JP2016137137A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase a display opportunity in a time around an execution period of a clock synchronous performance in a special forenotice of determinately notifying a player of an occurrence of a jackpot by being displayed within the execution period of the clock synchronous performance.SOLUTION: Performance determination means 303 starts a clock synchronous performance with a time when a current time reaches a prescribed time as a trigger, in a prescribed display mode regardless of whether or not to currently execute a symbol variation. The performance determination means 303 determines a display/non-display of a special forenotice that represents a high expectation degree of the occurrence of the jackpot and that determinately notifies a player of an occurrence of the jackpot during a display period of the clock synchronous performance, according to prescribed standards. The prescribed standards include: a first standard, even when a win/loss determination result is a loss, capable of displaying a special forenotice; and a second standard, when the win/loss determination result is the loss, preventing display of the special forenotice. The performance determination means 303 selects the first standard or the second standard as a display determination standard of the special forenotice according to whether or not timing of displaying the special forenotice as the performance related to the symbol variation is within a display time of the clock synchronous performance.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

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 JP 2012-196533 A JP 2008-253457 A

“CR Pachinko AKB48”, Pachinko Hissatsu Climax September 2012 issue, Sogo Books, September 1, 2012, p. 6-11

  It is known that a plurality of same-type game machines in a game store simultaneously perform the same presentation at a predetermined time (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3 and Non-Patent Document 1). The effects to be displayed all at once are displayed in parallel with the effects related to the symbol variation, and adjustment may be required between the effects. The present inventor has considered that there is room for improvement in order to enhance the effect in the method for displaying effects related to symbol variation during the execution of effects that are displayed all at once.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an improved display method for effects related to symbol variation during the execution of effects that are displayed all at once.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a 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. Based on the winning prize opening and the ball entering the starting prize opening, a determination is made based on a lottery value for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game. Depending on the result of the pass / fail determination, select from the appropriateness determination means, the symbol display device that displays the variation to indicate the result of the success / failure determination, and multiple types of variation patterns in which the variation display process of the symbol is defined. The change pattern determining means, the effect display device for displaying the effect content, the effect determination means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device, and the effect content determined by the effect determination means. Displayed on the production display device That includes a presentation display control means, a clock means for outputting information indicating the current time, the. The effect determining means decides to display on the effect display device a clock synchronization effect that starts at a predetermined timing triggered by the fact that the information output by the clock means has a predetermined content, and whether or not the design is changing Regardless, the display of the clock synchronization effect is started, and the effect determination means is a notice indicating that the expectation of the occurrence of the big hit is high as the effect related to the symbol variation, and the occurrence of the big hit is definitely determined during the display period of the clock synchronization effect. Whether to display a special notice, which is a notice to be notified, is determined according to a predetermined standard, and the predetermined standard is a first standard that can determine to display a special notice even if the result of the determination is wrong And a second criterion that cannot make a decision to display a special notice when the result of the determination is wrong. The effect determining means determines whether to display the special notice as an effect related to symbol variation, depending on whether or not the display timing of the special notice falls within the display period of the clock synchronization effect. Select one criterion or second criterion.

  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 provide an improved display method for effects related to symbol variation during the execution of effects to be displayed all at once.

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 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. 12 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. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail a main process in S518 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of receiving a command from a main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when the timer interruption for production | presentation display control generate | occur | produces. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when a sub CPU receives a command from display CPU. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when the timer interruption for various device control generate | occur | produces. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special symbol fluctuation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a decoration symbol fluctuation | variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special game. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a small hit game. It is a figure which shows 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 time chart which shows the asynchronousness of a design fluctuation and a clock synchronization production. It is a figure which shows the pattern variation pattern performed in the vicinity of a synchronized production period. It is a figure which shows the pattern variation pattern performed in the vicinity of a synchronized production period. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a clock synchronization effect 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 the clock synchronization effect display in a 1st modification. It is a figure which shows the pattern variation pattern performed in the vicinity of a synchronized production period. It is a figure which shows the pattern variation pattern performed in the vicinity of a synchronized production period.

<Prerequisite technology>
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, and 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, the short symbol is executed with a normal symbol hit with a probability of 1/100. In the open lottery in the easy entry state, the probability of hitting a normal symbol is increased to 99/100, and the open time is made longer. 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, the patterns when reaching the reach state include patterns with various long and short fluctuation times. Reach patterns with relatively short fluctuation times are called “normal reach”, and reach patterns with long fluctuation times are called “super reach”. ". The 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. In the embodiment, the time reduction pattern is used in the time reduction state, but the time reduction pattern is used even in the probability variation state because the time variation is accompanied in the probability variation 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.

  There are two types of special games, normal special games and shortened special games, and there is a large difference in the profits of the winning balls. Usually, the special game is started by displaying an effect screen called a start demonstration time. After the start demonstration time 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, but it may be repeated a plurality of short-time opening during one unit game. 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 special game is ended by displaying an effect screen called an end demonstration time. In special games, it is possible to expect more than 9 balls per unit game, and you can get enough prize balls (also called “out”) by 16 unit games, which is a big profit. Is obtained. A special game in which 16 unit games are repeated is also referred to as “16R jackpot” as appropriate, and a special game in which 4 unit games are repeated is also referred to as “4R jackpot” as appropriate.

  On the other hand, in the shortened special game, there is no start demonstration time and no end demonstration time, and the special winning opening 20 is opened for 0.2 seconds in one unit game. This unit game is repeated twice to complete the shortened special game. In a shortened special game, the opening of the grand prize opening 20 is repeated only twice for a very short time, so it is almost impossible to enter the big prize opening 20 and the special game is substantially equal to zero. is there. A special game in which two unit games are repeated is also referred to as “2R jackpot” as appropriate.

  When the first special symbol 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 one unit game constituting the small hit game, the big prize opening 20 repeats the opening for about 0.2 seconds twice, so that the appearance is the same as the 2R big hit.

  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 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 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, when the winning / losing lottery value acquired by the first winning / failing determining means 221 falls within the range of 56500 to 65535, the winning lottery value acquired by the second winning / failing determining means 222 is 64000 to 65535. If it falls within the range, it will be a small hit. In other words, the first hit / lotter lottery has a wider range corresponding to the jackpot than the second hit / lottery lottery, and the jackpot 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. When the winning / failing lottery value is “3,000 to 63999”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the winning / failing range as the determination result, and when the winning / losing lottery value is “6400 to 65535”, “4” indicating that is determined. The value of “” is set in the validity 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 “10” indicating the types of special symbols and the first symbol lottery value or the second symbol lottery value. The types of special symbols are associated with the big hit, small hit, and unsuccessful determination results, with “0” to “4” corresponding to the big hit, “5” to “9” corresponding to the big hit, “10” corresponds to a loss. Each type is assigned a plurality of special symbols, that is, a plurality of symbols that are generally meaningless and formed by a combination of segments.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, special symbol types “0” to “4” are associated with jackpots. Among them, the type “0” indicates 4R big hit or 16R big hit with certain change as a specific big hit, and is associated with “0-99” in the case of the first symbol lottery value, and “0” in the case of the second symbol lottery value. 144 ". The type “1” indicates a 2R jackpot with certainty as a specific jackpot, and is associated with “100 to 149” in the case of the first symbol lottery value, and is associated with “145 to 149” in the case of the second symbol lottery value. It is done. Types "2" to "4" indicate 4R big hits or 16R big hits that do not involve any probability change as normal big hits, and the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value are both associated with "150 to 189" type "2" The type “3” is associated with “190 to 229”, and the type “4” is associated with “230 to 255”. Thus, the selection probability for each jackpot type is determined by the size of the symbol lottery value range.

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

  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 indicate that the value of “0” to “10” indicating the type of the special symbol as the result of the prior symbol determination is the first winning / losing lottery or the second winning / losing lottery. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 303 together with the indicated value and the number of holds.

  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 10 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 4-second variation pattern 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, when the result of the determination is 2R big hit or 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 If it is 123 to 255, “normal 3” that 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. For the first winner / lottery lottery, the winner / lottery value and the setting of the winner / rejection range, the pattern range, and the pattern range are stored as prior determination results. The setting of the success / failure range, the symbol range, and the pattern range is stored. Or you may memorize | store the result of a prior determination in the area | region different from a win / wrong lottery value. The general map holding means 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.

  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. Special games include a 16R jackpot that repeats a unit game 16 times, a 4R jackpot that repeats a unit game four times, and a 2R jackpot that repeats a unit game that has a shorter opening time than the 16R jackpot and 4R jackpot only twice. The 16R jackpot is a jackpot in the second winning / losing lottery, and the 4R jackpot is a jackpot in the first winning / losing lottery. In the case of 16R jackpot and 4R jackpot, in principle, the big winning opening 20 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In 2R big hit, the big prize opening 20 is opened only for about 0.2 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 260 ends the special game when the number of rounds set for the unit game is exhausted. Even in the case of 2R big hit, if a predetermined condition is satisfied, the big prize opening 20 may be opened in the same opening manner as 16R big hit and 4R big hit.

  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. Similarly, when the second lottery by the second lottery means 212 results in a small win, the small hit game control means 265 is small when the second special symbol 52 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. It is determined that the winning game operating condition is satisfied, and the small winning game is executed by opening the large winning opening 20 to 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 twice 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 the little hit game as a whole is opened for about 0.4 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. 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. 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. 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 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, and a time measuring unit 307.

  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, it is a combination in which three symbols such as “312” and “946” are not arranged, and a specific combination selected at the time of 2R big hit or small hit A combination that does not apply is selected. When the determination result is not 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.

  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 time measuring means 307 is a time measuring circuit that generates time-related information. Specifically, the time measuring means 307 is a timer circuit that measures the time from when the power is turned on and outputs information indicating the measurement result. For example, the time from when the power is turned on may be measured by increasing the value of a predetermined counter when the power is turned on. As a modification, a real-time clock circuit in which a battery is incorporated and the date and time can be continuously measured by the battery even when the pachinko gaming machine 100 is powered off or during a power failure may be used. In this case, the time measuring means 307 may output information on the current time. In the case of a real-time clock circuit, there may be a slight difference in the time of each gaming machine due to individual differences and time deviations, while in the case of a timer circuit, the time difference between multiple gaming machines as long as the power is turned on at the same time. Is unlikely to occur. The clock tuning effect using the output information of the time measuring means 307 will be described later.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the main board 200 and the sub board 300. The main board 200 includes electronic components such as a main CPU 290, a main RAM 291 and a main ROM 292. The main ROM 292 stores in advance a main control program and data for controlling overall gaming operations. A main control program or data is read from the main ROM 292 into the main RAM 291, and the main control program is executed by the main CPU 290. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). The entrance signal from each entrance and the payout signal from the payout control board 155 are acquired by the main CPU 290 via various interfaces (not shown). The main CPU 290 drives and controls external devices such as each winning opening solenoid, the first special symbol display device 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 embodiment, an example in which the sub board 300 includes the effect display control device 313 and the sound control device 314 will be described. However, the sub board 300, the effect display control device 313, and the sound control device 314 are integrated as a substrate. It may be formed as separate substrates that are separated and connected to each other.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram schematically showing a hardware configuration of the effect display control device 313. As shown in FIG. The effect display control device 313 includes a display CPU 320, a display RAM 322, a data ROM 324, and a display control circuit 326. The data ROM 324 is one of data storage means for holding material data such as effect image data and motion data used for effect display in a compressed state. The effect image data is an image used for change display or effect display as an effect object indicating the determination result of the lottery determination. It is a material image such as a moving image to be used. The motion data is data in which an operation is defined when an effect operation is added to an image used for various effects at a predetermined timing.

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

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

  The effect image data and the motion data sent from the display CPU 320 are stored in the drawing memory 334, and 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 the present embodiment, as the hardware configuration of the effect display control device 313, a configuration including a display CPU 320, a display RAM 322, a data ROM 324, and a display control circuit 326 is shown. 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 the present embodiment, 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. 12 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, all areas of the main RAM 291 are 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. 13 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. 14 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 normal symbol variation will be started, the normal symbol operation holding ball count is decremented, and hit determination, stop symbol determination, normal symbol variation pattern number setting, and normal symbol variation time setting 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 contents of the variation pattern selection state are set by selecting a variation pattern table to be referred to after the end of the big hit 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 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 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 through 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 in the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). From the predetermined position and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The symbol random number per special symbol is used to determine the big hit symbol when the hit determination is a big hit in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S334) of the interrupt process.

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

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

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

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing 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. 16 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. 15 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. 17 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 of 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. 18 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. 19 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. 20 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. 21 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. 22 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).

  FIG. 23 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). 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. 24 is a flowchart showing the 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.

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This embodiment has various characteristic configurations in addition to the basic configuration described above. Hereinafter, differences from the base technology will be mainly described, and description of common points will be omitted.

  Currently, it is known that a plurality of game machines of the same model in a game store simultaneously execute the same effect (hereinafter referred to as “clock synchronization effect”) at a predetermined time. In addition, in the gaming machine, there is a notice effect that can be displayed regardless of the execution period of the clock synchronization effect. Some call it “special notice”.

  The special notice is effective to increase the player's expectation for the occurrence of the big hit, but the display opportunity of the special notice is remarkably limited in the vicinity of the execution period of the clock synchronization effect. For this reason, it is difficult to say that the effect of the special notice is fully exhibited in the vicinity of the execution period of the clock synchronization effect. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a game machine that realizes expansion of display opportunities in the vicinity of the execution period of the clock synchronization effect is proposed for a special advance notice that definitely displays the occurrence of the big hit by being displayed within the execution period of the clock synchronization effect. To do.

  The pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment is provided with a game board in which a game area is formed, a start prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and a game ball entrance is a lottery opportunity, and a start prize opening The result of the success / failure determination means for determining whether or not the game is successful based on a lottery value for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game with the entry of the ball. A symbol display device for displaying the symbols for display in a variable manner, 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 determined according to the result of the determination, and an effect An effect display device for displaying content, an effect determining means for determining the effect content to be displayed on the effect display device, and an effect display controller for displaying the effect content determined by the effect determining means on the effect display device When provided with a clock means for outputting information indicating the current time, the. The effect determining means decides to display on the effect display device a clock synchronization effect that starts at a predetermined timing triggered by the fact that the information output by the clock means has a predetermined content, and whether or not the design is changing Regardless, the display of the clock synchronization effect is started, and the effect determination means is a notice indicating that the expectation of the occurrence of the big hit is high as the effect related to the symbol variation, and the occurrence of the big hit is definitely determined during the display period of the clock synchronization effect. Whether to display a special notice, which is a notice to be notified, is determined according to a predetermined standard, and the predetermined standard is a first standard that can determine to display a special notice even if the result of the determination is wrong And a second criterion that cannot make a decision to display a special notice when the result of the determination is wrong. The effect determining means determines whether to display the special notice as an effect related to symbol variation, depending on whether or not the display timing of the special notice falls within the display period of the clock synchronization effect. Select one criterion or second criterion.

  The symbol variation pattern is associated with information indicating the display timing when a special notice is displayed as an effect relating to symbol variation, and the effect determining unit performs symbol variation according to the variation pattern selected by the variation pattern determining unit. The display timing of the special notice may be identified when the special notice is displayed as an effect relating to the.

  For example, the sub-board 300 holds a correspondence relationship between a plurality of variation patterns of special symbols and a plurality of variation effects patterns of decorative symbols, and the time position (timing) at which a special notice can be displayed for each variation effect pattern. It may be predetermined. Moreover, you may hold | maintain the correspondence of each variation production pattern and the timing which can display special notice. In addition, the reach establishment timing of the decorative symbol (so-called symbol template timing) is determined in the variation effect pattern, and a point in time (two seconds later) from the reach establishment timing is determined in advance as a displayable timing of the special notice. Also good. The effect determining means may identify the display timing when the special notice is displayed according to the variation pattern of the special symbol or the variation effect pattern selected according to the variation pattern.

  The effect determining means selects the first reference and displays the special notice display timing if the display time of the special notice is outside the display period of the clock synchronization effect when the special notice is displayed as the effect relating to the symbol variation. As long as is within the display period of the clock synchronization effect, the second reference may be selected. The clock synchronization effect may be composed of a preparation effect displayed as the introduction part and a main effect displayed as a main part after the preparation effect. The effect determining means selects the first reference if the display timing of the special notice is outside the display period of the preparation effect and outside the display period of the main effect, and within the display period of the preparation effect or the display period of the main effect. If so, the second criterion may be selected.

  When the display of the clock synchronization effect is determined, the effect determining means is a predetermined mode that is determined in advance regardless of whether a special symbol variation or an effect related to the variation (for example, a decorative symbol variation effect) is being displayed. The display of the clock synchronization effect may be started. The effect determining means may start displaying the clock synchronization effect in a manner that gives priority to the clock synchronization effect even when the effect related to the symbol variation is being displayed at the start of the clock synchronization effect. For example, the display of the clock synchronization effect may be started in a relatively conspicuous manner or a mode that is easily noticed (for example, a conspicuous color in a wide area). On the other hand, the display of effects related to symbol variation may be switched to a mode that is relatively inconspicuous or a mode that does not attract attention (for example, a color that is inconspicuous in a narrow area).

  The special notice may be an effect suggesting a big hit sign by temporarily displaying an image, animation, video, or the like of a specific character or motif on the screen, and may be a group notice effect, for example. The special notice may be a notice effect displayed for a relatively long time of about several tens of seconds, but is preferably a notice effect displayed for a relatively short time of about several seconds.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, when the special notice is displayed within the execution period of the clock synchronization effect, the special announcement is displayed in the vicinity of the execution period of the clock synchronization effect while maintaining the gameability of confirming the big hit. Can be expanded. For example, the display frequency of the special notice can be increased as compared with the configuration in which the display decision criterion for the special notice is selected according to whether or not the end of the symbol variation is within the display period of the clock synchronization effect. In addition, when a special notice is displayed in a symbol variation effect executed during a period including at least a part of the execution period of the clock tuning effect, it is difficult to determine whether or not it is a big hit until the symbol variation ends. It becomes easy to maintain the expectation of the person.

  The clock synchronization effect may be composed of a preparation effect displayed as the introduction part and a main effect displayed as a main part after the preparation effect. The effect determining means selects the second reference if the special notice display timing is within the display period of the main effect when the special notice is displayed as an effect related to the symbol variation, and the display timing of the special notice is determined. As long as it is within the display period of the preparation effect, a third criterion that cannot make a decision to display the special notice regardless of the result of the determination of validity may be selected.

  The third criterion may be a table in which the probability of selecting a special notice as a display target is set to 0% regardless of whether the determination result is a big hit or miss. The preparation effect, for example, displays a countdown indicating the remaining time until the start of the main effect, and it may be difficult for the player to determine whether the effect is a clock synchronization effect. For this reason, when a special notice is displayed during the preparation effect display, it is conceivable that the player may be confused depending on whether or not the big hit is confirmed. Therefore, if the display timing of the special notice is during the preparation effect period, the possibility of causing confusion for the player can be eliminated by selecting the third reference and suppressing the display of the special notice.

  The time from the start of the symbol variation to the special notice display is configured to be less than the display time of the preparation effect, and the effect determining means is configured to determine the effect related to the symbol variation outside the display period of the clock tuning effect. If the time from the start of the symbol variation to the special notice display is longer than the time from the start of the clock tuning effect, it may be determined that the display time of the special notice is within the display period of the preparation effect. According to this aspect, when the time from the start of symbol variation to the special notice display is longer than the time from the start of the clock tuning effect, the display timing of the special notice does not fall within the display period of the main effect. Therefore, it is easy to determine whether or not the display timing of the special notice is in preparation, for example, whether or not the third reference should be selected as the display determination reference for the special notice, and the implementation of the determination function is easy. Become. For example, the amount of programs is reduced and maintenance becomes easy.

  In the effect display device, the result of the determination of success / failure is suggested by a combination of stop symbols of a plurality of decorative symbols, and the effect determining means has a variation display mode of the decorative symbols, and one or more additional decorative symbols are arranged. If the time until the special notice display is shorter than the time until the start of the clock tuning effect when the reach state is reached, the first criterion is selected. If the time is longer, the second criterion may be selected.

  According to this aspect, the timing for determining the display of the special notice is the timing when the reach of the decorative symbol is established. Thereby, the processing amount of various lotteries and calculations at the start of symbol variation can be reduced, and the occurrence of delay at the start of symbol variation can be suppressed. In the effect display device, a plurality of areas are set on the screen, decorative symbols are individually displayed in a variable manner in each area, and the result of the determination of success / failure is suggested by a stop symbol combination of the plurality of decorative symbols. May be.

(Configuration of effect display device 60)
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. 25 is a diagram schematically illustrating 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. 25A is a diagram of the first screen 561 and the second screen 562 viewed from the front, and FIG. 25B 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. 26 is a diagram schematically illustrating another example of the arrangement relationship between the first screen 561 and the second screen. FIG. 26A is a diagram of the first screen 561 and the second screen 562 viewed from the front, and FIG. 26B 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. 25 and FIG. 26, the second screen 562 has an overlapping state arranged on the first screen 561 and a non-overlapping state arranged without overlapping on 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. Note that, during the synchronization effect period in which the clock synchronization effect is executed, the second screen 562 is arranged in a non-overlapping state as shown in FIG.

(Clock synchronization production)
The effect determining unit 303 executes a clock tuning effect that starts at a predetermined timing triggered by the fact that the information generated and output by the time measuring unit 307 has a predetermined content. For example, 1 hour, 6 hours, and 11 hours after the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned on are associated with the start timing of the clock synchronization effect, in other words, the start timing of the synchronization effect period. The effect determining unit 303 determines whether the time information output from the time measuring unit 307 indicates one hour, six hours, or eleven hours from power-on, and the clock is tuned when each start timing is reached. Determine the start of the production. As a modified example, when the time measuring means 307 outputs the information of the current time, the effect determining means 303 performs the clock tuning effect when the current time output from the time measuring means 307 becomes a predetermined time. May be executed. As described above, the clock synchronization effect is an effect synchronized with time or measurement of time, and can be said to be a “time synchronization effect” and a “time synchronization effect”. In addition, it is an effect that a plurality of game machines execute at the same time, and can be said to be a “simultaneous effect” or “multi-sound effect”.

  The clock synchronization effect is an effect that is displayed on the effect display device 60 in a synchronization effect period that is an asynchronous period with the fluctuation period of the symbol variation or the gaming state. The synchronized production period lasts for several minutes, and its length is longer than one symbol variation time, and may include a plurality of symbol variation periods. The synchronized production period in this embodiment is 10 minutes. The effect determining unit 303 determines the end of the clock synchronization effect when the time information output by the time measuring unit 307 indicates that a predetermined time has elapsed from the start timing of the clock synchronization effect. This predetermined time may be a predetermined execution period of the clock synchronization effect, that is, the length of the synchronization effect period, for example, 10 minutes. The content indicating that the predetermined time has elapsed may be content indicating (start timing of clock synchronization effect + 10 minutes).

  The clock synchronization effect may be, for example, an effect of playing a moving image playing a predetermined music at a predetermined time. The time that triggers the reproduction of the clock synchronization effect may be a time that arrives at a predetermined time interval from when the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned on, or every hour or half hour on the basis of the standard time. It may be a time. Alternatively, it may be a variable setting in which the time can be specified by a game store clerk for each game store. However, it is set in advance so that the same clock tuning effect is executed at least at the same time among a plurality of identical models installed in the same game store. For example, in the case of a specification that is triggered by the arrival time at a predetermined time interval after power-on, a plurality of machines are powered on at the same time in an amusement store. As a result, the same clock tuning effect is simultaneously executed on the plurality of game machines when the predetermined time is reached. As a result, the effects are displayed at the same time as if they were synchronized with a plurality of units, and the same music flows at the same time, so that a lively synergistic effect can be obtained as if live performances were being performed on the spot. The clock tuning effect can be said to be a simultaneous effect over a plurality of halls.

  FIG. 27 is a time chart showing the asynchrony of the symbol variation and the clock synchronization effect. On the first time axis 350, a plurality of symbol variation periods 360 to 374 are shown. The symbol variation here includes the variation of the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52 and the variation effect of the decorative symbol 61. Here, for the sake of convenience, a case is shown in which out-of-reach fluctuations without reach are continuous. The second time axis 352 is a time axis indicating the period of the clock tuning effect. Time measurement is started at the power-on timing of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (not shown), and a clock-tuned effect is performed for 10 minutes from the set synchronization time at 1 hour, 6 hours, and 11 hours after the power is turned on. .

  The clock synchronization effect of the present embodiment is a preparation for displaying the main effect of displaying the main contents of the simultaneous effect such as a video playing a predetermined music and the content suggesting the start of the clock synchronization effect as the introduction of the clock synchronization effect. Includes both productions. In a 10-minute synchronization effect period, which is a period for executing the clock synchronization effect, the effect is displayed after a preparation effect (for example, 1 minute) for a predetermined time from the synchronization time is displayed first. The preparation effect is an output of video and audio for displaying a countdown from the synchronization time (S400) to the start of the main effect, and moves to the video output of the main effect as the countdown ends (S402). This effect ends when 10 minutes have elapsed from the synchronization time (S404).

  As shown on the first time axis 350 in parallel with the synchronized production period, the symbol variation display is executed asynchronously. In the example of this figure, the synchronization time (S400) occurs during the symbol variation period 362. However, if the symbol variation display is not interrupted in synchronization with the synchronization time timing, it is synchronized with the synchronization time timing. This does not start a new symbol variation display. However, the symbol variation effect that was displayed using the entire screen of the effect display device 60 until the synchronization time is moved and reduced to any area of the screen (for example, the right corner of the screen) at the timing of the synchronization time, In the synchronized production period from S400 to S404, a small symbol variation display is performed at the right corner of the screen.

  The effect determining means 303 according to the present embodiment displays the decorative design variation effect on the first screen 561 (or the first screen 561 and the second screen 562) at the synchronization time and displays the decorative design variation effect on the second screen. It is determined to switch to the reduced display on the screen 562L or the second screen 562R. At the same time, the effect determining means 303 determines to start displaying the preparation effect on the first screen 561. The effect display control unit 305 displays the preparation effect and the main effect on the first screen 561 in a relatively large size during the synchronized effect period according to the determination of the effect determining unit 303. On the other hand, the decorative design variation effect (and the notice effect accompanying the design variation) is displayed on the second screen 562L or the second screen 562R in a relatively small size. When the synchronized production period ends, the production determination unit 303 and the production display control unit 305 terminate the display of the production and display the variation production display position of the decorative design on the first screen 561 (or the first screen 561 and the second screen). 562).

  This clock synchronization effect function is also built in another game machine of the same model, and the corner where the same game machine is installed in the game store (also called “game island”) is daily The power is turned on at the same time. The plurality of game machines that are simultaneously turned on will almost simultaneously reach the tuning time, and simultaneously perform the clock tuning effect at the same time. In that case, not only the display of the image is synchronized with multiple units, but the output of sound effects and background music is also synchronized with multiple units, and the more units that are synchronized, the more synergistic effect is achieved by performing the production all at once. Rise.

(Special notice display control)
As described above, the special notice in the present embodiment is a common notice effect that is displayed during symbol variation and can be displayed regardless of inside or outside the synchronized effect period. Further, it is a notice effect indicating that the degree of expectation of occurrence of a big hit is high, and in particular, a notice effect that provides a definite notification of the occurrence of a big hit during the synchronized production period. If the special notice is displayed during the synchronized production period despite the deviation, the production will be wrinkled. Therefore, it is necessary to switch the display determination criteria for the special notice inside and outside the synchronized production period. The effect determining means 303 of the present embodiment holds a first notice type table that is a first reference and a second notice type table that is a second reference as display determination criteria for a special notice.

  The first notice type table can be said to be a notice type table at the normal time, and when the determination result is a big hit, the probability of selecting the special notice as a display target is relatively high (for example, 10%). On the other hand, the special notice selection probability when the determination result is out of place is set relatively low (however, greater than 0%, for example, 0.2% to 0.3%). Therefore, when referring to the first notice type table, the display of the special notice can be determined regardless of whether the determination result is a big hit or miss. However, since the special notice selection probability at the time of big hit is larger than the special notice selection probability at the time of losing, the display of the special notice indicates that the degree of expectation of the big hit is high. Note that the first variation pattern determination unit 231 and the second variation pattern determination unit 232 of the main board 200 select a variation pattern that includes a special advance notice (in other words, displays a special advance notice) when the determination result is a big hit. The same applies to the magnitude relationship between the probability and the probability of selecting a variation pattern including a special notice when the determination result is wrong. The specific selection probability may be set to the same value as above (for example, the former is 10% and the latter is 0.2% to 0.3%).

  The second notice type table can be said to be a notice type table for the synchronized production period, and when the determination result is a big hit, the probability of selecting the special notice as a display target is relatively high (for example, 20%). On the other hand, the special notice selection probability when the result of the determination is wrong is set to 0%. Therefore, when referring to the second notice type table, the display of the special notice can be determined only when the determination result is a big hit. In other words, if the result of the determination is wrong, the special notice display cannot be determined. In the first notice type table and the second notice type table, the selection probability of the notice effect other than the special notice may be determined. In this embodiment, however, the notice effect other than the special notice is noticed. Description is omitted.

  FIG. 28 shows a pattern variation pattern executed in the vicinity of the synchronized performance period. The symbol variation here is the variation effect of the decorative symbol 61, but the variation effect of the decorative symbol 61 corresponds to the variation of the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52, and should be read as the variation of the special symbol. You can also. The normal effect display state of this figure is outside the display period of the clock synchronization effect, in other words, indicates the gaming state outside the synchronization effect period. The preparation effect display state indicates a game state during the preparation effect display, and the main effect display state indicates a game state during the main effect display.

  The arrow of each pattern of FIG. 28 shows the period from the start to the end of symbol variation. The variation effect pattern (which may be a special pattern variation pattern) is associated with a symbol variation end timing (Tb) and a special notice occurrence possibility timing (Ta) in advance. In other words, Tb and Ta are predetermined. These timings can be said to be time positions during the symbol variation effect period, and may be data indicating the elapsed time since the symbol variation start. Ta can also be said to be a time position at which a special notice can be displayed as a notice effect related to symbol variation. As a modification, Ta may be defined as a predetermined time before or after the establishment of reach, and Ta may be defined as a predetermined time before the development from the normal reach effect to the super reach effect.

  Here, as a configuration different from the present embodiment, it is also conceivable to switch the display determination criterion for the special notice based on the end timing of the symbol variation. That is, if Tb in FIG. 28 is outside the synchronized effect period, the first notice type table is selected as the display determination criterion for the special notice, and if Tb is within the synchronized effect period, the second notice type table is selected. Conceivable.

  In this configuration, since the first notice type table is selected in pattern 1, a special notice can be displayed in Ta-1 regardless of whether the determination result is a big hit or miss. On the other hand, in Pattern 2, since the second notice type table is selected, the special notice is not displayed unless the determination result is a big hit for both Ta-1 and Ta-2. The same applies to Ta-1, Ta-2, and Ta-3 of pattern 3. Therefore, if the special notice is displayed during the synchronized production period, the premise that the big hit is confirmed can be maintained, but the display opportunity of the special notice in the vicinity of the synchronized production period is significantly limited.

  On the other hand, the effect determining means 303 of the present embodiment is based on whether the timing of occurrence of the special notice in the symbol variation is within the synchronized performance period, regardless of whether the symbol variation is stopped within the synchronized performance period. , Switch display criteria for special notices. Specifically, the effect determining means 303 holds in advance the correspondence relationship between the plurality of variable effect patterns of the decorative design 61 and the timings (Ta-1 to Ta-n) where the special notice can be generated. The effect determining unit 303 is configured to change the variation pattern of the first special symbol 51 determined by the first variation pattern determining unit 231 or the second special symbol 52 determined by the second variation pattern determining unit 232 at the start of symbol variation. The variation effect pattern of the decorative design 61 corresponding to the variation pattern is selected, and Ta-1 to Ta-n associated with the selected variation effect pattern are identified.

  The effect determining means 303 retains information on a predetermined synchronized effect period, for example, information in which the first, sixth, and eleventh hour after the power is turned on and the final time is 10 minutes. The effect determining unit 303 identifies the start timing of the synchronized effect period according to the time information output from the time measuring unit 307 and the synchronized effect period information (starting time). For example, when the time information indicates 5 hours 59 minutes 30 seconds after the power is turned on, the start timing of the tuning effect period is identified as 30 seconds later. The effect determining means 303 determines whether each of Ta-1 to Ta-n is within the synchronized effect period based on the start timing of the synchronized effect period and the respective timings of Ta-1 to Ta-n.

  For each of Ta-1 to Ta-n corresponding to the selected variation effect pattern, the effect determining means 303 selects the second notice type table as a display determination criterion for the special notice within the synchronized effect period, If it is outside the period, the first notice type table is selected. For example, in the case of pattern 2 in FIG. 28, the presence / absence of a special notice is determined by referring to the first notice type table for Ta-1, and the special notice of Ta-2 is referred to by referring to the second notice type table. Determine whether to display. In the case of pattern 3, the first notice type table is referred to for Ta-1, and the second notice type table is referred to for Ta-2 and Ta-3. As described above, when a plurality of special notice occurrence possible timings exist in one variation effect pattern, whether or not to display the special notice is determined for each special notice occurrence possible timing. Therefore, it can be said that the effect determination means 303 determines the display timing in addition to the presence / absence of display of the special notice.

  Thus, in Ta-1 of pattern 2 and Ta-1 of pattern 3, there is a possibility that a special advance notice may be displayed even if the result of the determination is wrong, and the special advance notice is displayed during the synchronized performance period. While maintaining the premise that the jackpot is confirmed, it is possible to expand the display of special notices in the vicinity of the synchronized production period. Also, when a special notice is displayed at Ta-1 of pattern 2 and no special notice is displayed at Ta-2, or a special notice is displayed at Ta-1 of pattern 3, and special notices are displayed at Ta-2 and Ta-3. If the advance notice is not displayed, the possibility of a big hit remains although the big hit is not confirmed, and the player's expectation can be felt until the time of symbol fluctuation stop.

  FIG. 29 also shows a pattern variation pattern executed in the vicinity of the synchronized performance period. The effect determining means 303 identifies the end timing of the synchronized effect period according to the time information output from the time measuring means 307 and the synchronized effect period information (end). For example, when the time information indicates 6 hours 9 minutes 30 seconds after power-on, the end timing of the synchronized production period is identified as 30 seconds later. The effect determining means 303 determines whether each of Ta-1 to Ta-n is within the synchronized effect period based on the end timing of the synchronized effect period and the respective timings of Ta-1 to Ta-n.

  In the case of pattern 4 and pattern 5 in FIG. 29, the effect determining means 303 refers to the first notice type table and decides whether to display a special notice in Ta-1. In the case of pattern 6, the presence / absence of a special notice in Ta-1 is determined with reference to the second notice type table. As described above, even when the symbol variation start time is within the synchronized effect period, the first notice type table is selected if the special notice occurrence possibility timing is outside the synchronized effect period. Therefore, there is a possibility that a special advance notice is displayed even if the result of the determination as to whether the result is incorrect or not at Ta-1 of pattern 5. That is, it is possible to expand the display opportunity of the special notice near the synchronized production period while maintaining the premise that the big hit is confirmed when the special notice is displayed during the synchronized production period.

  Further, as in Pattern 6, even when the symbol change ends outside the synchronization effect period, the second notice type table is selected if the special notice occurrence possibility timing is within the synchronization effect period. Therefore, in Ta-1 of pattern 6, there is a possibility that a special advance notice may be displayed when the result of the determination of success or failure is a big hit, and the special advance notice cannot be displayed if it is off. Thereby, it is possible to maintain the premise that the big hit is confirmed in the special notice display during the synchronized production period, and to prevent the player from being confused.

Regarding the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, differences from the base technology will be mainly described.
FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing a process of clock synchronization effect display. The flow of this figure is repeatedly executed in any period of a normal game, a special game, and a small hit game. The effect determining means 303 determines whether or not the start timing of the synchronized effect period has been reached based on the time information output from the time measuring means 307. If the start timing of the synchronized production period has not been reached (N in S1000), the processing of S1002 and subsequent steps is skipped, and the flow of this figure is ended.

  When it is detected that the start timing of the synchronized production period has been reached (Y in S1000), the production determination means 303 decides to switch the variation of the decorative design 61 to be reduced and displayed on the second screen 562R and displays the preparation production. Decide to start. The effect display control means 305 reduces and displays the variation of the decorative design 61 on the second screen 562R according to the determination of the effect determination means 303 (S1002), and starts the video display of the preparation effect on the first screen 561 (S1004). ). If a predetermined preparation effect display period (for example, 60 seconds) has not elapsed (N in S1006), the process returns to S1004 and the display of the preparation effect is continued.

  When the effect determination means 303 detects that the preparation effect display period has ended (Y in S1006), the effect determination means 303 determines the end of the preparation effect and the start of display of the main effect. The effect display control means 305 ends the video display of the preparation effect, and starts the video display of the main effect on the first screen 561 (S1008). The effect determining unit 303 determines whether or not the end timing of the synchronized effect period has been reached based on the time information output from the time measuring unit 307. If the end timing of the synchronized production period has not been reached (N in S1010), the process returns to S1008 and the display of this production is continued.

  When the effect determining means 303 detects that the end timing of the synchronized effect period has been reached (Y in S1010), the effect determining means 303 determines the end of the present effect and determines to return the symbol variation display to the normal mode. The effect display control means 305 ends the display of the main effect on the first screen 561 (S1012). At the same time, the effect display control means 305 switches to display the variation of the decorative design 61 on the first screen 561, and returns the display mode of the variation effect to the normal mode (S1014).

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing a process of decorative symbol variation display. Since the processing of S750 to S754 and S766 to S776 in this figure has been described in relation to FIG. 22, the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

  The effect determination unit 303 identifies the timing (Ta) at which the special notice can be generated according to the variation effect pattern determined in S754 (S756). If Ta is outside the synchronized effect period (N in S758), the effect determining means 303 selects the first notice type table as the special notice display determination criterion (S760), and if Ta is within the synchronized effect period (S758). Y), the second notice type table is selected as the special notice display determination criterion. When there are a plurality of Tas, a special notice display determination criterion is selected for each Ta. The effect determining unit 303 determines whether or not to display the special notice in Ta according to the selected special notice display determination criterion and the result of the determination. That is, the presence / absence and display timing of the special notice for the current symbol variation are determined, and the setting of the notice effect is executed reflecting the determination result (S764). When the effect determining unit 303 determines display of the special notice, the effect display control unit 305 causes the effect display device 60 to display the special notice at the display timing determined by the effect determining unit 303 as processing of S770.

  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.

A first modification will be described.
In the above-described embodiment, it is determined whether or not the design tuning display is to be displayed on the effect display device, starting at a predetermined timing triggered by the fact that the information output by the clock means has a predetermined content, and whether the design is changing or not. Regardless, the display of the clock synchronization effect was started. As a modification, when the display timing of the clock synchronization effect is reached, in other words, when it is detected that the synchronization effect period has been reached, the display of the clock synchronization effect may be started depending on whether the symbol is changing. Good. Further, the display of the clock tuning effect may be started in a manner depending on whether or not the change of the special symbol and the effect related to the change (for example, the decoration effect of the decorative symbol) are being displayed. For example, the effect determining means may determine the display mode at the start of the clock synchronization effect depending on whether or not the effect related to the symbol variation is being displayed at that time. For example, when an effect related to symbol variation is being displayed, the display of the effect may be continued in a relatively conspicuous manner or a mode that is easily noticed (for example, a conspicuous color in a wide area). On the other hand, the display of the clock synchronization effect may be started in a mode that is relatively inconspicuous or a mode in which attention is not attracted (for example, a color that is inconspicuous in a narrow area).

  Specifically, if the changing effect of the decorative design 61 is being displayed on the first screen 561 (or the first screen 561 and the second screen 562) at the synchronization time, the effect determining means 303 displays the second screen 562L or the second screen 562L. The display start of the preparation effect in a reduced form on the two screens 562R is determined. The effect display control means 305 continues the change effect display (and the notice effect accompanying the pattern change) of the decorative symbol 61 in the normal mode on the first screen 561 (or the first screen 561 and the second screen 562), while The display of the preparation effect in the reduced mode is started on the second screen 562L or the second screen 562R.

  In this case, once the variation effect of the decorative design 61 is finished during the synchronization effect period, the preparation effect and the main effect are switched to be displayed on the first screen 561 in a relatively large size as in the above-described embodiment. At the same time, the change effect of the decorative design 61 (and the notice effect accompanying the design change) is switched to be displayed on the second screen 562L or the second screen 562R with a relatively small size.

  If the decorative design 61 is in the variation effect at the end of the synchronization effect period, the display of the effect (for example, the display of the ending) may be continued while maintaining the display mode of the variation effect. Then, when the variation effect of the decorative design 61 is once ended, the display of the main effect is terminated, and the change effect display position of the decoration design is displayed on the first screen 561 (or the first screen 561 and the second screen 562). You may return.

  The display control of the special notice in the vicinity of the synchronized production period is the same as in the above-described embodiment, that is, the display determination criterion for the special notice is switched based on whether or not the occurrence timing of the special notice in the symbol variation is within the synchronized production period. However, when synchronizing the end of the main effect and the end of the symbol variation as described above, if the start timing of the symbol variation is within the synchronization effect period, the display timing of the special notice is also within the synchronization effect period. The second notification type table may be always selected by skipping the determination of whether or not the display timing is within the synchronized production period. The configuration of the first modification also achieves the same effect as the above embodiment, that is, when the special notice is displayed within the execution period of the clock tuning effect, the game tuning performance execution period is maintained while maintaining the gameability of determining the big hit. The opportunity to display special notices in the vicinity can be expanded.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a process of clock synchronization effect display in the first modification. This figure corresponds to FIG. 30, and the content already described in relation to FIG. 30 is omitted as appropriate.
If the start timing of the synchronized production period has not been reached (N in S1020), the processing in S1022 and subsequent steps is skipped, and the flow of this drawing is ended. The effect determining means 303 detects that the start timing of the synchronized effect period has been reached (Y in S1020), and if the changing effect of the decorative design 61 is being displayed in the normal mode at that time (Y in S1022), that While maintaining the display form of the fluctuation effect, the preparation effect is displayed in a reduced form than usual (S1024). If the variation effect of the decoration symbol 61 is not being displayed in the normal mode (N in S1022), the effect determination unit 303 controls the variation display of the decoration symbol 61 to be the reduction mode and displays the preparation effect in the normal mode. Control is performed (S1026).

  If the display period of the predetermined preparation effect has not elapsed (N in S1028), the process returns to S1022, and the display of the preparation effect is continued. If the display period of the preparation effect ends (Y in S1028) and the variation effect of the decorative pattern 61 is being displayed in the normal mode at that time (Y in S1030), the effect determination unit 303 displays the display mode of the variation effect. While maintaining the above, this effect is displayed in a reduced form than usual (S1032). If the variation effect of the decoration symbol 61 is not being displayed in the normal mode (N in S1030), the effect determination unit 303 controls the variation display of the decoration symbol 61 to be the reduction mode, and displays the main effect in the normal mode. Control is performed (S1034). Note that N in S1022 and N in S1030 are satisfied when the changing effect is being displayed in a reduced manner or when the changing effect is not executed.

  If the end timing of the synchronized production period has not been reached (N in S1036), the process returns to S1030 and the display of this production is continued. The effect determining means 303 maintains the display mode of the variation effect if the variation effect of the decorative design 61 is being displayed (Y of S1038) at the end timing of the synchronized effect period (Y of S1036). Meanwhile, the display of the main effect (for example, the ending display of the simultaneous effect) is continued. The effect determination means 303 ends the present effect (S1040) when the fluctuating effect of the decorative symbol 61 is once ended (N in S1038), and displays the fluctuating effect of the decorative symbol 61 thereafter in a normal manner. Control is performed (S1042).

A second modification will be described.
The effect determining unit 303 may further hold a third notice type table different from both the first notice type table and the second notice type table as a display decision reference for the special notice. The third notice type table can be said to be a special notice prohibition table, and the selection probability of special notice is set to 0% regardless of whether the determination result is a big hit or miss. Needless to say, a selection probability greater than 0% may be determined for the notice effects other than the special notice.

  The effect determining means 303 of this modification identifies the timing (Ta) at which a special notice can be generated based on the variation effect pattern of the decorative symbol 61 at the start of symbol variation, and whether Ta is outside the synchronized effect period or the preparation effect display period. To identify whether it is within the production period. For example, if the time from the present time to Ta when the symbol variation starts is less than the time from the current time to the start of the synchronized production period, Ta may be determined to be outside the synchronized production period. Further, if the time from the current time to Ta is equal to or longer than the time from the current time to the start time of the synchronized production period and less than (the time from the current time to the start time of the synchronized performance period + the preparation effect display time), Ta is It may be determined that it is within the preparation effect display period. Further, if the time from the current time to Ta is longer than the current time (time until the start of the tuning effect period + preparation effect display time), it may be determined that Ta is within the main effect display period.

  The effect determining means 303 selects the second notice type table as the special notice display decision criterion if Ta is within the present effect display period. On the other hand, if Ta is within the preparation effect display period, the third notice type table is selected. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the display of the special notice during the preparation effect display period regardless of the result of the determination as to whether or not the symbol fluctuation is stopped. As in the embodiment, if there are a plurality of Tas, a determination is made as to whether the preparation effect period is in progress for each Ta and selection of a special notice display determination criterion is executed. The same applies to the following modifications.

A third modification will be described.
In the embodiment described above, the occurrence of a big hit is determined if a special notice is displayed for the preparation effect display period as well as the main effect period. As a modified example, the occurrence of a big hit may be determined when a special notice is displayed during the effect display period, while the occurrence of a big hit may not be determined even if the special notice is displayed during the preparation effect display period. In other words, the preparation effect display state may be treated the same as the normal effect display state, and a special notice may be displayed even if the preparation effect display state is off. The effect determining means 303 selects the second notice type table as the special notice display determination criterion if Ta is within the present effect display period, and selects the first notice type table if Ta is within the preparation effect display period. May be. In other words, if Ta is outside the main production display period, the first notice type table may be selected regardless of whether it is within the preparation production display period.

A fourth modification will be described.
In the present modification, for a plurality of variation effect patterns of the decorative symbol 61 (which may be a plurality of variation patterns of the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52), a special notice generation possible timing from the symbol variation start timing (Tc). Up to (Ta) is determined in advance as a common fixed time. This fixed time is called “time required for special notice”. Furthermore, the special notice occurrence time is determined to be shorter than the preparation effect display period (for example, 40 seconds). The effect determining means 303 compares the time required for the special notice occurrence with the time from the present time to the start time of the synchronized effect period at the start of symbol variation, and if the former is longer, Ta is within the preparation effect display period. judge.

  FIG. 33 shows a pattern variation pattern executed in the vicinity of the synchronized performance period. In pattern 7, since Tc is (time from the symbol variation start timing to the timing at which the special notice can be generated <time from the symbol variation start timing to the synchronized production period start timing), Ta is determined to be outside the synchronized production period, 1 Select the notice type table. In pattern 8, since Tc is (time from symbol variation start timing to timing when special notice can be generated> time from symbol variation start timing to synchronized production period start timing), Ta is determined to be within the preparation effect display period. In this case, the second notice type table may be selected as described in the embodiment, or the third notice type table may be selected as described in the second embodiment. For patterns 9 and 10, Ta may be identified as being within the synchronized production period in the same manner as in the embodiment, and the second notice type table may be selected.

  According to the configuration of this modified example, the special notice occurrence required time (Tc to Ta, that is, the timing at which the special notice can be generated from the symbol variation start timing) spans three sections of the normal effect display state, the preparation effect display state, and the effect display state. Time) is not continued, and the section where Ta is present can be easily identified. For example, when the symbol variation is started in the normal effect display state, it can be determined by a simple comparison process whether Ta is the normal effect display state or the preparation effect display state. Thereby, when it is necessary to determine whether or not the special notice occurrence possible timing (Ta) is within the preparation effect display period, the determination process can be easily implemented. The configuration of the fourth modified example is also suitable for combination with the second modified example and the third modified example.

A fifth modification will be described.
In this modification, the special notice display determination criterion is selected based on the length of time from the reach of the decorative symbol 61 to the occurrence of the special notice. FIG. 34 shows a pattern variation pattern executed in the vicinity of the synchronized performance period. In this modified example, for a plurality of variation effect patterns of the decorative symbol 61 (may be a plurality of variation patterns of the first special symbol 51 or the second special symbol 52), a timing at which a special notice can be generated from the reach establishment timing (Td) ( Up to Ta) is predetermined as a common fixed time. This fixed time is called “time required for special notice”. Note that Td can also be said to be the template timing of the decorative symbol 61.

  The effect determining means 303 of the present modification does not determine the presence / absence of the special notice display at the start of symbol variation. In the symbol variation effect before the reach is established, a notice effect other than the special notice may be displayed with reference to the notice type table in which the selection probability of the special notice is zero. The effect determining means 303 detects the fact when the reach of the decorative symbol 61 is established during the normal effect display state. For example, the effect determining unit 303 may measure the elapsed time from the start of symbol variation based on the time information output by the time measuring unit 307. Then, it may be determined that the reach has been established when the elapsed time from the start of the design variation has reached the reach establishment timing defined by the variation effect pattern of the decorative design 61 selected at the start of the design variation.

  The effect determining means 303 compares the time required for the special notice occurrence and the time from the current time (Td) to the start time of the synchronized effect period when the reach of the decorative symbol 61 is established in the normal effect display state. If the time from the start of the synchronized production period is longer as shown in the pattern 11 in FIG. 34 (that is, the time from the reach establishment timing to the special notice generation possible timing <the time from the reach establishment timing to the synchronized production period start timing) If there is), the effect determining means 303 selects the first notice type table as the special notice display decision criterion. This is because Ta is before the synchronized production period. On the other hand, if the time required for the special notice occurrence is equal to or longer than the time until the start of the synchronized production period as shown in the pattern 12 (that is, the time from the reach establishment timing to the special notice occurrence possible timing ≧ the reach production timing from the reach establishment timing) If it is time until the timing), the effect determining means 303 selects the second notice type table. This is because Ta falls within the synchronized production period.

  According to the structure of this modification, in addition to the effect which the said Example show | plays, there exist the following effects. That is, it is not necessary to determine whether or not the special notice is displayed at the time of the start of symbol variation, and the amount of processing at the time of symbol variation start at which various lottery processes and calculation processes should be performed can be reduced. In addition, when the prefetch process is executed, whether or not to display the special notice may be determined depending on the result of the prefetch. For example, when a specific effect is displayed according to the result of prefetching, there is a case where the display of a special notice that has been determined in advance based on consistency with the effect should be suppressed. By delaying the determination timing of the presence / absence of the special notice display as in the present modification, it becomes easy to avoid the determination result of the presence / absence of the special notice display being wasted. Of course, the fifth modification may be combined with the second modification that suppresses the display of the special notice during the preparation effect display period.

A sixth modification will be described.
Although not mentioned in the above embodiment, there is no limit to the number of first notice type tables and second notice type tables. For example, for each of the first notice type table and the second notice type table, there may be provided a jackpot table that should be referred to when the determination result is a big hit, and a losing table that should be referred to when the result is missed. Further, a table may be provided for each type of the notice effect and for each predetermined group of the notice effect. Also, a dedicated table for determining the display of the special notice may be provided.

A seventh modification will be described.
In the above embodiment, the start timing of the clock tuning effect is 1 hour, 6 hours, and 11 hours after power-on, but different timings may be used. For example, 1) A clock tuning effect may be started each time a first time (for example, 60 minutes) elapses after the power is turned on. 2) A second time (for example, 30 minutes) is provided, and after the power is turned on, it starts when the first time elapses, further starts when the second time elapses, further starts when the first time elapses, and further passes the second time Sometimes it may alternate with start ... 3) The clock tuning effect may be started each time a third time (irregular) determined at a predetermined timing elapses. For example, the start timing of the next clock tuning effect may be determined by lottery or the like at a predetermined timing such as when the power is turned on, when a predetermined time elapses after the power is turned on, or when the clock tuning effect ends. In addition, the production effect may be displayed without executing the preparation effect at the start of the clock synchronization effect, and particularly in the case of 3), it is suitable for making the player feel more unexpected.

An eighth modification will be described.
This is a time-axis effect different from the clock tuning effect of the above embodiment, in other words, a cycle (hereinafter referred to as “second cycle”) different from the cycle of the clock tuning effect (hereinafter referred to as “first cycle”). ) May be displayed repeatedly (hereinafter referred to as “second clock tuning effect”). For example, the clock synchronization effect in the above embodiment is displayed after 1 hour, 6 hours, and 11 hours have elapsed since the power was turned on, but the content of the second clock synchronization effect is updated in units of days or weeks (cycles). It may also be an effect that is changed and developed. The second clock synchronization effect may be displayed when a specific date, a specific day of the week, or a specific day of a specific week is reached, and may be displayed at a predetermined time of the day. It may be a thing. Based on the time information output from the time measuring means 307 as a normal clock time means (real time clock) using the internal power supply, the effect determining means 303 determines whether or not the second clock synchronization effect of the day is displayed, the display timing, and the contents of the effects. You may decide.

  As partly described, the effect determining means 303 may display a notice effect that gradually progresses every time it is executed as the second clock synchronization effect. In this case, it can be said that the second clock synchronization effect is a ban effect in which the display content is gradually banned. For example, it may be an effect of displaying an image in which characters displayed on the screen gradually increase, or an effect of displaying an image in which a predetermined series of stories such as animation gradually progress. Also good.

A ninth modification will be described.
Although the special notice in the above embodiment is a notice effect that can occur both inside and outside the synchronized production period, it can occur only during the synchronized production period instead of or together with the special notice of the example. A notice effect (hereinafter also referred to as “limited special notice”) may be provided. In this case, the selection probability of the limited special notice is set to 0% in the first notice type table, and the selection probability of the limited special notice is set to a value larger than 0% (for example, 5%) in the second notice type table. Note that the limited special notice may be a notice effect that definitely displays the jackpot occurrence by being displayed in the synchronized effect period as in the case of the special notice in the embodiment.

  Similarly to the special notice in the embodiment, each variation effect pattern of the decorative design 61 is associated with the timing at which the limited special notice can be generated. The effect determining means 303 identifies the timing at which the limited special notice can be generated according to the variation effect pattern of the decorative design 61, and determines whether or not the timing is within the synchronized effect period. If the timing at which the limited special notice can be generated is outside the synchronized production period, the effect determining unit 303 selects the first notice type table as a display determination criterion for the limited special notice. On the other hand, if the timing at which the limited special notice can be generated is within the synchronized production period, the second notice type table is selected.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 28, when the start of symbol variation is in the normal effect display state, if the timing at which the limited special notice can be generated is in the normal effect display state (Ta-1 of pattern 2), Suppress display. Moreover, if the timing at which the limited special notice can be generated is within the synchronized production period (Ta-2 of pattern 2), the limited special notice can be displayed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 29, when the start of symbol variation is within the synchronized production period, the limited special advance notice is displayed if the timing at which the limited special notice can be generated is in the normal effect display state (Ta-1 of pattern 5). Suppress. Further, if the timing at which the limited special notice can be generated is within the synchronized production period (Ta-1 of pattern 6), the limited special notice can be displayed.

A tenth modification will be described.
The effect determining means 303 displays, as a rule, an effect common to other gaming machines (for example, the same artist or the same music effect) as the clock synchronization effect, but when the predetermined condition is satisfied, You may display the effect of each gaming machine with a part replaced. The part in which the common effect is replaced is called “individual effect”. The individual effect may be a part of the display content changed while the main part is the same as the common effect, such as the world view, motif, background, and character. For example, the shape and color of one object (various items such as a character's belongings) may be changed. Moreover, you may add the object (a character, an item, etc.) which does not appear in a common effect. The individual effect can be said to be a sense of incongruity in the sense that the player feels different from the normal clock tuning effect.

  The execution condition of the individual effects during the synchronized effect period may be that the determination result regarding the symbol variation executed at least partially during the synchronized effect period becomes a predetermined result. For example, it may be a hit / decision result that is advantageous to the player, typically a big hit. Further, among the big hits, it may be a big hit that is particularly advantageous to the player, for example, a big hit with a certainty change and / or a transition to the easy-to-enter state. Alternatively, it may be a condition that the game is in a normal game but is internally in a probability variation state (so-called latent probability variation state).

  The sub-board 300 is individual information unique to the gaming machine, and may hold unique information that is different for each gaming machine. The effect determining unit 303 may display an individual effect corresponding to the gaming machine based on the individual information. For example, when changing the color of an item displayed in a common effect as an individual effect, it may be changed to a different color for each gaming machine based on the individual information. In addition, the individual effects may be displayed in a cycle based on the individual information. In this case, the execution cycle of the individual effects may be different for each gaming machine. When individual information is held, the clock tuning effect may be displayed at a cycle based on the individual information. In this case, the execution cycle of the clock tuning effect may be different for each gaming machine.

An eleventh modification will be described.
The effect determination means 303 is a variation effect and a notice effect that have different tendencies from the change effect and the notice effect of the decorative symbol 61 outside the synchronization effect period, as the change effect and the notice effect of the decorative pattern 61 that accompanies the symbol change during the effect period. May be displayed. The difference in tendency may mean that the display frequency of a specific variation effect or a specific notice effect is different. For this purpose, the effect determining means 303 holds a pattern table outside the synchronized effect period (that is, a normal effect display state), a notice determination table, and a notice type table. A pattern table, a notice determination table, and a notice type table may be further held. The selection probability of the selection candidates may be set to be different between the table for the synchronized production period and the table for the synchronized production period. In addition, selection candidates having different contents may be set in each table. For example, a change effect pattern with different change modes and a notice effect pattern that displays different notice contents may be set.

A twelfth modification will be described.
This modification includes the basic configurations of the above-described embodiments and modifications in principle, and will be described below with a focus on features that are different from these basic configurations. The clock synchronization effect in this modification can be executed during a normal game and a special game, and is particularly suggested by a clock synchronization effect executed during a normal game and a clock synchronization effect executed during a special game. Profits can be different. The types of clock synchronization effects vary widely, and the types and contents of the clock synchronization effects that are executed differ depending on the execution trigger.

  The clock tuning effects of this variation include a multiple-synchronization effect and an individual deployment effect, which are executed with different triggers. Hereinafter, the main effect display device 60a corresponds to the first screen 561 of the example, and the sub effect display device 60b corresponds to the second screen 562 of the example.

  The main effect in the multiple-synchronization effect is an effect in which the same video, music, or sound is simultaneously output by a plurality of devices at the same time, and the sound effect that expresses the effect content only by the sound output from the speaker 108, the main effect display The main effect displayed on the device 60a and the sub effect displayed on the sub effect display device 60b are included. This main effect is configured as a series of effects executed in the order of a sound effect, a main effect, and a sub effect.

  The audio production is composed of, for example, content that is expressed only by an announcement voice that describes the content of the subsequent production, or content that is expressed only by music reproduction without image display on the main production display device 60a and the sub production display device 60b. The When the sound effect is executed, the sound as the sound effect is output from the speaker 108 in preference to the sound accompanying the effect displayed on the main effect display device 60a and the sub effect display device 60b. As a method for giving priority to the sound effect, the sound effect is made easy to hear by controlling the sound of other effects, for example, the volume of the sound output in the normal notice effect. The main effect is executed after the end of the audio effect, and is composed of, for example, a music performance scene or a singing scene image displayed on the main effect display device 60a, and a sound such as music output from the speaker 108. While the main effect is displayed on the main effect display device 60a, the sub effect display device 60b includes a game table in which the decorative symbol 61 is variably displayed and a game table in which the variation is stopped according to the individual game situation of each game table. To do. In the main effect, the sound as the main effect is output from the speaker 108 in preference to the sound accompanying the effect displayed on the sub-effect display device 60b. The sub effect is, for example, the content that is displayed on the sub effect display device 60b as a closing after the end of the main effect, and the content that explains the content of the multi-unit synchronous effect that is executed at the next opportunity or the end of the main effect. It is. During the sub-effect, the variable display of the decorative symbol 61 has already been returned from the display on the sub-effect display device 60b to the display on the main effect display device 60a. Also in the sub-effect, the sound accompanying the effect displayed on the main effect display device 60a is output from the speaker 108 in preference to the sound accompanying the sub-effect. As a modification, the sound as the sub-effect is given priority to the speaker. You may output from 108.

  Although a plurality of types of videos to be displayed as main effects and music to be output are prepared, candidate targets that can be selected by the effect determining unit 303 may be limited to some types. In that case, in order to regularly expand the objects that can be selected, for example, a period of “1 week” may be set as a lifting condition, and each type may be added to the objects that can be selected each time the elapsed period passes. . Alternatively, only the first music can be selected until the elapsed period as the first lifting condition has passed, and only the second music that is different from the first music is selected when the elapsed period as the first lifting condition has passed. It is good also as switching as possible. Furthermore, it is good also as switching so that both the 1st music and the 2nd music can be selected when the elapsed period as 2nd ban conditions passes. However, the banning condition is applied only to the main effect, and the sound effect and the sub effect may be switched to different effects every day.

[Individual development]
The individual development effect is an effect in which the same type of effect content among a plurality of types of effect content can be displayed in parallel on a plurality of game machines while different effect processes can be displayed for each game machine. In addition, a plurality of types of second effects that differ from the contents of any of the plurality of types of first effects prepared as a plurality of types of first effects are displayed in parallel on a plurality of game machines, and different effect processes are displayed for each game machine. It can be done. For example, a plurality of types of mini-games are prepared as the second effect, and the same type of mini-game effects are executed during the period of the individual development effects on a plurality of adjacent game machines. On the other hand, the result of the effect display obtained by the mini game (for example, winning or losing or scoring) varies depending on the game stand. Mini games include, for example, effects simulating sports such as sports and races, effects simulating games such as lottery, quizzes, and card playing. The types of individual development effects may include an effect type accompanied by button operation by the player, such as pressing of the effect button 109 or the cross key 110, and an effect type not accompanied by button operation. There may be a plurality of performance types with different operation frequencies. When executing individual development effects with button operations, avoid the selection of the notification effects with button operations or select the appearance rate of the notification effects without button operations as the notification effects that can be selected in parallel. It is preferable to raise it compared to when the development effect is not executed. In addition, in the case of individual development effects that do not involve button operation, instead of involving the player's operation in determining the size of the score to be given, as a specification that determines the score to be given based on the gaming machine identification information described later Also good. Further, the contents of the individual development effects may be determined according to the contents of the effect customization described later.

  The individual development effect includes a preparation effect displayed as the introduction part and a main effect displayed as a main part after the preparation effect. The preparation effect of the individual development effect is started at a predetermined timing triggered by the current time becoming the predetermined second time, and the main effect of the individual development effect is started following the end of the preparation effect. Therefore, the preparation effect and the main effect in the individual development effect do not overlap with each other in the effect execution period, and the multiple-synchronization effect and the individual development effect do not overlap in the effect execution period. For example, one of a plurality of types of mini-games is executed as an individual development effect, but a different type of mini-game is executed each time it is executed. As a modification, the end of the preparation effect in the individual development effect and the beginning of the main effect may be partially overlapped. The second time may be, for example, every half hour (30 minutes after every hour), or may be a time retroactive to the time required for the preparation effect from every half hour, at least the first time described above. The time is different from the time.

  The preparation effect in the individual development effect is displayed as an inter-table movement effect. In the inter-table movement effect, at least a part of the effect is executed at a timing corresponding to the effect order set for each game machine, so that the predetermined movement effect object causes the effect display device 60 of the plurality of game machines to be displayed in the effect order. It is an effect that makes it appear to move according to. The moving effect object is an effect object having a size that spans the screens of the effect display devices 60 of a plurality of adjacent game machines, and there is a timing that is displayed on the screens of two or more effect display devices 60 at the same time. Is displayed to flow from right to left or from left to right. For example, the character string “battle start” as the movement effect object moves in the horizontal direction from the first pachinko gaming machine that is the right gaming machine toward the fourth pachinko gaming machine that is the left gaming machine. The movement effect object may be, for example, one object or a set of a plurality of objects composed of a picture of a specific character or a specific figure such as a person or an animal. It does not have to be large enough to span a plurality of game machines.

  The main effect in the individual development effect is a mini-game effect that gives the player a profit on the effect according to the result displayed through the effect process for each game stand. The production profits here are different from the game profits that result in the player getting the game as a result of the game, such as winning balls, jackpots, probabilities, and time savings, which are awarded according to winning prizes. The benefit is that the right to change the content and type of the production and the right to easily appear the production of the specific type are granted. For example, in order to give a player a game score as a result of a mini game, encoded information indicating the score or game history, for example, a two-dimensional code is displayed on the screen. When the player reads and decodes the two-dimensional code with the camera of his / her mobile terminal, the score and game history information obtained by the decoding are stored in the player's mobile terminal. A linkage system between the gaming machine and the player's mobile terminal via the two-dimensional code will be described later. Note that the score here is necessary to expand the range of production customization described later, and the score reaches a predetermined cumulative value (for example, reaching 1000 points, reaching 100 points, etc.) This is a specification that increases the number of items that can be customized.

[Settings for moving between platforms]
The sub board 300 of this modification includes an effect setting means 508. The effect setting means 508 retains identification information for specifying the effect order of the game tables in the inter-table movement effect and the movement range thereof. When the game store clerk performs a specific operation using the operation input means such as the effect button 109 or the cross key 110 when the power is turned on, the effect setting means 508 causes the effect display device 60 to display a setting screen for the inter-car movement effect. The input of identification information by a game clerk is accepted. In the setting screen, input of gaming machine identification information indicating the order number of the gaming machine in the inter-table movement effect is received. The game table identification information is used as position information indicating the position of the game table on the game island. For example, when the game machine is installed third from the end in a row on one side of the game island, the game shop clerk can input game machine identification information indicating the number “3”. In this way, by inputting the game table identification information in the order of numbers “1”, “2”, and “3” from the end for each game table, the movement effect objects are displayed in the order of the numbers indicated in the game table identification information. Is displayed. As a modified example of the operation input means, it is possible to use a dip switch provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 100 to set the production order, the movement range, and the like.

  The setting screen further accepts input of movement range identification information indicating the movement range of the movement effect object in the inter-table movement effect, that is, the range of the effect order or the number of game tables that are the range of the game tables on which the effect is executed. For example, it may be the number of a plurality of game machines installed in one row, or may be the number of a plurality of game machines installed in two rows facing each other across the passage. The movement range identification information is set in each gaming machine as a common value for all gaming machines within the movement range. When a plurality of game machines installed in two rows facing each other are set as a movement range, the movement effect object may be moved so as to circulate around the movement range, or the movement range may be circulated over a plurality of laps. Good. For example, it is assumed that the gaming machine identification information is set to “1”, “2”, “3”, and “4” in order from the right end with respect to four gaming machines installed in one row. In this case, by setting “4” as the movement range identification information common to these game machines, after performing the inter-table movement effect for four cars from the right to the left, the game machine identification information “1” is again displayed. It is possible to realize such a movement that the inter-table movement effect is resumed from the game machine. In the modification, an upper limit value indicating the movement range may be determined in advance as a specification that does not require setting of the movement range. In this way, the gaming machine identification information and the movement range identification information determine the total production time of the movement movement between machines, the upper limit value of the production order as the final stage of production, and the like. In addition, on the setting screen, an input of the number of the game table that becomes the start point or the end point of the inter-table movement effect may be accepted, or an input of a value indicating the moving direction of the moving effect object may be accepted. You may set so that the starting point and the end point of a stage movement effect may be changed according to a date. Furthermore, an input of the number of turns of the moving effect object in the inter-car movement effect and whether or not the moving direction is reversed may be accepted.

  The effect determining means 303 specifies the effect order of the inter-table movement effect and the movement range based on the settings of the gaming machine identification information and the movement range identification information registered in advance, and the timing according to the specified effect order. The decision is made to execute at least a part of the movement between platforms. That is, when the effect that the moving effect object moves is executed in order on a plurality of adjacent game machines, the execution timing is different for each game machine. Therefore, the movement scene of the movement effect object that constitutes a part of the inter-table movement effect is displayed for each game table at a timing determined based on each effect order. For example, it is assumed that the moving effect object crosses at a predetermined constant speed so as to straddle a plurality of game machines. In addition, when it takes a second for the movement effect object to start moving from the right end of the screen in a certain game machine and reach the right edge of the screen of the adjacent game machine, the movement display start timing of the movement effect object for each game machine is: This is the time obtained by adding a second × (effect order-1) to the time b at which the inter-table movement effect is started. In addition, when it is determined in advance that one of the lottery values held during execution of the inter-vehicle movement effect corresponds to the big hit, a special timing which will be described later is determined at a predetermined timing determined according to the execution state of the inter-vehicle movement effect. You may switch to a clock synchronization effect. On the contrary, the inter-unit movement effect is executed in a situation where it is determined in advance that either the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery value corresponding to the jackpot or the pending lottery value corresponding to the jackpot corresponds to the jackpot. When triggered, a special clock tuning effect, which will be described later, is executed at a partial effect execution timing of the inter-unit movement effect on the game machine.

[Special clock tuning effect]
In the situation where the predetermined game profit is scheduled to be given, the effect determining means 303 is partially different from the contents of the effect of the normal clock tuning effect that is made in the situation where the game profit is not scheduled to be given. It is possible to determine to display a special clock synchronization effect having a difference in appearance as a clock synchronization effect. The special clock tuning effect in this modification is almost the same as the special clock tuning effect described in the first basic configuration, but in this modification, a game benefit such as a big hit being held during a normal game is scheduled. The game is executed not only in the situation where the game is being performed but also in the situation where a game profit is scheduled to be given during the special game. In other words, the clock synchronization effect can be executed regardless of the gaming state, and the player can execute the special clock synchronization effect during the special game and the profit type suggested to the player when the special clock synchronization effect is executed during the normal game. The profit type suggested in is configured to be different. For example, during a special game, one of the pending lottery values corresponds to a big hit and a so-called continuous chain is confirmed, and the number of unit games of the current special game is determined afterwards as in the second to fourth basic configurations. There are situations in which execution of notifications that appear to have increased is determined, situations in which execution of notification that the gaming state after the special game is to be promoted to a probabilistic state is determined afterwards, and the like. Here, the special clock tuning effect is executed during the normal game when the lottery value related to the symbol variation being displayed shows a big hit, or the lottery value currently on hold shows a big hit. It is a case. Therefore, these special clock tuning effects have a role of suggesting or notifying that a shift to a special game is planned as a big hit. The special clock tuning effect executed during the special game plays the following roles (1) to (4) depending on the model of the gaming machine. (1) If the model is equipped with a probability change function and does not give a definite notification of the presence or absence of the probability change before the transition to the special game, the special clock tuning effect executed during the special game will change from the probability change to the probability change. It has the role of definitely informing that the jackpot is accompanied by a probabilistic change, such as a probable promotion effect that produces as if promoted to. (2) In the case of a model equipped with a time-shortening function that does not make a definitive notification of the presence or absence of time-saving before transitioning to a special game, it is definitely notified that the jackpot is accompanied by a time-shortening as a time-shortening effect. Have a role. (3) In the case of a model equipped with the function of the continuation effect (also referred to as a so-called round-up bonus) in the fourth basic configuration, the special clock tuning effect executed during a unit game of a predetermined round Has the role of definitive notification of success. (4) The lottery value indicating a big hit is included in the reserved lottery value (lottery value held at the start of the special game and lottery value held during the special game) scheduled to change after the end of the special game being executed. In the situation where the big jackpot is confirmed again, the special clock tuning effect executed during the special game has a role of notifying the occurrence of the big jackpot again. In this case, it can be said that it is definitely notified that at least two special games including the specific game being executed are executed. It should be noted that the clock synchronization effect in the “basic special game without the display of the continuous effect” in the fourth basic configuration is not displayed in a reduced size at the screen corner of the effect display device 60 or the sub effect display device 60b. Instead, it is preferentially displayed on the main effect display device 60a. On the other hand, in the clock tuning effect in the “special special game with display of continuous effect” in the fourth basic configuration, conversely, it is not a preferential effect in the main effect display device 60a but is displayed in a reduced size at the corner of the screen. The effect is displayed on the effect display device 60b, or the display itself is omitted. This is because it is preferable to enhance the effectiveness of the production that gives a sense of expectation in the production that suggests success in the continuous production or the continuous production.

  When the effect determining means 303 determines to display the special clock synchronization effect, the effect on the effect normally given to the effect that is given in the mini-game that is the individual development effect is given as the special clock synchronization effect. Decide to display an effect that has been changed beyond the range. For example, in the result of a mini game as a normal clock synchronization effect, a score is given only in a 2-digit range of 0 to 99 points, but in the result of a mini game as a special clock synchronization effect, a high value in a 3-digit range of 100 points or more is obtained. By changing so as to give a score, a difference in appearance partially occurs in the production contents.

  As another partial appearance difference, for example, when a countdown is displayed as a clock synchronization effect, it may be a special clock synchronization effect that produces a difference in appearance by stopping the countdown halfway. Further, for example, when the inter-table movement effect is executed as the clock synchronization effect, the movement effect object may be stopped and displayed on the screen of the game machine to produce a special clock synchronization effect that produces a difference in appearance.

  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.

  In this connection, the first notice type table and the second notice type table described in the embodiment may be configured as a single table, for example, the data of the first notice type table and the second notice type table. Both of the data may be stored in one table. When determining whether to display a special notice, the effect determining unit 303 may switch data to be referred to in one table according to the timing at which the special notice can be generated. That is, the first reference and the second reference described in the claims may be realized by a plurality of tables or may be realized by one table. In addition, a program structure for selecting, for example, an algorithm for determining whether or not to display a special notice corresponding to the first reference or an algorithm for determining whether or not to display a special notice corresponding to the second reference according to the timing at which the special notice can be generated. It may be realized with.

  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.

  Any combination of the above-described embodiments and modifications is also useful as an embodiment of the present invention. The new embodiment generated by the combination has the effects of the combined embodiment and the modified examples. In addition, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the functions to be fulfilled by the constituent elements described in the claims are realized by the individual constituent elements shown in the embodiments and the modified examples or by their cooperation. .

  60 effect display device, 80 game board, 81 game area, 221 first success / failure determination means, 222 second success / failure determination means, 231 first variation pattern determination means, 232 second variation pattern determination means, 260 special game control means, 303 Effect determining means, 305 effect display control means, and 307 timing means.

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and a game ball entering is a lottery opportunity;
A success / failure determination means for executing a determination of success / failure based on a lottery value for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting winning opening; ,
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the determination is changed and displayed;
Fluctuation pattern determining means for selecting any one of a plurality of types of variation patterns in which the symbol variation display process is determined according to the result of the success / failure determination;
An effect display device for displaying effect content,
Production determination means for determining production content to be displayed on the production display device;
Effect display control means for causing the effect display device to display the contents of the effect determined by the effect determining means;
Clock means for outputting information indicating the current time;
With
The effect determining means determines that the clock display effect starting at a predetermined timing triggered by the fact that the information output by the clock means has a predetermined content is displayed on the effect display device, and whether the design is changing. Regardless of whether or not to start the display of the clock tuning effect,
The effect determining means is a notice indicating that the expectation of occurrence of a big hit is high as an effect relating to symbol variation, and displays a special notice that is a notice for definite notification of the occurrence of the big hit in the display period of the clock tuning effect. Whether or not to make a decision according to predetermined criteria,
The predetermined criterion is a first criterion that can determine that the special notice is displayed even when the result of the determination is wrong, and a determination that the special notice is displayed when the result of the determination is not true. Including a second criterion that cannot be
When the special notice is displayed as an effect relating to symbol variation, the effect determining means determines whether the special notice is displayed according to whether the display timing of the special notice falls within the display period of the clock tuning effect. A ball game machine that selects the first reference or the second reference as a display determination reference.

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