conceivable.

First, after describing the processing procedure, a specific example of the effect will be described.
FIG. 2-29 is a flowchart showing details of the change start processing in step Sb1304 of FIG. 2-25, and corresponds to FIG. 2-27. That is, it is a flowchart showing details of the change start process in step Sb1304 of FIG.
In the processing example shown in FIG. 2-29, the effect control board 130 analyzes the received variation start command (step Sb1401), and based on this, the decorative symbol b51 (for example, FIG. 2) performed in accordance with the variation of the special symbol. The content of the variation effect using the -30 is determined (step Sb1402).
In other words, the variation start command includes not only the result of the special symbol determination but also the result of the pre-reading, and the content of the variation effect is determined according to these results. As the contents of such variation effects, the contents regarding icon change effects are also included.

  Then, the effect control board 130 determines whether or not the holding number U1 for the first special symbol determination or the holding number U2 for the second special symbol determination is 1 or more (step Sb1403). That is, since the hold numbers U1 and U2 are stored in the sub RAM 133, the hold number determination is executed by confirming the stored contents.

  When the holding numbers U1 and U2 are 1 or more (Yes in step Sb1403), the effect control board 130 determines whether or not to next execute an icon change effect (step Sb1404). The icon change effect is not always executed when the number of holds is plural. For example, when the variation time is short (for example, when the time is short), it is determined that the icon change effect is not executed.

In step Sb1404, it is determined whether or not the effect control board 130 performs the prohibition process. As a case where the prohibition process is performed, for example, it is conceivable that the prohibition process is performed so that the icon change effect is not executed when the special symbol determination relating to the reserved image located in the reserved digestion area b55 is correct.
Further, it is conceivable that the prohibition process is performed so that the icon change effect is not executed when the remaining number of times is five, although the prohibition process is not performed during a short period of time executed for a predetermined number of times.
In addition, when the second special symbol determination is performed in preference to the first special symbol determination, a prohibition process may be performed. For example, although the icon change effect is executed for the reserved image for the second special symbol determination, the prohibition process is performed so that the icon change effect is not executed for the reserved image for the first special symbol determination. Further, the prohibition process is performed so that the icon change effect is not executed on the reserved image for the first special symbol determination and the reserved image for the second special symbol determination.

  The effect control board 130 starts to execute the variation effect determined in this way. Specifically, the effect control board 130 starts the change effect by transmitting a command for executing the determined change effect to the image sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150.

Next, various icon change effects during the variation of the special symbol will be described with reference to FIGS. 2-30 to 2-34.
FIG. 2-30 is a diagram for explaining the first icon change effect during the change of the special symbol, and FIG. 2-31 is a diagram for explaining the second icon change effect. FIG. 2-32 is a diagram for explaining an icon change effect according to the first modification, and FIG. 2-33 is a diagram for explaining an icon change effect according to the second modification. -34 is a diagram for explaining an icon change effect according to the third modification.
And (a), (b), (c) and (d) in each of FIGS.

In the first icon change effect shown in FIG. 2-30, the reserved image b521 is first positioned in the reserved digestion area b55 in the main liquid crystal 5, as shown in FIG. That is, the symbol variation in the figure is for the reserved image b521.
Further, there are four start-port entrance balls following the start-port entrance ball corresponding to the hold image b521, and thus the hold images b522, b523, b524, and b525 are displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. In this case, the reserved images b521 to b525 are displayed in a round shape.

  When the icon change effect is started, a character b56 appears as shown in FIG. 2-30 (b). This character b56 is related to an icon change effect, and any one or a plurality of forms of the reserved images b521 to b525 are changed via the character b56.

Thereafter, the character b56 moves in the main liquid crystal 5 and stops in the vicinity of the reserved digest area b55, and the character b56 performs a predetermined action on the reserved image b521 as shown in FIG. 2-30 (c). . As a result, the hold image b521 changes to a bus image (hold change first time).
Further, as shown in FIG. 2-30 (d), the character b56 moves in the main liquid crystal 5 and performs a predetermined operation on the reserved image b524, whereby the reserved image b524 is changed to a bus image. (Holding change second time).

In this way, in the first icon change effect, the reserved image b521 is first changed to a bus image, and then the reserved image b524 is changed to a bus image. That is, in the first hold change, the hold change is performed by a predetermined operation on the hold digest region b55, and in the second hold change, the hold change is performed by a predetermined operation on the hold image b524 outside the hold digest region b55.
In other words, the first icon change effect is a content in which the reserved digest area b55 changes to a bus image, and the reserved ball corresponding to the reserved image b524 out of the reserved images b522 to b525 happens to occur during the execution of the effect. If it is advantageous to the player, the hold image b524 is changed after the hold image b521 is changed.

The second icon change effect shown in FIG. 2-31 is suspended and changed in the reverse order to the first icon change effect described above.
More specifically, in the second icon change effect shown in the figure, the character b56 appears after the icon change effect is started (see (a) in the figure) (see (b) in the figure). Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2-31 (c), the character b56 moves to the vicinity of the reserved image b524 outside the reserved digestion area b55, and the character b56 performs a predetermined action on the reserved image b524. The reserved image b524 is changed to a bus image (first hold change).
Then, as shown in FIG. 2-31 (d), the character b56 moves to the reserved digest area b55, performs a predetermined action on the reserved image b521, and changes the reserved image b521 to a bus image (suspended). 2nd change).

As described above, the first icon change effect (see FIG. 2-30) and the second icon change effect (see FIG. 2-31) are located in the reserved digestion area b55 within one effect in the main liquid crystal 5. The modes of the reserved image b521 and the reserved image b524 that is not located in the reserved digestion area b55 are changed.
By changing the display mode for a plurality of reserved images within one effect, the player can enjoy the symbol variation in the reserved image whose display mode has changed. That is, the player expects that the fluctuation corresponding to the reserved image b521 in the reserved digestion area b55 is hot. Moreover, even if the fluctuation is off, it is expected with a new feeling that the special symbol determination for the reserved ball with the next icon change is hot. An example of an effect (see FIGS. 2-7 to 2-10) in which such an icon-changed hold image is developed like the above-described hold prefetch notice effect can be considered.

In other words, it may be considered that the icon change effect to be executed is to change the mode of an image located in the reserved digestion region b55 and the mode change of an image located outside the reserved digestion region b55. In such a case, the selection of the presentation of which one of the mode change of the image located in the reserved digestion region b55 and the mode change of the image located outside the reservation digestion region b55 is performed first is, for example, a jackpot lottery It is conceivable to carry out according to the result and the expectation by the production lottery.
In such a case, as will be described later, it is also conceivable to simultaneously execute image mode change (see FIG. 2-34) and to make one of the options.

[Various modifications]
In addition to executing the above-described first and second icon change effects, variations shown in FIGS. 2-32 to 2-34 are also conceivable. Note that (a) and (b) in each of FIGS. 2-32 to 2-34 are the same as (a) and (b) in each of FIGS. Description is omitted.
For example, in the icon change effect according to the first modified example shown in FIG. 2-32, as shown in (c) of FIG. The hold image b521 is changed to a bus image, and the icon change effect is ended as shown in FIG.
Thus, in the first modified example, the presentation is ended by changing the display mode of the reserved image b521 located in the reserved digestion area b55.

Also, in the icon change effect according to the second modification shown in FIG. 2-33, unlike FIG. 2-32, as shown in FIG. The reserved image b524 located at is changed to a bus image, and the icon change effect is ended as shown in FIG.
Thus, in the second modified example, the presentation is ended by changing the display mode of the reserved image b524 that is not located in the reserved digestion region b55.

  In the icon change effect according to the third modification shown in FIG. 2-34, the reserved image b521 in the reserved digest region b55 and the reserved image b524 outside the reserved digest region b55 are bused by one predetermined action of the character b56. The image is changed. That is, the image mode change of the hold image b521 and the hold image b524 is performed simultaneously.

In addition to the above-described modifications of FIGS. 2-32 to 2-34, other modifications can be considered. For example, in the case where the change is a hit, a control example in which the icon change of another reserved image b524 is restored can be considered.
Although the icon change effect of the reserved image displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 has been described, an example of the effect of performing the icon change effect on the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b when the reserved image is displayed on the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b is also considered. It is done.

[Significance of examples of effects related to hold display]
The significance of the effect example regarding the hold display described above will be described.
If the game with the game ball is continued for a long time, it becomes difficult to maintain the concentration of the player. Therefore, it is conceivable to use such pre-reading effects in order to maintain the player's concentration and the like.
However, it has been difficult to sufficiently maintain the player's concentration and the like in the pre-reading effect on the gaming machine proposed heretofore.

Therefore, this embodiment employs the following configuration in order to further enhance the fun of the game when the player plays.
That is, the gaming machine according to the present embodiment is a gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1) that produces an effect, and a determination unit (main CPU 101) that determines a big hit according to a predetermined condition, and the determination unit (main CPU 101) The storage means (main RAM 103) for storing the reserved sphere for which the right to receive the jackpot determination by is stored, and the reserved image (the reserved image) corresponding to the number of the reserved spheres stored by the storage means (main RAM 103) b522, b523, b524, b525) and an exercise display image (main image b521) indicating that the reserved right to receive the jackpot determination is exercised (main liquid crystal display device 5); The display means (main liquid crystal display device 5) performs a predetermined effect by the display means (main liquid crystal display device 5). One or more of the held images (hold images b522, b523, b524, b525) to be displayed, or transition means for shifting the exercise display image (hold image b521) from the first display mode to the second display mode ( A sub CPU 131).

[Third embodiment]
A third embodiment will be described.
Here, as a conventional gaming machine, a game control unit that controls the progress of a game using a game ball, an effect control unit that comprehensively controls the effect, and an image and a sound based on an instruction from the effect control unit Some include an image / audio control unit that performs output control, and a lamp control unit that controls the operation of the movable display, the lighting of the lamp, and the like based on an instruction from the effect control unit. The game control unit transmits a variation start command including information such as a determination result to the effect control unit, for example, when starting the variation display of the symbol on the symbol display. On the other hand, the production control unit determines the production content of the production to be executed in accordance with the variation display of the design, and the production command for instructing execution of the production of the production content or the command according to the player's operation Is transmitted to the image / sound controller and the lamp controller. Then, the lamp control unit controls the lighting of the lamp based on the variable production start command received from the production control unit, and moves the movable display based on the command according to the player's operation.
In such a gaming machine, the movable display can be moved according to the player's operation, but since the player cannot obtain information by the operation of the movable display, the movable display is of interest to the player. It is conceivable that
Therefore, the third embodiment adopts the following configuration in order to enable the suggestion of a specific effect performed during the variation of the special symbol depending on the operation mode of the movable screen.

  That is, the gaming machine according to the third embodiment has an acquisition means for acquiring acquisition information on the condition that a predetermined start condition is satisfied, and a special game determination as to whether or not to perform a special game based on the acquisition information. Determining means for determining the content of the effect based on the acquired information, effect control means for controlling execution of the determined effect, at least one movable screen for displaying the effect image, and the operation of the movable screen. Movable screen operation control means for controlling, and based on the acquired information, the effect control means displays the result of the special game determination by causing the effect symbol display means to variably display the effect symbol and to stop display. The first specific effect or the first specific effect from a predetermined timing that is in the middle of the effect to notify the effect symbol control means to notify and the determination result of one time in the special game determination Includes a specific effect control unit that executes a different second specific effect, and the movable screen operation control unit is configured to execute the first specific effect at or before the predetermined timing when the specific effect control unit performs the first specific effect. When the movable screen is controlled in the first operation mode, and the specific effect control means performs the second specific effect, the second operation different from the first operation mode at or before the predetermined timing A gaming machine that controls the movable screen in a mode.

Hereinafter, a specific description will be given with reference to the drawings having the drawing numbers including “FIG. 3” (hereinafter also referred to as FIG. 3).
Since the third embodiment has the same configuration / function as the first or second embodiment, the same reference numerals are used for the same configuration, and the description of the common configuration / function and Illustration may be omitted. Moreover, about the third embodiment, there is a case where FIG. 1 which is the drawing of the first embodiment is referred to, and in that case, for the drawing in which the first digit “a” is described, In some cases, “a” is replaced with “c”.

[Configuration example of presentation means of pachinko gaming machine 1]
First, the rendering operation of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b in the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a state of the sub liquid crystal in the third embodiment, and FIG. 3A shows a state in which the pair of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b are separated from each other left and right. It is a schematic front view, (b) is a schematic front view which shows the state where a pair of left sub liquid crystal 6a and right sub liquid crystal 6b adjoined.
As shown in FIG. 3A, the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b are image display devices that display effect images, and advance and retreat from a retracted position that is not easily visible to the player to an appearance position that is easily visible to the player. It is configured to be freely movable. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3A, when the left sub-liquid crystal 6a is disposed at the retracted position, the main liquid crystal display device 5 is designed so as not to disturb the visibility of the main liquid crystal display device 5. It is stored in a gap space provided at the left end. The left sub-liquid crystal 6a is movable in the left-right direction along the liquid crystal screen with a predetermined distance from the liquid crystal screen of the main liquid crystal display device 5. To the appearance position where it is easy to be visually recognized by the player. Further, when the right sub liquid crystal 6b is disposed at the retracted position, the right sub liquid crystal 6b is stored in a gap space provided at the right end of the main liquid crystal display device 5 so as not to disturb the visibility of the main liquid crystal display device 5. The right sub-liquid crystal 6b is also movable in the left-right direction along the liquid crystal screen with a predetermined distance from the liquid crystal screen of the main liquid crystal display device 5. To the appearance position where it is easy to be visually recognized by the player.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b are adjacent to each other on the front side with a predetermined distance from the liquid crystal screen of the main liquid crystal display device 5. It is possible to move to the adjacent position. At the adjacent position, the liquid crystal screen of the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the liquid crystal screen of the right sub-liquid crystal 6b are adjacent to each other, so that these liquid crystal screens can function as one liquid crystal screen. The liquid crystal screen of the main liquid crystal display device 5, the liquid crystal screen of the left sub liquid crystal 6a, and the liquid crystal screen of the right sub liquid crystal 6b) can be used alone or in combination to produce various effects. Further, the adjacent position is the left and right center of the liquid crystal screen of the main liquid crystal display device 5, and the left sub liquid crystal 6a and / or the right sub liquid crystal 6b moves from the retracted position to the adjacent position by moving from the retracted position to the adjacent position. The visibility of the main liquid crystal display device 5 overlapping the right sub liquid crystal 6b is also hindered.

  In the following description, in order to simplify the description of the arrangement positions of the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b, the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b are stored in the gap spaces respectively provided at the left and right ends of the main liquid crystal display device 5 The position where the sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b are retracted is referred to as “retreat position”. Further, a position where the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b are arranged adjacent to each other at the left and right center positions of the liquid crystal screen of the main liquid crystal display device 5 is referred to as “adjacent position”. A position where the entire display screen of the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b can be visually recognized by moving from the “retracted position” toward the “adjacent position” is referred to as “both ends appearing position”. Further, a position that is disposed immediately before moving to the “adjacent position” when the distance between the left sub liquid crystal 6 a and the right sub liquid crystal 6 b is relatively narrow is referred to as an “adjacent immediately preceding position”. Describe.

[Description of judgment method using various random numbers]
Next, a determination method using various random numbers will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 3-5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating various random numbers used for jackpot determination.

  The jackpot random number illustrated in FIG. 3-5 (A) is a random number used for determination to determine whether or not to execute the jackpot game, and the probability that it is determined that the jackpot game will be executed is relatively It is individually set for each of a low low probability state and a high probability state in which it is determined that a jackpot game will be executed.

  In the present embodiment, for the low probability state, one winning value of only “0” is set in advance, and when the game is controlled in the low probability state, the game ball is the first start port 11 or 2 When the jackpot random number acquired at the timing of winning the winning opening 12 matches the winning value, it is determined that the jackpot game is executed.

  In addition, regarding the high probability state, ten winning values “0” to “9” are set in advance, and when the game is controlled in the high probability state, the game ball moves to the first start port 11 or 2 When the jackpot random number acquired at the timing of winning the winning opening 12 matches one of these winning values, it is determined that the jackpot game is executed.

  Here, the range that the jackpot random number can take is “0” to “319” in both the low probability state and the high probability state. Therefore, the jackpot winning probability in the low probability state is 1/320, and the jackpot winning probability in the high probability state is 10/320 (= 1/32). For this reason, in the present embodiment, the high probability state is likely to be 10 times larger than the low probability state.

  When it is determined that the jackpot is based on the jackpot random number (the jackpot game is executed), the symbol random number acquired together with the jackpot random number at the time of winning the start opening is the winning value set in advance for each jackpot type. A process for determining the type of jackpot is performed based on which of the winning values matches.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3-5 (B) and FIG. 3-5 (C), in this embodiment, as a type of jackpot by the first start opening winning, per 16R probability variation, 10R probability variation, sudden probability variation, And four types per 13R normal are prepared.

  In the present embodiment, the range that can be taken by the symbol random number acquired when a game ball wins the first starting port 11 is “0” to “199”. Since 40 winning values from “0” to “39” are assigned per 16R probability variation, the ratio is 16R probability variation at a ratio of 40/200. Further, since 60 winning values of “40” to “99” are assigned per 10R probability variation, the ratio is 10R probability variation at a ratio of 60/200. Further, since 30 winning values of “100” to “129” are assigned with respect to sudden probability variation, sudden probability variation is achieved at a ratio of 30/200. Furthermore, since 70 winning values of “130” to “199” are assigned for the normal 13R, it becomes the 13R normal at a ratio of 70/200.

  On the other hand, the possible range of symbol random numbers acquired when a game ball wins the second starting port 12 is also “0” to “199”. Since 50 winning values of “0” to “49” are assigned with respect to 16R probability variation, 16R probability variation is achieved at a ratio of 50/200. Further, since 80 winning values of “50” to “129” are assigned per 10R probability variation, it becomes per 10R probability variation at a ratio of 80/200. Furthermore, since 70 winning values of “130” to “199” are assigned for the normal 13R, it becomes the 13R normal at a ratio of 70/200. In addition, since the winning value that is a chance to suddenly change is not set in the symbol random number acquired when the game ball wins the second starting port 12, when the game ball wins the second starting port 12, Will not win a sudden win.

  Here, in the case of winning per 16R probability variation, 10R probability variation, or sudden probability variation, the game is controlled in the probability variation gaming state after the jackpot game is performed. On the other hand, in the case of winning 13R normal, after the jackpot game is played, in the short-time game state in the low-probability state until the special symbol determination is performed a predetermined number of times (in this example, 100 times). After the game is controlled, the game is controlled in the normal game state.

  Here, in the “probability game state”, whether or not to execute the jackpot game is determined in the above high probability state, and the second start port 12 is easily opened until the so-called electric chew support function becomes the next jackpot. It is a gaming state to be granted.

  In the “short-time gaming state”, whether or not to execute the jackpot game is determined in the low probability state, and the electric game is performed until the special symbol determination is performed a predetermined number of times (in this example, 100 times). A gaming state in which a support function is provided.

  The “normal game state” is a game state in which whether or not to execute a jackpot game is determined in the low probability state and the electric chew support function is not provided.

[Explanation of special symbol fluctuation pattern]
Next, the special symbol variation pattern will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 3-6 is a diagram for explaining the variation pattern table used for the variation pattern selection process.

  When a game ball wins at the first start port 11 or the second start port 12, a variation pattern random number used for a variation pattern selection process for selecting a variation pattern of a special symbol is acquired together with the jackpot random number and the symbol random number described above. . And when it is determined that the jackpot is based on the jackpot random number and the type of jackpot is determined based on the design random number, the jackpot random number used for these processes and the variation pattern random number obtained together with the pattern random number Based on the above, the variation pattern of the special symbol is selected. At this time, since the determination result of the special symbol determination is a jackpot, the variation pattern of the special symbol is selected with reference to the jackpot variation pattern table (see FIG. 3-6 (A)).

  As illustrated in FIG. 3-6 (A), in the jackpot variation pattern table, variation pattern random numbers and variation patterns of special symbols are associated with each other. In this embodiment, the range that the fluctuation pattern random number can take is “0” to “99”. The first variation pattern having a variation time of 60 seconds when the variation pattern random number acquired at the time of winning the start opening together with the jackpot random number to be determined to be a big hit is any one of “0” to “14” Is selected, the second variation pattern with a variation time of 83 seconds is selected, and if any of “55” to “69”, the variation is performed. The third variation pattern having a time of 120 seconds is selected, and if any of “70” to “99” is selected, the fourth variation pattern having a variation time of 160 seconds is selected.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not a big hit based on the jackpot random number acquired at the time of winning the starting opening, based on the reach random number (not shown) acquired at the time of winning the starting opening together with this jackpot random number, It is determined whether or not to perform a reach effect that expects a big hit. If it is determined that the reach effect is to be performed, the change pattern of the special symbol is selected with reference to the reach variation pattern table (see FIG. 3-6 (B)), and it is determined that the reach effect is not performed. In such a case, the variation pattern of the special symbol is selected with reference to the variation pattern table for loss (see FIG. 3-6 (C)).

  As illustrated in FIG. 3-6 (B), in the reach variation pattern table, the variation pattern random number and the variation pattern of the special symbol are associated with each other in the same manner as in the big hit variation pattern table. The variation pattern random number obtained at the time of winning the start opening together with the jackpot random number that will be determined not to be a jackpot and the reach random number that will be determined to perform reach production is any one of “0” to “29” Is selected, the fifth variation pattern with a variation time of 60 seconds is selected, and when any of “30” to “69”, the sixth variation pattern with a variation time of 83 seconds is selected. If any one of “70” to “89”, the seventh variation pattern having a variation time of 120 seconds is selected. If any of “90” to “99”, the variation time is 160 seconds. The eighth variation pattern is selected.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the jackpot variation pattern table and the reach variation pattern table are configured so that the variation pattern of the special symbol is selected regardless of the gaming state will be described. The table and the reach variation pattern table may be configured such that variation patterns having different variation times can be selected according to the gaming state.

  As described above, when it is determined that the reach effect is not performed, the variation pattern of the special symbol is selected with reference to the variation pattern table for loss (see FIG. 3-6 (C)).

  As illustrated in FIG. 3-6 (C), in the variation pattern table for loss, the presence / absence of time reduction (electricity chew support), the number of reserved special symbol determination at the start of the variation, and the variation pattern of the special symbol Are associated.

  If it is determined that the game is not a big win and it is determined that the reach effect is not performed, in the non-time saving state (the normal gaming state in the present embodiment), the electric chew support function is not provided, so the player makes a left-handed Thus, a game in which a game ball is won at the first start port 11 is performed. In contrast, the number of reserved special symbols (basically the first special symbol determination) when the special symbol determination based on various random numbers acquired at the time of winning the start opening is performed to start the special symbol variation display is “ When the number is 0 "to" 1 ", the ninth variation pattern with a variation time of 18 seconds is selected. When the number of holdings is" 2 ", the tenth variation pattern with a variation time of 12 seconds is selected. When the number of holds is “3” to “4”, the eleventh variation pattern having a variation time of 5 seconds is selected.

  On the other hand, in the short-time state (in this embodiment, the probability variation gaming state or the short-time gaming state), since the electric chew support function is provided, the player makes a right turn and wins the game ball at the second starting port 12. Play a game. On the other hand, the number of reserved special symbols (basically the second special symbol determination) when the special symbol determination based on the various random numbers acquired at the start opening prize is started to start the special symbol variation display is “ In the case of “0” to “1”, the twelfth variation pattern whose variation time is 15 seconds is selected, and in the case where the number of holdings is “2”, the thirteenth variation pattern whose variation time is 10 seconds is selected. When the number of holds is “3” to “4”, the fourteenth variation pattern having a variation time of 3 seconds is selected.

  In this way, when it is determined that it is not a big hit and it is determined that the reach effect is not performed, the variation pattern of the special symbol selected at the time of winning the start opening is a special pattern at the time of the on-hold digestion (when the variation starts). Depends on the number of symbols held for symbol determination. In the time-short state, a variation pattern with a shorter variation time of the special symbol is selected even if the number of special symbol determinations held is the same as in the non-time-short state.

  As is clear from the notation of FIGS. 3-6, when it is determined that a jackpot game is to be executed, a variation pattern with a relatively long variation time is selected, while it is determined not to execute a jackpot game. In this case, a variation pattern with a relatively short variation time is selected.

  Here, in the present embodiment, a characteristic effect performed during the variation of the special symbol will be described. For example, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, a plurality of (for example, three) decorations are displayed on the display screen (for example, the display screen of the main liquid crystal display device 5, the left sub liquid crystal 6a, and the right sub liquid crystal 6b) in accordance with the variation of the special symbol. After the symbol image is variably displayed, the decorative symbol image indicating the lottery result is stopped and displayed to notify the result of the jackpot lottery. As an example, the fact that the same lottery result is a big hit is notified by stopping and displaying so that the same decorative design images are arranged (for example, three decorative designs “7” are arranged vertically or horizontally).

  When the decorative symbol image is variably displayed and then stopped and displayed, one decorative symbol image (for example, the decorative symbol image located at the center of the three) is left variably displayed and another decorative symbol image (for example, three The decorative design images located at both ends of the two are stopped and displayed first. Then, in order to be notified that the lottery result is a big hit, it is a condition that the decorative symbol image to be stopped and displayed first is the same, so the same decorative symbol image is first stopped and displayed. When one decorative symbol image is variably displayed, the player expects that the last one decorative symbol image is also stopped and displayed in the same image as the other. Such an effect using the fluctuating display state of the decorative design image is a so-called reach effect, and the effect is developed for a long time by using the fluctuating display state for a long time so as to indicate whether or not a big hit will be made during the time. Various productions are performed.

  Further, before the decorative symbol image is variably displayed and completely stopped, the player makes it appear that the variation has stopped in a pseudo manner (hereinafter referred to as a temporary stop). Production). For example, if the lottery result when the decorative design image is temporarily stopped does not show a big win, the player will feel disappointed with the lottery result, but in reality it has not stopped completely and re-variation starts As a result, the expectation of winning the jackpot during the change increases. If such re-variation is repeated within one change, the transition to reach production and setting the reliability for winning the big hit is set high, and the re-variation is repeated during one change, so that The player will be further beaten as to whether or not.

[Description of sub liquid crystal operation effects]
Hereinafter, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, a sub liquid crystal operation effect performed during the change of the special symbol will be described. Here, the sub liquid crystal operation effect is an effect for operating the left sub liquid crystal 6a and / or the right sub liquid crystal 6b, and when the effect indicating the development destination (specific effect) is performed during the change of the special symbol, This is an effect that suggests the effect by the mode of the operation before or when the effect is started. For example, the sub liquid crystal operation effect is performed by moving or stopping the left sub liquid crystal 6a and / or the right sub liquid crystal 6b, and suggests the development destination of the effect depending on the operation mode of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and / or the right sub liquid crystal 6b. Will be. As an example, as the specific effects indicating the development destination, the above-described pseudo-continuous effects, reach effects, and the like can be considered, and the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and / or the right sub-liquid crystal 6b are controlled in different operation modes depending on the types of these specific effects. Is done. In the following description, an example of a sub liquid crystal operation effect in which a pseudo-continuous effect is performed as a specific effect and an example of a sub liquid crystal operation effect in which a reach effect is performed as a specific effect are used.

  FIG. 3-7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the sub liquid crystal operation effect performed when the pseudo continuous effect is executed. In the pseudo-continuous effect, the decorative symbol image is temporarily stopped and re-changed at a predetermined timing during which the special symbol is changing.

  In FIG. 3-7 (A), the effect which starts the variable display of a decoration symbol is displayed on the main liquid crystal display device 5. FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 3-7 (A), the appearance of the decorative symbol image changing is displayed on the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b, respectively, and the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b are Movement from the “retracted position” to the “both ends appearing position” that can be visually recognized by the player is performed, and an effect accompanied by a variable display of the decorative symbol is performed.

  Then, as the effect of displaying the decorative pattern changes, the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b display a state in which the decorative design image is changing, from the “end appearance position”. Each moves in the direction toward the “adjacent position” (FIG. 3-7 (B)).

  Further, as the effect of displaying the decorative symbols in a variable manner progresses, the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b are arranged at “adjacent immediately before” positions where the same decorative symbol image is temporarily stopped and displayed. Then, stop at the “adjacent position” or slow down the moving speed to the “adjacent position”. As a result, the player of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is asked whether to move to the “adjacent position” where the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b are adjacent to each other, or to return to the “retreat position”. Become.

  When it is determined that the quasi-continuous effect is performed at a predetermined timing while the special symbol is changing, the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b are changed from “adjacent position” to “adjacent position”, respectively. The left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b are adjacent to each other (FIG. 3-7 (D)). Here, since the liquid crystal screen of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the liquid crystal screen of the right sub liquid crystal 6b are adjacent to each other when arranged in the “adjacent position”, these liquid crystal screens function as one liquid crystal screen, One effect image (for example, a character image) is displayed on the adjacent liquid crystal screen to indicate that the pseudo-ream is determined.

  After the quasi-continuous determination is made, the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b move to the “both end appearance position” and start moving in the direction toward the “adjacent position” (FIG. 3-7 (E)). Along with this, the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b display how the decorative symbol image has changed again, indicating that the next pseudo symbol change has started.

  FIG. 3-8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the sub liquid crystal operation effect performed when the reach effect is executed. In the example described below, the reach effect is performed after it is shown that the reach has been determined at a predetermined timing during which the special symbol is changing.

  In FIG. 3-8 (A), the effect which starts the variable display of a decoration symbol is displayed on the main liquid crystal display device 5. FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 3-8 (A), when the reach effect is executed as in the case of the pseudo-continuous effect described above, the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal show that the decorative symbol image is changing. 6b is displayed on each. Further, the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b are moved from the “retracted position” to the “both ends appearing position” that can be visually recognized by the player, and an effect accompanied by the variable display of the decorative symbols is performed.

  Then, as the effect of performing the decorative display variation display progresses, the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b display the variation of the decorative symbol image even when the reach effect is executed. In the state, it moves in the direction from “both ends appearing position” to “adjacent position” (FIG. 3-8 (B)).

  Further, as the effect of displaying the decorative symbols in a variable manner progresses, the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b are arranged at “adjacent immediately before” positions where the same decorative symbol image is temporarily stopped and displayed. Then, stop at the “adjacent position” or slow down the moving speed to the “adjacent position” (FIG. 3-8 (C)). As a result, the player of the pachinko gaming machine 1 moves to the “adjacent position” where the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b are adjacent to each other, or “retracted position”, as in the case of the pseudo-continuous effect. You will be asked to return to the direction.

  When the reach is confirmed (the reach effect is confirmed to be performed) at a predetermined timing while the special symbol is changing, the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b are moved away from the “adjacent position”. It moves to “position” (FIG. 3-8 (D)). Here, when moving to the “retreat position”, the same decorative symbol image is displayed on the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b, respectively, indicating that reach has been determined.

  Then, the decorative design image that has been stopped and displayed on each of the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b moves to the main liquid crystal display device 5 before the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b retreat to the “retraction position”. (FIG. 3-8 (E)). Then, display of a predetermined reach effect is started on the main liquid crystal display device 5.

  As is apparent from FIGS. 3-7 and 3-8, when the specific effect (pseudo-continuous effect, reach effect) is performed during the change of the special symbol, the first specific effect is performed or the second specific effect is performed. The left sub liquid crystal 6a and / or the right sub liquid crystal 6b operate in different operation modes depending on whether or not is performed. Specifically, as illustrated in FIGS. 3-7 (A) to 3-7 (C) and FIGS. 3-8 (A) to 3-8 (C), the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal In any case, 6b operates in the same manner until it is arranged at the “adjacent position”. As shown in FIG. 3-7 (D), the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b move to the “adjacent position” in the case of pseudo-continuous determination, whereas in FIG. 3-8 (D). As shown, when the reach is determined, the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b return to the “retracted position”. As described above, the operation of the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b after being arranged at the “adjacent position” suggests the type of the specific effect performed from the predetermined timing (implies the development destination of the effect in the change). )can do.

  Further, when the specific effect is performed during the change of the special symbol, a different display is displayed on the left sub liquid crystal 6a and / or the right sub liquid crystal 6b depending on whether the first specific effect is performed or the second specific effect is performed. Done. Specifically, as described above, when it is determined that the pseudo-continuous effect is performed at a predetermined timing during which the special symbol is changing, the liquid crystal screen of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b are Adjacent to the liquid crystal screen, these liquid crystal screens function as one liquid crystal screen, and one effect image (for example, a character image) is displayed on the adjacent liquid crystal screen, indicating that the pseudo-continuity has been determined. On the other hand, when the reach is confirmed (determined that the reach effect is performed) at a predetermined timing while the special symbol is changing, the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b are moved to the “retraction position”, respectively. While moving, the same decorative design image is displayed in a state where the fluctuation is stopped to indicate that reach has been determined. As described above, in this embodiment, not only the operation mode of the movable screen but also different images are displayed on the movable screen, thereby more clearly suggesting the type of specific effect performed from the predetermined timing (the effect in the variation). Suggests where to develop).

  In the above description, an example in which the type of specific effect performed from the predetermined timing is suggested depending on whether the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b move to the “adjacent position” or “retreat position”. However, the operation modes of the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b are not limited to these operations. For example, the type of specific effect performed from the predetermined timing according to the operation mode in which the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b are stopped and the operation mode in which the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b are moved in any direction. May suggest. As described above, the operation modes of the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b may be any as long as the operation modes can be distinguished by the player.

  In addition, the operation mode for suggesting the type of specific effect performed from the predetermined timing may be one of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b. For example, an operation mode in which one of the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b moves in any direction and an operation mode in which both the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b move in any direction respectively. You may suggest the kind of specific production performed from the said predetermined timing.

  Further, in the above description, the pseudo continuous effect and the reach effect are used as an example of the specific effect, but the specific effect suggested by the operation mode of the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b may be another effect. Good. Typically, the specific effect may be one that indicates the development destination of the effect performed during the change of the special symbol. For example, the type of reach effect performed from the predetermined timing may be suggested by the operation mode of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b. Specifically, for a plurality of reach effects (for example, normal reach, SP reach, SPSP reach, etc.) with different chances of winning (reliability) (for example, normal reach, SP reach, SPSP reach, etc.) Depending on the operation mode, the type of the reach effect may be suggested. In this case, the operation modes of the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b suggest whether or not a special effect indicating that the possibility of winning a jackpot is higher than a general reach effect is performed. For example, the special effect has a lower occurrence rate and a higher reliability for winning a big hit than a general reach effect (normal reach effect), and the player expects the special effect to be performed. Whether or not such a special effect will be performed is determined by the above-described operation mode, and it is possible to enjoy the effect by the operation mode.

  Further, the specific effect may be an effect executed based on a prior determination process described later. For example, it is determined in advance whether or not to perform a related effect indicating that there is a high possibility of winning the lottery or winning the lottery with respect to the right that holds the special symbol lottery. And based on the prior determination result, the special symbol lottery is suspended from the present time, and the relevance is mutually related over a plurality of variations until the result of the special symbol lottery is shown for the predetermined right. Related effects (for example, zone effects) are performed. When a related effect is performed over a plurality of variations, the left of the operation is different depending on whether the related effect is performed or when another effect is performed, at a timing when execution of the effect is confirmed or before that. The operation of the sub liquid crystal 6a and / or the right sub liquid crystal 6b may be controlled.

[Configuration Example of Main RAM 103]
FIG. 3-11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the main RAM 103 of the game control board 100. As illustrated in FIG. 3-11 (A), the main RAM 103 includes a determination storage area 1030, a first reserved storage area 1031, a second reserved storage area 1032, a third reserved storage area 1033, and a fourth reserved storage. An area 1034, a first reserved storage area 1035, a second reserved storage area 1036, a third reserved storage area 1037, and a fourth reserved storage area 1038 are provided.

  The determination storage area 1030 is a storage area for storing various information used for the special symbol determination when the special symbol determination is actually executed. The first reserved storage area 1031 to the fourth reserved storage area 1034 are storage areas for storing various information related to the first special symbol determination, and the first reserved storage area 1035 to the fourth reserved storage area 1038 are the second storage areas. This is a storage area for storing various information related to special symbol determination. The second special symbol determination may be prioritized with respect to the first special symbol determination. In this case, when executing the special symbol determination, if the second special symbol determination is suspended, various information stored in the first reserved storage area 1035 is shifted to the determination storage area 1030, and the first special symbol determination is performed. When only the determination is held, various information stored in the first hold storage area 1031 is shifted to the determination storage area 1030.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3-11 (B), the reserved storage areas 1031 to 1038 are areas acquired by the main CPU 101 for storing the number of fluctuations N, areas for storing winning start information, and jackpot random numbers, respectively. , An area for storing design random numbers, an area for storing reach random numbers, an area for storing variation pattern random numbers, and an area for storing pre-determination information.

  The number N of changes is information indicating the total number of special symbol determination rights acquired by winning a game ball in the first start port 11 or the second start port 12. For example, when the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on and the right for the first special symbol determination is acquired 50 times and the right for the second special symbol determination is acquired 10 times, the variation number N is the sum of these times. 60 ". Then, when the right of the first special symbol determination is further acquired from the state in which the variation number N of “60” is stored in, for example, the third reserved storage area 1033, “61” is added by adding “1” to “60”. Is stored in the fourth reserved storage area 1034 as the number of fluctuations N. In addition, when a new game ball wins the first starting port 11 in a state where the number of held U1 of the first special symbol determination has reached the maximum number of held Umax1 (“4” in this embodiment), or the second special symbol When a new game ball is won at the second start port 12 in a state where the determination hold number U2 has reached the maximum hold number Umax2 (“4” in the present embodiment), the variation number N is not counted.

  Whether the winning start information is a jackpot random number, a design random number, a reach random number, and a variation pattern random number stored in the same reserved storage area, when the game ball has won the first starting port 11, Alternatively, it is information indicating whether or not the game ball has been acquired when the second starting port 12 is won.

  The pre-determination information is information obtained by a pre-determination process described later based on the jackpot random number, the design random number, the reach random number, and the variation pattern random number. Specifically, the pre-determination information is information indicating whether or not the winning start information, the determination result of the special symbol determination is a jackpot, the type of the jackpot if it is a jackpot, It includes information indicating the variation pattern of the special symbol, information indicating the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the like. The prior determination information is stored in the same reserved storage area as the jackpot random number, symbol random number, reach random number, and variation pattern random number used in the prior determination process.

  The seven pieces of information described based on FIG. 3-11 (B) include the first reserved storage area 1031 to the fourth reserved storage area in order from the first reserved storage area 1031 every time a game ball wins the first start port 11. 1034 and stored in any of the first reserved storage area 1035 to the fourth reserved storage area 1038 in order from the first reserved storage area 1035 every time a game ball wins the second start port 12.

  For example, when seven pieces of information related to the first special symbol determination are newly acquired in a state where no information is stored in any of the first reserved storage area 1031 to the fourth reserved storage area 1034, the seven information is And stored in the first reserved storage area 1031. For example, when seven pieces of information related to the first special symbol determination are newly acquired in a state where seven pieces of information are stored in each of the first reserved storage area 1031 and the second reserved storage area 1032, the seven information Is stored in the third reserved storage area 1033.

  Further, when the information stored in the first reserved storage area 1031 is shifted to the determination storage area 1030 when the first special symbol determination is performed, the information is stored in the reserved storage areas after the second reserved storage area 1032. Information is shifted to the first reserved storage area 1031 side. For example, when information stored in the first reserved storage area 1031 is shifted to the determination storage area 1030 in a state where information is stored in each of the first reserved storage area 1031 to the third reserved storage area 1033, the second Information stored in the reserved storage area 1032 is shifted to the first reserved storage area 1031, and information stored in the third reserved storage area 1033 is shifted to the second reserved storage area 1032.

  Such information shift processing is similarly performed in the first reserved storage area 1035 to the fourth reserved storage area 1038 in which information related to the second special symbol determination is stored. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when both the first special symbol determination and the second special symbol determination are held, that is, information is stored in both the first reserved storage area 1031 and the first reserved storage area 1035. Is stored, the shift processing in the first reserved storage area 1035 to the fourth reserved storage area 1038 is preferentially performed prior to the shift processing in the first reserved storage area 1031 to the fourth reserved storage area 1034. Also good.

  By the way, even when a special symbol is displayed in a variable manner or when a game ball is won at the first starting port 11 or the second starting port 12 during a jackpot game and various random numbers are acquired, a special symbol determination or a special symbol is displayed. The variable display cannot be made immediately.

  Therefore, when various random numbers are acquired under such circumstances, the main CPU 101 stores the acquired various random numbers and the like in the reserved storage areas 1031 to 1038 as special symbol determination rights as described above. I am going to do that. On the other hand, when the special symbol is not variably displayed, the special symbol determination is not suspended, and the game is not in the big hit game, the main CPU 101 obtains various random numbers obtained with the start opening prize as a trigger. The data is directly stored in the determination storage area 1030.

[Command reception processing by effect control board 130]
FIG. 3-21 is a flowchart illustrating an example of command reception processing. 3-21, the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not the hold command transmitted from the game control board 100 has been received (step c101). If the sub CPU 131 receives a hold command, the sub CPU 131 advances the process to step c102. On the other hand, if the sub CPU 131 has not received the hold command, the sub CPU 131 advances the processing to step c111.

  In step c102, the sub CPU 131 adds “1” to the number of reserved special symbol determinations stored in the sub RAM 133 for update, and proceeds to the next step. For example, the sub CPU 131 is a hold command related to the first special symbol determination or a hold command related to the second special symbol determination based on the winning start information included in the advance determination information in the hold command. Based on the determination result, the number of holds for the first special symbol determination or the number of holds for the second special symbol determination is updated.

  Next, the sub CPU 131 stores the advance determination information included in the received hold command in a predetermined area of the sub RAM 133 (step c103). Then, the sub CPU 131 acquires a pre-reading effect execution random number and stores it in the sub RAM 133 (step c104), and proceeds to the next step. For example, the pre-reading effect execution random number is updated by adding “1” every time the random number update process described above is performed, and the sub CPU 131 reads the value updated when the hold command is received as the pre-reading effect. Get as an execution random number.

  Next, the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not to execute a prefetch effect lottery for determining whether or not to perform a prefetch effect (step c105). And sub CPU131 advances a process to step c106, when performing prefetch effect lottery. On the other hand, if the sub CPU 131 does not execute the prefetch effect lottery, the sub CPU 131 advances the process to step c108. For example, based on the prior determination information stored in the sub RAM 133 by the process of step c103, the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not to hold the special symbol determination suspension corresponding to the suspension command that includes the prior determination information as a lottery target. Determine whether. As an example, the sub CPU 131 determines that a lottery is selected when the prior determination information includes information indicating a variation pattern for jackpot or a reach variation pattern, and the prior determination information does not include the information. Is determined not to be a lottery target.

  In step c106, the sub CPU 131 executes a pre-reading effect lottery and proceeds to the next step. For example, the sub CPU 131 performs the prefetch effect based on whether or not the prefetch effect execution random number acquired in the process of step c104 matches one of the winning values of the prefetch effect execution random numbers stored in the sub ROM 132. A lottery is performed to determine whether or not to execute.

  Next, the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not to execute a prefetch effect based on the lottery result in step c106 (step c107). Then, when executing the prefetching effect, the sub CPU 131 advances the process to step c109. On the other hand, if the sub CPU 131 does not execute the prefetch effect, the process proceeds to step c108.

  In step c108, the sub CPU 131 sets a normal hold display command in the sub RAM 133 and advances the process to step c111. The normal hold display command set in the sub RAM 133 is transmitted to the image sound control board 140 by transmission processing. Then, when receiving the normal hold display command, the overall CPU of the image sound control board 140 causes the main liquid crystal display device 5 to newly display the hold display image in the normal display mode.

  On the other hand, in step c109, the sub CPU 131 determines the display mode (for example, color, pattern, shape) of the hold display image corresponding to the hold command received this time. Then, the sub CPU 131 sets a special hold display command for instructing display of the hold display image in the display mode in the sub RAM 133 (step c110), and the process proceeds to step c111. The special hold display command set in the sub RAM 133 is transmitted to the image sound control board 140 by transmission processing. When the general CPU of the image sound control board 140 receives the special hold display command, the hold display image of the display mode instructed by the command (for example, the color, the pattern, the shape, etc. with respect to the normal display mode) On the main liquid crystal display device 5 is newly displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the hold pre-reading effect is performed at the time of winning the start opening, but for example, when the start opening winning is made, a hold display image in a normal display mode is displayed, and the special symbol determination previously held is digested. The display mode of the hold display image may be changed from a normal display mode to a special display mode.

  In step c <b> 111, the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not the changing effect accompanying the changing display of the special symbol is being executed. For example, the sub CPU 131 specifies the variation time of the special symbol based on the information indicating the variation pattern of the special symbol included in the variation start command transmitted from the game control board 100, and receives the variation start command. Whether or not the variation effect accompanying the variation display of the special symbol is being executed is determined based on whether or not the variation time has elapsed. And sub CPU131 advances a process to step c112, when it is not in execution of a change production. On the other hand, the sub CPU 131 advances the process to step c117 when the changing effect is being executed.

  In step c112, the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not the change start command transmitted from the game control board 100 has been received. Then, when the sub CPU 131 receives the change start command, the sub CPU 131 advances the processing to step c113. On the other hand, when the sub CPU 131 has not received the change start command, the sub CPU 131 ends the command reception process.

  In step c113, the sub CPU 131 analyzes the change start command and proceeds to the next step. Here, the fluctuation start command includes symbol setting information indicating the determination result of the jackpot determination process, whether the symbol setting information relates to the first special symbol determination, or relates to the second special symbol determination. The information includes a winning start information indicating whether or not there is, setting information of a variation pattern of a special symbol, information indicating a gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the like. Therefore, the type and result of the special symbol determination can be specified by analyzing the variation start command. In other words, if it is a big hit, a loss or a big hit, the type of the big hit can be specified. Further, by specifying whether or not the variation pattern is a variation pattern for loss based on the variation pattern setting information, it is possible to determine whether it is necessary to perform an effect with reach or an effect without reach. . Further, the variation time of the special symbol can be specified based on the variation pattern setting information. Further, the current gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be specified based on the information indicating the gaming state.

  Next, the sub CPU 131 executes a variation effect pattern selection process based on the analysis result of the variation start command in step c113 (step c114), and proceeds to the next step.

  Although not shown in the figure, the sub-ROM 132 stores at least three effect tables, a jackpot effect table, an effect table with lose reach, and an effect table without lose reach, with respect to the change effect accompanying the change display of the special symbol. ing. Each of these effect tables is provided with a plurality of tables corresponding to the variation pattern (variation time) determined in the game control board 100. For example, the jackpot presentation table is provided with tables for 60 seconds, 83 seconds, 120 seconds, and 160 seconds.

  The sub CPU 131 selects one table from the plurality of tables based on the setting information included in the change start command. For example, when the setting information includes information indicating “big jackpot” and information indicating a variation pattern for jackpot whose variation time is 60 seconds, the sub CPU 131 selects a jackpot effect table for 60 seconds. In addition, when the setting information includes information indicating “losing”, information indicating that the gaming state is the short-time gaming state, and information indicating a variation pattern for losing whose variation time is 10 seconds, the sub CPU 131 The losing reachless effect table for 10 seconds is selected.

  In the production table, production random numbers and production patterns are associated with each other. The sub CPU 131 obtains the value at the time when the change start command is received for the effect random number that is updated each time the above-described random number update process is performed, and stores a number of effect patterns stored in the selected effect table. One effect pattern is selected by reading an effect pattern corresponding to the effect random number acquired in advance.

  By executing such variation effect pattern selection processing, in step c114, the decoration pattern variation mode, the presence or absence of a specific effect (for example, reach effect, pseudo-continuous effect, related effect), the type of specific effect, effect The aspect of each effect constituting the variable effect such as the presence / absence of the effect using the button 26, the presence / absence of the sub liquid crystal operation effect, the type of the background image, and the like is determined.

  Next, the sub CPU 131 sets a change effect start command instructing the start of the change effect of the change effect pattern selected in the process of step c114 in the sub RAM 133 (step c115), and the process proceeds to the next step. Here, the variation effect start command instructs execution of the variation effect in the effect mode determined in step c114, and is transmitted to the image sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150 by the transmission process. Thereby, the fluctuating effect in which the effect pattern is determined on the effect control board 130 is realized by the image sound control board 140 and the lamp control board 150. The variation effect corresponding to the process of step c115 is a determination symbol indicating the determination result of the special symbol determination after the variation display of the special symbol is started on the first special symbol display 41 or the second special symbol display 43. This is done until is stopped.

  Next, the sub CPU 131 subtracts “1” from the number of reserved special symbol determinations stored in the sub RAM 133 to update the number of reserved special symbol determinations (step c116), and ends the command reception process. For example, the sub CPU 131 determines whether the change start command determined to have been received in the process of step c112 is related to the first special symbol determination or the second special symbol determination, and the first special symbol is determined. If it is determined that the symbol is related to symbol determination, “1” is subtracted from the holding number of the first special symbol determination. If it is determined that the symbol is related to the second special symbol determination, the second special symbol determination is performed. Subtract "1" from the number of holds. Although not shown in the figure, with the processing of step c116, the sub CPU 131 deletes the hold display image corresponding to the special symbol determination to be digested this time and displays another hold display image. If so, the image sound control board 140 is caused to execute a process of shifting the display position of the hold display image.

  On the other hand, in step c117, the sub CPU 131 determines whether or not the symbol determination command transmitted from the game control board 100 has been received. If the sub CPU 131 receives a symbol confirmation command, the sub CPU 131 advances the process to step c118. On the other hand, if the sub CPU 131 has not received the symbol confirmation command, the sub CPU 131 ends the command reception process.

  In step c118, the sub CPU 131 sets a change effect end command instructing the end of the change effect accompanying the change display of the special symbol in the sub RAM 133, and proceeds to the next step. Here, the variation effect end command is transmitted to the image sound control board 140 by a transmission process. As a result, the fluctuating effect started in accordance with the process of step c115 is completed.

[Image Sound Control Processing by Image Sound Control Board 140]
Hereinafter, the image sound control process executed in the image sound control board 140 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 3-22 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the image sound control process executed in the image sound control board 140. The image sound control board 140 performs a series of processes illustrated in FIG. 3-22 at regular intervals (for example, 33 milliseconds) during normal operation except for special cases such as when the power is turned on and when the power is turned off. Run repeatedly. In the description to be described later, a pseudo continuous effect and a reach effect are used as an example of the specific effect suggested by the operation mode of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b.

  3-22, the overall CPU of the image sound control board 140 determines whether or not the variable effect start command transmitted from the effect control board 130 has been received (step c501). Then, when the general CPU receives the change effect start command, the overall CPU advances the process to step c502. On the other hand, if the overall CPU has not received the change effect start command, the overall CPU advances the process to step c504.

  In step c502, the overall CPU sets the display contents of the variation effect based on the information included in the received variation effect start command and the display list creation table. Then, the overall CPU creates a display list based on the display contents set in step c502 (step c503), and advances the process to step c504. In step c503, when the execution of the sub liquid crystal operation effect is instructed in the received variation effect start command, the general CPU is configured so that the operations of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b are synchronized with the display contents. In addition, the timing is set for each node of the sub liquid crystal operation effect (for example, at the start of symbol variation, at the beginning of symbol revariation, at the time of pseudo continuous determination, at the time of reach determination).

  Here, the display list is composed of a group of commands for instructing the main liquid crystal display device 5, the left sub liquid crystal 6a, and the right sub liquid crystal 6b to execute drawing in units of frames, and the image to be drawn. Type, a display device for drawing an image, a position (coordinate) for drawing an image, display priority, display magnification, rotation angle, transmittance, and various parameters. The display list creation table is a table prepared in advance for creating the display list.

  The VDP of the image sound control board 140 reads effect data from the CGROM based on the display list created by the overall CPU. And VDP of the image sound control board 140 performs the drawing process for performing a change effect using the read effect data.

  In step c504, the overall CPU determines whether or not the sub liquid crystal operation effect is being performed. If the sub-liquid crystal operation effect is being produced, the overall CPU advances the process to step c505. On the other hand, if the sub CPU does not perform the sub liquid crystal operation effect, the overall CPU advances the process to step c511. For example, the overall CPU acquires the content of the variation effect currently performed based on the variation effect start command received in step c501, and performs the determination in step c504 according to the content of the variation effect.

  In step c505, the overall CPU starts the decoration symbol image change timing (see FIGS. 3-7 (A) and 3-8 (A)) or the decoration symbol image based on the timing set in step c503. It is determined whether or not it is time to start re-variation of (see FIG. 3-7 (E)). Then, the overall CPU advances the process to step c506 when it is the timing to start the variation of the decorative symbol image or the timing to start the re-variation of the decorative symbol image. On the other hand, if it is not the timing to start the variation of the decorative symbol image or the timing to start the re-variation of the decorative symbol image, the overall CPU advances the process to step c507.

  In step c506, the overall CPU sets instruction data for moving the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b to the “adjacent immediately before position” after moving from the “retraction position” to the “both end appearance position”. The process proceeds to c507. The instruction data is transmitted to the effect control board 130 as data relating to image sound control in a data transmission control process in step c513 described later. Then, in response to receiving the transmission data, the lamp control board 150 moves the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b from the “retracted position” to the “both ends appearing position”, and then the “adjacent immediately preceding position”. Control is performed to move the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b, respectively (FIGS. 3-7 (A) to 3-7 (C) and FIGS. 3-8 (A) to 3-8 (C)). reference).

  In step c507, the overall CPU confirms the pseudo-series that performs re-variation by temporarily stopping the variation display of the decorative symbol image based on the timing set in step c503 (see FIG. 3-7D). ) Is determined. Then, when the pseudo CPU is determined, the overall CPU advances the process to step c508. On the other hand, the overall CPU advances the process to step c509 when the pseudo-ream is not fixed.

  In step c508, the overall CPU sets instruction data for moving the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b so as to return to the “both end appearance position” after moving from “adjacent position” to “adjacent position”. Then, the process proceeds to step c509. The instruction data is also transmitted to the effect control board 130 as data relating to image sound control in the data transmission control process in step c513 described later. Then, in response to receiving the transmission data, the lamp control board 150 moves the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b from the “adjacent position” to the “adjacent position” (FIG. 3-7 (D )), The left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b are returned to the “both ends appearing position” respectively (see FIG. 3-7 (E)), and the operation control is performed.

  In step c509, the overall CPU determines whether or not reach has been determined in the decorative symbol image variation display based on the timing set in step c503 (see FIG. 3-8D). Then, when the reach is determined, the overall CPU advances the process to step c510. On the other hand, if the reach has not been determined, the overall CPU advances the process to step c511.

  In step c510, the overall CPU sets instruction data for returning the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b from the “position immediately before adjacency” to the “retracted position”, and proceeds to step c511. The instruction data is also transmitted to the effect control board 130 as data relating to image sound control in the data transmission control process in step c513 described later. Then, in response to receiving the transmission data, the lamp control board 150 returns the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b from the “position immediately before” to the “retracted position”, respectively (see FIG. 3-8 (E)). ) Control the operation.

  In step c511, the overall CPU determines whether or not the variable effect end command transmitted from the effect control board 130 has been received. Then, when the overall CPU receives the variation effect end command, the overall CPU advances the process to step c512. On the other hand, if the overall CPU has not received the change effect end command, the overall CPU advances the process to step c513.

  In step c512, the overall CPU executes a variation effect end process for ending the variation effect being executed in the VDP, and advances the process to step c513.

  In step c513, the overall CPU executes a data transmission control process, and ends the process according to the flowchart. For example, the overall CPU transmits data related to the image sound control performed on the image sound control board 140 to the effect control board 130, including the instruction data set by the processes of steps c506 to c510. In response to this data transmission, the effect control board 130 transfers the data received from the image sound control board 140 to the lamp control board 150 or the like. Thus, various effect operations and the like are controlled by the lamp control board 150 so as to be synchronized with effects performed by the main liquid crystal display device 5, the left sub liquid crystal 6a, the right sub liquid crystal 6b, and the speaker 24.

  In the above description, the control of the changing effect performed in the main liquid crystal display device 5 based on the command received from the effect control board 130 has been described. However, the output control of the effect sound from the speaker 24 is performed in the main liquid crystal display device 5, Since it corresponds to the image display in the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

[Ramp control processing by the lamp control board 150]
Hereinafter, the lamp control process executed in the lamp control board 150 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 3-23 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the lamp control process executed in the lamp control board 150. The lamp control board 150 is transmitted from the image sound control board 140 via the command from the effect control board 130 and the effect control board 130 in a normal operation except for special cases such as when the power is turned on or when the power is turned off. Based on the data relating to the image sound control, a series of processes illustrated in FIG.

  3-23, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 executes a data reception process for receiving data relating to the image sound control from the image sound control board 140 via the effect control board 130 (step c601), and proceeds to the next step. Proceed with the process. The CPU of the lamp control board 150 is synchronized with the effects of the main liquid crystal display device 5, the left sub liquid crystal 6a, the right sub liquid crystal 6b, and the speaker 24 based on the data relating to the image sound control received in the process of step c601. In addition, various rendering means (movable accessory 7, left sub liquid crystal 6a, right sub liquid crystal 6b, etc.) are controlled.

  Next, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 determines whether or not a variable effect start command has been received from the effect control board 130 (step c602). And CPU of lamp control board 150 advances processing to Step c603, when a change production start command is received. On the other hand, if the CPU of the lamp control board 150 has not received the change effect start command, the CPU proceeds to step c607.

  In step c603, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 reads the light emission pattern data corresponding to the received variable effect start command from the ROM of the lamp control board 150 and sets it in the RAM. Light emission patterns are set for the light emitting elements of the sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b, the light emitting elements of the panel lamp 25, and the light emitting elements of the frame lamp 37. Then, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 starts the light emission control of each of these light emitting elements based on the set light emission pattern data (step c604), and proceeds to the next step.

  Next, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 determines whether or not execution of the sub liquid crystal operation effect has been instructed based on the change effect start command (step c605). When the execution of the sub liquid crystal operation effect is instructed, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 proceeds with the process to step c606. On the other hand, if the execution of the sub liquid crystal operation effect is not instructed, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 advances the process to step c607.

  In step c606, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 sets an operation pattern for the sub liquid crystal operation effect, and proceeds to step c607. For example, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 reads out the operation pattern data indicating the operation patterns of the left sub-liquid crystal 6a and the right sub-liquid crystal 6b corresponding to the received change effect start command from the ROM of the lamp control board 150 and sets them in the RAM. Thus, the operation pattern for the sub liquid crystal operation effect is set.

  In step c607, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 determines whether or not the sub liquid crystal operation effect is being performed. For example, if the operation of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b according to the operation pattern set in step c606 has not ended, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 determines that the sub liquid crystal operation effect is being performed. Then, if the CPU of lamp control board 150 is in the sub liquid crystal operation effect, the process proceeds to step c608. On the other hand, if the CPU of lamp control board 150 is not in the sub liquid crystal operation effect, the process proceeds to step c614.

  In step c608, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 has received the instruction data to move from the “retracted position” to the “both ends appearing position” and then to the “adjacent immediately preceding position” in the data receiving process in step c601. It is determined whether or not. Then, when the CPU of the lamp control board 150 receives the instruction data, the CPU proceeds with the process to step c609. On the other hand, if the CPU of the lamp control board 150 has not received the instruction data, the CPU proceeds to step c610.

  In step c609, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 moves the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b from the “retraction position” to the “adjacent immediately before position” at a moving speed based on the set operation pattern. Control is performed and the process proceeds to step c610. For example, the operation control includes a left sub liquid crystal motor (first stepping motor) 61a that is a drive source of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and a left sub liquid crystal motor (second stepping motor) 61b that is a drive source of the right sub liquid crystal 6b. This is realized by controlling the respective rotation direction, rotation speed, and rotation angle (FIGS. 3-7 (A) to 3-7 (C) and FIGS. 3-8 (A) to 3-8 (C). )reference).

  In step c610, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 has received the instruction data to return to “end appearance position” after moving from “adjacent position” to “adjacent position” in the data reception process in step c601. Determine whether or not. Then, when the CPU of the lamp control board 150 receives the instruction data, the CPU proceeds to step c611. On the other hand, if the CPU of the lamp control board 150 has not received the instruction data, the CPU proceeds to step c612.

  In step c611, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 moves from the “adjacent position” to the “adjacent position” at a moving speed based on the set operation pattern, and then the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b. Is controlled to return to “end appearance position”, and the process proceeds to step c612. For example, in the operation control, the rotation direction, the rotation speed, and the rotation angle of the left sub liquid crystal motor 61a that is the drive source of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal motor 61b that is the drive source of the right sub liquid crystal 6b are also determined. This is realized by controlling (see FIGS. 3-7 (D) and 3-7 (E)).

  In step c612, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 determines whether or not the instruction data for returning from the “adjacent immediately preceding position” to the “retracted position” has been received in the data receiving process in step c601. Then, when the CPU of the lamp control board 150 receives the instruction data, the CPU proceeds with the process to step c613. On the other hand, if the CPU of the lamp control board 150 has not received the instruction data, the process proceeds to step c614.

  In Step c613, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 returns the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal 6b from the “adjacent position” to the “retracted position” at a moving speed based on the set operation pattern. And the process proceeds to step c614. For example, in the operation control, the rotation direction, the rotation speed, and the rotation angle of the left sub liquid crystal motor 61a that is the drive source of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and the right sub liquid crystal motor 61b that is the drive source of the right sub liquid crystal 6b are also determined. This is realized by controlling (see FIGS. 3-8 (D) and 3-8 (E)).

  In step c614, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 determines whether or not a variable effect end command has been received from the effect control board 130. Then, when the CPU of the lamp control board 150 receives the variation effect end command, the CPU proceeds to step c615. On the other hand, if the CPU of the lamp control board 150 has not received the variation effect end command, the process according to the flowchart ends.

  In step c615, the CPU of the lamp control board 150 ends the light emission control started in the process of step c604 and the operation control based on the operation pattern set in step c606, and the process of the flowchart ends.

[Operational effects of this embodiment]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when executing a different specific effect from a predetermined timing that is in the middle of the effect informing the determination result of one time in the special game determination, The operation of the movable screen is controlled in a different operation mode at or before the predetermined timing. Therefore, it is possible to suggest a specific effect (a suggestion of a development destination in the change) performed during the change of the special symbol depending on the operation mode of the movable screen.

  As an example, the specific effect may be suggested by the operation mode of the pair of movable screens. As a first example, it may be suggested that different specific effects are executed depending on whether a pair of movable screens move adjacently or away from each other. As a second example, it may be suggested that different specific effects are executed depending on the operation mode in which the pair of movable screens stop and the operation mode in which at least one of the pair of movable screens moves. As a third example, it may be suggested that different specific effects are executed depending on the operation mode in which one of the pair of movable screens moves and the operation mode in which both of the pair of movable screens move. In this way, by controlling the operations of the pair of movable screens in different operation modes in accordance with the specific effects to be executed, the player can be focused on the images and information displayed on the pair of movable screens.

  In addition, as the above-mentioned specific effects, pseudo-continuous effects, reach effects, related effects (for example, zone effects), etc. are conceivable, and among these specific effects, which specific effect is executed depends on the operation mode of the movable screen. It becomes possible to suggest. Further, it may be suggested by the operation mode of the movable screen that different pseudo-continuous effects are executed when there are a plurality of pseudo-continuous effects, or different reach effects are executed when there are a plurality of reach effects. May be suggested by the operation mode of the movable screen, or it may be suggested by the operation mode of the movable screen that different related effects are executed when there are a plurality of related effects. In general, there are many cases where the reliability for winning a jackpot is set to a different degree between these specific effects. In this case, since the player expects that the specific effect with high reliability is executed, the player expects the movable screen to be controlled in an operation mode that suggests that the specific effect is executed. Therefore, the player is asked whether or not the specific effect desired by the player himself / herself is executed depending on the operation mode of the movable screen, and the player can enjoy the effect according to the operation mode. .

[Modification]
In addition, although the said embodiment has already demonstrated various modifications, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Furthermore, the following forms may be sufficient. That is, in the said embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 3-7, it is suggested that a pseudo | simulation continuous effect is performed by a pair of movable screen moving to an adjacent position at the time of pseudo | simulation continuous determination. Further, as illustrated in FIGS. 3-8, it is suggested that the reach effect is executed by moving the pair of movable screens to the retracted position when the reach is determined. However, the timing for operating the pair of movable screens in these operation modes is even before the time when it is determined that these specific effects will be executed if the special symbol for performing the specific effects is changing. It doesn't matter.

  Further, in order to synchronize the display on the main liquid crystal display device 5, the left sub liquid crystal 6a, and / or the right sub liquid crystal 6b with the operation of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and / or the right sub liquid crystal 6b, the image sound control board 140 The instruction data is transmitted from the lamp to the lamp control board 150 at every predetermined node, but the synchronization may be performed by other methods. For example, the nodes for transmitting the instruction data exemplified in the above embodiment may be made finer or coarser. As an example, for each of “retraction position”, “end-of-end appearance position”, “position immediately before adjacency”, and “adjacent position”, the timing of starting movement from the position, the timing of arrival at the position, etc. It may be a milestone to send data. Further, the synchronization may be established without transmitting the instruction data from the image sound control board 140 to the lamp control board 150. For example, the operation of the left sub liquid crystal 6a and / or the right sub liquid crystal 6b may be controlled based on only the operation pattern set when the change effect start command is received. In this case, if the motion control based on the motion pattern is performed, the motion pattern is prepared so that the synchronization is established, and the motion control based on the motion pattern is started upon reception of the variation effect start command. To do.

  Further, the movable screen that is controlled in different operation modes according to the specific effect to be executed may not be a pair of display devices. For example, the movable screen may be a single movable screen.

  Further, the configuration, type, operation mode of each member, etc. of the pachinko gaming machine 1 described in the above embodiment is merely an example, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be realized with other configurations, types, and operation modes. . Further, the order of processing, the set value, the threshold value used for determination, etc. in the flowcharts described above are merely examples, and the present invention can be realized with other orders and values without departing from the scope of the present invention. Needless to say. Further, the screen diagrams and the like exemplified in the above embodiment are merely examples, and may be screens of other display modes.

  In another embodiment, at least a part of the game control board 100, the effect control board 130, the image sound control board 140, and the lamp control board 150 is executed by another control board (another control unit). It doesn't matter. For example, at least a part of processing executed in the game control board 100 may be executed in the effect control board 130, the image sound control board 140, and the lamp control board 150, or other control boards that do not appear in the above description. You may perform in (other control parts). Further, at least a part of the processing executed in the effect control board 130 may be executed in the game control board 100, the image sound control board 140, and the lamp control board 150, or other control boards that do not appear in the above description. You may perform in (other control parts). In addition, a part or all of the game control board 100, the effect control board 130, the image sound control board 140, and the lamp control board 150 are integrally configured to perform processing executed on a plurality of control boards (control units). Two control boards (control units) may be executed.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail above, the above description is merely illustrative of the present invention in all respects and is not intended to limit the scope thereof. It goes without saying that various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is understood that the scope of the present invention should be construed only by the claims. Moreover, it is understood that those skilled in the art can implement an equivalent range from the description of the specific embodiments of the present invention based on the description of the present invention and the common general technical knowledge. In addition, it is to be understood that the terms used in the present specification are used in the meaning normally used in the art unless otherwise specified. Thus, unless defined otherwise, all technical and technical terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. In case of conflict, the present specification, including definitions, will control.

  As described above, the present invention may be a gaming machine having the following configuration. The parentheses are merely examples.

  One configuration example of the gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1) according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit (Sa2), a determination unit (Sa3), an effect control unit (Sa3, Sc111-Sc118, Sc501-Sc513), at least one movable screen ( A left sub liquid crystal 6a, a right sub liquid crystal 6b), and movable screen operation control means (lamp control board 150). The acquisition unit acquires the acquisition information on condition that a predetermined start condition is satisfied. The determination means performs a special game determination as to whether or not to perform a special game based on the acquired information. The effect control means determines the contents of the effect based on the acquired information, and controls the execution of the determined effect. The movable screen displays an effect image. The movable screen operation control means controls the operation of the movable screen. The production control means includes production design control means (Sa3, Sc111-Sc118) and specific production control means (Sc111-Sc118, Sc501-Sc513). Based on the acquired information, the effect symbol control means notifies the result of the special game determination by causing the effect symbol display means to variably display the effect symbol and then stop the display. The specific effect control unit is different from the first specific effect (pseudo-continuous effect) or the first specific effect from a predetermined timing that is in the middle of the effect informing the determination result of one time in the special game determination. The specific production (reach production) is executed. The movable screen operation control means controls the movable screen in a first operation mode (moving to an adjacent position) at a predetermined timing (pseudo continuous determination) or before that when the specific effect control means performs the first specific effect. When the specific effect control means performs the second specific effect, the movable screen is controlled in a second operation mode (moving to the retracted position) different from the first operation mode at or before a predetermined timing (reach determination). To do.

  According to the above, it is possible to suggest a specific effect (indication of the development destination in the symbol variation) performed during the variation of the special symbol depending on the operation mode of the movable screen.

[Example of fluctuating effects by interlocking between the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b]
Here, another variation effect in which the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b are interlocked will be described. More specifically, this is a fluctuating effect in which one of the three decorative symbols is displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6 a and / or the sub liquid crystal 6 b and the remaining decorative symbols are displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. The decorative symbols displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b may be symbol fixed symbols or variable symbols.
Hereinafter, a variation effect example will be described with reference to FIGS. 3-24, 3-25, 3-26-1, 3-26-2 and 3-27.

Here, in the case of a normal symbol variation effect, a decorative symbol is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 without using the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b. However, the variation effect using the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b is unlikely to have a high expectation that the player may be a big hit. In order to respond to such a sense of expectation, when the jackpot is determined by the fluctuating effect using the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b, the player can acquire more prize balls for the type of the jackpot. It is conceivable to control as follows. In other words, for example, when the type of jackpot is “16R probability variation (see FIG. 3-5)”, the effect control board 130 executes a variation effect using the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b, and the effect of determining the symbol Take control.
Even if the fluctuating effect using the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b is started, it is not always 16R probability variation. However, the player is more likely to be about 16R probability variation only by starting the variation effect using the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b, so that the effect of the variation effect is further enhanced. It becomes possible.

FIG. 3-24 is a diagram for explaining the first variation effect by the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6b, and (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and FIG. (G) shows the production contents that change in time series. In the drawing, for the convenience of explanation, illustration of a reserved image or the like is omitted, and illustration of the sub liquid crystal 6a is omitted.
In the case shown in FIG. 3A, the decorative design fluctuates in the three regions c51a, c51b, c51c of the main liquid crystal 5, and the sub liquid crystal 6b is in the “retracted position”. The sub liquid crystal 6b has a foot 6b1 connected to a drive system (not shown). The decorative design of the region c51a may be referred to as “right design”, the decorative design of the region c51b may be referred to as “middle design”, and the decorative design of the region c51c may be referred to as “left design”.
Next, the sub liquid crystal 6b starts to move in the left direction from the “retracted position” in a state where the symbol is changing. That is, the sub liquid crystal 6b is in the position of the region c51a in the state shown in FIG. 3B, and the right design is displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6b covering the region c51a. Then, the sub liquid crystal 6b further moves to the left, and in the state shown in FIG. 5C, the sub liquid crystal 6b is in the position of the region c51b and displays the middle symbol. And in the state shown to (d) of the figure, it exists in the position of the area | region c51c and a left symbol is displayed.

In this way, an effect is provided in which the sub liquid crystal 6b stops in any of the regions c51a, c51b, and c51c.
Then, as shown in (d) of FIG. 3-24, the sub liquid crystal 6b displays “7” as the left symbol after being positioned in the region c51c. “7” of the sub liquid crystal 6b may be temporarily stopped or may be a full stop (hold). On the other hand, the right symbol and the middle symbol of the main liquid crystal 5 are still changing.
In the case where the degree of big hit expectation is high, as shown in FIG. 3D (d), the sub liquid crystal 6b is set to be highly likely to be moved to the left. For this reason, when the sub liquid crystal 6b moves to the left, the player can grasp that it is an intense hot effect.

  Although the effect that the sub liquid crystal 6b is moving in front of the main liquid crystal 5 while displaying the state in which the symbol is changing has been described, it is also possible to adopt another effect example. For example, there is an effect in which the sub liquid crystal 6b moves in front of the main liquid crystal 5 in a state where “7” is displayed as a decorative symbol. In this way, by performing an effect of moving in front of the main liquid crystal 5 in a state in which “7” used for jackpot notification is displayed in advance on the sub liquid crystal 6b, to which position the sub liquid crystal 6b is going to move. It tends to turn consciousness. This makes it possible to maintain and recover the concentration on the game.

  When the predetermined time has elapsed, as shown in (e) of FIG. 3-24, “7” is displayed on both the right symbol and the middle symbol to notify that the result of the special symbol determination is a big hit. That is, the left symbol is displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6 b, and the right symbol and the middle symbol are displayed on the main liquid crystal 5.

In addition, in the present embodiment, as shown in (d) of the figure, the case where the sub liquid crystal 6b displays “7” as the left symbol has been described, but the sub liquid crystal 6b has the right symbol or the middle symbol. An example of displaying “7” is also conceivable. In addition, an example of performing the symbol variation effect in the present embodiment using the sub liquid crystal 6a instead of the sub liquid crystal 6b or together with the sub liquid crystal 6b is also conceivable.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6D, the sub liquid crystal 6b displays “7” as the left symbol, and the main liquid crystal 5 displays the changing right symbol and middle symbol. However, the reverse case is also conceivable. That is, an example in which the sub liquid crystal 6b displays the changing left symbol and the main liquid crystal 5 displays “7” as the right symbol and the middle symbol.

  In the case shown in (f) of FIG. 3-24, the sub liquid crystal 6b has moved from the “retracted position” to the position of the region c51a, but has returned to the original “retracted position” without stopping. Then, the symbol variation stops, and the main liquid crystal 5 reports that the left symbol is “7”, the middle symbol is “4”, and the right symbol is “6”. That is, the result of the special symbol determination is a loss.

  In the case shown in (g) of FIG. 3-24, the sub liquid crystal 6b moves to the position of the region c51a and “7” is displayed as the left symbol, and the main liquid crystal 5 is “4” as the middle symbol. And “6” is displayed as the right symbol. That is, although the sub liquid crystal 6b has moved to the position of the region c51c, it is informed that the result of the special symbol determination is not big hit but lost.

FIG. 3-25 is a diagram for explaining the second variation effect by the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6b. (A), (b), (c), (d), and (e) change in time series. The contents of the production to be shown. In the drawing, for the convenience of explanation, illustration of a reserved image or the like is omitted, and illustration of the sub liquid crystal 6a is omitted.
During the symbol variation shown in FIG. 3A (a), as shown in FIG. 3B, the sub liquid crystal 6b moves to the right from the “retraction position”, indicating that the symbol variation is occurring. An image is displayed. The main liquid crystal 5 does not display an image indicating that the symbol is changing.
Then, as shown in FIG. 5C, the sub liquid crystal 6b displays “6” as the right symbol (temporary display), and the region c51a and the region c51b of the main liquid crystal 5 are changing in symbol. That image is displayed.

  Thereafter, as shown in (d) of FIG. 3-25, “7” is displayed as the left symbol and the middle symbol in each of the region c51a and the region c51b of the main liquid crystal 5, and in the sub liquid crystal 6b, The right design that displayed “6” until is changed. That is, there is an effect that the right pattern of the sub liquid crystal 6b is smooth or not.

If slip does not occur, the right symbol is fixed to “7” as shown in FIG. As a result, “777” is confirmed as the decorative symbol, and it is notified that the result of the special symbol determination is a big hit.
When slippage occurs, the right symbol is fixed at “6” as shown in (f) of FIG. 3-25, and the special symbol determination result is reported to be lost.

FIG. 3-26-1 is a diagram for explaining the third variation effect by the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6b. (A), (b), (c), (d), and (e) are time series. The contents of the production that change with. In the figure, illustration of a hold image etc. is omitted for convenience of explanation.
In the main liquid crystal 5 in the symbol variation shown in FIG. 3-26-1 (a), as shown in FIG. 3B, “2” temporarily stops as the left symbol and “1” as the middle symbol. Temporarily stopped and “3” is temporarily stopped as the right symbol. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5C, the sub liquid crystal 6b moves to the left from the “retraction position” while displaying an image indicating that the pseudo-continuation “NEXT” is started. The sub liquid crystal 6b moves to the left and right in the left, middle, and right symbols while displaying “NEXT”, stops at any position, or does not stop at any “retracted position”. Produce a movement to return to.

For example, as shown in (d) of FIG. 3-26-1, the main liquid crystal 5 stops below the middle symbol, and the left symbol, middle symbol, and right symbol move downward. As a result, when the sub liquid crystal 6b overlaps with the middle symbol, it is not determined by the deviation (displacement) of “213”, and the pseudo-continuation is started as shown in FIG.
When the pseudo-ream starts, it is an effect with a high degree of expectation of jackpot, and the player expects a result of the special symbol determination. On the other hand, if the pseudo-ream is not started, the lost symbol is fixed as shown in FIG. Therefore, the player pays attention to whether or not the pseudo-ream starts, and can enjoy the subsequent development with expectation and anxiety.

  To explain further, for example, when the sub liquid crystal 6b stops at the right side (see FIG. 3-25) and when it stops at the left side (see FIG. 3-24), the subsequent development is set differently. In this case, when the sub liquid crystal 6b starts to move from the “retracted position”, attention is paid to the position where the sub liquid crystal 6b stops, which can further enhance the interest. For example, slippage is likely to occur when the sub liquid crystal 6b is stopped to the right, and pseudo-continuity is likely to occur when the sub liquid crystal 6b is stopped to the left.

  It should be noted that the sub liquid crystal 6b moves in the left-right direction with respect to the main liquid crystal 5 with the start of the pseudo-continuation, and is in another region (for example, the region c51a of the main liquid crystal 5) different from the region located so far. A control example of displaying an image indicating that the symbol is changing or a decorative symbol is also conceivable. As a result, attention is paid to the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6b in the quasi-ream and it is possible to execute an effect that is attractive to the player.

  Further, in the third variation effect in which the pseudo-ream is performed, an example in which the position of the sub liquid crystal 6b is fixed and the continuous effect is performed (see FIG. 3-26-1), the sub liquid crystal 6b is the origin ( A control example in which an operation to return to the “non-movable position”, that is, the “retraction position” is also conceivable. For example, in the control example, when the pseudo-ream starts, it moves to the right, and once the sub liquid crystal 6b returns to the origin, it moves to the left again to continue the effect of symbol variation.

  In addition, when the sub liquid crystal 6b displays a pseudo-continuous pattern and the sub liquid crystal 6b performs some movement, a control example in which the pseudo-continuation is started is also conceivable. For example, when the sub liquid crystal 6b located in the area c51b of the main liquid crystal moves to another area, for example, the area c51a, the control example shifts to a pseudo-continuity.

FIG. 3-26-2 is a diagram for explaining a fourth variation effect by the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6b. (A), (b), (c), (d), and (e) are time series. The contents of the production that change with. In the figure, illustration of a hold image etc. is omitted for convenience of explanation.
In the case shown in (a) of FIG. 3-26-2, the design of the main liquid crystal 5 is fluctuating. Thereafter, as shown in (b) of FIG. “7” is temporarily stopped as a symbol, and the middle symbol indicates that the symbol is changing. That is, reach production is performed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3-26-2 (c), “6” is temporarily stopped as a middle symbol, which leads to a loss of reach. Accordingly, the sub liquid crystal 6b in the “retracted position” moves to the left. Move to. The sub liquid crystal 6b repeats the movement in the left-right direction. Eventually, as shown in (d) of the figure, the sub liquid crystal 6b stops at the position of the middle symbol, and the character “development” indicating that the development effect is performed is displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6b. Further, the middle symbol “6” that has been temporarily displayed in the main liquid crystal 5 is erased.
As a result, as shown in (e) of the figure, the symbol variation is resumed in the main liquid crystal 5 and a predetermined development effect is executed. The player can wait for the next development with a throbbing feeling.

It should be noted that the sub liquid crystal 6b stops at any position of the left symbol, middle symbol, or right symbol, or the sub liquid crystal 6b returns to the “retracted position” without stopping at any position, and the sub liquid crystal 6b stops at any position. It is conceivable to perform control for selecting whether to display “development” or other characters on the liquid crystal 6b.
Thereby, the player can enjoy the game by paying attention to the movement of the sub liquid crystal 6b in the reach effect or paying attention to the display content of the sub liquid crystal 6b.

FIG. 3-27 is a diagram for explaining a fifth variation effect by the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b, and (a), (b) and (c) show the effect contents changing in time series. In the figure, illustration of a hold image etc. is omitted for convenience of explanation.
Unlike the first to fourth variation effects using only the sub liquid crystal 6a, the fifth variation effect shown in FIG. 3-27 uses both the sub liquid crystal 6a and the sub liquid crystal 6b. More specifically, in the state shown in (b) of the figure during the symbol variation shown in (a) of the figure, the sub liquid crystal 6 a moves rightward from the “retraction position” and the main liquid crystal 5 The sub liquid crystal 6b moves to the left from the “retracted position” and is positioned in the vicinity of the area c51a. The sub liquid crystal 6a has a foot 6a1 connected to a drive system (not shown), and the sub liquid crystal 6b has a foot 6b1 connected to a drive system (not shown).
In the main liquid crystal 5, as shown in (b) of the figure, the image which is changing in the symbols displayed in the areas c51a, c51b and c51c until then is not displayed. Accordingly, the sub liquid crystal 6a displays an image indicating that the left symbol is changing, and the sub liquid crystal 6b displays an image indicating that the right symbol is changing.

In the state shown in FIG. 3C, the sub liquid crystal 6b is located in the region c51c, and the sub liquid crystal 6b is further moved leftward and located in the region c51b. The sub liquid crystal 6a displays “3” as the left symbol, and the sub liquid crystal 6b displays an image indicating that it is changing as the middle symbol. The main liquid crystal 5 displays “3” as a right symbol in the area c51a. That is, reach production is executed.
In this way, as a variation effect, the result of the special symbol lottery is notified using the decorative symbols displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b.

As described above, the example of the variation effect by the interlocking of the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b has been described using the first to fifth variation effects. An example of control for displaying is conceivable. That is, image control is performed so that the background displayed on the sub liquid crystals 6 a and 6 b is continuous with the background of the main liquid crystal 5. More specifically, the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b are actually image-controlled separately from the main liquid crystal 5, but the background displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 seems to be transmitted through the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b. The image is controlled.
Thus, when the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b move, the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b display different portions of the background of the main liquid crystal 5.
By executing the image control on the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b, it is possible to eliminate the uncomfortable feeling that the player feels when the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b move in front of the main liquid crystal 5.

[Significance of variation production example by interlocking main liquid crystal 5 and sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b]
The significance of the variation effect example by the interlocking of the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b will be described.
If the game with the game ball is continued for a long time, it becomes difficult to maintain the concentration of the player. For this reason, it is conceivable to use such effects of the movable body in order to maintain the player's concentration and the like.
However, it has been difficult to sufficiently maintain the player's concentration and the like with the conventionally proposed movable body effect in a gaming machine.

Therefore, this embodiment employs the following configuration in order to further enhance the fun of the game when the player plays.
That is, the gaming machine according to the present embodiment is a gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1) that performs an effect, and includes a first display means (main liquid crystal display device 5) that displays an image of the effect and a second The display means (sub liquid crystal display devices 6a and 6b) and the effect of notifying the result of the determination made according to a predetermined condition are the first display means (main liquid crystal display device 5) and the second display means (sub liquid crystal display). And an effect control means (sub CPU 131) that uses the devices 6a and 6b).
In such a case, the effect control means (sub CPU 131) displays an effect image informing the determination result of the first display means (main liquid crystal display device 5) and the second display means (sub liquid crystal display device 6a). , 6b). Further, the effect control means (sub CPU 131) displays a part of the plurality of decorative symbols as effects for notifying the result of the determination on the first display means (main liquid crystal display device 5) and the rest. Is displayed on the second display means (sub liquid crystal display devices 6a and 6b).

[Example of movement effect of sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b corresponding to player's operation]
Next, an example of a moving effect of the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b corresponding to the player's operation will be described. More specifically, this is an effect in which the sub liquid crystal 6a and / or the sub liquid crystal 6b move in accordance with the player's operation when executing a predetermined effect. That is, it is an effect of changing the position with respect to the main liquid crystal 5 based on the player's instruction, and at the time of the effect, the player can select the position of the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b.

In the present embodiment, the case where the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b move in accordance with an instruction input via the touch panel 33 (see FIG. 1-2B) will be described. An example in which an instruction is input using the cross key 27 (see the same figure) is also conceivable.
An example in which the movable accessory 7 (see FIG. 1-1) is operated instead of the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b is also conceivable. In addition, instead of the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b, an example of operating a sub liquid crystal (not shown) of a type in which a liquid crystal on the back side appears by rotating is also conceivable.
Hereinafter, an example of a moving effect will be described with reference to FIGS. 3-28-1, 3-28-2, 3-28-3, and 3-29.

FIGS. 3-28-1 to 3-28-3 are diagrams illustrating a first movement effect in which the sub liquid crystal 6b moves with respect to the main liquid crystal 5, and these are hereinafter referred to as “FIG. 3-28”. Sometimes.
(A), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (k) in FIG. Each of l) shows the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6b in the upper stage, and the touch panel 33 and the touch liquid crystal 34 in the lower stage. (A)-(g) shows the production contents which change in time series, and (a), (b), (h)-(l) also show the production contents which change in time series. In the drawing, for the convenience of explanation, illustration of a reserved image or the like is omitted, and illustration of the sub liquid crystal 6a is omitted.
In the case shown in (a) of FIG. 3-28, an image indicating that the symbol is changing is displayed in the areas c 51 a, c 51 b, c 51 c of the main liquid crystal 5, and is not displayed on the touch panel 33. The sub liquid crystal 6b is in the “retracted position”. In addition, although nothing is displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6b in the retracted position, a control example in which the character c56 (see (b) in FIG. 3-28) is displayed is conceivable.

As shown in (b) of FIG. 3-28, the main liquid crystal 5 displays an instruction content “Please operate the touch panel!” Instead of the image indicating that the symbol is changing. On the other hand, an auxiliary instruction content “Select!” Is displayed on the touch panel 33. Further, on the touch liquid crystal 34, three frame images (illustrated by broken lines) corresponding to each of the regions c51a to c51c are displayed. That is, the option display (three frame images) on the touch panel 33 corresponds to the regions c51a to c51c of the main liquid crystal 5, and both are synchronized with each other. As described above, the image displayed on the touch liquid crystal 34 is a result of the drawing process performed by the touch liquid crystal frame buffer 1496 (see FIG. 1-7).
As described above, the image on the touch liquid crystal 34 can be viewed through the touch panel 33.

In the case shown in FIG. 5B, the sub liquid crystal 6b starts to move leftward from the “retracted position”, and the character c56 is displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6b. The sub liquid crystal 6b continues to move in the left-right direction in front of the main liquid crystal 5.
Hereinafter, as an example of production when the right side of the three frame images displayed on the touch panel 33 is touched, explanation will be given using (c) to (g) of FIG. As an example of production in the case of the above, description will be made using (h) to (l) of FIG.

When the player touches any one of the three frame images displayed on the touch panel 33, or the right side in the case of (c) in FIG. Is detected, the characters “Select!” Are displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 as shown in FIG. On the touch panel 33, the part touched by the player is highlighted (illustrated by a solid line).
The character c56 is continuously displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6b.

  Then, as shown in (e) of FIG. 3-28, characters “Move!” Are displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. The sub liquid crystal 6b is moved toward a position corresponding to the area c51a of the main liquid crystal 5 (see (a) in the figure) where the character c56 is displayed.

As shown in (f) of FIG. 3-28, when the sub liquid crystal 6b stops in the selected area among the three options, in the main liquid crystal 5 that is changing the pattern, the area c51c has “7” as the left symbol. “6” is displayed as the middle symbol in the area c51b, and “7” is displayed as the right symbol in the area c51a. That is, “767” is displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 in a temporarily stopped state. A character c56 is displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6b located in the area c51a of the main liquid crystal 5.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3-28 (g), “767” temporarily stopped in the main liquid crystal 5 descends in the direction of the sub liquid crystal 6b, and the right symbol “7” in the area c51a of the main liquid crystal 5 is displayed. Is overlapped with the sub liquid crystal 6b, the display of the sub liquid crystal 6b is changed from the character c56 to the right symbol “7”, and is confirmed with “767”. Thereby, it is notified that the result of the special symbol determination is a loss.
In this way, the sub liquid crystal 6b moves according to the player's operation, and the main liquid crystal 5 together with the sub liquid crystal 6b executes the symbol variation effect.

  Next, as shown in (h) of FIG. 3-28, when the player touches the center image among the three frame images displayed on the touch panel 33, as shown in (i) of FIG. The characters “Select!” Are displayed on the main liquid crystal 5, and the part touched by the player is highlighted on the touch panel 33 (shown by a solid line). Thereafter, as shown in (j) of the figure, characters “Move!” Are displayed on the main liquid crystal 5, and the sub liquid crystal 6b is displayed in the area c51b of the main liquid crystal 5 (see (a) of the figure). Move toward the position corresponding to.

Then, as shown in (k) of FIG. 3-28, after “767” is displayed in the temporarily stopped state on the main liquid crystal 5, “767” descends, and the middle symbol “6” in the area c51b of the main liquid crystal 5 is displayed. "Is superimposed on the sub liquid crystal 6b.
Then, the character c56 displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6b changes. That is, an image is displayed by the cooperation of the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6b that the character c56 is moving from the sub liquid crystal 6b to the main liquid crystal 5 and performing some operation. That is, the sub liquid crystal 6b displays a portion of the character c56 that is hidden by the sub liquid crystal 6b. The character c56 is clearly larger than the size displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6b until then. More specifically, as shown in (l) of the figure, the character c56 is switched to an image holding a placard containing the characters “NEXT”.

As a result, pseudo-continuation is started, and symbol fluctuations are resumed in the main liquid crystal 5 or in the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6b. In other words, the pseudo-ream starts with the image effect that interlocks with the main liquid crystal 5 and the sub liquid crystal 6b. In order to indicate to the player the start of such a pseudo-ream, the character c56 in the main liquid crystal 5 is an image including the characters “NEXT”.
Note that a control example in which the character c56 is displayed only on the main liquid crystal 5 is also conceivable in order to make it appear that the character c56 has completely moved to the main liquid crystal 5.

  As described above, the image effect in which the character c56 displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6b is enlarged in cooperation with the main liquid crystal 5 makes it possible to enjoy the start of the pseudo-ream to a symbol stop with a greater expectation.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the movement effect in which the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b move in accordance with an instruction input via the touch panel 33 has been described. However, the touch panel 33, the main liquid crystal 5, and the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b are linked to each other. It can be considered to be applied to production.
For example, when three playing cards are displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 and three images corresponding to each of the three playing cards are displayed on the touch panel 33, any one of the images on the touch panel 33 is selected. This is an effect that the playing card of the main liquid crystal 5 corresponding to this is turned. In such an effect, depending on the playing card to be turned, some information (for example, whether or not pseudo-ream starts, whether or not the pseudo symbol stops) is given to the player or not given to the player.
In addition to playing cards, other items such as item delivery from the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b to the main liquid crystal 5 and changes in the hold of the main liquid crystal 5 can be considered.

FIG. 3-29 is a diagram for explaining a second movement effect in which the sub liquid crystal 6a moves with respect to the main liquid crystal 5, and (a), (b), (c), and (d) change in time series. The contents of the production to be shown.
In the case shown in (a) of FIG. 3-29, the reserved images c 521, c 522, c 523, c 524, and c 525 are displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. The reserved image c521 is located in the reserved digestion area c55. In addition, the hold image c525 has a hold prefetch notice effect, and is displayed in a different form from the other hold images c521 to c524. Examples of the different modes (display modes) mentioned here include, for example, different colors or different shapes of the reserved images.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3-29 (b), when the symbol variation is started, the sub liquid crystal 6 a moves rightward from the “retracted position” to the position where the left symbol of the main liquid crystal 5 is displayed. The sub liquid crystal 6a displays an image indicating that the symbol is changing as the left symbol.
In the main liquid crystal 5, images indicating that the symbols are changing are displayed as the middle symbol and the right symbol in the regions c51b and c51c, respectively.

Here, the hold images c524 and c525 are displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6a. That is, the sub liquid crystal 6 a is positioned in front of the main liquid crystal 5 and hides the image displayed on the main liquid crystal 5. In other words, in the main liquid crystal 5, the reserved images c524 and c525 are not displayed. The sub liquid crystal 6a displays the reserved images c524 and c525 that are not displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 so that the player can see them.
The significance of the hold display of the sub liquid crystal 6a will be described. When the reserved images c524 and c525 of the main liquid crystal 5 are hidden and cannot be seen, for example, all the display contents of the reserved images c521 to c525 are changed to display the number of held on the sub liquid crystal 6a (see FIG. 1-3). It is conceivable that the place is displayed in another place of the main liquid crystal 5 that is not hidden by the sub liquid crystal 6a.
However, by changing the place of the hold display that the player frequently checks, the player may have anxiety and cannot concentrate on the game or performance.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the content displayed in the area of the main liquid crystal 5 hidden by the sub liquid crystal 6a is displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6a, so that such a player does not have anxiety. So that you can concentrate on games and production. In addition, the effect control of the sub liquid crystal 6 makes it possible to increase the completeness of the image effect.
In this way, the sub liquid crystal 6a displays the covered region or the portion that is difficult to see as if the image of the main liquid crystal 5 is seen through. Therefore, the sub liquid crystal 6a displays the image of the portion of the main liquid crystal 5 that is hidden by the sub liquid crystal 6a, so that the player can enjoy the image effect without stress.

In FIG. 3-29 (c), the symbol variation stops, the sub liquid crystal 6a displays “3” as the left symbol, and the main liquid crystal 5 displays “4” and “6” as the middle symbol and the right symbol. doing. Thereafter, as shown in (d) of the figure, the next symbol variation is started. At that time, the reserved image c522 is positioned in the reserved digest area c55 of the main liquid crystal 5, and the reserved image c525 is displayed on the sub liquid crystal 6a at a position closer to the reserved digest area c55 side.
Thus, the hold image c525 whose display position changes in the sub liquid crystal 6a is displayed in a display form different from the other hold images c522 to c524. That is, the sub liquid crystal 6a displays the content to be displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 as it is.

  Note that a control example in which the image of the main liquid crystal 5 hidden by the sub liquid crystal 6a is not displayed on the main liquid crystal 5 is conceivable, and a control example in which the hidden image is displayed as it is by the main liquid crystal 5 is also possible. Conceivable. In the latter case, it can be said that this control is useful when, for example, the drive system of the sub liquid crystal 6a fails and cannot move to a predetermined position.

[Significance of examples of moving effects of sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b corresponding to player operations]
The significance of the movement effect example of the sub liquid crystals 6a and 6b corresponding to the player's operation described above will be described.
If the game with the game ball is continued for a long time, it becomes difficult to maintain the concentration of the player. For this reason, it is conceivable to use such effects of the movable body in order to maintain the player's concentration and the like.
However, it has been difficult to sufficiently maintain the player's concentration and the like with the conventionally proposed movable body effect in a gaming machine.

Therefore, this embodiment employs the following configuration in order to further enhance the fun of the game when the player plays.
That is, the gaming machine according to the present embodiment is a gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1) that performs an effect, and includes a first display means (main liquid crystal display device 5) that displays an image of the effect, and the first A second display means (sub-liquid crystal display devices 6a and 6b) configured to change a relative position with respect to one display means (main liquid crystal display device 5) and displaying an effect image; and the first display means. The second display means (sub liquid crystal display devices 6a and 6b) is changed in response to a change operation for changing the relative position of the second display means (sub liquid crystal display devices 6a and 6b) with respect to the (main liquid crystal display device 5). And changing means (sub CPU 131) for changing the relative position.
In such a case, an effect image for informing the result of the determination made under the predetermined condition is displayed on the first display means (main liquid crystal display device 5) and the second display means (sub liquid crystal display devices 6a and 6b). It is possible to further provide an effect control means (sub CPU 131) for controlling as described above.

Here, the pachinko gaming machine 1 (see FIG. 1-1) is an example of a gaming machine.
The main liquid crystal display device 5 (see FIGS. 1-1 and 3-28-1 to 3-29) is an example of first display means.
The sub liquid crystal display devices 6a and 6b (see FIGS. 1-1 and 3-28-1 to 3-29) are examples of the second display means.
The sub CPU 131 (see FIG. 1-6) is an example of a changing unit and an example of an effect control unit.

1 ... Pachinko machine (an example of a game machine)
5. Main liquid crystal display device (example of first display means)
6a, 6b ... Sub liquid crystal display device (example of second display means)
131... Sub CPU (an example of changing means, an example of effect control means)

A gaming machine to which the present invention is applied is a gaming machine 1 that produces an effect, and is configured such that the relative position between the first display means 5 that displays an effect image and the first display means 5 can be changed. The second display means 6a, 6b for displaying the effect image, and the second display means 6a, 6b according to the change operation for changing the relative position of the second display means 6a, 6b with respect to the first display means 5. The changing means 131 for changing the relative positions of the display means 6a and 6b, and the effect image for informing the result of the determination made according to the predetermined condition are displayed on the first display means 5 and the second display means 6a and 6b. Presentation control means 131 for controlling the display to be displayed. In the presentation control means 131 , the second display means 6a, 6b is the first display means 5 in the effect of informing the determination result. And the second position Display unit 6a, an image to be displayed in the area of the first display means 5 corresponding to 6b is characterized in you to view on the second display means 6a, 6b.

Claims (2)

A gaming machine that produces a performance,
First display means for displaying an effect image;
A second display means configured to change a relative position with respect to the first display means, and displaying an effect image;
Changing means for changing the relative position of the second display means in response to a change operation for changing the relative position of the second display means with respect to the first display means;
A gaming machine comprising:   An effect control means for controlling the display so as to display an effect image for informing a result of the determination made based on a predetermined condition on the first display means and the second display means. The gaming machine according to 1.

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