JP2016097158A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a better performance effect over an execution period about a notice performance that gradually ranks up notice contents.SOLUTION: A performance display control means 305 exchanges performance contents related to a pattern variation from a normal mode to a special mode in the case that the accumulation mode of predictive objects in a predictive accumulation performance during a pattern variation becomes a prescribed mode. A performance determination means 303 suppresses the notification of a benefit mode related to a special game until a prescribed disclosure condition is satisfied as a performance during special game, and can determine a display of a special game performance for notifying the benefit mode related to the special game when prescribed disclosure condition is satisfied. In the case that the special game performance is displayed as a performance during the special game, if the accumulation mode of predictive objects does not become a prescribed mode in a pattern variation triggered to a shift to the special game, a display is made to show that the disclosure condition has been at least partially satisfied in accordance with the accumulation mode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

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

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

JP 2003-230714 A

  Even in conventional gaming machines, there is a case where a notice effect is displayed in which the contents of the notice are gradually upgraded as if the occurrence of a big hit is approaching. However, in many cases, the rank-up occurrence timing is determined uniformly. For this reason, the player's interest gathered as to whether or not the notice was ranked at the same timing, and it was difficult to say that the player had a sufficient effect over the execution period of the notice effect.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that realizes a better effect over the execution period of a notice effect that ranks up the notice contents in stages.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a bullet ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed, and a predetermined position in the game area. If the start winning opening, the symbol display device that can display the symbols in a variable manner and stop display, and the symbol variation start condition related to the acquired lottery value are not satisfied, the lottery value until the variation start condition is satisfied A hold control means for temporarily storing the information as a hold, a fluctuation pattern determining means for selecting one of a plurality of kinds of fluctuation patterns in which a fluctuation display process of the symbols is defined, and a stop symbol stopped and displayed on the symbol display device in a predetermined mode The special game control means that can execute a special game advantageous to the player according to the type of the mode, and the normal game after the end of the special game is more advantageous to the player than the normal state. Specific game control means for transitioning to a specific gaming state, an effect display device for displaying effect content, and an expectation for transition to a special game as the effect content displayed on the effect display device Effect determining means for selecting one of a plurality of types of effect contents including the effect content of the normal mode indicating that the game is low and the effect content of the special mode indicating that the degree of expectation for transition to the special game is relatively high And an effect display control means for causing the effect display device to display the contents of the effect selected by the effect determining means. When a certain hold occurs, prior determination information that is pre-determined information related to the lottery value corresponding to the certain hold is satisfied before the satisfaction of the change start condition of the symbol related to the certain hold. It is comprised so that transmission is possible, and when it becomes clear that the prior determination information regarding a certain lottery value is the predetermined content, the effect determining means is one or more intermediate points before the high expectation fluctuation relating to the certain lottery value. The execution of the sign accumulation effect for displaying the sign object in the form of accumulating a predetermined sign object at a predetermined position in the screen from the pattern fluctuation to the high expectation fluctuation is determined. It is an effect suggesting a transition from the normal mode to the special mode depending on whether or not it is, and the effect determining means determines the sign object accumulation procedure in the sign accumulating effect, and the effect display control means The sign accumulation effect is displayed from the pattern variation to the high expectation variation, and the sign object is accumulated in the sign accumulation effect according to the accumulation procedure determined by the effect determination means. The content of the normal mode is selected as the content of the production before the predetermined mode is selected, the content of the special mode is selected as the content of the production after the sign object is stored in the predetermined mode, When the sign object accumulation mode becomes a predetermined mode in the sign accumulation effect during the high expectation fluctuation, the effect content related to the high expectation fluctuation is changed from the effect content in the normal mode to the effect content in the special mode. If the indication mode of the predictive object changes to the predetermined mode in the indication accumulation effect during the change of symbols on the way, The production contents related to the pattern change are displayed by switching from the production contents in the normal mode to the production contents in the special mode, and there are a plurality of predetermined modes of the stop symbols, and the profit mode related to the special game may differ depending on the types. As an effect during the special game, the notification of the profit mode related to the special game is suppressed until the predetermined disclosure condition is satisfied, and the profit mode related to the special game when the disclosure condition is satisfied When the display of a special special game effect that indicates the degree of satisfaction of the disclosure conditions can be determined and the special special game effect is displayed as an effect during the special game, the opportunity to transition to the special game If the accumulation mode of the predictor object does not become the predetermined mode when the predetermined timing within the high expected fluctuation is reached, at least a part of the disclosure condition is satisfied according to the storage mode. Display that it is already completed.

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

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to achieve a better effect over the execution period of the notice effect that ranks up the notice contents in stages.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a main board | substrate. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows typically the prior success determination table referred by prior advance determination. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a sub board | substrate. It is a figure which shows typically the arrangement | positioning relationship of a 1st screen and a 2nd screen. It is a figure which shows typically another example of arrangement | positioning relationship of a 1st screen and a 2nd screen. It is a figure which shows a sign accumulation effect and a wake-up effect. It is a figure which shows the pattern of a sign accumulation effect. It is a figure which shows the pattern of a sign accumulation effect. It is a figure showing typically the contents of production concerning specific frequent appearance mode. It is a figure which shows the production | presentation content which concerns on a special special game production. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the hardware constitutions of a main board | substrate and a sub board | substrate. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the hardware constitutions of an effect display control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the control start process of the main board | substrate in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S120 in FIG. 19 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of an interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the control start process of the sub board | substrate in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S518 in FIG. 22 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of receiving a command from a main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when the timer interruption for production | presentation display control generate | occur | produces. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when a sub CPU receives a command from display CPU. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when the timer interruption for various device control generate | occur | produces. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special symbol fluctuation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a decoration symbol fluctuation | variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special game. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a small hit game. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the production | presentation concerning an indication accumulation | production effect. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the symbol change effect process in the middle of S1008 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the target symbol fluctuation effect process of S1010 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the normal notice process of S1058 of FIG. 34 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the production | presentation which concerns on specific frequent appearance mode.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. The second game is preferentially executed so that the first game and the second game as the plurality of games are not executed simultaneously. In order to achieve both of these game characteristics, a plurality of start winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, and a plurality of holding lamps are provided. It is designed so that the number of big hits in the second game is larger than the number of big hits in the first game. For example, the second game is more likely to be a big hit with certainty, and the second game has a larger number of unit games that constitute a special game (a long open unit with a long opening time for a big prize opening). A game and a short-opening unit game with a short opening time are mixed in one special game, and the number of long-opening unit games in the second game is larger than that in the first game even if the number of the same unit games is the same. The second game is designed to have a relatively higher profit than the first game. On top of that, aiming at the first hit in the first game first, after being given a short time in the big hit in the first game, the second game is repeatedly aimed at repeatedly gaining a lot of play Realize.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 100 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The pachinko gaming machine 100 has an outer frame 101, a front frame 102, a transparent plate 103, a door 104, an upper ball tray 105, a lower ball tray 106, a launch handle 107, a speaker 108, an effect button 109, a cross key 110, A decorative lamp 111 is included. The outer frame 101 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 100 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 102 is a frame body that is aligned with the opening of the outer frame 101, and is attached to the outer frame 101 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 102 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 103 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 104. The door 104 is attached to the front frame 102 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 105 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending out the game balls to the launch rail, extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 106, and the like. The lower ball tray 106 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. Speakers 108 are provided on the left and right of the upper portion of the door 104, and sound effects and music sounds corresponding to the game state and effects are output by means for controlling the effects. Most of the resin members constituting the exterior of the door 104 are translucent, and a decorative lamp 111 is provided inside the transparent member. The decorative lamp 111 is an LED that emits light in various colors according to the gaming state or the effect by means of controlling the effect, and plays a role of effect by blinking or the like.

  The game board 80 has a first start port 11, a second start port 12, a big winning port 20, a first operating port 31, a second operating port 32, and a general winning port 33 on the game area 81 defined by the rails 82. , An out port 34, an effect display device 60, and a center decoration 64. The center decoration 64 is a decorative resin member provided so as to form a screen frame of the effect display device 60 over substantially the center of the game area 81 and the upper part and the right part thereof. 60 functions such as protection and decoration. A stage 65 on which the inflowing game ball rolls is formed below the center decoration 64, and the direction of falling from the stage 65 depends on the direction of rolling and the direction of entering the first start port 11 and the first start port 11. It is distributed to the direction of the side that does not enter the ball. On the upper part of the center decoration 64, there is provided a movable accessory 66 that is driven in accordance with the contents of the effect and performs an effect operation. In the game area 81, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) for forming a flow path of game balls are installed.

  The first start port 11 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the first game, and the second start port 12 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the second game. The first start port 11 and the second start port 12 are configured to be able to aim at entering one ball by the strength of the game ball according to the player's intention. The first start port 11 is provided substantially at the lower center of the game area 81, and the second start port 12 is provided directly below the first start port 11. When hitting left, that is, when hitting relatively weakly so as to flow to the left passage of the center decoration 64, it is possible to enter the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12 or it is easy to enter, while on the right In other words, when the ball is hit relatively strongly aiming to flow to the right passage of the center decoration 64, it is possible to enter the second start port 12 or easy to enter, but not to the first start port 11. In addition, a flow path is formed by the arrangement of the game nails so that it is difficult to enter the ball. However, at the normal time, the upper part of the opening of the second starting port 12 is covered with the first starting port 11 and the inflow of game balls is prevented, so that the second starting port is not opened unless the expansion mechanism of the second starting port 12 is opened. 12 is impossible to enter or difficult to enter. The lottery determination is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and is executed whenever there is a ball entering the first start port 11 or the second start port 12. The

  In addition, the 1st starting port 11 and the 2nd starting port 12 may be provided in the position away from each other to the extent that it is possible to make a target for either one by the strength of the game ball. The first start port 11 and the second start port 12 may be installed separately on the left side and the right side of the game area 81, respectively, so that it is difficult for a game ball aimed at one to enter the other. For example, the first start port 11 is provided at a position where it is possible to enter or easily enter when left-handed, that is, when it is launched relatively weakly so as to flow into the left passage of the center decoration 64. The second starting port 12 is provided at a position where it is possible to enter the ball or to enter the ball easily when it is launched to the right, that is, when it is launched relatively strongly so as to flow into the right passage of the center decoration 64.

  The first start port 11 includes a first start winning detection device 16. The first start winning detection device 16 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first start port 11 and generates first start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The second start port 12 includes a second start winning detection device 17, a normal electric combination 90 (so-called electric tulip) that is an expansion mechanism, and a normal electric combination solenoid 91 for opening and closing the normal electric combination 90. . The second start winning detection device 17 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second start port 12 and generates second start winning information that indicates that the ball has been entered.

  When the ordinary electric combination 90 is expanded by the driving force of the ordinary electric combination solenoid 91, the ease of entering the second starting port 12 is increased. The opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is about 0.1 second when the opening is short, whereas the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is about 6 seconds when the opening is long. Thus, the game ball is set longer than the short opening time, so that the game ball can easily enter the second start port 12. The long opening of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is also called “open extension”. As a modified example, when the ordinary electric accessory 90 is expanded, this may be notified in advance, or the normal symbol variation hold may be pre-read and notified before the normal symbol variation starts. , You may alert | report during the fluctuation | variation of a normal symbol.

  As a modified example of the opening mode when the ordinary electric accessory 90 of the second start port 12 is opened long, the total opening time is increased to about 6 seconds by repeating the opening for 2 seconds longer than that for the short opening 3 times. It is good also as an aspect. Further, a plurality of combinations of opening times and opening times may be prepared and one of them may be selected. For example, in the case of releasing 2 seconds 3 times, the total opening time is the same as in the case of releasing 6 seconds once, but the former is longer than the latter when including the interval period. Therefore, especially in the configuration of the modified example in which the second starting port 12 is arranged in the right-handed direction, the former player enters the ball, assuming that the player who noticed the opening has adjusted the hitting direction to the second starting port 12 from that time. It can be said that the opportunity is long. Moreover, it may be configured such that there are a plurality of normal symbol hit types, and the opening mechanism of the spreading mechanism may be different depending on the hit types. For example, when the normal symbol is the first hit, in the normal state, 0.1 seconds is released once, in the easy entry state, the one second release is three times, and when the second hit is in the normal state Then, the 6-second opening may be performed once, and the 2-second opening may be performed twice in the easy entry state.

  Each of the three general winning openings 33 includes a general winning detecting device 38 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 38 is a sensor that detects the entrance of a game ball into the general winning opening 33, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The special winning opening 20 includes a special winning detection device 25 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 92 for opening and closing the special winning opening 20. The big winning detection device 25 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 20, and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The big winning opening 20 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 stops in a predetermined manner. The big prize opening 20 is provided at the upper right position of the out opening 34. As a modification, another prize winning opening may be provided at the lower center of the game area 81 or above or below the winning prize opening 20, and a plurality of prize winning openings may be provided.

  A first special symbol display device 41 corresponding to the first game and a second special symbol display device 42 corresponding to the second game are juxtaposed on the left and right sides at the lower left position outside the game area 81 on the game board 80, Changes in the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are displayed. In the approximate center of the game area 81, an effect display device 60 is provided so that the screen is exposed from the screen frame formed by the center decoration 64, and a decorative symbol 61 linked to the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 is displayed. The change of the effect image including is displayed. Hereinafter, such display is referred to as “design variation” or “variation display”.

  The first special symbol 51 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the first winning / losing lottery performed when the game ball enters the first starting port 11, and its variable display is stopped in a predetermined hit state. A big hit as a special game occurs. The second special symbol 52 is a symbol corresponding to the determination result of the second winning / losing lottery performed when the game ball enters the second starting port 12, and its variation display is stopped in a predetermined hit state. A big hit as a special game occurs. The first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol display device 42 are, for example, an 8-segment LED including eight segments of seven segments forming one “8” and one segment representing “dot”. Display device. In the 8-segment LED, a numerical value for 8 bits can be expressed by combining 8 segments. The first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 represented by a combination of segments do not necessarily form letters and numbers, and may be symbols that are generally meaningless formed by a combination of segments. . These symbols are replaced one after another at a high speed and displayed on the first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol display device 42, thereby realizing the symbol variation display of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52. The Further, the first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol display device 42 are formed by using LED dot arrays which are not 8-segment LEDs, and a plurality of types of first special symbols 51 and second combinations of lighting patterns and lighting colors. The special symbol 52 may be expressed.

  The effect display device 60 is a display device that is configured by a liquid crystal display that displays the decorative symbol 61 in a variable manner in conjunction with the variable display of the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52. The decorative symbol 61 is a symbol for visually producing the lottery determination result display indicated by the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52. The effect display device 60 displays, for example, a moving image that fluctuates a plurality of rows of symbols simulating a game of a slot machine as a decorative symbol 61 in the central area of the screen. In this embodiment, symbols composed of numbers “0” to “9” are displayed and varied in three columns, and hit or miss is indicated by three symbol combinations that are finally stopped and displayed. Each of the plurality of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 61 is composed of numbers, characters, or symbols that are decorated with colors or patterns, but the symbols or symbols that are common to all symbols for these numbers, characters, and symbols. You may comprise in the form which adds a different pattern for every and integrates them. This pattern is a pattern on which a motif related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is drawn. For example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn may be used. The decorative design 61 is switched according to the development of the effect between the case where the design including the design is variably displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, characters and symbols are variably displayed. It may be a configuration. In the background of the variation display of the decoration symbol 61, a moving image having a staging effect related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is displayed in conjunction with the symbol variation.

  Since the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 do not necessarily have an effect role, in this embodiment, the first special symbol display device 41 and the second special symbol at the lower left of the game area 81 are used. The display device 42 displays the image in an inconspicuous size. However, in the case of adopting a technique in which a special symbol itself has an effect role to express without using a decorative symbol, the special symbol may be displayed on a liquid crystal display instead of an 8-segment LED.

  The first operation port 31 is provided at the left side position of the game area 81 and includes the first passage detection device 36. The first passage detection device 36 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the first working port 31 and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The second operation port 32 is provided at the right side position of the game area 81 and includes the second passage detection device 37. The second passage detection device 37 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the second working port 32 and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passing of the game ball to the first working port 31 or the second working port 32 triggers an open lottery that determines whether or not to expand the ordinary electric accessory 90. When the game ball passes through the first operation port 31 or the second operation port 32, a normal symbol that is a symbol indicating the determination result of the open lottery is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 45. Therefore, the open lottery is also called “ordinary symbol lottery”. The normal symbol display device 45 is provided at the lower right side outside the game area 81, and is composed of two lamps for convenience. The normal symbol display state is expressed by which of these lamps is lit. For example, when the first lamp is turned off and the second lamp is hit, the normal symbol fluctuation display is expressed by alternately turning on and off, and finally one of the lights is turned on. A stop symbol of a normal symbol is expressed by being stopped in the state. After a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the change, the normal symbol change display stops. When the ordinary symbol stops at the winning symbol, the ordinary electric accessory 90 is expanded.

  There are two types of opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 90: a short opening of 0.1 seconds and a long opening of 6 seconds. In the open lottery in the normal state, a normal symbol is hit with a probability of 1/50 and a long release is executed, and a normal symbol is hit with a probability of 1/100 and a short release is executed. Thus, in the normal state, the probability of long open is higher than the probability of short open, but in the modified example, the probability of short open may be higher than the probability of long open. The specifications may be the same. In the open lottery in the easy entry state, the probability of winning a normal symbol is increased to 99/100, and the open time is only long open. Thus, in the easy entry state, the ease of entering the second starting port 12 is enhanced by the function of changing the probability of hitting a normal symbol and the function of extending the opening time. In the easy-to-enter state in the modified example, the ease of entering the second start port 12 may be enhanced by using three functions including a function for shortening the fluctuation time of the normal symbol. In this case, the variation time of the normal symbol is, for example, 10 seconds in the normal state, and 2 seconds in the easy entry state.

  In the lower left position outside the game area 81, a first special symbol holding lamp 71 corresponding to the first game is provided above the first special symbol display device 41, and above the second special symbol display device 42, A second special figure holding lamp 72 corresponding to the second game is provided. The first special figure holding lamp 71 is composed of two lamps, and displays the holding number of the winning lottery value in the first game by the number of lighting or blinking. The number of lottery values held in the first special figure holding lamp 71 is the number of lottery values won to the first starting port 11 during the fluctuation of the first special symbol 51 or during the execution of the special game. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed. The second special figure hold lamp 72 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of hold of the winning lottery value in the second game by the number of lighting or blinking. The number of lottery values held in the second special figure holding lamp 72 is the number of lottery values won to the second starting port 12 during the fluctuation of the second special symbol 52 or during the execution of the special game, Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed. The number of hold of the lottery value is displayed at the bottom of the screen of the effect display device 60 in a form represented by the number of on-hold lamp images.

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

  In the lower right position outside the game area 81, a normal figure holding lamp 75 is provided on the right side of the normal symbol display device 45. The regular figure holding lamp 75 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of holdings of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lights or the number of blinking lights. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the first operation port 31 or the second operation port 32 during the normal symbol variation, and the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the normal symbol variation has not yet been executed. Indicates.

  The effect button 109 is an operation input unit that is pressed by the player in order to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine according to the content of the effect, and the content of the effect is changed according to the pressing mode. The effect button 109 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 105. The cross key 110 is an operation input means for the player to input a direction instruction to the gaming machine, and is provided on the left outer wall surface of the upper ball tray 105.

  An outline of a game method and a control flow performed in the above configuration will be described. When the player rotates the launch handle 107 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 105 with the strength corresponding to the rotation angle are guided to the rail 82 one by one and launched into the game area 81. . When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 107 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 81 falls in a direction according to how it hits while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball is dropped into each of the general winning opening 33, the first starting opening 11, the second starting opening 12, and the big winning opening 20, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning opening is the upper ball tray 105 or lower It is paid out to the ball tray 106. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 33 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 34 is processed as an out ball.

  When entering the first start port 11 or the second start port 12, in the first special symbol display device 41, the second special symbol display device 42 and the effect display device 60, the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and The decorative design 61 is displayed in a variable manner. The variable display of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is stopped after the lapse of the variable display time determined prior to display. The first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are variably displayed according to a variation pattern in which a variation mode from the variation start to the stop is determined. The decorative symbol 61 is displayed in a variable manner according to a variation effect pattern in which a variation mode from the start to the end of the variation is determined. A plurality of types of variation patterns and variation production patterns are prepared, and each has various variation times. While the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are variably displayed according to the variation pattern, the decorative symbol 61 is variably displayed according to the variation effect pattern having the same variation time. In the variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 occurs when the variation display time elapses. Stopped.

  As a variation display of the decorative symbol 61, first, when the variation starts, the symbols are varied in all three columns as in the reel rotation of the slot machine, and when the timing approaches the variation end timing, each column is stopped one by one. The symbol combination is displayed. When the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 at the time of stop are in a stop mode indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is a game state advantageous to the player over the normal game, The opening / closing operation of the winning opening 20 is started. The stop mode of the decorative symbol 61 indicating the big hit is, for example, a combination mode in which three types of symbols match.

  The variation effect pattern includes a normal loss effect pattern, a reach failure effect pattern, and a reach jackpot effect pattern. The normal off effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying a normal off symbol combination. The reach out effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying an out symbol combination through a reach state, which is a big win if one more symbols are arranged. The reach jackpot effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a jackpot symbol combination through the reach state. In particular, patterns that have a long and short variation time are included as patterns when going through the reach state. Reach patterns that have a relatively short variation time are referred to as “normal reach”, and reach patterns that have a long variation time are referred to as “long reach”. "" Super Reach ". The normal loss effect pattern, the reach failure effect pattern, and the reach jackpot effect pattern include a normal pattern that is displayed in a normal state and a time-shortening pattern that is displayed in a time-short state. However, even in the normal state, if there is a second symbol variation corresponding to the entrance to the second starting port 12, there is a probability that the big hit is likely to have a probable change or the number of unit games of the special game increases. Since it can be said that the chance state is higher than the first fluctuation corresponding to the entrance to the 1 start opening 11, a chance effect pattern for displaying that it is a chance to generate a relatively advantageous big hit may be used. In this embodiment, the time-shortening pattern is used in the time-shortening state, but the time-shortening pattern is also used in the probability-changing state because the time-shortening is accompanied in the probability-changing state. However, in the modified example, a specification using a pattern for probability variation different from that for time reduction in the probability variation state may be used. Alternatively, a specification using a common pattern may be used for the time reduction and for the probability change, or a specification for using the pattern for the probability change in the probability change state without using the time reduction pattern in particular.

  The special game is started by displaying an effect screen called start demonstration time. After the start demonstration time screen is displayed, the special winning opening 20 is opened, and after the opening continues for about 30 seconds, or after nine or more game balls are dropped, the game is closed once. From such opening to closing of the big prize opening 20 is basically called a unit game, opening for less than 30 seconds may be repeated a plurality of times during one unit game. In this case, the total opening time over a plurality of opening times in one unit game may be 30 seconds or less. After the opening / closing of the special prize opening 20 or the unit game is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 4 times or 16 times, the special game is ended by displaying an effect screen called an end demonstration time.

  The unit game includes a long-open unit game in which the grand prize opening 20 is opened for a long time (up to about 30 seconds) in one unit game, and the grand prize opening 20 in a single unit game for a short time (about 0.2 seconds). ) Includes short-open unit games that can only be opened. In the long open unit game, it is possible to expect more than 9 balls and you can expect to get enough prize balls. A ball cannot be formed, and the ball is substantially equal to zero.

  The pachinko gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment has a first special game (also referred to as “high profit 16R big hit” or “high profit 16R special game”) composed of 16 long open unit games and four long open games. A second special game consisting of a unit game and 12 short-open unit games (also referred to as “low profit 16R big hit” or “low profit 16R special game”) and a fourth special game consisting of 4 long open unit games Three special games (also referred to as “4R jackpot” and “4R special game”) can be executed. When high profit 16R jackpot and low profit 16R jackpot are collectively referred to as “16R jackpot” or “16R special game”.

  In addition, you may further provide the shortening special game which repeats only a short open unit game predetermined times (2 times, 4 times, etc.). In light of this embodiment, a first shortened special game composed of 16 short open unit games and a second shortened special game composed of 4 short open unit games may be provided. . Further, in the shortened special game, the start demonstration time and / or the end demonstration time may not be provided. In addition, under certain conditions, the start demo time and / or the end demo time may be shorter than usual. For example, (1) Shortening during the short time (when the opening extension function is activated), (2) With a specific big hit (for example, a shortened special game), compared to a normal big hit (for example, a special game including a long open unit game) For example, shorten it. The conditions (1) and (2) may be AND conditions.

  When the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 and the decorative symbol 61 at the time of the stop are in a predetermined small hit mode, the game proceeds to the small hit game constituted by one unit game, and Opening and closing operations are performed. In a single unit game that constitutes a small hit game, the grand prize winning opening 20 repeats opening for about 0.2 seconds a predetermined number of times (such as 2 times or 4 times), so that the appearance is the same as that of the shortened special game. It becomes an aspect.

  When a special game occurs and the winning stop symbol at that time is in a specific mode, probability change, which is one of the specific games, is further started after the special game ends. During the probability change, the winning lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game can be generated relatively early. It should be noted that the determination result of the winning / losing lottery may be a latent probability change state in which the specific big hit, that is, the big hit with probability change, is not clearly indicated on the appearance, and is not explicitly notified as a decorative symbol or production content. In this case, even if the probability change is in progress, the effect display device 60 does not clearly indicate whether it is a probability change or a non-probability change.

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, the easy entry state, which is one of the specific game states, is started. In the easy-to-enter state, the probability of winning the open lottery is increased more than usual, and the open extension is executed so that the expansion time of the ordinary electric accessory 90 is long open. Since the number of hits of normal symbols per fixed time can be increased and the ease of entering the second starting port 12 is increased, the number of entering the second starting port 12 is likely to increase. Therefore, as a result of increasing the chance of obtaining a prize ball by entering the second starting port 12, it is possible to keep playing with little or no increase in the number of balls.

  In the easy-to-enter state, as one of the specific gaming states, a so-called time reduction in which the variation time of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is shortened compared to the normal state is further executed. The variation times of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 are returned to the original variation time after a predetermined variation number, for example, 100 variations are displayed, but reach the variation number. If a big hit occurs before, the working hours are once ended. Since the variation time of the first special symbol 51, the second special symbol 52, and the decorative symbol 61 is shortened in a short time, compared to the normal state where the symbol variation is performed with the normal variation time, until the big hit occurs Time can be shortened, and the ease of winning a jackpot can be relatively enhanced. In the following, when it is referred to as a state where it is easy to enter without particular notice, it includes the time of special symbols. In a modification, it is good also as a specification which does not implement time shortening of a special symbol in an easy-to-enter state.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 150 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100. The main board 200 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100, and processes all game operations such as lottery when winning the first start port 11 and the second start port 12, in particular. The sub board 300 includes a liquid crystal unit 151, controls display contents on the effect display device 60, and changes the display contents that are particularly effective according to the determination result by the main board 200. The back setting mechanism 152 includes a prize ball tank 153, a path for prize balls, a payout unit 154 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 154 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 153 to the upper ball tray 105 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 155 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 154. The launching device 156 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 105 to the game area 81 one by one. The launch control board 157 controls the launch operation of the launch device 156. The power supply unit 158 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 100.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 100. The pachinko gaming machine 100 assigns functions to a main board 200 as a main control device that controls the basic operation of the game and the progress of the game, and a sub board 300 as a sub control device that controls the staging operations and processes. It consists of different forms. The main board 200 includes a first start port 11, a second start port 12, a big winning port 20, a general winning port 33, a first operating port 31, a second operating port 32, a first special symbol display device 41, and a second special port. It is electrically connected to the symbol display device 42 and the normal symbol display device 45, and transmits / receives various control signals to / from each of them. The sub board 300 is electrically connected to the effect display device 60, the effect button 109, the speaker 108, and the decoration lamp 111, and transmits / receives various control signals to / from each. Since data transmission / reception between the main board 200 and the sub board 300 is unidirectional from the main board 200 to the sub board 300, each configuration is configured so that the entire operation is realized by such data transmission / reception in one direction. Arranged on the main board 200 and the sub board 300. Since the unidirectionality of data transmission from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 is maintained, data cannot be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub board 300 to the configuration included in the main board 200. It cannot be requested. Therefore, the information generated on the main board 200 cannot be referred to from the sub board 300 unless the main board 200 transmits the information to the sub board 300 unilaterally.

  Note that any one of the functional blocks included in the main board 200 may be mounted on the sub board 300 instead of the main board 200, and any of the functional blocks included in the sub board 300 may be included in the sub board 300. Instead, it may be mounted on the main board 200.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the main board 200. The main board 200 includes a ball entering determination unit 201, a first lottery unit 211, a second lottery unit 212, a general drawing lottery unit 213, a holding control unit 240, a main display control unit 250, a special game control unit 260, and a small hit game control. Means 265, specific game control means 270, opening / closing control means 275, and special figure adjustment means 276 are provided.

  The entry determination unit 201 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the first start winning information, the winning determination means 201 determines that the game ball has won the first start port 11, and when receiving the second start winning information, the game ball has won the second start port 12. to decide. The winning determination means 201 determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 20 when receiving the big winning opening information, and determines that the gaming ball has won the general winning opening 33 when receiving the general winning information. When receiving the passage information, the entry determining unit 201 determines that the game ball has passed through the first operation port 31 or the second operation port 32.

  The first lottery means 211 functions as a function for executing the first lottery relating to the first game. The first lottery value acquiring means 216, the first winning / failure determining means 221, the first symbol determining means 226, and the first variation pattern determining. The means 231 is included, and the first winning / losing lottery is executed as the winning / nothing lottery corresponding to the entry into the first starting port 11. The determination result of the first winning / losing lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the first special symbol 51 in the first special symbol display device 41, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 61 in the display area of the effect display device 60. . The second lottery means 212 includes a second lottery value acquisition means 217, a second win / fail determination means 222, a second symbol determination means 227, and a second variation pattern determination means 232, and corresponds to entering the second starting port 12 The second winning / losing lottery is executed as the winning / losing lottery to be performed. The determination result of the second winning / losing lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the second special symbol 52 on the second special symbol display device 42, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 61 in the display area of the effect display device 60. . When starting the symbol variation, the first lottery unit 211 and the second lottery unit 212 transmit the lottery determination result corresponding to the symbol variation to the effect determining unit 303 together with the symbol variation control command.

  The first lottery means 211 and the second lottery means 212 indicate which lottery value range the lottery value corresponds to in the determination as to whether the lottery value is a preliminary determination process even when entering the first start port 11 or the second start port 12 Pre-winning determination is performed, and the determination result is transmitted to the effect determination means 303. The result of the pre-determination process is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer, and then transmitted to the effect determination means 303 regardless of whether or not the symbol variation display corresponding to the lottery is immediately started, and is erased from the transmission buffer or overwritten later. The In other words, when a certain hold is newly generated in the hold control means 240 described later, the certain hold (that is, the first start port) even before the symbol variation start condition related to the certain hold is satisfied. 11 or the entrance to the second starting port 12) in advance (that is, prior determination / prediction determination, prior pattern determination) regarding the lottery value acquired by the first lottery means 211 or the second lottery means 212. Is sent to the effect determining means 303. Therefore, for the sub-board 300 side, a so-called “prefetching” process is realized in which the success / failure result can be presumed in advance before the symbol variation start order is reached.

  The first lottery value acquisition means 216 acquires a random number value as the first winning / failing lottery value for the first winning / losing lottery upon entering the first starting port 11. The second lottery value acquisition unit 217 acquires a random number value as the second winning / failing lottery value for the second winning / losing lottery upon entering the second start port 12. For example, the values acquired as the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value for the winning / losing lottery are acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The values acquired as the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value are temporarily held by the holding control means 240. However, the lottery value is held within a range not exceeding the predetermined holding upper limit number.

  The first winning / failing determination means 221 determines whether or not to shift to a special game or a small hit game based on the first winning / losing lottery value, and in which lottery value range the first winning / failing lottery value is in the determination of winning or failure. Perform a prior adequacy determination to determine whether it is applicable. The second winning / failing determining means 222 determines whether or not to shift to the special game or the small hit game based on the second winning / losing lottery value, and the lottery value range in which the second winning / failing lottery value is determined in the winning / failing determination. Perform a prior adequacy determination to determine whether it is applicable. The first success / failure determination unit 221 and the second success / failure determination unit 222 hold a success / failure determination table and a prior / failure determination table referred to in the determination of success / failure. In addition, in order to distinguish especially the prior / failure determination performed when starting the symbol variation, it is also referred to as “predetermined whether or not the main determination is appropriate”.

  The first success / failure determination unit 221 and the second success / failure determination unit 222 hold a plurality of failure determination tables referred to in the determination of success / failure. In the plurality of success / failure determination tables, determination results of jackpot and miss are associated with winning / failure lottery values, and the success / failure probability is determined in accordance with the associated jackpot range setting. The first success / failure determination means 221 and the second success / failure determination means 222 refer to a success / failure table for determination of success / failure based on a normal hit probability in the normal probability state, and whether or not the big hit probability is higher than the normal probability in the probability variation state. Browse the table. The first success / failure determination means 221 and the second success / failure determination means 222 refer to any of the plurality of success / failure tables, and determine whether or not the winning / raising lottery value is a win.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the success / failure determination table. The success / failure determination table in this figure associates determination results of big hits, small hits and misses, and winning / failing lottery values. Depending on the respective range settings, the hit / failure probabilities of big hits and small hits are determined. Is determined. As the main determination, the first determination unit 221 and the second determination unit 222 refer to the determination table in FIG. In both of the first winning / failing lottery performed by the first winning / failing determining means 221 and the second winning / notifying lottery performed by the second winning / failing determining means 222, a big hit is made only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299 at normal times. At the time of certainty change, the range of the big hit is expanded, and not only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299, but also when the lottery falls within the range of 300 to 2999. Thus, the range corresponding to the big hit changes according to the gaming state. In this figure, the single hit / fail judgment table shows the jackpot range for both normal time and probability change, but the success / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for normal time and for probability change. It may be prepared separately for the 1-win / lotter lottery and the second-win / win lottery.

  In this embodiment, even if the winning / losing lottery value does not correspond to the big hit range, if it falls within the predetermined range, it is a small hit. In the example of this figure, it is a small hit when the success / failure lottery value acquired by the first success / failure determination means 221 falls within the range of 56500 to 65535. On the other hand, in the second game, a small hit does not occur, that is, the winning / losing lottery value acquired by the second winning / failing determining means 222 is not associated with the small hit. As a modification, a part of the winning / losing lottery value acquired by the second winning / failing determining means 222 may be associated with the small hit, and the first winning / losing lottery corresponds to the small hit than the second winning / failing lottery. The success / failure determination table may be set so that the range is wide and a small hit is likely to occur. In this way, if it does not correspond to the big hit, it is all “out”, but in the example in this figure, the winning lottery value range when it does not correspond to the small hit out of the cases where it does not correspond to the big hit Is expressed as “displacement”. In addition, although the example which implement | achieved the determination table of whether it is a big hit and the determination table of whether it is a small win in the figure in the form of a single winning / nothing determination table was shown in this figure, each may be implement | achieved as a separate table Good.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating a prior success / failure determination table referred to in prior advance / failure determination. The first success / failure determination unit 221 refers to the table of FIG. 6A, and when the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 299”, sets a value of “1” indicating that to the determination result determination result range, In a case where the winning / failing lottery value is “300 to 2999”, a value “2” indicating that is set in the corresponding winning / failing range as a determination result. When the lottery value is “3,000 to 56499”, the value “3” indicating that is set as the determination result, and when the lottery value is “56500 to 65535”, “4” is indicated. The value of “” is set in the validity range as the determination result. Each time the first success / failure determination unit 221 sets the success / failure range as described above, the first success / failure determination unit 221 transmits the value to the effect determination unit 303 together with the value indicating the first successful / failure lottery and the number of holds.

  The second success / failure determination unit 222 refers to the table of FIG. 6 (b), and when the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 299”, sets a value of “1” indicating that to the determination result determination result range, In a case where the winning / failing lottery value is “300 to 2999”, a value “2” indicating that is set in the corresponding winning / failing range as a determination result. In the case where the winning lottery value is “3,000 to 65535”, a value “3” indicating that is set in the winning / missing range as the determination result. Each time the success / failure determination unit 222 sets the success / failure range as described above, the second success / failure determination unit 222 transmits the value to the effect determination unit 303 together with a value indicating the second success / failure lottery and the number of holdings.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 determine the stop symbol at the start of symbol variation based on the separately acquired symbol lottery value and the result of the determination, and the symbol lottery A prior symbol determination is performed as to which symbol range the value corresponds to. The first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 hold a plurality of symbol determination tables and a prior symbol determination table that are referred to in order to determine a special symbol stop symbol. The first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 refer to different symbol determination tables according to the determination result. In addition, in order to distinguish the symbol determination performed in starting symbol variation especially from prior symbol determination, it is also referred to as “symbol determination as the main determination” as appropriate.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 7A is a table that is referred to when the determination result is a big hit, FIG. 7B is a table that is referred to when the determination result is wrong, and FIG. This table is referred to when the determination result is a small hit. The first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 refer to the symbol determination table of this diagram in the symbol determination as the main determination. Each symbol determination table defines a correspondence relationship between the numbers “0” to “6”, “9”, and “10” indicating the types of special symbols and the first symbol lottery value or the second symbol lottery value. Each type of special symbol is associated with the determination result of big hit, small hit and miss, “0” to “6” corresponds to big hit, “9” corresponds to small hit, “10” Responds to detachment. Each type is assigned a plurality of special symbols, that is, a plurality of symbols that are generally meaningless and formed by a combination of segments.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, special symbol types “0” to “6” are associated with jackpots. Among them, the type “0” indicates a high profit 16R jackpot with certainty as a specific jackpot, and is associated with “0 to 34” in the case of the first symbol lottery value, and “0 to 69 in the case of the second symbol lottery value. ". The type “1” indicates a low profit 16R jackpot with certainty as a specific jackpot. The first symbol lottery value is associated with “35 to 69”, and the second symbol lottery value is “70 to 104”. It is associated. Types “2” and “3” indicate 4R jackpots with certainty as specific jackpots. The first symbol lottery values are associated with “70 to 104” and “105 to 139”, respectively. The cases are associated with “105 to 174” and “175 to 209”, respectively.

  Types “4” to “6” indicate 4R big hits that are not accompanied by a probability change as normal big hits, and the first symbol lottery values are associated with “140 to 174”, “175 to 209”, and “210 to 255”, respectively. In the case of the second symbol lottery value, only the type “4” is associated with “210-255”. Thus, the selection probability for each jackpot type is determined by the size of the symbol lottery value range.

  Types “0” to “3” accompanied by probability change are the end of the easy-to-enter state, and the next big hit occurrence is associated with the end of the so-called electric chew support. On the other hand, the type “4” that does not involve a probability change is associated with the end of 30 symbol variations after the end of the big hit as the end of the easy entry state. In other words, the period from the end of the special game to the end of 30 symbol variations is defined as the duration of the easy entry state. Types “5” and “6” are associated with the end of the easy-to-enter state, 20 times and 10 times after the end of jackpot, respectively. In this way, the expected amount of winning the ball is higher in the second game triggered by entering the second starting port 12 than in the first game triggered by entering the first starting port 11. It is easy to shift to a special game with many, easy to shift to probability change, and easy to enter a ball easily.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the type “10” is associated with the entire range of symbol lottery values in the case where the determination result is wrong.

  As shown in FIG. 7C, the type “9” is associated with the entire range of symbol lottery values in the case where the determination result is a small hit.

  Note that the table in FIG. 7 is also referred to as the prior symbol determination table in the prior symbol determination. The first symbol determination means 226 and the second symbol determination means 227 use the values of “0” to “6”, “9”, and “10” indicating the types of special symbols as a result of the preliminary symbol determination in the first winning / losing lottery or second It is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with a value indicating that it is a win / fail lottery and the number of suspensions.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the first variation pattern determining means 231 separately obtains a variation pattern in which the variation process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 41 and the effect display device 60 is determined. Is determined from a plurality of fluctuation patterns. The second variation pattern determining means 232 has a plurality of variation patterns in which a variation process of symbols to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 42 and the effect display device 60 is determined based on a second pattern lottery value acquired separately. Determine from the variation pattern. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 each determine a variation pattern of the symbol variation with reference to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation. In addition, the first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232 perform prior pattern determination as to which variation pattern range the pattern lottery value corresponds to. The first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232 respectively hold or share a variation pattern table and a prior pattern determination table that are referred to for determining a variation pattern. In the variation pattern, a variation time from a variation start to a stop when the special symbol is variably displayed is determined, and has various variation times depending on the type. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses. It should be noted that the variation pattern determination executed when starting the symbol variation is also referred to as “variation pattern determination as the main determination” as appropriate in order to distinguish it from the prior pattern determination.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing the variation pattern table. The first variation pattern determining means 231 and the second variation pattern determining means 232 refer to the table of FIG. 9A in the normal state and refer to the table of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8 (a), when the result of the determination is wrong in the normal state, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 4, “super 1” that is the super reach of the pattern range number “0” is selected, If the pattern lottery value is 5 to 9, “super 2” which is the super reach of the pattern range number “1” is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 10 to 19, “normal 1” which is the normal reach of the pattern range number “2” is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 20 to 29, “normal” which is the normal reach of the pattern range number “3” is selected. 2 ”is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 30 to 255, the pattern range number “4” “no reach” is selected. As "out of reach", a different variation pattern is selected depending on the number of holds, a change pattern of 12 seconds when the number of holds is 0 to 2, a change pattern of 7 seconds when the number of holds is 3, and the number of holds When is 4, a variation pattern of 3 seconds is selected.

  In this figure, an example of mainly classifying into five types according to variation time will be described. However, a plurality of variation effect patterns are prepared for each variation pattern in the sub-substrate 300, and several tens of variation effect patterns are formed as a whole. Is equivalent to the lottery value range of each classification.

  The range of pattern lottery values assigned to “Normal 1”, “Normal 2”, and “Reach without reach” also varies depending on the number of holds. When the number of holdings is 0, 1 as shown in (a) of this figure, the lottery value range of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” becomes narrower as the number of holdings increases, and the lottery value of “no reach” The range becomes wider. The smaller the number of holds, the wider the lottery value range of the fluctuation pattern having a relatively long fluctuation time, and the probability that the fluctuation pattern having a long fluctuation time is selected increases. Thus, the smaller the number of holds, the longer the average fluctuation time, and the larger the number of holds, the shorter the average fluctuation time. By using a variation pattern table in which the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern is different for each number of reservations, it is possible to realize control that makes it easy to select a variation pattern with a long variation time when the number of reservations decreases.

  In the normal state, when the result of the determination is 4R big hit or 16R big hit, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 123, “Super 1” which is the super reach of the pattern range number “5” is selected, and the pattern lottery value is If it is 124 to 248, “super 2” which is the super reach of the pattern range number “6” is selected. If the pattern lottery value is 249 to 252, “normal 1” which is the normal reach of the pattern range number “7” is selected, and if the pattern lottery value is 253 to 255, “normal” which is the normal reach of the pattern range number “8” is selected. 2 ”is selected.

  In the normal state, if the result of the determination is a small hit, if the pattern lottery value is 0 to 122, “Super 3” which is the super reach of the pattern range number “9” is selected, and the pattern lottery value is 123 to 255. If so, “normal 3” which is the normal reach of the pattern range number “10” is selected.

  When the first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232 transmit the predetermination result to the effect determination unit 303 as a so-called prefetching result, the pattern range number value (0 to 10) is set to the first determination result. It is transmitted together with a value indicating whether it is a lottery or a second win / fail lottery or the number of holdings.

  In the variation pattern table of FIG. 8B referred to in the time reduction state, the pattern lottery value is assigned to the variation pattern for time reduction. However, the correspondence relationship between the range of the pattern lottery value and the variation time is the same as that in FIG. “Reach without reach reduction” is a variation pattern with a relatively short variation time associated with the same lottery value range and pattern range number as “reach without reach” in FIG. “Reach without reach reduction” also selects a different fluctuation pattern depending on the number of holdings, a fluctuation pattern of 10 seconds when the holding number is 0 or 1, and a fluctuation pattern of 1 second when the holding number is 2 to 4. Are selected.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the general drawing lottery means 213 executes a lottery by acquiring a lottery value when the game ball passes through the first operation port 31 or the second operation port 32. The determination result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 213 is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 45 in the form of a normal symbol. The regular symbol lottery means 213 holds a symbol determination table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 45. In the symbol determination table, the correspondence between the lottery value and the normal symbol is determined, and the normal symbol lottery means 213 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol with reference to the symbol determination table. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and after the change display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol, the opening / closing control means 275 is operated by the second start port 12. The normal electric accessory 90 is expanded. The spreading time is 0.1 second when short opening and 6 seconds when long opening. The lottery value of the normal symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 240. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined hold upper limit number held by the hold control means 240 is not exceeded.

  The holding control means 240 includes special figure holding means 241 and general figure holding means 242. The special figure holding means 241 displays a new first winning / losing lottery or second winning / non-winning if a symbol variation corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed when the first winning / losing lottery is newly executed. The start of symbol variation for the lottery is suspended, and the corresponding lottery value is stored until the corresponding symbol variation display starts. In other words, when the variation start condition of the symbol related to the lottery value acquired by the first lottery means 211 or the second lottery means 212 is not satisfied, the special figure holding means 241 performs the lottery until the change start condition is satisfied. Temporarily store the value as pending.

  The special figure holding means 241 stores up / down lottery values and the setting of the success / failure range, the pattern range, and the pattern range as the pre-determination result up to 4 for the first success / failure lottery, and up to 4 for the second success / failure lottery. The determination of the success / failure lottery value and the determination of the success / failure range, the design range, and the pattern range are stored. Or you may memorize | store the result of a prior determination in the area | region different from a win / wrong lottery value. The general map holding means 242 stores the general map lottery value acquired by the general map lottery means 213 as a holding ball. These holding numbers are represented by the number of lighting or blinking numbers of the first special figure holding lamp 71, the second special figure holding lamp 72, and the general figure holding lamp 75, respectively. The number of holds by the special figure holding means 241 is also displayed on the effect display device 60.

  The lottery value of the second winning / losing lottery held in the special figure holding means 241 is digested preferentially over the lottery value of the first winning / failing lottery, and the symbol variation is displayed. For this reason, even if the lottery value for the big win is held as the first winning lottery, as long as the lottery value is held as the second winning lottery, the symbol variation corresponding to the big winning lottery value of the first winning lottery is not displayed. Therefore, even if there is a big hit hold as the first winning / losing lottery, there is a possibility that a plurality of consecutive big hits can be obtained by continuing to hit until the big hit holding is entered as the second winning / losing lottery.

  The main display control means 250 includes first special figure control means 251, second special figure control means 252, and universal figure control means 254. The first special symbol control means 251 displays the fluctuation of the first special symbol 51 on the first special symbol display device 41 in accordance with the fluctuation pattern determined corresponding to the determination result of the first winning / non-winning lottery by the first lottery means 211. Let The first special symbol control means 251 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / losing lottery or the second winning / losing lottery completed before that has ended. The second special symbol control means 252 displays the variation of the second special symbol 52 on the second special symbol display device 42 in accordance with the variation pattern determined in accordance with the determination result of the second winning / losing lottery by the second lottery means 212. Let The second special symbol control means 252 also sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / losing lottery or the second winning / losing lottery performed before that ends.

  The 1st special figure control means 251 reserves the start of the symbol fluctuation display corresponding to the 1st success / failure lottery when the special lottery means 241 stores the success / failure lottery value of the second success / failure lottery. On the other hand, the second special figure control means 252 starts the symbol fluctuation display corresponding to the second winning / losing lottery regardless of whether or not the special winning / holding lottery value is stored by the special figure holding means 241. Thereby, when the lottery value is suspended in both the first winning / losing lottery and the second winning / losing lottery, the lottery value suspended in the second winning / losing lottery is preferentially read and the symbol variation is displayed. In such a case, the lottery value held in the first winning / losing lottery is not read until the number of holdings in the second winning / losing lottery becomes zero, and the symbol variation thereof does not start.

  The first special figure control means 251 and the second special figure control means 252 issue a change start command and a change stop command at the timing to start and stop the change display of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52, respectively. It transmits to the production control means 304. When transmitting the variation start command, the determination result or determination result determined as the main determination, a value indicating each of the stop symbol and the variation pattern, and a value indicating whether the first determination result determination lottery or the second determination result determination lottery It is transmitted to the effect control means 304 together with the change start command. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect control means 304 together with the variation stop command. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 250 and the effect control means 304 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The normal symbol control means 254 displays the lottery determination result by the normal symbol lottery means 213 on the normal symbol display device 45 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The special figure adjusting means 276 waits for the start of the other variable display while one of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is variably displayed. The special figure adjusting means 276 has a second special symbol based on the ball entering the second start port 12 regardless of the order of the game balls having entered the first start port 11 or the second start port 12. The variable display of 52 is given priority over the variable display of the first special symbol 51 based on the entrance to the first start port 11. For example, when both the first winner / lottery value and the second winner / lottery value are held, the second winner / lottery value is always preferentially digested and the second special symbol 52 is continuously displayed in a variable manner.

  The special figure adjusting means 276 in the modified example displays the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 51 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 52 in accordance with the order of entering the first starting port 11 and the second starting port 12. Alternatively, the display may be selectively changed. For example, when a ball is entered in the order of the first start port 11, the first start port 11, and the second start port 12, the display is changed in the order of the first special symbol 51, the first special symbol 51, and the second special symbol 52. Is done. In this case, the special figure adjusting means 276 monitors the hold control means 240 and stores the hold order of the winning / failing lottery values. Which special symbol should be changed is determined in accordance with the order of entry of the game balls, that is, the hold order of the success / failure lottery values in the hold control means 240, so that the player can easily grasp the order of change visually.

  The special figure adjusting means 276 in another modified example may display the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 51 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 52 in a predetermined digestion order regardless of the order of entry. Good. For example, priority may be given to alternately displaying the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 51 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 52. For example, when both the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value are held, the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 are alternately displayed in a variable manner. Which special symbol should be changed is simply switched alternately regardless of the order of entry of the game balls, so that the player can easily grasp the order of change.

  The special figure adjustment means 276 also waits for the start of the other variable display when one of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is stopped in the hit state. In this case, the special symbol change display is not started while the special game is executed, so that the player can concentrate on the special game.

  The special game control unit 260 operates the special game when the first special symbol 51 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode when the first winning / losing lottery by the first lottery unit 211 indicates a transition to the special game. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the special winning opening 20. Similarly, the special game control means 260, when the second special lottery by the second lottery means 212 results in the transition to the special game, when the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode It is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the special winning opening 20. That is, the special game control unit 260 stops the first special symbol 51 in the big hit mode on the first special symbol display device 41 or stops the second special symbol 52 in the big hit mode on the second special symbol display device 42. When displayed, a special game corresponding to the type of the big hit mode is executed.

  The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 20 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is constituted by a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing unit. For special games, high profit 16R big hit that repeats long open unit games 16 times, long open unit game is repeated 4 times, low profit 16R big hits that repeat short open unit games 12 times, and long open unit games are repeated 4 times There is a 4R jackpot. In the long open unit game, the grand prize opening 20 is opened for about 30 seconds in principle. In the short opening unit game, the grand prize opening 20 is opened for about 0.2 seconds. The special game control means 260 ends the special game when the number of rounds set for the unit game is exhausted.

  The small hit game control means 265 operates the small hit game when the first special symbol 51 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode when the first lottery by the first lottery means 211 results in a small hit. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the small winning game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20 to the opening / closing control means 275. Further, the small hit game control means 265, when the second lottery by the second lottery means 212 results in a small hit, when the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. It is determined that the operating condition is satisfied, and the small winning game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20 in the opening / closing control means 275.

  In the small hit game, the unit game is executed once, and the big prize opening 20 is opened and closed four times in one unit game. The small hit game control means 265 opens the big prize opening 20 for about 0.2 seconds per opening and closing, and after opening the small prize game for about 0.8 seconds, closes the big prize opening 20. To end the small hit game.

  The specific game control means 270 controls the normal game in the probability changing state, the short time state, and the easy-to-enter state. In the short-time state, the first variation pattern determination means 231 and the second variation pattern determination means 232 select a variation pattern with a short variation time so that the variation display time of the first special symbol 51 and the second special symbol 52 is substantially shortened. To do. However, in the normal state, the fluctuation pattern table corresponding to the number of holdings of the success / failure lottery value by the holding control unit 240 is referred to, and a fluctuation pattern with a longer fluctuation time is more likely to appear as the number of holdings by the holding control unit 240 decreases. In the easy-to-enter state, both normal symbol change and the opening extension of the second starting port 12, or only the opening extension of the second starting port 12 is performed. In other words, the specific game control means 270 causes the second start port 12 to be in the open extended state when the specific big hit is achieved, and further increases the winning probability of the open lottery only when the success / failure lottery is the second successful / bad lottery. Transition to a higher probability state than the normal probability state.

  The specific game control means 270 shifts the gaming state to the certain variation state, the short time state, and the easy entry state after the special game is completed when the special symbol is a specific jackpot symbol accompanied by the transition to probability variation. The probability variation state, the short time state, and the easy entry state are continued until the next big hit occurs. During the probability variation state, the probability of the success / failure determination result by the first success / failure determination means 221 and the second success / failure determination means 222 is maintained at a high value. The specific game control means 270 shifts the gaming state to the short-time state and the easy-to-enter game state after the special game is ended when the special symbol is a normal jackpot symbol that does not involve the transition to the probability variation. Do not migrate. Then, the time-short state and the easy-to-enter state are continued until the period associated with the symbol, for example, the number of symbol variations reaches 30, 20, or 10 times.

  The opening / closing control means 275 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 90 and the special winning opening 20 at the second start opening 12. When the normal symbol is stopped in a specific manner, the opening / closing control means 275 sends an opening instruction to the normal electric combination solenoid 91 to open the normal electric combination 90 at the second start port 12. In the normal state, the opening / closing control means 275 opens the second start port 12 in the short open or long open time according to the result of the open lottery, and in the easy entry state, the open control unit 275 opens the second open port in the long open time. 2 Open the start port 12. The ease of entering the ball at the second start port 12 is enhanced, so that the player can continue the game without reducing his possession. In the special game, the opening / closing control means 275 sends an opening instruction to the special prize opening solenoid 92 to open the special prize opening 20.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sub-board. The sub-board 300 includes a pattern mode determining unit 301, a pattern storage unit 302, an effect determining unit 303, an effect control unit 304, a first accumulation amount storage unit 500, a second accumulation amount storage unit 502, and an operation detection unit 504.

  The pattern storage means 302 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 in the variation of the decorative design 61 and the display process thereof are determined. In the effect pattern, a plurality of change effect patterns in which the change process from start to stop and a change process in the change display of the decorative design 61 and the change process are determined, and the expectation degree to the jackpot are displayed separately from the change display of the decorative design. And a plurality of notice effect patterns that suggest the height of the notice before the change display stops.

  The effect determining means 303 displays on the effect display device 60 by the effect control means 304 in accordance with the determination result of the first winning / losing lottery received from the first lottery means 211 or the determination result of the second winning / notifying lottery received from the second lottery means 212. Then, the contents of the effect to be output to the speaker 108 are determined. The effect determining unit 303 selects one of a plurality of variation effect patterns corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined by the first variation pattern determining unit 231 or the second variation pattern determining unit 232, and stores the pattern storage unit. Read from 302. The effect determining means 303 sends the read information on the fluctuation effect pattern to the effect control means 304. The effect determining unit 303 holds a pattern table to be referred to in order to select a variable effect pattern.

  Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 303 selects a change effect pattern of effect images having the same change time according to the change pattern of the special symbol.

  The symbol form determining unit 301 determines the combination of stop symbols of the decorative symbol 61 and the arrangement thereof, the determination result of the lottery by the first lottery unit 211 or the second lottery unit 212, the stop symbol of the special symbol, the variation pattern of the special symbol, the decoration It is determined according to the design variation effect pattern. The symbol form determination unit 301 transmits information indicating the determined combination of stop symbols to the effect control unit 304. The symbol mode determining means 301 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 61 is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result by the first determination unit 221 and the second determination unit 222 indicates a shift to a special game of 4R big hit or 16R big hit. A specific combination, for example, a combination of three symbols such as “777” and “111” is selected. A specific combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as “357” is also selected when the result of the determination is a 2R big hit or a small hit, but the specific combination is not necessarily a combination of three symbols. It does not have to be. When the determination result is neither big hit nor small hit, a combination such as “312” or “946” in which three symbols are not arranged and does not correspond to a specific combination selected at the time of the big hit Is selected. When the determination result is not 4R big hit or 16R big hit, and a variation pattern showing a loss with reach is selected, a combination where only one pattern is not complete, such as “191” or “727” Select.

  The decorative design variation effect pattern defines a decorative display variation display mode, that is, a production process from the start of variation of the decorative symbol to the stop of variation. In the variation effect pattern, a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a symbol out of reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state are displayed. A pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 303 selects a decoration effect variation effect pattern having the same variation time as that of the special symbol in accordance with the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  When the variation pattern selected by the first variation pattern determination unit 231 or the second variation pattern determination unit 232 is a time-shortening pattern in the time-short state, the effect determination unit 303 uses the variation in which the time-saving effect content is determined. Select a production pattern. The effect content for the time reduction is an effect in which a background video or a sound that gives an impression that the player is in an advantageous state due to time reduction or certainty is output.

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

  The notice effect pattern includes a pattern in which the effect is executed at a timing after the display form of the decorative symbol 61 reaches the reach state and the final stop state of the symbol is notified, and none of the decorative symbols 61 are stopped. There is a pattern in which the performance is executed at the timing and the reach is reached at the same time.

  The effect determining means 303 determines whether or not to display the notice effect on the effect display device 60 according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery by a predetermined notice lottery, sets the prior effect, and sets the notice effect pattern to be displayed. decide. The effect determining means 303 holds a notice determination table to be referred to for determining whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table to be referred to when selecting the kind of the notice effect pattern. The notice decision table is set so that different columns are referenced according to the decision result of the lottery, and if the lottery is a win, the lottery will be displayed with a higher probability than when it is missed. The correspondence between whether to display the determination result and the notice effect is determined. Thereby, the high expectation degree to the big hit can be suggested by displaying the notice effect itself. Further, the effect determination means 303 refers to the notification determination table and the notification type table, and executes a notification effect that suggests that when a specific variation pattern is selected from the plurality of types of variation patterns on the main board 200. decide.

  The effect control means 304 variably displays the effect image including the decorative design 61 on the effect display device 60 according to the selected variation effect pattern data as the determination result of the success / failure lottery by the first lottery means 211 or the second lottery means 212. . The effect control means 304 has received a change start command for the decorative symbol 61 and a new symbol indicating that the variable symbol display of the decorative symbol 61 corresponding to the first winning lottery and the second winning lottery has been completed. This is the starting condition for fluctuation. When the effect determining unit 303 determines that the notice effect is displayed, the effect control unit 304 displays the notice effect according to the selected notice effect pattern on the effect display device 60 in a manner to be superimposed on the symbol variation effect. Let

  The effect control means 304 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / failing lottery when the winning / losing lottery value of the second winning / losing lottery is stored, and whether or not the winning / raising lottery value of the first winning / failing lottery is stored. Regardless of whether or not, the symbol variation display corresponding to the second winning / losing lottery is started. As a result, when the lottery values are held for both the first winner / lottery lottery and the second winner / lottery lottery, the lottery values held in the second winner / lottery lottery are preferentially read and the variation of the decorative design is displayed. . In such a case, the lottery value held in the first winning / losing lottery is not read until the number of holding of the second winning / losing lottery becomes 0, and the variation of the decorative design does not start. In this way, the effect control means 304 causes the effect display device 60 to display the symbol variation effect including the variation display of the decorative symbol 61.

  The effect control unit 304 further controls the lighting and extinguishing of the decorative lamp 111 and the operation of the movable accessory 66. The effect control unit 304 includes an effect display control unit 305 and an audio control unit 306. The effect display control means 305 controls display on the effect display device 60, and the sound control means 306 controls sound output from the speaker 108.

  The operation detection unit 504 detects the operation content input by the player with respect to the effect button 109 and the cross key 110. For example, it detects which button or key is pressed. The first accumulation amount storage means 500 stores data indicating the accumulation amount of small balls in a sign accumulation effect to be described later. The second accumulation amount storage unit 502 stores data indicating the accumulation amount of the surplus balls generated in the sign accumulation effect described later. The extra balls are small balls accumulated in the sign accumulation effect, and since the accumulated amount did not reach 5, the small balls that were not transferred to the special mode described later and were wasted in terms of the transition to the special mode. Means. In this embodiment, the unit of the accumulated amount of small balls and extra balls is “number”.

  A detailed configuration of the effect display device 60 of the present embodiment will be described. The effect display device 60 has a plurality of display screens for displaying effect contents, and can be arranged so as to overlap the first screen in addition to the first screen provided in the approximate center of the game area 81. A second screen. The first screen and the second screen are each composed of a liquid crystal display or the like. The first screen has a relatively large display area compared to the second screen, and can also be referred to as a “main liquid crystal” on which the main contents of the effects related to the game are displayed. On the other hand, the second screen has a relatively small display area compared to the first screen, and is referred to as “sub liquid crystal” on which auxiliary effect contents for exciting the effect displayed on the first screen are displayed. You can also. In the present embodiment, such a plurality of display screens are combined to display an integrated effect.

  The arrangement relationship between the first screen and the second screen provided in the effect display device 60 will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing an arrangement relationship between the first screen 561 and the second screens 562R and 562L (hereinafter also collectively referred to as the second screen 562). FIG. 10A is a diagram of the first screen 561 and the second screen 562 viewed from the front, and FIG. 10B is a diagram of the first screen 561 and the second screen 562 viewed from above. The second screen 562 is disposed so as to overlap the first screen 561, and is disposed such that the second screen 562 is on the near side and the first screen 561 is on the back side as viewed from the player. A partial range of the first screen 561 that overlaps the second screen 562 is hidden behind the second screen 562, and thus is in a state where it cannot be viewed by the player or is difficult to view. The second screen 562 is configured to be movable in the left-right direction, and the arrangement with respect to the first screen 561 can change. Therefore, the second screen 562 can be referred to as a movable screen or a “movable sub liquid crystal”. In the drawing, the second screen 562 that entirely overlaps the first screen 561 is indicated by a solid line, and the second screen 562 that partially overlaps the first screen 561 is indicated by a broken line.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically illustrating another example of the arrangement relationship between the first screen 561 and the second screen. FIG. 11A is a diagram of the first screen 561 and the second screen 562 viewed from the front, and FIG. 11B is a diagram of the first screen 561 and the second screen 562 viewed from above. This figure shows a state where the second screen 562 does not overlap the first screen 561, the second screen 562R is located on the right side of the first screen 561, and the second screen 562L is the first screen 561. The state located on the left side is shown. In addition, the second screen 562L and the second screen 562R are arranged to have an angle with respect to the first screen 561, so that the right end side of the second screen 562R and the left end side of the second screen 562L each approach the near side. Placed in. Thus, the first screen 561 and the two second screens 562 form a three-dimensional display screen having a configuration like a three-way mirror.

  As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the second screen 562 has an overlapping state arranged on the first screen 561 and a non-overlapping state arranged without overlapping the first screen 561. Can be arranged in two types. The arrangement of the second screen 562 is defined by predetermined display pattern data. The effect control unit 304 controls the driving device that changes the position of the second screen 562 based on the display pattern data, and changes the arrangement of the second screen 562. Thereby, the position of the second screen 562 is changed in accordance with the effect display process included in the display pattern data, and the effect in which the display content of the effect display device 60 and the movement of the second screen 562 are integrated is displayed. Can do.

Hereinafter, the feature of the effect display in the pachinko gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment will be described.
In the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the expectation of transition to a special game (hereinafter referred to as “big hit”) as the contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 (the first screen 561, the second screen 562L, and the second screen 562R). The content of the effect in the normal mode indicating that the degree of expectation is also relatively low, and the content of the effect in the special mode indicating that the degree of expectation for transition to the special game is relatively high.

  Both the contents of the effects in the normal mode and the contents of the effects in the special mode include various fluctuation effects / notice effects. For example, in any mode, the effect of displaying a character such as a lion, a battle effect by a plurality of characters, pseudo continuous change Production (hereinafter also referred to as “pseudo-ream”) and the like. However, the appearance mode applied to the object for presentation, for example, the world view, motif, background, coloring, character state, decoration pattern 61 mode, etc., the special mode is more likely to have a big hit expectation than the normal mode. It is displayed in a mode indicating high (hereinafter also referred to as “wake-up mode”). It can be said that the effect mode of the special mode is a rank-up / step-up of the effect mode of the normal mode.

  In this embodiment, for convenience, the normal mode and the special mode are described, but the normal mode means that the special game transition expectation is relatively low, and the special mode has the special game transition expectation relatively high. It may be the meaning. As an example, a certain notice effect / reach effect is the first notice effect and the system is the same as the notice effect / reach effect related to the first notice effect, but the special game transition expectation is higher than the first notice effect. Assume that there is a high second notice effect. Here, the system may be a type of appearance as viewed from the player, and may be, for example, a step-up notice system, a prefetch background system, a group notice system, or a super reach system.

  In the case of a step-up notice system, the first stage of step-up may be the first notice effect, and the fifth stage of step-up may be the second notice effect. In the case of a group notice system, a group of five may be a first notice effect and a group of ten may be a second notice effect. In the case of the super reach system, the reach indicating the special game transition expectation degree 10% may be the first notice effect, and the reach indicating the special game transition expectation degree 50% may be the second notice effect. The first notice effect may be defined as an effect related to the normal mode, and the second notice effect may be defined as an effect related to the special mode.

  The pseudo-ream is an effect using a variation pattern / variation effect pattern that makes it appear that a plurality of symbol variations are simulated in appearance during one symbol variation display indicating the result of one pass / fail determination. It is. For example, in a quasi-ream, a standard one-time symbol variation is displayed as if it were made a plurality of times in a pseudo manner with a temporary stop (semi-stop) state of the symbol in between.

  In the special mode notice effect (hereinafter also referred to as “special notice effect”), the normal mode notice effect (hereinafter also referred to as “normal notice effect”) is used as an awakening mode of various effect objects (eg, background, character, etc.). Alternatively, a shape, pattern, or color (hereinafter collectively referred to as “appearance”), a flashy appearance, or an appearance that easily attracts the attention of the player may be used. Further, in the special notice effect, the awakening mode of the ally character appearing in the normal notice effect may be displayed with a more powerful appearance, for example, an appearance that can sufficiently expect victory in battle with enemy characters. It should be noted that it is desirable that a plurality of types of effect objects in the same mode are designed so that the appearance aspect is common.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, a sign accumulation effect is displayed as an effect suggesting the transition from the normal mode to the special mode. The sign accumulation effect is an effect of displaying the sign object in a form in which the sign object is accumulated at a predetermined position in the screen of the effect display device 60 over a plurality of symbol variations. The sign object can also be said to be an element, an item, or an indicator displayed on the screen as a trigger for stepping up the production in the pachinko gaming machine 100. The sign object of this embodiment is displayed in the shape of a sphere on the screen, and is hereinafter referred to as “small ball” or “large ball”. When the accumulated amount of small balls reaches a predetermined amount in the sign accumulation effect, large balls having a shape larger than the small balls are accumulated. At the same time, the normal notice effect is switched to display the “awakening effect” as the special notice effect. In this embodiment, there are five large ball accumulation conditions, in other words, a condition for shifting from the normal mode to the special mode, and in other words, a small ball accumulation amount that is a condition for executing the awakening effect.

  As a modified example, the awakening effect may be used as an opportunity to develop a specific high expectation effect (for example, a super reach or a jackpot finalizing effect). That is, the use of the awakening effect is not limited to the transition to the special mode, and the awakening effect itself (for example, its contents) may indicate / notify that the special game transition expectation is high. In addition, the appearance of a certain high expectation degree may be substantially deterministic by the appearance of the awakening effect. In this case, if the pre-win / fail determination result related to the target symbol variation is a big hit, the awakening effect may be displayed with a higher probability than the case of losing, and the number of small balls accumulated in the predictive accumulation effect is 5 You may decide to make it reach.

  FIG. 12 shows the sign accumulation effect and the awakening effect. FIG. 12A shows a state in which the battle effect of the teammate character 520 and the enemy character 522 is displayed as the normal notice effect along with the variable display of the decorative symbol 61. FIG. 12A also shows a sign accumulation effect, showing a state where three small ball objects 510 are accumulated and zero large ball objects 512 are accumulated. When the accumulated amount of the small object 510 reaches five, the large object 512 is accumulated, and the awakening shutter effect is executed to switch to the awakening notice effect.

  FIG. 12B shows an awakening shutter effect. In the awakening shutter effect, the second screen 562L and the second screen 562R operate so as to cover the first screen 561 like a shutter. At the same time, a message indicating the transition to the awakening mode is displayed on the second screen 562L and the second screen 562R. The second screen 562L and the second screen 562R are separated immediately after being combined, and return to the position before execution of the awakening shutter effect, and the first screen 561 appears again in the table. When the awakening shutter effect ends, the first screen 561, the second screen 562L, and the second screen 562R display the awakening effect.

  FIG. 12C shows an awakening effect. In FIG. 12C, the ally character 520 in FIG. 12A is awakened and changes from a child lion that looks weak to a parent lion that looks strong. The effect determination means 303 selects a pattern in which the teammate character 520 wins the battle as a notice effect pattern in the symbol variation when the determination result of the symbol variation relating to the symbol variation is a big hit. Therefore, when the teammate character 520 wins the battle with the enemy character 522, a big hit is generated, and the player's expectation for the big hit can be increased by the awakening effect.

  Although FIG. 12 shows the character awakening effect that changes the character appearing in the notice effect to the awakening mode, in the awakening effect of the present embodiment, various performance elements other than the character can be changed to the awakening mode. The awakening effect of the present embodiment includes a stage awakening that changes the background color of the screen, the world view, the motif of the effect object, and the like into an awakening mode. In addition, the pseudo-continuous awakening that changes the effect of the pseudo-simultaneous display, for example, the decorative pattern 61 to be variably displayed, the pattern of the character combined with the decorative pattern 61, the preview content (for example, the character) displayed together with the pseudo-ream, etc., to the awakening mode. including. Also, reach awakening that changes the contents of the effect at the time of reach, for example, the decoration pattern 61 to be displayed in a variable manner, the pattern of a character or the like combined with the decoration design 61, the notice content (for example, character) displayed together with the reach fluctuation, etc. including.

  A configuration for displaying the sign accumulation effect and the awakening effect will be described in detail. The effect determining unit 303 receives pre-determination information indicating the result of the pre-determination by the main board 200 from the main board 200. The effect determining unit 303 refers to the prior determination information (for example, the prior pattern determination result), and when it is determined that the predetermined start condition is satisfied, determines the execution of the sign accumulation effect with a predetermined probability.

  The starting condition of the sign accumulation effect in the present embodiment is a pattern in which the future symbol variation pattern corresponding to the lottery value related to the hold generated in the special figure holding means 241 indicates a jackpot expectation degree higher than the normal reach (for example, normal reach / long reach)・ Saturated) is satisfied. A symbol variation that is a future symbol variation corresponding to the lottery value related to the above-described holding and has a relatively high jackpot expectation is also referred to as a “target symbol variation” or a “high expectation variation”. The sign accumulation effect is executed from one or more intermediate symbol variations, which are symbol variations executed before the target symbol variation, to the target symbol variation. Note that the start condition may be satisfied as a further condition that the prior determination information regarding the intermediate symbol variation before the target symbol variation is not a big hit, in other words, that the preliminary determination result is out of place.

  When the execution determining means 303 determines the execution of the predictive accumulation effect, the effect determining means 303 determines a procedure for accumulating small balls over a plurality of symbol variations. Specifically, the number of small balls to be accumulated in each of one or more midway symbol variations and target symbol variations is determined. Determining the number of small balls in each symbol variation can be said to determine whether or not to change the production mode to a special mode during multiple symbol variation periods from the symbol variation on the way to the target symbol variation. It can be said that the timing of which symbol change is made when the mode is shifted is determined.

  Note that the transition to the special mode indicates that the degree of expectation of the big hit is high. Therefore, the effect determining unit 303 refers to the prior determination information (for example, the prior success / failure determination result) related to the target symbol variation, and when the target symbol variation is a big hit, the target symbol variation is relatively high and the target symbol variation is off. In this case, the number of small balls accumulated in each symbol variation is determined so that the final small ball accumulation amount in the predictive accumulation effect reaches five with a relatively low probability. On the other hand, if the target symbol variation is a big hit, the probability is relatively low, and if the target symbol variation is off, the probability is relatively high. The number of small balls accumulated in each symbol variation is determined so as not to reach it.

  A variation when the result of the prior pattern determination is a specific result will be described. For example, if the prior pattern determination result is the first pattern even if the prior design determination result relating to the target symbol variation is off, in other words, if the prior pattern determination result is the first pattern out of the off pattern, the target symbol Although the result of the fluctuation will be off, it may be determined that the accumulated amount of small balls reaches five with higher probability than in the case where the previous pattern determination result is not the first pattern. In addition, when the prior success / failure determination result related to the target symbol variation is out of order and the prior pattern determination result is a second pattern different from the first pattern, in other words, the prior pattern determination result is the second pattern out of the out of pattern. In some cases, it may be determined that the accumulated amount of small balls is less than five with higher probability than in the case where the previous pattern determination result is not the second pattern (or the first pattern). Further, the accumulated amount of small balls may be determined to be less than 5 with a probability of 100%. The first pattern may be a pattern in which reach is established, or may be a pattern having a relatively long symbol variation time. The second pattern may be a pattern in which reach is not established, or may be a pattern in which the symbol variation time is relatively short.

  The effect display control means 305 displays the sign accumulation effect from the symbol variation on the way to the target symbol variation. Then, during the execution of each of the midway symbol variation and the target symbol variation, a predetermined number of small balls are accumulated by the effect determining means 303. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, the effect display control means 305 displays the small ball object 510 in a manner indicating that it has been acquired, and for example, lights the small ball object 510 corresponding to the acquired small ball. The effect display control means 305 controls the display of the sign accumulation effect so that the number of small balls reaches five at the timing (in the middle of symbol change or target symbol change) determined in advance by the effect determining means 303. The effect display control means 305 stores information indicating the number of small balls accumulated in the sign accumulation effect in the first accumulation amount storage means 500.

  The effect determining means 303 determines 0 or 1 or more as the number of small balls accumulated in each of one or more midway symbol variations and target symbol variations. Therefore, in the sign accumulation effect in the midst of symbol variation, the accumulation mode of small balls and large balls is maintained or changed to an advantageous mode. That is, the accumulated number of small balls and large balls is maintained or increased. In the sign accumulation effect in the target symbol variation, the accumulation mode of small balls and large balls is maintained, or not only changes to an advantageous mode but also may change to a disadvantageous mode. That is, the accumulated number of small balls and large balls can be maintained or increased, and when the number of small balls has not reached 5 in the end, the accumulated small balls are cleared and returned to zero. In the middle of symbol variation, even if the accumulated number of small balls does not reach five, the accumulation of small balls is not cleared, and is inherited by the next symbol variation. In addition, when the number of accumulated small balls reaches five and the awakening effect is executed, or when a big hit occurs, the accumulation of small balls is cleared.

  The effect determining means 303, when receiving a change start command for each of one or more intermediate symbol variations and target symbol variations from the main board 200, as the effect contents of the symbol variation before the accumulated number of small balls reaches five. Selects pattern data for normal announcement effect. On the other hand, the pattern data of the awakening effect is selected as the effect content of the symbol variation in which the accumulated number of small balls reaches five. The pattern data of the awakening effect defines that the content of the notice (various objects for the effect) is changed to the awakening mode when the number of the small balls reaches 5 during the pattern change. The pattern data of the awakening effect also defines the execution mode of the awakening shutter effect, for example, the opening / closing pattern of the second screen 562L and the second screen 562R. Further, the effect determining means 303 selects the pattern data of the awakening effect in which the notice content is the awakening mode from the start time as the effect content of the symbol variation that is started after the accumulated number of the small balls reaches 5.

  The effect determining means 303 first determines a rough framework (hereinafter also referred to as “parent route”) of the notice effect to be executed by the symbol variation at the start of symbol variation. The parent route can be said to be a major classification of notice effects, and includes, for example, pseudo-continuous notice, step-up notice, comment notice, battle notice, group notice, and the like. After determining the parent route, the effect determining means 303 determines the details of the notice (hereinafter also referred to as “child route”) within the framework defined by the parent route. The child route includes, for example, a group notice for acquiring two small balls, a pseudo continuous notice for acquiring three small balls, and the like. The child route can be said to be the notice production pattern itself.

  Here, a child route belonging to a certain parent route may not cover all of the acquisition patterns of 1 to 5 small balls. For example, if it is determined in advance that three small balls will be acquired in the target symbol variation when the execution of the predictive accumulation effect is decided, three small balls will be used as child routes in the group notice among the parent routes that can be selected in the target symbol variation. The group notice effect pattern to be acquired may not be prepared.

  In order to cope with this, each notice effect pattern in the present embodiment has a time for displaying an effect for obtaining a small ball (cut-in or the like) (about 1 to 2 seconds, hereinafter also referred to as “time for obtaining a small ball”). Is provided in advance. When there is no child route for acquiring a predetermined number of small balls in the selected parent route, the effect determining means 303 displays a notice effect for acquiring a shortage of small balls caused by the selected child route (hereinafter referred to as “for small ball acquisition”). (Also called “special notice”). It should be noted that the effect determining means 303 may select a small ball acquisition special advance notice that acquires all of the predetermined number of small balls, and in that case, may select a child route that does not acquire small balls.

  The effect display control means 305 receives the variation display of the decorative symbol 61 when the variation start command for the symbol variation on the way is received from the main substrate 200, or when the variation start command for the target symbol variation is received from the main substrate 200. The normal notice effect is displayed according to the pattern data of the normal notice effect determined by the effect determining means 303. Alternatively, the awakening effect is displayed according to the pattern data of the awakening effect determined by the effect determining means 303, along with the variation display of the decorative symbol 61. The effect display control means 305 displays the sign accumulation effect in parallel with the display of the normal notice effect and the awakening effect. When the execution determining unit 303 determines the execution of the small ball acquisition special advance notice, the small ball acquisition special advance notice is displayed during the small ball acquisition time provided in the child route.

  In the sign accumulation effect of the present embodiment, there are a plurality of timings when the number of accumulated small balls reaches five. Specifically, there is a possibility that the accumulated number of small balls may reach 5 in any of the intermediate symbol variation and the target symbol variation included in the execution period of one indication accumulation effect, that is, the intermediate symbol variation and the target symbol There is a possibility that the awakening effect is displayed in any of the fluctuations. When the effect determination means 303 determines the execution of the sign accumulation effect and determines the number of small balls accumulated in each symbol variation, if the prior success determination result relating to the target symbol variation indicates a big hit, it is on the way with a probability of 20%. You may determine so that the accumulation | storage number of a small ball may reach 5 pieces during a pattern fluctuation. Further, it may be determined that the accumulated number of small balls reaches 5 during the target symbol variation with a probability of 60%, and the accumulated number of small balls finally reaches 5 with a remaining 20% probability. It may be determined as follows.

  Further, when determining the execution of the sign accumulation effect and determining the number of small balls accumulated in each symbol variation, the effect determining unit 303 has a probability of 5%, and the small ball during the symbol variation on the way is determined. It is also possible to determine that the number of accumulated data reaches five. Alternatively, it may be determined that the accumulated number of small balls reaches 5 during the target symbol change with a probability of 10%, and the accumulated number of small balls finally reaches 5 with a probability of 85%. It may be determined as follows. Actually, in the small ball accumulation number determination table referred to when the effect determining means 303 determines the small ball accumulation number in each symbol variation, the correspondence between the small ball accumulation number and the selection probability in the middle symbol variation, and the small ball in the target symbol variation The correspondence relationship between the number of accumulations and the selection probability may be set to be the above probability.

  As a specific example, it is assumed that the sign accumulation effect is executed over intermediate symbol variation 1, intermediate symbol variation 2, intermediate symbol variation 3, and target symbol variation. At that time, when three small balls are accumulated in the middle symbol variation 1 and two small balls are accumulated in the middle symbol variation 2, the normal notice effect is changed to the awakening effect in the middle of the variation display of the middle symbol variation 2. Switching may be displayed. In addition, as an effect at the time of starting the variable display of the symbol variation 3 on the way, switching from the normal notice effect to the awakening effect may be displayed. That is, at least in the middle symbol variation 3 and the target symbol variation after the middle symbol variation 2, the awakening effect may be displayed from the start of the variation display.

  When the number of accumulated small balls reaches 5 during the middle symbol variation, the effect determining unit 303 determines the number of small ball accumulations for each symbol variation so that the small symbol is not accumulated during the subsequent middle symbol variation. Once the transition to symbolic awakening (special mode) is made in the middle of symbol variation, it can be said that the purpose of the rendering of raising the player's expectation for the occurrence of a big hit has been achieved, and then the effect of the target symbol variation and whether or not a big hit has occurred This is because it is considered desirable to concentrate the players.

  13 and 14 show patterns of the sign accumulation effect. Regarding small balls and large balls as predictive objects accumulated in the predictive accumulation effect, the values shown in these figures indicate the total number accumulated at each timing, not the number obtained at each timing.

  The gaze pattern of FIG. 13 is a pattern that executes the sign accumulation effect but the accumulated amount of the sign object does not satisfy the transition condition to the awakening effect. In this example, a so-called pre-reading effect is displayed in the middle of symbol variation (for example, lighting of a lamp indicating pre-reading or display of an object indicating pre-reading), and one small ball is accumulated. In the next target symbol change, one small ball is accumulated in the notice effect at the beginning of the change (hereinafter referred to as “the notice”), and one small ball is acquired in the normal reach notice. Then, the symbol variation ends with the three small balls acquired. In other words, it goes out through reach. Of course, the target symbol variation may be executed after a plurality of symbol variations on the way.

  With the end of symbol variation, the effect display control means 305 clears the accumulated small ball objects 510 (three) that have been displayed on the screen until then. For example, the three small ball objects 510 that are lit on the screen are switched off. The effect display control means 305 clears the accumulated number of small balls (three) recorded in the first accumulation amount storage means 500 so far and records the accumulation number in the second accumulation amount storage means 502. That is, the small balls that have been cleared on the screen, and the small balls recorded in the first accumulated amount storage means 500 are used as extra balls, and the accumulated number of small balls so far is accumulated in the second accumulated amount storage means 502 (stock). ) Note that the timing for clearing the small ball object 510 accumulated in the sign accumulation effect is not limited when the symbol variation ends, and may be a predetermined timing within the target symbol variation. For example, it may be a predetermined time before the symbol fluctuation stop.

  In the case of a gasse pattern in which the outage is determined through the reach state in the target symbol variation, the small balls accumulated up to that point are cleared. On the other hand, in the case of symbol variation on the way, even if the detachment is confirmed through the reach state, the accumulated small balls are not cleared, and the sign accumulation effect in the next symbol variation is taken over. Therefore, when a certain symbol variation is determined to be out of reach through a reach state, if the small ball object 510 on the screen is not cleared, a high expectation variation will remain, and the player's expectation for the occurrence of a big hit will be felt. Can be increased.

  However, in order to prevent the player from misidentifying that the target symbol variation is actually a symbol variation on the way, a variation pattern in which the symbol variation on the way does not reach, or less than a predetermined time (for example, a variation that can execute reach production) It is desirable that the sign accumulation effect can be executed when the fluctuation pattern is less than (time). For example, when the symbol variation reaches reach, the start condition of the sign accumulation effect may be determined so that the condition is not satisfied, and the notice type table is defined so that the selection probability of the sign accumulation effect is 0%. Also good. Further, when executing the sign accumulation effect, even if the symbol variation is a variation pattern associated with reach, the effect determination unit 303 may determine that the reach effect is not displayed, and the effect display control unit 305 may suppress the display of reach effects.

  The character awakening pattern in FIG. 13 is a pattern for changing the character displayed in the normal notice effect to the awakening state, as shown in FIG. In this example, one small ball is accumulated in the midway symbol variation. At the next target symbol variation, one small ball is accumulated at the previous notice and the notice during normal reach. Then, two small balls are acquired by a development effect (for example, a notice effect that suggests the development from normal reach to long reach). As a result, since the accumulated number of small balls has reached five, one large ball is accumulated, and with the accumulation of large balls, the awakening shutter effect to the character awakening effect are executed.

  The effect display control means 305 clears the accumulation of small balls and large balls on the screen to return to 0 with the display of the awakening effect, and also clears the accumulated number of small balls recorded in the first accumulation amount storage means 500. Return to zero. In this example, since the awakening effect is displayed, the cleared number of small balls is not accumulated in the second accumulation amount storage unit 502. In addition, when five small balls are accumulated and large balls are accumulated, the awakening effect is always executed after that, but from the accumulation of the large ball until the start of the awakening shutter effect, depending on the symbol variation time and the notice effect pattern A time lag may occur.

  The reach awakening pattern in FIG. 13 is a pattern for changing the decoration symbol 61 in the reach state, the pattern such as a character added to the decoration symbol 61, and the notice content during the reach to the awake state. More specifically, the reach awakening pattern is a pattern that changes (promotes or ranks up) the production contents before reach establishment to the awakening mode together with reach establishment or after reach establishment. In this example, one small ball is accumulated in the midway symbol variation. In the next target symbol change, one small ball is accumulated at the time of the notice, the notice during normal reach, the development effect, and the notice during long reach. Because 5 small balls are accumulated at the time of long reach, it becomes “reach awakening”. That is, one large ball is accumulated according to the timing during the reach where five small balls are accumulated, and the awakening shutter effect to the reach awakening effect are executed with the accumulation of the large ball as an opportunity.

  The stage awakening & reach awakening pattern in FIG. 14 is a pattern including a transition to a special mode during a pattern change on the way. In the first halfway symbol variation, 5 small balls are accumulated and 1 large ball is accumulated. As a result, in the second halfway symbol variation, an awakening shutter effect is executed at the start, and the prefetching notice of the awakening mode is displayed instead of the normal prefetching notice. For example, a stage awakening effect in which various effect objects including a background and a character are awakened is displayed. The effect display control means 305 clears the stock of small balls and large balls at the time when the pre-reading effect of the awakening mode is displayed.

  In the target symbol variation, one small ball is accumulated in the notice, and two small balls are accumulated in the normal reach notice and the development effect. As a result, since five small balls are accumulated, one large ball is accumulated, and the awakening shutter effect to reach awakening effect are executed with the accumulation of large balls. In this example, since the stage awakening effect is already displayed at the time of the symbol change in the middle, the reach awakening effect in the target symbol change is an awakening mode indicating that the expectation of the big hit is higher than the normal awakening mode. Various effect objects may be displayed. Moreover, you may make it display so that a big ball may be acquired twice within the target symbol fluctuation.

  In this way, by shifting to the awakening effect at the time of symbol change, the awakening effect is displayed promptly before the target symbol change, that is, to promptly indicate to the player that the expectation of the big hit is high. It will be easier to provide a sense of security quickly. In addition, the player's unexpected feeling can be aroused and the monotonous sign accumulation effect can be avoided. In addition, patterns that display different types of awakening effects at multiple timings, such as stage awakening & reach awakening patterns, and the small ball accumulation mode for realizing them, the pre-failure determination result related to target symbol variation is a big hit It may be selected only when it is shown, that is, it may be a big hit fixed pattern. As a result, if another awakening effect is displayed at the target symbol variation when the awakening effect is displayed due to the symbol variation on the way, the big hit is confirmed and the player's sense of expectation can be further enhanced.

  In the pseudo continuous awakening pattern (1) in FIG. 14, two small balls are accumulated in the midst of symbol variation. In the next target symbol variation, one small ball is accumulated at the advance notice, and two small balls are accumulated when the variation of the decorative symbol 61 is temporarily stopped. As a result, since five small balls are accumulated, one large ball is accumulated, and triggered by the accumulation of large balls, an awakening shutter effect to a pseudo continuous awakening effect are executed.

  The pseudo continuous awakening pattern (2) in FIG. 14 is a pattern for executing a special effect for obtaining a small ball. Here, it is assumed that the number of acquired small balls in the middle of the symbol variation is determined to be 1, and the number of small balls acquired in the target symbol variation is determined to be four. Further, as shown in the pseudo continuous awakening pattern (1), a child route for acquiring three small balls is prepared as a pseudo continuous effect pattern of the parent route, but a child route for acquiring four small balls is provided. Suppose that there is no. In this case, the effect determining means 303 determines to execute the special effect for acquiring the small balls for acquiring the shortage of small balls (here, one) during the time for acquiring the small balls provided in advance in the notice effect pattern.

  In the pseudo continuous awakening pattern (2) in FIG. 14, one small ball is accumulated in the midst of symbol variation. In the next target symbol variation, one small ball is accumulated at the advance notice and two small balls are accumulated at the time of temporary stop according to the existing pseudo-simulation effect pattern for acquiring three small balls. Thereafter, one deficient small ball is accumulated in a predetermined small ball acquisition time. As a result, since five small balls are accumulated, one large ball is accumulated, and the awakening shutter effect to the pseudo continuous awakening effect are executed when the large ball is accumulated.

  In the pseudo continuous awakening pattern (2) of FIG. 14, the special effect for acquiring the small ball during the target symbol variation is shown, but the special effect for acquiring the small ball is similarly executed even when the symbol variation is in progress. As described above, when the predetermined number of small balls cannot be accumulated in the existing child route, the shortage is compensated by the special effect for acquiring small balls. Thereby, it is possible to maintain the consistency between the accumulated number of small balls and whether or not the awakening effect is performed without providing child routes corresponding to all the possible accumulated numbers of small balls. That is, it is possible to achieve both the consistency of performance and the ease of mounting.

  The effect display control means 305, at the timing corresponding to the variation pattern (and / or effect pattern) of the symbol variation, when execution of the special effect for obtaining a small ball is determined by the effect determination means 303 at the start of the symbol variation. The special effect for acquiring the small balls may be executed. Alternatively, the effect determining means 303 may determine to execute the special effect for obtaining a small ball at a timing corresponding to the variation pattern (and / or effect pattern) of the symbol variation. For example, if the variation time is 13 seconds, it may be the timing at which the symbol in the left symbol row (decorative symbol 61) stops. Further, if the variation time is 7 seconds, the timing immediately before the stop of all symbols may be used. Moreover, if it is a pseudo | simulation continuous pattern, the timing of the temporary stop display of a symbol (decoration symbol 61) may be sufficient.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the predictive object (small ball) is accumulated over a plurality of symbol variations, and the notice content is increased by raising the notice content (normal notice to awake notice). Diversification of the production can be realized over the execution period of the notice production that ranks up in stages. For example, in the sign accumulation effect of the present embodiment, the transition to the awakening notice is not only the effect associated with the so-called look-ahead target symbol variation, i.e., the variation associated with the variation with a relatively high expectation of the big hit that is at least normal reach. It can also occur in the production accompanying the symbol variation on the way before the target symbol variation. As a result, it is possible to avoid unification of the timing of occurrence of rank increase and monotonization of game play, and to realize game play that is hard to get bored.

  Next, the “specific frequent appearance mode”, which is a normal game effect mode in which the display frequency of the “specific effect” is higher than normal, will be described.

  The specific effects in this embodiment are variable effects and notice effects that are selected with a very low probability during normal games other than the specific frequent appearance mode (hereinafter also referred to as “normal frequency mode”), and typically a big hit It is a premier production that can sometimes be selected rarely. As a modification, the specific effect may be a so-called prefetch effect based on the prior determination information. The specific effect may be a fluctuating effect or a notice effect that is not selected in modes other than the specific frequent mode (selection probability 0%).

  As described above, the effect display control means 305 displays the small ball displayed in the form indicating that it has been accumulated in the sign accumulation effect when the accumulated amount of the small balls is less than 5 at the time when the predetermined timing within the target symbol variation is reached. Clear object 510. At the same time, the cleared small balls are accumulated in the second accumulation amount storage means 502 as extra balls. For example, the surplus balls generated by the gas pattern in FIG. 13 are stocked in the second accumulation amount storage unit 502. For example, when the effect display control means 305 clears three small balls accumulated in the current sign accumulation effect, the effect display control means 305 calculates the number of extra balls generated in the previous sign accumulation effect recorded in the second accumulation amount storage means 502. Increase by 3.

  The effect determining means 303 has a predetermined number (in this embodiment) that the number of surplus balls stored in the second accumulation amount storage means 502 is larger than the number of small balls (in this embodiment, 5) that serves as a threshold for shifting to the special mode. When the number reaches 30), the effect mode during the normal game is shifted from the normal frequency mode to the specific frequent appearance mode. The number of surplus balls typically reaches the predetermined number when the sign accumulation effect ends with a gas pattern (FIG. 13), that is, when the target symbol variation ends. Therefore, the normal frequency mode includes an effect mode that displays a normal notice effect. Further, the end condition of the specific frequent mode, in other words, the condition for returning to the normal frequency mode is not the condition related to the small ball, but the symbol variation in the specific frequent mode has been completed a predetermined number of times (in this embodiment, 50 times). When the number of symbol fluctuations in the specific frequent appearance mode satisfies the end condition, the effect determining means 303 returns from the specific frequent appearance mode to the normal frequency mode.

  The effect determining means 303 realizes a transition between the normal frequency mode and the specific frequent appearance mode by switching the criterion for determining the notice effect. Specifically, the effect determination means 303 includes a notice type table for the normal frequency mode (hereinafter referred to as “normal notice type table”) and a notice type table for the specific frequent appearance mode (hereinafter referred to as “specific notice type table”). Hold. When it is detected that the condition for transition to the specific frequent appearance mode is satisfied, the effect determining means 303 determines the content of the notice effect by referring to the specific notice type table instead of the normal notice type table. Similarly, when the satisfaction determining unit 303 detects that the specific frequent appearance mode end condition is satisfied, the effect determining unit 303 refers to the normal notice type table instead of the specific notice type table and determines the content of the notice effect. As will be described later, in the specific notice type table, the selection probability of the premier effect is set higher than the selection probability in the normal notice type table.

  The effect determination means 303 holds a plurality of specific notice type tables corresponding to the number of symbol fluctuations executed in the specific frequent appearance mode as the specific notice type table. In the present embodiment, a first specific notice type table having a relatively low premier effect selection probability and a second specific notice type table having a relatively high premier effect selection probability are stored. As a modification, three or more specific notice type tables with different premier effect selection tendencies may be held. In the present embodiment, the effect determining means 303 refers to the first specific notice type table in the first half of the specific frequent appearance mode, specifically, the number of symbol fluctuations is 1 to 30 times. In addition, the second specific notice type table is referred to in the second half of the specific frequent appearance mode, specifically, the number of symbol fluctuations is 31 to 50 times.

  The example of setting the premier effect selection probability in each notice type table is shown. The following probabilities are based on the assumption that a variation pattern of a special symbol that defines a variation time during which a premier effect can be executed is selected by the main board 200. For example, in the normal notice type table, the premier effect selection probability at the time of losing may be set to 0.5%, and the premier effect selection probability at the time of big hit may be set to 5%. In the first specific notice type table, the premier effect selection probability at the time of losing may be set to 3%, and the premier effect selection probability at the time of the big hit may be set to 30%. In the second specific notice type table, the premier effect selection probability at the time of losing may be set to 6%, and the premier effect selection probability at the time of the big hit may be set to 70%.

  As a modification, the notice effect that can be selected in the specific frequent appearance mode is a specific effect (for example, premier) in the second half (for example, 10 seconds before the end of change or the end of super reach) rather than the first half of the big hit change (for example, 30 seconds from the start of change). (Production) may be configured to appear easily. For example, the notice effect pattern that can be selected in the normal frequency mode is set so that the premier effect occurrence rate is 1% before the reach is established or the first half of the big hit change, and the premier effect occurrence rate is 1% after the reach is established or the second half of the big hit change. May be. On the other hand, the notice effect pattern that can be selected in the specific frequent appearance mode has a premier effect rate of 2% before the reach is established or in the first half of the jackpot change, and a premier effect occurrence rate of 10% after the reach is established or in the latter half of the jackpot change. It may be set.

  In addition, the effect determination means 303 determines the number of small balls accumulated in each symbol variation based on the prior determination information even during the specific frequent appearance mode. Then, when the amount of accumulated small balls reaches 5, the mode is shifted to the special mode. This is the same as the normal game in the normal frequency mode. However, in the specific frequent appearance mode, even if the accumulated amount of small balls does not reach 5 in the target symbol variation and the small balls are cleared, the cleared small balls are not counted as extra balls. In other words, while staying in the specified frequent appearance mode, the surplus balls generated by the sign accumulation effect are not stocked.

  FIG. 15 schematically shows the contents of effects related to the specific frequent appearance mode. FIG. 15A shows a state in which the sign accumulation effect is being executed during the normal game in the normal frequency mode. Here, the target symbol variation is being executed. The surplus ball indicator 514 is an indicator showing the amount of surplus ball accumulated in the sign accumulation effect, and is displayed on the first screen 561. In FIG. 15A, the surplus ball indicator 514 is displayed as a counter. However, similarly to the small ball object 510, the amount of accumulated surplus balls may be indicated by whether or not 30 surplus ball objects are lit. The effect display control unit 305 causes the remaining ball indicator 514 to display the number of accumulated extra balls (15 in FIG. 15A) stored in the second accumulated amount storage unit 502.

  The second screen 562L and the second screen 562R are arranged at positions that overlap with part of both ends of the first screen 561. The effect display control means 305 is a position where the surplus ball indicator 514 is covered by the second screen 562R, and is displayed at a position that is difficult for the player to visually recognize. However, if the second screen 562R moves to the right in the figure, or if the player looks into the back of the second screen 562R, the value of the surplus ball indicator 514 can be confirmed. Thus, by displaying the surplus ball indicator 514 at a position where it is difficult for the player to visually recognize, it becomes easier to gather the player's attention in the accumulation state of the small ball object 510 in the sign accumulation effect.

  FIG. 15B shows a state in which the target symbol variation of FIG. Since the accumulated amount of the small ball objects 510 has not reached 5, the effect display control means 305 clears (turns off) the three small ball objects 510 that have been turned on. At the same time, the number of cleared small ball objects 510 is added to the value of the surplus ball indicator 514. The effect display control means 305 adds the number of extra balls generated by the indication accumulation effect to the value of the excess ball indicator 514 every time the indication accumulation effect becomes a gas pattern.

  When the value of the surplus ball indicator 514 approaches its upper limit, that is, 30 which is a threshold value for transition to the specific frequent appearance mode, in other words, when the difference between the number of surplus balls accumulated and 30 falls within a predetermined range, the effect display control means 305 displays a predetermined transition suggestion object indicating that the transition to the specific frequent appearance mode is near. For example, the effect display control means 305 displays the transition suggestion object when the accumulated amount of surplus balls becomes 26 or more (that is, when the upper limit can be reached by the gassing pattern of one predictive accumulation effect). You may let them. The effect display control unit 305 may display a message such as “coming soon MAX” as a transition suggestion object at a position that is in the vicinity of the surplus ball indicator 514 and is not hidden by the second screen 562R and is easily visible to the user. .

  FIG. 15C shows a state in which the amount of accumulated extra balls has reached the upper limit. When the amount of excess balls reaches the upper limit, the effect display control means 305 displays a maximum accumulation indicator 516 that notifies that fact. Further, the effect determining means 303 is the first symbol based on the variation pattern which is a variation of the symbol after the accumulated amount of the surplus ball reaches the upper limit and the variation is displayed for a predetermined time or longer (12 seconds or longer in this embodiment). During the change execution, a message for causing the player to select whether or not to shift to the specific frequent appearance mode is displayed via the effect display control means 305. By displaying a message during symbol variation that ensures a certain amount of variation time, the player's operation input time is ensured.

  The effect determining means 303 shifts to the specific frequent appearance mode when the operation detection means 504 detects the player's operation input instructing the transition to the specific frequent appearance mode. In other words, the effect determining means 303 executes the symbol variation for a predetermined time or more when the predetermined condition is satisfied in the symbol variation after the accumulated amount of surplus balls reaches the upper limit, that is, the player performs a specific frequent occurrence. When the transition to the mode is selected, the effect mode of the normal game is shifted to the specific frequent appearance mode.

  It is desirable that the variation pattern in which the variation display for the predetermined time or more is performed is a so-called “normal variation”, which is a so-called “normal variation” that is the most frequent deviation corresponding to the number of holdings when the variation start condition is satisfied. Among them, a fluctuation pattern of a predetermined time or more, for example, when the fluctuation is shortened with 3 or more holdings, it is more desirable that the normal fluctuation is 0 to 2 holdings. This includes super-reach of up to 120 seconds if the condition is not less than a predetermined time. However, outputting a selection message during such super-reach will determine whether the player is a big hit or not. This is because it is not suitable for the pachinko machine that is the most important concern. In other words, the priority should be given to the player for the notice effect and the reach effect, and if the effect is a pattern change that is likely to appear with a relatively high expectation level (and assumed to be expected by the player), the selection message This is because it is desirable not to output.

  FIG. 15D shows a state after transition to the specific frequent appearance mode. The effect display control means 305 displays a message indicating that the appearance rate of the premier effect has increased and remaining period information 518 indicating the remaining period of the specific frequent appearance mode. The effect display control unit 305 returns the information on the amount of accumulated extra balls held by the second accumulated amount storage unit 502 to the initial value 0, and also returns the value of the extra ball indicator 514 to the initial value 0. Similarly, when the player inputs an instruction not to shift to the specific frequent appearance mode, the remaining ball accumulation amount is returned to the initial value 0.

  Further, the selection message may be displayed not only with one symbol variation but also with a plurality of symbol variations. That is, as an insurance when the player fails to select when the selection message is displayed for the first time, an opportunity to shift to the specific frequent appearance mode may be left in the subsequent symbol variation. In this case, it is desirable to maintain the state in which the transition condition is satisfied until the plurality of symbol variations are completed. For example, when the plurality of symbol variations are completed, the accumulated amount of extra balls is set to the initial value 0. It is desirable to return.

  In the specific frequent appearance mode, the player can arbitrarily select and set BGM (BackGround Music) output by the pachinko gaming machine 100. As shown in FIG. 15D, the effect display control means 305 displays a BGM selection screen 519. The voice control means 306 switches the BGM output from the speaker 108 to the BGM selected by the player when the operation detection means 504 detects the operation input of the player instructing to change the BGM.

  For example, a predetermined meter for notifying a big hit is displayed as a previous notice effect of a gaming machine, and when the meter reaches the upper limit, the meter notice effect that notifies the big hit confirmation must finally become a big hit. In the meantime, the process of rising the meter until then became meaningless, and on the contrary, the player's expectation was greatly impaired. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, even when the accumulated amount of the sign object (small ball) does not satisfy the condition for shifting to the special mode, the accumulated amount is separately counted, and the specific frequent appearance mode in which the premier effect is relatively easily selected. Can be transferred to. In this way, diversification of games is realized by using the accumulation of predictive objects that are wasted in terms of transition to special mode as a trigger for transition to specific frequent appearance mode, and transition to special mode It becomes easy to suppress the interest reduction of the game caused by failure.

  Next, the “special special game effect” which is an effect during the special game will be described. The special special game effect is an effect of concealing at least at the start of the special game without notifying the player of the profit mode related to the special game. In the special special game effect, the surplus balls generated in the sign accumulation effect before the big hit are utilized for notification of the profit mode related to the special game (big hit).

The effect determining means 303 determines the execution of the special special game effect as an effect during the special game when a big hit based on some special symbols occurs. When the execution of the special special game effect is determined, the effect display control means 305 definitely notifies the special special game effect effect pattern, specifically, the profit mode related to the special game at least at the start of the special game. A special special game effect is displayed on the effect display device 60 according to the effect pattern that does not include the content to be played. In other words, the effect display control means 305 suppresses display of information for definite notification of the profit mode related to the special game on the effect display device 60 at least at the start of the special game.

The jackpots that trigger special special game effects in this embodiment are shown below.
Jackpot based on the special symbol “1”:
Low profit 16R big hit with probability change After 5R, short-open unit game, easy entry will continue until next big hit Big hit based on special symbols “2” and “3”:
4R big hit with certainty, easy entry into the game will continue until next time big hit based on special symbol “4”:
4R big hit without probability change, the end of easy entry state is 30 symbols change end Big hit based on special symbol “5”:
4R big hit without probability change, the end of easy entry is 20 symbols change end Big hit based on special symbol “6”:
4R big hit without probability change, the end of easy entry is 10 symbol changes

  In the case of a big hit based on the special symbol, the effect determining unit 303 suppresses the notification of the profit mode related to the special game in the special special game effect until a predetermined disclosure condition is satisfied. When the disclosure condition is satisfied, the profit mode related to the special game is notified in the special special game effect. The effect determining means 303 holds information indicating the degree of satisfaction of the disclosure conditions, and displays the degree of satisfaction of the disclosure conditions in the special special game effect.

  In the present embodiment, the profit mode related to the special game targeted by the special special game effect is at least one of the presence / absence of the probability change transition after the end of the special game and the duration of the easy entry state (short time). As a modification, the profit mode related to the special game targeted by the special special game effect may be another mode of profit that the player can acquire in the normal game during the special game or after the special game ends. For example, it may be the presence / absence of transition to the easy-to-enter state, the expectation level of latent probability change, and the number of unit games of special games.

  The effect determining means 303 is a special special game that is executed after the end of the jackpot change when the amount of accumulated small balls is less than 5 in the jackpot fluctuation during execution of the sign accumulation effect, that is, when extra balls are generated in the sign accumulation effect. In the production, it is determined that at least a part of the disclosure conditions in the special special game production is satisfied according to the amount of the surplus balls. A case where a surplus ball is generated in the predictive accumulation effect is typically a case where the accumulated amount of small balls does not reach five, the transition to the special mode is not performed (the awakening effect is not displayed), and a big hit occurs. . The effect display control unit 305 displays information indicating that at least a part of the disclosure condition is satisfied at the start of the special special game effect according to the determination result of the effect determining unit 303.

  The disclosure conditions in the special special game effect are satisfied when a predetermined number of predetermined effect objects (meat objects 524 described later) are acquired. The number satisfying the disclosure condition is set to a number larger than the accumulated number of small balls (5 in this embodiment) that is the condition for shifting to the special mode (10 in this embodiment).

  FIG. 16 shows contents of effects related to special special game effects. FIG. 16A shows a state in which a big hit has occurred due to target symbol variation in the sign accumulation effect. Here, three small ball objects 510 are accumulated, but it is assumed that a big hit has occurred without going through the awakening effect. The effect determining means 303 detects the occurrence of three extra balls.

  FIG. 16B shows a special special game effect. The effect display control means 305 displays the meat meter 526 in the special special game effect, and displays a message instructing the player to acquire the meat object 524 by operating the effect button 109 or the cross key 110. The meat meter 526 is an area for accumulating and displaying meat objects 524 acquired by the player over a plurality of unit games, and the upper limit of the accumulation number is ten. The effect display control means 305 displays the meat meter 526 in the special special game effect, and accumulates and displays the meat object 524 acquired in accordance with the player's operation on the meat meter 526.

  The effect display control means 305 causes the meat meter 526 to display the number of meat objects 524 corresponding to the extra balls detected by the effect determining means 303 in the acquired form at the start of the special special game effect. In FIG. 16 (b), the same number of meat objects 524 as the extra balls in FIG. 16 (a) have been acquired, but the number may not be the same as a modified example. For example, the effect determining means 303 may determine that a predetermined number (for example, half) of meat objects 524 of the surplus balls are acquired.

  FIG. 16C also shows a special special game effect. This figure shows a situation where the accumulated number of meat objects 524 has reached the upper limit of 10 in the fourth round of the special game. The effect display control means 305 notifies the player of the transition to the probability change state by lighting and displaying a probability change indicator 528 that definitely indicates that the transition to the probability change state is completed after the end of the special game.

  When the accumulated number of meat objects 524 reaches 10 and the transition to the probability changing state is notified, the effect determining means 303 determines to explicitly display that the probability changing state is in the normal game after the special game is finished. To do. For example, a message indicating the probability change may be displayed on the screen, or a predetermined lamp indicating the probability change may be turned on. On the other hand, if the accumulated number of meat objects 524 has not reached 10, the effect determining means 303 controls the effect so as to suppress suggesting or notifying the presence or absence of the probability variation state in the normal game after the end of the special game. To do. Transition to the so-called latent probability change state. However, since the maximum duration of the easy entry state in the big hit without any probability change is 30 symbol variations, if the easy entry state continues over 30 symbol variations, it is determined that the player is in the probability variation state. it can.

  In the special special game effect, when the accumulation number of meat objects 524 in the meat meter 526 has not reached 10, the special game ends according to the accumulation number of meat objects 524 at the end of the final round (referred to as “final accumulation number”). The expectation of the duration of the subsequent easy entry state is varied. Specifically, when the final accumulation number of meat objects 524 is 0 to 3, the effect determining means 303 selects a notice effect pattern having an ostrich as a motif in a normal game after the end of the special game, and the meat object 524 When the final accumulation number is 4 to 5, a notice effect pattern with a gorilla as a motif is selected in a normal game after the end of the special game. If the motif of the notice effect is ostrich or gorilla, the minimum guaranteed number of times of easy entry is 10 symbol changes. However, the possibility that the easy entry state will continue beyond 10 symbol variations is gorilla> ostrich. For example, when the easy entry state exceeds 10 times (in this embodiment, 20 times or more), the effect determining means 303 selects the gorilla motif notice effect pattern with a higher probability than the ostrich motif notice effect pattern. May be.

  In addition, when the final accumulation number of the meat objects 524 is 6 to 7, the effect determining unit 303 selects the notice effect pattern having the elephant motif in the normal game after the special game ends, and the final accumulation number of the meat objects 524 is In the case of 8-9, the notice effect pattern which used the lion as the motif in the normal game after the end of the special game is selected. When the motif of the notice effect is an elephant, the minimum guaranteed number of times of easy entry is 20 symbol variations, and the lion is 30 symbol variations.

  The effect determining unit 303 determines the final accumulation number of the meat objects 524 at the start of the special game. The effect determining means 303 sets the final accumulated number to 10 if the special symbol related to the big hit is “1” or “2”. In this case, the effect determining means 303 controls the special special game effect so that the meat objects 524 are almost certainly accumulated according to the user's operation and the probability variation indicator 528 is turned on. However, when the number of accumulated meat objects 524 has not reached 10 in exceptional cases, such as when the user does not perform an operation, a so-called reverse effect / revival effect such as actuating a not-illustrated probability change notifying agent is executed. Then, the player is notified that the normal game after the end of the special game is in a probable change state. In this case, a 4R big hit may be notified in an end demonstration after the end of 4R, and a low profit 16R big hit may be notified during a short opening after 5R. On the 4th R, when 10 meat objects 524 have not been acquired despite the player's operation input so far, a notification (reverse effect / revival effect) similar to the above may be executed. .

  When the special symbol related to the jackpot is “3” to “6”, the final accumulation number of the meat object 524 is within the range of the remaining number of balls to 9 with the probability predetermined for each special symbol by lottery. decide. That is, when the special symbol related to the big hit is “3” to “6”, the normal state after the special game shifts to the latent state (latency probability change or normal state). However, if the special symbol is “5” (the duration of the easy entry state is 20 symbol variations), the final accumulated number is determined in the range of the remaining number of balls to seven. In other words, it is determined that the motif of the notice effect is one of ostrich, gorilla, and elephant. Further, when the special symbol is “6” (the duration of the easy entry state is 10 symbol variations), the final accumulated number is determined in the range of the extra number of balls to five. In other words, it decides to use either the ostrich or gorilla as the notice effect. When the special symbol is “3” (probability transition), the higher the final accumulated number, the higher the probability of selection.

  As described above, even if the final accumulation number of the meat object 524 has not reached 10, the minimum guaranteed number of times of easy entry is longer as the final accumulation number is larger, and for the player, the larger the final accumulation number is. Expectation of latent probability change is high. Further, the surplus balls generated in the sign accumulation effect are converted into meat objects 524. Therefore, the player has the impression that the larger the number of remaining balls when a big hit occurs, the higher the final accumulated number, and the higher the number of remaining balls when a big hit occurs, the higher the expectation of latent probability change, in other words, a special It is possible to give a sense of expectation that a large profit aspect related to a game can be obtained, and to enhance the interest of acquiring small balls.

  In this embodiment, not only is the accumulated amount of the sign object used not only for satisfying the condition for transitioning to the special mode effect, but also for satisfying the condition for notifying the player's profit related to the jackpot in the effect during the special game. Also take advantage of. Therefore, even if the accumulated amount of the predictive object does not reach the predetermined amount and is hit without being shifted to the special mode, it is not wasted that the predictive object has been accumulated, and the game related to the hit according to the accumulated amount The person's profit is easily notified. In this way, the player can have various meanings in accumulating the predictive object, realize diversification of the production, and realize the gameability that is hard to get tired of.

  FIG. 17 is a block diagram schematically showing a hardware configuration of the main board 200 and the sub board 300. The main board 200 includes electronic components such as a main CPU 290, a main RAM 291 and a main ROM 292. The main ROM 292 stores in advance a main control program and data for controlling overall gaming operations. A main control program or data is read from the main ROM 292 into the main RAM 291, and the main control program is executed by the main CPU 290. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). The entrance signal from each entrance and the payout signal from the payout control board 155 are acquired by the main CPU 290 via various interfaces (not shown). The main CPU 290 drives and controls external devices such as each winning opening solenoid, the first special symbol display device 41, and the second special symbol display device 42 by various drive circuits (not shown). Also, a command necessary for effect control is transmitted from the main CPU 290 to the sub-board 300 together with information such as the result of the lottery determination, the determination result of the symbol, and the determination result of the variation pattern. A signal is transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 by one-way communication.

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

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

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

  FIG. 18 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the effect display control device 313. As shown in FIG. The effect display control device 313 includes a display CPU 320, a display RAM 322, a data ROM 324, and a display control circuit 326. The data ROM 324 is one of data storage means for holding material data such as effect image data and motion data used for effect display in a compressed state. The effect image data is an image used for change display or effect display as an effect object indicating the determination result of the lottery determination. It is a material image such as a moving image to be used. The motion data is data in which an operation is defined when an effect operation is added to an image used for various effects at a predetermined timing.

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

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

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

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

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

  The data ROM 324 holds “detailed display pattern data” in which a display control process performed by the display control circuit 326 is defined. At this time, the display pattern data sent from the sub CPU 310 can be referred to as “schematic display pattern data” in which an outline of the effect display process is defined. For example, the outline display pattern data defines a general flow of a series of effect display processes, such as the start and stop timings of decoration symbol change, the playback order of a plurality of moving images, and the start and stop timings of playback. . On the other hand, detailed display pattern data includes detailed display control, such as the display order of sprite images for realizing variable display of decorative symbols, and the display processing order for each frame for displaying moving images based on motion data. A process is defined.

  When the display control device 313 performs display control based on the “schematic display pattern data” sent from the sub CPU 310, the “detail display pattern data” necessary for the processing is read from the data ROM 324, and both display pattern data are read. Display process. Therefore, it can be said that the effect display control device 313 executes the display control process based on the display pattern data including “schematic display pattern data” and “detailed display pattern data”. Therefore, in this specification, unless explicitly mentioned, the “schematic display pattern data” stored in the sub-ROM 312 and the “detailed display pattern data” stored in the data ROM 324 are not distinguished, but simply “display pattern data”. " For example, when the effect control display means performs a specific process based on the display pattern data held in the data storage means, this display pattern data includes “schematic display pattern data” and “detailed display pattern data”. Shall be. In the modification, the display pattern data is not divided into “schematic display pattern data” and “detailed display pattern data”, and the display pattern data serving as both can be stored in the sub ROM 312 or the data ROM 324. Good.

  In this basic configuration, the hardware configuration of the effect display control device 313 includes a display CPU 320, a display RAM 322, a data ROM 324, and a display control circuit 326. In the modification, the display CPU 320, the display RAM 322, the data ROM 324, and the display control circuit 326 may be integrated instead of being configured as separate electronic components. In addition, the processing executed by the display control circuit 326 may be executed by the display CPU 320, the display RAM 322, or the data ROM 324. For example, the display CPU 320 included in the effect display control device 313 may execute processing that is executed by the decoder 332, the drawing circuit 336, and the display circuit 340 included in the display control circuit 326. Further, the display RAM 322 included in the effect display control device 313 may also function as the drawing memory 334 and the frame buffer 338. In addition, the presentation display control device 313 may have a hardware configuration that does not include the display control circuit 326. In this case, the processing executed by the display control circuit 326 is performed by the display CPU 320, the display RAM 322, or the data ROM 324. May be executed.

  In addition, in this basic configuration, as the hardware configuration of the sub-board 300, a configuration in which an effect display control device 313 is included in addition to the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311 and the sub ROM 312 is shown. In the modified example, the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311, the ROM 312 and the effect display control device 313 may be integrated instead of being configured as separate electronic components. Further, the processing executed by the effect display control device 313 may be executed by the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311, or the sub ROM 312. For example, the sub CPU 310 may execute the processing of the display CPU 320, the sub RAM 311 may also function as the display RAM 322, and the sub ROM 312 may also function as the data ROM 324. In addition, the sub-board 300 may have a hardware configuration in which the effect display control device 313 is not included. In this case, the processing executed by the effect display control device 313 is performed by the sub CPU 310, the sub RAM 311, or the sub ROM 312. May be executed.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a control start process of the main board 200 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the power switch 150 is turned on, the main CPU 290 sets a stack pointer (S100), permits access to the main RAM 291 (S102), and executes hardware-related initial settings such as setting of internal registers of the main CPU 290. (S104).

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

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

  In the power-off recovery process (S114), power-on normal data indicating that power-on is normally performed is stored in the power-off information flag, and various error initial settings and communication initial settings with the payout control board 155 are executed. To do. Next, the command request for untransmitted before power-off is cleared, and the command transmission of various information indicating the gaming state is requested. Subsequently, an effect command corresponding to the number of active reserved balls of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is requested. Subsequently, the open / closed state of the second start opening 12 and the special winning opening 20 is returned to the state before the power is turned off. Subsequently, a process for notifying the operating state of the probability variation function of the special symbol is executed.

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

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

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S120 in FIG. The main CPU 290 temporarily disables the timer interrupt (S200), starts the operation of the watchdog timer (S202), and monitors the power interruption (S204). When a drop in the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply unit 158 is detected in a power supply voltage monitoring circuit (not shown), a power cut-off memory executed by inputting an unconditional interrupt request signal from the power supply voltage monitoring circuit to the main CPU 290 In the processing, the power-off confirmation data is stored in the power-off confirmation flag. Therefore, the main CPU 290 monitors the value of the power-off confirmation flag (S204). If the value of the power-off confirmation flag matches the power-off confirmation data (Y in S206), the main CPU 290 executes processing for power-off. Therefore, it progresses to S212. When the value of the power-off confirmation flag does not match the power-off confirmation data (N in S206), in order to update the initial value random number per normal symbol, the symbol initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol, Initial value random number update processing is executed (S208), timer interruption is permitted (S210), and the process returns to S200. Thereafter, S200 to S210 are repeated. When a timer interrupt occurs while the timer interrupt is prohibited (S202 to S208), an interrupt process described later is executed after the timer interrupt is permitted in S210.

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

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing details of the interrupt processing. When a timer interrupt occurs in the main process (S120), the main CPU 290 executes the interrupt process. First, interrupt operation conditions are set (S300), and the watchdog timer is restarted (S302). Subsequently, in order to manage gaming machines, input processing (S304), various random number update processing (S306), initial value update type random number update processing (S308), initial value random number update processing (S310), timer subtraction processing (S312) , Second start port effective period setting process (S314), winning prize monitoring process (S316), prize ball control process (S318), normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), normal symbol control process (S322), normal symbol variation start Monitoring process (S324), start port monitoring control process (S326), special symbol control process (S328), special electric accessory control process (S330), special winning opening valid period setting process (S332), special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control Processing (S334), abnormality detection processing (S336), incoming ball passing time abnormality detection processing (S338), gaming state display processing (S340), steering wheel status signal Inspection processing (S342), LED output processing (S344), firing control signal output processing (S346), test signal output processing (S348), solenoid output processing (S350), effect control command transmission processing (S352), external information output processing (S354) are executed in order, the next timer interruption is permitted (S356), and the process returns.

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

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

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

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

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

  In the second start port effective period setting process (S314), the effective period of the second start port 12 is set. The second starting port 12 has a valid period during which a prize ball is paid out and a lottery relating to the second special symbol is executed by entering a game ball, and a prize ball is paid out and a second special ball is drawn even if a game ball enters. An invalid period during which the lottery related to the symbol is not executed is set. As will be described later, in the start port monitoring control process (S326), since the second start port winning monitoring process is not executed during the invalid period of the second start port 12, a game ball enters the second start port 12. Even so, the payout of prize balls and the lottery related to the second special symbol are not executed. The same applies to the case where the effective period and the invalid period are set for the first start port 11, the big winning port 20, the operating port 30, the general winning port 33, and the like. When the state of the normal symbol is “ordinary electric utility is in operation”, data indicating that the second start port 12 is in the effective period is stored in the second start port effective period flag. If the state of the normal symbol is not “operating the normal electric accessory”, if the value of the second start opening effective extension timer is not 0, the second start opening 12 is in the effective period in the second start opening effective period flag. If the value of the second start port effective extension timer is 0, data indicating that the second start port is in an invalid period is stored in the second start port effective period flag.

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

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

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

  In the normal symbol control process (S322), the state of the normal symbol is monitored, and if it is determined that the normal symbol control is being performed, the process related to the normal symbol display device 45 or the ordinary electric accessory 90 is executed. If the status of the normal symbol is “Normal symbol changing”, the normal symbol changing process is executed. If the normal symbol status is “Normal symbol stopped”, the normal symbol stop symbol displaying process is executed. If it is “operating in an accessory”, a process during operation of an ordinary electric accessory is executed, and if it is “under demonstration of an operation of an ordinary electric accessory”, a process during an end of demonstration of an ordinary electric accessory is executed. In normal symbol fluctuation processing, after changing the normal symbol, the fluctuation time is monitored, and if it is determined that the fluctuation time of the normal symbol has ended, the fluctuation stop setting of the normal symbol is set and the normal symbol status is set to `` Normal Set to “Stopping symbols”. In the normal symbol stop symbol display processing, the normal symbol stop symbol display time is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal symbol stop symbol display time has ended, the normal symbol operation end setting corresponding to the result of the hit determination is executed. In the case of winning, set the state of the normal symbol to “Normal Electric Tool is in operation”, save the operation status of the normal electric tool opening extension function at the start of normal electric character operation, and start the normal electric character operation The operation setting of the normal electric solenoid 91 corresponding to the operation state of the normal electric accessory opening extension function at the time is executed. In the case of detachment, the normal symbol state is set to “normal symbol variation waiting”. In the processing during the operation of the ordinary electric accessory, when the winning of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 90 of the game ball is monitored and it is determined that the winning number of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 90 has reached the maximum winning number Performs the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 90 and the setting of the second start opening effective extension time. When it is determined that the number of winnings in the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 90 has not reached the maximum winning number, the opening / closing time of the entrance of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 90 is monitored. When the opening / closing of the entrance of the prize opening according to the above is performed and it is determined that the opening of the entrance of the series of ordinary electric accessories 90 has ended, the operation end setting of the ordinary electric actor 90 and the second start opening are valid Set the extension time. If it is determined that the opening / closing time of the entrance of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 90 has not ended, the setting of opening / closing the entrance of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 90 is not executed. In the normal electric actor operation end demonstration process, the operation end demonstration time of the normal electric accessory 90 is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal electric accessory 90 operation end demo time has ended, the state of the normal symbol is changed to “normal symbol”. Set to "Waiting for change".

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

  In the starting port monitoring control process (S326), the first starting port 11 winning and the second starting port 12 winning of the game ball are monitored. When the number of reserved balls for the first special symbol is less than 4, if the winning of the game ball is confirmed, the internal random number is acquired, and the value obtained by adding the value of the soft random number per special symbol to the acquired internal random number, It is stored in the buffer as a random number per special symbol used in jackpot determination. In addition, a design random number and a variation pattern random number are acquired and stored as random numbers related to the special design. When the reservation of the second special symbol is digested in preference to the reservation of the first special symbol, only renewal of the hold related to the winning is executed, but when the special symbol reservation order is the winning order, In addition to updating the hold related to the winning, updating the total number of holds and storing the winning order is executed. Next, in order to request a notice effect command corresponding to the random number memorized at the time of winning the start opening, the state of the gaming machine is checked, and when it is determined that the command transmission period, the request for the advance notice effect, the request for the advance notice effect, the pattern notice The production requests are executed in order. Here, when (1) waiting for a hit and storing the random number related to the first special symbol while the probability variation function of the normal symbol is not activated, (2) waiting for a hit and the normal symbol When the random number related to the second special symbol is stored while the probability variation function is not activated, or (3) When the random number related to the second special symbol is stored during the big hit or the small hit The command transmission period is determined. Next, an effect command corresponding to the number of reserved balls for special symbols is requested. As a result, the sub-board 300 is notified that the number of reserved balls for special symbols has been updated. As described above, in the prefetching, four hits, winning symbols, variation patterns, and the number of reserved balls are transmitted as a set to the sub-board 300. Subsequently, when the value of the second start port effective period flag is inspected and the value of the second start port effective period flag is data indicating that the second start port 12 is in the effective period, the first start port winning prize is determined. As in the case, the second start opening winning monitoring process is executed. When the value of the second start port effective period flag is data indicating that the second start port 12 is in the invalid period, the second start port winning monitoring process is not executed. If the game ball winning is confirmed when the number of held balls is 0, the number of held balls is once changed from 0 to 1 and a control process related to the start of variation described later is executed. .

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

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

  In the big prize opening validity period setting process (S332), in order to save the result of the validity period judgment of the big prize opening 20, if the value of the big prize opening validity time is 0, the big prize opening validity period flag is a big prize. The invalid mouth period data is stored, and if it is other than 0, the big prize port validity period data is stored in the big prize mouth validity period flag.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  In the solenoid output processing (S350), in order to output the output data of the ordinary electric role solenoid 91 and the big prize opening solenoid 92, the acquisition of the output data of the ordinary electric role solenoid 91, the acquisition of the output data of the big prize opening solenoid 92, and Output data is output. The operation flag and operation timer of each solenoid are acquired, and output data corresponding to the acquired solenoid operation flag and solenoid operation timer is acquired. Next, the solenoid operation timer is updated and output data is output to the solenoid output port.

  In the effect control command transmission process (S352), the presence / absence of a transmission request for a command to be transmitted to the sub-board 300 is inspected. If it is determined that there is a transmission request, the requested command data is acquired and the used command buffer is set to 0. Clear, acquire MODE data corresponding to the acquired command data, output MODE data, hold MODE data, acquire EVENT data corresponding to the acquired command data, and output EVENT data.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the control start processing of the sub-board 300 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the control of the sub board 300 is started, the sub CPU 310 sets the stack pointer (S500), prohibits all interrupts until various initial settings are completed (S502), and sets the registers of the sub CPU 310 and initializes the ports. Initial setting related to hardware is executed (S504). The control program is read from the sub ROM 312 and arranged in the sub RAM 311. Among various variables in the control program, an initial value is set for a variable with an initial value, and zero-clear data is set for a variable without an initial value. Thus, the sub RAM 311 is initialized (S506). The interrupt processing in the sub-board 300 includes processing at power-on and reset processing when various abnormalities occur when the watchdog function is effective as interrupt processing executed with the highest priority. Next, as a priority level 7 interrupt process with the highest execution priority, there is a command process received from the main board 200. Next, as a priority level 3 interrupt process with the next highest priority, CPU runaway detection by the watchdog timer There is a reset process at the time. Next, priority level 2 interrupt processing includes processing related to commands transmitted to and received from the display CPU 320, and communication processing with a real-time clock is performed as priority level 1 interrupt processing with the lowest priority. And various device control processes such as lamps, solenoids, and motors. If interrupts related to the various processes described above occur at the same time, they are executed with priority from the highest priority preset for each interrupt type. Note that the processing shown in this figure includes the power-on processing that is the highest-priority level interrupt and reset processing when various abnormalities occur, and the reset processing that is performed when CPU runaway is detected, which is a priority-level 3 interrupt. Including.

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

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S518 in FIG. In order to check whether the control program arranged in the sub-RAM 311 in S506 in FIG. 17 is correctly arranged in the main process of this figure, the start address for starting the check is acquired (S530). All interrupts are permitted (S532), and an initialization operation for devices such as motors and solenoids is executed (S534).

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

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a command is received from the main board 200. The main command received from the main board 200 is a priority level 7 interrupt command having the highest priority after the reset interrupt and error interrupt. The data received from the main board 200 is read to the input port, and when the same data is read twice in succession, the data is confirmed as a new command (Y in S600), and the confirmed command is the first command. If it is (MODE data) (Y in S602), the first command is saved in the temporary storage area (S604). A hard random number is acquired for subsequent processing (S606), and the process returns to the original routine. Thus, by acquiring a hard random number each time a main command is interrupted from the main board 200, the randomness of the value is increased without causing periodicity in the acquisition timing of the random number. If the data read in S600 does not coincide twice (up to 5 times can be read), S602 is skipped and the process returns to the original routine (N in S600).

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

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for effect display control occurs. This timer interrupt is a priority level 2 interrupt for transmitting a command related to effect display from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320, and occurs at a cycle of 500 μs. In this interruption, the buffer is checked (S620). If there is command data for transmission in the buffer (Y in S622), the command data is read (S624) and transmitted to the display CPU 320 (S626). Note that the transmission of command data to the display CPU 320 attempts transmission up to three times at a predetermined time interval until the sub CPU 310 receives a command indicating that the display CPU 320 has normally received from the display CPU 320. After the transmission, the setting of the buffer read address is updated (S628), and the process returns to the original routine. If there is no data for transmission in the buffer (N in S622), the process returns to the original routine by skipping S624 and subsequent steps.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when the sub CPU 310 receives a command from the display CPU 320. This interrupt is also a priority level 2 interrupt. The command received from the display CPU 320 by the sub CPU 310 is a command indicating that the command transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320 has been normally received. When a command is received from the display CPU 320, the received command data is read (S630), the command is analyzed (S632), stored in the command buffer (S634), and the process returns to the original routine.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for controlling various devices occurs. This timer interrupt is an interrupt for the lamp control of the decorative lamp 111, the solenoid and motor for driving the movable accessory 66, and the management control of various timers, and is generated at a cycle of 1 ms. Since priority level 1 is the lowest priority level interrupt, priority level 2 or higher interrupts are permitted (S640). Then, input / output of a port for inputting / outputting a drive signal to / from a control target device such as a motor or a solenoid is processed (S642). At this time, if a signal indicating power interruption is input, the process immediately proceeds to backup processing. Updates data related to device control, such as count processing based on the control pattern of devices such as motors and solenoids, and on / off control of a buffer for writing data to the port in S642 (S644), and a timer for measuring the timing of presentation Update (S646), update the timer for managing the effective input time of the effect button 109 (S648), and update the task control counter for lighting switch control of the decorative lamp 111, runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320, etc. Thus, a 16 ms cycle is created (S650).

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

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

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

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the special symbol variation display process. When the second winning / failing lottery value is put on hold (Y in S700), the second winning / failing determining means 222 reads the second winning / failing lottery value to determine whether or not the second special symbol 52 is winning (S702), and the second winning / failing value is determined. The determination unit 222 determines the stop symbol of the second special symbol 52 (S704), the second variation pattern determination unit 232 determines the variation pattern of the second special symbol 52 (S706), and a variation start command is sent together with the determined result. It transmits to the sub board | substrate 300, and the symbol fluctuation of the 2nd special symbol 52 is started (S716).

  If the second winning lottery value is not held (N in S700) and the first winning lottery value is held (Y in S708), the first winning / nothing lottery means 221 performs the first winning / nothing lottery. The value is read again to determine whether or not the first special symbol 51 is correct (S710), the first correctness determination unit 221 determines the stop symbol of the first special symbol 51 (S712), and the first variation pattern determination unit 231 is the first. A variation pattern of one special symbol 51 is determined (S714), and a variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 300 together with the determined result to start symbol variation of the first special symbol 51 (S716). If the first winning / losing lottery value is not held, the processing from S710 to S722 is skipped (N in S708).

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

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing a process of decorative symbol variation display. The effect determining means 303 of the sub-board 300 receives the command indicating the change start and effect display contents from the main board 200 (S750), and stops the decorative symbol according to the received special symbol stop symbol, the variation pattern, and the determination result. A mode is determined (S752), and a variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern is determined (S754). Here, when the sign setting is turned on by the pre-determination (Y in S756), the already determined variable effect pattern includes a specific effect content that should avoid the superimposed display with the notice effect. If it is not the case (N in S758) and it is not the symbol fluctuation that triggered the sign setting (N in S760), a setting to display a predetermined notice effect is executed (S764), and the sign setting is If it is a symbol variation that is turned on (Y in S760), the precursor setting is turned off (S762). When the sign setting is not on (N in S756) or when the specific effect content is included in the variation effect pattern (Y in S758), the processing from S760 to S764 is skipped.

  After that, the decorative design variation effect display is started (S766), the decorative symbol variation effect display processing (S768), the notice effect display processing is executed (S770), and the variation stop command is received from the main board 200. S768 and S770 are repeated (N in S772), and when the change stop command is received (Y in S772), the design change display is stopped by stopping the decorative design in the stop mode determined in S752 (S774). ), The decorative effect variation effect is terminated (S776). In the present embodiment, if the gaming state is the priority mode not during the synchronization effect period, or even during the synchronization effect period, the decoration effect change effect is displayed in the main display area 570 of the effect display device 60. On the other hand, if it is during the synchronized performance period and the game state is not the priority mode, the decorative design variation effect is reduced and displayed on the second screen 562R.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing a special game process. First, the effect display control means 305 starts special game effect processing (S800), and the opening / closing control means 275 opens the special winning opening 20 (S802). In this embodiment, the special game effect is displayed in the main display area 570 of the effect display device 60 regardless of whether or not it is in the synchronized effect period. If the predetermined opening time has not elapsed (N in S804) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize opening 20 has not reached nine or more, the process returns to S804 (N in S806), and whether the predetermined opening time has elapsed ( If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S804), but the number of balls entered into the big prize opening 20 has reached nine or more (Y in S806), the opening / closing control means 275 has a big prize opening. 20 is closed (S810).

  If the unit game has not reached the final round (N in S810), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the process returns to S802 (S812). If the unit game has reached the final round (Y in S810), the effect display The control means 305 terminates the special game effect processing (S814), the special game control means 260 terminates the special game (S816), and starts the execution of the specific game, that is, the probability change, the short time, the easy-to-enter state (S818). ).

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing a small hit game process. First, the special winning opening 20 is opened (S820), and the opening is continued until a predetermined opening time elapses (N in S822). When the opening time has elapsed (Y in S822), the special winning opening 20 is closed. (S824) If opening / closing for the set number of times has not been completed (N in S826), 1 is added to the number of opening / closing and the process returns to S820 (S828), and opening / closing for the set number of times has been completed (in S826). Y), the small hit game ends.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a process of effects related to the sign accumulation effect. This figure corresponds to the notice effect display process of S770 of FIG. When the sign accumulation effect is not being executed (N in S1000) and the start condition of the sign accumulation effect is satisfied (Y in S1002), the effect determination means 303 determines the procedure for accumulating small balls over a plurality of symbol variations. (S1004). If the sign accumulation effect is being executed (Y in S1000), the processes in S1002 and S1004 are skipped. If it is not a target symbol variation but an intermediate symbol variation (N in S1006), an intermediate symbol variation effect process is executed (S1008). If it is the target symbol variation (Y of S1006), the target symbol variation effect process is executed (S1010). If the indication accumulation start condition is not satisfied (N in S1002), the subsequent steps are skipped and the processing in this figure is terminated. In addition, although described as the variation effect process, the present invention is not limited to the effect during the symbol variation, but includes a process related to another effect associated with the symbol variation. For example, in the case of big hit fluctuation, processing related to effects during special games is also included.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing in detail the midway symbol variation effect process in S1008 of FIG. If the condition for shifting to the special mode, that is, the condition for starting the awakening effect is not satisfied, if the accumulated amount of small balls in the predictive accumulation effect does not reach 5 (N in S1020), the effect determining means 303 Selects the preview effect pattern for the normal mode (S1022). In the pattern selected in S1022, when the number of small balls determined in S1004 in FIG. 32 cannot be accumulated, for example, there is no notice effect pattern that can accumulate the number of small balls determined in S1004 in FIG. 32 (N in S1024). Then, the execution of the special effect for obtaining the small balls is further determined (S1026). When the number of small balls determined in S1004 of FIG. 32 can be accumulated by the pattern selected in S1022, for example, when there is a notice effect pattern that can accumulate the number of small balls determined in S1004 of FIG. 32 (Y in S1024) ), The process of S1026 is skipped.

  The effect display control means 305 displays the notice effect in the normal mode (S1028). At the same time, the effect display control means 305 displays the sign accumulation effect, and in addition to the small balls accumulated by the symbol variation up to the previous time, the number (0 to 5) previously determined for the symbol variation in S1004 of FIG. Pieces of small balls are displayed in an accumulation mode (S1030). When the accumulated amount of small balls reaches five, the effect display control means 305 displays large balls in the accumulation mode. When the accumulated amount of small balls reaches 5 and accumulates one large ball during the symbol variation (Y in S1032), the effect display control means 305 clears the small balls and large balls accumulated and displayed in the sign accumulation effect (S1034). . At the same time, the effect display control means 305 displays the awakening effect instead of the normal notice effect so far (S1036).

  If the accumulated amount of small balls has not reached 5 (N in S1032), the processing of S1034 and S1036 is skipped. If the accumulated amount of the small balls has already reached 5 at the time of the start of symbol variation (Y in S1020), the processing of S1022 to S1034 is skipped and the awakening effect is displayed (S1036). Although not shown in the figure, the awakening shutter effect is executed once at the time of transition to the awakening effect. That is, when switching from the normal notice effect to the awakening effect within a certain symbol variation, the awakening shutter effect is executed once in the middle symbol variation. Also, when the accumulated amount of small balls reaches five at the end of a certain symbol variation, the awakening shutter effect is executed once at the beginning of the next symbol variation or at the start of the target symbol variation.

  Actually, at the start of the symbol variation on the way, when the effect determining means 303 identifies that the accumulated amount of the small balls reaches 5 in the symbol variation based on the accumulation procedure determined in S1004 of FIG. Even if a single notice effect pattern including a normal notice effect, a small ball accumulation (reaching 5) in a predictive accumulation effect, a wake shutter effect, and a wake effect is selected. Good. The effect display control means 305 reproduces the image data recording each of the normal notice effect, the sign accumulation effect, the awakening shutter effect, and the awakening effect according to the selected one notice effect pattern, so that the normal notice effect is obtained. ~ Awakening effects may be displayed. The same applies to the target symbol variation.

  FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing in detail the target symbol variation effect process in S1010 of FIG. The processing of S1040 to S1050 in this figure is the same as the processing of S1020 to S1030 in FIG. When the accumulated amount of the small balls reaches 5 and accumulates one large ball during the symbol variation (Y in S1052), the small balls and large balls accumulated and displayed in the sign accumulation effect are cleared (S1054), and the awakening notice process is executed. (S1056). If the accumulated amount of small balls has not reached five (N in S1052), a normal notice process is executed (S1058).

  The awakening notice process in S1056 will be described. Here, in order to make the explanation easy to understand, the explanation will be made by intermingling the phenomenon of occurrence of a big hit. The effect display control means 305 displays the awakening notice effect, and continues to display the awakening notice effect until the symbol variation stops. When the symbol variation stops and the stopped symbol is a big hit mode, a special game is started. If the stop symbol is out of place, the special game is not started.

  FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal notice process in S1058 of FIG. Until the symbol variation stops (N in S1070), the display of the normal notice effect is continued. When the symbol variation is stopped (Y in S1070) and the stopped symbol is a big hit mode (Y in S1072), the small balls accumulated and displayed in the sign accumulation effect are cleared (S1074), and the special game control means 260 starts the special game. (S1076). When the stop symbol is a specific mode, that is, the stop symbol is a special symbol that triggers a special special game effect (Y in S1078), and a surplus ball is generated in the sign accumulation effect (Y in S1080), the effect is determined. The means 303 determines that the meat object corresponding to the number of extra balls has been acquired (S1082). If there is no extra ball (N in S1080), the process of S1082 is skipped. Note that the surplus balls here are small balls accumulated until cleared in S1074.

  The effect display control means 305 starts display of the special special game effect, and displays the number of meat objects corresponding to the number of extra balls in the acquired mode according to the determination by the effect determining means 303 (S1084). The effect determining means 303 controls the display content of the special special game effect so as to acquire the meat objects up to the predetermined number to be acquired according to the player's operation. When the number of meat objects acquired reaches the upper limit of 10 (Y in S1086), the effect display control means 305 notifies that the special game will be shifted after the special game is finished in the effect during the special game (S1088). If the number of acquired meat objects has not reached the upper limit of 10 (N in S1086), the process of S1088 is skipped. In this case, if the stop symbol at the time of the big hit, in other words, if the special symbol related to the big hit is accompanied by a probability change, it will be in a so-called latent probability change state after the end of the special game. If the stop symbol at the time of the big hit is not a special symbol that triggers the special special game effect (N of S1078), the processing of S1080 to S1088 is skipped and the processing of this diagram is terminated.

  If the stop symbol is not a big hit mode (N in S1072), the small balls accumulated and displayed in the sign accumulation effect are cleared, and the accumulated amount of small balls recorded in the first accumulated amount storage means 500 is also deleted (S1090). If a surplus ball is generated in the sign accumulation effect (Y in S1092), and if not staying in the specific frequent appearance mode (N in S1094), the effect display control means 305 accumulates and displays the surplus ball on the surplus ball indicator 514. The effect display control unit 305 records the accumulated amount of small balls erased from the first accumulated amount storage unit 500 as the accumulated amount of extra balls in the second accumulated amount storage unit 502 (S1096). If the user is staying in the specific frequent mode (Y of S1094), the process of S1096 is skipped. If there is no extra ball in the sign accumulation effect (N in S1092), the processing of S1094 and S1096 is skipped. The surplus balls here are small balls accumulated until cleared in S1090.

  FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing a process of an effect related to the specific frequent appearance mode. The effect determining unit 303 has reached 30 surplus balls accumulated and displayed on the surplus ball indicator 514. In other words, whether or not the accumulated number of surplus balls stored in the second accumulation amount storage unit 502 has reached 30. To monitor. When the effect determining means 303 detects that the number of accumulated extra balls has reached 30 (Y in S1100), the next symbol variation variation display time (for example, the variation indicated by the variation pattern specified by the variation start command) It is determined whether (time) is 12 seconds or more. If the next symbol variation time is 12 seconds or more (Y in S1102), the effect determining means 303 determines display of a selection screen for causing the player to select whether or not to enter the specific frequent appearance mode, and effect display control. The means 305 displays the selection screen (S1104).

  When an operation for instructing not to shift to the specific frequent mode is input, or when an operation for instructing the transition to the specific frequent mode has not been input within a predetermined time (N in S1106), the effect display control means 305 clears the remaining balls accumulated and displayed on the remaining ball indicator 514 and the accumulated number of remaining balls stored in the second accumulated amount storage means 502 (S1108), and ends the processing of this figure. When an operation for instructing the transition to the specific frequent appearance mode is input within a predetermined time (Y in S1106), the effect display control unit 305 displays the surplus balls accumulated and displayed on the surplus ball indicator 514 and the second accumulated amount storage unit. The accumulated number of extra balls stored in 502 is cleared (S1110). The effect determining unit 303 switches the determination criterion of the notice effect from the normal notice type table to the specific notice type table (S1112).

  The effect determining means 303 determines the effect content in the specific frequent appearance mode so as to increase the display frequency of the premier effect by determining the notice effect accompanying the symbol variation with reference to the specific notice type table (S1114). After shifting to the specific frequent mode, the specific frequent mode is maintained until the number of symbol fluctuations reaches 50 (N in S1116). After the transition to the specific frequent appearance mode, when the number of symbol variations reaches 50 (Y in S1116), the effect determination means 303 returns the determination criterion of the notification effect from the specific notification type table to the normal notification type table, The specific frequent appearance mode is terminated (S1118). If the number of extra balls has not reached 30 (N in S1100), or if the next symbol variation time is less than 12 seconds (N in S1102), the subsequent steps are skipped and the processing in this figure is terminated.

  Although not shown in the drawing, the effect determining means 303 switches the notice effect determining criterion to the first specified notice type table having a relatively low premier effect selection probability at the time of transition to the specific frequent appearance mode. In addition, after the transition to the specific frequent appearance mode, when the number of symbol fluctuations reaches a predetermined number of times smaller than 50 (for example, 30 times or 40 times), the notice effect determination criterion is set to a relatively high premier effect selection probability. 2 Switch to the specific notice type table. Thereby, in the second half of the specific frequent appearance mode, it becomes easier to display a premier effect than in the first half, so that the game characteristics of the specific frequent appearance mode can be diversified, and the game characteristics that are less likely to get bored can be realized.

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

  Although not mentioned in the above embodiment, the first accumulation amount storage means 500 may be configured to be capable of accumulating six or more small balls, and the small ball object 510 on the screen may also be changed to six by changing the color in two stages. It may be possible to display in a form showing more than one accumulation state. For example, until it reaches the predetermined timing in the target symbol variation, even if the accumulated number of small balls reaches 5 and shifts to the special mode, it continues to accumulate small balls without clearing the small balls accumulated so far Also good. In the case of the stage awakening & reach awakening pattern shown in FIG. 14, the second stage reach awakening effect may be executed by setting the number of accumulated small balls in the development effect in the target symbol variation to ten.

  In the above embodiment, as an example of changing the accumulation mode of the small balls to the disadvantageous mode in the target symbol variation, it has been shown that the accumulated small balls are cleared when the number of accumulated small balls has not reached 5. As a modification, the effect determining unit 303 may be able to determine to decrease the number of accumulated small balls in the target symbol variation. When the number of accumulated small balls finally reaches 5, the effect determining means 303 decides to decrease the accumulated number of small balls once in the target symbol variation and then increase the accumulated number of small balls. Of course it is good. According to this aspect, the player's expectation and anxiety about the transition to the special mode can be mixed to enhance the interest of the game.

  Although not mentioned in the above embodiment, the effect determining means 303 switches from the normal mode to the special mode when the predetermined special transition condition is satisfied even if the number of small balls accumulated in the sign accumulation effect is less than five. Migration may be determined. The effect determining means 303 executes a predetermined special transition lottery for each symbol variation during execution of the sign accumulation effect over a plurality of symbol variations, and the special transition condition is satisfied when the lottery is won. The transition from the normal mode to the special mode may be determined. The effect display control means 305 may execute the awakening shutter effect to the awakening effect when the number of large objects 512 accumulated and displayed on the screen is less than 5 according to the determination of the effect determining means 303.

  For example, the winning probability of the special transfer lottery that satisfies the special transfer condition may be 0.5%. In addition, the special transition condition may be designed to be more easily satisfied as the number of small balls accumulated in the sign accumulation effect increases, and the winning probability of the special transition lottery may be set higher as the number of small balls accumulated. For example, the winning probability is 0.1% for the number of accumulated small balls, 0.1% for the number of accumulated small balls, 0.3%, the number of accumulated small balls of 0.6%, and the number of accumulated small balls of 4 If so, it may be set to 1%. By providing the possibility of an exceptional transition from the normal mode to the special mode, it is possible to arouse a player's unexpected feeling and further diversify the game.

  In the above-described embodiment, in the case of the symbol variation in which the predictive accumulation effect is executed, when a notice effect pattern that accumulates a predetermined number of small balls is not selected (for example, there is a notice effect pattern that accumulates a predetermined number of small balls) If not, the special effect for obtaining small balls was executed to compensate for the shortage of accumulated small balls. As a modified example, it may be configured such that the special effect for obtaining the small balls is not executed. As a result, in the sign accumulation effect, it may occur that the number of small balls determined in advance cannot be accumulated. If the effect determining means 303 determines that the number of small balls accumulated reaches 5 when determining the small ball accumulation procedure, that is, if the transition from the normal mode to the special mode has been determined, the number of small balls accumulated is 5. Even if the number is not reached, the normal mode may be shifted to the special mode in the symbol variation that should originally reach 5. By providing the possibility of an exceptional transition from the normal mode to the special mode, it is possible to arouse the player's unexpected feeling and further diversify the game. In addition, it is not necessary to mount a special effect for obtaining a small ball, and the mounting of a gaming machine can be facilitated.

  Although not mentioned in the above embodiment, in the vicinity of the transition timing from the normal frequency mode to the specific frequent mode, the effect determination unit 303 suppresses the execution of the prefetching process based on the preliminary determination information (for example, the preliminary pattern determination result). May be. This suppression period is during the execution period of the sign accumulation effect, and the accumulated number of surplus balls in the second accumulation amount storage means 502 and the presence / absence of surplus balls in the present sign accumulation effect (the number of small balls accumulated) It may be determined that the remaining number of accumulated balls reaches 30 at the end of the present sign accumulation effect. Further, it may be during the execution period of the sign accumulation effect and the number of remaining balls accumulated in the second accumulation amount storage unit 502 is a predetermined number or more (for example, 26 or more). This is because, with the transition from the normal frequency mode to the specific frequent appearance mode, the production tendency changes greatly, such as a significant increase in the selection probability of the premier production, and thus the reliability of the prefetching production decreases.

  Similarly, in the vicinity of the transition timing from the specific frequent mode to the normal frequency mode, the effect determination unit 303 may suppress the execution of the prefetching process based on the advance determination information (for example, the advance pattern determination result). This suppression period may be after the 42nd symbol variation end in the specific frequent appearance mode. This is because, due to the transition from the specific frequent mode to the normal frequency mode, the production tendency greatly changes, such as the probability of selecting the premier production greatly, and the reliability of the prefetching production is lowered. Note that the above example in which the prefetch suppression period is after the 42nd symbol fluctuation end in the specific frequent mode is an example in consideration of the fact that the eighth hold, which is the upper limit of the hold, falls within the fluctuation in the specific frequent mode.

  In the above embodiment, one type of detachment symbol is used as shown in FIG. 7B, but two or more types of detachment symbols may be provided. Here, an example is shown in which two symbols, detachment symbol A and detachment symbol B, are provided, but the actual number of detachment symbols is not limited, and each of three or more detachment symbols may be associated with any of a plurality of types. The first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232 may change the selection tendency of the variation pattern according to the type of outlier symbol. For example, a specific variation pattern (for example, a variation pattern associated with a sign accumulation effect that can be a trigger for an awakening effect) may be selected with a higher probability in the case of the out symbol A than in the case of the out symbol A. In the case of the off symbol B, the specific variation pattern can be selected, whereas in the case of the off symbol A, a configuration may be adopted in which it is not selected. Therefore, in the variation pattern table, the selection probability of the specific variation pattern in the case of the off symbol B may be set higher than the selection probability in the case of the off symbol A. The selection probability may be set to zero.

  According to this aspect, as long as the prior symbol determination regarding the off symbol B is performed, it is possible to determine whether or not to execute the sign accumulation effect in which the symbol variation related to the hold corresponding to the off symbol B is the target symbol variation. In other words, when the prior symbol determination result indicates a deviating symbol A, prefetching of the preliminary pattern determination result corresponding to the deviating symbol A is not necessary. That is, it is possible to determine the trigger for performing the prefetching with respect to the deviation variation based on the type of the deviation symbol.

  Unlike the above embodiment, when the execution of the predictive accumulation effect is decided, the accumulation procedure of small balls over a plurality of symbol variations (how many small balls are acquired at what variation) is determined as a parent route. Also good. In other words, the number of small balls to be accumulated in each of one or more intermediate symbol variations and target symbol variations may be determined as the parent route. In addition, at the start of each of one or more intermediate symbol variations and target symbol variations, a rough framework of the notice effect to be executed with the symbol variations and the details of the announcement in the framework may be determined as child routes. . If the advance notice determined as the child route cannot acquire the number of small balls determined by the parent route, the advance notice determined as the child route will not obtain the small balls (for example, causing display inconvenience or inconsistency). In the case of the notice type, the notice determined as the child route may be displayed, in other words, a notice that the planned number of small balls cannot be acquired (or the number of small balls acquired is 0) may be displayed. Then, a special effect for acquiring a small ball may be displayed complementarily during a predetermined small ball acquisition time within the symbol variation (for example, when reach is reached or when symbol variation is stopped). In this way, even if a notice that cannot acquire a small ball can be selected as a child route, it is possible to match the accumulated amount of small balls determined by the parent route by displaying the special effect for acquiring small balls.

  A modified example relating to a surplus ball that is stored in the second accumulation amount storage means 502 and accumulated and displayed on the surplus ball indicator 514 will be described. When 5 small balls are accumulated and the awakening effect is displayed, the accumulated small balls are cleared at the transition timing to the awakening effect, but if the deviation in the target symbol change is confirmed through the awakening effect, the 5 cleared May be accumulated in the second accumulation amount storage means 502 and the surplus ball indicator 514 as a surplus ball. In addition, when the big hit is generated, the small balls accumulated in the second accumulated amount storage unit 502 and the surplus ball indicator 514 may be cleared. Conversely, even if a big hit occurs, the small balls accumulated in the second accumulated amount storage means 502 and the surplus ball indicator 514 may be maintained.

  Although not mentioned in the above embodiment, a plurality of attributes are provided for small balls and large balls, suggesting or notifying the possibility of accumulation according to those attributes, the possibility of occurrence of awakening effects, the development destination, and the degree of rank increase. May be. For example, a plurality of types of display modes for the small balls may be provided. As an example of a plurality of types of display modes, white balls, blue balls, green balls, red balls, and the like may be provided. In this case, depending on the type of display mode (for example, color) relating to the small balls accumulated less than 5, the degree of expectation reaching up to 5 is varied, and the degree of jackpot expectation related to the target symbol variation is varied. Is preferred.

  As an example, when the effect determining means 303 determines the execution of the sign accumulation effect and determines that the accumulated amount of small balls reaches five (or when the target symbol variation is a big hit), the selection probability of the color of the small ball You may select either in order of red> green> blue> white from the higher one. In addition, when it is determined that the accumulated amount of small balls has not reached five (or when the target symbol variation is not within the range), the higher the probability of selecting the small ball color, the higher one is in the order of white> blue> green> red You may choose. Also, during the sign accumulation effect over multiple variations, for example, when switching from the first intermediate symbol variation to the second intermediate symbol variation, the final small ball accumulation amount (or whether or not the target symbol variation is a big hit) In response, the color of the small balls may be reselected and the display color of the small balls may be updated. Similarly, the degree of expectation for transition to awakening effect and the degree of rank increase (possibility of transition to effect with higher expectation) may be suggested or notified by the display mode of small balls or large balls.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the determination result of both the first lottery and the second lottery is transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 as the prior determination result has been described. As a modified example, only the success / failure determination result of either the first lottery or the second lottery may be transmitted as a prior determination result from the main board 200 to the sub-board 300.

  In the present specification or claims, “entering ball”, “winning”, and “falling” may be synonymous with each other. In addition, each winning entrance and each entering entrance may be configured with a “passing entrance” (also called “gate”, “through-chucker”, etc.) of a type through which game balls pass. “Winning”, “Recession” and “Passing” may also be synonymous.

  The “random number” referred to in this specification or claims does not have to be a physical random number generated by a random number generation circuit or a true random number in a mathematical sense, but a hardware random number or random number generation using a 16-bit counter. It may be a pseudo-random number such as a software random number using an algorithm. Alternatively, a combination of hardware random numbers and software random numbers, for example, a plus random number method in which the initial value is changed every time the counter makes one round may be used.

  In the present specification or claims, the term “table” or “selection criterion” strictly refers to the correspondence between the first parameter such as a lottery value and the second parameter such as a value indicating an option in a table structure. In addition to referring to the data defined in (1), it is widely included that the correspondence is realized by a program structure that derives the second parameter from the first parameter. Including these, as a concept substantially synonymous with “table”, it is appropriately referred to as “selection criterion”. In addition, when a table structure is used, a selection criterion that is substantially one type may be configured by a combination of a plurality of structurally subdivided tables. Indicates the number of substantive types of tables, not the number of subdivided tables.

  The effect display device is composed of a liquid crystal display, which is a high-definition dot matrix display device, but the width of the display area may be about half the width of the game area, or a large size exceeding half. May be. In the case of a large size, the game ball passage on the right side of the effect display device is formed with a passage width that allows one game ball to pass, and if the player strikes with the maximum strength as a so-called “right-handed”, the right passage The game ball can be passed through to the left, and so-called “left-handed” can be distinguished.

  The effect display device is not limited to a liquid crystal display, and may be constituted by a display device such as an organic EL display, or may be constituted by a mechanical display means such as a drum rotation type or a display means such as an LED matrix type. Since the special symbol does not necessarily have a role to play, it is displayed in an inconspicuous size by the 7-segment LED on the game board. However, in the case of adopting a technique in which the special symbol itself has an effect role to express without using the decorative symbol, the special symbol may be displayed on the liquid crystal display instead of the 7-segment LED.

  The following concepts can be extracted (listed) based on the configuration shown in the above embodiments. However, the concepts listed below are merely examples, and the concepts based on the further configurations shown in the above embodiments are added to these concepts as well as the combination and separation (higher level conceptualization) of these listed concepts. May be.

(Concept 1)
A game board in which a game area is formed, a start winning opening provided at a predetermined position of the game area, and when a game ball enters the opportunity to acquire a lottery value, and a symbol display device capable of variable display and stop display of the symbol When the symbol variation start condition related to the acquired lottery value is not satisfied, a hold control means for temporarily storing the lottery value as hold until the variation start condition is satisfied, and a symbol variation display process are defined. Fluctuation pattern determining means for selecting one of a plurality of kinds of fluctuation patterns, and special game control means capable of executing a special game advantageous to the player when the stopped symbol stopped and displayed on the symbol display device is in a predetermined mode And an effect display device that displays the effect content, a normal notice effect indicating that the degree of expectation of transition to the special game is relatively low, and an effect content to be displayed on the effect display device, An effect determining means for selecting one of a plurality of kinds of effect contents including a special notice effect indicating that the degree of expectation of transition to a technique is relatively high, and an effect display device for displaying the effect contents selected by the effect determining means And an effect display control means to be displayed. When a certain hold occurs, prior determination information that is pre-determined information related to the lottery value corresponding to the certain hold is satisfied before the satisfaction of the change start condition of the symbol related to the certain hold. It is comprised so that transmission is possible, and when it becomes clear that the prior determination information regarding a certain lottery value is the predetermined content, the effect determining means is one or more intermediate points before the high expectation fluctuation relating to the certain lottery value. The execution of the sign accumulation effect for displaying the sign object in the form of accumulating a predetermined sign object at a predetermined position in the screen from the pattern fluctuation to the high expectation fluctuation is determined. The effect display control means displays the sign accumulation effect from the symbol variation to the high expectation variation on the way, and the sign object is indicated by the sign accumulation effect. The normal notice effect is displayed as the effect content before the accumulating mode of the predictor object becomes the predetermined mode, and the special notice effect is displayed as the effect content after the accumulating mode of the predictor object becomes the predetermined mode. In the midst of symbol variation, the accumulation mode of the predictive object changes to the maintenance or advantageous mode, while in the high expectation variation, the accumulation mode of the predictive object changes not only to the maintenance or advantageous mode but also to the disadvantageous mode. There are a plurality of timings at which the predictive object accumulation mode becomes a predetermined mode.
The effect display control means switches the effect content related to the high expectation change from the normal notice effect to the special notice effect when the sign object accumulation state in the sign accompaniment effect during the high expectation change becomes a predetermined form. When the accumulated amount of the predictive object reaches a predetermined amount in the sign accumulation effect during the pattern change on the way, the content of the effect related to the pattern change from the normal notice effect to the special notice effect when triggered You may switch and display.
(Concept 2)
A game board in which a game area is formed, a start winning opening provided at a predetermined position of the game area, and when a game ball enters the opportunity to acquire a lottery value, and a symbol display device capable of variable display and stop display of the symbol When the symbol variation start condition related to the acquired lottery value is not satisfied, a hold control means for temporarily storing the lottery value as hold until the variation start condition is satisfied, and a symbol variation display process are defined. Fluctuation pattern determining means for selecting one of a plurality of kinds of fluctuation patterns, and special game control means capable of executing a special game advantageous to the player when the stopped symbol stopped and displayed on the symbol display device is in a predetermined mode And the effect display device in which the effect content is displayed, and the effect content in the normal mode indicating that the expected degree of transition to the special game is relatively low as the effect content displayed on the effect display device , An effect determining means for selecting one of a plurality of kinds of effect contents including the effect contents of the special mode indicating that the degree of expectation of transition to the special game is relatively high, and the effect contents selected by the effect determining means Effect display control means for displaying the effect on the effect display device. When a certain hold occurs, prior determination information that is pre-determined information related to the lottery value corresponding to the certain hold is satisfied before the satisfaction of the change start condition of the symbol related to the certain hold. It is comprised so that transmission is possible, and when it becomes clear that the prior determination information regarding a certain lottery value is the predetermined content, the effect determining means is one or more intermediate points before the high expectation fluctuation relating to the certain lottery value. It is determined to execute a sign accumulation effect that is displayed in a form in which a predetermined sign object is accumulated at a predetermined position in the screen from the symbol variation to the high expectation variation. It is an effect that suggests a transition from the normal mode to the special mode depending on whether or not the predetermined amount is reached, the effect determining means determines the procedure for storing the sign object in the sign accumulating effect, and the effect display control means The sign accumulation effect is displayed on the way from the symbol variation to the high expectation variation, and the sign object is accumulated in the sign accumulation effect according to the accumulation procedure determined by the effect determination means. The effect determination means accumulates the sign object. The effect content in the normal mode is selected as the effect content before the amount reaches the first predetermined amount, the effect content in the special mode is selected as the effect content after the arrival, and the effect display control means When the accumulated amount of the predictor object reaches the first predetermined amount in the accumulated effect, the effect content related to the high expectation change is switched from the effect content in the normal mode to the effect content in the special mode. If the accumulated amount of the sign object reaches the first predetermined amount in the sign accumulation effect during the pattern change on the way, the effect content related to the pattern change in the middle is triggered by the arrival. The contents of the effect in the normal mode are switched to the contents of the effect in the special mode, and the accumulated amount of the predictor object is changed to the first predetermined amount when the predetermined timing is reached within the high expectation fluctuation. If it has not yet reached, clear the sign object that has been accumulated in the sign accumulation effect until then, and if the number of cleared sign objects has reached a second predetermined amount greater than the first predetermined amount, after reaching The probability of selecting a specific effect as the effect content related to the design fluctuation is increased from before the arrival.
The effect display control means maintains the effect content related to the high expectation variation as the effect content of the normal mode when the accumulated amount of the predictor object has not reached the first predetermined amount in the effect accumulation effect during the high expectation variation. Then, when the high expectation change ends, the sign object that has been accumulated in the sign accumulation effect may be cleared. The effect determining means counts the number of cleared predictor objects, and when the number reaches the second predetermined amount, the probability of selecting a predetermined rare effect as the effect content related to the symbol variation after the arrival is reached. You may switch so that it may raise more.
(Concept 3)
A game board in which a game area is formed, a start winning opening provided at a predetermined position of the game area, and when a game ball enters the opportunity to acquire a lottery value, and a symbol display device capable of variable display and stop display of the symbol When the symbol variation start condition related to the acquired lottery value is not satisfied, a hold control means for temporarily storing the lottery value as hold until the variation start condition is satisfied, and a symbol variation display process are defined. When the variation pattern determining means for selecting one of a plurality of types of variation patterns and the stop symbol stopped and displayed on the symbol display device are in a predetermined mode, a special game advantageous to the player depending on the type of the mode Special game control means capable of executing the game, specific game control means for shifting to a specific game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state in the normal game after the end of the special game, and production Effect display device that displays various contents, and as content to be displayed on the effect display device, the effect content in the normal mode indicating that the expectation level for transition to the special game is relatively low, and the transition to the special game An effect determining means for selecting one of a plurality of types of effect contents including special mode effect contents indicating that the degree of expectation is relatively high, and the effect content selected by the effect determining means are displayed on the effect display device. Effect display control means. When a certain hold occurs, prior determination information that is pre-determined information related to the lottery value corresponding to the certain hold is satisfied before the satisfaction of the change start condition of the symbol related to the certain hold. It is comprised so that transmission is possible, and when it becomes clear that the prior determination information regarding a certain lottery value is the predetermined content, the effect determining means is one or more intermediate points before the high expectation fluctuation relating to the certain lottery value. The execution of the sign accumulation effect for displaying the sign object in the form of accumulating a predetermined sign object at a predetermined position in the screen from the pattern fluctuation to the high expectation fluctuation is determined. It is an effect suggesting a transition from the normal mode to the special mode depending on whether or not it is, and the effect determining means determines the sign object accumulation procedure in the sign accumulating effect, and the effect display control means The sign accumulation effect is displayed from the pattern variation to the high expectation variation, and the sign object is accumulated in the sign accumulation effect according to the accumulation procedure determined by the effect determination means. The content of the normal mode is selected as the content of the production before the predetermined mode is selected, the content of the special mode is selected as the content of the production after the sign object is stored in the predetermined mode, When the sign object accumulation mode becomes a predetermined mode in the sign accumulation effect during the high expectation fluctuation, the effect content related to the high expectation fluctuation is changed from the effect content in the normal mode to the effect content in the special mode. If the indication mode of the predictive object changes to the predetermined mode in the indication accumulation effect during the change of symbols on the way, The production contents related to the pattern change are displayed by switching from the production contents in the normal mode to the production contents in the special mode, and there are a plurality of predetermined modes of the stop symbols, and the profit mode related to the special game may differ depending on the types. As an effect during the special game, the notification of the profit mode related to the special game is suppressed until the predetermined disclosure condition is satisfied, and the profit mode related to the special game when the disclosure condition is satisfied When the display of a special special game effect that indicates the degree of satisfaction of the disclosure conditions can be determined and the special special game effect is displayed as an effect during the special game, the opportunity to transition to the special game If the accumulation mode of the predictor object does not become the predetermined mode when the predetermined timing within the high expected fluctuation is reached, at least a part of the disclosure condition is satisfied according to the storage mode. Display that it is already completed.
The effect display control means displays the special special game effect as an effect during the special game when the effect determining means selects the special special game effect, and clears the sign object accumulated in the sign accumulation effect until then. At the same time, it may be displayed that at least a part of the disclosure condition is satisfied according to the accumulated amount of the sign object so far.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 1st start opening, 12 2nd start opening 12, 60 effect display apparatus, 80 game board, 81 game area, 231 1st variation pattern determination means, 232 2nd variation pattern determination means, 240 hold control means, 260 special game Control means, 270 specific game control means, 303 effect determining means, 305 effect display control means.

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, and a game ball entry is a chance to acquire a lottery value;
A symbol display device capable of variable display and stop display of the symbol;
When the variation start condition of the symbol related to the acquired lottery value is not satisfied, the hold control means for temporarily storing the lottery value as hold until the change start condition is satisfied;
A variation pattern determining means for selecting any one of a plurality of types of variation patterns in which the symbol variation display process is defined;
When the stop symbol stopped and displayed on the symbol display device is in a predetermined mode, according to the type of the mode, special game control means capable of executing a special game advantageous to the player;
Specific game control means for making a transition to a specific game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state in the normal game after the end of the special game;
An effect display device for displaying effect content,
As the contents to be displayed on the effect display device, the contents of the normal mode indicating that the expected transition to the special game is relatively low, and the expected transition to the special game is relatively high. An effect determining means for selecting one of a plurality of types of effect contents including the effect contents of the special mode indicating
Effect display control means for causing the effect display device to display the contents of the effect selected by the effect determining means;
With
If a certain hold occurs, prior to satisfying the change start condition of the symbol related to the certain hold, prior determination information that is a pre-determined information related to a lottery value corresponding to the certain hold is determined as the effect. Configured to be transmitted to the means,
When it is determined that the pre-determined information related to a certain lottery value has a predetermined content, the effect determining means determines the high expectation variation from one or more intermediate symbol variations before the high expectation variation related to the certain lottery value. For execution of the sign accumulation effect to be displayed in a format in which a predetermined sign object is accumulated at a predetermined position in the screen over a period of time,
The sign accumulation effect is an effect that suggests a transition from the normal mode to the special mode depending on whether or not the sign object accumulation mode is a predetermined mode.
The effect determining means determines an accumulation procedure of the sign object in the sign accumulation effect,
The effect display control means displays the sign accumulation effect from the midway symbol variation to the high expectation variation, and accumulates the sign object in the sign accumulation effect according to the accumulation procedure determined by the effect determination means. Let me
The effect determining means selects the effect content of the normal mode as the effect content before the accumulation mode of the sign object becomes the predetermined mode, and the content of the effect after the accumulation mode of the sign object becomes the predetermined mode Select the content of the special mode as
The production display control means, when the accumulation mode of the sign object becomes the predetermined mode in the sign accumulation production during the high expectation variation, the content of the production related to the high expectation variation is triggered by its arrival, When the content of the sign object is changed to the predetermined mode in the sign accumulation effect during the symbol change during the display, the content is switched from the effect content in the normal mode to the effect content in the special mode. In addition, the effect content related to the symbol variation on the way is displayed by switching from the effect content in the normal mode to the effect content in the special mode,
There are a plurality of types of the predetermined aspects of the stop symbol, and the profit aspect related to the special game may be different depending on the types.
As an effect during the special game, notification of the profit mode related to the special game is suppressed until a predetermined disclosure condition is satisfied, and the profit mode related to the special game is notified when the disclosure condition is satisfied It is an effect, and it is possible to determine the display of the special special game effect that displays the degree of satisfaction of the disclosure condition,
When the special special game effect is displayed as an effect during the special game, if the accumulation mode of the predictor object is the predetermined mode at the time when the predetermined timing is reached within the high expectation fluctuation that has been a trigger for the transition to the special game. If not, a ball game machine that displays that at least a part of the disclosure condition is satisfied according to the accumulation mode.

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