JP2016097062A - Game machine and game control unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To minimize a player's distrust even in occurrence of an event which needs stop of a variation display performance.SOLUTION: When it is determined that the situation of communication with game score control means is not normal, game control means executes a game-stopping process after the lapse of a predetermined game stop preparation period. In the game-stopping process, game performance stop information for stopping a game performance under execution is transmitted to performance control means, and the performance control means stops the game performance even in the middle of the game performance period, when receiving the game performance stop information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that does not include a payout device for paying out a game ball or game medal from the gaming machine by winning or the like, and a game control unit.

  Conventionally, a so-called enclosed ball type gaming machine in which a gaming ball is enclosed in a gaming machine is known.

  As a conventional encapsulated ball type gaming machine, in prior art document 1, when a trouble such as a pachinko ball driven into the game area is caught on the game board surface, the floating ball processing is performed when the glass door is unlocked. In consideration of the waiting time, a 10 second wait was provided to prohibit the game.

  Further, as a conventional gaming machine, in Prior Art Document 2, in a gaming machine in which a game control means and a prize ball control means perform two-way communication, the game control means transmits a prize ball control signal within a predetermined period. When a prize ball BUSY signal from the payout control means is not received, even if a new event (game ball winning etc.) occurs as a control for stopping the progress of the game, the corresponding process is not performed. Processing to memorize newly occurred events was performed.

JP 2012-249662 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-80858

  However, when an event that requires the progress of the game to occur in these conventional encapsulated ball type gaming machines or the like occurs, a variable display effect according to the jackpot lottery result is executed on an effect device such as a liquid crystal screen. In many cases, however, with regard to how to stop the variable display effect after stopping the variable display effect being executed without causing distrust to the player, in these conventional enclosed ball type gaming machines, etc. Was not considered.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and even in the case of an encapsulated ball type gaming machine, even when an event that requires a variable display effect to occur occurs, It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine and a gaming control unit that can minimize distrust.

  The invention of the gaming machine according to claim 1 controls the progress of the game, executes the lottery according to the establishment of the lottery conditions, and provides the game effect information for executing the game effect based on the result of the lottery. A game control means (main CPU 110a) for transmitting, an effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means, and the game A game comprising at least game score control means (system CPU 130a) for adding and updating game score information based on prize ball information transmitted from the control means, and subtracting and updating the game score information as it is used for a game. The game control means determines whether or not the communication status with the game score control means is normal. (Game state information transmission process, game state response information reception process) and the communication status determination means determine that the communication status is not normal, a predetermined game stop preparation period (winning protection counter) has elapsed. And a game stop processing means (game stop processing) for executing a game stop process for stopping the progress of the game later, the game stop processing means for the effect control means in the game stop processing The game effect stop information for stopping the game effect being executed is transmitted (step S580), and when the game effect stop information is received, the effect control means receives the game effect stop information even during the game effect period. A game effect stop process (game effect stop process) for stopping the game effect is executed.

  The invention of the game control unit according to claim 2 controls the progress of the game, executes the lottery in accordance with the establishment of the lottery conditions, and performs the game effect information for executing the game effect based on the result of the lottery A game control means (main CPU 110a) for transmitting the game, and an effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means. A game score control means (system) for adding and updating game score information based on prize ball information transmitted from the game control means, and subtracting and updating the game score information when used for a game A game control unit operable by being set in a gaming machine together with a game scoring control unit including a CPU 130a) The game control means determines whether or not the communication status with the game score control means is normal (game status information transmission processing, game status response information reception processing), and the communication status. A game stop for executing a game stop process for stopping the progress of the game after a predetermined game stop preparation period (winning protection counter) has elapsed when the determination means determines that the communication status is not normal. Processing means (game stop processing), and the game stop processing means transmits game effect stop information for stopping the game effect being executed to the effect control means in the game stop process ( In step S580), when the effect control means receives the game effect stop information, the game effect stop process for stopping the game effect even during the game effect period. Executing the (game effects stop processing), and wherein the.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to minimize distrust to the player even when an event that requires the variable display effect to occur has occurred.

It is a front view of a gaming machine. It is a block diagram of a gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows game state information, game state response information, and a structure. It is a figure which shows the main process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the game start process in the main process of a main control board. It is a figure which shows the timer interruption process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the input control process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the 1st start port detection switch input process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the prior determination process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the special figure special electric control process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the special symbol memory | storage determination process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the big hit determination process in the main control board. It is a figure which shows the special symbol fluctuation | variation process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the special symbol stop process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the jackpot game process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the small hit game process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the special game completion | finish process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the common figure normal electric power control process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the game state information transmission process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the prize ball and error confirmation process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the game state response information reception process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the power saving process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the game stop process in a main control board. It is a figure which shows the main process in a frame control board. It is a figure which shows the timer interruption process in a frame control board. It is a figure which shows the power saving transfer process in a frame control board. It is a figure which shows the game status information reception process in a frame control board. It is a figure which shows the firing stop process in a frame control board. It is a figure which shows the main process in an effect control board. It is a figure which shows the timer interruption process in an effect control board. It is a figure which shows the command analysis process 1 in an effect control board. It is a figure which shows the command analysis process 2 in an effect control board. It is a figure which shows the change effect pattern determination process in an effect control board. It is explanatory drawing explaining the alerting | reporting aspect from the game stop preparation state to the game stop state in the fluctuation display. It is explanatory drawing explaining the alerting | reporting aspect from the game stop preparation state to a game stop state in the jackpot production. It is explanatory drawing explaining Example 1 of effect control in the case of being in a game stop state during a variable display. It is explanatory drawing explaining Example 2 of effect control in the case of becoming a game stop state during a fluctuation display. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of presentation control in the case of becoming a game stop state across a change display. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of effect control to the game stop state in the fluctuation display.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an enclosed ball type gaming machine 1 (hereinafter referred to as a gaming machine 1) which is an example of the gaming machine of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the gaming machine 1.

This gaming machine 1 is a gaming machine in which dozens of gaming balls are enclosed so as to be able to circulate inside the gaming machine, and the enclosed gaming balls are fired to play a game.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 70 attached to an island facility of a game arcade, a gaming machine frame 60 that is rotatably supported with respect to the outer frame 70, and the gaming machine frame 60. And a glass frame 50 supported so as to be rotatable (see FIG. 1).

  The glass frame 50 of the gaming machine 1 is provided with an audio output device 32 including a speaker and a frame-side effect lighting device 34 having a plurality of lamps.

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

  The glass frame 50 is connected to the outer frame 70 via a hinge mechanism 51 on one end side in the left-right direction (for example, the left side facing the gaming machine 1), and the left-right direction with the hinge mechanism 51 as a fulcrum. The other end side (for example, the right side facing the gaming machine 1) can be rotated in a direction to release from the outer frame 70. The glass frame 50 covers the game board 2 together with the glass plate, and can be opened like a door with the hinge mechanism 51 as a fulcrum to open the inner part of the outer frame 70 including the game board 2.

  On the other end side of the glass frame 50, a lock mechanism for fixing the other end side of the glass frame 50 to the outer frame 70 is provided. The fixing by the lock mechanism can be released by a dedicated key. The glass frame 50 is also provided with a glass frame opening switch 137 (see FIG. 2) for detecting whether or not the glass frame 50 is opened from the gaming machine frame 60.

The gaming machine frame 60 of the gaming machine 1 has an operation handle 3 that is rotated to launch a game ball toward the gaming area 6 and an effect button 35 that is operated to change the effect mode by a pressing operation. The game ball number display 61 for displaying the number of game balls that can be launched into the game area 6 (can be used for games) at the present time, and the number of game balls displayed on the game ball number display 61 There is provided a counting button 62 that is operated to transmit the data. The number of game balls displayed on the game ball number display 61 is displayed based on the number of game balls stored in a game ball storage area of the system RAM 130c described later.
The game ball number display unit 61 also functions as an error display unit for displaying error codes indicating various errors that have occurred in the gaming machine 1.

  An information display device mounting portion 63 for mounting the information display device 102 of the lending unit 100 is provided at a lower position of the gaming machine frame 60.

  The gaming machine frame 60 can be attached from the front side of the gaming machine frame 60 to the gaming board 2 in which the gaming area 6 in which the gaming balls flow down is formed, and by attaching the gaming board 2 to the gaming machine frame 60, the gaming board 2 is connected to a signal connector (not shown) on the game board side provided on the back side of 2 and a signal connector (not shown) provided on the gaming machine frame 60.

  In the gaming machine frame 60, a game ball launching device 131 having a game ball launching function for launching a game ball toward the game area 6 is located on the upper left side of the attached game board 2 in front view. It is provided as follows.

  The game ball launching device 131 is provided inside the operation handle 3 to detect that a player has touched the operation handle 3, a launch solenoid, and a launch solenoid in conjunction with the rotation of the operation handle 3. A firing volume consisting of a variable resistor to vary the supply voltage, a spear for launching a game ball in conjunction with the operation of the launch solenoid, a launch pad to which the game balls launched by the spear are sent one by one, a launch pad A game ball subtracting switch for detecting a game ball sent to a waiting path, a waiting path for waiting for a plurality of (about 10 balls) game balls that are lifted by a game ball lifting device, which will be described later, and sent to a launch pad, and a waiting path A standby ball detection switch for detecting a game ball guided by the above, a launch control board for performing launch control (not shown), and the like.

The game ball detected by the game ball subtraction sensor is subtracted from the number of game balls displayed on the game ball number display 61 as being launched into the game area 6.
Further, the number of game balls detected by the standby entrance sensor and the number of game balls detected by the game ball subtraction sensor, the number of game balls currently waiting in the standby passage is determined by the system CPU 130a of the frame control board 130 described later. Managed.

  In addition, the gaming machine frame 60 has various gaming information (big hit, short time state) generated in the gaming machine 1 with respect to gaming machines (such as a sales management computer and a data display) installed outside the gaming machine 1. , Symbol confirmation, various errors, etc.) are provided for external output.

In the gaming machine frame 60, a game ball lifting device 132 for lifting a game ball launched by the game ball launching device toward the standby passage is located on the left side of the attached game board 2 when viewed from the front. It is provided to do.
This game ball lifting device 132 is composed of a lifting screw for lifting the game ball from below toward the launch pad and a lifting cover that covers the periphery of the lifting screw, A lifting motor for rotating the screw, provided below the lifting unit, a lifting inlet sensor for detecting a game ball guided in the lifting unit, provided above the lifting unit, It is composed of a lift outlet sensor for detecting a game ball discharged from the unit, a lift control board for performing lift control, and the like. The number of game balls currently in the lift unit is determined by the number of game balls guided in the lift unit by the lift inlet sensor and the number of game balls discharged from the lift unit by the lift outlet sensor. It is managed by a system CPU 130a of a frame control board 130 described later.

  The game ball lifting control by the game ball lifting device 132 is performed in conjunction with the game ball launch control by the game ball launching device 131, so that the game balls are reliably launched one by one. As long as game balls are reliably guided into the lifting unit one by one, the number of game balls waiting in the waiting path and the number of game balls in the lifting unit repeat +1 and -1. Therefore, each game ball number is always a stable number. When the number of game balls waiting in the standby passage and the number of game balls in the lifting unit deviate from the stable number, the launch control board and the lifting are in accordance with an instruction from the system CPU 130a of the frame control board 130 described later. The control board performs correction control for making the number of game balls stable.

  In addition, the gaming machine frame 60 is provided for guiding game balls collected from various winning holes 12 to 17 or the outlets 11 described later provided in the gaming area 6 to a lifting unit of the gaming ball lifting device 132. A game ball circulation passage is provided, and a game ball polishing device 139 for polishing the collected game balls is provided in the game ball circulation passage.

  The game ball polishing apparatus 139 sends out a polishing cassette in which a polishing cloth wound in a roll shape is accommodated, and an unused polishing cloth accommodated in the polishing cassette, and also polishes the used polishing cloth to take up the used polishing cloth. The motor includes a motor, a polishing motor sensor for detecting the rotation amount of the polishing motor, a polishing control board for performing polishing control, and the like.

  The game ball guided to the game ball circulation passage is guided to the lifting unit of the game ball lifting device 132 after the dirt component adhered by the game ball polishing device 139 is polished.

  Further, the game machine frame 60 has a foul ball detection switch 133 for detecting a game ball that has entered the foul mouth (not shown) without reaching the game area 6, and the game ball number display 61 has a number of game balls and the like. From the gaming ball number display device 134 having six 7-segment LEDs for displaying the game machine, the gaming machine frame opening switch 136 for detecting that the gaming machine frame 60 is released from the outer frame, and the gaming machine frame 60. A glass frame opening switch 137 for detecting that the glass frame has been opened, a radio wave detection sensor 135 for detecting radio waves radiated to the gaming machine frame, and an information display 102 having an information display device mounting portion An information indicator detection switch 138 is provided for detecting attachment to 63.

Here, the lending unit 100 will be described.
A rental unit 100 is installed on the left side of the gaming machine 1. The lending unit 100 is connected to a lending device connection board 190 such as a game ball provided in a gaming machine frame 60 described later using a communication cable. The gaming machine 1 can perform a game using the game ball enclosed in the gaming machine 1 by being connected to the lending unit 100 by communication. The lending unit 100 is connected to a management server provided in a store office or the like, and transmits and receives various information related to the gaming machine 1 and the lending unit 100 with each other.

  The lending unit 100 includes a lending control CPU (not shown) for performing various controls in the lending unit 100 and the information display unit 102 described later, and the lending control CPU has information that can specify the prepaid balance and / or the number of stored balls. When the recorded card is inserted into the card insertion slot 101, the prepaid balance and / or the number of stored balls are specified from the information, and then depending on the lending operation (or stored ball replay operation) by the player, The number of stored balls is withdrawn, and an instruction to add the number of game balls corresponding to the amount to be withdrawn is given to the system CPU 130a of the frame control board 130 described later.

  The lending control CPU, when information that can specify the number of counting balls (the number of possessed balls) that the player has not exchanged for prizes is recorded on the card, calculates the number of counted balls (the number of possessed balls) from the information. After the identification, the counting ball number (the number of possession balls) is withdrawn according to the player's possession ball replay operation, and an instruction to add the number of game balls corresponding to the withdrawal amount is given to the system CPU 130a of the frame control board 130 described later. Do.

  The lending unit 100 includes an information display 102 equipped with a touch panel type liquid crystal display panel 102a for displaying various information related to the game and allowing the player to perform a desired operation. Attached to an information display device attaching portion 63 provided at a lower position of the gaming machine frame 60, the display is controlled by the lending control CPU.

  The display content displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 102a includes the prepaid balance and the number of balls specified from the card inserted into the card insertion slot of the lending unit 100, the number of counting balls (the number of possessed balls that the player has not yet exchanged for prizes) Various game information such as the number of balls), today's jackpot count, symbol fluctuation count, etc., and various effects performed according to the current gaming state of the gaming machine 1 (jackpot state, high probability state, low probability state, etc.) is there.

  The player touches on the liquid crystal display panel 102a to give an instruction to add from the prepaid balance to the number of game balls (prepaid lending operation), an instruction to add from the number of stored balls to the number of game balls (stored ball replay operation), and counting balls An instruction to add from the number to the number of game balls (handball replay operation), an instruction to return a card inserted in the card slot 101 (return operation), an instruction to display various game information (game information browsing operation), etc. be able to.

  When the lending control CPU recognizes these instructions (operations), the lending control CPU issues an instruction for adding the number of game balls to the frame control board 130 through the lending device connection board 190 such as a game ball of the gaming machine 1, and the liquid crystal Control is performed to switch the display screen of the display panel 102a to display contents corresponding to an instruction (operation).

  Further, the lending unit 100 detects that the counting button 62 operated to count the number of gaming balls displayed on the gaming ball number display 61 as the counting ball number (the number of possessed balls) is operated. A counting operation detection switch 103 provided in the gaming machine 1 is connected.

  When the operation detection signal from the counting operation detection switch 103 is input, the lending control CPU transmits a game ball number request to the system CPU 130a of the frame control board 130, and the system according to the reception of the game ball number request. The number of game balls transmitted from the CPU 130a is received, and the received number of game balls is added to the current number of game balls.

  Further, the lending control CPU receives information related to security such as encryption from the management server, and transmits the information to the system CPU 130a as security information related to communication with the system CPU 130a of the frame control board 130.

  The management server that is communicatively connected to the lending unit 100 is communicatively connected to a central management server that is provided outside the store and centrally manages the management server of each store. The management server can obtain various specification data (for example, the number of winning balls, the probability of winning a jackpot, the number of time reductions, etc.) for each model from the central management server. Since the lending unit 100 appropriately transmits game information of the corresponding gaming machine 1 to the management server, the management server can total the game information of all the gaming machines 1 in the game hall.

Next, the game board 2 of the gaming machine 1 will be described.
In the game area 6 of the game board 2 attached to the gaming machine frame 60, a plurality of general winning ports 12 are provided. Each of the general winning awards 12 is provided with a general winning award detecting switch 12a (see FIG. 2). When the general winning award detecting switch 12a detects a winning of a game ball, a predetermined award ball as an award game value is provided. A number (for example, 3 balls) is added to the number of game balls.

Further, the game area 6 is provided with a normal symbol gate 13 that constitutes a normal area through which game balls can pass.
The normal symbol gate 13 is provided with a gate detection switch 13a (see FIG. 2) for detecting the passage of the game ball. When the gate detection switch 13a detects the passage of the game ball, the “normal symbol of the normal symbol” will be described later. "Lottery" is performed.

  The game area 6 includes a first start port 14 and a second start port 15 that constitute a start area where game balls can be won, and a first big prize port 16 and a second big prize port 17 which can win game balls. Is provided.

  The second start port 15 is composed of an opening formed in the game board 2. A lower part of the second starting port 15 has a second starting port opening / closing door 15b that can protrude from the game board surface side to the glass plate side, and the second starting port opening / closing door 15b protrudes from the game board surface. The movement control is performed in one mode (open state) and in a second mode (closed state) buried in the game board surface.

  When the second start port opening / closing door 15b protrudes from the game board surface, it functions as a tray that guides the game ball into the second start port 15, and the game ball can win the second start port 15.

  Here, the first start port 14 is provided with a first start port detection switch 14a (see FIG. 2) for detecting winning of a game ball. The second start port 15 is provided with a second start port detection switch 15a (see FIG. 2) for detecting winning of a game ball. Then, when the first start port detection switch 14a or the second start port detection switch 15a detects winning of a game ball, a right acquisition lottery (hereinafter referred to as “big hit lottery”) for executing the big hit game described later is performed. . Also, when the first start port detection switch 14a or the second start port detection switch 15a detects winning of a game ball, a predetermined number of winning balls (for example, 3 balls) is added to the number of gaming balls as an award gaming value. The

  The first grand prize winning opening 16 has a first big prize winning opening movable piece 16b. Normally, the first big prize winning opening movable piece 16b is kept in a closed state, and it is impossible to win a game ball. Yes. On the other hand, when the first grand prize opening movable piece 16b is in an open state, the game ball can be awarded to the first big prize opening 16. The first big prize opening 16 is provided with a first big prize opening detection switch 16a (see FIG. 2). When the first big prize opening detection switch 16a detects a winning of a game ball, the prize game value is obtained. A predetermined number of prize balls (for example, 15 balls) is added to the number of game balls.

  The second grand prize opening 17 is normally kept closed by the second big prize opening opening / closing door 17b, and it is impossible to win a game ball. On the other hand, when a special game, which will be described later, is started, the second big prize opening / closing door 17b is opened, and the second big prize opening / closing door 17b puts the game ball in the second big prize opening 17. It functions as a receiving tray that guides the game ball and can enter the second big prize opening 17. The second big prize opening 17 is provided with a second big prize opening detection switch 17a (see FIG. 2). When the second big prize opening detection switch 17a detects a winning of a game ball, a predetermined prize value is given. The number of prize balls (for example, 15 balls) is added to the number of game balls.

  Furthermore, at the bottom of the game area 6, none of the general winning opening 12, the first starting opening 14, the second starting opening 15, the first major winning opening 16, or the second major winning opening 17 was won. An out port 11 for discharging game balls is provided.

  In addition, a game ball that has not reached the game area 6 enters a foul mouth (not shown), and when the foul ball detection switch 133 detects the entry of the game ball, one ball is counted as the number of game balls as the foul game value. Is added.

  These are detected by the general winning opening detecting switch 12a, the first starting opening detecting switch 14a, the second starting opening detecting switch 15a, the first large winning opening detecting switch 16a, the second large winning opening detecting switch 17a, and the foul ball detecting switch 133. The game balls discharged and the game balls discharged from the out port 11 are guided to the game ball circulation passage, polished by the game ball polishing device 139 provided in the game ball circulation passage, and then the game ball lifting device 132. As a result, it is transported toward the standby passage.

  A game board side radio wave detection sensor and a magnetic sensor (not shown) are provided on the back side of the game area 6 of the game board 2 to detect electromagnetic waves in a predetermined frequency band or to detect magnetism exceeding a predetermined magnetic force. Can be.

  In addition, a decoration member 7 that affects the flow of the game ball is provided in the center of the game area 6. An effect display device (LCD) 31 is provided at a substantially central portion of the decoration member 7, and a first effect drive device 33 a as a movable member is provided above the effect display device 31 to provide an effect display. On the right side of the device 31, a second effect drive device 33b is provided as a movable member, and on the left side of the effect display device 31, a third effect drive device 33c is provided as a movable member.

  The effect display device 31 displays an image during standby when no game is being performed, or displays an image according to the progress of the game. Among them, three effect symbols 36 for informing the jackpot lottery result, which will be described later, are displayed, and a combination of specific effect symbols 36 (for example, 777) is stopped and displayed as a jackpot lottery result. A jackpot is announced. Furthermore, the effect display device 31 performs effect display by other animation or the like.

  More specifically, when a game ball wins at the first start port 14 or the second start port 15, the three effect symbols 36 are scroll-displayed, and the scroll is stopped after a predetermined time, The symbol 36 is stopped and displayed. Further, by displaying various images, characters, and the like during the variation display of the effect symbol 36, a high expectation that the player may win a big hit is given to the player.

The first effect drive device 33a, the second effect drive device 33b, and the third effect drive device 33c notify the player that the first effect drive device 33a has determined the jackpot depending on the operation mode. The second effect driving device 33b and the third effect driving device 33c are movable members for suggesting the jackpot expectation in the variable display. The first effect driving device 33a performs a moving operation from a standby position above the effect display device 31 to a lower moving position under the control of the sub CPU 120a.
In addition, the second effect driving device 33b performs a moving operation from the standby position on the right side of the effect display device 31 to the moving position on the center side of the effect display device 31 under the control of the sub CPU 120a, and the third effect drive device 33c. Is moved from the standby position on the left side of the effect display device 31 to the moving position on the center side of the effect display device 31 under the control of the sub CPU 120a.
Various expectation feelings are given to the player according to the operation modes of the production driving devices 33a to 33c.

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

  The effect button 35 can be used to input a player's operation instruction. For example, the effect button 35 is effective only when a message for operating the effect button 35 is displayed on the effect display device 31. It is like that. The effect button 35 is provided with an effect button detection switch 35a (see FIG. 2), and this effect button detection switch 35a is configured to detect an input of a player's operation instruction. When the effect button detection switch 35a detects the input of the operation instruction, the gaming machine 1 executes a further effect based on the detection result.

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

  The first special symbol display device 20 is a variable display device that displays a result (lottery etc.) of a lottery of the first special symbol that is performed when a game ball is won at the first start port 14. The second special symbol display device 21 is a variable display device that displays a result (lottery etc.) of a lottery of the second special symbol that is performed when a game ball is won at the second start port 15.

  One or more special symbols are preset in the lottery result of each special symbol, and when the special symbol lottery is performed, the special symbol corresponding to the lottery result is displayed in the first special symbol display device 20, It is displayed on the second special symbol display device 21 in a stopped state. That is, the special symbol stop display in the first special symbol display device 20 and the second special symbol display device 21 is a notification of the result of the special symbol lottery.

  The first special symbol display device 20 and the second special symbol display device 21 each have, for example, a plurality of LEDs, and when winning a jackpot, a specific LED corresponding to the jackpot is lit, which is a loss. In this case, a specific LED corresponding to the loss is turned on. In this way, external symbols such as characters, figures, and patterns that appear when the LEDs of the first special symbol display device 20 and the second special symbol display device 21 are lit constitute a special symbol. In this way, the special symbol is displayed for a predetermined time before it stops. That is, a special symbol display is performed for one special symbol lottery, and a special symbol variation display and a special symbol stop display are performed in one special symbol display.

  Here, the “successful lottery” means that when a game ball wins the first starting port 14 or the second starting port 15, a special symbol determining random value is acquired, and the acquired special symbol determining random value is This is a process for determining whether the value is a random value corresponding to “big hit” or “random number”. This jackpot lottery result is not displayed immediately as described above, but a special symbol is displayed in a blinking manner and the special symbol corresponding to the jackpot lottery result is displayed after a predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed. The stop is displayed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, “big hit” means that a right to win a big win game was acquired in a big win lottery performed on the condition that a game ball won at the first start port 14 or the second start port 15. That means. In the “hit game”, a round game in which the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 is opened is performed, for example, 15 times in total. A predetermined time is set for the maximum opening time of the first grand prize port 16 or the second grand prize port 17 in each round game, and during this time, the first grand prize port 16 or the second grand prize port 17 is set. When a predetermined number of game balls (for example, 9) wins, one round game is completed.

  In other words, the “big hit game” wins a large number of prize balls because the game ball wins at the first grand prize winning opening 16 or the second big winning prize opening 17 and the player can obtain a prize ball according to the winning prize. It is a possible game. This jackpot game is provided with a plurality of types of jackpots, which will be described in detail later.

  The normal symbol display device 22 is a variable display device that displays a normal symbol lottery result that is triggered by the passing of a game ball through the normal symbol gate 13. A normal symbol is set as the result of the normal symbol lottery, and when the normal symbol lottery is performed, the normal symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery is displayed on the normal symbol display device 22 in a stopped state. That is, the stop display of the normal symbol on the normal symbol display device 22 is a notification of the result of the lottery of the normal symbol.

  The normal symbol display device 22 includes, for example, a plurality of LEDs. When winning, the specific LED corresponding to the winning is turned on, and when it is lost, the specific LED corresponding to the lost is displayed. Light. In this way, the appearances such as characters, figures, and patterns that appear when the LEDs of the normal symbol display device 22 are lit constitute a normal symbol. Before the normal symbol stops, the appearance changes. indicate. That is, the normal symbol display is performed for one normal symbol lottery, and the normal symbol variation display and the normal symbol stop display are performed in one normal symbol display. In addition, as will be described in detail later, when winning is won by this normal symbol lottery, the normal symbol display device 22 is stopped as described above, and then the second start port 15 is displayed for a predetermined time. It is controlled in two aspects.

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

  In addition, during the special symbol variation display or during a special game, which will be described later, the game ball is won at the first starting port 14 or the second starting port 15, and the special symbol variation display is immediately performed to draw the special symbol lottery. The result is not always notified. For example, a special symbol change display (definite notification of a special symbol lottery result) is put on hold under certain conditions. As a fixed condition, an upper limit is set for the number of special symbols that can be suspended.

  In the present embodiment, the upper limit value is set to “4” for each of the first start port 14 and the second start port 15. That is, it is possible to hold up to four special symbol variation displays, that is, special symbol lottery rights, for each of the first start port 14 and the second start port 15.

  The first special symbol hold indicator 23 corresponds to the first start port 14, and the second special symbol hold indicator 24 corresponds to the second start port 15, and the first special symbol hold indicator 23 and the second special symbol hold indicator 23 On each of the 2 special symbol hold indicators 24, the current hold number (U1 or U2) is displayed in a predetermined manner. Similarly, for the normal symbol variation display, the upper limit number of reservations is set to four, and the number of reservations is displayed on the normal symbol reservation display 25.

  In the gaming machine 1, a frame control board 130, a power supply board 170, and a game ball lending device connection board 190 are provided on the back side of the gaming machine frame 60, and the main control board 110 and effect control are provided on the back side of the gaming board 2. A substrate 120 is provided. Further, the power supply board 170 is provided with a power plug 171 for supplying power to the gaming machine 1 and a power switch (not shown).

(Block diagram of the entire gaming machine)
Next, FIG. 2 shows an overall block diagram of the gaming machine 1, and the control means for controlling the progress of the game will be described.

The gaming machine 1 in the embodiment of the present invention includes a main control board 110, an effect control board 120, a frame control board 130, an image control board 150, a lamp control board 140, a power supply board 170, a gaming ball rental device connection board 190, and the like. It consists of each substrate.
The main control board 110, the effect control board 120, the image control board 150, and the lamp control board 140 are boards that are mounted on the game control unit, such as a frame control board 130, a power board 170, and a game ball rental device connection board. Reference numeral 190 denotes a board mounted on the game score control unit.

(Main control board 110)
The main control board 110 is a board that is mounted on the game control unit and controls game basic operations. The main control board 110 receives various detection signals from the first start port detection switch 14a, etc. The game is controlled by driving the symbol display device 20, the second grand prize opening opening / closing solenoid 17c, and the like.

  Further, the main control board 110 performs a process of transmitting the number of prize balls to be added to the number of game balls by winning to a frame control board 130 described later.

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

  The main control input port includes a general winning port detection switch 12a for detecting that a game ball has been won in the general winning port 12, and a gate detection switch 13a for detecting that a game ball has entered the normal symbol gate 13. The first start port detecting switch 14a for detecting that the game ball has won the first start port 14, the second start port detecting switch 15a for detecting that the game ball has won the second start port 15, the first large A first grand prize opening detection switch 16a for detecting that a game ball has won a prize opening 16 and a second big prize opening detection switch 17a for detecting that a game ball has won a prize are connected to the second big prize opening 17. Yes. Various signals are input to the main control board 110 through the main control input port.

  The main control output port includes a start opening / closing solenoid 15c for opening / closing the second start opening / closing door 15b of the second start opening 15 and a first large winning opening for operating the first large winning opening movable piece 16b. The open / close solenoid 16c, the second large prize opening / closing solenoid 17c for operating the second big prize opening / closing door 17b, the first special symbol display device 20 and the second special symbol display device 21 for displaying special symbols, and the normal symbol are displayed. Normal symbol display device 22, first special symbol hold indicator 23 and second special symbol hold indicator 24 that display the number of reserved balls of special symbols, normal symbol hold indicator 25 that displays the number of reserved balls of normal symbols, external A game information output terminal board 30 for outputting an information signal is connected. Various signals are output from the main control board 110 through the main control output port.

(Main CPU 110a)
The main CPU 110a is a CPU that executes a game control process in the gaming machine 1. Based on input signals from the detection switches and timers, the main CPU 110a reads out a program stored in the main ROM 110b and performs arithmetic processing. The display is directly controlled, or a command is transmitted to another board according to the result of the arithmetic processing.
The main CPU 110a corresponds to game control means.

  In the main CPU 110a, it is possible to perform a jackpot lottery on the holding ball before the lottery processing on the holding ball and acquire (pre-read) the lottery result first. At this time, the lottery result acquired first Is sent to the image control board 150 via the effect control board 120.

The main CPU 110a is provided with a serial communication port for performing bidirectional serial communication with a system CPU 130a of a frame control board 130, which will be described later. A communication method based on a polling method in which the main CPU 110a is a primary station and the system CPU 130a is a secondary station. Two-way communication is performed. This bidirectional communication is encrypted communication encrypted by a predetermined arithmetic processing based on security information such as an encryption key transmitted from the system CPU 130a, and the polling interval is 100 ms, for example.
When the main CPU 110a receives new security information from the system CPU 130a in the game start process, the main CPU 110a updates and stores the security information, and performs encrypted communication using the updated and stored security information with the system CPU 130a.

  When the main CPU 110a starts communication with the system CPU 130a when the gaming machine 1 is turned on, the main CPU 110a performs mutual authentication with the system CPU 130a. After transmitting the specification data related to the specifications (number of winning balls for each winning opening, number of balls played per unit time, average number of fluctuations, etc.), the game enters a standby state and a game can be started. If there is information to be transmitted to the system CPU 130a based on the polling interval, the main CPU 110a transmits this information. When the main CPU 110a receives the information transmitted from the system CPU 130a, the main CPU 110a replies to the main CPU 110a that the information has been received. . When there is no information to be transmitted to each other, the main CPU 110a and the system CPU 130a maintain each other's communication state with a health check signal.

  The main CPU 110a communicates with the system CPU 130a to indicate to the system CPU 130a the number of prize balls to be added to the game ball number display device 134 in accordance with the detection of the game balls by the winning opening detection switches 12a to 17a. Prize ball information and events that occurred in the game (start winning, symbol stop, prize ball, etc.), current gaming status (type of jackpot, high probability, short time, etc.), and magnetic sensor or game board side radio wave detection Processing for transmitting game state information including error detection information corresponding to detection by a sensor or determination of abnormal winning is performed. Note that the transmission interval of the game state information is 100 ms.

  When determining that a communication error (failure) has occurred in communication with the system CPU 130a, the main CPU 110a performs a game stop process. This game stop process will be described later.

The main ROM 110b of the main control board 110 stores a game control program, a communication program with the system CPU 130a of the frame control board 130, data necessary for determining various games, and various determination (determination) tables.
As various determination (decision) tables, for example, a jackpot determination table referred to in the jackpot lottery, a hit determination table referred to in the normal symbol lottery, a symbol determination table for determining a special symbol stop symbol, and a special symbol variation pattern A variation pattern determination table to be determined is stored in the main ROM 110b.

  Note that the above-described table is merely an example of characteristic tables among the tables in the present embodiment, and a number of other tables and programs (not shown) are provided for the progress of the game. ing.

  The main RAM 110c of the main control board 110 functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the main CPU 110a and has a plurality of storage areas.

  For example, in the main RAM 110c, a normal symbol hold number (G) storage area, a first special symbol hold number (U1) storage area, a second special symbol hold number (U2) storage area, a first special symbol random value storage area, Second special symbol random number value storage area, round game number (R) storage area, number of times released (K) storage area, number of general winning award winning ball (C1) storage area, general winning mouth winning number (C2) storage area, Number of 1st prize winning ball (C3) storage area, Number of 1st big prize winning prize (C4) storage area, Number of 2nd big prize winning ball (C5) storage area, Number of 2nd big prize winning prize (C6) Storage area, first start opening prize ball number (C7) storage area, first start opening prize number (C8) storage area, second start opening prize ball number (C9) storage area, second start opening prize number (C10) Memory area, normal symbol gate passing number (C11) memory area, gaming state memory area (high probability game Lag storage area, short-time game flag storage area, winning game flag storage area), high probability game count (X) storage area, short-time count (J) storage area, stop symbol data storage area, effect transmission data storage area, system use Various related to game control such as transmission data storage area, gaming state information storage area, previous gaming state information storage area, frame side information storage area, game stop flag storage area, special symbol time counter storage area, special game timer counter storage area, etc. Storage areas are provided.

  In the winning game flag storage area in the gaming state storage area provided in the main RAM 110c, a flag “1” indicating the current big hit gaming state, or a flag “2” indicating the current small hit gaming state, Alternatively, one of the flags “0” (initial value) indicating that the current state is neither the big hit game state nor the small hit game state is set.

  In the game stop flag storage area provided in the main RAM 110c, a flag “1” indicating that the current game effect stop preparation state is set, a flag “2” indicating that the current game stop state is set, or the current game Any flag of “0” (initial value) indicating that neither the production stop preparation state nor the game stop state is set.

  Whether the game state information storage area provided in the main RAM 110c is a serial number storage area for storing a serial number for grasping the progress of data transmission / reception with the system CPU 130a, the type of jackpot or probability variation state that has occurred. The game state storage area for storing the current game state such as whether or not, the error detection storage area for storing the detection status by the game board side radio wave detection sensor or the magnetic sensor and the presence or absence of abnormal winning, should be added by winning It comprises a game information storage area for storing game information such as the number of winning balls and the number of winning prizes, the type of winning opening where a winning has occurred, and the number of times of change display.

  Among these, the game information storage area is provided with a first start opening prize counter (YC1) and a first start opening prize ball counter (YC2) corresponding to the first start opening 14, and corresponding to the second start opening 15. A second starting port winning counter (YC3) and a second starting port winning ball counter (YC4) are provided, corresponding to the first large winning port 16, the first large winning port winning counter (YC5) and the first large winning port. A prize ball counter (YC6) is provided, and a second prize winning counter prize counter (YC7) and a second prize winning ball prize ball counter (YC8) are provided corresponding to the second prize winning port 17, and a general prize opening 12 is provided. The general winning opening prize counter (YC9) and the general winning opening prize ball counter (YC10) are provided.

  Further, in the game information storage area, a normal symbol gate passage counter (YC11) corresponding to the normal symbol gate 13 is provided, and a first special symbol counter (YC12) for counting the number of fluctuations of the first special symbol, A second special symbol counter (YC13) is provided for counting the number of fluctuations of the two special symbols.

  The main CPU 110a generates gaming state information based on the various information stored in the gaming state information storage area of the main RAM 110c, and transmits it to the system CPU 130a as the current gaming state information. Details of the game state information will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The previous gaming state information storage area provided in the main RAM 110c is a storage area for temporarily storing the previous gaming state information, which is the gaming state information previously transmitted to the system CPU 130a.

When transmitting the game state information to the system CPU 130a, the main CPU 110a reads various information stored in each storage area of the game state information storage area, generates the current game state information, and uses the generated game state information as the system CPU 130a. And the game state information transmitted this time is stored in the previous game state information storage area, and then various information other than the serial number storage area stored in the game state information storage area is cleared and transmitted next time. In order to generate game state information, various newly generated information is stored.
The previous gaming state information stored in the previous gaming state information storage area is stored and retained as recovery (retransmission) data to be transmitted again when the system CPU 130a cannot receive the previously transmitted gaming state information. It is data.

  The frame side information storage area provided in the main RAM 110c is based on the gaming state response information transmitted from the system CPU 130a, and includes events that occur on the gaming machine frame 60 side included in the gaming state response information (glass frame opening). Medium, opening the gaming machine frame, occurrence of various errors, etc.), power saving mode flag, etc. are stored.

  In the main RAM 110c, when the power supply voltage monitoring unit provided on the power supply board 170 described later detects that the power supply voltage is lower than a predetermined value, or when a game stop flag described later is set, the gaming state A backup storage area is provided for storing information necessary for restoring the data in the subsequent backup storage.

The information on the work area to be backed up and stored in this backup storage area includes the number of normal symbols held (G), the number of first special symbols held (U1), the number of second special symbols held (U2), and the first special symbol random number , Second special symbol random number value, round game number (R), number of times open (K), general winning mouth prize ball number (C1), general winning mouth prize number (C2), first big prize mouth prize ball number (C3) ), 1st Grand Prize Winner (C4), 2nd Grand Prize Winners (C5), 2nd Grand Prize Winners (C6), 1st Start Entrance Balls (C7), 1st Start Number of winning prizes (C8), Number of winning balls for second starting opening (C9), Number of winning points for second starting opening (C10), Number of passing normal gates (C11), Game state (high probability game flag, short-time game flag, hit Game flag), high probability game count (X), short-time count (J), stored in the game state information storage area All information, previous game state information that is a frame-side information, the power supply voltage of the power supplied to the game machine 1 is adapted to be stored and held even after falls below a predetermined value.
Note that the storage area described above is merely an example, and a large number of other storage areas are provided.

  Here, various events (game board side radio wave detection, magnetic detection, abnormal winning determination) detected by the main CPU 110a will be described.

  The detection of radio waves on the game board side by the main CPU 110a is performed by detecting an electromagnetic wave having a predetermined intensity or more in a predetermined frequency band that is provided at a predetermined position on the back side of the game board 2 and affects various electronic devices mounted on the game board 2. When the main CPU 110a confirms the electromagnetic wave detection state (detection or non-detection) by the game board side radio wave detection sensor (not shown) to be detected, it is detected whether the radio wave is being detected or not. .

  Magnetic detection by the main CPU 110a is performed by a magnetic detection sensor (not shown) provided at a predetermined position on the back side of the game board 2 for detecting magnetism of a predetermined magnetic force or more that affects the flow of the game ball. When the main CPU 110a confirms the situation (detection or non-detection), it is detected whether the magnetism is being detected or not.

  The abnormal winning determination by the main CPU 110a is performed according to the abnormal winning determination program stored in the main ROM 110b.

  In this abnormal winning determination program, each winning opening detection switch for setting an effective winning in association with each gaming state is set, and the main CPU 110a determines whether or not it should be determined as an effective winning according to this setting. . For example, when the gaming state is a big win state, the winning detection by the first big winning port detection switch 16a and the second big winning port detection switch 17a is determined to be an effective win, while the gaming state is a state other than the big win. Is that winning detection by the first big winning opening detection switch 16a and the second big winning opening detection switch 17a is determined as an abnormal winning.

(Frame control board 130)
The frame control board 130 is a board mounted on the game scoring control unit. The addition instruction from the lending unit 100 described above, the addition instruction from the main control board 110, and the game ball detected by the foul ball detection switch 133 It is a game score control means for performing addition processing according to the number and subtracting the number of game balls detected by the game ball subtraction switch of the game ball launching device.

  The frame control board 130 includes a one-chip microcomputer 130m including a system CPU 130a, a system ROM 130b, and a system RAM 130c, an input port for frame control (not shown), and an output port.

  A radio wave detection sensor 135, a gaming machine frame opening switch 136, a glass frame opening switch 137, an information display detection switch 138, a foul ball detection switch 133, and the like are connected to the input port for frame control. While the processing according to the detection status of the switch or the like is performed, the game ball launching device 131, the game ball lifting device 132, the game ball number display device 134, and the game ball polishing device 139 are connected to the output port. Then, operation control of these devices is performed.

(System CPU 130a)
The system CPU 130a is a CPU that executes a frame side control process in the gaming machine 1, and reads a program stored in the main ROM 110b based on an input signal from each detection switch and performs control according to each input signal. At the same time, the operation of each device is controlled.
The system CPU 130a corresponds to game score control means.

  The system CPU 130a also includes a serial communication port for performing bidirectional serial communication with the main CPU 110a of the main control board 110 and the lending control CPU of the lending unit 100.

  This two-way communication is encrypted communication encrypted by a predetermined calculation process based on security information such as an encryption key transmitted from the lending control CPU, and the system CPU 130a receives the security information from the lending control CPU. Then, the received security information is transmitted to the main CPU 110a. Accordingly, among the three parties of the lending control CPU, the main control board 110, and the frame control board 130, common security information is stored and encrypted communication is performed based on this security information.

  When the system CPU 130a starts communication with the main CPU 110a when the gaming machine 1 is turned on, the system CPU 130a performs mutual authentication with the main CPU 110a. When the system CPU 130a determines that the main CPU 110a is a legitimate main CPU 110a as a result of mutual authentication, the system CPU 130a After the communication security information is transmitted, the game standby state is entered and the game can be started. If there is information to be transmitted to the main CPU 110a based on the polling interval, the system CPU 130a transmits this information. When the system CPU 130a receives the information transmitted from the main CPU 110a, the system CPU 130a replies to the main CPU 110a that the information has been received. .

  Even when the system CPU 130a and the main CPU 110a have no information to be transmitted to each other (there is no change in information), the main CPU 110a transmits the gaming state information to the system CPU 130a, and the system CPU 130a that has received the gaming state information By transmitting the game state response information to the main CPU 110a, the communication state is maintained by performing a health check.

  The system CPU 130a communicates with the main CPU 110a to detect game balls by the winning opening detection switches 12a to 17a included in the game state information based on the reception of the game state information transmitted from the main CPU 110a. In response, prize ball information indicating the number of prize balls to be added to the game ball number display device 134, events occurring in the game (start winning, symbol stop, prize ball, etc.) and the current game state (type of jackpot, high In the probability, short time, etc.) and update processing of each storage area in the system CPU 130a is performed based on detection by the magnetic sensor or the game board side radio wave detection sensor or error detection information according to the abnormal winning determination.

  In response to the reception of the game state information, the system CPU 130a causes the main CPU 110a to receive an event currently occurring on the gaming machine frame 60 side (glass frame opening, gaming machine frame opening, radio wave detection sensor detection, winning number abnormality). Occurrence state) and a game state response information including a request to shift to the power saving mode.

  The system CPU 130a is connected to the lending control CPU of the lending unit 100 through two-way communication. When the system CPU 130a receives new security information for encryption communication transmitted from the lending control CPU, the system CPU 130a communicates with the main CPU 110a. It is updated and stored for use in new encrypted communication, and the received security information is transmitted to the main CPU 110a.

  Upon receiving the game ball addition instruction from the lending control CPU, the system CPU 130a performs a process of adding the number of game balls to be added included in the addition instruction to the current number of game balls, and the game information transmitted from the main CPU 110a. Is received, the number of prize balls to be added included in the game information is added to the current number of game balls. Further, based on various kinds of information such as start winning information and symbol stop information included in the received game information, a totaling process of each information (so-called game information managed by a hall computer, a call lamp, etc.) is performed.

  In addition, the system CPU 130a transmits various game information aggregated based on the game information included in the game state information received from the main CPU to the lending control CPU at a predetermined timing, or the gaming machine frame 60 side detected by the system CPU 130a. The gaming machine frame information indicating the events (such as opening of the glass frame, opening of the gaming machine frame, detection of the radio wave detection sensor, occurrence of an abnormality in the number of winnings, etc.) that occurred in is transmitted to the lending control CPU.

In addition, the system CPU 130a receives from the main CPU, from an external output terminal provided in the gaming machine frame 60, to gaming equipment (such as a sales management computer or a data display) installed outside the gaming machine 1. Various game information (bonus, short-time state, symbol determination, various errors, etc.) that is tabulated based on the game information included in the game state information is output to the outside.
In the communication with the main CPU 110a, the system CPU 130a sends communication error information indicating that a communication error has occurred from an external output terminal when a communication error (communication disabled state or communication content is abnormal) occurs. Outputs externally.

  The system ROM 130b of the frame control board 130 includes a communication program with the main CPU 110a of the main control board 110, a communication program with the lending control CPU, a game ball launch notification control program, a game ball lifting device control program, a game A program for controlling the sphere display device, a program for controlling the game sphere polishing device, a control program according to detection conditions such as various detection switches, and the like are stored.

  The system RAM 130c of the frame control board 130 functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the system CPU 130a, and has a plurality of storage areas.

  The work area of the system RAM 130c includes a game ball number storage area for storing the current number of game balls, a game ball number corresponding to the addition instruction transmitted from the lending unit 100, a prize ball number transmitted from the main CPU 110a, and Game ball subtraction switch, addition / subtraction number storage area for storing the number of game balls detected by the foul ball detection switch 133, main transmission data storage area, rental transmission data storage area, game state information transmitted from the main CPU 110a A game state storage area for storing the current game state included in the game information, and a game information storage area for storing a cumulative value of each game information based on various game information included in the game state information transmitted from the main CPU 110a , Launch stop preparation flag storage area, gaming state response information storage area, previous gaming state response information憶領 zone, various storage areas in accordance with the control of the gaming machine frame, such as error detection information storage area for storing error detection information included in the game status information transmitted is provided from the main CPU 110a.

  Further, in the system RAM 130c, when a power supply voltage monitoring unit provided on a power supply board 170, which will be described later, detects that the power supply voltage is lower than a predetermined value, information necessary for restoring the game information and the like is subsequently stored. A backup storage area is provided for storing backups.

  Among the information in each recording area of the work area, information to be backed up (saved) in the backup storage area includes the number of additions / subtractions, gaming state, gaming information, all information stored in the gaming state response information storage area, and previous gaming It is state response information and error detection information, and is stored and held even after the power supply voltage of the power supplied to the gaming machine 1 becomes a predetermined value or less.

  A gaming state response information storage area provided in the system RAM 130c is provided, and this gaming state response information storage area is a serial number storage for storing a serial number for grasping the progress of data transmission / reception with the main CPU 110a. Area, a glass frame opening information storage area for storing the detection status (opening or closing) of the glass frame opening switch 137, and a detection status (opening or closing) of the gaming machine frame opening switch 136 are stored. A game machine frame opening information storage area, a radio wave detection information storage area for storing the detection status (detection or non-detection) of the radio wave detection sensor 135, and the number of winnings in the game information included in the game status information received from the main CPU 110a Winning number anomaly information storage area for storing presence / absence of abnormality in comparison relationship between number of winning balls and number of winning balls, power saving mode Lug (1: saving, 0: Normal) and a game machine frame information storage area configured from the power saving mode flag storage area for storing.

  The system CPU 130a generates gaming state response information based on the various information stored in the gaming machine frame information storage area of the system RAM 130c, and transmits it to the main CPU 110a as the current gaming state response information. Details of the game state response information will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The previous gaming state information storage area provided in the system RAM 130c is a storage area for temporarily storing the previous gaming state response information, which is the gaming state response information previously transmitted to the main CPU 110a.

When the system CPU 130a transmits the game state response information to the main CPU 110a, the system CPU 130a reads various information stored in each storage area of the game state response information storage area, generates the current game state response information, and generates the generated game state response. Information is transmitted to the main CPU 110a, and the game state response information transmitted this time is stored in the previous game state response information storage area, and then various information other than the serial number storage area stored in the game state response information storage area is cleared. In order to generate game state response information to be transmitted next time, various newly generated information is stored.
The previous gaming state information stored in the previous gaming state information storage area is stored and retained as recovery (retransmission) data to be transmitted again when the system CPU 130a cannot receive the previously transmitted gaming state information. It is data.

  Here, various errors (glass frame opening, gaming machine frame opening, radio wave detection, winning number abnormality) detected by the system CPU 130a will be described.

First, the glass frame opening error by the system CPU 130a indicates whether or not the glass frame 50 is open with respect to the gaming machine frame 60, and the detection status of the glass frame opening switch 137 (closed: ON, opened: OFF). When the system CPU 130a confirms the input port to which the glass frame opening switch 137 is connected, it is determined whether the glass frame 50 is currently open or closed.
The glass frame opening error is canceled when the system CPU 130a determines that the glass frame 50 has changed from the open state to the closed state.

The gaming machine frame opening error determined by the system CPU 130a indicates whether the gaming machine frame opening switch 136 is in a state where the gaming machine frame 60 is opened with respect to the outer frame 70 (closing: ON, When the system CPU 130a checks the input port to which the gaming machine frame opening switch 136 is connected, it is determined whether the gaming machine frame 60 is currently open or closed. .
The gaming machine frame opening error is canceled when the system CPU 130a determines that the gaming machine frame 60 has changed from the opened state to the closed state.

Further, the radio wave detection error determined by the system CPU 130a is an electromagnetic wave having a predetermined intensity or higher in a predetermined frequency band that is provided at a predetermined position on the back side of the glass frame 50 and affects various electronic devices mounted on the gaming machine 1. The system CPU 130a checks the input port to which the radio wave detection sensor 135 is connected, and the radio wave detection sensor 135 detects the electromagnetic wave detection status (detection: ON, non-detection: OFF). Or whether radio waves are not detected is executed.
The radio wave detection error is canceled by turning on the power after the gaming machine 1 is turned off and then turning on the power again to execute a frame control board game start process described later.

Also, the winning number abnormality determined by the system CPU 130a is determined based on the winning number information and the winning ball number information of each winning mouth included in the gaming state information transmitted from the main CPU 110a, and is preset for each winning mouth. If the relationship between the number of winning balls and the number of winning balls included in the received game state information matches the number of winning balls, it is determined to be normal, and if not, it is determined to be abnormal.
In this case, when the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned off and then turned on again, the error is canceled by executing a frame control board game start process described later.

(Power supply board 170)
The power supply board 170 is a board mounted on the game scoring control unit and includes a backup power supply composed of a capacitor. The power supply board 170 supplies a power supply voltage to the gaming machine 1 and monitors a power supply voltage supplied to the gaming machine 1. The power supply voltage monitoring unit outputs a power interruption detection signal to the main control board 110 when the power supply voltage monitoring unit detects that the power supply voltage is equal to or lower than a predetermined value. More specifically, when the power interruption detection signal becomes high level, the main CPU 110a enters an operable state, and when the power interruption detection signal becomes low level, the main CPU 110a enters an operation stop state. The backup power source is not limited to a capacitor, and may be, for example, a battery or a combination of a capacitor and a battery.
The power supply board 170 is provided with a clear switch (not shown) for clearing the backup information stored in the backup storage area of the main RAM 110c and the backup information stored in the backup storage area of the system RAM 130c. Yes.

(Production control board 120)
The effect control board 120 is a board mounted on the game control unit, and is an effect control means for controlling each game effect mainly during a game or during standby. In addition, as the game effect, a variation effect that is an effect for notifying the determination result of the jackpot, a jackpot effect that is a jackpot effect (a hit start effect, a jackpot effect, a hit end effect), a game standby effect There is a demonstration production.
The effect control board 120 includes a sub CPU 120a, a sub ROM 120b, and a sub RAM 120c, and is connected to the main control board 110 so as to be communicable in one direction from the main control board 110 to the effect control board 120. .

  The sub CPU 120a is a CPU that executes an effect control process in the gaming machine 1, and a command transmitted from the main control board 110, the effect button detection switch 35a, the cross key detection switches 39a, 39b, 39c, 39d, Based on an input signal from the timer, a program stored in the sub-ROM 120b is read out to perform arithmetic processing, and corresponding data is transmitted to the lamp control board 140 or the image control board 150 based on the processing.

  For example, when the sub CPU 120a in the effect control board 120 receives the change pattern designation command indicating the change pattern of the special symbol from the main control board 110, the sub CPU 120a analyzes the content of the received change pattern designation command, produces the effect display device 31, and the sound. Output device 32, first effect drive device 33a, second effect drive device 33b, third effect drive device 33c, frame-side effect illumination device 34, and board-side effect illumination device for executing a predetermined effect An effect command is generated, and such data is transmitted to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140.

Through the above processing, the sub CPU 120a performs display control of the effect image displayed by the effect display device 31 and output control of the effect sound output by the audio output device 32. In addition, the sub CPU 120 a performs display control of the effect image displayed by the effect display device 31 based on an input operation to the effect button 35.
The sub CPU 120a corresponds to an effect control unit.

  The sub ROM 120b of the effect control board 120 stores a program for effect control, data necessary for determining various games, and a table.

  For example, an effect pattern determination table for determining an effect pattern based on a variation pattern designation command received from the main control board, an effect symbol determination table for determining a combination of effect symbols 36 to be stopped, and the like are stored in the sub ROM 120b. Has been.

  Note that the above-described table is merely an example of characteristic tables among the tables in the present embodiment, and a number of other tables and programs (not shown) are provided for the progress of the game. ing.

  The sub RAM 120c of the effect control board 120 functions as a data work area when the sub CPU 120a performs arithmetic processing, and has a plurality of storage areas.

  The sub RAM 120c is provided with a game state storage area, an effect mode storage area, an effect pattern storage area, an effect symbol storage area, and the like. Note that the storage area described above is merely an example, and a large number of other storage areas are provided.

(Lamp control board 140)
The lamp control board 140 is a board mounted on the game control unit and includes a lamp control CPU. The lamp control CPU is provided on the glass frame 50 in accordance with data (command) transmitted from the sub CPU 120a. Lighting control for the frame-side effect lighting device 34 composed of a plurality of LEDs and the like, and the board-side effect lighting device composed of a plurality of LEDs and the like provided in the game board 2, for changing the light irradiation direction The drive control for the motor is performed. In addition, the lamp control CPU, according to the data (command) transmitted from the sub CPU 120a, operates a solenoid for operating each of the first effect drive device 33a, the second effect drive device 33b, and the third effect drive device 33c. Energization control of a drive source such as a motor is performed. The lamp control board 140 is connected to the effect control board 120, and performs each of the above-described controls based on data transmitted from the sub CPU 120a of the effect control board 120.

(Image control board 150)
The image control board 150 is a board mounted on the game control unit and is connected to the effect control board 120 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. The output display device 31 and the audio output device 32 are connected to the output side thereof. The display control of the image in the effect display device 31 and the sound control in the sound output device 32 are performed based on various effect commands transmitted from the sub CPU 120a.

  At this time, between the image control board 150 and the effect display device 31, there is provided a general-purpose board having a bridge function that converts the image data into a predetermined image format and outputs it.

  This general-purpose substrate has a bridge function for converting into an image format corresponding to the performance of the effect display device 31 for displaying image data. For example, a 19-inch liquid crystal display device of SXGA (1280 dots × 1080 dots) is used. It absorbs a difference in resolution between when the effect display device 31 is connected and when an XGA (1024 dots × 768 dots) 17-inch liquid crystal display device is connected as the effect display device 31.

  The image control board 150 includes an image control CPU, an image control RAM, an image control ROM, a CGROM, a crystal oscillator, a VRAM, a drawing control unit (VDP (Video Display Processor) (hereinafter referred to as “VDP”), and an audio data ROM. I have.

  The image control CPU creates a display list composed of drawing control command groups based on a command for rendering (such as a rendering pattern designation command) transmitted from the sub CPU 120a, and transmits this display list to the VDP. Thus, an instruction to display the image data stored in the CGROM on the effect display device 31 is issued.

  In addition, when the image control CPU receives a V blank interrupt signal or a drawing end signal from the VDP, the image control CPU appropriately performs an interrupt process.

  The image control RAM is built in the image control CPU, functions as a data work area when the image control CPU performs arithmetic processing, and temporarily stores data read from the image control ROM.

  The image control ROM is composed of a mask ROM or the like, and a control processing program of the image control CPU, a display list generation program for generating a display list, and an animation of an effect using an image corresponding to the effect data An animation pattern for displaying, animation scene information, and the like are stored.

  This animation pattern is referred to when displaying an animation, and stores a combination of animation scene information of an image corresponding to the effect data, a display order of each animation scene information, and the like. In the animation scene information, a wait frame (display time), target data (sprite identification number, transfer source address, etc.), parameters (sprite display position, transfer destination address, etc.), drawing method, and effect image are displayed. Information such as information specifying a display device is stored.

  CGROM is composed of flash memory, EPROM, mask ROM, etc., and compresses and stores image data (sprite, movie) etc. consisting of a collection of pixel information in a predetermined range of pixels (for example, 32 pixels × 32 pixels). Yes. The pixel information is composed of color number information for designating a color number for each pixel and an α value indicating the transparency of the image. This CGROM is read in units of image data by VDP, and image processing is performed in units of image data of this frame.

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

  The crystal oscillator outputs a pulse signal to the VDP, and divides the pulse signal, thereby generating a system clock for the VDP 159 to control, a synchronization signal for synchronizing with the effect display device 31, and the like.

  The VRAM is an SRAM that can write or read image data at high speed. This VRAM has a display list storage area for temporarily storing the display list output from the image control CPU, a frame buffer area corresponding to the effect display device 31, and the like.

  The frame buffer area is a storage area for drawing or displaying an image, and further includes a first frame buffer area and a second frame buffer area. The first frame buffer area and the second frame buffer area are alternately switched to a “drawing frame buffer” and a “display frame buffer” every time drawing is started.

  The VDP is a so-called image processor, and draws image data stored in the CGROM in a “drawing frame buffer” in the frame buffer area of the VRAM based on an instruction (display list) from the image control CPU. Further, the VDP reads image data from the “display frame buffer” in the frame buffer area. Based on the read image data, a video signal (such as an LVDS signal or an RGB signal) is generated and output to the effect display device 31 for display.

  Further, when controlling the effect display device 31, the image control CPU reads audio output data from the audio data ROM based on an effect command (effect pattern designation command or the like) transmitted from the sub CPU 120 a. Based on the audio output data, the audio output in the audio output device 32 is controlled. In the audio output data, the sound effect and audio output modes in a predetermined period corresponding to each effect such as the variable display time are shown in time series.

(RTC180)
An RTC (real time clock) 180 measures time, and an image control board 150 is connected to the output side thereof. Further, the RTC 180 has a battery (not shown), and even when the power supply voltage cannot be supplied from the power supply board 170, the time keeping is continued, and the time keeping is continued from the factory shipment. To do. The RTC 180 is not limited to a battery, and may be supplied with a power supply voltage by another backup power source. Further, this backup power supply can use a backup power supply provided on the power supply board 170.

  The RTC 180 stores the time in the time storage area in the form of predetermined time information, and rewrites the time information in this time storage area for each unit update time. Specifically, the RTC 180 generates 1 second as a unit update time by an RTC-specific clock generator different from the clock generator provided in the gaming machine 1, and updates time information every second. Yes. Furthermore, the RTC 180 has time information such as “year”, “month”, “day”, “hour”, “minute”, “second”, and each time information includes 8 bits in the time storage area. Assigned and stored in their respective formats.

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

The various tables include a jackpot determination table that is referred to in the first special symbol display device 20 and a second special bonus as a jackpot determination table that is referred to when determining whether or not the stop result of the special symbol variation is a jackpot. A jackpot determination table referred to in the symbol display device 21 is provided.
Specifically, these jackpot determination tables are composed of a low-probability random number determination table and a high-probability random-number determination table, referencing the gaming state, and the low-probability random-number determination table or the high-probability random-number determination table is Based on the selected table and the extracted random number for determining the special symbol, it is determined whether it is “big hit”, “small hit” or “lost”.

For example, when the random number range of the random numbers for special symbol determination is 0 to 798, and two random numbers for special symbol determination are determined to be jackpots in the low probability random number determination table, The probability to be determined is 1 / 399.5. In the high probability random number determination table, when 14 special symbol determination random numbers are determined to be jackpots, the probability of being determined to be a jackpot in the high-probability gaming state is about 7 times, and is 1 / 57.07. Become. In addition, the probability determined to be a small hit is 1 / 199.75 in both the low probability gaming state and the high probability gaming state.
The jackpot in this embodiment corresponds to “special game”.

In addition, the various tables include a hit determination table that is referred to when determining whether or not the stop result of the normal symbol variation is determined to be a win.
The hit determination table is specifically composed of a non-short-time gaming state random number determination table and a short-time gaming state random number determination table, and refers to the gaming state, and the non-short-time gaming state random number determination table or the short-time gaming state A random number determination table is selected, and based on the selected table and the extracted random number value for winning determination, it is determined whether it is “winning” or “lost”.

  For example, if the random number range of the hit determination random number value is 0 to 196, and the random number determination table at the time of non-temporary gaming state is determined to be 18 hit random number values for determination of hit, The probability to be determined is about 1/11. In the short-time gaming state random number determination table, when 197 hit determination random number values are determined to be winning, the probability of being determined to be winning in the time-short gaming state is 1/1.

The various tables include a symbol determination table for determining a special symbol stop symbol.
Specifically, the symbol determination table determines the big hit time symbol determination table for determining the stop symbol at the time of the big hit, the small hit time symbol determination table for determining the stop symbol at the time of the small hit, and determines the stop symbol at the time of the loss It consists of a symbol determination table for lost. Similarly to the jackpot determination table, the symbol determination table includes a first special symbol determination table for the first special symbol display device 20 and a second special symbol determination table for the second special symbol display device 21. ing.

The special symbol type (stop symbol data) is determined by the symbol determination table on the basis of the extracted jackpot symbol random value or small symbol random number value.
Then, at the time of starting the change of the special symbol, an effect designating command is generated as special symbol information based on the determined special symbol type (stop symbol data).

  As will be described later, the gaming state and jackpot after the jackpot is determined by the special symbol type (stop symbol data), so the special symbol type determines the gaming state and jackpot after the jackpot. It can be said that.

  The various tables include a jackpot game end setting data table for determining the game state after the jackpot end. Based on the jackpot end setting data table, based on the special symbol type (stop symbol data) and the gaming status at the time of jackpot winning stored in the gaming state buffer, the high probability gaming flag setting (high probability gaming state or low probability Game state), high probability game count (10000 times or 0 times), time-short game flag setting (time-short game state or non-time-short game state), time-short game number (10000 times or 100 times) are set. Is called.

  In addition, the various tables include a big prize opening opening determination table for determining the opening / closing conditions of the first big prize opening 16 and the second big prize opening 17. Based on the special symbol type (stop symbol data), the number of round games played in the jackpot game and the opening mode table of the first big winning port 16 and the second big winning port 17 are determined by the big winning port opening mode determination table. Is determined.

  In this big winning opening opening manner table, the long winning opening manner determination table in which the opening big winning opening is the second big winning opening 17, and the long winning opening manner determination in which the open big winning opening is the first big winning opening 16. The table includes a short win opening mode determination table whose opening big winning opening is the first big winning port 16, and a small hit opening mode determining table whose open big winning port is the first big winning port 16, and the number of round games ( R), the special winning opening to be opened, the number of times of opening (K), the opening time, and the closing time are stored in association with each other.

  Here, the short-hit opening mode determination table and the short-hitting opening mode determination table are the actual first first prize opening although there is a difference in data between the number of round games (R) and the number of times open (K). Since the number of opening / closing operations of the movable piece 16b is the same (four times), and the opening time (0.052 seconds) and the closing time (2.000 seconds) are also the same, is the player a small hit from the appearance? It is not possible to distinguish between short hits.

Also, in the long-awaited release mode determination table, the release time of the second big prize opening 17 is set to 29.5 seconds in all rounds (R) where R = 1 to 16, so 1 round In the round games of the 16th to 16th rounds, a “substantial 16 round” jackpot that allows the game ball to win the second big winning opening 17 is made.
This round game includes “substantially 12 rounds”, “substantially eight rounds”, “substantially four rounds” and the like.

On the other hand, in the short win opening mode determination table, since the easy-to-win round game is not performed at the first big winning opening 16, it is difficult to win the first big winning opening 16, and "substantial 0 round" big win It has become. The same applies to the small hitting release mode determination table.
From these, the “short hit” or “small hit” opening mode can be said to be an “unfavorable opening mode”, whereas the “long hit” opening mode can be said to be an “advantageous opening mode”.

Each table includes a normal symbol determination table. The normal symbol determination is an aspect of a normal symbol that is stopped and displayed on the normal symbol display device 22 based on a random number for normal symbol determination acquired based on a winning to the normal symbol gate 13 (type of normal symbol: stop normal symbol) Design data / ordinary performance designating data).
The normal symbol determination table is a table that is referred to in the normal symbol determination when the hit determination result is “win”, the table that is referred to in the normal symbol determination when the hit determination result is “losing”, and Consists of.

The table that is referred to in the normal symbol determination in the case of “winning” is the second start port opening / closing control table (second start port opening / closing control table for non-time saving) that is referred to when the gaming state is the non-short-time gaming state. And a second start port opening / closing control table (second start port opening / closing control table for time reduction) which is referred to in the time saving game state. These tables are associated with the winning type, that is, the normal symbol type (general symbol stop symbol data).
Also, as the identification information of the normal symbol type, general symbol stop symbol data and normal effect symbol designation command are set. In other words, the normal figure stop symbol data is used in the process on the main control board 110, and the normal effect symbol designation command is transmitted to the effect control board 120 and used in the process on the effect control board 120.

In the short-time gaming state, when the winning determination by the normal symbol determination is “winning”, the winning ball is easily opened in the opening time (eg, 1.1 seconds) for any winning normal symbol. The start port 15 is opened and closed a plurality of times.
In the non-time-saving gaming state, when the winning determination by the normal symbol determination is “winning”, and when the winning normal symbol is the normal symbol A, the opening time (for example, 0.1 second) in which it is difficult to win the game ball is difficult. When the second starting port 15 is opened and closed once, and the normal symbol B is a normal symbol B, the opening of the second starting port 15 is performed in an opening time (for example, 5.4 seconds) where the winning of the game ball is easy. Opening and closing is performed once.

  Each table includes a variation pattern determination table for determining a variation pattern of special symbols. The variation pattern determination table includes a variation pattern determination table for a normal gaming state (for a low probability gaming state) that is referred to for a normal gaming state (for a low probability gaming state), and a high probability gaming state that is referred to for a high probability gaming state. And a variation pattern determination table for a specific game period after a small hit (for a low probability gaming state) referred to in a specific game period after the end of a small hit. It should be noted that the specific game period after the end of the small hit is determined only when the small hit is won and the low probability game state and the non-time-short game state.

Specifically, according to the variation pattern determination table, the type of special symbol display device, special symbol judgment random number value (winning winning or defeating), jackpot symbol random number (bonus symbol), presence or absence of short-time gaming state, special symbol The variation pattern is determined based on the number of holds, the reach determination random number value, and the variation pattern random value. The variation pattern is determined at the start of variation of the special symbol, and a variation pattern designation command is generated based on the determined variation pattern. This variation pattern designation command is transmitted from the main control board 110 to the effect control board 120 in the output control process.
In addition, since it is configured to always reach when a big hit or a small hit, it is configured not to refer to the reach determination random value for a big hit or a small hit.

  The variation pattern designation command includes a variation pattern designation command corresponding to a variation pattern determined when a game ball wins the first start port 14 and the variation of the special symbol of the first special symbol display device 20 is started, There is a variation pattern designation command corresponding to the variation pattern determined at the start of variation of the special symbol of the second special symbol display device 21 when the game ball wins the 2 start opening 15.

  The variation pattern determination table for the normal gaming state (for the low probability gaming state) and the variation pattern determination table for the high probability gaming state are determined so that different variation patterns are determined even if the same random number value is referred to. It is configured. Therefore, it is possible to distinguish between a variation pattern determined for a high probability gaming state and a variation pattern determined for a low probability gaming state depending on the type of variation pattern.

  Similarly, the same random number value is referred to in the variation pattern determination table for the normal gaming state (for the low probability gaming state) and the variation pattern determination table for the specific gaming period after the small hit (for the low probability gaming state). Even so, it is configured such that different variation patterns are determined. Therefore, according to the type of the variation pattern, it is possible to distinguish whether it is a normal gaming state or a specific gaming period after a small hit. On the other hand, the variation pattern determination table for the high probability gaming state and the variation pattern determination table for the specific gaming period (for low probability gaming state) after the small hit are configured so that the same variation pattern can be determined. Yes. Therefore, it becomes impossible to distinguish between the low probability gaming state and the high probability gaming state depending on the type of the variation pattern.

  Further, when the jackpot determination result is a loss, when the gaming state is the short-time gaming state, the special symbol variation time is set to be short. For example, in the short-time gaming state, a fluctuation pattern (shortening fluctuation) with a fluctuation time of 5000 ms is determined with a probability of 95% based on the reach determination random value, but in the non-short-time gaming state, the fluctuation time is 5000 ms. Exceeding variation patterns are determined. In this manner, the variation time is set to be short when the time-saving gaming state is entered.

  Note that “reach” in the present embodiment means that after a part of the combination of effect symbols 36 informing that the transition to the special game is stopped and displayed, the remaining part of the effect symbols 36 continues to be variably displayed. Say what you do. For example, when the combination of the three-digit effect symbol 36 of “777” is set as the combination of the effect symbols 36 for informing that the game will shift to the jackpot game, the two effect symbols 36 are stopped and displayed at “7”. The state where the remaining effect symbols 36 are performing variable display.

  The various tables include a preliminary determination table of the first special symbol display device 20 that is referred to when a detection signal from the first start port detection switch 14a is input, and a detection signal from the second start port detection switch 15a. And a pre-determination table of the second special symbol display device 21 that is referred to when input.

  Specifically, the type of the start port detection switch that detects that the game ball has won the start port, the special symbol determination disorder, based on the prior determination tables of the first special symbol display device 20 and the second special symbol display device 21. Based on the numerical value, the random number value for the big hit symbol, the random number value for the small bonus symbol, etc., a start winning designation command is generated to indicate the determination information of the starting port in advance.

  In addition, it is determined whether it is “big hit”, “small hit” or “losing” by the random number value for special symbol determination, and it is determined whether it is any of “special symbols 1 to 9” by the random number value for big hit symbol. Since it is determined whether the symbol is “special symbol A or B” based on the random number value for winning symbol, the type of jackpot or small bonus can be determined by the start winning designation command before starting the variation of the special symbol. Become.

  Also, when the data set in the special symbol hold count (U1 or U2) storage area is not less than 4 (that is, when the data set in the first special symbol storage area and the second special symbol storage area is 4). ), As a start winning designation command, a game ball is won at the first start port 14 or the second start port 15, but the upper limit is 4, and a special symbol determination random number value or jackpot symbol A start winning designation command is generated, which means that the random number value for use and the random number value for the small hit symbol are not acquired (so-called overflow).

(Description of gaming state)
Next, the gaming state when the game progresses will be described. In the present embodiment, the game progresses in any one of the “low probability gaming state”, “high probability gaming state”, “time / short gaming state”, and “non-time / short gaming state”. However, while the game is in progress, if the game state is “low probability game state” or “high probability game state”, it is always “time-short game state” or “non-time-short game state”. In other words, there are cases of “low probability gaming state” and “short-time gaming state” and “low probability gaming state” and “non-short-time gaming state”. .
Further, in the case of the “low probability gaming state” and the “non-short-time gaming state”, it is not the specific gaming period (that is, the non-specific gaming period) when it is the specific gaming period after the end of the small hit. ) There is a time. This “low probability gaming state” and “non-short-time gaming state”, which is a non-specific gaming period, will be referred to as a “normal gaming state”. Note that the gaming state when the game is started, that is, the initial gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is a “normal gaming state” (“low probability gaming state” and “non-short game state”, which is a non-specific gaming period. ) Is set.

In the present embodiment, the “low probability gaming state” means that the winning probability of jackpot is 1/399 in the jackpot lottery performed on the condition that a game ball wins the first starting port 14 or the second starting port 15. The game state set to .5. The jackpot winning here is to acquire a right to execute a “long win game” or a “short win game” which will be described later.
On the other hand, the “high probability gaming state” means a gaming state in which the jackpot winning probability is set to 1 / 57.07. Therefore, in the “high probability gaming state”, it is easier to acquire the right to execute “game per long” or “game per short” than in the “low probability gaming state”.

In the present embodiment, the “non-short game state” means that the time required for the lottery is set as long as 29 seconds in the normal symbol lottery performed on the condition that the game ball has passed through the normal symbol gate 13, and As shown in FIG. 9B, the gaming state where the opening control time of the second start port 15 at the time of winning is set as short as 0.1 seconds. That is, when the game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 13, a normal symbol lottery is performed, and the lottery result is determined 29 seconds after the lottery is started. If the lottery result is a win, then the second start port 15 is controlled to the second mode for about 0.1 second.
However, even in the non-short game state, when the normal symbol A is won, the second start port 15 is controlled to the second mode for about 0.1 seconds and then closed for about 3.0 seconds. Over time, the second mode will be controlled for about 5.4 seconds.

  On the other hand, the “short-time gaming state” means that the time required for the normal symbol lottery is 3 seconds, which is shorter than the “non-short-time gaming state”, and the second starting point when winning in the win The 15 release control time is set to about 1.1 seconds, which is longer than the “non-short game state”, and refers to a game state in which multiple releases are performed.

Further, in the “non-short-time gaming state”, the probability of winning in the normal symbol lottery is set to about 1/11, and in the “short-time gaming state”, the probability of winning in the normal symbol lottery is 1/1. Set to
Therefore, in the “short-time gaming state”, the second starting port 15 is more easily controlled to the second mode as long as the game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 13 than in the “non-short-time gaming state”. As a result, in the “short-time gaming state”, the player can proceed with the game without substantially reducing the number of game balls.
Note that the probability of winning in the normal symbol lottery may be set so that it does not change in any of the “non-short-time gaming state” and the “time-short gaming state”.

In the present embodiment, the second start opening 15 and the normal symbol gate 13 for opening the second start opening 15 are right-handed game areas (the areas in the game area 6 on the right side of the effect display device 31). 1) and a left-handed game area (the area on the left side of the effect display device 31 in the game area 6, see FIG. 1).
For this reason, in the “short-time gaming state”, the game is advantageously advanced by performing an operation (so-called right-handed) that causes the game ball to enter the right-handed game area in order to win the game ball in the second start port 15. be able to.
On the other hand, in the “non-short game state”, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the second starting port 15 even if the game ball enters the normal symbol gate 13. Therefore, the player can advance the game more advantageously by performing an operation (so-called “left-handed”) for causing the game ball to enter the left-handed region and aiming at the first start port 14. Further, even when left-handed, a game ball may enter the normal symbol gate 13 provided in the left-handed game area as described above. By winning the symbol A or B, there is a possibility that a game ball will win the second starting port 15.

(Explanation of hit type)
In the present embodiment, two types of big hits “long hit” and “short hit” and two types of “small hit” are provided.

In the present embodiment, “long win game” means that a right per game is obtained in a jackpot lottery that is performed on the condition that a game ball is won at the first start port 14 or the second start port 15. A game that is executed in the event of a game.
In the “long winning game”, the round game in which the first grand prize opening 16 is opened four times in total, and the round game in which the opening time of the first big prize opening 16 is set to a maximum of 29.5 seconds. Is performed at least once. Alternatively, the round game in which the second grand prize opening 17 is opened is performed 16 times in total, and among these, the round game in which the opening time of the second big prize opening 17 is set to a maximum of 29.5 seconds is performed at least once. Is called.
Then, when a predetermined number of game balls (for example, nine) are won in the first grand prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17, one round game is ended. In this “long game”, when a game ball is won in the first grand prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17, a predetermined prize ball (for example, 15 game balls) is added. In other words, “game per long” means that a game ball wins at the first grand prize winning opening 16 or the second big prize winning opening 17, and the player can obtain a prize ball according to the winning prize. It is a game that can be acquired.

In this embodiment, “short win game” means the right to execute a short win game in a jackpot lottery that is performed on the condition that a game ball wins at the first start port 14 or the second start port 15 A game that is executed in the event of a game.
In the “short win game”, the round game in which the first grand prize winning opening 16 is opened is performed a total of four times. However, in the four round games, the opening time of the first big winning opening 16 is set to 0.052 seconds. During this time, when a predetermined number of game balls (for example, nine) win the first grand prize opening 16, one round game is finished. However, as described above, since the opening time of the first grand prize opening 16 is extremely short, the game ball rarely wins, and even if the game ball wins, one or two games are played in one round game. The ball is about to win. Also in this “short win game”, when a game ball wins the first big winning opening 16, a predetermined prize ball (for example, 15 game balls) is added.

In this embodiment, “small hit game” means that the right to execute the small hit game is obtained in the big hit lottery performed on the condition that a game ball wins at the first start port 14 or the second start port 15 A game that is executed in the event of a game.
Also in the “small win game”, the first big prize opening 16 is opened four times as in the “short win game”. At this time, the opening time, opening / closing timing, and opening / closing mode of the first big winning opening 16 are the same as the above “short win game”, or the player determines whether the “small win game” or “short win game” Approximate to the extent impossible or difficult. However, when a game ball wins the first grand prize opening 16, a predetermined prize ball (for example, 15 game balls) is added in the same manner as described above.

In the present embodiment, the “long win game” and the “short win game” are referred to as “big hit game”. Further, the “big hit game” and the “small hit game” are collectively referred to as “special game”.
In the main control board 110, a flag is stored in the game state storage area of the main RAM 110c so as to grasp which game state is the current game state.
Also, the game state is changed from one game state to another game state after winning the jackpot and finishing the jackpot game as a result of the jackpot lottery.
In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of “big jackpots” are provided, and the type of “big jackpot” is determined according to the type of special symbol (type of jackpot symbol) determined by winning the jackpot. Then, after the jackpot ends, the subsequent gaming state changes according to the type of jackpot symbol. In the case where “small hit” is won, the gaming state such as “high probability gaming state” or “short-time gaming state” is not changed after the “small hit gaming state” ends. For example, when “small hit” is won in the “high probability gaming state”, the “high probability gaming state” continues even after the “small hit gaming state” ends.

  In the present embodiment, the jackpots related to the special symbol 1 to the special symbol 5 and the special symbol 7 are based on a probable length, the jackpot related to the special symbol 8 is a probable short hit, the jackpot related to the special symbol 6 is a normal jackpot The big hit related to the symbol 9 is usually called short hit.

(Power saving mode transition processing)
Here, the power saving mode transition processing in the gaming machine 1 will be described.
When the main CPU 110a receives the gaming state response information transmitted from the system CPU 130a, if the gaming state response information includes information indicating the shift to the power saving mode (power saving mode flag = 1), A power saving transition command is transmitted to the CPU 120a.

  The sub CPU 120a that has received the power saving transition command transmits a power saving instruction for reducing the luminance of the backlight of the effect display device 31 to the image control board 150, and the frame side effect lighting device 34 and the board side effect lighting. A power saving instruction for turning off all the devices is transmitted to the lamp control board 140. By receiving this power saving instruction, the image control CPU of the image control board 150 reduces the luminance of the backlight of the effect display device 31, and the lamp control board 140 causes the frame-side effect lighting device 34 and the board-side effect lighting device to operate. Turn off all lights.

  When the main CPU receives a return request to the normal power mode from the system CPU 130a, the main CPU transmits a normal power return command to the sub CPU 120a. Receiving the normal power return command, the sub CPU 120a transmits a return instruction for returning the backlight brightness of the effect display device 31 to the normal state to the image control board 150, and the frame side effect illumination device 34 and the board side effect use. A return instruction for returning all lighting devices to normal is transmitted to the lamp control board 140. Upon reception of this return instruction, the image control CPU of the image control board 150 increases the brightness of the backlight of the effect display device 31 to the normal brightness, and the lamp control board 140 receives the frame side effect illumination device 34 and the board side effect illumination. Restart the lighting control of the device.

(Contents of game state information and game state response information)
Next, with reference to FIG. 3, game state information that is transmission data transmitted from the main CPU 110 a to the system CPU 130 a and game state response information transmitted from the system CPU 130 a that has received this game state information to the main CPU 110 a will be described.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the game state information and the game state response information.

FIG. 3A is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of gaming state information transmitted from the main CPU 110a to the system CPU 130a.
This gaming state information is composed of items of “serial number”, “gaming state”, “error detection”, “number of gaming information”, and “gaming information”, and the gaming state information storage provided in the main RAM 110c described above. The game state information is generated based on the data stored in each of the sequence number storage area, the game state storage area, the error detection storage area, and the game information storage area.

First, “Serial number” is information for transmitting that the game state information transmitted this time by the main CPU 110a to the system CPU 130a is new game state information different from the game state information transmitted last time to the system CPU 130a. In addition, it is information for transmitting that the main CPU 110a has received the game state response information transmitted by the system CPU 130a. A 1-byte area is allocated to this “serial number”.
Note that the serial number value is 00H (initial value) until the mutual authentication process in the game start process of the main control board main process described later is completed.

  When the main CPU 110a transmits new gaming state information to the system CPU 130a, the main CPU 110a transmits the gaming state information by adding a value obtained by adding a serial number to the system CPU 130a. It is recognized that the game state information received this time is new game state information different from the game state information received last time, and that the transmitted game state response information is received by the main CPU 110a. .

  Note that “serial number” is incremented by 1 in the system CPU 130a as will be described later, and loops until the power of the gaming machine 1 is cut off, such as 00H → 01H... FFH → 00H.

  Next, “gaming state” is information for the system CPU 130a to recognize the current gaming state controlled by the main CPU 110a, and a 1-byte area is allocated.

In this 1-byte area,
1st bit (D1): an area for indicating that the current gaming state is a long hit. 2nd bit (D2): an area for indicating that the current gaming state is a short hit. Bit (D3): Area for indicating that the current gaming state is hitting a small bit. Bit 4 (D4): Area for indicating that the current gaming state is in the short-time gaming state. Eye (D5): An area for indicating that the current gaming state is in the non-temporary gaming state. • Sixth bit (D6): An area for indicating that the current gaming state is in the high probability gaming state. The seventh bit (D7) and the eighth bit (D8) are reserved areas for when a new gaming state needs to be transmitted to the system CPU 130a in the future.
In each bit, “1” indicates a corresponding gaming state, and “0” indicates that it is not.

  Next, “error detection” is information for the system CPU 130a to recognize information related to (possibly) an error currently detected by the main CPU 110a, and is allocated with a 1-byte area.

In this 1-byte area,
・ First bit (D1): An area for indicating that radio waves are currently being detected by the game board side radio wave detection sensor. ・ Second bit (D2): To indicate that magnetism is currently being detected by the magnetic sensor.・ 3rd bit (D3): Currently allocated to the area to indicate that it is determined that the award is abnormal, and the 4th bit (D4) to 8th bit (D8) will be a new error in the future. This is a spare area for when such (possible) information needs to be transmitted to the system CPU 130a.
In each bit, “1” indicates that the corresponding error is being detected (determined), and “0” indicates that it is not.

  Next, the “number of game information” is information for the system CPU 130a to recognize the number of game information to be transmitted this time, and an area of 1 byte is allocated. This “number of game information” is followed by “ The number of transmissions of “game information” (the number of types of game information) is indicated by binary numbers.

Next, the “game information” is information for the system CPU 130a to recognize the game information generated after the main CPU 110a transmits the previous game state information until the current game state information is transmitted. A byte area is allocated.
This “game information” is assigned 2 bytes for each type of game information described below. For example, if the type of game information included in the game status information transmitted this time is one, "Is 2-byte data, and if there are three types of game information," game information "is 6-byte data.
Therefore, the data length of the “game information” varies depending on the type of game information to be transmitted.

  In the 2-byte area allocated to this “game information”, the first to eighth bits are areas indicating the type of game information, and “00000001” indicates that a game ball has won a prize at the first start port 14. "00000010" indicates that the game ball has won the second starting port 15, "00000011" indicates that the game ball has won the first grand prize port 16, and "000000100" indicates the second big prize port. 17 indicates that the game ball has been won, “00000101” indicates that the game ball has been won in the general winning opening 12, “00000110” indicates that the game ball has passed through the normal symbol gate 13, and “00000111”. Indicates that the first special symbol is confirmed (variation stopped) in the first special symbol display device 20, and “00001000” is displayed in the second special symbol display device 21. There show that the second special symbol has been determined (change stopped), the "00001001" indicates that the normal symbol has been determined (change stopped) at normal symbol display device 22.

The following 9th to 12th bits indicate the total number of winning balls to be added to the game ball number display device 134 by the system CPU 130a in binary numbers.
The 9th to 12th bits correspond to the type of game information when the type of game information (various starting ports and various winning ports) in which a winning ball is generated in the previous 1st to 8th bits is shown. When the total number of prize balls to be displayed is shown, and the type of game information (no symbol determination) that does not generate a prize ball is shown, the number of prize balls is zero.

The following 13th to 16th bits are the total number of winning balls that the system CPU 130a should add to the game ball number display device 134 shown in the previous 9th to 12th bits depending on the number of winning game balls. Whether or not (winning number) is indicated by a binary number.
The thirteenth to sixteenth bits correspond to the type of game information when the type of game information (a variety of start-up holes and various prize-winning ports) in which a winning ball is generated in the previous first to eighth bits is shown. On the other hand, when the number of winning information to be played is shown, and the type of game information in which no winning ball is generated (various symbols are determined), the winning number is zero.

  For example, during the period from the transmission of the previous game state information to the transmission of the current game state information, one game ball was won at the first start port 14 and two game balls were won at the first big prize port 16. In this case, 2 (the number of types of game information) is input as the “number of game information”. In the first “game information” following this “number of game information”, 1 (first start port) is input as the type of game information, 3 is input as the total number of winning balls, and 1 is input as the number of winning prizes. The In the second “game information” following the first “game information”, 3 (first big prize opening) is input as the type of game information, 30 is input as the total number of winning balls, 2 is input.

FIG. 3B is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of game state response information transmitted from the system CPU 130a to the main CPU 110a.
This gaming state information is composed of items of “serial number” and “gaming machine frame information”.

First, “Serial number” is used to inform the main CPU 110a that the game state response information transmitted this time by the system CPU 130a to the main CPU 110a is new game state response information different from the previously transmitted game state response information. And information for transmitting that the system CPU 130a has received the game state information transmitted by the main CPU 110a. A 1-byte area is allocated to this “serial number”.
The serial number value is 00H (initial value) until the mutual authentication process in the game start process of the frame control board main process, which will be described later, is completed.

  When the system CPU 130a that has received the gaming state information transmitted from the main CPU 110a transmits new gaming state response information to the main CPU 110a, a value obtained by adding 1 to the serial number value included in the received gaming state information The game state response information is added to the main CPU 110a that has received the game state response information, so that the newly received game state response information is different from the previously received game state response information. It is recognized that the transmitted game state information is received by the system CPU 130a.

  In this way, the “sequential number” is incremented by 1 by both the main CPU 110a and the system CPU 130a, and loops until the power of the gaming machine 1 is cut off, such as 00H → 01H... FFH → 00H.

  Next, the “gaming machine frame information” is information related to an error currently being detected in the system CPU 130a and information for the main CPU 110a to recognize the open / closed state of each frame, and a request to shift to the power saving mode is main. It is also information for the CPU 110a. An area of 1 byte is allocated to this “game machine frame information”.

In this 1-byte area,
First bit (D1): An area for indicating that the glass frame 50 is currently open. Second bit (D2): An area for indicating that the gaming machine frame 60 is currently open. 3rd bit (D3): Area for indicating that radio wave detection sensor 135 is currently detecting radio waves 4th bit (D4): Area for indicating that winning number is determined to be abnormal 5th bit (D5): Allocated to the area for requesting the transition to the power saving mode, and the sixth bit (D6) to the eighth bit (D8) need to transmit new information to the main CPU 110a in the future. This is a spare area for when
In the first bit (D1) to the fourth bit (D4), “1” indicates that the corresponding error is being detected (judged), and “0” indicates that it is not. In the fifth bit (D5), “1” indicates an instruction to shift to the power saving mode, and “0” indicates an instruction to shift to the normal power mode.

Next, the progress of the game in the gaming machine 1 will be described using a flowchart.
First, processing executed by the main CPU 110a of the main control board 110 will be described.

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

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

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

(Step S11)
In step S11, the main CPU 110a performs a game start process for starting a game. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S20)
In step S20, the main CPU 110a performs effect random number update processing for updating the random number value for variation pattern and the random value for reach determination.

(Step S30)
In step S30, the main CPU 110a performs a process of updating the special symbol determination initial value random number, the big hit symbol initial value random number, and the small hit symbol initial value random number. Thereafter, the processes in steps S20 and S30 are repeated until a main control board timer interrupt process described later is performed.

(Main control board game start processing)
A game start process in the main process of the main control board 110 will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S11-1)
First, in step S11-1, the main CPU 110a transmits a communication start request to the system CPU 130a of the frame control board 130.

(Step S11-2)
Following step S11-1, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a communication start response has been received from the system CPU 130a. If the communication start response has not been received, the main CPU 110a repeats this determination until the communication start response is received, and starts communication. If it is determined that a response has been received, the process proceeds to step S11-3.

(Step S11-3)
Following step S11-2, the main CPU 110a performs mutual authentication with the system CPU 130a. In this mutual authentication, for example, the serial number held by the main CPU 110a is stored. And the serial number held by the system CPU 130a. Confirm whether or not match.

(Step S11-4)
After step S11-3, when the main CPU 110a determines that the system CPU 130a is not authentic as a result of the mutual authentication process, the main CPU 110a proceeds to step S11-16 while determining that the system CPU 130a is authentic. If the information indicating that the authentication results match is received from the system CPU 130a, the process proceeds to step S11-5.
As a result of the mutual authentication process, when it is determined that the system is a valid system CPU 130a, information indicating that the authentication result is coincident is transmitted to the system CPU 130a, and when it is determined that the system is not a regular system CPU 130a, the system CPU 130a is transmitted. Information indicating that the authentication results do not match is transmitted.

(Step S11-5)
Subsequent to step S11-5, the main CPU 110a receives the security information to be used this time (until the power of the gaming machine 1 is cut off) transmitted from the system CPU 130a, and performs security information update processing for updating and storing the security information. .
The security information updated here is, for example, an encryption key or the like, and all subsequent transmission data in the main CPU 110a and the system CPU 130a are encrypted data encrypted by this security information.
In this security information update process, the main CPU 110a gives the system CPU 130a specification data relating to the specifications of the gaming machine 1 described above (number of winning balls for each winning mouth, number of balls played per unit time, average number of fluctuations, etc. ).

(Step S11-6)
Subsequent to step S11-5, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a clear signal is input from the clear switch.

(Step S11-7)
When it is determined in step S11-6 that the clear signal from the clear switch has not been input, the main CPU 110a transmits a recovering command indicating that the gaming state is being recovered to the sub CPU 120a.
In addition, the sub CPU 120a that has received the recovery command starts a startup process such as operation check of first to third driving devices (33a, 33b, and 33c) that are movable members to be described later, and displays an effect. A game state restoring image indicating that the gaming state is being restored is displayed on the device 31.

(Step S11-8)
Subsequent to step S11-7, the main CPU 110a requests the system CPU 130a for serial number information stored and held in the gaming state response information storage area of the system RAM 130c.

(Step S11-9)
Subsequent to step S11-8, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not various game information stored and held in the game ball number storage area and the game information storage area of the system RAM 130c needs to be recovered (corrected). .

In this determination processing, the serial number value returned from the system CPU 130a in response to the request for the serial number information in step S11-8 is confirmed. As a result of the confirmation, the serial number value returned from the system CPU 130a is the previous value in the main RAM 110c. When the serial number value is stored and held in the gaming state information storage area, the system CPU 130a stores the gaming state information transmitted last before the current game start processing (for example, before the power failure of the gaming machine 1). Since it is received, it is determined that there is no need to recover various game information in the system RAM 130c.
When it is determined that there is no need to recover various game information in the system RAM 130c, the main CPU 110a transmits recovery unnecessary information to the system CPU 130a.

  On the other hand, if the serial number value returned from the system CPU 130a is a value obtained by subtracting -1 from the serial number value stored and held in the previous gaming state information storage area of the main RAM 110c, the current game start process is performed. Since the system CPU 130a has not received the game state information last transmitted before the game machine 1 is turned off (for example, before the power failure of the gaming machine 1), it is determined that recovery of various game information in the system RAM 130c is necessary.

(Step S11-10)
If it is determined in step S11-9 that the gaming information in the system RAM 130c needs to be recovered, the main CPU 110a reads the previous gaming state information stored in the previous gaming state information storage area and recovers it to the system CPU 130a. Send as information.

(Step S11-11)
Following step S11-10, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a recovery completion notification has been received from the system CPU 130a. This process is looped until a recovery completion notification is received, and if it is determined that a recovery completion notification has been received, the process proceeds to step S11-12.

(Step S11-12)
When it is determined in step S11-11 that the recovery completion notification has been received, the main CPU 110a, based on the various backup information stored in the backup storage area of the main RAM 110c, is a normal symbol hold that is a work area Number (G) storage area, first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area, second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area, first special symbol random value storage area, second special symbol random value storage area, round Number of games (R) storage area, number of times released (K) storage area, number of general winning mouth prize balls (C1) storage area, number of general winning mouth prizes (C2) storage area, number of first big prize mouth prize balls (C3) Storage area, number of first grand prize winning prizes (C4) storage area, number of second grand prize winning prize balls (C5), storage area, number of second big prize winning prizes (C6), storage area, number of first starting mouth prize balls (C7) Memory area, first start opening winning number (C8) storage area, second starting opening winning ball number (C9) storage area, second starting opening winning number (C10) storage area, normal symbol gate passing number (C11) storage area , Gaming state (high probability gaming flag storage area, short-time gaming flag storage area, winning game flag storage area), high-probability gaming count (X) storage area, time-saving count (J) storage area, gaming state information storage area, previous game Values (or flags) for restoring the state information storage area and the frame information storage area to the gaming state before the gaming machine 1 is turned off or before the gaming stop state is sequentially set.

  When this processing is completed, the information stored in each storage area in the work area of the main RAM 110c is information immediately before power-off, so the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is restored to the state immediately before power-off. .

(Step S11-13)
Subsequent to step S11-12, step S11-9, or step S11-18, the main CPU 110a sets an effect activation standby timer.
In this effect activation standby timer, the sub CPU 120a confirms the opening / closing operation of the first grand prize winning port 16 and the second grand prize winning port 17, the opening / closing operation confirmation of the second starting port 15, the operation confirmation of the frame side effect lighting device 34, the panel Until the operation confirmation of the lighting device for side effects, the operation confirmation of the first effect drive device 33a, the second effect drive device 33b, and the third effect drive device 33c is completed, interrupt processing described later is not permitted. It is a standby timer, and a timer value (for example, 10 s) set in advance based on the scheduled end time at which these various operation checks are completed is set.

(Step S11-14)
Subsequent to step S11-13, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the effect activation standby timer has expired. When it is determined that the production start standby timer has not timed up, this process is looped until the time is up.

(Step S11-15)
If it is determined in step S11-14 that the effect activation standby timer has expired, a main control board timer interrupt process described later is permitted. Therefore, the main CPU 110a is in a state where game control is not required before this process, and is in a state where game control is possible after this process. After completing this process, the game start process is terminated.

(Step S11-16)
If the system CPU 130a determines in step S11-4 that the system CPU 130a is not legitimate, the main CPU 110a performs an authentication error process and then ends the game start process.
Therefore, when an authentication error occurs, the timer interrupt process in step S11-15 is not permitted, and the main control board timer interrupt process described later is not executed.

In this authentication error process, the main CPU 110a transmits authentication error information indicating an authentication error to the system CPU 130a.
The system CPU 130a that has received the authentication error information transmits the authentication error information to the lending control CPU of the lending unit 100. The lending control CPU displays an authentication error image on the information display 102 and notifies the management server that an authentication error has occurred.
Also, an authentication error command is transmitted to the sub CPU 120a. Receiving this authentication error command, the sub CPU 120a causes the effect display device 31 to display an authentication error image indicating an authentication error, and causes the audio output device 32 to output an authentication error sound.

(Step S11-17)
If it is determined in step S11-6 that the clear signal from the clear switch has been input, the main CPU 110a initializes the backup storage area of the main RAM 110c to the sub CPU 120a. Send.
The sub CPU 120a that has received this initialization command starts a startup process such as operation check of first to third effect driving devices (33a, 33b, 33c), which are movable members described later, and effects display. The device 31 displays an initialization image indicating that the device 31 is currently being initialized, and the sound output device 32 outputs an initialization notification sound.

(Step S11-18)
Following step S11-17, the main CPU 110a performs processing for initializing various backup information stored in the backup storage area of the main RAM 110c, and sequentially sets the values of the storage areas in the work area to initial values. I will do it.

  When this process is completed, the information stored in each storage area in the work area of the main RAM 110c is the initial information, so the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is the initial gaming state.

(Other embodiment 1 in the game start processing of the main control board)
Here, another embodiment in the game start process of the main control board described above will be described.
In the present embodiment, as described above, the effect activation process timer is set by the process of step S11-13, and until it is determined by the process of step S11-14 that the effect activation standby timer has timed out, step S11 is performed. Although the permission process of the main control board timer interrupt process of −15 is not performed (game control is not performed), not limited to this, instead of the process of step S11-13 and step S11-14, After the process of step S1050 described later is completed, the sub CPU 120a may transmit the operation confirmation process end information to the main CPU 110a, and may receive the operation confirmation process end information to proceed to the process of step S11-15.

(Other embodiment 2 in game start processing of main control board)
In the present embodiment, as described above, the effect activation process timer is set by the process of step S11-13, and until it is determined by the process of step S11-14 that the effect activation standby timer has timed out, step S11 is performed. Although the permission process of the main control board timer interrupt process of -15 is not performed (game control is not performed), not limited to this, the process of steps S11-13 and S11-14 should not be performed It may be.
By doing so, it is possible to advance the time from the end of the mutual authentication process of step S11-3 described above to the start of the execution of game control, so the transition time to the game control enabled state is advanced. For example, when a power failure occurs during business, and the player recovers from the power failure during business thereafter, the player can resume the game (game ball launch start time) earlier.

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

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

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

(Step S110)
In step S110, the main CPU 110a updates the special symbol time counter, updates the special game timer counter such as the opening time of the special electric accessory, updates the normal symbol time counter, and updates the normal power release time counter. Time control processing for updating various timer counters such as game status information transmission time counter update processing, winning protection counter update processing, and the like is performed. Specifically, a process of subtracting “1” from the counter value set in each counter is performed.

(Step S120)
In step S120, the main CPU 110a performs a random number update process for the special symbol determination random number value, the big hit symbol random number value, the small hit symbol random number value, and the hit determination random number value.
Specifically, each random number counter is incremented by “1” to update the random number counter. When the addition result exceeds the maximum value in the random number range, the random number counter is reset to 0. When the random number counter makes one round, the random number is updated from the initial random number value at that time.

(Step S130)
In step S130, the main CPU 110a performs initial value random number update processing for updating the random number counter by adding 1 to the special symbol determining initial value random number counter, the big hit symbol initial value random number counter, and the small hit symbol initial value random number counter. .

(Step S200)
In step S200, the main CPU 110a performs input control processing. In this process, the main CPU 110a includes the general winning opening detection switch 12a, the gate detection switch 13a, the first starting opening detection switch 14a, the second starting opening detection switch 15a, the first big winning opening detection switch 16a, and the second large winning opening. An input process for determining whether or not there is an input to each switch of the detection switch 17a is performed. Specifically, this will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S300)
In step S300, the main CPU 110a performs a special figure special power control process for controlling the special symbol and the special electric accessory. Details will be described later with reference to FIGS.

(Step S400)
In step S400, the main CPU 110a performs a general-purpose normal power control process for controlling the normal symbol and the ordinary electric accessory. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S500)
In step S530, the main CPU 110a performs a gaming state information transmission process for transmitting the above-described gaming state information to the system CPU 130a. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S550)
In step S550, the main CPU 110a performs a gaming state response information reception process for performing processing according to the reception of the gaming state response information transmitted from the system CPU 130a. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S560)
In step S560, the main CPU 110a performs a power saving process according to the presence / absence of information indicating a request for shifting to the power saving mode included in the gaming state response information transmitted from the system CPU 130a. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S570)
In step S570, the main CPU 110a performs a game stop process. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S600)
In step S600, the main CPU 110a performs data creation processing of external information data, start opening / closing solenoid data, special winning opening opening / closing solenoid data, special symbol display device data, normal symbol display device data, and a storage number designation command.

(Step S700)
In step S700, the main CPU 110a performs output control processing. In this process, a port output process is performed for outputting signals of the external information data, the start opening / closing solenoid data, and the special winning opening opening / closing solenoid data created in step S600.
Further, in order to turn on the LEDs of the special symbol display devices 20, 21 and the normal symbol display device 22, a display device output process for outputting the special symbol display device data and the normal symbol display device data created in step S600 is performed. Do.

  Also, command transmission processing for transmitting a command set in the effect transmission data storage area of the main CPU 110a main RAM 110c to the sub CPU 120a, and game state information set in the system transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c Is transmitted to the system CPU 130a.

  When the main CPU 110a performs the game state information transmission process, the main CPU 110a sets “50” as the counter value in the game state transmission time counter.

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

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

(Step S210)
First, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a detection signal is input from the general winning opening detection switch 12a, that is, whether or not a game ball has won the general winning opening 12. When the main CPU 110a receives a detection signal from the general winning opening detection switch 12a, the main CPU 110a adds predetermined data (for example, 3) to the value of the general winning opening prize ball number (C1) storage area used for the winning ball. At the same time, the value is updated by adding the value in the general winning award winning number (C2) storage area (+1 per winning).

  When the main CPU 100a receives a detection signal from the general winning opening detection switch 12a, the main CPU 100a adds (for example, 3) the value of the general winning opening prize ball counter (YC9) in the game state information storage area of the main RAM 110c. In addition, the value of the general winning opening winning counter (YC10) is added (+1 per winning) and updated.

(Step S220)
In step S220, the main CPU 110a has input a detection signal from the first big prize opening detection switch 16a or the second big prize opening detection switch 17a, that is, the game ball is in the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize winning. It is determined whether or not any of the mouths 17 has been won.
When the main CPU 110a receives a detection signal from the first big prize opening detection switch 16a, the main CPU 110a adds (for example, 15) the value of the first big prize mouth ball number (C3) storage area in the main RAM 110c and updates it. At the same time, the value in the storage area of the first big prize opening (C4) storage area is added (+1 for each prize) and updated.
When the main CPU 110a receives a detection signal from the second big prize opening detection switch 17a, the main CPU 110a adds (for example, 15) the value of the second big prize mouth ball number (C5) storage area in the main RAM 110c. In addition to updating, the value in the second big prize winning number (C6) storage area is added (+1 per winning) and updated.

When the main CPU 100a receives a detection signal from the first grand prize opening detection switch 16a, the main CPU 100a adds the value of the first big prize mouth prize ball counter (YC5) in the gaming state information storage area of the main RAM 110c (for example, 15), and the value is updated by adding the value of the first grand prize opening winning counter (YC6) (+1 per winning).
When the main CPU 100a receives a detection signal from the second big prize opening detection switch 17a, the main CPU 100a adds the value of the second big prize mouth prize ball counter (YC7) in the game state information storage area of the main RAM 110c (for example, 15), and the value is updated by adding the value of the second grand prize opening winning counter (YC8) (+1 per winning).

(Step S230)
In step S230, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the detection signal from the first start port detection switch 14a has been input, that is, whether or not the game ball has won the first start port 14, and the first start port detection switch When the detection signal is input from 14a, the value of the first start opening prize ball number (C8) storage area in the main RAM 110c is added and updated (for example, 3), and the first start opening prize number (C9) is updated. The value of the storage area is added (+1 for each winning prize) and updated, and predetermined data for determining the jackpot is set. Details will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  When the main CPU 100a receives a detection signal from the first start port detection switch 14a, the main CPU 100a adds the value of the first start port prize ball counter (YC1) in the game state information storage area of the main RAM 110c (for example, 3 And the value of the first start opening winning counter (YC2) is added (+1 per winning) and updated.

  If the data set in the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area is less than 4, “1” is added to the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area, and the special symbol determination disturbance A numerical value, a jackpot symbol random number value, a small bonus symbol random number value, and a reach determination random number value are extracted, and the extracted random number value is stored in the first special symbol storage area.

(Step S240)
In step S240, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the detection signal from the second start port detection switch 15a has been input, that is, whether or not the game ball has won the second start port 15, and the second start port detection switch. When a detection signal is input from 15a, the value of the second start opening prize ball number (C9) storage area in the main RAM 110c is added and updated (for example, 3), and the second start opening prize number (C10) is updated. The value of the storage area is added (+1 for each winning prize) and updated, and predetermined data for determining the jackpot is set. Details will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  When the main CPU 100a receives a detection signal from the second start port detection switch 15a, the main CPU 100a adds the value of the second start port prize ball counter (YC3) in the game state information storage area of the main RAM 110c (for example, 3 And the value of the first start opening winning counter (YC4) is added (+1 per winning) and updated.

If the data set in the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area is less than 4, “1” is added to the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area, and the special symbol determination disturbance A numerical value, a big hit symbol random number value, a small hit symbol random number value, and a reach determination random number value are extracted, and the extracted random number value is stored in the second special symbol storage area.
That is, when compared with the first start port detection switch input process of FIG. 8 to be described later, the same process is performed although the area for storing data is different between the first special symbol storage area and the second special symbol storage area.

(Step S250)
In step S250, the main CPU 110a determines whether the gate detection switch 13a has input a signal, that is, whether the game ball has passed through the normal symbol gate 13. Further, when the gate detection switch 13a receives a signal, the main CPU 110a adds the value of the normal symbol gate passage number (C11) storage area in the main RAM 110c (+1 for each passage) and stores the gaming state information. The value of the normal symbol gate passage counter (YC11) of the area is added (+1 for each passage) and updated.

  Then, “1” is added to the normal symbol holding number (G) storage area, one random number value for hit determination is extracted from a random number range (for example, 0 to 10) prepared in advance, and extracted to the normal symbol holding storage area Store the random value. However, when “4” is stored in the normal symbol holding number (G) storage area, “1” is added to the normal symbol holding number (G) storage area, or a random number for winning determination is extracted. The random number value extracted in the normal symbol holding storage area is not stored. When this process ends, the input control process ends.

(First control port (second start port) detection switch input processing of the main control board)
The first start port (second start port) detection switch input process of the main control board 110 will be described with reference to FIG.
The first start port detection switch input process is a program that is also used as the second start port detection switch input process that is executed based on the detection signal input from the second start port detection switch 15a. In the present embodiment, the first start port detection switch input process that is executed based on the detection signal input from the first start port detection switch 14a will be described as an example.

(Step S230-1)
First, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a detection signal is input from the first start port detection switch 14a.
When the detection signal from the first start port detection switch 14a is input, the process proceeds to step S230-2, and when the detection signal from the first start port detection switch 14a is not input, the first start port The detection switch input process is terminated.

(Step S230-2)
In step S230-2, when the main CPU 110a receives a detection signal from the first start port detection switch 14a, the main CPU 110a adds the value of the first start port prize ball number (C8) storage area in the main RAM 110c (for example, 3 ) And updating the first start opening winning number (C9) storage area value (+1 per winning) and updating the first starting opening prize in the game state information storage area of the main RAM 110c. The value of the ball counter (YC1) is added (for example, 3) to be updated, and the value of the first start port winning counter (YC2) is added (+1 for each win) to be updated.

(Step S230-3)
In step S230-3, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the data set in the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area is less than 4.
If it is determined that the data set in the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area is not less than 4, the process proceeds to step S230-11, and the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area If it is determined that the set data is less than 4, the process proceeds to step S230-4.

(Step S230-4)
In step S230-4, the main CPU 110a adds "1" to the first special symbol reservation number (U1) storage area and stores it.

(Step S230-5)
In step S230-5, the main CPU 110a extracts a special symbol determination random value, searches for an empty storage unit in order from the first storage unit in the first special symbol storage area, and stores the free memory. The random number for special symbol determination extracted in the section is stored.

(Step S230-6)
In step S230-6, the main CPU 110a extracts a jackpot symbol random number value, searches for a vacant storage unit in order from the first storage unit in the first special symbol storage area, and vacant storage unit The random number value for the jackpot symbol extracted in is stored.

(Step S230-7)
In step S230-7, the main CPU 110a extracts the random numbers for the small bonus symbols, searches for the vacant storage units in order from the first storage unit in the first special symbol storage area, and stores the vacant memory. The random number value for the small hit symbol extracted in the part is stored.

(Step S230-8)
In step S230-8, the main CPU 110a extracts the random number value for variation pattern and the random number value for reach determination as the random number value for presentation, and the memory is vacant in order from the first storage unit in the first special symbol storage area. The fluctuation pattern random number value and the reach determination random number value are stored in an empty storage unit.

  As described above, the special symbol determination random number value, the big hit symbol random number value, the small hit symbol random number value, the variation pattern random number value, and the reach determination random number value are stored in the predetermined storage unit of the first special symbol storage area. Will be.

(Step S230-9)
In step S230-9, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a game stop flag is set.
If it is determined that the game stop flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S230-10. If it is determined that the game stop flag is set, the first start port (second start port) detection switch input process is performed. finish.

That is, if the game stop flag is set before the first start port (second start port) detection switch input process is executed, the processing from step S230-1 to step S230-8 is executed. The game machine 1 enters the game stop state without executing the processing after step S230-10 described later.
At this time, each of the first special symbol hold number (U1) storage area, the second special symbol hold number (U2) storage area, the first special symbol random number value storage area, and the second special symbol random number value storage area of the main RAM 110c. The value is the value immediately before the game is stopped.
In the game data backup process in step S577, which will be described later, the first special symbol hold number (U1), the second special symbol hold number (U2), the first special symbol random number value, and the second special symbol random number value. Is stored in the backup storage area of the main RAM 110c.
Therefore, when the value of the first special symbol hold number (U1) and the second special symbol hold number (U2) is any one of 1 to 4, after the game is stopped, the game can be played. When returning, the values of the first special symbol hold number (U1), the second special symbol hold number (U2), the first special symbol random number value, and the second special symbol random number value when the game is stopped are reflected. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from being disadvantaged.

(Step S230-10)
In step S230-10, the main CPU 110a performs pre-determination processing based on winning at the first starting port 14, and generates a first starting winning designation command for indicating determination information related to winning at the first starting port 14. To do. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S230-11)
In step S230-11, the main CPU 110a sets the first start winning designation command generated in step S230-10 in the effect transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c. At this time, in order to update the first reserved number displayed on the first special symbol hold indicator 23, special symbol hold display data indicating the reserved number is set in a predetermined area of the main RAM 110c. When this process ends, the first start port detection switch input process ends.
As described above, when a game ball is won at the first start port 14 and there is a vacancy in the storage unit of the first special symbol storage area, the random number value is the largest among the storage units that are not stored. When each random number value is stored in the storage unit with the smaller number and there is no space in the storage unit in the first special symbol storage area, each random number value is not extracted (stored) and the first start port detection switch input process is performed. End. However, even when there is no space in the storage unit of the first special symbol storage area, a prize ball will be added to the winning of the game ball to the first start port 14.
In the present embodiment, detailed description of the second start port detection switch input process is omitted, but the first start port detection switch is also applied when a signal is input from the second start port detection switch 15a. Processing similar to the input processing is performed.

  The prior determination process in step S230-9 will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S230-9-1)
In step S230-9-1, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the special symbol is currently being displayed. If it is determined that the special symbol variation display is in progress, the process proceeds to step S230-9-2. If it is determined that the special symbol variation display is not in progress, the process proceeds to step S230-9-3. Move.

(Step S230-9-2)
In step S230-9-2, the main CPU 110a refers to the above-described prior determination table shown in FIG. 12 or FIG. 13 based on the current gaming state, and acquires the special symbol determination random number value and jackpot symbol random number value acquired this time. And the determination of the random number value for the small hit symbol is executed. Specifically, if the current gaming state is a low probability gaming state, the prior determination table for the low probability gaming state is referred to, and if the current gaming state is a high probability gaming state, the high probability gaming state With reference to the prior determination table, the determination of each random value described above is executed.

(Step S230-9-3)
In step S230-9-3, the main CPU 110a preliminarily determines the determination information related to the winning of the start opening based on the result determined in advance in step S230-9-2 (hereinafter also referred to as “preliminary determination information”). A start winning designation command is generated for the following. In the prior determination process in the first start port detection switch input process, a first start winning designation command is generated for indicating in advance the determination information related to winning in the first start port 14.
In addition, although description is abbreviate | omitted, also in 2nd start opening detection switch input processing, this prior determination process is performed and the 2nd start winning designation | designated for showing beforehand the determination information regarding the winning to 2nd start opening 15 A command is generated.

In the present embodiment, even if the game stop preparation flag is set in step S574 in the game stop process of FIG. 23 described later, this pre-determination process is executed, and then the game stop is performed in step S579. This pre-determination process is not executed when the flag is set.
Therefore, until the game stop flag is set, the start winning designation command is generated by the process of step S230-9-3, and the generated start win command is generated by the process of step S230-11 described above. Is set, and the main CPU 110a transmits a start winning designation command to the sub CPU 120a by the process of step S700 described above.

(Special figure special electric control processing of main control board)
With reference to FIG. 10, the special figure special power control process of the main control board 110 will be described.

(Step S301) (Step S302)
First, the main CPU 110a loads the special figure special electricity processing data value (step S301), and refers to the branch destination address from the special figure special electric treatment data loaded in step S302.

(Step S310)
In the above step S302, if the special figure special electricity processing data = 0, the special symbol memory determination process is executed. Details will be described later with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.

(Step S320)
In the above step S302, if the special figure special electric processing data = 1, the special symbol variation process is executed. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S330)
In the above step S302, if the special figure special electricity processing data = 2, the special symbol stop process is executed. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S340)
In the above-described step S302, if the special figure special electric processing data = 3, the main CPU 110a sets a winning game flag = 1 indicating a big hit gaming state in the winning game flag storage area in the gaming state storage area of the main RAM 110c. After that, the jackpot game process is executed. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S350)
In the above-described step S302, if the special figure special processing data = 4, the main CPU 110a sets a winning game flag = 2 indicating a small hit gaming state in the winning game flag storage area in the gaming state storage area of the main RAM 110c. After setting, the small hit game processing is executed. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S360)
In the above-described step S302, if the special figure special electric processing data = 5, the main CPU 110a indicates that the winning game flag storage area in the gaming state storage area of the main RAM 110c is not the big hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state. After setting flag = 0, a special game end process is executed. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Special symbol memory judgment processing of the main control board)
The special symbol memory determination process of the main control board 110 will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S310-1)
First, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the special symbol is being changed.
If the special symbol variation display is not in progress (special symbol time counter = 0), the process proceeds to step S310-1-1. If the special symbol variation display is in progress (special symbol time counter ≠ 0), the special symbol storage is performed. The determination process ends.

(Step S310-1-1)
In step S310-1-1, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a game stop flag is set.
If it is determined that the game stop flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S310-2. If it is determined that the game stop flag is set, the special symbol memory determination process is terminated.

In other words, if the game stop flag is set before the special symbol memory determination process is executed, the gaming machine 1 ends the special symbol memory determination process without executing the processes after step S310-2 described later. Becomes a game stop state.
At this time, each of the first special symbol hold number (U1) storage area, the second special symbol hold number (U2) storage area, the first special symbol random number value storage area, and the second special symbol random number value storage area of the main RAM 110c. The value is the value immediately before the game is stopped.
In the game data backup process in step S577, which will be described later, the first special symbol hold number (U1), the second special symbol hold number (U2), the first special symbol random number value, and the second special symbol random number value. Is stored in the backup storage area of the main RAM 110c.
Therefore, when the value of the first special symbol hold number (U1) and the second special symbol hold number (U2) is any one of 1 to 4, after the game is stopped, the game can be played. When returning, the values of the first special symbol hold number (U1), the second special symbol hold number (U2), the first special symbol random number value, and the second special symbol random number value when the game is stopped are reflected. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from being disadvantaged.

(Step S310-2)
If it is determined in step S310-1-1 that the game stop flag has not been set, the main CPU 110a determines whether the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area is 1 or more.

(Step S310-3)
If it is determined in step S310-2 that the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area is “1” or more, the main CPU 110a stores the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area. “1” is subtracted from the stored value and stored.

(Step S310-4)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S310-2 that the second special symbol hold count (U2) storage area is not 1 or more, the main CPU 110a has a first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area of 1 or more. It is determined whether it is.

(Step S310-5)
If it is determined in step S310-4 that the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area is “1” or more, the main CPU 110a stores the first special symbol hold count (U1) storage area. “1” is subtracted from the stored value and stored.

(Step S310-6)
Next, the main CPU 110a shifts the data stored in the special symbol reservation storage area corresponding to the special symbol reservation number (U1 or U2) storage area subtracted in steps S310-2 to S310-5. . Specifically, each data stored in the first storage unit to the fourth storage unit in the first special symbol storage area or the second special symbol storage area is shifted to the previous storage unit. Here, the data stored in the first storage unit is shifted to the determination storage area (the 0th storage unit). At this time, the data stored in the first storage unit is written in the determination storage area (0th storage unit), and the data already written in the determination storage area (0th storage unit) is stored in the special symbol hold storage. It will be erased from the area. Thereby, the special symbol determination random number value, the big hit symbol random number value, the small hit symbol random number value, the reach determination random number value, and the variation pattern random number value used in the previous game are deleted.
In this embodiment, in steps S310-2 to S310-6, the second special symbol storage area is shifted with priority over the first special symbol storage area. In order, the first special symbol storage area or the second special symbol storage area may be shifted, or the first special symbol storage area may be shifted with priority over the second special symbol storage area.

(Step S311)
Next, the main CPU 110a stores the data (special symbol determination random number value, jackpot symbol random number value, small bonus symbol) written in the determination symbol storage area (the 0th storage unit) of the special symbol hold storage area in step S310-6. Jackpot determination processing is executed based on the random number for use. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S312)
Subsequent to step S311, the main CPU 110a performs variation pattern selection processing.
The variation pattern selection process refers to the variation pattern determination table, the jackpot determination result, the special symbol type, the presence / absence of the short-time gaming state, the special symbol hold number (U1 or U2), the acquired reach determination random number value and the variation A variation pattern is determined based on the pattern random value.

(Step S313)
Subsequent to step S312, the main CPU 110a sets a variation pattern designation command corresponding to the determined variation pattern in the effect transmission data storage area.

(Step S314)
Subsequent to step S313, the main CPU 110a confirms the gaming state at the start of the change, and sets a gaming state designation command corresponding to the current gaming state in the effect transmission data storage area.

(Step S315)
Subsequent to step S314, the main CPU 110a starts the special symbol variation display on the first special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21. That is, when the information written in the processing area relates to the first hold, the first special symbol display device 20 blinks, and when the information relates to the second hold, the second special symbol display device 21 blinks.

(Step S316)
After the above step S315, when the main CPU 110a starts displaying the variation of the special symbol as described above, the special symbol time counter sets the variation time (counter value) based on the variation pattern determined in step S312 to the special symbol time. Set to the counter. The special symbol time counter is subtracted every 4 ms in step S110 (see FIG. 6).

(Step S317)
Following step S316, the main CPU 110a sets 00H to the customer waiting determination flag. That is, the customer waiting determination flag is cleared.

(Step S318)
Subsequent to step S317, the main CPU 110a sets the special symbol special processing data = 1, shifts the processing to the special symbol variation processing shown in FIG. 11, and ends the special symbol memory determination processing.

(Step S319-1)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S310-4 that the first special symbol holding number (U1) storage area is not 1 or more, the main CPU 110a determines whether 01H is set in the demo determination flag. To do. At this time, if 01H is set in the customer waiting determination flag, the main CPU 110a ends the special symbol storage determination process.

(Step S319-2)
If it is determined in step S319-1 that 01H is not set in the customer waiting determination flag, the main CPU 110a does not set the demo designation command many times in step S319-3 described later. The customer waiting determination flag is set to 01H.

(Step S319-3)
Subsequent to step S319-2, the main CPU 110a sets a demonstration designation command in the effect transmission data storage area, and ends the special symbol memory determination process.

(Main control board jackpot determination process)
The jackpot determination process will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S311-1)
First, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the high probability game flag is turned on in the high probability game flag storage area. The case where the high probability gaming flag is ON is a case where the current gaming state is a high probability gaming state.

(Step S311-2)
When the high probability game flag is turned on in step S311-1, that is, when it is determined that the current game state is the high probability game state, the main CPU 110a determines that the “high probability random number determination table”. Select.

(Step S311-3)
On the other hand, when the high probability gaming flag is not turned on in the above step S311-1, that is, when it is determined that the current gaming state is not the high probability gaming state (low probability gaming state), the main CPU 110a Select “Low probability random number determination table”.

(Step S311-4)
Next, the main CPU 110a uses the special symbol determination random number value written in the determination storage area (the 0th storage unit) of the special symbol holding storage area in step S310-6 (see FIG. 11) in step S311-2. Alternatively, the determination is made based on the “high probability random number determination table” or the “low probability random number determination table” selected in step S311-3.
More specifically, when the special symbol holding storage area shifted in step S310-6 is the first special symbol storage area, the jackpot determination table for the first special symbol display device is referred to, and the above step If the special symbol holding storage area shifted in S310-6 is the second special symbol storage area, refer to the jackpot determination table for the second special symbol display device and based on the special symbol determination random number value. , “Big hit”, “Small win” or “Lose” is determined.

(Step S311-5)
Subsequent to step S311-4, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the jackpot determination is made as a result of the jackpot determination in step S311-4.

(Step S311-6)
When it is determined in step S311-5 that the game is a big hit, the main CPU 110a determines the jackpot symbol random number value written in the determination storage area (the 0th storage unit) of the special symbol holding storage area in the step S310-6. Is determined, a special symbol type (stop symbol data) is determined, and a jackpot symbol determination process for setting the determined stop symbol data in the stop symbol data storage area is performed.
Specifically, when the special symbol reserved storage area shifted in step S310-6 is the first special symbol storage area, the jackpot symbol determination table for the first special symbol display device is referred to, and When the special symbol reserved storage area shifted in step S310-6 is the second special symbol storage area, the jackpot symbol random number value is determined with reference to the jackpot symbol determination table for the second special symbol display device. Based on this, stop symbol data indicating the type of the special symbol to be stopped is determined, and the determined stop symbol data is set in the stop symbol data storage area.
As will be described later, the determined special symbol is used to determine “big hit” or “small win” in the special symbol stop process of FIG. 23, and the big hit game process of FIG. 15 or the small hit of FIG. It is also used to determine the operating mode of the first big prize opening 16 and the second big prize opening 17 in the game process. Further, in the special game end process of FIG. 17, the game state and the specific game period after the end of the jackpot are set, and further, the specific game period after the end of the jackpot is set.

(Step S311-7)
Subsequent to step S311-6, in order to transmit data corresponding to the special symbol to the effect control board 120, the main CPU 110a generates an effect symbol designation command corresponding to the special symbol for jackpot and stores the transmission data for the effect. Set to area.

(Step S311-8)
Subsequent to step S311-7, the main CPU 110a determines the gaming state at the time of winning the big win from the information set in the gaming state storage area (the short-time gaming flag storage area, the high probability gaming flag storage area). Game state information indicating the game state is set in the game state buffer. Specifically, if both the short-time game flag and the high-probability game flag are not set, 00H is set. If the short-time game flag is not set but the high-probability game flag is set, 01H is set. If the short-time game flag is set but the high-probability game flag is not set, 02H is set. If both the short-time game flag and the high-probability game flag are set, 03H is set.
In this way, apart from the game state storage area (time-short game flag storage area, high-probability game flag storage area), the game state at the time of winning the jackpot is set in the game state buffer. Since the high-probability game flag and the short-time game flag in the state storage area (time-short game flag storage area, high-probability game flag storage area) are reset, after the jackpot ends, based on the game state at the time of winning the jackpot This is because the game state storage area cannot be referred to when determining the game state at the time of the big hit. As described above, by providing a game state buffer for storing game information indicating the game state at the time of winning the big hit, apart from the game state storage area, it is possible to refer to the game information in the game state buffer after the end of the big win Based on the gaming state at the time of winning the jackpot, it is possible to newly set a gaming state after the jackpot (such as a short-time gaming state and a short-time number of times).

(Step S311-9)
If it is not determined in step S311-5 that the game is a big hit, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the game is determined to be a big hit.

(Step S311-10)
If it is determined in step S311-9 that a small hit is made, the main CPU 110a uses the small symbol for the small symbol written in the determination storage area (the 0th storage unit) in the special symbol reserved storage area in step S310-6. The random number value is determined, the type of the special symbol is determined, and the small hit symbol determination process for setting the determined stop symbol data in the stop symbol data storage area is performed.
Specifically, with reference to the small hitting symbol determination table, stop symbol data indicating the type of special symbol is determined based on the random number value for the small hitting symbol, and the determined stop symbol data is stored in the stop symbol data storage area Set to. In the present embodiment, “small hit A” and “small hit B” have the same contents of the small hit game, but the special symbols that are stopped and displayed on the special symbol display devices 20 and 21 are different. In the present embodiment, for “small hit A” and “small hit B”, the specified number of times (T) to be given is 50.

(Step S311-11)
Subsequent to step S311-10, in order to transmit data corresponding to the special symbol to the effect control board 120, the main CPU 110a generates an effect symbol designating command corresponding to the special symbol for the small hit, and transmits the effect transmission data. Set in the storage area.

(Step S311-12)
If it is not determined in step S311-9 that the game is a small hit, the main CPU 110a refers to the lost symbol determination table to determine a special symbol for loss and stops the determined stop symbol data for loss. Set in the symbol data storage area.

(Step S311-13)
Subsequent to step S311-12, in order to transmit data corresponding to the special symbol to the effect control board 120, the main CPU 110a generates an effect symbol designating command corresponding to the special symbol for the loss, and the transmission data storage area for the effect To set the jackpot determination process.

(Special design variation processing of main control board)
The special symbol variation process will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S320-1)
First, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a game stop flag is set.

(Step S320-2)
When it is determined in step S320-1 that the game stop flag is set, the main CPU 110a performs steps S311-7 and S311-11 in a routine process (big hit determination process) before the special symbol variation process. The special symbol set in S311-13 is stopped and displayed on the corresponding special symbol display devices 20 and 21. As a result, the jackpot determination result is notified to the player.

  In the present embodiment, when the variation time has elapsed in the processing of step S320-3 described later (special symbol time counter = 0), or the variation time has not elapsed in the processing of step S320-1 (special symbol time counter). Even in the case of ≠ 0), when the game stop flag is set, the jackpot determination result is notified by a special symbol.

(Step S320-3)
If it is determined in step S320-1 that the game stop flag has not been set, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the variation time set in step S316 (see FIG. 11) has elapsed (special symbol time counter). = 0).
If it is determined that the variation time has not elapsed in this process, the special symbol variation process is terminated.

(Step S320-4)
When it is determined in step S320-3 that the set time has elapsed, the main CPU 110a performs steps S311-7 and S311-11 in the routine process (big hit determination process) before the special symbol variation process. The special symbol set in S311-13 is stopped and displayed on the corresponding special symbol display devices 20 and 21. As a result, the jackpot determination result is notified to the player.

(Step S320-5)
Following step S320-4, the main CPU 110a sets a symbol determination command in the effect transmission data storage area.

(Step S320-6)
After the above step S320-5, when the main CPU 110a starts the special symbol stop display as described above, the main CPU 110a sets the symbol stop time (1500 counter) in the special symbol time counter. The special symbol time counter is decremented by “1” every 4 ms in step S110.

  Further, when the special symbol variation process this time is the variation processing related to the first special symbol, the main CPU 110a adds and updates the value of the first special symbol counter (YC12) in the main RAM 110c (+1 for each variation). Process. On the other hand, when the special symbol variation process this time is the variation processing related to the second special symbol, the main CPU 110a adds and updates the value of the second special symbol counter (YC13) in the main RAM 110c (+1 for each variation). Perform the process.

(Step S320-7)
Subsequent to step S320-6, the main CPU 110a sets 2 to the special symbol special electric processing data, shifts the processing to the special symbol stop processing shown in FIG. 14, and ends the special symbol variation processing.

  In other words, when the game stop flag is set before the special symbol variation process is executed, the result of the jackpot determination is notified by the special symbol by the process of step S320-2 described above, and the special symbol special electric processing data is 2 By setting, the game machine 1 enters the game stop state after shifting to the special symbol stop process.

(Special design stop processing for main control board)
The special symbol stop process will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S330-1)
First, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the symbol stop time set in step S320-4 has elapsed (whether special symbol time counter = 0).
If it is determined that the symbol stop time has not elapsed, the special symbol stop process is terminated, and if it is determined that the symbol stop time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S330-1-1.

(Step S330-1-1)
In step S330-1-1, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a game stop flag is set.
If it is determined that the game stop flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S330-2. If it is determined that the game stop flag is set, the special symbol stop process is terminated.

  In other words, if the game stop flag is set before the special symbol stop process is executed, the game machine 1 does not execute the processes after step S330-2 which will be described later and ends the special symbol stop process. The game is stopped.

(Step S330-2)
If it is determined in step S330-1 that the special symbol time counter = 0, or if it is determined in step S330-1-1 that the game stop flag is not set, the main CPU 110a Then, it is determined whether or not the flag is turned on in the time-saving game flag storage area. The case where the flag is turned on in the time-short game flag storage area is a case where the current game state is the time-short game state.

(Step S330-3)
If it is determined in step S330-2 that the flag is turned on in the time-saving game flag storage area, the main CPU 110a performs time-saving game end determination processing. Specifically, “1” is subtracted from (J) stored in the short-time game count (J) storage area and stored as a new remaining variation count (J), and the stored short-time game count (J) ) Is “0”, and if the number of short-time games (J) = 0, the flag stored in the short-time game flag storage area is cleared (OFF).

(Step S330-4)
If it is determined in step S330-2 that the flag is turned off in the time-saving game flag storage area, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the flag is turned on in the high-probability game flag storage area. The case where the flag is turned on in the high probability game flag storage area is a case where the current gaming state is a high probability gaming state.
If it is determined in step S330-3 that the number of short-time games (J) is not 0, the main CPU 110a keeps the flag stored in the short-time game flag storage area ON, and this step The process of S330-4 is executed.

(Step S330-5)
If it is determined in step S330-4 that the flag is turned on in the high probability game flag storage area, the main CPU 110a performs a high probability game end determination process. Specifically, “1” is subtracted from (X) stored in the high-probability game count (X) storage area and stored as a new high-probability game count (X). It is determined whether or not the number of times (X) is “0”. If it is determined that the number of times of high probability games (X) = 0, the flag stored in the high probability game flag storage area is cleared. (OFF).

(Step S330-6)
When it is determined in step S330-4 that the flag is turned off in the high probability game flag storage area, or when it is determined in step S330-5 that the number of high probability games (X) = 0 is not satisfied The main CPU 110a determines whether or not the specific period number counter (T) = 0.

(Step S330-7)
If it is determined in step S330-6 that the specific period number counter (T) is not 0, the main CPU 110a sets the calculated value obtained by subtracting “1” from the specific period number counter (T) as a new specific value. It is stored as a period counter (T).

(Step S330-8)
When it is determined in step S330-6 that the specific period number counter (T) = 0, the main CPU 110a confirms the current gaming state and stores a gaming state designation command in the effect transmission data storage area. set.

(Step S330-9)
Following the step S330-8, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not it is a big hit. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol data stored in the stop symbol data storage area is a jackpot symbol (stop symbol data = 01 to 06?).

(Step S330-10)
In step S330-9, if it is not determined that the jackpot symbol, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the jackpot symbol. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol data stored in the stop symbol data storage area is a small hit symbol (stop symbol data = 07 to 10?).

(Step S330-11)
If it is determined in step S330-10 that the symbol is a small winning symbol, the main CPU 110a sets 4 to the special figure special electricity processing data, and moves the process to step S330-15.

(Step S330-12)
When it is determined in step S330-10 that the symbol is not a small hit symbol, the main CPU 110a sets 0 to the special symbol special electric processing data and shifts the processing to the special symbol memory determination processing shown in FIG.

(Step S330-13)
If it is determined in step S330-9 that the game is a jackpot symbol, the main CPU 110a sets 3 to the special chart special power processing data, and shifts the processing to the jackpot game process shown in FIG.

(Step S330-14)
Following step S330-13, the main CPU 110a resets the gaming state and the number of time reductions. Specifically, in the high probability game flag storage area, the high probability game count (X) storage area, the short-time game flag storage area, the short-time game count (J) storage area, and the game state information storage area of the game state information storage area Clear the data.

(Step S330-15)
Subsequent to step S330-11 or step S330-14, the main CPU 110a determines whether "long hit", "short hit", or "small hit" according to the stop symbol data. An opening command corresponding to the type is set in the effect transmission data storage area.

(Step S330-16)
Following the step S330-15, the main CPU 110a determines whether it is “long hit”, “short hit”, or “small hit” according to the stop symbol data, and the opening time according to these types Is set in the special game timer counter. The special game timer counter is subtracted every 4 ms in step S110. When the process of step S330-16 is finished, the special symbol stop process is finished.

(Big hit game processing of main control board)
The jackpot game process will be described with reference to FIG.
During the jackpot game, there are a round in which the first big prize opening 16 is opened and a round in which the second big prize opening 17 is opened.

(Step S340-1)
First, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not it is currently opening. Specifically, if “0” is stored in the round game count (R) storage area, it is currently being opened, so it is determined whether the round game count (R) storage area is currently open. To do.

(Step S340-2)
If it is determined in step S340-1 that the opening is currently in progress, the main CPU 110a determines whether a preset opening time has elapsed. That is, it is determined whether or not the special game timer counter = 0, and when the special game timer counter = 0, it is determined that the opening time has elapsed. As a result, if the opening time has not elapsed, the jackpot game process is terminated.

(Step S340-2-1)
In step S340-2-1, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a game stop flag is set.
If it is determined that the game stop flag is set, the jackpot game process is terminated. If it is determined that the game stop flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S340-3.

That is, when the game stop flag is set during the opening in the big hit game state, the present process is performed after the opening time has elapsed, and thus the game stop state is entered after the opening. Since this process is performed after the opening time has elapsed, in this process, if it is determined that the game stop flag is set, the jackpot game process is terminated without executing the process of step S340-3 and subsequent steps. The game is stopped when the first round game is not started.
Therefore, the respective values of the round game number (R) storage area and the release number (K) storage area of the main RAM 110c are zero. In a game data backup process in step S577, which will be described later, 0 is stored as the value of the round game number (R) and 0 is stored as the value of the release number (K) in the backup storage area of the main RAM 110c.
Therefore, if the game is stopped during the opening in the jackpot gaming state and then returned to the jackpot gaming state from the game stopping state, the game will be resumed from the first round game, which is not good for the player. You can prevent profits.

(Step S340-3)
If it is determined in step S340-2-1 that the game stop flag is not set, the main CPU 110a determines whether the big hit is “long hit” or “short win” according to the stop symbol data. It determines and determines the open mode determination table according to the jackpot type.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, either the long hit release mode determination table or the short hit release mode determination table is determined according to the stop symbol data.

(Step S340-4)
Subsequent to step S340-3, the main CPU 110a adds “1” to the current round game number (R) stored in the round game number (R) storage area and stores the result. In step S340-4, nothing is stored in the round game number (R) storage area. That is, since no round game has been performed yet, “1” is stored in the round game count (R) storage area.

(Step S340-5)
Subsequent to step S340-4, the main CPU 110a adds "1" to the current number of times of opening (K) stored in the number of times of opening (K) storage area and stores it.

(Step S340-6)
Subsequent to step S340-5, the main CPU 110a sets energization start data of a special prize opening / closing solenoid (one of the first big prize opening / closing solenoid 16c and the second big prize opening / closing solenoid 17c). Thereby, when the energization start data of the first big prize opening / closing solenoid 16c is set, the first big prize opening movable piece 16b is opened and the energization start data of the second big prize opening / closing solenoid 17c is set. If it does, the second big prize opening opening / closing door 17b is opened.

(Step S340-7)
Subsequent to step S340-6, the main CPU 110a refers to the release mode determination table determined in step 340-3, and determines the first round game number (R) and release number (K). The opening time of either the big winning opening 16 or the second big winning opening 17 is set in the special game timer counter.

(Step S340-8)
Subsequent to step S340-7, the main CPU 110a transmits a special prize opening (R) round designation command for production in order to transmit information on the number of rounds to the production control board 120 in accordance with the number of round games (R). Set in the data storage area. In step S340-8, since the number of round games (R) is “1”, the special winning opening 1 round designation command is set in the effect transmission data storage area.

(Step S340-9)
If it is determined in step S340-1 that the current opening is not in progress, the main CPU 110a determines whether the current ending is in progress. Ending here refers to processing after all preset round games have been completed.

(Step S340-10)
If it is determined in step S340-9 that the current ending is not in progress, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the special winning opening is being closed.

(Step S340-10-1)
If it is determined in step S340-10 that the special winning opening is not closed, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the game stop flag is set.

(Step S340-10-2)
If it is determined in step S340-10-1 that the game stop flag has been set, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not to receive a prize winning opening / closing solenoid (first prize winning opening / closing solenoid 16c and second prize winning opening / closing). The energization stop data of any one of the solenoids 17c) is set. Thereby, when the energization stop data of the first big prize opening / closing solenoid 16c is set, the first big prize opening 16 is closed and the energization stop data of the second big prize opening / closing solenoid 17c is set. Then, the second big prize opening 17 is closed. After completing this process, the jackpot game process is terminated.

Accordingly, during the big hit game, when the energization start data of the first big prize opening / closing solenoid 16c corresponding to the first big prize opening 16 is set (the first big prize opening 16 is being opened), the game is stopped. When the flag is set, the current stop data is set in the first big prize opening / closing solenoid 16c by this process, and therefore the determination condition in step S340-16 or step S340-18 described later is not satisfied (NO) ) Even in this case, the first grand prize winning 16 will be closed.
Similarly, during the jackpot game, when the energization start data of the second big prize opening / closing solenoid 17c corresponding to the second big prize opening 17 is set (when the second big prize opening 17 is open), the game When the stop flag is set, the current stop data is set in the second big prize opening opening / closing solenoid 17c by this process, so that the determination condition in step S340-16 or step S340-18 described later is not satisfied ( Even in the case of NO), the second grand prize winning port 17 is closed.
Therefore, when it is determined that the game stop flag is set while the first grand prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 is opened, the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 being opened. Is closed, the gaming machine 1 enters a game stop state.

That is, during the jackpot game, when the game stop flag is set when the first grand prize winning opening 16 or the second big winning prize opening 17 is open, the processing after step S340-16 described later is performed by this processing. The game is stopped without being executed.
At this time, the round game count (R) storage area and the release count (K) storage area of the main RAM 110c are the values of the round game count (R) and the release count (K) immediately before the game is stopped.
In a game data backup process in step S577 described later, the round game number (R) value and the release number (K) value are stored in the backup storage area of the main RAM 110c.
Therefore, the number of round games when the game is stopped after returning to the jackpot gaming state after the game is stopped while the first jackpot 16 or the second jackpot 17 in the jackpot gaming state is open. Since the opening of the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 is resumed from the number of times of opening (K) in (R), it can be prevented from being disadvantageous to the player.

(Step S340-10-3)
When it is determined in step S340-10 that the special winning opening is being closed, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the game stop flag is set.
When it is determined that the game stop flag is set, the jackpot game process is terminated.

That is, during the jackpot game, when the game stop flag is set when the first grand prize winning opening 16 and the second big winning prize opening 17 are closed, the process after step S340-11 described later is performed by this process. The game is stopped without being executed.
At this time, the round game count (R) storage area and the release count (K) storage area of the main RAM 110c are the values of the round game count (R) and the release count (K) immediately before the game is stopped.
Then, in the game data backup process in step S577 described later, the value of the number of releases (K) is stored in the backup storage area of the main RAM 110c.
Therefore, when the first big prize opening 16 and the second big prize opening 17 in the jackpot gaming state are closed and the game is stopped, the number of round games when the game is stopped is returned to the jackpot gaming state. Since the opening of the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 is resumed from the number of times of opening (K) in (R), it can be prevented from being disadvantageous to the player.

(Step S340-11)
When it is determined in step S340-10-3 that the game stop flag is not set, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the closing time set in step S340-20 described later has elapsed. . Note that the closing time is also determined by whether or not the special game timer counter = 0 as in the opening time. As a result, when the closing time has not elapsed, the jackpot game process is terminated.

(Step S340-12)
When it is determined in step S340-11 that the closing time has elapsed, the main CPU 110a sets “1” to the current number of times of opening (K) stored in the number of times of opening (K) storage area. Is added and memorized.

(Step S340-13)
Subsequent to step S340-12, the main CPU 110a sets energization start data of a special prize opening / closing solenoid (one of the first big prize opening / closing solenoid 16c and the second big prize opening / closing solenoid 17c). Thereby, when the energization start data of the first big prize opening / closing solenoid 16c is set, the first big prize opening movable piece 16b is opened and the energization start data of the second big prize opening / closing solenoid 17c is set. If it does, the second big prize opening opening / closing door 17b is opened.

(Step S340-14)
Subsequent to step S340-13, the main CPU 110a refers to the release mode determination table determined in step 340-3 and determines the first round game number (R) and release number (K). The opening time of either the big winning opening 16 or the second big winning opening 17 is set in the special game timer counter.

(Step S340-15)
Subsequent to step S340-14, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not K = 1. If K = 1, in order to transmit information on the number of rounds to the effect control board 120, the round game Depending on the number of times (R), a special winning opening (R) round designation command is set in the effect transmission data storage area. For example, if the number of round games (R) is “2”, a special winning opening 2 round designation command is set in the effect transmission data storage area. On the other hand, if K = 1 is not set, the jackpot game process is terminated without setting the big winning opening (R) round designation command in the effect transmission data storage area. In other words, the case where K = 1 means the start of a round, and therefore, the winning prize opening (R) round designation command is transmitted only at the start of the round.

(Step S340-16)
When it is determined in step S340-10-1 that the game stop flag has not been set, the main CPU 110a determines the number of first big prize opening prizes (C4) or the number of second big prize winning prizes (C6). It is determined whether or not the value of has reached a predetermined number (for example, 9).

(Step S340-17)
In step S340-16, if the value of the first grand prize winning number (C4) or the second big winning prize winning number (C6) has not reached the predetermined number, the main CPU 110a sets the set open time. It is determined whether or not elapses (special game timer counter = 0). At this time, if the set release time has not elapsed, the jackpot game process is terminated.

(Step S340-18)
If it is determined in step S340-17 that the set release time has elapsed, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the number of releases (K) is the maximum number of releases per round.

(Step S340-19)
In step S340-18, if the number of times of opening (K) is not the maximum number of times of opening per round, the main CPU 110a determines that the winning prize opening / closing solenoid (the first winning prize opening / closing solenoid 16c and the second winning prize opening / closing solenoid). 17c) is set. Thereby, when the energization stop data of the first big prize opening / closing solenoid 16c is set, the first big prize opening 16 is closed and the energization stop data of the second big prize opening / closing solenoid 17c is set. Then, the second big prize opening 17 is closed.

(Step S340-20)
Subsequent to step S340-19 or step S340-25, the main CPU 110a refers to the release mode determination table determined in step 340-3, and determines the current number of round games (R) and the number of releases (K). Based on the above, the closing time of either the first grand prize winning port 16 or the second major winning prize port 17 is set in the special game timer counter.

(Step S340-21)
If it is determined in step S340-18 that the number of times of opening (K) is the maximum number of times of opening per round, the main CPU 110a determines that the winning prize opening / closing solenoid (first winning prize opening / closing solenoid 16c and The energization stop data of any of the two major winning opening / closing solenoids 17c) is set. Thereby, when the energization stop data of the first big prize opening / closing solenoid 16c is set, the first big prize opening 16 is closed and the energization stop data of the second big prize opening / closing solenoid 17c is set. Then, the second big prize opening 17 is closed.
In addition, when the value of the first grand prize winning number (C4) or the second big winning prize winning number (C6) has reached a predetermined number in step S340-16, the main CPU 110a also performs the step S340. The process of -21 is performed.

(Step S340-22)
Subsequent to step S340-21, the main CPU 110a sets 0 in the release count (K) storage area and clears the release count (K) storage area.

(Step S340-23)
Subsequent to step S340-22, the main CPU 110a sets the first grand prize winning number (C4) or the second big winning prize winning number (C6) to 0, and the first big winning prize winning number (C4) or Clear 2nd Grand Prize Winner (C6).

(Step S340-24)
Subsequent to step S340-23, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the round game number (R) stored in the round game number (R) storage area is the maximum.

(Step S340-25)
If it is determined in step S340-24 that the round game count (R) stored in the round game count (R) storage area is not the maximum, the main CPU 110a stores the round game count (R) in the round game count (R) storage area. “1” is added to the current round game number (R) and stored.

(Step S340-26)
When it is determined in step S340-24 that the round game number (R) is the maximum, the main CPU 110a resets the round game number (R) stored in the round game number (R) storage area. .

(Step S340-27)
Subsequent to step S340-26, the main CPU 110a determines whether it is a big hit of “long win” or “short win” according to the stop symbol data, and effects control the ending command according to the type of the big hit In order to transmit to the board | substrate 120, it sets to the transmission data storage area for productions.

(Step S340-28)
Following the above step S340-27, the main CPU 110a determines whether it is a big hit of “long win” or “short win” according to the stop symbol data, and sets the ending time according to the type of the big hit to the special game Set to timer counter.

(Step S340-29)
Following step S340-28, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the set ending time has elapsed. Even when it is determined in step S340-9 that the current ending is being performed, the main CPU 110a performs the process of step S340-29.
At this time, if it is determined that the ending time has not elapsed, the jackpot game process is terminated as it is.

(Step S340-30)
When it is determined that the ending time has elapsed after step S340-29, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the game stop flag is set.
When it is determined that the game stop flag is set, the jackpot game process is terminated.

(Step S340-31)
When it is determined in step S340-30 that the game stop flag has not been set, the main CPU 110a sets 5 in the special figure special electric processing data (this causes a special game end process to be described later to be executed. FIG. 17).

(Main control board small hit game processing)
The small hit game processing will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S350-1)
First, the main CPU 110a determines whether an opening command has already been transmitted.

(Step S350-2)
If it is determined in step S350-1 that the opening command has not been transmitted, the main CPU 110a determines a small hitting release mode determination table.

(Step S350-3)
If it is determined in step S350-1 that the opening command has already been transmitted, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the opening command is currently being opened.

(Step S350-4)
If it is determined in step S350-3 that the opening is currently in progress, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a preset opening time has elapsed. That is, it is determined whether or not the special game timer counter = 0, and when the opening timer counter = 0, it is determined that the opening time has elapsed. Further, as will be described later, it is determined in step 350-8 that the first big prize opening 16 is being closed, and it is also determined whether or not the closing time set in step S350-14 has elapsed. Note that the closing time is also determined by whether or not the special game timer counter = 0 as in the opening time.
As a result, when the set time has not elapsed, the small hit game process is terminated.

(Step S350-4-1)
When it is determined in step S350-4 that the set time has elapsed, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a game stop flag is set.
If it is determined that the game stop flag is set, the small hit game process is terminated.

That is, when the game stop flag is set when the first big prize opening 16 is closed during the small hit game, not during the opening, the processing after step S350-5 described later is executed by this processing. It becomes a game stop state without being.
At this time, the number-of-releases (K) storage area of the main RAM 110c has the value of the number of times of release (K) immediately before the game is stopped.
Then, in the game data backup process in step S577 described later, the value of the number of releases (K) is stored in the backup storage area of the main RAM 110c.
Therefore, when the first big winning opening 16 in the small hit gaming state is closed and the game is stopped, and then returned to the small hit gaming state, the first number of times (K) when the game is stopped is first calculated. Since the opening of the special winning opening 16 is resumed, it is possible to prevent the player from being disadvantaged.

(Step S350-5)
When it is determined in step S350-4-1 that the game stop flag is set, the main CPU 110a sets the current number of operations (K) stored in the number-of-releases (K) storage area. Add "1" and store.

(Step S350-6)
Subsequent to step S350-5, the main CPU 110a starts energizing the first big prize opening opening / closing solenoid 16c and opens the first big prize opening movable piece 16b.

(Step S350-7)
Subsequent to step S350-6, the main CPU 110a refers to the small hitting release mode determination table determined in step 350-2 and opens the first big winning opening 16 based on the number of times of opening (K). Set the time in the special game timer counter.

(Step S350-8)
If it is determined in step S350-3 that the opening is not currently in progress, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the first big prize opening 16 is closed. At this time, if it is determined that the device is closed, the processing after step S350-4 is performed.

(Step S350-8-1)
If it is determined in step S350-8 that the first big prize opening 16 is not closed, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a game stop flag is set.
If it is determined that the game stop flag is set, the small hit game process is terminated.

In other words, if the game stop flag is set when the first big prize opening 16 is open during the small hit game, the process is stopped without executing the processing after step S350-9 described later by this processing. It becomes a state.
At this time, the number-of-releases (K) storage area of the main RAM 110c has the value of the number of times of release (K) immediately before the game is stopped.
Then, in the game data backup process in step S577 described later, the value of the number of releases (K) is stored in the backup storage area of the main RAM 110c.
Therefore, if the first big prize opening 16 in the small hit gaming state is in the game stop state while the game is in the open state and then returns to the small hit game state, the first number of releases (K) when the game stop state is entered is the first. Since the opening of the special winning opening 16 is resumed, it is possible to prevent the player from being disadvantaged.

(Step S350-9)
When it is determined in step S350-8-1 that the game stop flag is not set, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the ending is currently in progress.

(Step S350-10)
If it is determined in step S350-9 that the current ending is not in progress, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the value of the first grand prize winning number (C4) has reached a predetermined number (for example, 9). judge.

(Step S350-11)
In step S350-10, if it is determined that the first grand prize opening winning number (C4) has not reached the predetermined number, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the opening time has elapsed (special game timer counter = Whether or not 0 is reached). At this time, if the set opening time has not elapsed, the small hit game processing is terminated.

(Step S350-12)
If it is determined in step S350-11 that the set release time has elapsed, the main CPU 110a has the maximum number of current operations (K) stored in the release count (K) storage area. It is determined whether or not. In the case of “small hit”, the maximum number of times of opening is 15.

(Step S350-13)
If it is determined in step S350-12 that the number of times of opening (K) is not the maximum number of times of opening, the main CPU 110a sets energization stop data for the first big prize opening opening / closing solenoid 16c. As a result, the first grand prize winning opening 16 is closed.

(Step S350-14)
Subsequent to step S350-13, the main CPU 110a refers to the small hitting release mode determination table determined in step 350-2, and sets the closing time to the special game timer counter based on the number of times of opening (K). set.

(Step S350-15)
When it is determined in step S350-12 that the number of times of opening (K) is the maximum number of times of opening, or in step S350-10, the number of first big prize winning prize (C4) has reached a predetermined number. If it is determined, the main CPU 110a sets energization stop data for the first big prize opening opening / closing solenoid 16c. As a result, the first grand prize winning opening 16 is closed.

(Step S350-16)
Following step S350-15, when the main CPU 110a determines that the number of times of opening (K) has reached the maximum, the main CPU 110a resets the number of times of opening (K) stored in the number of times of opening (K) storage area.

(Step S350-17)
Subsequent to step S350-16, the main CPU 110a clears the first grand prize winning number (C4).

(Step S350-18)
Subsequent to step S350-17, the main CPU 110a sets an ending command in the effect transmission data storage area in order to transmit information on the end of the small hit game to the effect control board 120.

(Step S350-19)
Subsequent to step S350-18, the main CPU 110a sets a counter corresponding to the ending time in the special game timer counter in the special game timer counter of the main RAM 110c.

(Step S350-20)
Following step S350-19 or in step S350-9, if it is determined that the current ending is in progress, the main CPU 110a determines whether the ending time has elapsed. If it is determined that the ending time has not elapsed, the small hit game process is terminated.

(Step S350-21)
Following step S350-20, if it is determined that the ending time has elapsed, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a game stop flag has been set.
When it is determined that the game stop flag is set, the small hit game process is terminated.

(Step S350-22)
When it is determined in step S350-21 that the game stop flag is not set, the main CPU 110a sets 0 in the special symbol special processing data (the special symbol storage determination processing described above is executed). FIG. 11).

(Special game end processing of main control board)
The special game end process will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S360-1)
First, the main CPU 110a loads the stop symbol data set in the stop symbol data storage area and the game information in the game state buffer.

(Step S360-2)
Next, the main CPU 110a refers to the jackpot end setting data table, and based on the stop symbol data loaded in step S360-1 and the game information in the gaming state buffer, the high probability game flag storage area and Then, processing is performed to determine whether or not to set a high probability flag in the gaming state information storage area of the gaming state information storage area. For example, if the stop symbol data is “03” and the game information in the game state buffer is “02H”, a high probability flag is set in the high probability game flag storage area and the game state information storage area of the game state information storage area. set.

(Step S360-3)
After step S360-2, the main CPU 110a refers to the jackpot end setting data table, and based on the stop symbol data loaded in step S360-1 and the game information in the game state buffer, the high probability gaming state. A predetermined number of times is set in the remaining fluctuation number (X) storage area. For example, if the stop symbol data is “02” and the game information in the game state buffer is “03H”, 10000 times is set in the remaining variation count (X) storage area of the high probability game state.

(Step S360-4)
Following the step S360-3, the main CPU 110a refers to the jackpot end time setting data table, and based on the stop symbol data loaded in the step S360-1 and the game information in the game state buffer, the short time game flag storage area And processing of whether or not to set the short-time game flag in the game state information storage area of the game state information storage area is performed. For example, when the stop symbol data is “02” and the data in the game state buffer is “00H” or “01H”, the time-saving game flag storage area and the game state information storage area of the game state information storage area are set to the time-saving. Although the game flag is not set, when the game information in the game state buffer is “02H” or “03H”, the time-short game flag is set in the time-short game flag storage area and the game state information storage area of the game state information storage area.

(Step S360-5)
After step S360-4, the main CPU 110a refers to the jackpot end setting data table, and based on the stop symbol data loaded in step S360-1 and the game information in the game state buffer, the remaining short-time game state remains. Number of fluctuations (J) A predetermined number of times is set in the storage area. For example, when the stop symbol data is “03” and the data in the game state buffer is “00H”, 0 is set in the remaining change count (J) storage area of the short-time game state and the game state buffer is in the game state buffer. If the game information is not “00H”, 10,000 is set in the remaining change count (J) storage area of the short-time game state.

(Step S360-6)
Subsequent to step S360-5, the main CPU 110a refers to the jackpot end setting data table, and based on the stop symbol data loaded in step S360-1 and the game information in the game state buffer, the number of specific periods (T ) Set a predetermined number of times in the storage area (specific period number setting process). For example, if the stop symbol data is “07” and the game state buffer data is “00H”, “50” is set in the number of times (T) storage area for a specific period.

(Step S360-7)
Subsequent to step S360-6, the main CPU 110a confirms the gaming state and sets a gaming state designation command in the effect transmission data storage area.

(Step S360-8)
Subsequent to step S360-7, the main CPU 110a sets 0 in the special symbol special electric processing data (the special symbol memory determination processing is executed in this way, see FIG. 11).

(Main figure normal power control processing of main control board)
The ordinary power control process will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S401)
First, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the second start port 15 is under open / close control. That is, it is determined whether or not the start port opening / closing solenoid is operating based on the second start port opening / closing control pattern data set in step S418 described later.

(Step S401-1)
When it is determined in step S401 that the second start port 15 is under open / close control, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a game stop flag is set.
When it is determined that the game stop flag has not been set, the ordinary power transmission control process is terminated.

(Step S401-2)
If it is determined in step S401-1 that the game stop flag has been set, the main CPU 110a clears the second start opening / closing pattern data set in step S418 described later, End the process.
By clearing the second start port opening / closing pattern data, the operation of the start port opening / closing solenoid is ended even during the opening / closing operation by the opening / closing pattern.

(Step S401-3)
If it is determined in step S401 that the second start port 15 is not under open / close control, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a game stop flag is set.

That is, if it is determined that the game stop flag is set during the opening / closing control of the second starting port 15, the gaming machine is closed after the second starting port 15 under the opening / closing control is closed in step S401-2. 1 is a game stop state, and when it is determined that the game stop flag is set when the opening / closing control of the second start port 15 is not being performed, the process after step S402 described later is not executed and the game stop state is performed. It becomes.
At this time, the normal symbol holding number (G) storage area of the main RAM 110c becomes the value of the normal symbol holding number (G) immediately before the game is stopped.
In the game data backup process in step S577, which will be described later, the value of the normal symbol reservation number (G) is stored in the backup storage area of the main RAM 110c.
Therefore, when the value of the normal symbol holding number (G) is any value of 1 to 4, when the game is stopped after returning to the game possible state, the game stop state is Since the value of the number of normal symbols held (G) is reflected, it can be prevented from being disadvantageous for the player.

(Step S402)
When it is determined in step S401-3 that the game stop flag is not set, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the normal symbol is being stopped.

(Step S403)
If it is determined in step S402 that the normal symbol stop display is not being performed, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the normal symbol variation display is being performed.

(Step S404)
If it is determined in step S403 that the normal symbol variation display is not in progress, the main CPU 110a determines that the normal symbol hold count (G) stored in the normal symbol hold count (G) storage area is 1 or more. Determine if there is. When the number of holdings (G) is “0”, the normal symbol fluctuation display is not performed, and thus the normal map normal power control process is terminated.

(Step S405)
If it is determined in step S404 that the number of normal symbols held (G) is equal to or greater than “1”, the main CPU 110a determines from the value (G) stored in the normal symbol holding number (G) storage area. The new number of holds (G) obtained by subtracting “1” is stored.

(Step S406)
Subsequent to step S405, the main CPU 110a performs a shift process on the data stored in the normal symbol holding storage area. Specifically, each data stored in the first storage unit to the fourth storage unit is shifted to the previous storage unit. At this time, the data stored in the previous storage unit is written into a predetermined processing area and is erased from the normal symbol holding storage area.

(Step S407)
Subsequent to step S406, the main CPU 110a determines the winning random number value stored in the normal symbol holding storage area (win determining process). When a plurality of winning random numbers are stored, the winning random numbers are read in the stored order.
Specifically, referring to the hit determination table, it is determined whether or not it is a hit by comparing the extracted random number for hit determination with the above table. For example, according to the above table, one hit determination random value of “0” out of the hit random numbers “0” to “10” is determined to be a hit in the non-short-time gaming state, and the short-time gaming state For example, ten hit determination random numbers from “0” to “9” out of the hit random numbers from “0” to “10” are determined to be wins, and the other random numbers are determined to be lost.

(Step S408)
Subsequent to step S407, the main CPU 110a performs symbol determination processing.
In the symbol determination process, referring to the result of the determination of the winning random number in step S407, the winning symbol is set when it is determined to be a winning symbol, and the lost symbol is set when it is determined to be a losing symbol.
Here, the winning symbol is a symbol in which the LED is finally turned on in the normal symbol display device 22, and the lost symbol is a symbol in which the LED is finally turned off without being turned on. The winning symbol set is to store a command for turning on the LED in the normal symbol display device 22 in a predetermined storage area. The lost symbol set is a command to turn off the LED in the normal symbol display device 22. Is stored in a predetermined storage area.

(Step S409)
Following step S408, the main CPU 110a performs normal symbol variation time determination processing.
In the normal symbol variation time determination process, it is determined whether or not the flag is turned on in the short-time game flag storage area, and if it is determined that the flag is turned on in the short-time game flag storage area, the normal symbol time counter When the counter corresponding to 3 seconds is set and it is determined that the flag is not turned on in the time-saving game flag storage area, the counter corresponding to 29 seconds is set to the normal symbol time counter. By this process, the time for displaying the normal symbol variation is determined. The normal symbol time counter is subtracted every 4 ms in step S110. In addition, when the flag is turned on in the short-time game flag storage area, the game state is in the short-time game state, and when the flag is not turned on, the game state is a non-short-time game state. When it is.

(Step S410)
Following step S409, the main CPU 110a starts normal symbol variation display on the normal symbol display device 22. The normal symbol variation display is to flash the LED at a predetermined interval in the normal symbol display device 22 and give the player an impression as if it is currently being drawn. The normal symbol variation display is continuously performed for the time set in the normal symbol variation time determination processing in step S409. When this process is finished, the ordinary power transmission control process is finished.

(Step S411)
On the other hand, when it is determined in step S403 that the normal symbol variation display is being performed, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the set variation time has elapsed. That is, the normal symbol time counter is subtracted every 4 ms, and it is determined whether the set normal symbol time counter is zero. As a result, if it is determined that the set variation time has not elapsed, it is necessary to continue the variation display as it is, so that the normal symbol variation process is terminated and the next subroutine is executed.

(Step S412)
If it is determined in step S411 that the set variation time has elapsed, the main CPU 110a stops the variation of the normal symbol on the normal symbol display device 22. At this time, the normal symbol (hit symbol or lost symbol) set in the symbol determination process of step S408 is stopped and displayed on the normal symbol display device 22. As a result, the result of the normal symbol lottery is notified to the player.

(Step S413)
Subsequent to step S412, the main CPU 110a sets the normal symbol determination command in the effect transmission data storage area.

(Step S414)
When the normal symbol stop display is started as described above, the main CPU 110a sets the symbol stop time (1 second = 1500 counter) in the normal symbol time counter. The normal symbol time counter is subtracted by “1” every 4 ms in S110.

(Step S415)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step 401-3 that the game stop flag is set, or if it is determined in step S402 that the normal symbol is stopped, the main CPU 110a performs the above step. It is determined whether or not the stop time of the normal symbol set in S414 has ended (ordinary symbol time counter = 0). As a result, if the set normal symbol stop time has not ended, the general-purpose power control process ends.

(Step S416)
If it is determined in step S415 that the set normal symbol stop time has expired, the main CPU 110a stops the normal symbol displayed in step S415 (set in the symbol determination process in step S408). It is determined whether or not the normal symbol) is a winning symbol. If the set normal symbol is a losing symbol, the ordinary symbol power control process is terminated.

(Step S417)
If the set normal symbol is a winning symbol in step S416, the main CPU 110a performs an opening / closing mode determination process.
In the opening / closing mode determination process, first, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the short-time game flag is turned on in the short-time game flag storage area, and the type of the normal symbol (ordinary symbol A or normal symbol B) that has been hit. ) And the second starting port opening / closing control table, the opening / closing mode of the second starting port is determined.
For example, when it is determined that the short-time game flag is turned on in the short-time game flag storage area, that is, when the current game state is the short-time game state, the normal symbol that is the winning symbol is any normal symbol ( Even in A or B), the open / close mode is determined such that the first and second times are 0.5 seconds, the third and fourth times are 1.1 seconds, and the fifth time is 0.5 seconds. On the other hand, if it is determined that the time-saving game flag is not turned on in the time-saving game flag storage area, that is, if the current gaming state is a non-time-saving gaming state, the normal symbol that has been hit is the normal symbol A ( In the case of the stop symbol data 51), the open / close mode is determined such that the first time is 0.1 second and the second time is 5.4 seconds.

(Step S418)
Subsequent to step S417, the main CPU 110a sets second start port opening / closing control pattern data based on the opening / closing mode determined in step S417. As a result, energization is started and stopped in the start opening / closing solenoid 15c, and the second start opening is controlled in a predetermined opening / closing mode.

(Game state information transmission process of main control board)
The game state information transmission process will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S501)
First, in step S501, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not it is time to transmit gaming state information to the system CPU 130a. In this process, the main CPU 110a checks the counter value of the gaming state information transmission time counter. If this counter value is “0”, it is determined that it is time to transmit the gaming state information to the system CPU 130a.
If the counter value of the game state information transmission time counter is not “0”, the game state information transmission process is terminated.

(Step S502)
If it is determined in step S501 that it is time to transmit the game state information to the system CPU 130a, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the game state response information has been received.

(Step S503)
If it is determined in step S502 that the gaming state response information has been received, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a retransmission flag is set.

(Step SS504)
If it is determined in step S503 that the retransmission flag is not set, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the value of the retry counter is zero.

(Step S505)
When it is determined in step S504 that the value of the retry counter is 0, the main CPU 110a performs reading processing of various storage information stored in the game state information storage area of the main RAM 110c.
That is, the main CPU 110a transmits the gaming state information (YES in step S501), the gaming state response information has been received (YES in step S502), and the retransmission flag is not set (NO in step S503). ) When the value of the retry counter is 0 (step S504), the processing in step S505 is performed in order to set the gaming state information to be transmitted this time.

(Step S506)
Subsequent to step S505, the main CPU 110a performs a prize ball / error confirmation process. This winning ball / error checking process will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S507)
Subsequent to step S506, the main CPU 110a determines whether any one of a radio wave detection error, a magnetic detection error, and an abnormal winning error has occurred in the winning ball / error checking process. In this process, the main CPU 110a makes a determination by checking whether an error flag corresponding to each error is set.
When it is determined that no error flag is set, the main CPU 110a advances the process to step S509.

(Step S508)
If it is determined in step S507 that any one of the error flags is set, a process of setting an error that has occurred among the radio wave detection error, the magnetic detection error, and the abnormal winning error is set in the gaming state information.

(Step S509)
Subsequent to step S508 or in step S507, when it is determined that no error flag is set, the main CPU 110a sets the serial number stored in the serial number storage area in the game state information storage area of the main RAM 110c. A process of setting a serial number obtained by adding 1 to the game state information is performed.
Specifically, a serial number obtained by adding 1 to the serial number stored in the serial number storage area in the game state information storage area of the main RAM 110c is set in the item of “serial number” in FIG.

(Step S510)
Subsequent to step S509, the main CPU 110a performs a process of setting the gaming state information to be transmitted this time to the system CPU 130a in the system transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c.
As described above with reference to FIG. 3A, the game state information generated by this process is composed of “serial number”, “game state”, “error detection”, “number of game information”, and “game information”. Yes.

“Serial number” in the game state information is set in the process of step S509, and “error detection” is set in the process of step S508.
Regarding the “gaming state”, by checking the current gaming state stored in the gaming state information storage area of the main RAM 110c, the first bit (D1) to the sixth bit (D6) of the “gaming state”. In each bit, “1” is set when there is a corresponding gaming state.

  In the “game information count”, the number of game information following this item is set. And about "game information", by confirming the value of the 1st starting opening prize counter (YC1) and the 1st starting opening prize counter (YC2) of the game state information storage area of the main RAM 110c, “Total number of winning balls” and “number of winning balls” for “mouth” are set, and the values of the second starting port winning counter (YC3) and the first starting port winning ball counter (YC4) are confirmed, thereby “second start”. “Total number of winning balls” and “number of winning prizes” for “mouth” are set.

  Then, by confirming the values of the first grand prize opening winning counter (YC5) and the first big winning prize winning ball counter (YC6), the “total number of winning balls” and the “number of winning prizes” for the “first big winning opening” ”Is set, and by confirming the values of the second grand prize opening winning counter (YC7) and the first big winning prize winning ball counter (YC8), the“ total number of winning balls ”for the“ second big winning opening ” “Prize number” is set.

  Then, by confirming the values of the general winning award winning counter (YC9) and the general winning award winning ball counter (YC10), the “total number of winning balls” and the “number of winning prizes” for the “general winning opening” are set. .

  Also, by confirming the value of the normal symbol gate passage counter (YC11), the “normal symbol gate” passage number corresponding to this value is set, and by confirming the value of the first special symbol counter (YC12), The “first special symbol” fixed number corresponding to this value is set, and the “second special symbol” fixed number corresponding to this value is set by checking the value of the second special symbol counter (YC13). .

(Step S511)
Subsequent to step S510, the main CPU 110a performs a process of updating and storing the gaming state information generated in steps S509 and 510 in the previous gaming state information storage area of the main RAM 110c.

(Step S512)
Subsequent to step S511, the main CPU 110 performs a process of clearing data stored in each storage area other than the serial number storage area in the game state information storage area of the main RAM 110c.
After this process, the game state information transmission process is terminated.

(Step S513)
If it is determined in step S502 that the game state information has not been received, or if it is determined in step S503 that the retransmission flag is set, or if the retry counter is not 0 in step S504 In this case, the main CPU 110a reads the previous gaming state information stored in the previous gaming state information storage area of the main RAM 110c in order to retransmit the gaming state information transmitted last time to the system CPU 130a, and A process of setting the read previous gaming state information and retransmission information indicating that it is a retransmission in the system transmission data storage area of the main RAM 110c is performed.

(Step S514)
Subsequent to step S513, the main CPU 110a performs a process of adding 1 to the value of the retry counter.

(Step S515)
Following the step S514, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the value of the retry counter is 3.
When determining that the value of the retry counter is not 3, the main CPU 110a ends the gaming state information transmission process.

(Step S516)
When determining in step S515 that the value of the retry counter is 3, the main CPU 110a sets a game stop preparation flag, and then ends the game state information transmission process.

  In addition, the process of said step S502 (NO)-step S515 in this game state information transmission process is corresponded to the process performed by a communication condition judgment means.

(Main control board prize ball / error check process)
The prize ball / error confirmation process will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S505-1)
In step S505-1, the main CPU 110a reads each winning counter (YC1, 3, 5, 7, 9) and each winning ball counter (YC2,4) in the gaming state information storage area of the main RAM 110c read in step S504. , 6, 8, 10).

Specifically, the values of the first starting port winning counter (YC1) and the first starting port winning ball counter (YC2) are compared, and the first starting port winning counter (YC1) is compared with the value of the first starting port winning counter (YC1). It is determined whether or not the value of the winning ball counter (YC2) is an appropriate value. For example, when the value of the first start opening prize counter (YC1) is 2 and the value of the first start opening prize ball counter (YC2) is 6, it is determined to be appropriate, and the first start opening prize counter ( If the value of YC1) is 2 and the value of the first start opening prize ball counter (YC2) is 6 or more, it is determined that the value is not an appropriate value.
Similarly, the value of the second start opening prize ball counter (YC4) with respect to the value of the second start opening prize counter (YC3), and the first big winning opening prize ball counter (YC6) with respect to the value of the first big winning opening prize counter (YC5). ), The value of the second big prize opening prize ball counter (YC8) with respect to the value of the second big prize opening prize counter (YC7), the value of the general prize opening prize ball counter (YC10) with respect to the general prize opening prize counter (YC9) It is determined whether the value is an appropriate value.

(Step S505-2)
Subsequent to step S505-1, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the values of the prize ball counters (YC2, 4, 6, 8, 10) are all appropriate values.

(Step S505-3)
In the above step S505-2, when the value of each winning ball counter (YC2, 4, 6, 8, 10) is an appropriate value, the main CPU 110a clears the abnormal winning error flag in the gaming state storage area (OFF) )

(Step S505-4)
After step S505-3, the main CPU 110a checks whether or not radio waves are detected by confirming the detection status (detection: ON, non-detection: OFF) of electromagnetic waves by a game board side radio wave detection sensor (not shown). Judgment is made.

(Step S505-5)
If it is determined in step S505-4 that the radio wave is not detected, the main CPU 110a clears (OFF) the radio wave detection error flag in the gaming state storage area.

(Step S505-6)
Subsequent to step S505-5, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not magnetism is detected by confirming a magnetism detection state (detection: ON, non-detection: OFF) by a magnetism detection sensor (not shown). Do.

(Step S505-7)
If it is determined in step S505-6 that the magnetism is not detected, the main CPU 110a clears (turns off) the magnetism detection error flag in the game state storage area, and then ends the winning ball / error confirmation process.

(Step S505-8)
In step S505-2, if it is determined that any of the values of each prize ball counter (YC2, 4, 6, 8, 10) has an inappropriate value, the main CPU 110a determines that the gaming state storage area is abnormal. After the winning error flag is set (ON), the winning ball / error checking process is terminated.

(Step S505-9)
If it is determined in step S505-4 that the radio wave is detected, the main CPU 110a sets (ON) the radio wave detection error flag in the game state storage area, and then ends the prize ball / error check process.

(Step S505-10)
If it is determined in step S505-6 that magnetism is detected, the main CPU 110a sets (ON) the magnetism detection error flag in the game state storage area, and then ends the winning ball / error confirmation process.

(Receiving processing of game state response information of main control board)
The gaming state response information reception process will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S551)
First, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the gaming state response information transmitted from the system CPU 130a has been received.
If it is determined that the game state response information has not been received, the game state response information reception process is terminated.

(Step S552)
When it is determined in step S551 that the gaming state response information has been received, the main CPU 110a stores the serial number information included in the received gaming state response information in the serial number storage area of the previous gaming state information storage area. It is determined whether or not a value obtained by adding 1 to the serial number value.

(Step S553)
If it is determined in step S552 that the serial number information included in the received game state response information is a value obtained by adding 1 to the serial number value stored in the serial number storage area, the main CPU 110a Reset the value (retry counter = 0).
Note that the value of the retry counter is not stored in the backup storage area, and is therefore erased even when the power supplied to the gaming machine 1 is shut off.

(Step S554)
Subsequent to step S553, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the gaming machine frame information of the received gaming state response information includes information indicating that the glass frame has been opened.

(Step S555)
If it is determined in step S554 that there is no information indicating that the glass frame has been opened in the gaming machine frame information, the main CPU 110a has information indicating that the gaming machine frame has been opened in the gaming machine frame information of the received gaming state response information. Determine whether or not.

(Step S556)
If it is determined in step S555 that there is no information indicating that the gaming machine frame is released in the gaming machine frame information, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not there is information indicating radio wave detection in the gaming machine frame information of the received gaming state response information. Determine whether.

(Step S557)
If it is determined in step S556 that there is no information indicating radio wave detection in the gaming machine frame information, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not there is information indicating a winning number abnormality in the gaming machine frame information of the received gaming state response information. Determine.

(Step S558)
If it is determined in step S557 that there is no information indicating an abnormality in the number of winnings in the gaming machine frame information, does the main CPU 110a include information indicating a power saving transition instruction in the gaming machine frame information of the received gaming state response information? Determine whether or not.

(Step S559)
If it is determined in step S558 that the gaming machine frame information includes information indicating a power saving transition instruction, the main CPU 110a sets a power saving flag.
When the power saving flag is set, when the normal power mode is set, the mode is shifted to the power saving mode.

(Step S560)
If it is determined in step S558 that there is no information indicating a power saving transition instruction in the gaming machine frame information, the main CPU 110a resets the power saving flag.
If the power saving flag is reset and the power saving mode is set, the mode is shifted to the normal power mode.

(Step S561)
Following the processing in step S559 or step S560, the main CPU 110a performs error cancellation processing.
If an error notification process, which will be described later, is executed based on the previously received gaming state response information, the error notification process is ended by the error cancellation process.
After performing the error canceling process, the gaming state response information receiving process is terminated.

(Step S562)
If it is determined in step S552 that the serial number information included in the received game state response information is not a value obtained by adding 1 to the serial number value stored in the serial number storage area, the main CPU 110a determines that the system CPU 130a After setting the retransmission flag for requesting the game state response information again, the game state response information receiving process is terminated.
Note that when this retransmission flag is set, processing for retransmitting the gaming state information transmitted last time in step S511 is performed.

(Step S563)
When it is determined in step S554 that there is information indicating that the glass frame is released in the gaming machine frame information, or when it is determined in step S555 that there is information indicating that the gaming machine frame is open in the gaming machine frame information. Alternatively, when it is determined in step S556 that the gaming machine frame information includes information indicating radio wave detection, or in step S557, it is determined that the gaming machine frame information includes information indicating an abnormality in the number of winnings. In this case, the main CPU 110a ends the gaming state response information reception process after performing the error notification process.
For this error notification processing, the main CPU sets the error command indicating the occurrence of the corresponding error in the effect data storage area, and the sub CPU 120a that has received this error command causes the effect display device 31 and the sound output. A predetermined error notification is performed by the device 32.

  Note that the processing from step S502 (NO) to step S516 in the gaming state information transmission process (FIG. 19) and the processing from step S552 (NO) and step S562 in the gaming state response information reception process are performed as communication status determination. This corresponds to the processing executed by the means.

(Power-saving processing of main control board)
The power saving process will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S564)
First, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the power saving flag is set.
If it is determined in step S558 that there is information indicating a power saving transition instruction in the gaming machine frame information, the power saving flag is set.

(Step S565)
When it is determined in step S564 that the power saving flag is set, the main CPU 110a. It is determined whether the power saving mode is currently in progress.

(Step S566)
If it is determined in step S565 that the power saving mode is not currently set, the main CPU 110a sets the power saving setting command in the effect data storage area, and then ends the power saving process.

(Step S567)
If it is determined in step S564 that the power saving flag is not set, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the power saving mode is currently in effect.
If it is determined that the power saving mode is not currently in effect, the power saving process is terminated.

(Step S568)
If it is determined in step S567 that the power saving mode is currently in effect, the main CPU 110a sets the normal power setting command in the effect data storage area, and then ends the power saving process.

(Main control board game stop processing)
The game stop process will be described with reference to FIG.
Note that this processing is performed in order to shift the gaming machine 1 to the game stop state when a communication error (communication impossible state or communication content is abnormal content) occurs in communication between the main CPU 110a and the system CPU 130a. This is a process for the CPU 110a to stop the game control.

(Step S571)
First, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not a game stop flag is set.

(Step S572)
If it is determined in step S571 that the game stop flag is set, the main CPU 110a stores information in the storage area to be stored and retained in the backup storage area among the storage areas in the work area of the main RAM 110c. Is stored (saved) in the backup storage area.

(Step S573)
After step S572, the main CPU 110a prohibits the main control board timer interrupt process.
Therefore, the main control board timer interrupt process described above is not executed after this process.
After finishing this process, the game stop process is ended.

(Step S574)
If it is determined in step S571 that the game stop flag is not set, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the game stop preparation flag is set. If it is determined that the game stop preparation flag is not set, the game stop process is terminated.

(Step S575)
If it is determined in step S574 that the game stop preparation flag is set, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the winning protection counter has been set.

(Step S576)
If it is determined in step S575 that the winning protection counter has not been set, the main CPU 110a sets “5000” (winning protection time = 20 s) as the counter value of the winning protection counter.

(Step S577)
Subsequent to step S576, the main CPU 110a provides a game effect stop preparation command for causing the sub CPU 120a to execute a game effect stop preparation process in the effect transmission data storage area as a stage before the gaming machine 1 is shifted to the game stop state. After setting, the game stop process is terminated. When the game effect stop preparation command is set and the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop preparation command by the process of step S700 described above, the effect control process executed by the sub CPU 120a is the game stop preparation of the gaming machine 1. This is the effect control process in the state.

(Step S578)
If it is determined in step S575 that the winning protection counter has been set, the main CPU 110a determines whether or not the counter value of the winning protection counter has become “0”. If it is determined that the value of the winning protection counter is not “0”, the game stop process is terminated.

(Step S579)
If it is determined in step S578 that the value of the winning protection counter is “0”, the main CPU 110a sets a game stop flag. By setting this game stop flag, the game control process executed by the main CPU 110a after this process becomes a game control process for setting the gaming machine 1 to the game stop state.

(Step S580)
After the step S579, the main CPU 110a sets a game effect stop command for causing the sub CPU 120a to execute a game effect stop process in the effect transmission data storage area in order to shift the gaming machine 1 to the game stop state. The game stop process ends. When the game effect stop command is set and the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop command by the process of step S700 described above, the effect control process executed by the sub CPU 120a is directed to the game stop state of the gaming machine 1. This is the production control process.

  This game stop process corresponds to a process executed by the game stop processing means.

  Next, processing executed by the system CPU 130a of the frame control board 130 will be described.

(Main processing of frame control board)
The main process of the frame control board 130 will be described with reference to FIG.
When power is supplied from the power supply board 170, a system reset occurs in the system CPU 130a, and the system CPU 130a performs the following main processing.

(Step S2000)
First, the system CPU 130a performs an initialization process. In this process, the system CPU 130a reads a boot program from the system ROM 130b and initializes a flag stored in the system RAM 130c in response to power-on.

(Step S2001)
First, in step S2000, the system CPU 130a determines whether a communication start request is received from the main CPU 110a.
If the communication start request has not been received, this determination is repeated until it is received. If it is determined that the communication start request has been received, the process proceeds to step S2002.

(Step S2002)
Following step S2001, if it is determined that a communication start request has been received from the main CPU 110a, the system CPU 130a transmits a communication start response to the main CPU 110a.

(Step S2003)
Following step S2002, the system CPU 130a performs mutual authentication with the main CPU 110a. In this mutual authentication, for example, the serial number stored in the system CPU 130a. And the serial number held by the main CPU 110a. Confirm whether or not match.

(Step S2004)
Subsequent to step S2003, when the system CPU 130a determines that the main CPU 110a is not legitimate as a result of the mutual authentication process, the system CPU 130a proceeds to step S2006 while determining that the main CPU 110a is legitimate and from the main CPU 110a. If the information indicating that the authentication results match is received, the process proceeds to step S2005.
As a result of this mutual authentication processing, when it is determined that the main CPU 110a is a legitimate main CPU 110a, information indicating that the authentication result is coincident is transmitted to the main CPU 110a. When it is determined that the main CPU 110a is not a legitimate main CPU 110a, Information indicating that the authentication results do not match is transmitted.

(Step S2005)
When it is determined in step S2004 that the main CPU 110a is a legitimate main CPU 110a, the system CPU 130a generates security information used for data transmission / reception with the main CPU 110a this time (until the power of the gaming machine 1 is cut off), and is updated and stored. Security information update processing is performed.

In this security information update process, the system CPU 130a transmits the generated security information to the main CPU 110a.
The security information generated and updated here is, for example, an encryption key or the like, and all transmission data in the subsequent system CPU 130a and main CPU 110a is encrypted data encrypted by this security information.

(Step S2006)
If it is determined in step S2004 that the main CPU 110a is not legitimate, the system CPU 130a waits for a frame control board timer interrupt process (to be described later) after performing an authentication error process, but in step S2016 (to be described later). Since the interrupt permission process and the launch permission process of step S2017 are not performed, the frame control board timer interrupt process is not performed, and the game ball is not fired by the game ball launcher 131.

  When the system CPU 130a determines that there is an authentication error, or receives authentication error information from the main CPU 110a, the system CPU 130a transmits the authentication error information to the lending control CPU of the lending unit 100 in the authentication error process. Upon receiving this authentication error information, the lending control CPU displays an authentication error image on the information display 102 and notifies the management server that an authentication error has occurred.

(Step S2007)
Following step S2005, the system CPU 130a determines whether or not a clear signal from the clear switch is input.

(Step S2008)
When it is determined in step S2007 that the clear signal is not input, the system CPU 130a stores the number of game balls, which is a work area, based on various backup information stored in the backup storage area of the system RAM 130c. An area, an addition / subtraction number storage area, a gaming state storage area, a gaming information storage area, a gaming state response information storage area, a previous gaming state response information storage area, and an error detection information storage area are sequentially set.

(Step S2009)
If it is determined in step S2007 that the clear signal from the clear switch is input, the system CPU 130a issues an initialization command to the lending control CPU indicating that the backup storage area of the system RAM 130c is being initialized. Send.
The lending control CPU that has received this initialization command causes the information display device 102 to display an initialization image indicating that the initialization is currently being performed.

(Step S2010)
Following step S2010, the system CPU 130a performs processing for initializing various backup information stored and held in the backup storage area of the system RAM 130c, and sequentially sets the values of the storage areas in the work area to initial values. Go.

(Step S2011)
Following step S2008, the system CPU 130a determines whether a request for serial number information has been received from the main CPU 110a. The system CPU 130a repeats this process until a request for serial number information is received.

(Step S2012)
If it is determined in step S2011 that the request for the serial number information has been received, the system CPU 130a reads the serial number value stored in the previous gaming state response information storage area, and sends the read serial number value to the main CPU 110a. Send.

(Step S2013)
Following step S2012, the system CPU 130a determines whether recovery information has been received from the main CPU 110a.

(Step S2014)
When it is determined in step S2013 that the recovery information has been received from the main CPU 110a, the system CPU 130a, based on the received recovery information, the game ball number storage area, the addition / subtraction number storage area, the game in the work area of the system CPU 130a. Various information in the work area is corrected by updating and storing values stored in the state storage area, the game information storage area, and the error detection information storage area.

(Step S2015)
Following step S2014, the system CPU 130a transmits a recovery completion notification indicating that the recovery processing based on the recovery information has been completed to the main CPU 110a.

(Step S2016)
Following step S2015 or when it is determined in step S2013 that the recovery information has not been received (recovery unnecessary information has been received), the system CPU 130a permits a frame control board timer interrupt process to be described later.

(Step S2017)
Following step S2016, the system CPU 130a transmits a launch permission signal for permitting the launch of the game ball by the game ball launcher 131 to the launch control board, and then waits for a frame control board timer interrupt process to be described later. It becomes.

(Timer interrupt processing of frame control board)
The timer interrupt process of the frame control board 130 will be described with reference to FIG.

  A clock pulse is generated every predetermined period (4 milliseconds) by the reset clock pulse generation circuit provided on the frame control board 130, thereby executing a timer interrupt process described below.

(Step S2200)
First, the system CPU 130a saves the information stored in the register of the system CPU 130a in the stack area.

(Step S2250)
In step S2250, the system CPU 130a performs time control processing for updating various timer counters such as non-working time counter update processing, game state information waiting time counter update processing, and game effect stop preparation counter update processing. Specifically, a process of subtracting “1” from the counter value set in each counter is performed.

(Step S2300)
In step S2300, the system CPU 130a performs a lending unit process with the lending control CPU of the lending unit 100.
In this process, when the system CPU 130a receives a game ball addition instruction (prepaid addition or replay addition) from the lending control CPU, the number of game balls included in the addition instruction is stored in the addition / subtraction number storage area of the system RAM 130c. And the number of game balls stored in the game ball number storage area is added and updated based on the number of game balls stored in the addition / subtraction number storage area.

  When the system CPU 130a receives a request for the number of game balls from the lending control CPU, the system CPU 130a transmits the number of game balls stored in the game ball number storage area of the system RAM 130c to the lending control CPU, and the number of game balls. Set the value of the storage area to 0. Then, the system CPU 130a stops the launch of the game ball (launch prohibited state).

  Further, even when a game stop instruction is received from the system CPU 130a or the lending control CPU, the game ball is stopped from being launched (launch prohibited state).

(Step S2400)
In step S2400, the system CPU 130a performs a state confirmation process for confirming the state of the gaming machine frame.
In this process, the system CPU 130a confirms whether or not the game ball lifting device 132 is operating normally, confirms the detection status of electromagnetic waves by the radio wave detection sensor 135, and opens and closes the gaming machine frame 60 by the gaming machine frame opening switch 136. The status is confirmed, and the open / close status of the glass frame 50 is confirmed by the glass frame opening switch 137.

  In this state confirmation process, the system CPU 130a sets a radio wave detection flag in the gaming machine frame information storage area in the game state response information storage area of the system RAM 130c when the radio wave detection sensor 135 detects an electromagnetic wave having a predetermined electric field strength or more.

  Further, in this state confirmation process, when the system CPU 130a detects the opening of the gaming machine frame 60 by the gaming machine frame opening switch 136, the gaming machine frame information storage area in the gaming state response information storage area of the system RAM 130c. Set the open detection flag.

  In this state confirmation process, when the system CPU 130a detects the opening of the glass frame 50 by the glass frame opening switch 137, the system CPU 130a sets a glass frame opening detection flag in the glass frame information storage area in the game state response information storage area of the system RAM 130c. set.

(Step S2500)
In step 2500, the system CPU 130a performs a power saving transition process for switching the gaming machine 1 from the normal power mode to the power saving mode or switching from the power saving mode to the normal power mode. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S2600)
In step S2600, the system CPU 130a performs a gaming state information reception process for performing processing in accordance with the reception of the gaming state information transmitted from the main CPU 110a. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S2650)
In step S2650, the system CPU 130a performs a firing stop process. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S2700)
In step S2700, the system CPU 130a transmits the game state response information set in the main transmission data storage area of the system RAM 130c to the main CPU 110a.
When the system CPU 130a transmits the gaming state response information to the main CPU 110a, the system CPU 130a sets “50” as the counter value in the gaming state information waiting time counter.

  Furthermore, the system CPU 130a transmits lending response information to be transmitted to the lending control CPU set in the lending transmission data storage area of the system RAM 130c to the lending control CPU.

(Step S2800)
In step S2800, the system CPU 130a restores the information saved in step S2200 to the register of the system CPU 130a.

(Process to shift power consumption of frame control board)
The power saving transition process of the frame control board 130 will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S2501)
First, the system CPU 130a determines whether or not the game ball launching device 131 is in a firing stop state.

(Step S2502)
When it is determined in step S2501 that the emission is stopped, the system CPU 130a determines whether or not the non-operation time counter has been set.

(Step S2503)
If it is determined in step S2502 that the non-operation time counter has been set, the system CPU 130a determines whether or not the counter value of the non-operation time counter has expired. When it is determined that the counter value of the non-operation time counter has not timed up, the power saving transition process is terminated.

(Step S2504)
If it is determined in step S2503 that the non-working time counter has timed up, the system CPU 130a turns on the power saving mode flag in the power saving mode transition information storage area in the gaming state response information storage area of the system RAM 130c. = 1). Then, after resetting the non-operation time counter, the system CPU 130a ends the power saving transition process.

(Step S2505)
If it is determined in step S2501 that the shooting is not stopped, the system CPU 130a turns off the power saving mode flag in the power saving mode transition information storage area in the gaming state response information storage area of the system RAM 130c (flag = 0). And Then, after resetting the non-operation time counter, the system CPU 130a ends the power saving transition process.

(Step S2506)
If it is determined in step S2502 that the non-working time counter has not been set, a predetermined counter value is set in the non-working time counter, and the power saving transition process ends.

(Game state information reception processing of the frame control board)
The game state information reception process of the frame control board 130 will be described with reference to FIG.

(Step S2601)
First, the system CPU 130a determines whether or not the gaming state information waiting time counter is set. When it is determined that the gaming state information waiting time counter is not set, the gaming state information reception process is terminated.

(Step S2602)
If it is determined in step S2601 that the gaming state information waiting time counter is set, the system CPU 130a determines whether or not the counter value of the gaming state information waiting time counter is “0”.

(Step S2602-1)
If it is determined in step S2602 that the value of the game state waiting time counter is 0, the system CPU 130a transmits the previous game state response information transmitted to the main CPU 110a again in order to retransmit the previous game in the system RAM 130c. The previous gaming state response information stored in the state response information storage area is read, and the read previous gaming state response information and the retransmission information indicating retransmission are stored in the main transmission data storage area of the system RAM 110c. Perform the setting process.

(Step S2603)
When it is determined in step S2602 that the count value of the gaming state information waiting time counter is not “0”, the system CPU 130a determines whether or not the gaming state information is received from the main CPU 110a. If it is determined that the game state information has not been received, the game state information reception process is terminated.

(Step S2604)
If it is determined in step S2603 that the gaming state information has been received, the system CPU 130a uses the serial number information stored in the serial number storage area of the previous gaming state response information storage area for the serial number information included in the received gaming state information. It is determined whether or not the value is obtained by adding 1 to the value.

(Step S2605)
If it is determined in step S2604 that the serial number information included in the received gaming state information is not a value obtained by adding 1 to the serial number value stored in the serial number storage area of the previous gaming state response information storage area, The system CPU 130a sets a retransmission flag for requesting the game state information again from the main CPU 110a.

(Step S2606)
Following step S2602-1 or step S2605, the system CPU 130a adds 1 to the value of the retry counter.

(Step S2607)
Following step S2606, the system CPU 130a determines whether or not the value of the retry counter is three. When it is determined that the value of the retry counter is not 3, the gaming state information reception process is terminated.

(Step S2608)
If it is determined in step S2604 that the serial number information included in the received gaming state information is a value obtained by adding 1 to the serial number value stored in the serial number storage area of the previous gaming state response information storage area, The system CPU 130a resets the value of the retry counter (retry counter = 0).
Note that the value of the retry counter is not stored in the backup storage area, and is therefore erased even when the power supplied to the gaming machine 1 is shut off.

(Step S2609)
Subsequent to step S2608, the system CPU 130a determines whether or not the relationship with the total number of winning balls for each winning opening is an appropriate value in the gaming information included in the received gaming state information.

(Step S2610)
If it is determined in step S2609 that the relationship between each winning award and each total winning ball is an appropriate value, the system CPU 130a stores the total winning ball number in the number of winning balls in the addition / subtraction number storage area of the system RAM 130c. In addition, the number of game balls stored in the game ball number storage area is added and updated based on the number of prize balls stored in the addition / subtraction number storage area.

(Step S2611)
Subsequent to step S2610, the system CPU 130a determines whether or not the received gaming state information includes error detection information (game board side radio wave detection, magnetic detection, abnormal winning).

(Step S2612)
When it is determined in step S2609 that the relationship between each winning award and each total winning ball is not an appropriate value, or in step S2611, it is determined that there is any error detection information in the received gaming state information , Error handling.
In this error processing, the system CPU 130a transmits error information indicating the type of error among the game board side radio wave detection error, magnetic detection error, and abnormal winning error to the lending control CPU of the lending unit 100. Upon receiving this error information, the lending control CPU displays an error image corresponding to the type of error on the information display 102 and notifies the management server that an error has occurred.
Regarding the game board side radio wave detection error, magnetism detection error, and abnormal winning error, the error is canceled when the error information indicating the type of the corresponding error is not included in the game status information received after the next time. It will be.

(Step S2613)
If it is determined in step S2607 that the value of the retry counter is 3, the game stop state information reception process is terminated after setting the launch stop preparation flag.
By setting this launch stop preparation flag, a launch stop preparation counter is set in a launch stop process of FIG. 28 described later, and a launch stop preparation state for the game stop state is set. After finishing this process, the game state information receiving process is ended.

(Step S2614)
If it is determined in step S2611 that there is no error detection information in the received gaming state information, processing for canceling the error is performed.

(Step S2615)
Subsequent to step S2612 or step S2614, the system CPU 130a updates and stores each accumulated value of each game information in the game information storage area of the system RAM 130c based on the received game status information, and also stores the current value in the game status storage area. The game state is updated and stored.

(Step S2616)
Subsequent to step S2615, the system CPU 130a performs reading processing of various storage information stored in the gaming state response information storage area of the system RAM 130c.

(Step S2617)
Subsequent to step S2616, the system CPU 130a performs a process of setting a serial number obtained by adding 1 to the serial number stored in the serial number storage area in the gaming state response information storage area of the system RAM 130c in the gaming state response information.
Specifically, a serial number obtained by adding 1 to the serial number stored in the serial number storage area in the game state response information storage area of the system RAM 130c is set in the item of “serial number” in FIG.

(Step S2618)
Subsequent to step S2617, the system CPU 130a performs processing for setting the game state response information to be transmitted this time to the main CPU 110a in the main transmission data storage area of the system CPU 130a.
As described above with reference to FIG. 3B, the game state response information set in this process is composed of “serial number” and “gaming machine frame information”.

  “Serial number” in the game state response information is set by the process of step S2617. For the “gaming machine frame information”, the current glass stored in the glass frame opening information storage area in the gaming machine frame information storage area of the gaming state response information storage area of the system RAM 130c read in step S2616. The frame opening / closing status (opening or closing), the current gaming machine frame opening / closing status (opening or closing) stored in the gaming machine frame opening information storage area, and stored in the radio wave detection information storage area Current radio wave detection status (detected or undetected), presence / absence of winning number abnormality stored in winning number abnormality information storage area, power saving mode flag stored in power saving mode flag storage area (1: power saving, 0 : Normal) respectively.

(Step S2619)
Subsequent to step S2618, the system CPU 130a performs processing for updating and storing the gaming state response information set in the main transmission data storage area in the processing of step S2618 in the previous gaming state response information storage area. After completing this process, the gaming state response information receiving process is terminated.

(Frame control board firing stop processing)
The firing stop process of the frame control board 130 will be described with reference to FIG.
This process is performed in order to shift the gaming machine 1 to the game stop state when a communication error (communication disabled state or communication content is abnormal content) occurs in communication between the system CPU 130a and the main CPU 110a. This is a process for the CPU 130a to stop the launch of the game ball.

(Step S2651)
First, the system CPU 130a determines whether or not the launch stop preparation flag is set. If it is determined that the launch stop preparation flag is not set, the launch stop process is terminated.

(Step S2652)
When it is determined in step S2651 that the game effect stop preparation flag is set, the system CPU 130a determines whether or not the launch stop preparation counter has been set.

(Step S2653)
If it is determined in step S2652 that the firing stop preparation counter has not been set, the system CPU 130a sets “2500” as the firing stop preparation counter value.

(Step S2654)
Subsequent to step S2653, the system CPU 130a completes the launch stop process after performing the launch stop preparation process as a stage before the gaming machine 1 is shifted to the game stop state.

In this launch stop preparation process, the system CPU 130a transmits to the lending control CPU of the lending unit 100 launch stop preparation information indicating that the gaming machine 1 is in a launch stop ready state for the game stop state. . The lending control CPU that has received this launch stop preparation information uses the information display 102 to indicate that an error (problem) has occurred in the gaming machine 1, as shown in FIGS. 34 (a) and 35 (a), and As an image indicating that the launch of the game ball is stopped after 10 seconds, a launch stop preparation image which is a message image that counts down, such as “error occurrence 15 seconds until launch stop → 10 seconds → 9 seconds ... 1 second” Is displayed.
Accordingly, the player can recognize that the game ball cannot be fired after another 15 seconds due to the occurrence of an error in the gaming machine 1 before the game ball is stopped.
In this state, the effect display device 31 and the sound output device 32 execute game stop preparation notification for the game stop state as will be described later.

(Step S2655)
If it is determined in step S2652 that the firing stop preparation counter has been set, the system CPU 130a determines whether or not the counter value of the firing stop preparation counter has become “0”. When it is determined that the counter value of the firing stop preparation counter is not “0”, the firing stop process is terminated.

(Step S2656)
When it is determined in step S2655 that the value of the firing stop preparation counter is 0, the system CPU 130a displays information that is to be stored and retained in the backup storage area among the storage areas of the work area of the system RAM 130c. Store (save) in the backup storage area.

(Step S2657)
Subsequent to step S2656, the system CPU 130a performs the firing stop process as the next stage of shifting the gaming machine 1 to the game stop state, and then ends the launch stop process.

  In this launch stop process, the system CPU 130a transmits a launch stop signal for stopping the launch of the game ball by the game ball launcher 131 to the launch control board. By receiving the launch stop signal, the launch control board stops launch of the game ball by the game ball launcher 131.

  Further, the system CPU 130a externally outputs communication error information indicating that a communication error has occurred from an external output terminal. When the communication error information is output to the outside, the main CPU 110a in the gaming machine 1 can be used by game machines (sales management computer, data display, etc.) in the gaming machine 1 by game machines installed outside the gaming machine 1. And the system CPU 130a are informed that a communication error has occurred.

Further, the system CPU 130a transmits the firing stop information to the lending control CPU of the lending unit 100. The lending control CPU that has received the communication error information uses the information display 102 to indicate that the game ball 1 has been in a state where the game ball has been stopped, and that the message image “stops firing” (FIG. 34B). And FIG. 35 (b)) are displayed for 1 second, and then a message image (FIGS. 34 (c) to (e) and FIGS. 35 (c) to (e)) “Launch is stopped” is displayed.
Therefore, the player can recognize that the game ball cannot be launched.
In this state, the effect display device 31 and the sound output device 32 perform a game stop notification for notifying that the game stop state has been entered after the game stop preparation notification for the game stop state is executed as will be described later. Is executed.

Here, as a response on the game hall side when a communication error occurs in communication between the main CPU 110a and the system CPU 130a, the mutual authentication process is performed by first turning off the power of the gaming machine 1 and then turning on the power again. The method of recovering the state of the gaming machine 1 by executing the recovery process again and executing the recovery process.
When the game room side does not recover by this method, it is necessary to replace the frame control board 130, so that the count button 62 is operated and stored in the game ball number storage area of the system RAM 130c from the system CPU 130a. A process of receiving the current number of game balls and adding it to the current number of counted balls is performed. Thereafter, the state of the gaming machine 1 is restored by exchanging a new frame control board 130.

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

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

  When power is supplied from the power supply board 170, a system reset occurs in the sub CPU 120a, and the sub CPU 120a performs the following main processing.

(Step S1000)
First, the sub CPU 120a performs initialization processing. In this process, the sub CPU 120a reads the main processing program from the sub ROM 120b and initializes and sets a flag stored in the sub RAM 120c in response to power-on.

(Step S1010)
Subsequent to step S1000, the sub CPU 120a determines whether an initialization command is received from the main CPU 110a.

(Step S1020)
If it is determined in step S1010 that an initialization command has been received from the main CPU 110a, the sub CPU 120a transmits an initialization notification command to the image control CPU.

Upon receiving this initialization notification command, the image control CPU generates a display list for initialization notification drawing and transmits it to the VDP to display the initialization notification image data stored in the CGROM on the effect display device 31. Give instructions.
The initialization notification image data is image data for displaying the initialization notification image on the effect display device 31 for 30 seconds.

  The image control CPU that has received the initialization notification command reads the initialization notification sound output control data from the sound data ROM and causes the sound output device 32 to output the initial notification sound based on the initialization notification sound output control data. The initialization notification sound is output from the audio output device at the maximum output volume for 30 seconds.

(Step S1030)
If it is determined in step S1010 that an initialization command has not been received from the main CPU 110a, the sub CPU 120a determines whether a recovery command has been received from the main CPU 110a.
When it is determined that the recovery command has not been received from the main CPU 110a, the sub CPU 120a returns the process to step S1010.

(Step S1040)
If it is determined in step S1030 that the recovery command has been received from the main CPU 110a, the sub CPU 120a transmits a recovery notification command to the image control CPU.

The image control CPU that has received this in-restoration notification command generates a display list for in-restoration drawing and transmits it to the VDP, thereby causing the effect display device 31 to display the in-restoration notification image data stored in the CGROM. Give instructions.
The initialization notification image data is image data that causes the effect display device 31 to display the recovery notification image for 30 seconds.

  The image control CPU that has received the in-recovery notification command reads out the in-restoration sound output control data from the sound data ROM and causes the sound output device 32 to output the in-restoration sound output based on the in-restoration sound output control data. . Note that the recovery notification sound is output from the audio output device for 30 seconds.

(Step S1050)
Subsequent to step S1020 or step S1040, the sub CPU 120a performs an operation confirmation process of the effect driving device.
In this process, the sub CPU 120a transmits operation confirmation data to the lamp control CPU of the lamp control board 140.

Here, the operation confirmation process executed by the lamp control CPU will be described.
The lamp control CPU that has received the operation check data transmitted from the sub CPU 120a first turns on each frame side effect lighting device 34 sequentially with the operation check lighting pattern to thereby turn on each frame side effect lighting device 34. Check the operation. Subsequently, the lamp control CPU confirms the operation of each panel-side effect lighting device by sequentially lighting each panel-side effect lighting device according to the operation confirmation lighting pattern.

Next, the operation of each of the effect driving devices 33a to 33c is confirmed. Note that a standby position detection sensor is provided at the standby position for each effect drive device, and the lamp control CPU makes a determination by confirming the detection output of each standby position detection sensor.
First, after the first effect drive device 33a is reciprocated up and down, it is determined whether or not the first effect drive device 33a is located at a predetermined standby position. Subsequently, after the second effect driving device 33b is reciprocated simultaneously from the right side toward the central portion and the third effect driving device 33c is simultaneously moved back and forth from the left side toward the central portion, the second effect driving device 33b and the second effect driving device 33b are It is determined whether or not the third effect drive device 33c is located at a predetermined standby position.

The lamp control CPU transmits operation confirmation result data indicating the operation confirmation result to the sub CPU 120a when the operation confirmation of each of the effect driving devices 33a to 33c is completed. The operation confirmation result data includes error information indicating that there is an effect drive device that is not located at the predetermined standby position, and the sub CPU 120a includes error information in the operation confirmation result data. If it is, the effect drive device error notification command for displaying the effect drive device error image indicating that there is an effect drive device not located at the predetermined standby position is transmitted to the image control CPU.
When the error information is included in the operation confirmation result data, the sub CPU 120a transmits the effect drive device error notification command, but the subsequent effect control process proceeds without interruption.

(Step S1100)
Subsequent to step S1050, the sub CPU 120a performs an effect random number update process. In this process, the sub CPU 120a performs a process of updating the random number stored in the sub RAM 120c. Thereafter, the process of step S1100 is repeated until a predetermined interrupt process is performed.

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

(Step S1400)
First, the sub CPU 120a saves the information stored in the register of the sub CPU 120a to the stack area.

(Step S1500)
Subsequent to step S1400, the sub CPU 120a performs various timer counters used in the effect control board 120, for example, a variable effect time counter update process, a demo effect time counter update process, an opening time counter update process, and an ending time counter update process. A time control process for updating various timer counters is performed. Specifically, the counter value set in each counter is subjected to “1” subtraction update processing.

(Step S1600)
Subsequent to step S1500, the sub CPU 120a performs command analysis processing. In this process, the sub CPU 120a performs a process of analyzing a command stored in the reception buffer of the sub RAM 120c. Specific description of the command analysis processing will be described later with reference to FIGS. 31 and 32. When the effect control board 120 receives a command transmitted from the main control board 110, a command reception interrupt process of the effect control board 120 (not shown) occurs, and the received command is stored in the reception buffer. Thereafter, the received command is analyzed in step S1600.

(Step S1700)
Subsequent to step S1600, the sub CPU 120a checks the signal of the effect button detection switch 35a and performs effect input control processing related to the effect button 35.

(Step S1800)
Subsequent to step S1700, the sub CPU 120a transmits various data (commands) set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140.

(Step S1900)
Subsequent to step S1800, the sub CPU 120a restores the information saved in step S1400 to the register of the sub CPU 120a.

(Command analysis processing of production control board)
The command analysis processing of the effect control board 120 will be described using FIG. 31 and FIG. In the following, the command analysis processing shown in FIG. 31 is referred to as command analysis processing 1, and the command analysis processing shown in FIG. 32 is referred to as command analysis processing 2. Command analysis processing 2 (processing after step S1613) is performed subsequent to command analysis processing 1.

(Step S1601)
First, the sub CPU 120a checks whether or not there is a command in the reception buffer, and determines whether or not the command is received. At this time, if there is no command in the reception buffer, the sub CPU 120a ends the command analysis processing.

(Step S1602)
If it is determined in step S1601 that there is a command in the reception buffer, the sub CPU 120a determines whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is a demonstration designation command.

(Step S1603)
If it is determined in step S1602 that the command stored in the reception buffer is a demonstration designation command, the sub CPU 120a performs a demonstration effect pattern determination process for determining a demonstration effect pattern.
Specifically, the demonstration effect pattern is determined, the determined demonstration effect pattern is set in the effect pattern storage area, and information on the determined demonstration effect pattern is transmitted to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140. A command for demonstration effect (demonstration pattern designation command) based on the demonstration effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub-RAM 120c.

(Step S1604)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1602 that the command stored in the reception buffer is not a demo designation command, the sub CPU 120a determines whether the command stored in the reception buffer is a start winning designation command. Determine whether or not.

(Step S1605)
When it is determined in step S1604 that the command stored in the reception buffer is a start winning designation command, the sub CPU 120a analyzes the starting winning designation command and holds the hold display on the effect display device 31. A display mode is determined, and a hold display mode determination process for transmitting hold display data corresponding to the determined hold display mode to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140 is performed.

  In the hold display mode determination process, the hold display data is stored in the first storage area among the first storage area to the fourth storage area in the first hold storage area or the fifth storage area to the eighth storage area in the second hold storage area. The storage area that is vacant is searched in order from the storage area or the fifth storage area, and the determined hold display data is set in the start storage area in the predetermined vacant storage area. Specifically, in the case of the start winning designation command corresponding to the first start port 14, the vacant storage area is searched in order from the first storage area in the first reserved storage area, and is vacant. In the case where the determined hold display data is set in the start storage area in the storage area and the start winning designation command corresponding to the second start port 15 is set, the fifth storage area in the second hold storage area is sequentially empty. The determined storage area is searched, and the determined hold display data is set in the starting storage area in the vacant Nth storage area. Thereby, the present reservation number of the first hold (U1) and the second hold (U2) is displayed on the effect display device 31.

In the hold display mode determination process, the hold display mode is determined with reference to the start winning designation command. There are three types of hold display modes: a normal hold display mode, a special hold 1 display mode, and a special hold 2 display mode, which display mode corresponds to each start winning designation command. It is determined by lottery based on the random number assigned and assigned.
The normal hold display mode is a display mode of the hold display that can be determined regardless of the content of the start winning designation command. The special hold 1 display mode is a display mode of a hold display that suggests that there is a high possibility that it is a case other than a loss. The special hold 2 display mode is a display mode of the hold display that suggests that there is a higher possibility of a big hit than the special hold 1 display mode. Therefore, the expectation degree for the jackpot of the player increases in the order of normal hold display mode <special hold 1 display mode <special hold 2 display mode.

(Step S1606)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1604 that the command stored in the reception buffer is not a start winning designation command, the sub CPU 120a determines that the command stored in the reception buffer is a variation pattern designation command. It is determined whether or not.

(Step S1670)
If it is determined in step S1606 that the command stored in the reception buffer is a variation pattern designation command, the sub CPU 120a selects one of a plurality of variation effect patterns based on the received variation pattern designation command. A variation effect pattern determination process for determining one variation effect pattern is performed. Thereafter, the effect display device 31, the audio output device 32, the frame-side effect lighting device 34, and the board-side effect lighting device are controlled based on the variation effect pattern. In addition, depending on the variation effect pattern, a movable member effect is included in which one or more effect drive devices among the first effect drive device 33a, the second effect drive device 33b, and the third effect drive device 33c perform a moving operation. There is a pattern. Note that the variation mode of the effect symbol 36 is determined based on the variation effect pattern determined here. This variation effect pattern determination process will be described later with reference to FIG.

(Step S1608)
Subsequent to step S1670, the sub CPU 120a shifts the hold display data stored in the first hold storage area and the second hold storage area and the data corresponding to the start winning designation command, and the hold display data after the shift. The hold display mode update process for transmitting the information to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140 is performed.
Specifically, in the order of the first storage area, the second storage area, the third storage area, and the fourth storage area of the first reserved storage area, the data in the display storage area and the start storage area in the respective storage areas are stored. Shift to the previous storage area.
For example, the data in the second storage area is shifted to the first storage area, the data in the third storage area is shifted to the second storage area, and the data in the fourth storage area is shifted to the third storage area. Here, after shifting the data in the fourth storage area, blank data is set in the new fourth storage area, and the data in the fourth storage area is cleared. The hold display data in the start storage area of the first storage area of the first hold storage area is shifted to the previous storage area, that is, the start storage area of the 0th storage area.
As a result, the number of reservations of the first hold (U1) and the second hold (U2) after the shift is displayed on the effect display device 31.

(Step S1609)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1606 that the command stored in the reception buffer is not a variation pattern designation command, the sub CPU 120a determines that the command stored in the reception buffer is an effect symbol designation command. It is determined whether or not.

(Step S1610)
Subsequent to step S1609, the sub CPU 120a performs an effect symbol determination process for determining an effect symbol 36 to be stopped and displayed on the effect display device 31 based on the content of the received effect symbol designation command.
Specifically, the effect designating command is analyzed, the effect symbol data constituting the combination of the effect symbols 36 is determined according to the presence / absence of jackpot and the type of jackpot, and the determined effect symbol data is stored in the effect symbol storage area In addition, in order to transmit the effect symbol data to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140, a command indicating the effect symbol data is set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c.

(Step S1611)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1609 that the command stored in the reception buffer is not an effect symbol designation command, the sub CPU 120a determines whether the command stored in the reception buffer is a symbol determination command. Determine whether or not.

(Step S1612)
If it is determined in step S1611 that the command stored in the reception buffer is a symbol determination command, the sub CPU 120a displays the effect symbol determined in step S1610 in order to stop the effect symbol 36. An effect symbol stop process is performed in which data based on the data and a stop instruction command (design stop designation command) for stopping and displaying the effect symbol are set in the transmission buffer of the sub-RAM 120c.

(Step S1612-1)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1611 that the command stored in the reception buffer is not a symbol determination command, the sub CPU 120a determines that the command stored in the reception buffer is a game effect stop preparation command. It is determined whether or not.

(Step S1612-2)
If it is determined in step S1612-1 that the command stored in the reception buffer is a game effect stop preparation command, the sub CPU 120a displays an image as a step before shifting the gaming machine 1 to the game stop state. For the image control CPU of the control board 150, an image display in the effect display device 31 currently being executed based on an effect command (such as various effect pattern designation commands) and an audio output currently being executed based on the effect command. Is set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c.

(Step S1612-3)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1612-1 that the command stored in the reception buffer is not a game effect stop preparation command, the sub CPU 120a determines that the command stored in the reception buffer is a game effect stop. Determine if it is a command.

(Step S1612-4)
If it is determined in step S1612-3 that the command stored in the reception buffer is a game effect stop command, the sub CPU 120a performs a game effect stop process.
The sub CPU 120a is currently executing in the effect display device 31 on the basis of an effect command (such as various effect pattern designation commands) with respect to the image control CPU of the image control board 150 in order to stop the game effect being executed. Based on the production image display and the production command, the production voice output currently being executed in the audio output device 32 and the frame side production lighting device 34 and the board side production lighting device currently being executed based on the production command. The lighting control is stopped, and a game effect stop designation command for executing the game stop notification is set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c.

The lamp control CPU drives and controls one of the first effect driving devices 33a, the second effect driving device 33b, or the third effect driving device from the standby position to the moving position. In the middle, when the game effect stop designation command is received from the sub CPU 120a, the drive control is changed so that the effect drive device under the drive control is returned to the standby position.
Therefore, when the lamp control CPU receives a game effect stop designation command from the sub CPU 120a, all the effect driving devices 33a to 33c are in the standby positions.

(Step S1613)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1612-3 that the command stored in the reception buffer is not a symbol determination command, the sub CPU 120a determines that the command stored in the reception buffer is a gaming state designation command. It is determined whether or not there is.

(Step S1614)
If it is determined in step S1613 that the command stored in the reception buffer is a gaming state designation command, the sub CPU 120a sets the gaming state based on the received gaming state designation command in the gaming state storage area. Yes (game state setting process).

(Step S1615)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1613 that the command stored in the reception buffer is not a gaming state designation command, the sub CPU 120a determines whether or not the command stored in the reception buffer is an opening command. Determine whether.

(Step S1616)
If it is determined in step S1615 that the command stored in the reception buffer is an opening command, the sub CPU 120a performs a hit start effect pattern determination process for determining a hit start effect pattern.
Specifically, the winning start effect pattern is determined based on the opening command and the effect symbol related to the hit (the effect symbol determined in the effect symbol determining process in step S1610), and the determined hit start effect pattern is stored in the effect pattern memory. In addition to setting the area, the information on the determined hit start effect pattern is transmitted to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140, and therefore data based on the determined hit start effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c.

(Step S1617)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1615 that the command stored in the reception buffer is not an opening command, the sub CPU 120a determines that the command stored in the reception buffer is a special winning opening opening designation command. It is determined whether or not.

(Step S1618)
If it is determined in step S1617 that the command stored in the reception buffer is a big winning opening opening designation command, the sub CPU 120a performs a big hit effect pattern determination process for determining a big hit effect pattern.
Specifically, the jackpot effect pattern is determined based on the big prize opening opening designation command, the determined jackpot effect pattern is set in the effect pattern storage area, and information on the determined jackpot effect pattern is stored in the image control board 150 and the lamp. In order to transmit to the control board 140, data based on the determined jackpot effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub-RAM 120c.

(Step S1619)
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1617 that the command stored in the reception buffer is not a big prize opening opening designation command, the sub CPU 120a determines that the command stored in the reception buffer is an ending command. It is determined whether or not. At this time, if it is determined that the command stored in the reception buffer is not an ending command, the command analysis processing is terminated.

(Step S1620)
If it is determined in step S1619 that the command stored in the reception buffer is an ending command, the sub CPU 120a performs a hit end effect pattern determination process for determining a hit end effect pattern.
Specifically, the winning end effect pattern is determined based on the ending command, the determined winning end effect pattern is set in the effect pattern storage area, and information on the determined hit end effect pattern is controlled by the image control board 150 and the lamp control. In order to transmit to the board 140, data based on the determined winning end effect pattern is set in the transmission buffer of the sub-RAM 120c. When this process ends, the command analysis process ends.

(Change control pattern determination processing of effect control board)
Next, the variation effect pattern determination process will be described with reference to FIG. This variation effect pattern determination process is executed when it is determined that a variation pattern designation command has been received (in the case of “YES” in step S1606, see FIG. 31).

(Step S1671)
First, the sub CPU 120a acquires the effect random number value updated in step S1100.

(Step S1672)
In step S1672, the sub CPU 120a sets a variation effect pattern determination table. The variation effect pattern determination table includes a variation effect pattern in which a notice effect such as a descending notice, an aura notice, and a SUP notice is performed.

(Step S1673)
In step S1673, the sub CPU 120a determines the effect random number acquired in step S1671 based on the variation effect pattern determination table determined in step S1672, and determines one variation effect pattern.

(Step S1674)
In step S1674, the sub CPU 120a sets a variation effect pattern command in the transmission buffer of the sub RAM 120c in order to transmit the variation effect pattern determined in step S1673 to the image control board 150 and the lamp control board 140. Thereby, the variation effect pattern determination process is completed.

  In the lamp control board 140, the effect actor device operation program is read based on the received variation effect pattern command to control the operation of the first to third effect drive devices 33a, 33b, 33c, and the received variation effect. The effect lighting device control program is read based on the pattern command, and the effect lighting device 34 is controlled.

(Flow from game stop preparation notification to game stop notification)
Next, a game stop preparation notification executed by the image control CPU that has received the game effect stop preparation designation command transmitted from the sub CPU 120a that has received the game effect stop preparation command transmitted from the main CPU 110a, and a game stop notification Will be described.

(Game stop preparation notice)
First, the game effect stop preparation designation command is set in the transmission buffer of the sub-RAM 120c by the process of step S1612-2, and the game effect stop preparation designation command is transmitted to the image control board 150 by the process of step S1800. In this case, image control and sound control in the game stop preparation notification executed by the image control CPU will be described.

  When the image control CPU receives the game effect stop preparation designation command, the image control CPU generates a display list for game effect stop preparation, and transmits it to the VDP, thereby sending the game stop preparation image data stored in the CGROM to the effect display device 31. Give instructions to display.

This game stop preparation image data is a higher layer than the effect image data currently displayed on the effect display device 31, but is currently being displayed so that the player can visually recognize it together with the effect image currently displayed. As shown in FIGS. 34 (a) to (c) and FIGS. 35 (a) to (c), the pending display image of the currently displayed effect image is smaller than the effect image data. A game stop preparation notification image is superimposed on the upper part.
The game stop preparation image data is composed of message image data that counts down, such as “until game stop, 20 seconds → 19 seconds → 1 second” so that the player can visually recognize the time until game stop. ing.

  When the image control CPU receives the game effect stop preparation designation command, the image control CPU reads the game stop preparation sound data from the sound data ROM, and synthesizes the effect sound currently being output from the sound output device 32 based on the game stop preparation sound data. The game stop preparation output sound is output.

The game stop preparation voice data enables the player to recognize the time until the game stops, “The game will stop shortly after an error occurs. 20 seconds until the game stops, 15, 10… 5, 4, 3, 2, 1” As described above, the sound data is for outputting a game stop preparation sound in accordance with the game stop preparation image data described above.
Note that the output volume in the game stop preparation sound output is output at the same volume as the volume value of the effect sound currently being output.
Therefore, the player can recognize that the gaming machine 1 in the game is in a game stop state after another 20 seconds.

As described above, when the sub CPU 120a receives a game effect stop preparation command from the main CPU 110a, the image control CPU receives the game effect stop preparation designation command transmitted from the sub CPU 120a. Thus, the image control CPU executes image display and sound output for notifying the player that preparations for stopping the game have started.
Accordingly, the game stop preparation notification allows the player to recognize that the gaming machine 1 has entered the game stop preparation state.

(Launch stop preparation notification)
During the game stop preparation notification, as described above, the lending unit 100 lending control CPU causes the information display 102 to cause an error (in FIG. 34 (a) and FIG. 35 (a)) in the gaming machine 1. As an image that indicates that a bug) has occurred and that the game ball will stop firing after 15 seconds, it is an image that displays a countdown as “15 seconds until error occurred, 10 seconds → 9 seconds → ... 1 second” A certain launch stop preparation image is displayed.

  Accordingly, during the game stop preparation notification, since the launch stop preparation image is displayed on the information display 102, the player recognizes that the game ball will stop firing after another ○ seconds and that the game will stop after another Δ seconds. it can.

(Launch stop notification)
As shown in FIGS. 34 (b) and 35 (b), when 15 seconds have elapsed from the start of the display of the launch stop preparation image, the process of step S2657 by the system CPU 130a described above causes the lending control CPU of the lending unit 100 to operate. After the launch stop information is transmitted, the lending control CPU that has received the launch stop information displays a message image “stop firing” on the information display 102 for 1 second, and then FIG. 34 (c). As shown in (e) and FIGS. 35 (c) to (e), a message image “Launch is stopped” is displayed.

(Game stop notification)
Next, the game effect stop designation command is set in the transmission buffer of the sub-RAM 120c by the process of step S1612-4 described above, and the game effect stop designation command is transmitted to the image control board 150 by the process of step S1800 described above. In this case, image control and sound control in game stop notification executed by the image control CPU will be described.

  When the image control CPU receives the game effect stop designation command, the image control CPU generates a display list for game stop, and transmits it to the VDP to instruct the effect display device 31 to display the game stop notification image data stored in the CGROM. I do.

The game stop notification image based on the game stop notification image data is displayed in two stages.
As a first-stage game stop notification image, as shown in FIGS. 34 (d) and 35 (d), the game is stopped with the same image size and display position as the game stop preparation image described above. The message image data for displaying the message is displayed.
When the effect image displayed on the effect display device 31 when the game effect stop designation command is received is a variable display image based on the variable effect pattern command, the image control CPU shows the effect display 36 indicating the change display result. Are stopped and displayed for 5 seconds.
Then, when the effect image displayed on the effect display device 31 when receiving the game effect stop designation command is an image other than the variable display image based on the variable effect pattern command, the image control CPU displays the effect at that time. The image is stopped and displayed for 5 seconds.

Five seconds after the first-stage image display, the second-stage game stop notification image is displayed.
As a second-stage game stop notification image, a game stop notification image is displayed in the entire display area of the effect display device 31, as shown in FIG. 34 (e) or FIG. 35 (e).

Further, when the image control CPU receives the game effect stop designation command, it reads out the game stop sound output control data from the sound data ROM, and outputs the game stop output sound from the sound output device 32 based on this game stop sound output control data. . At this time, the output of the production sound is stopped.
According to the game stop sound output control data, first, in accordance with the above-mentioned first stage game effect stop notification image data, such as “Game has stopped.” The first stage game stop sound is repeatedly output from the sound output device 32 for 5 seconds.
The output volume of the first stage game stop sound is output at the same volume as the volume value of the effect sound immediately before receiving the game effect stop designation command.

Then, with the game stop sound output data, when 5 seconds have elapsed from the game stop sound in the first stage, the player and the attendant at the game hall can recognize auditorily that the game has been stopped. "Please wait for a while" until the second stage game stop voice is turned off in accordance with the second stage game stop notification image data until the gaming machine 1 is powered off. 32 is repeatedly output.
In addition, since the output volume in the second stage game stop voice is output at the maximum output volume from the voice output device 32, the volume of the game hall staff is sufficiently audible.

As described above, when the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop command from the main CPU 110a, the image stop CPU in the present embodiment receives the game effect stop designation command transmitted from the sub CPU 120a. The control CPU performs a notification consisting of an image display and a sound output for notifying the player that the game is to be stopped, and then confirms that the player and the attendant at the game hall are in a game stop state. Notification including image display and audio output for notification is executed.
Therefore, by the game stop notification, the player and the attendant at the game hall can recognize that the gaming machine 1 is in the game stop state.
In addition, during the game stop notification in the present embodiment, as described above, the firing stop image is displayed on the information display 102.

  In the lamp control CPU of the lamp control board 140 that has received the game effect stop designation command, a frame side effect lighting device is used as a game stop notification by a lighting mode that indicates that the game shop clerk is in a game stop state. 34 and lighting control of the board side lighting device.

  In addition, the lamp control CPU drives and controls one of the first effect driving devices 33a, the second effect driving device 33b, or the third effect driving device from the standby position to the moving position. If it is in the middle, by changing the drive control so that the effect drive device under drive control is returned to the standby position, all the effect drive devices 33a to 33c are placed in the standby position.

  Here, in this embodiment, when it is determined that a communication error (communication disabled state or communication content is abnormal content) has occurred between the main CPU 110a and the system CPU 130a, a notification executed in the gaming machine 1 is performed. The flow is as follows.

First, a game stop preparation image is displayed on the effect display device 31 and a launch stop preparation image is displayed on the information display 102 as a notification for the player (20 seconds before the game stop). The audio output device 32 outputs a game stop preparation voice at a production volume.
Next, the notification for the player and the game hall staff is executed.
Next, a game stop image is displayed on the effect display device 31 and a launch stop image is displayed on the information display 102 as notification (when the game is stopped) for players and game hall staff. The sound output device 32 outputs the game stop sound at the maximum volume. In addition, the lighting control of the frame-side effect lighting device 34 and the board-side effect lighting device is controlled in a lighting manner when the game is stopped. Further, the communication error information is externally output from the external output terminal, so that an error is notified to the gaming equipment installed outside the gaming machine 1.

  Note that the game stop preparation image data of the present embodiment is composed only of message image data notifying that the game stop preparation has been made, but is not limited to this, “15 seconds to 14 seconds until launch stop, ... 10 seconds, 9 seconds, ... 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second, until game stop 5 seconds, 4, 3, 2, 1 " It is also possible to adopt a two-stage configuration: launch stop preparation image data to be performed, and game stop preparation image data for notifying that the game will stop from 5 seconds before the game stop.

  Then, when the game stop preparation image data is composed of two stages, the game stop preparation voice data is “the game will stop soon after an error has occurred, 15 seconds until the stop of the fire, 10, 9,... 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 seconds until game stop, 4, 3, 2, 1 ", etc. 20 seconds before game stop, voice stop preparation voice data that matches the shot stop preparation image data, game stop from 5 seconds before game stop You may make it comprise from the game stop preparation audio | voice data matched with the preparation image data.

  By configuring such audio data, the notification flow executed in the gaming machine 1 described above is changed as follows.

First, a two-stage notification is executed as a notification for a player (from 20 seconds before the game is stopped).
In the first stage notification (notifying that the game is stopped: 20 seconds before the game stop), the production display device 31 displays the launch stop preparation image and the information display 102 displays the launch stop preparation image. Is done. Then, the voice output device 32 outputs a firing stop preparation voice at a production volume.
In the subsequent second-stage notification (launch stop notification: 5 seconds before the game stop), the effect display device 31 displays a game stop preparation image and the information display 102 displays a launch stop image. The audio output device 32 outputs a game stop preparation voice at a production volume.
Next, the notification for the player and the game hall staff is executed.
As a notification (game stop notification) for players and game hall staff, a game stop image is displayed on the effect display device 31 and a launch stop image is displayed on the information display 102. The sound output device 32 outputs the game stop sound at the maximum volume. In addition, the lighting control of the frame-side effect lighting device 34 and the board-side effect lighting device is controlled in a lighting manner when the game is stopped. Further, the communication error information is externally output from the external output terminal, so that an error is notified to the gaming equipment installed outside the gaming machine 1.

  Next, specific examples of the game effect stop preparation process in step S1612-2 executed by the sub CPU 120a and the game effect stop process in step S1612-4 will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Processing from the game stop ready state to the game stop state during variable display)
First, the process when the game stop preparation state is entered during the variable display as the game effect and then the game stop state is entered will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 34A shows a state in which the variable display is executed on the effect display device 31 and the reach effect image is displayed.
When the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop preparation command during the reach effect image display, the effect display device 31 has entered the game stop preparation, such as “20 seconds until game stop!” By the sub CPU 120a, and The display of the game stop preparation image indicating to the player that the game is 20 seconds before the start of the game is started, and the audio output device 32 “game will stop immediately before an error occurs. The output of the game stop preparation sound is started to urge the player to enter the stop preparation and to be 20 seconds before the game stop.
In addition, when the lending control CPU receives the firing stop preparation information, the lending control CPU causes the information display unit 102 to enter into the firing stop preparation and to stop the launch, such as “15 seconds until an error occurs and stop firing”. Display of the firing stop preparation image indicating to the player that it is 15 seconds ago is started.

FIG. 34B shows a state in which 15 seconds have elapsed since the game stop preparation state is reached, and the effect display device 31 shows a state in which the reach effect image is switched to the SP reach effect image. Show.
Since 15 seconds have elapsed since the game stop preparation, the effect display device 31 displays a game stop preparation image indicating to the player that the game is 5 seconds before the game stop, such as “5 seconds until game stop!”. At the same time, the voice output device 32 outputs a game stop preparation voice prompting the player to be five seconds before the game stop, such as “5 seconds until game stop”.
Further, since 15 seconds have elapsed, the lending control CPU receives the firing stop information, and the lending control CPU causes the information display device 102 to indicate that the firing has been stopped, such as “the firing is stopped”. Is displayed.

FIG. 34 (c) shows a state in which 19 seconds have elapsed since the game stop preparation state is reached, and the effect display device 31 shows a state in which an SP reach effect image is being executed.
Since 19 seconds have elapsed since the game stop preparation, the effect display device 31 displays a game stop preparation image indicating to the player that the game is 1 second before the game stop, such as “1 second until game stop!”. At the same time, the sound output device 32 outputs “1” and a game stop preparation sound that prompts the player to be one second before the game stop.
Further, the lending control CPU displays a firing stop image indicating to the technician that the firing is stopped, such as “stopping the firing” on the information display 102.

FIG. 34D shows a state in which 20 seconds have elapsed since the game stop preparation state.
Since 20 seconds have elapsed since the start of the game stop preparation state, when the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop command, the effect display device 31 displays a combined image of the effect symbol 36 indicating the variable display result by the sub CPU 120a. The display of the game stop image indicating to the player that the game has been stopped is started, such as “The game has been stopped”, and the voice output device 32 has “the game has been stopped” The output of the game stop voice that prompts the player to stop the game is started.
Further, the lending control CPU displays a firing stop image indicating to the technician that the firing is stopped, such as “stopping the firing” on the information display 102.

FIG. 34 (e) shows a state where 5 seconds have elapsed since the game was stopped.
When 5 seconds have elapsed from the start of the game stop state, the sub CPU 120a causes the effect display device 31 to display a game stop image indicating to the player that the game is stopped, such as “Game is stopped. At the same time as the display is switched, the voice output device 32 outputs a game stop voice at a maximum volume that urges the player and the game hall staff to stop the game, such as “Please wait for a while.”
Further, the lending control CPU displays a firing stop image indicating to the technician that the firing is stopped, such as “stopping the firing” on the information display 102.
Note that the lighting device 34 for the frame-side effect and the lighting device for the board-side effect at this time is controlled to be lit in the lighting mode in the game stop state in order to urge the player and the attendant of the game hall to stop the game. The Communication error information is output from the external output terminal.

(Processing from game stop preparation state to game stop state during jackpot presentation)
Next, processing when the game stop preparation state is set during the jackpot effect as the game effect and then the game stop state is set will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 35A shows a state where the third round jackpot effect image is displayed on the effect display device 31.
When the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop preparation command during the third round of jackpot effect image display, the effect display device 31 enters “20 seconds until game stop!” By the sub CPU 120a. And the display of the game stop preparation image indicating to the player that the game has been stopped for 20 seconds is started, and the voice output device 32 says “the game will stop shortly before an error has occurred and 20 seconds until the game stops”. As described above, the output of the game stop preparation voice that prompts the player to enter the game stop preparation and to be 20 seconds before the game stop is started.
In addition, when the lending control CPU receives the firing stop preparation information, the lending control CPU causes the information display unit 102 to enter into the firing stop preparation and to stop the launch, such as “15 seconds until an error occurs and stop firing”. Display of the firing stop preparation image indicating to the player that it is 15 seconds ago is started.
At this time, the first big winning opening movable piece 16b is in an open state, and a game ball can be won in the first big winning opening 16.

FIG. 35B shows a state in which 15 seconds have elapsed since the game stop preparation state is reached, and the effect display device 31 shows a state in which the fourth round jackpot effect image is displayed. .
Since 15 seconds have elapsed since the game stop preparation, the effect display device 31 displays a game stop preparation image indicating to the player that the game is 5 seconds before the game stop, such as “5 seconds until game stop!”. At the same time, the voice output device 32 outputs a game stop preparation voice prompting the player to be five seconds before the game stop, such as “5 seconds until game stop”.
Further, since 15 seconds have elapsed, the lending control CPU receives the firing stop information, and the lending control CPU causes the information display device 102 to indicate that the firing has been stopped, such as “the firing is stopped”. Is displayed.
At this time, the first big winning opening movable piece 16b is in a closed state, and a game ball cannot be won in the first big winning opening 16.

FIG. 35 (c) shows a state in which 19 seconds have elapsed since the game stop preparation state is reached, and the effect display device 31 shows a state in which the fourth round jackpot effect image is displayed. .
Since 19 seconds have elapsed since the game stop preparation, the effect display device 31 displays a game stop preparation image indicating to the player that the game is 1 second before the game stop, such as “1 second until game stop!”. At the same time, the sound output device 32 outputs “1” and a game stop preparation sound that prompts the player to be one second before the game stop.
Further, the lending control CPU displays a firing stop image indicating to the technician that the firing is stopped, such as “stopping the firing” on the information display 102.
Note that a state in which a game ball cannot be won is maintained in the first grand prize opening 16.

FIG. 35D shows a state where 20 seconds have elapsed since the game stop preparation state is reached.
Since 20 seconds have elapsed since the start of the game stop preparation state, when the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop command, the effect display device 31 stops displaying the fourth round jackpot effect image by the sub CPU 120a. “The game has been stopped.” The game stop image is displayed to indicate to the player that the game has been stopped, and the game is stopped at the audio output device 32, such as “The game has been stopped.” The output of the game stop sound that prompts the player to do so is started.
Further, the lending control CPU displays a firing stop image indicating to the technician that the firing is stopped, such as “stopping the firing” on the information display 102.
Note that a state in which a game ball cannot be won is maintained in the first grand prize opening 16.

FIG. 35E shows a state where 5 seconds have elapsed since the game was stopped.
When 5 seconds have elapsed from the start of the game stop state, the sub CPU 120a causes the effect display device 31 to display a game stop image indicating to the player that the game is stopped, such as “Game is stopped. At the same time as the display is switched, the voice output device 32 outputs a game stop voice at a maximum volume that urges the player and the game hall staff to stop the game, such as “Please wait for a while.”
Further, the lending control CPU displays a firing stop image indicating to the technician that the firing is stopped, such as “stopping the firing” on the information display 102.
Note that the lighting device 34 for the frame-side effect and the lighting device for the board-side effect at this time is controlled to be lit in the lighting mode in the game stop state in order to urge the player and the attendant of the game hall to stop the game. The Communication error information is output from the external output terminal.
Note that a state in which a game ball cannot be won is maintained in the first grand prize opening 16.

(Example of processing when the game is stopped during the moving member effect in the variable display)
Next, an example of processing when the game is stopped during the movable member effect in the variable display as the game effect will be described with reference to FIGS. 36 and 37.

(Processing example 1 when the game is stopped during the movable member effect in the variable display)
First, FIG. 36 is a diagram showing a processing example when the game is stopped during the movable member effect in the variable display.
In FIG. 36, the game stop preparation state is entered during the variable display in which the movable member effect is executed by the movable member, and then the second effect drive device 33b and the third effect drive device 33c, which are movable members, The effect control is shown when the moving operation is performed from the standby position to the moving position and the game is stopped during the moving operation.
In addition, about the output aspect of the game stop preparation sound and game stop sound by the audio | voice output apparatus 32, the display aspect of the launch stop preparation image and the launch stop image by the information display 102, etc., as above-mentioned using FIG. Since it is an aspect, description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  And this FIG. 36 (a-1)-(a-4) has shown the example of effect control in the fluctuation | variation display when not becoming a game stop state, (b-1)-(b-6) is ( The effect control (example 1) in the case of a game stop state in the variable display of (a-1) to (a-4) is shown.

  36 (a-1) to 36 (a-4) show that after the reach effect is executed, the second effect drive device 33b is moved from the standby position, and then the SP reach effect is executed. The effect control in the variable display is shown.

FIG. 36 (a-1) shows a state where the reach effect is being executed, and FIG. 36 (a-2) shows a state where the effect symbol 36 has been temporarily stopped by a combination of loses after the reach effect is executed. ing.
Subsequently, in FIG. 36 (a-3), in the state where the effect symbol 36 is temporarily stopped due to the combination of loss, the second effect driving device 33 b waiting on the right side of the effect display device 31 and the effect display device 31. The third effect drive device 33c waiting on the left side slides toward the center of the effect display device 31 by the drive control by the lamp control CPU according to the instruction from the sub CPU 120a, and stops at the moving position. Indicates the state. In this state, the second effect drive device 33b and the effect display device 31 are stopped for 3 seconds.
Subsequently, in FIG. 36 (a-4), the second effect driving device 33b and the effect display device 31 are stopped at the moving position for 3 seconds and then slid toward the standby position, respectively, and then the SP reach effect is executed. It shows the state being done.

  Production control in the case where the game is stopped when the variable display of FIGS. 36A-1 to 36A-4 is executed is as follows.

  First, as shown in FIG. 36 (b-1), in the state where the reach effect is being executed, when the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop preparation command, the sub CPU 120a causes the effect display device 31 to stop the game. A game stop preparation image indicating that it is 20 seconds is displayed.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 36 (b-2), in the state where the production symbol 36 is temporarily stopped by a combination of loses, a game stop preparation indicating the number of seconds until the game stop at that time (5 seconds in this figure). An image is displayed.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 36 (b-3), the second effect driving device 33 b standing by on the right side of the effect display device 31 and the third effect waiting on the left side of the effect display device 31. In a state where the driving device 33c slides toward the center of the effect display device 31 by the driving control by the lamp control CPU according to the instruction from the sub CPU 120a and stops at the moving position, it is 1 second until the game is stopped. A game stop preparation image indicating that is displayed.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 36 (b-4), in the state where the second effect drive device 33b and the third effect drive device 33c are stopped at the movement positions by the drive control by the lamp control CPU. When the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop command before the second elapses, the sub CPU 120a displays the combination image of the effect symbol 36 indicating the variation display result on the effect display device 31, and also indicates that the game has been stopped. The game stop image shown is displayed.
Then, in response to the instruction from the sub CPU 120a, the lamp control CPU performs the second rendering drive device 33b and the third rendering drive device 33c that are stopped at the moving position even before the stop time of 3 seconds elapses. Drive control is started to slide the second effect drive device 33b and the third effect drive device 33c back to their respective standby positions.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 36 (b-5), the sub CPU 120a displays a combination image of the effect symbol 36 indicating the variable display result on the effect display device 31, and also indicates that the game has been stopped. While the image is displayed, the lamp control CPU slides the second effect drive device 33b and the third effect drive device 33c to the respective standby positions.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 36 (b-6), the sub CPU 120a causes the effect display device 31 to display a game stop image indicating that the game is stopped.

(Processing example 2 in a case where the game is stopped during the movable member effect in the variable display)
Next, FIG. 37 is a diagram illustrating a processing example 2 in a case where the game is stopped during the movable member effect in the variable display as the game effect.
In FIG. 37, the game stop preparation state is entered during the variable display in which the movable member effect is performed by the movable member, and then the first effect driving device 33a, which is the movable member, moves from the standby position to the moving position. The effect control when the game is stopped during the moving operation is shown.
In addition, about the output aspect of the game stop preparation sound and game stop sound by the audio | voice output apparatus 32, the display aspect of the launch stop preparation image and the launch stop image by the information display 102, etc., as above-mentioned using FIG. Since it is an aspect, description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  37 (c-1) to (c-5) show an example of effect control in the variable display when the game is not stopped, and (d-1) to (d-6) are ( The effect control (example 2) in the case where the game is stopped in the variable display of c-1) to (c-5) is shown.

  37 (c-1) to 37 (c-5) show that “during the execution of the SP reach effect, after the first effect drive device 33a is moved from the standby position, the effect symbol 36 showing the variation display result is shown. "Combination image is displayed", showing the effect control in the variable display.

FIG. 37 (c-1) shows a state where the production symbol 36 has been temporarily stopped by a combination of loses after execution of the reach production.
Subsequently, in FIG. 37 (c-2), in the state where the effect symbol 36 is temporarily stopped due to the combination of loss, the second effect driving device 33 b waiting on the right side of the effect display device 31 and the effect display device 31. The third effect driving device 33c waiting on the left side is slid toward the center of the effect display device 31 by the drive control by the lamp control CPU, and is stopped at the moving position.

Subsequently, FIG. 37 (c-3) shows a state in which the SP reach effect is being executed after the second effect drive device 33b and the effect display device 31 have each moved to the standby position.
Subsequently, in FIG. 37 (c-4), when the SP reach effect is being executed, the first effect drive device 33a standing on top of the effect display device 31 is effected by the drive control by the lamp control CPU. A state in which the display device 31 is moved down to the center and stopped at the moving position is shown. In this state, the first effect drive device 33a stops for 3 seconds.

  Subsequently, in FIG. 37 (c-5), the drive control by the lamp control CPU according to the instruction from the sub CPU 120a is performed on the first effect driving device 33a moved downward (in the movement position) to the center of the effect display device 31. This shows a state in which the effect symbol 36 is stopped at the big hit combination image after being moved up and positioned in the standby state.

  When such variable display in FIGS. 37 (c-1) to 37 (c-5) is being executed, the effect control when the game is stopped is as follows.

  First, as shown in FIG. 37 (d-1), in the state where the production symbol 36 is temporarily stopped due to the combination of loss, the sub CPU 120a causes the production display device 31 to stop the game when receiving the game production stop preparation command. A game stop preparation image indicating that it is 20 seconds until is displayed.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 37 (d-2), the second effect driving device 33 b waiting on the right side of the effect display device 31 and the third effect waiting on the left side of the effect display device 31. In a state where the drive device 33c slides toward the center of the effect display device 31 by the drive control by the lamp control CPU and stops at the moving position, the number of seconds until the game stop at that time (15 in this figure) Second) is displayed.

  Subsequently, in FIG. 37 (d-3), after the second effect driving device 33b and the effect display device 31 are moved to the standby positions, respectively, in a state where the SP reach effect is being executed, until the game is stopped at that time. A game stop preparation image showing the number of seconds (5 seconds in this figure) is displayed.

  Subsequently, in FIG. 37 (d-4), when the SP reach effect is being executed, the first effect drive device 33a standing on the upper part of the effect display device 31 is displayed in accordance with an instruction from the sub CPU 120a. A game stop preparation image showing the number of seconds until the game stop at that time (1 second in this figure) in the state of being moved down to the center of the effect display device 31 by the drive control by the control CPU (moved to the moving position). Is displayed.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 37 (d-5), in the state where the first effect driving device 33a is stopped at the movement position by the drive control by the lamp control CPU, the game effect stop command is passed before 3 seconds elapses. As a result, the sub CPU 120a displays an effect symbol 36 indicating a variable display result as a jackpot combination image on the effect display device 31 and a game stop image indicating that the game has been stopped.
In the game stop image at this time, the combination image of the loss is displayed without displaying the combination image of the jackpot, or an image indicating that it is unknown whether the game is a jackpot or the loss (for example, “ "???") may be displayed.
Then, in response to an instruction from the sub CPU 120a, the lamp control CPU moves the first effect drive device 33a upward even when the first effect drive device 33a stopped at the movement position has not elapsed for 3 seconds. The drive control to return to the standby position is started.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 37 (d-6), the first effect driving device 33a is moved up and returned to the standby position, and the effect display device 31 uses the sub CPU 120a to indicate that the game is stopped. A stop image is displayed.

  As described above with reference to FIGS. 36 and 37, that is, the game effect stop preparation command from the main CPU 110a in the variable display in which the operation of the first to third effect drive devices (any of 33a to 33c) is scheduled. The sub CPU 120a that has received the game start display of the game stop preparation image by transmitting a game effect stop preparation designation command to the image control CPU, but does not stop the variable display at this time. Thereafter, if the game effect stop command is not received from the main CPU 110a even when the effect drive device is operating, the sub CPU 120a does not limit the operation of the effect drive device to the image control CPU. When the time comes, the operation of the effect drive device is executed. When the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop command during the execution of the effect drive device, the sub CPU 120a transmits the game effect stop designation command to the image control CPU, thereby returning the effect drive device to the standby position. The change display is stopped and a game stop image is displayed.

(Modified example of processing when a game is stopped during moving member production in variable display)
Here, a modified example of the process when the game is stopped during the movable member effect in the variable display will be described.
First, a modified example of Processing Example 1 (hereinafter referred to as Processing Example 1) in the case where the game is stopped during the movable member effect in the variable display described above will be described.

  In the processing example 1, as described with reference to FIGS. 36 (b-4) to (b-6), the second effect drive device 33b and the third effect drive device 33c are driven by the lamp control CPU. Is stopped at the moving position, the second effect driving device 33b and the third effect driving device 33c that are stopped at the moving position are slid to return to the respective standby positions. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in response to an instruction from the sub CPU 120a that has received the game effect stop command, the lamp control CPU moves to the second effect driving device 33b at the moving position when the instruction is received from the sub CPU 120a. Alternatively, the third effect drive device 33c may be stopped.

  In Processing Example 1, when receiving the game effect stop preparation command, the sub CPU 120a moves the second effect drive device 33b and the third effect drive device 33c scheduled thereafter to the movement position. The instruction for this may not be transmitted to the lamp control CPU.

  Next, a modified example of Processing Example 2 (hereinafter referred to as Processing Example 2) in the case where the game is stopped during the movable member effect in the variable display described above will be described.

  In the processing example 2, as described with reference to FIGS. 37 (d-5) and (d-6), the first effect driving device 33a is stopped at the moving position by the drive control by the lamp control CPU. , The drive control for moving up the first effect driving device 33a stopped at the moving position and returning it to the standby position is executed, but not limited to this, from the sub CPU 120a that has received the game effect stop command In response to the instruction, the lamp control CPU may stop the first effect driving device 33a at the moving position when the instruction is received from the sub CPU 120a.

  Further, in the processing example 2, when the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop preparation command, the sub CPU 120a transmits an instruction for moving the first effect driving device 33a scheduled thereafter to the moving position to the lamp control CPU. You may make it not.

(Example of processing when the game is stopped across the variable display)
Next, a processing example when the game is stopped across the variation display will be described with reference to FIG.
In addition, about the output aspect of the game stop preparation sound and game stop sound by the audio | voice output apparatus 32, the display aspect of the launch stop preparation image and the launch stop image by the information display 102, etc., as above-mentioned using FIG. Since it is an aspect, description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  First, as shown in FIG. 38 (e-1), after the variable display is started, the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop preparation command in the state where the left effect symbol 36 is temporarily stopped. The CPU 120a displays a game stop preparation image indicating that it is 20 seconds until the game is stopped on the effect display device 31.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 38 (e-2), in the state in which the effect symbol 36 indicating the variation display result is stopped and displayed in the combination image out of the range, the number of seconds until the game is stopped at that time (8 in this figure). Second) is displayed.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 38 (e-3), in the state in which the next variation display is started, a game stop preparation image indicating the number of seconds until the game stop at that time (7 seconds in this figure) is displayed. Is done.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 38 (e-4), during the next variable display, the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop command, so that the sub CPU 120a displays the variable display result on the effect display device 31. A combination image of symbols 36 is displayed, and a game stop image indicating that the game has been stopped is displayed.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 38 (e-5), the sub CPU 120a causes the effect display device 31 to display a game stop image indicating that the game is stopped.

  That is, in the previous variation display, the sub CPU 120a that has received the game effect stop preparation command from the main CPU 110a starts the display of the game stop preparation image by transmitting a game effect stop preparation designation command to the image control CPU. At this time, the variable display is not stopped. After the change stop, when the next change pattern designation command is received from the main CPU 110a, the sub CPU 120a starts the next change display, and when the game effect stop command is received during the change display, the game effect stop designation command is sent to the image control CPU. By transmitting to, the variable display is stopped and the game stop image is displayed.

(Processing example when the game is stopped across the game state)
Next, a processing example in the case where the game stop state is entered across the game state will be described with reference to FIG.
In addition, about the output aspect of the game stop preparation sound and game stop sound by the audio | voice output apparatus 32, the display aspect of the launch stop preparation image and the launch stop image by the information display 102, etc., as above-mentioned using FIG. Since it is an aspect, description here is abbreviate | omitted.

  39 (f-1) to (f-5) show the effect control in the low probability gaming state when the jackpot gaming state is entered after entering the gaming stop preparation state, and the gaming stop state is entered in this jackpot gaming state. ing.

  First, as shown in FIG. 39 (f-1), in the state where the SP reach effect is being executed, when the sub CPU 120 a receives the game effect stop preparation command, the sub CPU 120 a causes the effect display device 31 to stop the game. A game stop preparation image indicating that it is 20 seconds until is displayed.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 39 (f-2), in the state where the effect symbol 36 indicating the variation display result is displayed in the jackpot combination image, the number of seconds until the game stop at that time (15 seconds in this figure). ) Is displayed.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 39 (f-3), after the effect symbol 36 indicating the variation display result is displayed as the jackpot combination image, an effect (fanfare effect) for notifying that the jackpot has been won is executed. In this state, a game stop preparation image indicating the number of seconds until the game stop at that time (5 seconds in this figure) is displayed.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 39 (f-4), when the sub CPU 120a receives the game effect stop command in the state where the game state is changed to the jackpot game state and the opening display is executed, the sub CPU 120a displays the effect. The device 31 displays an opening display and a game stop image indicating that the game has been stopped.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 39 (f-5), the sub CPU 120a causes the effect display device 31 to display a game stop image indicating that the game is stopped.

That is, in the variable display that is a big hit in the low-probability gaming state, the sub CPU 120a that has received the game effect stop preparation command from the main CPU 110a transmits the game effect stop preparation designation command to the image control CPU. The display is started, but the variable display is not stopped at this time. Then, after the variable stop, the gaming state shifts to the big hit gaming state under the control of the main CPU 110a, and when receiving the opening command from the main CPU 110a, the sub CPU 120a starts the opening display, and when receiving the gaming effect stop command during the opening display, By transmitting a game effect stop designation command to the image control CPU, the opening display is stopped and the game stop image is displayed.
The same control is performed when shifting from the high probability gaming state to the jackpot gaming state. If a game stop command is received during the round display after the opening display is finished, the game is stopped in the round display state.

  Next, FIGS. 39 (g-1) to 39 (g-5) are effects in the jackpot gaming state when the game stop ready state is entered and then the high probability gaming state is reached, and the game stop state is entered in this high probability gaming state. Shows control.

  First, as shown in FIG. 39 (g-1), during the 16th round game in the jackpot gaming state, the game stop indicating that the game stop is 20 seconds by receiving the game effect stop preparation command. A preparation image is displayed.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 39 (g-2), during the ending display in the jackpot gaming state, a game stop preparation image indicating the number of seconds until the game stop at that time (10 seconds in this figure) is displayed. .

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 39 (g-3), after the jackpot gaming state is ended, the state is shifted to the high probability gaming state, and in the state where the variable display is executed in the high probability gaming state, the game is stopped at that time. A game stop preparation image showing the number of seconds until (5 seconds in this figure) is displayed.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 39 (g-4), in the state where the variable display is executed in the high probability gaming state, the game is stopped together with the opening display by receiving the game effect stop command. The game stop image shown is displayed.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 39 (g-5), the effect display device 31 is in a state where a game stop image indicating that the game is stopped is displayed.

That is, in the jackpot gaming state, the sub CPU 120a that has received the game effect stop preparation command from the main CPU 110a transmits the game effect stop preparation designation command to the image control CPU, thereby starting display of the game stop preparation image. Then, when the main CPU 110a controls the gaming state to shift from the big hit gaming state to the high probability gaming state and receives the variation pattern command from the main CPU 110a, the sub CPU 120a starts the variation display, and receives the game effect stop command during the variation display. Then, by transmitting a game effect stop designation command to the image control CPU, the variable display is stopped and the game stop image is displayed.
The same control is performed when shifting from the jackpot gaming state to the low probability gaming state.

Next, modifications and feature points of the present embodiment will be described below.
In the present embodiment, in steps S11-13 to 15 of FIG. 5, the sub CPU 120a confirms the opening / closing operation of the first grand prize opening 16 and the second large prize opening 17, confirmation of the opening / closing operation of the second start opening 15, and frame side effect. Until the operation confirmation of the lighting device 34, the operation of the lighting device for the board side effect, the operation confirmation of the first effect driving device 33a, the second effect driving device 33b, and the third effect driving device 33c is completed. The production activation standby timer value, which is a standby timer for not permitting the embedded processing, is set, and the interruption processing is permitted when the production activation standby timer value expires. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the sub CPU 120a Is transmitted to the main CPU 110a indicating that the operation confirmation has been completed, and the main CPU 110a receives the operation confirmation end information. It may be permitted to interrupt processing.

  In the present embodiment, if the main CPU 110a determines that the communication with the system CPU 130a is not normal, it sets a game stop preparation flag in step S516 of FIG. In step S576 of FIG. 23, the main CPU 110a sets a prize protection counter, and in step S577, a game effect stop preparation command is transmitted to the sub CPU 120a, and the sub CPU 120a that has received the game effect stop preparation command receives step S1612 of FIG. -2 game effect stop preparation process is executed. In this game effect stop preparation process, the sub CPU 120a transmits a game effect stop preparation designation command to the image control CPU, and the image control CPU that has received the game effect stop preparation designation command receives the game effect stop preparation designation command shown in FIGS. As shown in 35 (a) to (c), a game stop preparation notification image is displayed and a game stop preparation output sound is output.

  In this embodiment, when the system CPU 130a determines that the communication with the main CPU 110a is not normal, the system CPU 130a sets a launch stop preparation flag in step S2613 of FIG. In step S2653 in FIG. 28, the system CPU 130a sets a launch stop preparation counter, and a launch stop preparation process is executed in step S2654. In this launch stop preparation process, the system CPU 130a transmits launch stop preparation information to the lending control CPU, and the lending control CPU that has received the launch stop preparation information causes the information display 102 to display the information display 102 in FIGS. 34 (a) and 35 (b). As shown in (), a firing stop preparation image is displayed.

  That is, in the present embodiment, when communication between the main CPU 110a and the system CPU 130a is not normal due to a malfunction of one of the main CPU 110a and the system CPU 130a, the main CPU 110a has the above (2-1) and the system CPU 130a. As described above in (2-2), preparation processing for game stop is executed by each CPU.

  In this embodiment, after the winning protection counter is set in step S576 of FIG. 23, if it is determined in step S578 that the winning protection counter has become 0, the game stop flag is set in step S579, and the sub-step is performed in step S580. A game effect stop command is transmitted to the CPU 120a. Then, the sub CPU 120a that has received the game effect stop command executes a game effect stop process in step S1612-4 of FIG. In this game effect stop process, the sub CPU 120a transmits a game effect stop designation command to the image control CPU and is currently being executed by the image control CPU that has received the game effect stop designation command as shown in FIGS. The stop control of the game effect (image, sound, lighting) is executed.

In the present embodiment, when the game stop flag is set in step S579 in FIG. 23, the main CPU 110a performs processing up to step S230-9 in the first start port (second start port) detection switch input process in FIG. Is executed, but the processing after step S230-10 is not executed, and therefore the pre-determination processing of FIG. 12 is not executed. Therefore, when a game ball starts and wins at the first start port (or the second start port) immediately before the game stop flag is set, each random number value such as a random number for special symbol determination based on this start win is acquired. It becomes a game stop state by the state.
Further, the main CPU 110a does not execute the processes after step S310-2 in the special symbol memory determination process of FIG. Therefore, when the variable display is not being performed, the variable display is kept stopped, and the jackpot determination process of FIG. 12 is not executed.

In addition, the main CPU 110a does not execute the processing after step S320-3 in the special symbol variation processing of FIG. 13, and stops displaying the special symbol in step S320-2 even before the variation display variation time ends. Let
Further, the main CPU 110a does not execute the processes after step S330-2 in the special symbol stop process of FIG. Therefore, the state where the variable display is stopped is maintained, and processing such as the start of the next variable display and the transition of the game state is not performed.

  Next, the configuration described in this embodiment will be described below.

  (A-1) To provide a gaming machine that minimizes distrust to a player even when an event occurs in which a variable display effect must be stopped in an enclosed ball type gaming machine. For this purpose, a game control means for controlling the progress of the game, executing the lottery lottery according to the establishment of the lottery conditions, and transmitting game effect information for executing the game effect based on the result of the lottery decision (main) CPU 110a), an effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means, and an award transmitted from the game control means. Game score control means (system CPU1) for adding and updating the game score information based on the ball information and subtracting and updating the game score information as the game is used. 0a), and the game effects executed by the effect control means include movable members (first to third effect drive devices 33a to 33c) provided in the game area. ) Is moved from the standby position to the operating position, and the game control means determines whether or not the communication status with the game score control means is normal (transmission status information transmission). Processing, gaming state response information reception processing), and when the communication status determining means determines that the communication status is not normal, after a predetermined game stop preparation period (winning protection counter) has elapsed, A game stop processing means (game stop process) for executing a game stop process for stopping the progress, wherein the game stop processing means includes the effect control in the game stop process. The game effect stop information for stopping the game effect being executed is transmitted to the stage (step S580), and when the effect control means receives the game effect stop information, However, when the game effect stop process (game effect stop process) for stopping the game effect is executed and the game effect stop process is executed during the execution of the movable member effect, the game effect stop is performed on the movable member. Stop at the moving position at the time of processing execution.

  (A-2) In a sealed ball type gaming machine, a gaming machine that minimizes distrust to a player even when an event that requires a variable display effect to occur is provided. For this purpose, a game control means for controlling the progress of the game, executing the lottery lottery according to the establishment of the lottery conditions, and transmitting game effect information for executing the game effect based on the result of the lottery decision (main) CPU 110a), an effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means, and an award transmitted from the game control means. Game score control means (system CPU1) for adding and updating the game score information based on the ball information and subtracting and updating the game score information as the game is used. 0a), and the game effects executed by the effect control means include movable members (first to third effect drive devices 33a to 33c) provided in the game area. ) Is moved from the standby position to the operating position, and the game control means determines whether or not the communication status with the game score control means is normal (transmission status information transmission). Processing, gaming state response information reception processing), and when the communication status determining means determines that the communication status is not normal, after a predetermined game stop preparation period (winning protection counter) has elapsed, A game stop processing means (game stop process) for executing a game stop process for stopping the progress, wherein the game stop processing means includes the effect control in the game stop process. The game effect stop information for stopping the game effect being executed is transmitted to the stage (step S580), and when the effect control means receives the game effect stop information, However, when the game effect stop process (game effect stop process) for stopping the game effect is executed, and the game effect stop process is executed during the execution of the movable member effect, the movable member is set to the standby position. Move.

  (A-3) Providing a game control unit that minimizes distrust to the player even when an event occurs in which the variable display effect must be stopped in an enclosed ball type gaming machine A game control means for controlling the progress of the game for the purpose of performing the game lottery according to the establishment of the lottery conditions and transmitting the game effect information for executing the game effect based on the result of the lottery A game control unit including a main CPU 110a) and effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on a game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means. The game score information is added and updated based on the prize ball information transmitted from the game control means, and the game score information is subtracted as the game is used. In a game control unit operable by being set in a gaming machine together with a game score control unit including a new game score control means (system CPU 130a), the game effect executed by the effect control means includes a game area. Including a movable member effect for moving the provided movable member (first to third effect drive devices 33a to 33c) from the standby position to the operating position, and the game control means has a communication status with the game score control means. Communication status determining means for determining whether the communication status is normal (game state information transmission processing, game status response information reception processing) and when the communication status determination means determines that the communication status is not normal, it is determined in advance. After the game stop preparation period (winning protection counter) has elapsed, a game stop for executing a game stop process for stopping the progress of the game And the game stop processing means transmits game effect stop information for stopping the game effect being executed to the effect control means in the game stop process ( When the game effect stop information is received, the effect control means executes a game effect stop process (game effect stop process) for stopping the game effect even during the game effect period. And when the said game effect stop process is performed during execution of the said movable member effect, the said movable member is stopped at the movement position in the execution time of the said game effect stop process.

  (A-4) In an enclosed ball type gaming machine, a game control unit is provided that minimizes distrust to the player even when an event that requires the variable display effect to occur has occurred. A game control means for controlling the progress of the game for the purpose of performing the game lottery according to the establishment of the lottery condition and transmitting the game effect information for executing the game effect based on the result of the lottery And an effect control means for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means, the game control unit being transmitted from the game control means. The game score control unit includes a game score control means for adding and updating the game score information based on the prize ball information and subtracting and updating the game score information as the game is used. In the game control unit operable by being set on the gaming machine together with the game, the game effect executed by the effect control means includes a movable member provided in the game area to move from the standby position to the operation position. Including a member effect, wherein the game control means determines whether or not the communication status with the game score control means is normal (game status information transmission processing, game status response information reception processing); When the communication status determining means determines that the communication status is not normal, a game stop process is executed to stop the progress of the game after a predetermined game stop preparation period (winning protection counter) has elapsed. Game stop processing means (game stop processing) for performing the game stop processing means on the effect control means in the game stop processing The game effect stop information for stopping the game effect is transmitted (step S580), and when the effect control means receives the game effect stop information, the game effect is displayed even during the game effect period. A game effect stop process (game effect stop process) for stopping is executed, and when the game effect stop process is executed during the execution of the movable member effect, the movable member is moved to the standby position. And

  (B-1) Providing a gaming machine capable of changing a gaming state even during a wait period when an event that requires the progress of the game to occur occurs in an enclosed ball type gaming machine A game control means for controlling the progress of the game for the purpose of performing the game lottery according to the establishment of the lottery conditions and transmitting the game effect information for executing the game effect based on the result of the lottery Main CPU 110a), an effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means, and the game control means. Game score control means (system CPU) for adding and updating the game score information based on the prize ball information and subtracting and updating the game score information as the game is used. 30a), wherein the game control means determines whether or not the communication status with the game score control means is normal (game state information transmission processing). , Gaming state response information reception processing) and the progress of the game after a predetermined game stop preparation period (winning protection counter) when the communication status determining means determines that the communication status is not normal. A game stop processing means (game stop processing) for executing a game stop process for stopping the game, and the game control means is in a period of changing the game state during the game stop preparation period Even so, the game state is changed (for example, step S330-11 or step S330-13 is executed until YES is determined in step S330-1-1). Until step S330-30 determines YES, step S330-31 is executed), and the progress of the game according to the changed gaming state is continued (for example, YES in step S340-2-1). The process after step S340-3 is executed until it is determined that the process is executed, and the process after step S340-11 is executed until it is determined as YES in step S340-10-3.

  (B-2) In a sealed ball type gaming machine, a game control unit capable of changing the gaming state even during a wait period when an event that requires the progress of the game to occur occurs. Game control means for controlling the progress of the game for the purpose of providing, executing the lottery lottery according to the establishment of the lottery condition, and transmitting game effect information for executing the game effect based on the result of the lottery (Main CPU 110a) and an effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means. The game score information is added and updated based on the prize ball information transmitted from the game control means, and the game score information is reduced as the game is used for the game. In a game control unit operable by being set in a gaming machine together with a game score control unit including a game score control means (system CPU 130a) to be updated, the game control means has a normal communication status with the game score control means Communication status judging means (gaming status information transmission process, gaming status response information receiving process) for judging whether or not the communication status is determined to be normal by the communication status judging means. Game stop processing means (game stop processing) for executing a game stop process for stopping the progress of the game after the game stop preparation period (winning protection counter) has elapsed, the game control means comprising: During the game stop preparation period, even if it is time to change the game state, the game state is changed (for example, step S3 Step S330-11 or step S330-13 is executed until YES is determined at 0-1-1, and step S330-31 is executed until YES is determined at step S330-30. ), The progress of the game according to the game state after the change is continued (for example, the process after step S340-3 is executed until YES is determined in step S340-2-1. Step S340-10). Step S340-11 and subsequent steps are executed until YES is determined in step -3).

  (C-1) As a conventional enclosed ball type gaming machine, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-100765, there are a main control board on which a gaming control microcomputer is mounted, and a payout controlling microcomputer. There is one that performs mutual authentication at the time of power activation with the mounted payout control unit, and as a conventional gaming machine, as described in JP 2011-250932 A, a movable member after power activation The initial operation check is performed, but how to efficiently perform the mutual authentication at the time of power activation in the gaming machine and the initial operation check of the movable member as described in JP 2012-100755 A Because it is not considered, for the purpose of providing a gaming machine that efficiently performs mutual authentication and initial operation confirmation of the movable member, the progress of the game is controlled. And a game control means (main CPU 110a) for executing game lottery for executing the game lottery in response to the establishment of the lottery conditions and executing the game effect based on the result of the winner / failure lottery, and the game control means. Further, the effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information, and the game score information is added and updated based on the prize ball information transmitted from the game control means. And a game score control means (system CPU 130a) for subtracting and updating the game score information as it is used for a game, wherein the game effect executed by the effect control means includes The movable members (first to third effect driving devices 33a to 33c) provided in the game area are moved from the standby position to the operating position. The game control means includes a first determination process for determining whether or not the game score control means is a regular game score control means with the start of power supply in the gaming machine. (Step S11-3) is executed, and the game score control means determines whether or not the game control means is a regular game control means with the start of power supply in the gaming machine. A determination process (step S2003) is executed, and the game control means is determined to be a regular game score control means by the first determination process, and is determined to be a regular game control means by the second determination process. Based on (YES in step S11-4), game effect permission information for permitting execution of the game effect is transmitted to the effect control means (steps S11-7 and S). 11-17), the game progresses to a controllable state (step S11-15), and the effect control means receives the game effect permission information (YES in step S1010, or YES in step S1030). Based on the above, when the game effect is transferred to a state where the game effect can be executed, an operation check process is executed in order to check the operation of the movable member when the game effect is transferred to a state where the game effect can be executed (step) S1050).

  (C-2) As a conventional enclosed ball type gaming machine, as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2012-100765, there are a main control board on which a gaming control microcomputer is mounted and a payout controlling microcomputer. There is one that performs mutual authentication at the time of power activation with the mounted payout control unit, and as a conventional gaming machine, as described in JP 2011-250932 A, a movable member after power activation The initial operation check is performed, but how to efficiently perform the mutual authentication at the time of power activation in the gaming machine and the initial operation check of the movable member as described in JP 2012-100755 A Because it is not considered, for the purpose of providing a gaming machine that efficiently performs mutual authentication and initial operation confirmation of the movable member, the progress of the game is controlled. And a game control means (main CPU 110a) for executing game lottery for executing the game lottery in response to the establishment of the lottery conditions and executing the game effect based on the result of the winner / failure lottery, and the game control means. Further, the effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information, and the game score information is added and updated based on the prize ball information transmitted from the game control means. And a game score control means (system CPU 130a) for subtracting and updating the game score information as it is used for a game, wherein the game effect executed by the effect control means includes The movable members (first to third effect driving devices 33a to 33c) provided in the game area are moved from the standby position to the operating position. The game control means includes a first determination process for determining whether or not the game score control means is a regular game score control means with the start of power supply in the gaming machine. (Step S11-3) is executed, and the game score control means determines whether or not the game control means is a regular game control means with the start of power supply in the gaming machine. A determination process (step S2003) is executed, and the game control means is determined to be a regular game score control means by the first determination process, and is determined to be a regular game control means by the second determination process. Based on (YES in step S11-4), game effect permission information for permitting execution of the game effect is transmitted to the effect control means (step S11-7, step S11). -17), and the effect control means shifts to the state in which the game effect can be executed based on the fact that the game effect permission information has been received (YES in step S1010 or YES in step S1030), and the game When transitioning to a state in which an effect can be executed, an operation check process is executed in order to check the operation of the movable member (step S1050), and the game control unit ends the operation check process by the effect control unit. At this time, the game proceeds to a state in which the progress of the game can be controlled (step S11-15).

  (C-3) As a conventional enclosed ball type game machine, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-100755, there are a main control board on which a game control microcomputer is mounted and a payout control microcomputer. There is one that performs mutual authentication at the time of power activation with the mounted payout control unit, and as a conventional gaming machine, as described in JP 2011-250932 A, a movable member after power activation The initial operation check is performed, but how to efficiently perform the mutual authentication at the time of power activation in the gaming machine and the initial operation check of the movable member as described in JP 2012-100755 A Therefore, with the aim of providing a game control unit that efficiently performs mutual authentication and confirmation of initial operation of the movable member, the progress of the game is controlled And a game control means (main CPU 110a) for executing game lottery according to the establishment of the lottery conditions and transmitting game effect information for executing a game effect based on the result of the success / failure lottery, and transmitted from the game control means. A game control unit including an effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information, and a prize ball transmitted from the game control means The game score information is added and updated based on the information, and the game score control unit including the game score control means (system CPU 130a) for subtracting and updating the game score information as it is used in the game is operated by being set in the gaming machine. In the possible game control unit, the game effects executed by the effect control means include: Including a movable member effect that moves a movable member (first to third effect driving devices 33a to 33c) provided in the technique area from the standby position to the operating position, wherein the game control means is configured to supply power in the gaming machine. Along with the start, a first determination process (step S11-3) for determining whether or not the game score control means is a regular game score control means is executed, and the game score control means Along with the start of power supply in the game, a second determination process (step S2003) for determining whether or not the game control means is a regular game control means is executed, and the game control means performs a first determination process. Is determined to be a regular game score control means and determined to be a regular game control means by the second determination process (YES in step S11-4), the effect control means The game effect permission information for permitting the execution of the game effect is transmitted (step S11-7, step S11-17), and the progress of the game is controlled (step S11-15). Then, based on the fact that the effect control means has received the game effect permission information (YES in step S1010 or YES in step S1030), the effect control means shifts to a state where the game effect can be executed and executes the game effect. When shifting to a possible state, an operation confirmation process is executed to confirm the operation of the movable member (step S1050).

  (C-4) As a conventional enclosed ball type gaming machine, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-100765, there are a main control board on which a gaming control microcomputer is mounted and a payout controlling microcomputer. There is one that performs mutual authentication at the time of power activation with the mounted payout control unit, and as a conventional gaming machine, as described in JP 2011-250932 A, a movable member after power activation The initial operation check is performed, but how to efficiently perform the mutual authentication at the time of power activation in the gaming machine and the initial operation check of the movable member as described in JP 2012-100755 A Therefore, with the aim of providing a game control unit that efficiently performs mutual authentication and confirmation of initial operation of the movable member, the progress of the game is controlled And a game control means (main CPU 110a) for executing game lottery according to the establishment of the lottery conditions and transmitting game effect information for executing a game effect based on the result of the success / failure lottery, and transmitted from the game control means. A game control unit including an effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information, and a prize ball transmitted from the game control means The game score information is added and updated based on the information, and the game score control unit including the game score control means (system CPU 130a) for subtracting and updating the game score information as it is used in the game is operated by being set in the gaming machine. In the possible game control unit, the game effects executed by the effect control means include: Including a movable member effect that moves a movable member (first to third effect driving devices 33a to 33c) provided in the technique area from the standby position to the operating position, wherein the game control means is configured to supply power in the gaming machine. Along with the start, a first determination process (step S11-3) for determining whether or not the game score control means is a regular game score control means is executed, and the game score control means Along with the start of power supply in the game, a second determination process (step S2003) for determining whether or not the game control means is a regular game control means is executed, and the game control means performs a first determination process. Is determined to be a regular game score control means and is determined to be a regular game control means by the second determination process, the performance control means is allowed to execute the game effect. The game effect permission information for enabling is transmitted (step S11-7, step S11-17), and the effect control means is in a state in which the game effect can be executed based on the reception of the game effect permission information. When shifting to a state where the game effect can be executed, an operation check process is executed to check the operation of the movable member (step S1050), and the game control means is controlled by the effect control means. At the end of the operation confirmation process, the process proceeds to a state in which the progress of the game can be controlled (step S11-15).

  (D-1) In an enclosed ball type gaming machine, there is provided a gaming machine that minimizes distrust to the player even when an event that requires the variable display effect to occur has occurred. For this purpose, a game control means for controlling the progress of the game, executing the lottery lottery according to the establishment of the lottery conditions, and transmitting game effect information for executing the game effect based on the result of the lottery decision (main) CPU 110a), effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means, and the game medium used for the game Perform control for use in the game (step S2017, launch stop processing), and add game score information based on prize ball information transmitted from the game control means A game machine comprising at least a game score control means (system CPU 130a) for subtracting and updating the game score information as it is used for a game, wherein the game control means is the game score control means. The first communication status determination means (game state information transmission process, game status response information reception process) for determining whether or not the communication status is normal, and the communication status determination means determine that the communication status is not normal A game stop processing means (game stop process) for executing a game stop process for stopping the progress of the game after a predetermined game stop preparation period (winning protection counter) has elapsed. The game score control means includes second communication status determination means (game status information reception process) for determining whether or not the communication status with the game control means is normal. When the first communication status determining means determines that the communication status with the game score control means is not normal, the effect control means is notified that the communication status is not normal (step S577 → step S577). S1612-1) When the second communication status determination means determines that the communication status with the game control means is not normal, the second communication status determination means performs control (launch stop processing) for preventing the game medium from being used for games. .

  In (D-2) and (D-1), the effect control means performs notification in a stepwise manner that the communication status is not normal (FIG. 34).

  (E-1) In a sealed ball type gaming machine, there is provided a gaming machine that minimizes distrust to a player even when an event occurs in which a variable display effect must be stopped. For this purpose, a game control means for controlling the progress of the game, executing the lottery lottery according to the establishment of the lottery conditions, and transmitting game effect information for executing the game effect based on the result of the lottery decision (main) CPU 110a), effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means, and the game medium used for the game Performs control for use in the game, adds and updates the game score information based on the prize ball information transmitted from the game control means, and accompanies use in the game A game score control means (system CPU 130a) for subtracting and updating the game score information, wherein the game control means determines whether the communication status with the game score control means is normal. Communication status determining means (game state information transmission process, game status response information receiving process) for determining whether or not the communication status is determined to be normal by the communication status determination means, a predetermined game stop preparation period A game stop processing means (game stop processing) for executing a game stop process for stopping the progress of the game after the (winning protection counter) has passed, and the communication status is not normal by the communication status judging means When it is determined that there is not, the first notification (for example, FIG. 34 (a)) for the player and the second notification (for example, FIG. 34 (e) for the attendant at the game hall). ) And to perform the notification by.

  In (E-2) and (E-1), the first notification notifies that the game is stopped (for example, FIG. 34 (ac)), and the second notification notifies that the game is stopped ( For example, FIG. 34 (e)).

  (E-3) Also, in (E-2), the first notification includes a notification (for example, FIG. 34 (b)) that the game medium used for the game becomes unusable for the game.

  (F-1) In a sealed ball type gaming machine, there is provided a gaming machine that minimizes distrust to a player even when an event occurs in which a variable display effect must be stopped. For this purpose, a game control means for controlling the progress of the game, executing the lottery lottery according to the establishment of the lottery conditions, and transmitting game effect information for executing the game effect based on the result of the lottery decision (main) CPU 110a), effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means, and the game medium used for the game Performs control for use in the game, adds and updates the game score information based on the prize ball information transmitted from the game control means, and accompanies use in the game A game score control means (system CPU 130a) for subtracting and updating the game score information, wherein the game control means opens and closes a variable winning opening that triggers generation of the prize ball information The game control means performs communication status determination means (game status information transmission processing, game status response information reception processing) for determining whether or not the communication status with the game score control means is normal; When the communication status determining means determines that the communication status is not normal, a game stop process for stopping the progress of the game is executed after a predetermined game stop preparation period (winning protection counter) has elapsed. Game stop processing means (game stop processing), and the game stop processing means when the variable winning opening is open during the game stop processing The strange winning opening closed state (step S340-10-1 (YES) → step S340-10-2, step S401-1 (YES) → step S402-2) and.

  In (F-2) and (F-1), the variable winning a prize opening is a big winning opening that is opened during a jackpot game executed on condition that the result of the lottery is a big hit, and the game stop The processing means sets the special winning opening in a closed state (step S340-10-1 (YES) → step S340-10-2) when the special winning opening is in an open state during the game stop process.

  (G-1) To provide a gaming machine that minimizes distrust to a player even when an event occurs in which a variable display effect must be stopped in an enclosed ball type gaming machine. For this purpose, a game control means for controlling the progress of the game, executing the lottery lottery according to the establishment of the lottery conditions, and transmitting game effect information for executing the game effect based on the result of the lottery decision (main) CPU 110a), effect control means (sub CPU 120a) for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means, and the game medium used for the game Performs control for use in the game, adds and updates the game score information based on the prize ball information transmitted from the game control means, and accompanies use in the game A game score control means (system CPU 130a) for subtracting and updating the game score information, wherein the game control means opens and closes a variable winning opening that triggers generation of the prize ball information The game control means performs communication status determination means (game status information transmission processing, game status response information reception processing) for determining whether or not the communication status with the game score control means is normal; When the communication status determining means determines that the communication status is not normal, a game stop process for stopping the progress of the game is executed after a predetermined game stop preparation period (winning protection counter) has elapsed. A game stop processing means (game stop processing), and the game stop processing means receives game data including a current game state at the time of the game stop processing. Source executes processing for also stored after being cut off (step S572).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Game board 6 Game area | region 13 Normal symbol gate 14 1st starting port 14a 1st starting port detection switch 15 2nd starting port 15a 2nd starting port detection switch 16 1st grand prize port 17 2nd grand prize port 31 Effect display device 32 Audio output devices 33a to 33c First to third effect drive devices 34 Frame side effect illumination device 35 Effect button 35a Effect button detection switch 36 Effect symbol 39 Cross key 61 Game ball number display 62 Count button 100 Rental unit 102 Information display device 110 Main control board 110a Main CPU
110b Main ROM
110c Main RAM
120 Production control board 120a Sub CPU
120b Sub ROM
120c sub RAM
130 Frame control board 130a System CPU
130b System ROM
130c System RAM
140 Lamp control board 150 Image control board 155 Sound control circuit 160 Launch control board 170 Power supply board

Claims (2)

Game control means for controlling the progress of the game, executing a lottery lottery according to the establishment of the lottery conditions, and transmitting game effect information for executing a game effect based on the result of the lottery decision,
Effect control means for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means;
Game score control means for adding and updating the game score information based on the prize ball information transmitted from the game control means, and subtracting and updating the game score information with use in the game,
A gaming machine comprising at least
The game control means includes
Communication status determination means for determining whether or not the communication status with the game score control means is normal;
A game stop processing means for executing a game stop process for stopping the progress of the game after a predetermined game stop preparation period has elapsed when the communication status determination means determines that the communication status is not normal. And comprising
The game stop processing means is
In the game stop process, transmitting game effect stop information for stopping the game effect being executed to the effect control means,
The production control means includes
When the game effect stop information is received, a game effect stop process for stopping the game effect is executed even during the game effect period.
A gaming machine characterized by that. Game control means for controlling the progress of the game, executing a lottery lottery according to the establishment of the lottery conditions, and transmitting game effect information for executing a game effect based on the result of the lottery decision,
An effect control means for executing the game effect based on the game effect period specified from the game effect information transmitted from the game control means, and transmitted from the game control means. The game score information is added and updated based on the prize ball information, and can be operated by being set in a gaming machine together with a game score control unit including a game score control means for subtracting and updating the game score information when used for a game. In the game control unit,
The game control means includes
Communication status determination means for determining whether or not the communication status with the game score control means is normal;
Game stop processing means for executing a game stop process for stopping the progress of the game after a predetermined game stop preparatory period has elapsed when the communication status determination means determines that the communication status is not normal. And comprising
The game stop processing means is
In the game stop process, transmitting game effect stop information for stopping the game effect being executed to the effect control means,
The production control means includes
When the game effect stop information is received, a game effect stop process for stopping the game effect is executed even during the game effect period.
A game control unit characterized by that.