JP2016182275A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance game amusement on the basis of an operation of operation means.SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine which performs a presentation upon satisfaction of a start condition includes: frame lamps as light emission means emitting light in a presentation; a presentation button 161 as operation means operated by a player; and a lamp control unit 320 as light emission control means which causes a predetermined specific frame lamp to emit light in a specific light emission mode without stopping a presentation performed upon satisfaction of the start condition under a condition that the presentation button 161 is operated. The lamp control unit 320 restricts light emission of the frame lamps based on the operation of the presentation button 161 upon satisfaction of a restriction condition.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 31

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  The game ball includes a game control unit (main control unit) that controls a game and an effect control unit (sub control unit) that controls an effect performed in accordance with the game. Then, a command including information related to the game is sent from the game control unit to the effect control unit, and the effect control unit performs an effect based on the command received from the game control unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, there is a gaming machine provided with an operating means that can be operated by a player, and triggered by the operation of the operating means, the lamp is made to emit light or a predetermined image is displayed (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2014-46082 A JP 2013-59692 A

  Conventionally, there was a lack of variety in production for the operation of the operation means. Then, an object of this invention is to improve the interest regarding an operation means.

The present invention that achieves the above object is realized as the following gaming machine. This gaming machine
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, frame lamp 157);
Production control means for controlling production (for example, production control unit 300);
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
On the condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated, without stopping the effect controlled by the effect control means (for example, the effect control unit 300) according to the establishment of the start condition, The predetermined light emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) predetermined in a predetermined light emission mode is caused to emit light, and the light emitting means based on the operation of the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) in response to the restriction condition being satisfied. Light emission control means (for example, lamp control unit 320) for limiting light emission of the frame lamp (157, for example);
Is provided.
In this way, apart from the performance performed in response to the establishment of the starting condition, the light emitting means can be made to emit light by the player's active operation of the operating means, and the reaction of the light emitting means to the operation is complicated. Therefore, the interest of the player can be further improved.
Another aspect of the present invention that achieves the above object is realized as the following gaming machine. This gaming machine
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
A symbol display unit (for example, a first special symbol display 221 and a second special symbol display 222) that stops and displays the symbol after the symbol is variably displayed based on the establishment of the start condition;
Light emitting means (for example, a frame lamp 157) that emits light in the effect;
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
An effect unit (for example, an effect of causing the light emitting unit (for example, the frame lamp 157) to emit light on the condition that the operation unit (for example, the effect button 161) has been operated for at least a predetermined period from the start of the change of the symbol. Lamp control unit 320),
The effect means (for example, the lamp control unit 320)
A display that prompts the player to operate the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is performed by a predetermined display means, and the operation of the operation means is accepted, and the light emitting means ( For example, a first operation effect that causes the frame lamp 157) to emit light,
Without performing the display for prompting the player, a specific light-emitting area of the light-emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) is caused to emit light in accordance with the received operation of the operation means (for example, the effect button 161). A second operation effect that restricts the light emission of the light emitting means based on the operation of the operation means,
In the first operation effect, a movable object (for example, the movable accessory 115) provided in the gaming machine is operated in at least a part of the effect,
In the second operation effect, the movable object (for example, the movable accessory 115) is not operated.
It is characterized by.
In this way, it is possible to cause the light emitting means to emit light by accepting the operation of the operating means by the player other than when the operation of the operating means is required in the production, and the reaction of the light emitting means to the operation is complicated. Therefore, the interest of the player can be further improved.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide the player with an interest other than the effect in the game based on the operation of the operation means.

It is a schematic front view of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment. (A) is an enlarged view showing an example of a display device arranged at the lower right of the game board, (b) is a partial plan view of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the control unit of the pachinko game machine of this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the game control part of this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the basic process by a game control part. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the process at the time of the power supply cutoff by a game control part. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the main control process of the game control part of this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a start port switch process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the gate switch process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the special symbol process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the jackpot determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the fluctuation pattern selection process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the process during a stop. It is a flowchart which shows the content of a customer waiting | standby setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of normal symbol processing. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the big prize opening process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the game state setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of an electric tulip process. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the random number used by this Embodiment, (a) is a figure which shows the structural example of jackpot random number, (b) is a figure which shows the structural example of jackpot symbol random number, (c ) Is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a reach random number, and (d) is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a hit random number. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting of the fluctuation pattern used in a fluctuation pattern selection process. It is a figure which shows the structure of a command, (a) is a figure which shows the data structure of a command, (b) is a figure which shows the structure as a bit string of a command. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of an effect control part, (a) is a figure which shows a main process, (b) is a figure which shows an interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the content of command reception processing. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting of a mode flag. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the production | presentation selection process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the process during completion | finish of the fluctuation effect of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the win production | presentation selection process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the ending effect selection process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the customer waiting command reception process of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the content of effect button processing. It is an enlarged view near the arrangement position of the auxiliary display part provided in the pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an auxiliary | assistant display part. It is a figure which shows the example of the information display regarding the special symbol lottery in an image display part. It is a figure which shows the example of the information display regarding the state of the pachinko game machine in an image display part. It is a figure explaining the functional structure for controlling light emission of a frame lamp based on operation of a production button. It is a timing chart which shows the example of the light emission control of the frame lamp by control of the 2nd system of this Embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows the other example of the light emission control of the frame lamp by control of the 2nd system | strain of this Embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows the example of control at the time of setting the state of the special symbol in the change effect of a special symbol as a restriction condition. It is a figure which shows the example of several control conditions. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a menu screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the light emission control of the frame lamp by control of a 1st system | strain. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the light emission control of the frame lamp by control of a 2nd system | strain. It is a figure which shows the example of the frame lamp light-emitted based on operation of an effect button in this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the light emission aspect of the frame lamp by light emission control of this Embodiment, and is a figure which shows the example of the light emission aspect of the frame lamp by control of 1st system | strain. It is a figure which shows the example of the light emission aspect of the frame lamp by light emission control of this Embodiment, and is a figure which shows the example of the light emission aspect of the frame lamp by control of a 2nd system | strain. It is a figure which shows the example of the light emission aspect of the frame lamp by the light emission control of this Embodiment, Light emission of the frame lamp by control of the 1st system by control of 1st system, and light emission of the frame lamp by control of 2nd system It is a figure which shows the example of the light emission mode at the time of being performed simultaneously. It is a figure which shows the other example of the frame lamp which light-emits based on operation of an effect button in this Embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 43, it is a figure which shows a mode that the frame lamp light-emitted by control of the 1st system | strain. In the example shown in FIG. 43, it is a figure which shows a mode that the frame lamp light-emitted by control of the 2nd system | strain. In the example shown in FIG. 43, it is a figure which shows a mode that the frame lamp light-emitted by control of the 1st system | strain and control of the 2nd system | strain. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the image which alert | reports the operation instruction of an effect button in an effect, and an effective period. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view of a rotating game machine to which the present embodiment is applied. It is a figure for demonstrating the inside of a cabinet. It is a figure which shows the back surface of a front door. It is a figure which shows an example of an electrical structure of a rotating type game machine.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[Basic configuration of gaming machine]
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment.
A pachinko gaming machine 100 as an example of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 is configured to pay out a prize ball when a gaming ball launched by an instruction operation by a player wins. The pachinko gaming machine 100 includes a game board 110 on which game balls are launched, and a frame member 150 that surrounds the game board 110. The game board 110 is detachably attached to the frame member 150.

The game board 110 has a game area 111 for playing with a game ball on the front surface, a rail member 112 that forms a passage where a game ball launched from below rises toward the upper position of the game area 111, and a game A guide member 113 for guiding the game ball is provided on the right side of the region 111.
In the present embodiment, an image display unit 114 that displays various images for production is provided at a position of the game area 111 that is easily visible to the player. The image display unit 114 includes a display screen such as a liquid crystal display, and displays a decorative symbol for notifying the player of the determination result of the special symbol lottery as the game progresses by the player. An effect image by appearance or appearance of an item or an effect image using a hold display described later is displayed.
In addition, a movable accessory 115 and a board lamp 116 used for various effects are provided on the front surface of the game board 110. The movable accessory 115 performs various effects by operating on the game board 110, and the board lamp 116 performs various effects by emitting light.

  The game area 111 is provided with a game nail and a windmill (not shown) for changing the direction in which the game ball falls. Further, in the game area 111, various bonuses relating to winning and lottery are arranged at predetermined positions. In addition, the game area 111 is provided with a discharge port 117 through which game balls launched into the game area 111 that have not been won in the winning area are discharged out of the game area 111.

  In the present embodiment, as various functions related to winning and lottery, a special symbol lottery (a jackpot lottery) starts when a game ball wins, and it is normal when a game ball passes. A start gate (hereinafter simply referred to as a gate) 124 for starting a symbol lottery (open / close lottery) is disposed on the game board 110. In FIG. 1, the gates 124 are provided on the left and right sides of the game area 111, the left gate 124 is indicated as 124L, and the right gate 124 is indicated as 124R. Moreover, the 1st starting port 121 and the 2nd starting port 122 here say the winning opening used as the operation opportunity of the predetermined 1 special symbol display. Specifically, the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 are provided with switches (a first start port switch 211 and a second start port switch 212 described later) that detect the passage of a game ball when winning a prize. It has been. And when a game ball wins the 1st starting port 121 or the 2nd starting port 122, this switch will detect the passage of a gaming ball as an opportunity to operate a special symbol display.

  The second start port 122 includes an electric tulip (opening / closing member) 123 as a normal electric accessory that is turned on and off by a pair of blades in the shape of tulip flowers that are opened and closed by an electric solenoid. In the electric tulip 123, when the blade is closed, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the second start port 122, but when the blade is opened, the entrance of the second start port 122 is expanded and the game ball is moved to the second start port 122. It is configured to be easy to enter. When the electric tulip 123 wins the normal symbol lottery, the blade opens for a specified time (for example, 0.15 to 1.8 seconds) and for a specified number of times (for example, 1 to 3 times) while lighting or blinking.

The pachinko gaming machine 100 has, as gaming states, a low probability state with a low winning probability and a high probability state with a higher winning probability than the low probability state based on the winning probability of the special symbol lottery. Then, the state is controlled to be either a low probability state or a high probability state based on a predetermined condition. In addition to the low probability state and the high probability state, it is possible to set a medium probability state in which the winning probability of the special symbol lottery is higher than the low probability state and lower than the high probability state. In this case, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is controlled to one of a low probability state, a medium probability state, and a high probability state based on a predetermined condition.
Further, the pachinko gaming machine 100 has a short time state where there are few winning opportunities at the second start port 122 and a short state when there are more winning opportunities at the second start port 122 than in the short time state. Based on a predetermined condition, the state is controlled to be either a timeless state or a timeless state. The short-time state is any one of, for example, extending the opening time when the electric tulip 123 opens and closes, increasing the probability of winning the normal symbol lottery, or reducing the normal symbol variation time. A gaming state controlled by one or more combinations. In the short time state, the special symbol variation time of the special symbol may be shortened.

Also, in this embodiment, as other prizes and lottery items, a lottery is performed even if a game ball wins a grand prize opening 125 as a special electric bonus that opens according to the result of the special symbol lottery. An ordinary winning opening 126 that is not present is arranged on the game board 110.
In the present embodiment, a display 130 for displaying a lottery result and the number of holds is arranged at the lower left position of the game board 110. In addition, an auxiliary display unit 140 that is controlled by an effect control unit 300 described later is disposed at a lower left position of the game area 111 on the game board 110.

  Also, on the back side of the game board 110, there are a game control board for performing game control including determination of special symbol lottery, an effect control board for comprehensively controlling effects, an image control board for controlling effects by images and sounds, Various boards (not shown) such as a lamp control board for controlling the effect of the lamp and the movable accessory 115 are attached. In addition, a switching power supply (not shown) that converts the supplied 24V AC power source into a DC power source and outputs it to various boards and the like is disposed on the back surface of the game board 110.

When the player touches the handle 151 and rotates the lever 152 in the clockwise direction, the frame member 150 moves the game balls at a predetermined time interval (for example, 100 per minute) with a hitting force according to the operation angle. And a launching device (not shown) for electrically firing. In addition, the frame member 150 includes a supply device (not shown) that sequentially supplies game balls to the launching device one by one at a timing interlocked with the operation of the player's lever 152, and a game ball that the supply device supplies to the launching device. And a plate 153 for temporarily storing. For example, a payout ball by a payout unit is paid out to the plate 153.
In the present embodiment, the plate 153 is configured as an integrated upper and lower plate, but a configuration example in which the upper plate and the lower plate are separated is also conceivable. Further, a configuration example in which the handle 151 of the launcher is caused to emit light or vibrate under a predetermined condition is also conceivable.

The frame member 150 also includes a stop button 154 for temporarily stopping the launch of the game ball even when the player is touching the handle 151 of the launch device, and a game ball stored in the tray 153. A take-out button 155 for dropping and taking out the box (not shown).
Further, the frame member 150 includes a speaker 156 and a frame lamp 157 for notifying the gaming state and situation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 and performing various effects. The speaker 156 performs announcements and various effects using music, voice, and sound effects. The frame lamp 157 is composed of a light emitting body such as an LED, and performs various effects by light depending on a pattern due to lighting and blinking, a difference in emission color, and the like. In addition, about the frame lamp | ramp 157, the structural example which enables it to perform the effect which changes the irradiation direction of light can be considered.
The frame member 150 is provided with an openable / closable front frame (not shown), and the front frame includes a transparent plate (not shown) for separating the game board 110 from the player.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2A is an enlarged view showing an example of the display unit 130 arranged at the lower right of the game board 110. FIG. 2B is a partial plan view of the pachinko gaming machine 100.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the display 130 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 receives a first special symbol display 221 that operates in response to winning of the first starting port 121 and a winning of the second starting port 122. A second special symbol display 222 that operates correspondingly and a normal symbol display 223 that operates corresponding to the passage of the gate 124 are provided. The first special symbol display unit 221 displays the lottery result by stopping and displaying the special symbol based on the winning of the first start port 121 after variably displaying. The second special symbol display 222 displays the lottery result by stopping and displaying the special symbol based on the winning of the second start port 122 after variably displaying. Based on the fact that the game ball has passed through the gate 124, the normal symbol display unit 223 displays the lottery result by stopping and displaying the normal symbol after being variably displayed. In the present embodiment, the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222 are each constituted by a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the lottery result of the special symbol lottery is displayed according to the lighting mode. Similarly, the normal symbol display 223 is also composed of a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the lottery result of the normal symbol lottery is displayed according to the lighting mode.

  In addition, the indicator 130 operates in response to the hold in the first special symbol display 221 and the first special symbol hold indicator 218 that operates corresponding to the hold in the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222. 2 a special symbol hold indicator 219 and a normal symbol hold indicator 220 that operates in response to the hold in the normal symbol indicator 223. In the present embodiment, the first special symbol hold indicator 218, the second special symbol hold indicator 219, and the normal symbol hold indicator 220 are each configured by a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the number of holds is determined depending on the lighting mode. Is displayed.

  Here, the hold will be described. If a game ball wins in the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 during the special symbol change display operation (while the change display for one win is being performed), the special symbol is changing. In addition, the special symbol variation display operation based on the subsequent winning cannot be started. Therefore, the number of subsequent winnings is memorized up to a specified number (for example, 4), and the right to start a special symbol for the winning game ball is until the variable display operation for the previously winning game ball ends. Deferred. For normal symbols, the same processing as for special symbols is performed. The fact that such a hold has been made and the number of hold (unchanged number) are displayed on the first special symbol hold indicator 218, the second special symbol hold indicator 219 and the normal symbol hold indicator 220.

  Furthermore, the display device 130 includes a state display device 224 that displays the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100. In the present embodiment, the status indicator 224 is configured by a display device in which three LEDs are arranged. One of the three LEDs notifies whether or not the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a high probability state where the winning probability of the special symbol lottery is high. The other one is to notify by lighting whether or not the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a short time state in which it is easy to win the second starting port 122. Still another one is to notify by lighting whether or not the player is in a state advantageous to the player by making a right strike (by changing the hitting force of the game ball). Note that the status indicator 224 may be further provided with an LED to notify information related to other gaming states.

  In addition, the indicator 130 includes a round number indicator 225 for displaying the number of rounds when the big winning opening 125 is operated in the jackpot game performed according to the lottery result of the special symbol lottery. The jackpot game will be described later. The round number display 225 is configured by a display device in which LEDs are arranged, and the number of operating rounds of the big winning opening 125 in the jackpot game is displayed according to the lighting mode.

  The frame member 150 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes an input device for a player to input an effect. As shown in FIG. 2B, in the present embodiment, as an example of an input device, an effect button 161, an effect key 162 that is adjacent to the effect button 161 and includes a plurality of keys arranged in a substantially cross shape, Is disposed on the frame member 150. For example, consider a case where an operation for selecting one image from a plurality of images is received in the production. In this case, for example, the player operates one of the effect keys 162 including four keys arranged in a cross to indicate one of a plurality of images displayed on the image display unit 114, and the effect button 161. An operation such as selecting an instructed image can be employed by operating. In addition to the effect buttons 161 and the effect keys 162 shown in the figure, various input forms such as levers, dials, and the like can be adopted as the input device.

[Configuration of control unit]
Next, a control unit that performs operation control and signal processing in the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the control unit. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit includes a game control unit 200 that determines whether a special symbol is won or the like as main control means. Further, as sub-control means, an effect control unit 300 that comprehensively controls effects, an image / sound control unit 310 that controls effects using images and sound, and effects using various lamps and movable accessories 115 A lamp control unit 320 for controlling the payout, and a payout control unit 330 for performing payout control of the payout ball.

  The game control unit 200 as the main control means is configured by a game control board (not shown) as a main board. In addition, each of the effect control unit 300, the image / sound control unit 310, the lamp control unit 320, and the payout control unit 330, which are sub-control means, includes an effect control board, an image control board, a lamp control board (not shown), And the payout control board.

[Configuration and function of game control unit]
The game control unit 200 includes a CPU 201 that performs arithmetic processing when determining a lottery result of a special symbol lottery, a ROM 202 that stores programs executed by the CPU 201, various data, and the like, a working memory of the CPU 201, and the like. And a RAM 203 used as the above.

  The game control unit 200 controls the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 in either a high probability state or a low probability state, a time-short state or a time-short state. Thereby, the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is a high probability state and a short time state, a high probability short time gaming state, a low probability state and a short time state low probability short time gaming state, a high probability state and a short time short state. It is one of a short-probability state with no probability, a low-probability state, and a short-probability state with a low probability. Then, the game control unit 200 switches between the high probability state and the low probability state based on a predetermined condition, and switches between the short time state and the short time state. In addition, the game control unit 200 performs control such as increasing the probability of winning the normal symbol lottery in the short time state, shortening the normal symbol variation time, and extending the opening time of the electric tulip 123 in the short time state. I do.

  The game control unit 200 performs a special symbol lottery when the game ball is won at the first start port 121 or the second start port 122. Then, a special game such as a jackpot game is performed according to the determination result of the special symbol lottery. In the special game, the game control unit 200 performs a predetermined number of rounds that maintain an open state until the special winning opening 125, which is a special electric accessory, satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, 29.5 seconds have passed or 10 game balls have been won). Control to repeat only. And the game control part 200 controls the opening-and-closing operation space | interval at the time of the jackpot big winning opening 125 opening.

In addition, the game control unit 200 performs a normal symbol lottery when the game ball passes through the gate 124. And the action | operation of an electric tulip is controlled according to the determination result of a normal symbol lottery.
In addition, the game control unit 200 holds the game ball when the game ball wins the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 during the special symbol change, or the game ball passes through the gate 124 during the normal symbol change. Set the hold that occurs.
Further, the game control unit 200 accompanies the game control such as the determination result of the special symbol lottery and the normal symbol lottery, the change information of the high probability state and the low probability state, the change information of the time short state and the short time state, the setting information of the hold, etc. Information is sent to the production control unit 300.

Further, when the game ball is won in the first start port 121, the second start port 122, the big winning port 125, and the normal winning port 126, the game control unit 200 per game ball according to the place where the game ball has won. The payout control unit 330 is instructed to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls. For example, when a game ball wins at the first start port 121, three prize balls, when a game ball wins at the second start port 122, four prize balls, and when a game ball wins the big prize port 125, thirteen prizes. When a game ball wins the ball, the normal winning opening 126, an instruction command (command) is sent to the payout control unit 330 so as to pay out 10 prize balls. Even if it is detected that the game ball has passed through the gate 124, the payout control unit 330 is not instructed to pay out the prize ball in conjunction with it.
When the payout control unit 330 pays out a prize ball in accordance with an instruction from the game control unit 200, the game control unit 200 acquires information on the number of prize balls paid out from the payout control unit 330. As a result, the number of prize balls paid out is managed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game control unit 200 includes a first start port detection unit (first start port switch (SW)) 211 that detects a winning of a game ball to the first start port 121, as shown in FIG. , A second start port detection unit (second start port switch (SW)) 212 that detects a winning of a game ball to the second start port 122, an electric tulip opening / closing unit 213 that opens and closes the electric tulip 123, and the gate 124. A gate detection unit (gate switch (SW)) 214 for detecting the passage of the game ball is connected.
Further, the game control unit 200 has a large winning port detecting unit (large winning port switch (SW)) 215 for detecting a winning of a game ball to the large winning port 125, and the large winning port 125 is inclined to be in a closed state. A large winning opening / closing unit 216 set to the open state and a normal winning opening detecting unit (normal winning opening switch (SW)) 217 for detecting the winning of a game ball to the normal winning opening 126 are connected.

In addition, the game control unit 200 includes a first special symbol hold indicator 218 for displaying the number of unreserved reserves won in the first start port 121 during the change of the special symbol, and the second special symbol hold indicator 218 during the change of the special symbol. A second special symbol hold indicator 219 that displays the number of unchanged reserves that have been won at the start port 122, and a normal symbol hold indicator that displays the number of unchanged symbols that have passed through the gate 124 while the normal symbol is changing. 220 are connected.
Further, the game control unit 200 includes a first special symbol display 221 for displaying a special symbol variation display and a special symbol lottery result performed by winning a game ball in the first starting port 121, and a second starting port. A second special symbol display 222 that displays the result of the special symbol variation display and special symbol lottery performed by winning the game ball to 122, and the normal symbol display that displays the normal symbol variation display and the normal symbol lottery result A device 223 and a state indicator 224 for displaying the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 are connected.

  Then, detection signals detected by the first start port switch 211, the second start port switch 212, the gate switch 214, the big winning port switch 215 and the normal winning port switch 217 are sent to the game control unit 200. In addition, the control signal from the game control unit 200 includes an electric tulip opening / closing unit 213, a prize winning opening / closing unit 216, a first special symbol hold indicator 218, a second special symbol hold indicator 219, a normal symbol hold indicator 220, It is sent to the first special symbol display 221, the second special symbol display 222, the normal symbol display 223, and the status display 224. Thereby, the game control unit 200 performs various controls related to the number of payout prize balls.

  Further, a board external information terminal board 350 for transmitting various information to a host computer (not shown) installed in the hall is connected to the game control unit 200. Then, the game control unit 200 transmits the information about the number of paid-out prize balls acquired from the payout control unit 330 and the information indicating the state of the game control unit 200 to the host computer via the board external information terminal board 350. To do.

[Configuration and function of production control unit]
The effect control unit 300 includes a CPU 301 that performs arithmetic processing for controlling effects, a ROM 302 that stores programs executed by the CPU 301 and various data, a RAM 303 that is used as a work memory of the CPU 301, and the like. And a real-time clock (RTC) 304 for measuring.
The effect control unit 300 sets the contents of the effect, for example, based on the determination result of whether or not the winning in the special symbol lottery sent from the game control unit 200 and the variation pattern. At that time, in response to an operation input from the user using the effect button 161 or the effect key 162, the effect content corresponding to the operation input may be set. In this case, for example, a signal (operation signal) corresponding to an operation is received from a controller (not shown) such as the effect button 161, and the operation content identified by the operation signal is reflected in the setting of the effect.
In addition, when the game is interrupted for a predetermined period, the production control unit 300 instructs the setting of screen display for waiting for a customer as one of the productions.
Furthermore, the production control unit 300 sets the production content based on the change information of the high probability state and the low probability state received from the game control unit 200, and the change information of the short time state and the short time state.
Further, the effect control unit 300 sends a command for instructing execution of the set effect contents to the image / sound control unit 310 and the lamp control unit 320.

[Configuration / Function of Image / Sound Control Unit]
The image / sound control unit 310 includes a CPU 311 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling the image and sound representing the content of the effect, a ROM 312 that stores programs executed by the CPU 311, various data, and the like. And a RAM 313 used as a memory or the like.
Then, the image / sound control unit 310 controls the image displayed on the image display unit 114 and the sound output from the speaker 156 based on the command sent from the effect control unit 300.
Specifically, in the ROM 312 of the image / sound control unit 310, a symbol image or background image displayed during the game on the image display unit 114, a decorative symbol for notifying the player of the lottery result, and a notice effect for the player Image data such as a character or item for displaying is stored.
The ROM 312 further stores various types of acoustic data such as music and sound output from the speaker 156 in synchronization with the image data or independently of the image data, and sound effects such as jingles. The CPU 311 selects and reads out the data corresponding to the command sent from the effect control unit 300 from the image data and the sound data stored in the ROM 312. Furthermore, image processing for background image display, symbol image display, symbol image variation, character / item display, etc., and voice processing using the read acoustic data are performed using the read image data.
The image / sound control unit 310 controls screen display on the image display unit 114 based on the image data that has undergone image processing. Further, the sound output from the speaker 156 is controlled by the sound data subjected to the sound processing.

[Configuration and function of lamp control unit]
The lamp control unit 320 stores a CPU 321 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling the light emission of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 and the operation of the movable accessory 115, and programs executed by the CPU 321 and various data. A ROM 322 and a RAM 323 used as a working memory for the CPU 321 are provided.
The lamp control unit 320 controls lighting / flashing of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157, the emission color, and the like based on the command sent from the effect control unit 300. Further, the operation of the movable accessory 115 is controlled.
Specifically, the ROM 322 of the lamp control unit 320 stores lighting / flashing pattern data and emission color pattern data (light emission pattern data) of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 according to the production contents set by the production control unit 300. Data) is stored. The CPU 321 selects and reads out the light emission pattern data stored in the ROM 322 corresponding to the command sent from the effect control unit 300. The lamp controller 320 controls the light emission of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 based on the read light emission pattern data.
The ROM 322 of the lamp control unit 320 stores operation pattern data of the movable accessory 115 corresponding to the production content set by the production control unit 300. The CPU 321 controls the operation of the movable accessory 115 based on the read operation pattern data.

[Configuration and function of payout control unit]
The payout control unit 330 includes a CPU 331 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling payout of payout balls, a ROM 332 that stores programs executed by the CPU 331, various data, and the like, and a RAM 333 that is used as a work memory for the CPU 331 and the like. And.
The payout control unit 330 controls payout of the payout ball based on the command sent from the game control unit 200.
Specifically, the payout control unit 330 acquires, from the game control unit 200, a command for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the place where the game ball has won (the first start port 121 or the like). Then, the payout driving unit 334 is controlled so as to pay out the number of prize balls specified by the command. Here, the payout drive unit 334 is constituted by a drive motor that sends out the game ball from the game ball storage unit.

The payout control unit 330 includes a payout ball detection unit 335 that detects the number of prize balls actually paid out from the game ball storage unit by the payout driving unit 334, and a game ball in the storage unit (not shown). Detecting unit 336 for detecting presence / absence of storage of the game, and detecting whether or not the plate 153 for holding the game ball used when the player plays the game or the paid-out prize ball is full. A full tank detection unit 337 is connected. The payout control unit 330 receives the detection signals detected by the payout ball detection unit 335, the ball presence detection unit 336, and the full tank detection unit 337, and performs predetermined processing according to these detection signals.
Further, a frame external information terminal board 340 that transmits various types of information to the host computer installed in the hall is connected to the payout control unit 330. Then, the payout control unit 330, for example, information on the number of prize balls instructed to pay out to the payout driving unit 334, information on the number of prize balls actually paid out detected by the payout ball detection unit 335, etc. Is transmitted to the host computer via the frame external information terminal board 340. Also, similar information is transmitted to the game control unit 200.

[Functional configuration of game control unit]
Next, the functional configuration of the game control unit 200 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the game control unit 200. As shown in FIG. 4, the game control unit 200 includes a random number acquisition unit 231, a normal symbol determination unit 232, a special symbol variation control unit 233, and a special symbol determination unit 234 as functional units that execute various lottery processes. And a normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236.
In addition, the game control unit 200 includes a variation pattern selection unit 235 as a functional unit that executes a process associated with special symbol variation.
In addition, the game control unit 200 is a function unit that executes operation control of various types of objects and data processing related to a prize ball, etc. As a function unit, a prize winning opening operation control unit 237, an electric tulip operation control unit 238, and a prize ball processing unit 239 are provided. And an output control unit 240 and a random number control unit 241.

The random number acquisition unit 231 acquires a random number value used for the special symbol lottery and a random value used for the normal symbol lottery. In the case of a random number value used for the special symbol lottery, specifically, on the condition that a game ball has won a prize at the first starting port 121 or the second starting port 122, a numerical value in a predetermined range is obtained for each type of random number. One numerical value (random number value) is selected (obtained) from the inside. The acquired random number value is used for determination by the special symbol determination unit 234. As will be described in detail later, the random numbers used in the special symbol lottery include a jackpot random number indicating whether or not the jackpot, a symbol random number indicating the type of jackpot, a variation pattern random number, a reach random number, and the like.
Further, in the case of a random number value used in the normal symbol lottery, specifically, one numerical value (random number value) is selected (obtained) from a predetermined range of values on the condition that the game ball has passed through the gate 124. ) The acquired random number value is used for determination by the normal symbol determination unit 232. In addition, as a random number used for the normal symbol lottery, a symbol random number indicating a winning type, a variation pattern random number, or the like may be set in addition to a winning random number indicating whether or not the winning is made.
When the special symbol lottery is performed, the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 controls the fluctuation of the special symbol in the first special symbol indicator 221 or the second special symbol indicator 222 according to the lottery result.

  The special symbol determination unit 234 uses a random number table as shown in FIG. 17 to be described later at the start of the variation of the special symbol, and whether the lottery result of the special symbol lottery is “big hit or not” Type "," whether or not a small win if the big win is not won "or the like. That is, the special symbol determination unit 234 determines whether or not to play a special game (such as a big hit game) advantageous to the player based on the random number value for special symbol lottery acquired by the random number acquisition unit 231. The special symbol lottery is a process performed by the random number acquisition unit 231 and the special symbol determination unit 234.

  Here, the “hit” is divided into a plurality of types according to the gaming state that occurs after the end of the jackpot game. Specifically, the type of jackpot is determined depending on the combination of the short-time state or the short-time state and the high-probability state or the low-probability state. That is, the types of jackpots based on the gaming state that occurs after the end of the jackpot game are the jackpots that become the short game state with a high probability after the jackpot game ends (hereinafter, the jackpot of the short game state with a high probability), the short game state with a low probability Jackpot to become a jackpot (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot of a low probability short game state), a jackpot to be a high probability short gameless state (hereinafter a jackpot of a high probability short gameless state), a jackpot to become a low probability short gameless state (hereinafter low) There is a possibility of a jackpot of probable short gameless state). Each of these jackpots is associated with an individual special symbol, and the type of jackpot is determined according to the type of special symbol won in the special symbol lottery.

  In addition, the “bonanza” may be divided into a jackpot that can be expected to pay out a large amount of gaming balls for a long time, and a jackpot that can hardly be expected to pay out gaming balls because the jackpot game time is short. The former is called “long hit” and the latter is called “short hit”. For example, in “long win”, a round that is maintained until the open state of the grand prize opening 125 satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, 29.5 seconds have passed or 10 game balls have been won) is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times). It is. In the “short win”, a round in which the special winning opening 125 is opened for a certain time (for example, 0.1 second) is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times).

In addition, in the case of “small winning” when the big winning is not won, for example, a small winning game is performed in which the big winning opening 125 is opened for a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times) for 0.1 seconds. At the time of winning the small hit, the game state before the small win is continued even after the small hit game is completed. That is, when the game state at the time of winning the small hit is the high probability short game state, the high probability short time gaming state is continued even after the small hit game ends, and the gaming state does not shift. Similarly, when the game state at the time of winning the small hit is the low probability short-time non-game state, the low-probability short short no-game state is continued even after the small hit game ends, and the game state does not shift.
Also, “small hit” is a kind of “out of game”, and none of the above gaming states that are advantageous to the player is set.

The variation pattern selection unit 235 selects a variation pattern (variation time) of a special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display 221 or the second special symbol display 222. Specifically, the variation pattern selection unit 235 determines a variation pattern based on a determination result whether or not to play a jackpot game, a determination result whether or not to reach, and the like. Then, based on the variation pattern selected by the variation pattern selection unit 235, the special symbol variation control unit 233 controls the variation of the special symbol. Details of operations of the fluctuation pattern selection unit 235 and the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 will be described later.
Here, “reach” is an effect for causing a player to expect a big hit in a decorative pattern to be described later.

The normal symbol determination unit 232 determines whether or not the lottery result of the normal symbol is “winning” using a random number table as shown in FIG. That is, the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines whether or not to perform an auxiliary game for opening and closing the electric tulip 123 based on the random number value for normal symbol lottery acquired by the random number acquisition unit 231. When a plurality of types of winning are set in the normal symbol lottery, the normal symbol determining unit 232 determines “winning type” when the determination result is winning. The normal symbol lottery is a process performed by the random number acquisition unit 231 and the normal symbol determination unit 232.
When the normal symbol lottery is performed, the normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236 controls the fluctuation of the normal symbol by the normal symbol display unit 223 according to the lottery result.
The electric tulip movement control unit 238 opens the electric tulip 123 for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times when the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines “winning” in the normal symbol lottery, and a game ball is placed at the second start port 122. Generate a state that makes it easy to win. Further, when it is determined as “displacement”, such an open state of the electric tulip 123 is not generated.

When the special symbol determination unit 234 determines that it is a “big hit” in the special symbol lottery, the big winning mouth operation control unit 237 uses the operation pattern specified based on the type of the winning jackpot as the jackpot game. The opening operation of 125 is controlled. Also, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 opens the special winning opening 125 for a specified time and a specified number of times as a small winning game when the special symbol determining unit 234 determines “small hit” in the special symbol lottery. .
The prize ball processing unit 239 sets commands for controlling the number of prizes received for various types of winning-related items and lottery, and for controlling the dispensing of prize balls according to the prizes.
The output control unit 240 controls the output of control commands from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 and the payout control unit 330.
The random number control unit 241 updates various random number values that the random number acquisition unit 231 acquires at a predetermined timing.

[Basic operation of gaming machine]
Next, the basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described.
When the power is turned on, the game control unit 200 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 performs initialization and initial setting of various devices as a basic process at the time of activation. And after performing a basic process, the game control part 200 repeatedly performs the main control process which is a series of processes regarding progress of a game. In addition, when the power is shut off, the game control unit 200 executes a series of power-off processing.

FIG. 5A is a flowchart illustrating an operation of basic processing by the game control unit 200.
When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is turned on, the game control unit 200 first permits access to the RAM 203 (see FIG. 3) (step (hereinafter, “step” will be referred to as “S”) 101). Then, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not a RAM clear switch for clearing the RAM 203 is ON (S102).
If the RAM clear switch is OFF (No in S102), the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the backup flag relating to the operation at the time of power-off is ON (S103).
If the backup flag is ON (Yes in S103), the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the checksum created when the power is turned off is normal (S104).
If the checksum is normal (Yes in S104), the game control unit 200 next executes a return process (S105). In this return processing, the game control unit 200 performs setting of sub-control means such as the effect control unit 300 accompanying the recovery from the state where the power is cut off. Specifically, the game control unit 200 is configured so that the internal state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 when the power is cut off (whether the game is a big hit game, either a high probability state or a low probability state, a short time state and a short time state) The command for setting the sub-control means is output to the effect control unit 300 so that any one of them is reflected. In this return process, the game control unit 200 turns off the backup flag.

  On the other hand, if the RAM clear switch is ON (Yes in S102), the backup flag is OFF (No in S103), and the checksum is abnormal (No in S104), then the game control unit 200 is initialized. As processing, the stored contents of the RAM 203 are cleared (S106), and the work area of the RAM 203 is set (S107). Then, the game control unit 200 outputs a command for setting (initializing) the sub control means to the effect control unit 300, and sets the sub board (sub control means) (S108). The setting of the sub board includes clearing the RAMs 303, 313, and 323 mounted on each sub board.

After the return process (see S105) is completed or after the setting of the sub-board (see S108) is finished, the game control unit 200 sets various counters and timers used for game control (S109). Then, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the interrupt permission (S110), the interrupt prohibition (S111), the symbol random number control process (S112), the initial value random number update process (S113), and the power shutoff flag are ON. (S114) is repeatedly executed as a loop process.
Here, interrupt permission (S110) and interrupt prohibition (S111) are provided to enable execution of interrupt processing during execution of the loop processing (S110 to S114). In the present embodiment, main control processing in game control is executed by this interrupt processing. Details of the main control process will be described later.
In the symbol random number control process (S112), the game control unit 200 updates the variation pattern random number used in the special symbol lottery.
In the initial value random number update process (S113), the game control unit 200 updates initial values of various random number values used in the game control.
In the determination of the power cut-off flag, when the power cut-off flag is OFF (No in S114), the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is not cut off, and the game control unit 200 performs main control by interruption together with the loop processing (S110 to S114). The process is executed repeatedly. On the other hand, when the power shut-off flag is ON (Yes in S114), the game control unit 200 starts a process for shutting off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 100 (power shut-off process).

FIG. 5B is a flowchart illustrating the operation of power-off processing by the game control unit 200.
In the power-off process, the game control unit 200 first clears the setting of the output port for performing various outputs (S115). Next, the game control unit 200 creates a checksum and stores it in the RAM 203 (S116). Next, the game control unit 200 turns on the backup flag (S117), prohibits access to the RAM 203 (S118), and shifts to an infinite loop.

[Main control processing of gaming machines]
Next, main control processing of the pachinko gaming machine 100 will be described.
In the main control process, the game control unit 200 controls the game in the pachinko gaming machine 100, instructs the effect control unit 300, which is a sub-control means, to control the effect, and gives a prize ball to the payout control unit 330. Instructs payout control.

FIG. 5-3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the main control process of the game control unit 200.
The main control process includes a series of processes in game control, and is repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals (for example, 4 milliseconds). In the present embodiment, the game control unit 200 generates an interrupt every predetermined time set in advance, and when the interrupt is permitted in the loop process shown in FIG. Execute main control processing. As shown in FIG. 5C, in the main control process, a random number update process, a switch process, a symbol process, an electric accessory process, a prize ball process, and an output process are sequentially executed (S501 to S506).

  In the random number update process (S501), the game control unit 200 calls a function (subroutine) of the random number control unit 241, and updates various random number values used in the game control by the game control unit 200. Details of the setting of the random number and the update of the random value will be described later.

As the switch process (S502), a start port switch process and a gate switch process are performed.
In the start port switch process, the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the random number acquisition unit 231, monitors the states of the first start port switch 211 and the second start port switch 212 in FIG. If this happens, a special symbol lottery process is executed.
In the gate switch process, the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the random number acquisition unit 231 to monitor the state of the gate switch 214 in FIG. 3, and when the switch is turned on, for the normal symbol lottery. Execute the process.
The detailed contents of these switch processes will be described later.

As the symbol processing (S503), special symbol processing and normal symbol processing are performed.
In the special symbol process, the game control unit 200 calls the functions (subroutines) of the special symbol variation control unit 233, the special symbol determination unit 234, and the variation pattern selection unit 235, and executes the special symbol variation and the process associated with this symbol variation. To do.
In the normal symbol process, the game control unit 200 calls the functions (subroutines) of the normal symbol variation control unit 236 and the normal symbol determination unit 232, and executes the normal symbol variation and the process associated with this symbol variation.
The detailed contents of these symbol processes will be described later.

As the electric accessory process (S504), a big prize opening process and an electric tulip process are performed.
In the special prize opening process, the game control unit 200 calls a function (subroutine) of the special prize opening operation control unit 237 and controls the opening operation of the special prize opening 125 which is a special electric accessory based on a predetermined condition.
In the electric tulip process, the game control unit 200 calls the function (subroutine) of the electric tulip operation control unit 238 and controls the opening operation of the electric tulip 123 that is a normal electric accessory based on a predetermined condition.
Detailed contents of these electric accessory processing will be described later.

  In the winning ball process (S505), the game control unit 200 calls a function (subroutine) of the winning ball processing unit 239, and sets a command for controlling the number of winnings and a control for paying out a winning ball according to the winnings.

  In the output process (S506), the game control unit 200 calls a function (subroutine) of the output control unit 240, outputs a command for effect control to the effect control unit 300, and sends a command for payout control to the payout control unit 330. Output. The effect control command is generated in each processing from S502 to S504, and stored (set) in the control command storage area provided in the RAM 203. The payout control command is generated in the processing of S 505 and stored (set) in the control command storage area provided in the RAM 203. A storage area is set in the RAM 203 for each type of control command.

  The output control unit 240 sequentially checks the storage area of each control command in the RAM 203 in the output process (S506), and if the control command is stored in each storage area (that is, the control command is used in the process of S502 to S505). If a command has been generated), the control command is read and output to the output destination (the effect control unit 300 or the payout control unit 330).

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5C, output processing is performed at the end of a series of main control processing. That is, the command generated in each process of S502 to S505 by the above functions as the first processing means is stored in a corresponding storage area of the RAM 203 in each process. Then, after these series of processing, the output control unit 240 as the second processing means collectively outputs the commands generated in each processing accumulated in the storage area of the RAM 203. In other words, in this embodiment, when the main control process is executed for one cycle, the command generated in the execution of the one cycle is output after the last command generation in the execution of the one cycle is performed.

[Configuration example of RAM of game control unit]
Although not particularly illustrated, the RAM 203 is provided with a command storage area for storing the command generated by the main control process for each command type.
As will be described in detail later, the command sent from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 is, for example, 2-byte information including a code indicating the type of command and data indicating the content of the command. A code is described in 1 byte, and data is described in another 1 byte. The code is, for example, information such as a special symbol lottery or a stop symbol related to a normal symbol lottery, a variation pattern, a hold, a preliminary determination, an operation instruction of the big prize opening 125 or the electric tulip 123, an error notification related to the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 100, etc. Identify the type. The data specifies the specific contents of the information specified by the code. For example, information such as the type of stop symbol in the special symbol lottery, the selected variation pattern, the number of holds, the specific contents of the operation of the special winning opening 125 (open or closed), an instruction to start or end error notification, etc. Described.

Each command storage area of the RAM 203 described above is associated with one or more types of commands for one command storage area. Then, in the main control process shown in FIG. 5C, the game control unit 200 stores the generated command in a command storage area associated with the command.
Here, in the main control process, not every command is necessarily generated every time one cycle of the process is executed. For example, when there is no winning at the first start port 121 or the second start port 122, a command related to a special symbol lottery stop symbol or a variation pattern is not generated. In addition, the command for operating the prize winning port 125 and the electric tulip 123 is not generated unless it is the timing at which these electric accessories are to be operated. Also, an error notification command is not generated unless an error has occurred.
Therefore, when the output process of the main control process (see S506 in FIG. 5-3) is performed, commands are usually stored in some command storage areas of the command storage area provided in the RAM 203. In other command storage areas, no commands are stored.

[Output processing by output controller]
Next, output processing (S506 in FIG. 5-3) by the output control unit 240 will be described.
The output control unit 240 of the game control unit 200 first pays attention to one of the command storage areas provided in the RAM 203 and checks whether or not a command is stored in the focused command storage area. If the command is stored, the output control unit 240 reads out the stored command and outputs it to the effect control unit 300.

If no command is stored in the focused command storage area, the output control unit 240 checks whether there is an unprocessed command storage area after outputting the command stored in the command storage area. When there is an unprocessed command storage area, the output control unit 240 pays attention to one of the unprocessed command storage areas, and repeats confirmation and output of the presence / absence of a command for the focused command storage area.
Then, when processing has been performed for all command storage areas, the output processing is terminated.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when one cycle of the main control process is executed, a command is generated according to the situation of the pachinko gaming machine 100 at that time, and the generated command is stored in the command storage area of the RAM 203. Stored. At the end of one cycle of the main control process, the commands generated by the execution of the one cycle are collectively read from the command storage area of the RAM 203 and output.

  With this configuration, in the main control process, in order to output the generated command, it is only necessary to call the function of the output control unit 240 once. That is, since it is not necessary to prepare a function (subroutine) that outputs a generated command every time a command is generated, the number of control instructions can be reduced and an increase in the size of a program related to output processing can be suppressed. Further, since it is not necessary to call a function for outputting the generated command every time a command is generated, the time required for the entire output process can be shortened.

[Modified example of basic operation of gaming machine]
In the operation example described with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5C, the interrupt is permitted in the loop process portion of the basic process, and the main control process including a series of processes is executed as the interrupt process. However, the main control process only needs to be configured to be repeatedly executed at regular intervals, and specific implementation means (execution procedure) is not limited to the examples shown in FIGS. It is not limited. For example, the main control process may be incorporated in a series of operations of the basic process, the elapsed time may be measured at a predetermined timing, and the process may return to the main control process every predetermined time (for example, 4 milliseconds). In addition, while incorporating the main control process in the series of operations of the basic process, as in the operation described with reference to FIG. 5A to FIG. If it occurs, it may be configured to return to the main control process incorporated in the basic process.

  When a command generated in the basic process is output, in principle, every time a command is generated, the command is stored in the command storage area of the RAM 203, and the output control unit 240 serving as the second processing means in the main control process is stored. Call and output the function. The basic process is a special process such as an initial operation that is performed when the power is turned on, and the processing procedure may vary depending on conditions such as the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 when the power is turned on. This is to promptly output the generated command so that there is no such thing. In addition, when a command is continuously generated by a plurality of related processes, a process procedure for storing a plurality of commands in the command storage area of the RAM 203 and outputting them in response to a specific process request is adopted. May be.

[Random number update processing by game control unit]
A random number value as determination information used for various lotteries in game control such as special symbol lottery is counted by a counter and starts from a predetermined initial value, and is updated by a random number update process (S501) of the main control process shown in FIG. ) Is incremented by one each time. Then, the values at the time each lottery is performed are acquired by the start opening switch process (FIG. 6) and the gate switch process (FIG. 7), and used in the special symbol process (FIG. 8) and the normal symbol process (FIG. 13). The This random number counter is an infinite loop counter, and after the counted random number value reaches the set random number maximum value (for example, 299 for the jackpot random number shown in FIG. 17A to be described later) Return to the initial value again. In addition, since the random number update process is performed at regular intervals, if the initial value of each random number is specified, the winning value may be estimated based on the update interval and the initial value information. Therefore, after returning from the main control process to the basic process shown in FIG. 5A, the initial value of each random number is randomly changed in the initial value random number update process of S113.

[Start-up switch processing by game control unit]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the contents of the start port switch process in the switch process shown in S502 of FIG. 5-3.
In the start port switch process, a process for winning at the first start port 121 and a process for winning at the second start port 122 are sequentially performed. Referring to FIG. 6, the game control unit 200 first determines whether or not a game ball is won at the first start port 121 and the first start port switch 211 is turned on (S601). If the first start port switch 211 is turned on, the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the unchanged hold number U1 in the winning of the first start port 121 is less than the upper limit value (S602). . In the example shown in FIG. 6, the upper limit value is four. If the number of holds U1 has reached the upper limit (No in S602), it is not possible to hold any more unchanging winnings, so the process for winning at the first start port 121 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the hold number U1 is less than the upper limit value (Yes in S602), the game control unit 200 next adds 1 to the value of the hold number U1 (S603). Then, the random number acquisition unit 231 of the game control unit 200 acquires a random number value for the lottery by the current winning and stores it in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S604). Here, since the first starting port 121 is won, a random number value for special symbol lottery is acquired. The random value acquired at this time is a value updated by the random number update process of the preceding S501. Then, the result of the special symbol lottery is determined in the later special symbol processing by this random number value. Random numbers here include jackpot random numbers that determine jackpot, jackpot or loss, jackpot type (short or short state after the end of jackpot game, short or short state, high probability state and low probability state, long hit, short Symbol random number value that determines the winning pattern, jackpot symbol random number value, fluctuation pattern random number value for specifying the variation pattern in symbol variation, reach random number value that determines whether or not to perform with reach in the event of a loss, etc. Is included.

Next, the game control unit 200 performs a pre-determination process for giving a notice effect of a lottery result to a winning ball (holding ball) for which a special symbol variation display operation is pending (that is, an undrawn lottery). (S605). In this preliminary determination process, the lottery result is determined not at the start of symbol variation but at the start opening prize (that is, in S605). In addition, in the gaming machine that does not perform the notice effect based on the advance determination, the advance determination process may be omitted.
Thereafter, the game control unit 200 sets a hold number increase command for notifying the effect control unit 300 of the increase in the hold number U1 in S603 in a predetermined storage area for the control command set in the RAM 203 (S606). Then, the process for winning in the first start port 121 is terminated. When the advance determination process of S605 is performed, the information on the determination result of the advance determination obtained in S605 is included in the pending number increase command.

  Next, a process for winning in the second start port 122 is performed. Referring to FIG. 6, next, the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the game ball has won the second start port 122 and the second start port switch 212 is turned on (S607). If the second start port switch 212 is turned ON, the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the unchanged hold number U2 in the winning of the second start port 122 is less than the upper limit value (S608). . In the example shown in FIG. 6, the upper limit value is four. If the number of holds U2 has reached the upper limit (No in S608), it is not possible to hold any more unchanging winnings, and the process for winning at the second start port 122 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the holding number U2 is less than the upper limit value (Yes in S608), the game control unit 200 adds 1 to the value of the holding number U2 (S609). Then, the random number acquisition unit 231 of the game control unit 200 acquires a random value for a lottery by the current winning and stores it in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S610). Here, since the winning of the second start port 122 is won, random numbers for special symbol lottery (big hit random number value, big hit symbol random number value, reach random number value, fluctuation pattern random number value, etc.) are acquired as in S604 above. Is done. The random value acquired at this time is a value updated by the random number update process of S501. Then, the result of the special symbol lottery is determined in the later special symbol processing by this random number value.

Next, the game control unit 200 performs a pre-determination process for giving a notice effect of a lottery result to a winning ball (holding ball) for which a special symbol variation display operation is pending (that is, an undrawn lottery). (S611). The content of this pre-determination process is the same as that of said S605. This prior determination process may also be omitted in gaming machines that do not perform the advance notice based on the prior determination.
Thereafter, the game control unit 200 sets a hold number increase command for notifying the effect control unit 300 of the increase in the hold number U2 in S609 in a predetermined storage area for the control command set in the RAM 203 (S612). Then, the process for winning in the second start port 122 is terminated. When the advance determination process of S611 is performed, the information on the determination result of the advance determination obtained in S611 is included in the pending number increase command.

[Gate switch processing by game control unit]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the contents of the gate switch process when a game ball passes through the gate 124.
In this gate switch process, the game control unit 200 first determines whether or not the game ball has passed through the gate 124 and the gate switch 214 is turned on (S701). If the gate switch 214 is turned on, the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the unchanged holding number G is less than the upper limit value (S702). In the example shown in FIG. 7, the upper limit value is four. If the number of reserves G has reached the upper limit (No in S702), no more unchanging winnings can be reserved, and the gate switch processing is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the number of reservations G is less than the upper limit value (Yes in S702), the game control unit 200 then adds 1 to the value of the number of reservations G (S703). Then, the random number acquisition unit 231 of the game control unit 200 acquires a random number value for the lottery by the current winning and stores it in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S704). Here, since the gate 124 is won, a random number value (such as a winning random number value) for normal symbol lottery is acquired.

  After the random number value is acquired in S704, the game control unit 200 performs a predetermined command for the control command set in the RAM 203 with a hold number G increase command for notifying the effect control unit 300 of the increase in the hold number G in S703. The storage area is set (S705), and the winning process in the gate 124 is terminated.

[Special symbol processing by game control unit]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the contents of the special symbol processing in the symbol processing shown in S503 of FIG. 5-3.
In this special symbol process, the special symbol variation control unit 233 of the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not the winning game flag is ON in the setting of a flag set in the RAM 203 (hereinafter, flag setting) ( S801). Here, the winning game flag is a flag that is set to identify that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the big hit game. Either the long hit game flag or the short hit game flag is set according to the type of the big hit game being executed. In the present embodiment, these are collectively called a winning game flag.

  When the winning game flag is ON, since the pachinko gaming machine 100 is already in the jackpot game, the special symbol process is terminated without starting the special symbol change (Yes in S801). On the other hand, if the winning game flag is OFF (No in S801), then the special symbol variation control unit 233 determines whether or not the current state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the special symbol variation (S802). If the special symbol is not changing (No in S802), then the special symbol fluctuation control unit 233 performs processing related to the number U1 and U2 (see FIG. 6) of the special symbols that have not been changed (S803 to S806). In the present embodiment, the number of holds U1 related to winning of the first start port 121 and the number of holds U2 related to winning of the second start port 122 are distinguished, so this processing is also performed for each corresponding start port. .

Specifically, the special symbol variation control unit 233 first determines whether or not the number of holds U2 related to winning in the second start port 122 is 1 or more (S803). When the number of reservations U2 is 1 or more (Yes in S803), the special symbol variation control unit 233 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of reservations U2 (S804). On the other hand, if the holding number U2 = 0 (No in S803), the special symbol variation control unit 233 next determines whether the holding number U1 related to winning in the first start port 121 is 1 or more (S805). When the number of holds U1 is 1 or more (Yes in S805), the special symbol variation control unit 233 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of holds U1 (S806). On the other hand, if the holding number U1 = 0 (No in S805), it means that there is no winning for starting the special symbol lottery, so the special symbol change is not started, and the waiting process for waiting for customers set in another routine To finish the process (S816).
In the present embodiment, priority is given to the processing related to the holding number U2 related to winning in the second start port 122. That is, when the number of holdings U2 is 1 or more, the processing related to the number of holdings U2 is performed, and when the number of holdings U2 = 0, the processing related to the number of holdings U1 is performed (see S803 to S806). On the other hand, regardless of which of the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 is won, for example, it is also possible to perform a control in which the hold numbers U1 and U2 are subtracted in the order of winning.

  After subtracting the reserved number U1 or the reserved number U2 in S804 or S806, the special symbol variation control unit 233 turns off the customer waiting flag set in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S807). The customer waiting flag is a flag for identifying that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the customer waiting state, and is set in the customer waiting setting process (S816, see FIG. 12).

  Next, the special symbol variation control unit 233 executes jackpot determination processing and variation pattern selection processing by separate routines (S808, S809). Although details will be described later, the setting information for changing the special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222 by the jackpot determination processing and the variation pattern selection processing (the jackpot symbol, game State, variation pattern, etc.) are determined. These pieces of information are included in a change start command sent to the effect control unit 300.

  Thereafter, the special symbol variation control unit 233 is displayed by the first special symbol display unit 221 and the second special symbol display unit 222 shown in FIG. 2 based on the setting contents determined in the jackpot determination process and the variation pattern selection process. The special symbol change is started (S810). Then, a change start command including setting information (a jackpot symbol, a gaming state, a change pattern, etc.) indicating the setting contents is generated and set in a predetermined storage area for the control command set in the RAM 203 (S811). The change start command set in S811 is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 by the output process shown in S506 of FIG.

  When it is determined in S802 that the special symbol is changing (Yes in S802), or after the change start command is set in S811, the special symbol variation control unit 233 determines whether or not the variation time has elapsed (S812). ). That is, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time since the start of the variation of the special symbol in S810 has reached the variation time set in the variation pattern selection process in S809. If the variation time has not elapsed (No in S812), the special symbol variation is continued, and the special symbol processing is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, when the variation time has elapsed (Yes in S812), the special symbol variation control unit 233 first determines the variation of the special symbol in the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222 as a big hit determination process in S808. It stops at the symbol determined in (S813). A change stop command for stopping a decorative design, which will be described later, is set in a predetermined storage area for a control command set in the RAM 203 (S814). Then, a stop routine process of another routine is executed (S815). The contents of the stop process will be described later. The change stop command set in S814 is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 by the output process shown in S506 of FIG.

[Big hit judgment processing by game control unit]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the contents of the jackpot determination process (S808 in FIG. 8).
In this jackpot determination process, the special symbol determination unit 234 of the game control unit 200 first determines a jackpot random number value in the current special symbol lottery (S901), and determines whether or not the jackpot or small hit is made (S902). , S905). Whether or not the jackpot or the jackpot is determined is whether or not the value of the jackpot random number acquired in S604 or S610 in FIG. 6 matches the value set as the jackpot winning value or the value set as the jackpot winning value It is determined by judging whether or not (see FIG. 17A).

  If the result of the random number determination in S901 is a big hit (Yes in S902), then the special symbol determination unit 234 determines a big hit symbol random number value (S903). Depending on the result of this determination, the type of jackpot (high or low probability state, short or short state, short or short state, long or short hit) is determined. Which jackpot is determined is determined by whether the value of the jackpot symbol random number acquired in S604 or S610 in FIG. 6 matches a preset value for each jackpot type (FIG. 17 ( b)).

  After the above determination, the special symbol determination unit 234 sets the symbol representing the type of jackpot determined by the determination of the jackpot symbol random number (the jackpot symbol) as setting information in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S904). ).

  If the result of the random number determination in S901 is a small hit (No in S902, Yes in S905), then the special symbol determination unit 234 uses a symbol representing the small hit (hereinafter referred to as a small hit symbol) as setting information. A predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 is set (S906).

  If the result of the random number determination in S901 is neither big win nor small win (No in S902 and S905), then the special symbol determination unit 234 uses the symbol indicating that the lottery is lost (hereinafter referred to as a lost symbol) as the setting information in the RAM 203. Is set in a predetermined storage area set in (S907).

[Change pattern selection process by game control unit]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the contents of the variation pattern selection process (S809 in FIG. 8).
In this variation pattern selection process, the variation pattern selection unit 235 of the game control unit 200 first determines whether or not a big win has been won in this special symbol lottery using the determination result of S902 in the jackpot determination process (FIG. 9). (S1001). If it is a big hit (Yes in S1001), the fluctuation pattern selection unit 235 reads the big hit fluctuation pattern table from the ROM 202 and sets it in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S1002).

On the other hand, if the jackpot has not been won (No in S1001), the variation pattern selection unit 235 then determines a random value for determining whether or not to perform a so-called reach effect for causing the player to expect a jackpot. (S1003). Whether or not the reach effect is performed is determined by determining whether or not the reach random number value acquired in S604 or S610 in FIG. 6 matches a preset value (see FIG. 17C). .
As a result of the determination using the random number value, when the reach effect is performed (Yes in S1004), the variation pattern selection unit 235 reads the variation pattern table for reach from the ROM 202 and sets it in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203. (S1005). When the reach effect is not performed (No in S1004), the variation pattern selection unit 235 reads the variation pattern table for loss from the ROM 202 and sets it in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S1006).
Here, the variation pattern table is a table in which a plurality of variation patterns (variation times of 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 90 seconds, etc.) prepared in advance are associated with values of variation pattern random numbers (see FIG. 18).

  Next, the variation pattern selection unit 235 determines the variation pattern random value using the variation pattern random value acquired in S604 or S610 of FIG. 6 and the variation pattern table set in S1002, S1005, and S1006 (S1007). ). That is, the fluctuation pattern selection unit 235 refers to the fluctuation pattern table set in the RAM 203 and selects a fluctuation pattern corresponding to the random value of the fluctuation pattern random number. Therefore, even if the same random number value is acquired, the variation referred to depending on the state difference such as whether or not the result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit or not and whether or not a reach effect is performed if it is not a big hit Since the pattern table is different, the determined variation pattern is different.

  Thereafter, the fluctuation pattern selection unit 235 sets the fluctuation pattern selected in S1007 as a setting information in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 (S1008). The setting information of the variation pattern set in S1008 is included in the variation start command set in S811 of FIG. 8, and is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 by the output process shown in S506 of FIG. Details of the variation pattern selected in this embodiment and its setting will be described later.

[Processing during stop by game control unit]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the contents of the suspension process (S815 in FIG. 8).
In this stop process, the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not a flag indicating that the time is short (hereinafter referred to as a short time flag) is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1101). When the time reduction flag is ON (Yes in S1101), the game control unit 200 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of lotteries (number of fluctuations) J in the time reduction state (S1102), and whether or not the number of lotteries J has become zero. (S1103). If the number of lotteries J = 0 (Yes in S1103), the time reduction flag is turned OFF (S1104). It should be noted that the operation for turning on the hourly flag and the setting of the initial value of the lottery number J are performed in a game state setting process (FIG. 15) in a special winning opening process (FIG. 14) described later.

  If the time reduction flag is OFF (No in S1101), or after the time reduction flag is turned OFF in S1104, or if the value of the number of lotteries J after subtraction in S1102 is not 0 (No in S1103), then game control The unit 200 checks whether or not a flag indicating a high probability state (hereinafter, probability variation flag) is set to ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1105). When both the probability variation flag and the previous time-short flag are ON, the high-probability short-time gaming state is established, and when the probability variation flag is ON and the time-short flag is OFF, the high-probability time-short no-game state.

  When the probability variation flag is ON (Yes in S1105), the game control unit 200 subtracts 1 from the value of the number of lotteries (number of variations) X in the high probability state (S1106), and whether or not the number of lotteries X has become 0. (S1107). If the number of lotteries X = 0 (Yes in S1107), the probability variation flag is turned OFF (S1108). Note that the operation for turning on the probability change flag and the setting of the initial value of the lottery number X are performed in a game state setting process (FIG. 15) in a special prize opening process (FIG. 14) described later.

  If the probability variation flag is OFF (No in S1105), or after the probability variation flag is turned OFF in S1108, or if the value of the number of lotteries X after subtraction in S1106 is not 0 (No in S1107), the next game control The unit 200 determines whether or not a big win has been won in this special symbol lottery (S1109). If it is a big hit (Yes in S1109), the game control unit 200 next determines whether or not the big hit type is a long win (S1110).

  Here, the determination of whether or not the jackpot is possible can be made based on the determination result of the jackpot determination process (FIG. 9). For example, if any of the symbols shown in the diagram of FIG. 17B to be described later is set, “Yes” is determined in S1109. If a lost symbol or a small bonus symbol is set in the RAM 203 by the big hit determination process, No in S1109.

  When the jackpot type is a long hit (Yes in S1110), the game control unit 200 turns on the long hit game flag (S1111). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes a jackpot gaming state (long winning gaming state) in which the jackpot type is long winning. In addition, here, in the long hit, it is not distinguished whether it is a high probability state or a low probability state. Whether the state is a high probability state or a low probability state is specified by turning on a corresponding flag in a game state setting process (FIG. 15) in a special prize opening process (FIG. 14) described later.

  If the jackpot type is not long hit (No in S1110), the game control unit 200 turns on the short hit game flag (S1112). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes a big hit gaming state (short winning gaming state) in which the big hit type is short hit. Similar to the case of long hit, the case of short hit does not distinguish between a high probability state and a low probability state.

  After turning on the winning game flag in S1111 or S1112, the game control unit 200 initializes the values of the lottery times J and X (S1113). In addition, when the time reduction flag is ON in S1101 and the lottery count J is not 0 in S1103, the game control unit 200 turns the time reduction flag OFF (S1114). Similarly, if the probability change flag is ON in S1105 and the number of lotteries X is not 0 in S1107, the game control unit 200 turns the probability change flag OFF (S1114).

After initializing the values of the lottery times J and X in S1113, the game control unit 200 starts an opening operation (S1117). Here, the contents of the opening operation differ depending on which of S1111 and S1112 the winning game flag is turned on. That is, according to the state of the winning game flag, one of the opening operations set in each gaming state of the long winning game and the short winning game is performed.
Thereafter, the game control unit 200 sets an opening command for performing an effect in the opening operation corresponding to the winning game flag in the effect control unit 300 in a predetermined storage area for the control command set in the RAM 203 (S1118). ), And terminate the process during stoppage. This opening command is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process shown in S506 of FIG.

On the other hand, when the result of the special symbol lottery this time is not a big win (No in S1109), the game control unit 200 determines whether or not the result of the special symbol lottery this time is a big hit (S1115). ). If it is not a small hit (No in S1115), the stopped process is terminated.
On the other hand, if it is a small hit (Yes in S1115), the game control unit 200 starts a small hit game and ends the stopped process (S1116). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes the small hit gaming state. In the small hit game, as described above, the special winning opening 125 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times, and is ended after a predetermined time has elapsed.

[Customer waiting setting process by game control unit]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the contents of the customer waiting setting process (S816 in FIG. 8).
In this customer waiting setting process, the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not the customer waiting flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1201). Here, the customer waiting flag is a flag that is set to identify that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a customer waiting state.

  If the customer waiting flag is ON, the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a customer waiting state, and thus the processing is terminated as it is (Yes in S1201). On the other hand, when the customer waiting flag is OFF, the game control unit 200 generates a customer waiting command and sets it in a predetermined storage area for the control command set in the RAM 203 (S1202), and turns on the customer waiting flag. (S1203). The customer waiting command set in S1202 is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 by the output process shown in S506 of FIG. The customer waiting flag is a flag that is set in a state where there is no suspension since the change of the special symbol is stopped (see FIG. 8).

[Normal symbol processing by game control unit]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the contents of the normal symbol processing in the symbol processing shown in S503 of FIG. 5-3.
In this normal symbol process, the normal symbol variation control unit 236 of the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not the auxiliary game flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1301). Here, the auxiliary game flag is a flag that is set when a normal symbol lottery is won. The state in which the auxiliary game flag is set is a state in which the electric tulip 123 is opened in accordance with the electric tulip process (FIG. 16) described later, and it is easy to win the second start port 122 (auxiliary game state).

  When the auxiliary game flag is ON, since the auxiliary game state has already been reached and the normal symbol is stopped, the normal symbol process is terminated without starting the normal symbol variation (Yes in S1301). On the other hand, if the auxiliary game flag is OFF (No in S1301), then the normal symbol variation control unit 236 determines whether or not the current state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in the normal symbol variation (S1302). If the normal symbol is not changing (No in S1302), then the normal symbol variation control unit 236 determines whether the number G of the normal symbol remaining unchanged (see FIG. 7) is 1 or more (S1303). If the holding number G = 0 (No in S1303), it means that there is no winning for starting the normal symbol lottery, and therefore the processing is terminated without starting the normal symbol variation.

  On the other hand, when the reserved number G is 1 or more (Yes in S1303), the normal symbol variation control unit 236 subtracts 1 from the value of the reserved number G (S1304). Then, the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines a winning random number value in the current normal symbol lottery to determine whether or not the normal symbol lottery has been won (S1305). Whether or not the winner has been won is determined by determining whether or not the value of the winning random number acquired in S704 of FIG. 7 matches the value set as the winning value in the table shown in FIG. It is determined. When a plurality of types of hits are set in the normal symbol lottery, for example, when the normal symbol determination unit 232 determines that it is a hit in S1305, the normal symbol determination unit 232 next determines a random value (winning symbol random number value) related to the hit type. Identify hit types.

  Next, the normal symbol variation control unit 236 sets a normal symbol according to the result of the normal symbol lottery (S1306). That is, when the normal symbol lottery is won, a symbol representing the winning (hereinafter referred to as a winning symbol) is set as setting information in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203. On the other hand, when the normal symbol lottery is not won, a symbol indicating that the lottery has been lost (hereinafter referred to as a lost symbol) is set in a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 203 as setting information.

  Next, the normal symbol variation control unit 236 sets the variation time of the normal symbol (S1307). This variation time is set based on the time reduction flag set in the processing of S1104 and S1114 in FIG. 11, S1504 and S1507 in FIG. That is, when the time reduction flag is ON in the setting in S1307, it is set to a short time (for example, 1.5 seconds), and when the time reduction flag is OFF, it is set to a long time (for example, 4.0 seconds). Is done. After this setting, the normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236 starts normal symbol fluctuations in the normal symbol display 223 shown in FIGS. 2A and 3 based on the setting contents of S1307 (S1308). In addition, the fluctuation pattern of a normal symbol can also be determined by lottery. In this case, for example, when the game ball passes through the gate 124, the random number acquisition unit 231 acquires the normal pattern variation pattern random value, and in S1307, the normal symbol variation control unit 236 generates the normal symbol variation pattern random value. By determining, the variation time is set.

  After starting the change of the normal symbol in S1308 or when it is determined that the normal symbol is changing in S1302 (Yes in S1302), the normal symbol change control unit 236 determines whether or not the change time has passed (S1309). ). That is, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time from the start of the normal symbol variation in S1308 has reached the variation time set in S1307. If the fluctuation time has not elapsed (No in S1309), the normal symbol variation is continued, so that the normal symbol processing is ended as it is.

  On the other hand, when the fluctuation time is over (Yes in S1309), the normal symbol fluctuation control unit 236 stops the fluctuation of the normal symbol in the normal symbol display unit 223 (S1310). Then, the normal symbol variation control unit 236 determines whether or not the determination result in S1305 is a win (S1311). If it is a win (Yes in S1311), the auxiliary game flag is turned ON (S1312). On the other hand, if it is off (No in S1311), the normal symbol process is terminated without turning on the auxiliary game flag.

[Large winning mouth processing by game control unit]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the contents of the big prize opening process in the electric accessory process shown in S504 of FIG. 5-3.
In this special winning opening process, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 of the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not the winning game flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1401). If the winning game flag is OFF, there is no prize winning in the big prize opening 125, and the big prize opening process is terminated (No in S1401). On the other hand, when the winning game flag is ON (Yes in S1401), the special winning opening operation control unit 237 then opens in the operation control at the time of the big hit started by the pachinko gaming machine 100 being stopped (FIG. 11). It is determined whether or not the operation is in progress (S1402).

  When the pachinko gaming machine 100 is opening (Yes in S1402), the next prize opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not a predetermined time (opening time) for performing the opening operation has elapsed. (S1403). If the opening time has not elapsed, the opening operation at the special winning opening 125 is continued, and the special winning opening process is terminated (No in S1403). On the other hand, if the opening time has elapsed (Yes in S1403), the special winning opening operation control unit 237 then sets the operation of the special winning opening 125 (S1404) and initializes the winning number C (C = 0). Then, the value of the number R of rounds of operation of the big prize opening 125 is incremented by 1 from the current value (S1406), and the big prize opening 125 is started (opened) (S1407).

  In the operation setting of S1404, the operation pattern of the special winning opening 125 and the number of rounds (operation round number) operated by the operation pattern are set. As the case where the big prize opening 125 is operated, there are a case where it is a big win per long or short in a special symbol lottery and a case where it is a small win. The operation pattern and the number of rounds are variously set according to the hit type. In the jackpot game, it is stipulated that the winning prize opening 125 is continuously operated a plurality of times (a plurality of rounds). As an example, in the case of a long hit, for example, 15 rounds (15R) are operated, and 29.5 seconds are released once in one round. In the case of a short hit, for example, 15 rounds (15R) are operated, and one round is performed once for 0.1 seconds. In the case of a small hit, for example, one round (1R) is operated, and 0.1 second is released 15 times in this round. Here, when the operation with short hits and the operation with small hits are compared in the above examples, both 0.1 seconds of opening is performed 15 times. That is, the action of the big winning opening 125 that can be seen by the player is the same in the case of short win and small win, and the short win and the small win are distinguished only from the action of the big winning opening 125 on the game board 110. I can't do it.

  As another example, 15 rounds (15R) are activated per long, 29.5 seconds are released once per round, 2 rounds (2R) are activated per short, and 0 are rounded per round. .9 seconds are opened twice, and with a small hit, one round (1R) is operated, and 0.9 seconds is opened twice in this round. In this case as well, when the operation with short hits and the operation with small hits are compared, both 0.9 seconds are released twice, and the action of the big prize opening 125 that can be seen by the player is in the case of short hits. It is the same in the case of small hits.

  The law stipulates that the cumulative opening time of the special winning opening 125 must be set within 1.8 seconds for a small hit. On the other hand, in the case of a big hit (long hit or short win), the big winning opening 125 must be continuously opened a plurality of times. Therefore, when trying to make it difficult to visually distinguish the operation with a small hit and the operation with a short hit as described above, within the range that satisfies the cumulative open time within 1.8 seconds in one operation, An operation mode in which the big prize opening 125 is opened two or more times is set, and in the short win, the same number of rounds as the number of small hits is set.

  Next, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not the opening time in the operation pattern set in S1404 has elapsed (S1408). If the open state at the big prize opening 125 has not passed the opening time (No in S1408), the big prize opening operation control unit 237 then sets the number C of winning prizes to the big prize opening 125 to a predetermined number (for example, 9). It is determined whether or not (S1409). When the opening time has not elapsed and the winning number C is less than the specified number, the operation state (opening state) of the large winning opening 125 is continued, so the large winning opening process is terminated (No in S1409). ). On the other hand, if the opening time has elapsed (Yes in S1408) or the winning number C reaches the specified number (Yes in S1409), the special winning opening operation control unit 237 finishes operating the special winning opening 125 (closing). (S1410).

  Next, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not the number R of rounds of operation of the special winning opening 125 has reached the maximum value set in S1404 (S1411). If the maximum value has not been reached, the remaining operations are performed, and the special winning opening process is terminated (No in S1411).

If the number of rounds R of the operation of the special winning opening 125 reaches the maximum value (Yes in S1411), the special winning opening operation control unit 237 then starts an ending operation (S1412). Here, the content of the ending operation corresponds to the state of the winning game flag among the ending operations set in the long hit game and the short hit game.
Thereafter, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 sets an ending command for performing an effect in the ending operation corresponding to the winning game flag in the effect control unit 300 in a predetermined storage area for the control command set in the RAM 203. (S1413). This ending command is transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process shown in S506 of FIG.

  Next, the special winning opening operation control unit 237 resets the round number R of the operation of the special winning opening 125 to 0 (S1414), and then performs an ending operation in which an elapsed time from the start of the ending operation is set in advance. It is determined whether the power time (ending time) has elapsed (S1417). If the ending time has not elapsed, the ending operation is continued, and thus the big prize opening process is terminated (No in S1417). On the other hand, if the ending time has elapsed (Yes in S1417), the special winning opening operation control unit 237 then performs a game state setting process by the game control unit 200 (S1418), then turns off the winning game flag, The big prize opening process is terminated (S1419). The contents of the game state setting process will be described later.

  If it is determined in S1402 that the pachinko gaming machine 100 is not opening (No in S1402), the special winning opening operation control unit 237 determines whether or not it is ending (S1415). If the ending is in progress (Yes in S1415), the operations after S1417 are executed.

On the other hand, if the pachinko gaming machine 100 is not ending (No in S1415), the special winning opening operation control unit 237 next determines whether or not the special winning opening 125 is operating (opening) (S1416). If it is not in operation (No in S1416), the operation after S1405 is executed. If it is in operation (Yes in S1416), the operation after S1408 is executed.
The effect performed in the small hit game described above is the same as the effect performed in the short hit game, and it is not possible to distinguish short hit and small hit from the effect.

[Game state setting process]
FIG. 15 shows the contents of the game state setting process (S1418) performed by the game control unit 200, which is executed when the ending time has elapsed (Yes in S1417).
When the game state setting process is performed, as a premise, the winning game flag is set to ON in S1401 of FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 15, the game control unit 200 first determines the type of the hit (S1501, S1502, S1503, S1506). These determinations can be made based on the types of symbols set as setting information in the RAM 203 in the jackpot determination process (FIG. 9), for example. Since these determinations are substantially the same as S902, S903, and S905 in the jackpot determination process (FIG. 9), the determination results of S902, S903, and S905 may be used.

If it is a small hit (Yes in S1501), the gaming state (internal state of the pachinko gaming machine 100) is not changed, so the gaming state setting process is terminated.
If the winning type is a big hit with a low probability short-time gaming state (No in S1501, Yes in S1502 and S1503), the game control unit 200 turns on the short-time flag (S1504). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes the low gaming state when the probability is low. In addition, the game control unit 200 sets an initial value of the lottery count J (S1505) and ends the game state setting process. The initial value of the lottery number J is 100 in the illustrated example. Therefore, if the lottery in the low probability short game state is performed 100 times, the low probability short game state is ended and the low probability short short game state is entered.

  On the other hand, if the winning type is a big hit in the low probability short-time no-game state (No in S1501, Yes in 1502, No in S1503), the game control unit 200 ends the process without turning on both the short-time flag and the probability change flag. To do. Therefore, the setting of the game state of the RAM 203 for the game after the jackpot becomes a low probability short time no game state.

  When the winning type is a big hit in the short probability gaming state with a high probability (No in S1501, S1502, Yes in S1506), the game control unit 200 turns on the hourly flag (S1507) and sets the initial value of the number of lottery times J. (S1508). In this case, the initial value of the number of times of lottery J is 10,000 in the illustrated example. Further, the game control unit 200 turns on the probability change flag (S1509), and sets an initial value of the number of lotteries X (S1510). The initial value of the number of times of lottery X is 10,000 in the illustrated example. As a result, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes a high probability and short gaming state. If the lottery in the high probability short game state is performed 10,000 times, the high probability short game state is terminated and the low probability short short game state is entered.

  On the other hand, when the winning type is a big hit with a high probability short-time non-game state (No in S1501, S1502, and S1506), the game control unit 200 turns on only the probability variation flag (S1509), and the initial value ( 10000 times) is set (S1510). Thereby, the setting of the gaming state in the RAM 203 becomes a high probability short time no gaming state. Then, if the lottery in the high probability short-time non-game state is performed 10,000 times, the high-probability short-time non-game state is finished and the low-probability short-time non-game state is entered.

[Electric tulip processing by game control unit]
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the contents of the electric tulip process in the electric accessory process shown in S504 of FIG. 5-3.
In the electric tulip process, the electric tulip operation control unit 238 of the game control unit 200 first checks whether or not the auxiliary game flag is ON in the flag setting of the RAM 203 (S1601). When the auxiliary game flag is OFF, the electric tulip 123 is not released, and thus the electric tulip process is terminated (No in S1601). On the other hand, if the auxiliary game flag is ON (Yes in S1601), the electric tulip operation control unit 238 determines whether the electric tulip 123 is operating (S1602).

  When the electric tulip 123 is not in operation (No in S1602), the electric tulip operation control unit 238 sets the operation pattern of the electric tulip 123 (S1603), and operates the electric tulip 123 with the set operation pattern (S1604). . Here, the operation pattern is set based on the time reduction flag set in the processes of S1104 and S1114 in FIG. 11, S1504 and S1507 in FIG. For example, when the time reduction flag is OFF at the time of setting in S1603, an operation pattern that opens once with an opening time of 0.15 seconds is set, and when the time reduction flag is ON, 1.80 seconds are released. An operating pattern that opens three times in time is set. Thus, normally, when the time reduction flag is ON (when it is in the time reduction state), the electric tulip 123 is opened a plurality of times for a long time, and the winning support that makes it easy to win the second start port 122 (electricity chewing support). Is done. A plurality of operation patterns (types of auxiliary games) of the electric tulip 123 when the time flag is ON or OFF are prepared, and the operation is performed according to the type determined in the normal symbol processing (see FIG. 13). You may comprise so that a pattern may be set.

  When it is determined in S1602 that the electric tulip 123 is in operation (Yes in S1602), or after the electric tulip 123 is operated in S1604, the electric tulip operation control unit 238 passes the open time in the set operation pattern. It is determined whether it has been done (S1605). If the opening time has not elapsed, the operation state (open state) of the electric tulip 123 is continued, and thus the electric tulip process is terminated (No in S1605). On the other hand, if the opening time has elapsed (Yes in S1605), the electric tulip operation control unit 238 sets the auxiliary game flag to OFF and ends the electric tulip process (S1606).

[Random number judgment method]
Here, a determination method using random numbers performed in the jackpot determination process (FIG. 9), the variation pattern selection process (FIG. 10), the normal symbol process (FIG. 13), etc. will be described in detail.
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a random number (determination table) used in the special symbol lottery and the normal symbol lottery in the present embodiment.
FIG. 17A shows a configuration example of a jackpot random number used in the special symbol lottery, FIG. 17B shows a configuration example of the jackpot random number used in the special symbol lottery, and FIG. 17C shows a special symbol lottery. A configuration example of reach random numbers used, and FIG. 17 (d) each show a configuration example of hit random numbers used in normal symbol lottery.

  Referring to FIG. 17 (a), as the determination value of the jackpot random number, the jackpot in which the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 after the jackpot game becomes a low probability state (hereinafter, the jackpot in the low probability state) and the gaming state after the jackpot game Are set to two types of jackpots (hereinafter, jackpots of high-probability states) and small hits. The range of values of random numbers (big hit random numbers) is 300 from 0 to 299 in all cases. In the case of a special symbol lottery in a low probability state (a jackpot lottery), only one winning value is set, and the winning probability is 1/300. In the case of a special symbol lottery in a high probability state, 10 winning values are set, and the winning probability is 10/300 (= 1/30). That is, in the example shown in the figure, if the winning symbols 121 and 122 are won in the high probability state and the special symbol lottery is performed, the winning probability is 10 times that in the case where the special symbol lottery is performed in the low probability state. Further, three winning values are set regardless of the low probability state or the high probability state, and the winning probability is 3/300 (= 1/100).

  Referring to FIG. 17 (b), five types of jackpot symbols are prepared: low probability symbol A, low probability symbol B, high probability symbol A, high probability symbol B, and latent symbol symbol. Here, the low-probability symbol A and the low-probability symbol B are symbols representing a jackpot in a low-probability state, and among these, the low-probability symbol A is a long-spot (a jackpot in a low-probability gaming state) and a low-probability symbol. B represents a short win (a big hit in a low no-game state with a low probability). The high-probability symbol A and the high-probability symbol B are symbols that represent a jackpot of a high-probability state. Among these symbols, the high-probability symbol A is a long-spot (a jackpot for a high-probability short-time gaming state), and the high-probability symbol B is a short-spot Each win (a big hit with a high probability short and no game state) is represented. The latent symbol is a symbol representing that it is a big hit in a high probability short-time no-game state. Therefore, the high probability symbol B and the latent probability symbol have the same gaming state after the jackpot game, but the latent probability symbol is a condition for performing a latent effect that does not clearly notify the player that the probability state is high. Therefore, it is provided separately from the high probability symbol B. The range of values of random numbers (big hit symbol random numbers) is 250 from 0 to 249. In addition, in the jackpot symbol random number, a winning value is set for each of the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 that trigger the special symbol lottery.

In the low probability pattern A, 35 values are assigned as winning values in both the first start port 121 and the second start port 122. Therefore, the probability of winning with the low probability symbol A when winning a jackpot is 35/250 (= 7/50).
In the low probability symbol B, 15 values are assigned as winning values for both the first start port 121 and the second start port 122. Therefore, when winning the jackpot, the probability of winning with the low probability symbol B is 15/250 (= 3/50).

In the high probability symbol A, 25 values are assigned as winning values when winning in the first start port 121. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol A is 25/250 (= 1/10) in the case of winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121.
On the other hand, 175 values are assigned as winning values when winning at the second start port 122. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol A is 175/250 (= 7/10) in the case of winning the jackpot in the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122.

In the high probability symbol B, 75 values are assigned as winning values when winning in the first start port 121. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol B in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121 is 75/250 (= 3/10).
On the other hand, 25 values are assigned as winning values when winning at the second start port 122. Therefore, the probability of winning with the high-probability symbol B in the special symbol lottery started by winning the second starting port 122 is 25/250 (= 1/10).

In the latent symbol, 100 values are assigned as winning values when winning at the first start port 121. Therefore, the probability of winning in the latent symbol when winning a big win in the special symbol lottery started by winning the first starting port 121 is 100/250 (= 2/5).
On the other hand, the winning value in the latent symbol is not assigned to the second starting port 122, and when winning in the second starting port 122, it is not won in the latent symbol.

  As described above, in the example shown in FIG. 17B, the jackpot when winning the first start port 121 has a probability of becoming a jackpot (high probability symbol B, latent probability symbol) of the high probability short-time non-game state. The probability that the jackpot when winning the second start port 122 is high is a jackpot (high probability symbol A) in the short game state with high probability is high. In this way, by making the winning probabilities of the jackpot types different when winning at the first start port 121 and when winning at the second start port 122, various game characteristics can be provided. Further, the arrangement of the first start port 121 and the second start port 122 in the game board 110 is devised so that it is easy to aim at either the first start port 121 or the second start port 122 in a specific state (mode). By configuring the above, it is possible to encourage the player to participate in more aggressive games.

Next, the determination of reach random numbers will be described.
Referring to FIG. 17 (c), the range of random number values is 250 from 0 to 249, and 22 random numbers are assigned to the lottery result (with reach) for performing the reach effect, and the reach effect is not performed. 228 random numbers are assigned to the result (no reach). In other words, in the illustrated example, when a special symbol lottery is not won, a reach effect is performed with a probability of 22/250 (= 11/125). Here, the reach effect is an effect performed in the image display unit 114 when the special symbol changes. Hereinafter, the effect at the time of the special symbol change that does not perform the reach effect is referred to as an effect without reach, and the reach effect is also referred to as an effect with reach correspondingly.

  In many cases, when the special symbol changes, the first special symbol display 221 and the second special symbol display 222 (hereinafter referred to as the special symbol display units 221 and 222 if they are not distinguished) are linked with display control. In the image display unit 114, an effect using a decorative design is performed. The decorative design is configured, for example, by displaying three rows of symbols composed of a number sequence in which numbers 1 to 9 are continuously written in the vertical direction. Then, at the same time when the special symbol display on the special symbol indicators 221 and 222 is started, the decorative symbol displayed on the image display unit 114 starts scrolling. In addition, at the same time that the special symbol is stopped and displayed, the decorative symbol is also stopped. Generally, when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, three identical numbers are arranged on a straight line extending horizontally or diagonally in the stop display of the decorative symbol. An effect using a decorative symbol performed in accordance with the variation display of the special symbol is referred to as a variation effect.

In the production with reach, the following unique operation is performed with respect to the decorative design as a variation production. First, when the decorative symbol scrolling stops and each symbol is stopped and displayed, first, any two symbols (sequence) stop first. At this time, the same number is stopped and displayed on a straight line extending horizontally or diagonally. Next, the last row gradually slows down the scroll speed, giving the player a sense of expectation that three identical numbers will be aligned on a straight line. In such an effect with reach, there is a case where a so-called super reach effect in which various characters appear or a story develops before the last one column of scrolling stops. In addition, the above-described variation effect performed together with the reach effect is also referred to as a reach variation effect.
On the other hand, in the non-reach effect, the design is stopped and displayed in a state where the same numbers are not aligned on a straight line extending horizontally or diagonally without producing an effect that gives the player a sense of expectation as in the effect with reach.

As described above, the reach random number is used to determine whether the effect with reach or the effect without reach is performed in the image display unit 114 when the result of the determination of the jackpot random number is out of order. A reachable effect appears with a probability, so that the player is appropriately expected.
In addition, when a big win is won, a reachable effect is always performed, and finally the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in a state where the same numbers are aligned on a straight line extending horizontally or diagonally. On the other hand, in the case of winning with a small win or a loss effect, the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in a state where the same numbers are not aligned on the straight line.

Next, the determination of the winning random number used for the normal symbol lottery will be described.
Referring to FIG. 17D, the range of the random number value is 10 from 0 to 9, and one value is assigned as the winning value when the time-short flag is OFF, and as the winning value when the time-short flag is ON. Nine values are assigned. Therefore, when the game ball passes through the gate 124 and the normal symbol lottery is performed in the timeless state, it is won with a probability of 1/10. On the other hand, if the game ball passes through the gate 124 and the normal symbol lottery is performed in the short-time state, the player wins with a probability of 9/10.
In addition, although not particularly illustrated, it is possible to set a plurality of hits with different contents of the auxiliary game (open pattern of the electric tulip 123) performed when it is determined that the normal symbol lottery is won. In this case, for example, the winning symbol random number for specifying the winning type in the normal symbol lottery is set in the same manner as the jackpot symbol random number for specifying the winning symbol type in the special symbol lottery (see FIG. 17B). Then, the game control unit 200 acquires the random number value of the winning design random number together with the random number value of the winning random number in the gate switch process (see FIG. 7) by the random number acquiring unit 231, and is acquired by the normal symbol determining unit 232. The hit type is specified based on the random value.
Note that the random number range, winning value ratio, and winning value shown in the configuration example of each random number in FIG. 17 are merely examples, and are not limited to the illustrated values.

[Setting example of fluctuation pattern]
Next, an example of setting a variation pattern used in the variation pattern selection process shown in FIG. 10 will be described.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a setting example of a variation pattern used in the variation pattern selection process illustrated in FIG.
In the example illustrated in FIG. 18, three types of variation patterns A to C are set as variation patterns when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit (in the case of Yes in S1001 in FIG. 10). In addition, six types of variation patterns D to I are set as variation patterns when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is out of place (in the case of No in S1001 in FIG. 10). The fluctuation time is 90 seconds for the fluctuation pattern A, 60 seconds for the fluctuation pattern B, 30 seconds for the fluctuation pattern C, 60 seconds for the fluctuation pattern D, 30 seconds for the fluctuation pattern E, 15 seconds for the fluctuation pattern F, and 15 seconds for the fluctuation pattern G. 13 seconds, the fluctuation pattern H is set to 7 seconds, and the fluctuation pattern I is set to 3 seconds. That is, the variation pattern of the special symbol determines the determination result in the special symbol lottery and the variation time of the special symbol.

  The variation patterns D to F are variation patterns that are selected when the reach effect is performed (in the case of Yes in S1004 in FIG. 10), and the variation patterns G to I are when the reach effect is not performed (FIG. 10 in the case of No in S1004). Special symbol variations due to variation patterns with reach effects such as variation patterns D to F are also referred to as reach variations. Since the reach effect is always performed when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, the presence or absence of the reach effect is not referred to when the variation patterns A to C are selected.

  Further, among the variation patterns G to I, when the variation pattern G has a holding number of 0, when the variation pattern H has one or two holding numbers, the variation pattern I has a holding number of three or four. It is set as a variation pattern to be selected for each of the individual patterns. That is, the average time of the special symbol variation is set to be shorter as the number of pending determinations in the special symbol lottery is larger.

  The game control unit 200 determines whether or not the variation pattern random value (see S604 and S610 in FIG. 6) acquired when the game ball wins the start ports 121 and 122, the determination result shown in the setting example in FIG. The variation pattern of the special symbol is determined based on conditions such as the number of holds. Then, the information of the determined variation pattern of the special symbol is included in the variation start command and is sent from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300. As will be described later, in the effect control unit 300, an effect corresponding to a change time specified based on information of a change pattern included in the change start command (executable during the change time) as an effect when the special symbol changes Is selected and executed.

Although not shown, the variation pattern A is selected at the highest rate among the variation patterns A to C selected when the determination result of the special symbol lottery is a big hit, and the variation at the next highest rate. It can be set so that the pattern B is selected and the variation pattern C is selected at the lowest rate.
In the example shown in FIG. 18, there is no distinction between the case where the game ball wins the first start port 121 and the case where the game ball wins the second start port 122, but the first start port 121 and the second start port 121 It is also possible to vary the setting of the variation pattern depending on which of 122 is won.

[Control command configuration and transmission method]
Here, the configuration and transmission method of commands (effect control commands and setting commands) output from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 will be described.
FIG. 19A is a diagram illustrating a command configuration. 19A shows the data structure of the command, and FIG. 19A shows the structure of the command as a bit string.

  As shown in FIG. 19A, a command output from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 is composed of 2 bytes. This command is composed of a 1-byte “code portion” as a first data portion and a 1-byte “data portion” as a second data portion. In the “code part”, a code indicating a command type is described, and in the “data part”, data indicating a command value is described. This command is transmitted from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 using asynchronous synchronization by one serial signal. More generally, the “code” that is the first data part has a size of a bit (a is an integer of 2 or more), and the value of the leading 1 bit is specified as either 1 or 0. The “data” as the second data part has a size of n × a bits (n is an integer of 1 or more), and the value of the first 1 bit is different from the value of the first 1 bit of the first data part. Specific to the value.

  Since start-stop synchronization is used, a 1-bit start bit (indicated by “S” in the figure) is provided at the head of each of the “code part” and “data part” that constitutes the command, and is added at the end. Is provided with one end bit (indicated by “E” in the figure). Each of the “code part” and “data part” constituting the command is provided with one parity bit (bit indicated as “P” in the figure).

  As shown in FIG. 19A, both the “code part” and “data part” constituting the command have a data size of 1 byte (8 bits). When transmitted, the “code portion” and the “data portion” are each provided with a start bit, an end bit, and a parity bit. Therefore, it is not easy for the effect control unit 300 that receives a command to identify whether the received data string is a “code part” or a “data part” of the command from the outline of the data string. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a flag for identifying the “code portion” and the “data portion” is set. Specifically, the value of the specific portion of the 8-bit value constituting the “code portion” is different from the value of the portion corresponding to the specific portion of the “code portion” among the 8-bit values constituting the “data portion”. Like that.

  In the example shown in FIG. 19B, the first 1 bit of each “code part” and “data part” is used as a flag. That is, in the 8-bit value constituting the “code part”, the first 1-bit value is “1”, and in the 8-bit value constituting the “data part”, the first 1-bit value is “0”. And Thereby, the production control unit 300 can identify whether the data string is a “code part” or a “data part” by examining the value of the first bit following the start bit of the received data string. The specific value of the flag is merely an example, and a value different from the above value may be used as long as the “code portion” and the “data portion” can be identified. In this embodiment, the “code part” and “data part” are each an 8-bit data string, but the same applies to other data sizes (a bits (a is an integer of 2 or more)). The “code part” and the “data part” can be identified by this method.

  Here, since the value of the first 1 bit of the “code part” is specified as “1”, the range of values that the “code part” can take is from 10000000B (= 80H) to 11111111B (= FFH). There are 128 pieces. Note that the letter “B” attached to each value indicates binary notation, and the letter “H” indicates hexadecimal notation. In addition, since the value of the first 1 bit of the “data part” is specified as “0”, the range of values that the “data part” can take is 128 from 00000000B (= 00H) to 01111111B (= 7FH). It is a piece. That is, according to the configuration shown in FIGS. 19A and 19B, 128 types of commands that can take 128 types of values can be set. Then, by associating the value of each code with each command storage area of the RAM 203 (see FIG. 3) of the game control unit 200, the generated command is stored in the command storage area associated with the command. Will be stored.

  By the way, in the pachinko gaming machine 100, many types of effects are executed according to the gaming state, the determination result of the special symbol lottery, and the like. Therefore, a large number of commands are prepared for the commands for effect control. In particular, the “data portion” that is a value indicating the specific content of the command may be insufficient with the above 128 (for example, a command specifying a variation pattern of a special symbol). On the other hand, the “code part” indicating the type of command is usually smaller than the above 128. Therefore, it is conceivable to use a part of the bit string of the “code part” to describe the value of the “data part”.

  For example, consider the case where the last 1 bit of the “code part” is used to describe the value of the “data part”. Hereinafter, each bit in the 8-bit bit string constituting the “code portion” and the “data portion” is referred to as a first bit to an eighth bit. Separately from the bit string that constitutes the “code part”, the code value that actually indicates the type of command is called the “code value”, and separately from the bit string that constitutes the “data part”, the actual command value is The indicated data value is referred to as a “data value”. Then, the code value is described using the first bit to the seventh bit in the bit string of the “code part”, and the data value is all of the bit string of the “data part” (from the first bit to the eighth bit). ) And the 8th bit of the “code part”.

  With this configuration, the possible range of the code value is that the value of the first bit is specified as “1” and the total size is 7 bits, so that the range from 1000000B (= 40H) to 1111111B (= 7FH) ) Up to 64). The possible range of the data value is 128 values represented by 8 bits of the “data part” in which the value of the first bit is specified as “0” and the value “0” of the 8th bit of the “code part”. , “1”, and 256. Therefore, it is possible to set a command having 256 kinds of values as data values. Since the value of the first bit of the “data portion” is specified as “0”, the specific range of the data value is from 000000000000B (= 000H) to 001111111B (= 07FH), 100000000B (= 100H) to 101111111B ( = 17FH).

  According to another view, the method of describing a data value using a part of the above “code part” is the same for commands having two types of codes that differ only in the value of the eighth bit in the “code part”. This means that it is handled as a command of the type. For example, in the example in which the code value of the command for specifying the variation pattern is 11011000B (= D8H), if a method of describing a data value using a part of the “code part” is used, A command in which the value 11011001B (= D9H) in which the value of the eighth bit of the value 11011000B (= D8H) is “1” is set as the value of the “code part” is also used as a command for specifying the variation pattern.

  Note that the above configuration in the case where a data value is described using a part of the “code portion” is merely an example, and the specific number of bits and value are not limited to the above configuration example. For example, the data value may be described using the seventh bit and the eighth bit of the “code portion”. More generally, a data value is described using predetermined bits constituting the “code part” and bits constituting the “data part”, and using bits constituting the remaining part of the “code part”. A code value is described. The size of the “code part” and “data part” is a bit, and the size of data used to describe the data value in the “code part” is b bits (b is smaller than a-1 and is an integer of 1 or more). Then, the size of the data value is (a + b) bits.

  Further, as a means for increasing the number of data values that can be handled, it is conceivable to increase the bit string of the “data part” describing the data value. For example, it is conceivable to prepare “data part 1” and “data part 2” as bit strings describing data values. In this case, if each bit string is 8 bits, a data value can be described by a bit string of 16 bits in total. In order to identify “data part 1” and “data part 2”, if the second bit of the 8-bit bit string is used as a flag, for example, the first bit and the second bit of “data part 1” Can be set to “00B”, and the first bit and the second bit of “data portion 2” can be set to “01B”. The first bit has a value “0” as a flag for identifying the “code portion”. That is, in the case of such a data configuration, the data value described in the “data part” including “data part 1” and “data part 2” is the first bit and the ninth bit of the 16-bit bit string. The value of the bit is “0” representing the “data portion”. More generally, when a data value is described by a plurality of “data parts” of the same size, if the size of each “data part” is a bit, “data part” A value representing that is described.

  With this configuration, the range of values that the “data portion 1” can take is 64 from 00000000B (= 00H) to 00111111B (= 3FH), and the range of values that the “data portion 2” can take is Since there are 64 from 01000000B (= 40H) to 01111111B (= 7FH), the total is 4096 (= 64 × 64). Here, the first bit is used as a flag for distinguishing between “code part” and “data part” (“data part 1” and “data part 2”), and “data part 1” and “data part” The second bit is used as a flag for identifying “2”, but a flag for identifying four types of bit strings may be set using the first and second bits. For example, the value of the first and second bits of the “code part” is “11B”, and the value of the first and second bits is “00B”, “01B”, and “10B”. It is possible.

[Operation of production control unit]
Next, the operation of the effect control unit 300 will be described.
FIG. 19-2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the effect control unit 300.
The operation of the effect control unit 300 includes a main process shown in FIG. 19-2 (a) and an interrupt process shown in FIG. 19-2 (b). Referring to FIG. 19-2 (a), the production control unit 300 first performs an initial setting at startup (S1901), sets a cycle of a CTC (Counter / Timer Circuit) (S1902), and then sets a set cycle. Accordingly, the interrupt process is accepted while updating various random numbers used in the production control (S1903).

  The interrupt process is periodically performed according to the cycle set in S1902. Referring to FIG. 19-2 (b), in this interruption process, the effect control unit 300 receives a command from the game control unit 200 and performs a command reception process (S1911). In this command reception process, the effect content (effect pattern) is selected. In addition, the effect control unit 300 performs effect button processing for accepting an operation of the effect button 161 and the like by the player (S1912). Thereafter, the effect control unit 300 performs command transmission processing for transmitting a command including information on the selected effect pattern to the image / sound control unit 310 and the lamp control unit 320 (S1913). As a result, effects such as image display on the image display unit 114, sound output, operation of the movable accessory 115, light emission of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 are performed.

[Command reception processing by the production control unit]
FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the contents of the command reception process (S1911 in FIG. 19-2 (b)).
In this command reception process, the production control unit 300 first determines whether or not the received command is a command for increasing the number of holds (holding number increase command) (S2001). This pending number increase command is set by the game control unit 200 in the start port switch process shown in FIG. 6 (S606, S612), and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (S506) shown in FIG. 5-3. Command.
If the received command is a command for increasing the number of holds (Yes in S2001), the effect control unit 300 adds 1 to the value of the number of holds held in the RAM 303 (S2002), and sets the value of the number of holds after the addition. The indicated hold number command is set in the RAM 303 (S2003).

When the received command is not a pending number increase command (No in S2001), or when a command is received after setting the pending number increase command in S2003, the effect control unit 300 determines whether or not the received command is a change start command. (S2004). This variation start command is a command set in the special symbol process shown in FIG. 8 in the game control unit 200 (S811) and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (S506) shown in FIG. 5-3. is there.
When the received command is a change start command (Yes in S2004), the effect control unit 300 executes an effect selection process (S2005). When a change start command is received, a random number value for effect control used in the effect selection process is acquired. This random number value is a random number value that is periodically updated in S1903 of the main process shown in FIG. Details of the effect selection process will be described later.

When the received command is not a variation start command (No in S2001 and S2004), or when a command is received after execution of the effect selection process in S2005, the effect control unit 300 determines whether or not the received command is a change stop command. (S2006). This variation stop command is a command that is set in the special symbol process shown in FIG. 8 in the game control unit 200 (S814) and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (S506) shown in FIG. 5-3. is there.
When the received command is a change stop command (Yes in S2006), the effect control unit 300 executes a process during end of change effect (S2007). Details of the process during the end of the variation effect will be described later.

When the received command is not the change start command and the change stop command (No in S2001, S2004, and S2006), or when the command is received after the execution of the variable effect end process in S2007, the effect control unit 300 determines that the received command is It is determined whether or not it is an opening command for starting the opening in the jackpot effect (S2008). This opening command is a command that is set in the stop process shown in FIG. 11 (S1118) and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (S506) shown in FIG. 5-3.
When the received command is an opening command (Yes in S2008), the effect control unit 300 executes a hit effect selection process (S2009). Further, when the opening command is received, a random value for effect control used in the hit effect selection process may be acquired. This random number value is a random number value that is periodically updated in S1903 of the main process shown in FIG. Details of the winning effect selection process will be described later.

When the received command is not a change start command, a change stop command, and an opening command (No in S2001, S2004, S2006, and S2008), or when a command is received after performing the hit effect selection process in S2009, the effect control unit 300 It is determined whether or not the received command is an ending command for starting the ending in the jackpot effect (S2010). This ending command is a command that is set in the special winning opening process shown in FIG. 14 (S1413) and transmitted to the effect control unit 300 in the output process (S506) shown in FIG. 5-3.
When the received command is an ending command (Yes in S2010), the effect control unit 300 executes an ending effect selection process (S2011). Further, when an ending command is received, a random number value for effect control used in the ending effect selection process may be acquired. This random number value is a random number value that is periodically updated in S1903 of the main process shown in FIG. Details of the ending effect selection process will be described later.

  If the received command is not a variation start command, variation stop command, opening command and ending command (No in S2001, S2004, S2006, S2008 and S2010), or if a command is received after the end of the ending effect selection process in S2011, The effect control unit 300 executes a customer waiting command reception process for the received command to shift to the customer waiting state (S2012). Details of the customer waiting command reception process will be described later.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a setting example of the mode flag.
When an effect is performed by the effect control unit 300, various effect patterns are selected and executed based on the set effect mode. This effect mode is determined by a mode flag set in the RAM 303. Here, the mode flag is set to any value from 0 to 4, and five types of effect modes from A mode to E mode are assigned to each mode flag. The mode flag is set according to the lottery result of the special symbol lottery or the number of lotteries of the special symbol lottery.

Mode flag 1 for jackpot of high probability symbol A, mode flag 2 for jackpot of low probability symbol A, mode flag 3 for jackpots of high probability symbol B and low probability symbol B, and jackpot of latent symbol symbol A mode flag 4 is assigned to each small hit. Here, the types of these symbols are the same as those shown in FIG. No mode flag 0 is assigned to any of them. In mode flags 1 to 4, mode flag 0 is set by executing special symbol lottery a predetermined number of times.
Further, in the example shown in FIG. 21, the parameter M (M value) used in the process during the end of the changing effect is set individually for each mode except the A mode. As will be described later, the value of the parameter M undergoes special symbol variation, and is decremented by 1 each time it stops.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the contents of the effect selection process (S2005) of FIG.
In this effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received variation start command (S2201). Further, the effect control unit 300 refers to the current mode flag of the pachinko gaming machine 100 from the setting of the RAM 303 (S2202), and subtracts 1 from the value of the number of holds held in the RAM 303 (S2203). Then, the effect control unit 300 is based on various setting information (information about jackpot type, gaming state after jackpot game, variation pattern, etc.) obtained from the analysis result of the change start command and the effect mode determined by the mode flag. Then, an effect pattern (fluctuation effect pattern) of symbol variation by an image displayed on the image display unit 114 in the effect mode is selected (S2204). Finally, the effect control unit 300 reads from the ROM 302 image data and sound data used for the effect by the selected effect pattern, and sets a change effect start command instructing the start of execution of the selected effect in the RAM 303 together with these data. Then, the effect selection process ends (S2205).

  In the design variation effect pattern selection process in S2204, the effect mode, the variation pattern, and the effect random number (one of the random numbers updated in S1903 in FIG. 19-2, the effect random number value is acquired when the variation start command is received. The production pattern is determined based on the above. Based on the effect pattern determined here, the decorative display variable display, the background effect to be executed, and the notice effect are determined. The decorative symbol variation display is an effect display performed by the image display unit 114 in accordance with the special symbol variation display performed by the first special symbol display 221 or the second special symbol display 222. In this variable display of decorative symbols, a reach effect or the like is executed.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the contents of the changing effect end process (S2007) of FIG.
In this variation effect end process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received variation stop command (S2301). Further, the effect control unit 300 refers to the current mode flag of the pachinko gaming machine 100 from the setting of the RAM 303 (S2302). Then, the production control unit 300 determines whether or not the lottery result of the special symbol lottery is based on the information indicating the type of the symbol when the special symbol variation obtained from the analysis result of the variation stop command is stopped (big hit or small hit). It is determined whether or not (S2303). If it is any hit (Yes in S2303), the mode flag set in the RAM 303 is changed based on the setting example shown in FIG. 21 according to the type of the hit (S2304).

  On the other hand, if the lottery result of the special symbol lottery is not successful (No in S2303), the effect control unit 300 next checks whether or not the value of the mode flag is 0 (S2305). When the mode flag is not 0 (No in S2305), the effect control unit 300 subtracts 1 from the parameter M (S2306), and checks whether the value of M has become 0 (S2307). That is, the value of the parameter M is decremented by 1 each time a variation stop command is received (that is, every time a special symbol variation stops), unless it is 0 when the variation stop command is received. If the value of M becomes 0 (Yes in S2307), the effect control unit 300 sets the mode flag to 0 (S2308).

  If the mode flag is 0 in S2305 (Yes in S2305), if the value of the parameter M is not 0 in S2307 (No in S2307), or after setting the mode flag to 0 in S2308, or in S2304 After changing the mode flag, the effect control unit 300 sets a change effect end command for instructing the end of the design change effect in the RAM 303, and ends the change effect end process (S2309). Here, referring to FIG. 21, when the mode flag is changed in S2304, the effect mode after the end of the change effect is an effect mode corresponding to the winning type. When the mode flag is 0 in S2305 and when the mode flag is set to 0 in S2308, the effect mode after the end of the change effect is the A mode. If the value of parameter M does not become 0 in S2307, the previous production mode is continued.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the contents of the hit effect selection process (S2009) of FIG.
In this winning effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received opening command (S2401), and selects an effect pattern (winning effect pattern) according to the contents of the effect mode based on the mode flag (S2402). . Then, the effect control unit 300 reads out image data and sound data used for the effect by the selected effect pattern from the ROM 302, and sets a hit effect start command for instructing the selected effect in the RAM 303 together with these data. The effect selection process is terminated (S2403). As a result, the performance during the big hit is determined. In the selection of the winning effect pattern (S2402), a determination based on a random value acquired at the time of command reception may be performed.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the contents of the ending effect selection process (S2011) of FIG.
In this ending effect selection process, the effect control unit 300 first analyzes the received ending command (S2501), and selects an effect pattern (ending effect pattern) according to the contents of the effect mode based on the mode flag (S2502). . Then, the effect control unit 300 reads out image data and sound data used for the effect by the selected effect pattern from the ROM 302, and sets an ending effect start command for instructing the selected effect in the RAM 303 together with these data. The effect selection process is terminated (S2503). In the selection of the ending effect pattern (S2502), the determination may be made based on the random value acquired when the command is received.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the contents of the customer waiting command reception process (S2012) of FIG.
The effect control unit 300 determines whether or not a customer waiting command for shifting to the customer waiting state has been received (S2601). When the customer waiting command is received (Yes in S2601), the effect control unit 300 starts measuring the elapsed time (S2602), and turns on the measurement flag held in the RAM 303 (S2603). On the other hand, when the received command is not a customer waiting command (No in S2601), the effect control unit 300 determines whether or not the measurement flag held in the RAM 303 is ON (S2604). If the measurement flag is OFF (No in S2604), the customer waiting command reception process is terminated.

  When the measurement flag is ON (Yes in S2604 or after being turned ON in S2603), the effect control unit 300 next determines whether or not the measurement time has reached a predetermined time-up time (S2605). . If the time is not up (No in S2605), the customer waiting command reception process is terminated. On the other hand, when the time is up (Yes in S2605), the effect control unit 300 turns off the measurement flag held in the RAM 303 (S2606), and sets a customer waiting effect command for performing the customer waiting effect in the RAM 303. The customer waiting command reception process is terminated (S2607).

  When the command reception process is completed as described above, the RAM 303 is set with any one of a variation effect start command, a variation effect end command, a hit effect start command, an ending effect start command, and a customer waiting effect command.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the contents of the effect button process (S1912 in FIG. 19-2 (b)).
In this effect button process, the effect control unit 300 first determines whether or not an operation means such as the effect button 161 by the player has been operated (S2701). Here, the operation of the operation means includes turning on the effect button 161 and turning it on when the center key and the surrounding keys of the effect key 162 are pressed. In addition, when an operation device other than the effect button 161 and the effect key 162 such as a touch panel (touch pad) is provided in the pachinko gaming machine 100, this includes detecting the operation of the device. The effect control unit 300 receives an operation signal from the controller of these devices and detects that an operation has been performed.

  If the operation means such as the effect button 161 is operated (Yes in S2701), the effect control unit 300 sets an effect button command including information indicating the operation content of the operation means in the RAM 303, and ends the effect button process. (S2702).

  After that, the effect control unit 300 performs the command transmission process (S1913) of FIG. 19-2 (b), and the command set in the RAM 303 by the command reception process and the effect button process described above is displayed in the image / sound control unit 310. And transmitted to the lamp controller 320. Then, the image / sound control unit 310 and the lamp control unit 320 display an image on the image display unit 114, sound output, operation of the movable accessory 115, light emission of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157 based on the received command. Is controlled to execute the set effect.

  In addition, said effect button process is a process which receives operation of the operation means requested | required in an effect. Therefore, in the effect control, a period (effective period) in which the effect control unit 300 accepts the operation of the operation means is set by the effect button process. That is, only the operation of the operation means performed within this effective period is accepted as an effective operation.

[Advance notice based on prior judgment]
Next, a notice effect based on prior determination according to the present embodiment will be described.
In the present embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. 6, the game ball is won at the first start port 121 (see FIG. 1) and the first start port switch 211 (see FIG. 3) is turned on. And when the game ball is won at the second start port 122 (see FIG. 1) and the second start port switch 212 (see FIG. 3) is turned ON, the special symbol determination unit 234 and the variation at the time of symbol variation Prior to the determination by the pattern selection unit 235 (see S808 and S809 in FIG. 8), a preliminary determination (prefetching) of the lottery result of the special symbol lottery is performed (see S605 and S611 in FIG. 6).

  Further, in the present embodiment, based on the result of the above prior determination, a notice effect (suggest effect) for indicating the determination result to the player is performed. This notice effect is executed at the time of a symbol change for another winning ball that is performed prior to a symbol change for the winning ball (holding ball) for which a prior determination has been made. In the present embodiment, the upper limit of the number of holding balls is four per one start port (first start port 121 or second start port 122) (see FIG. 6). In addition, priority is given to the digestion of the reserved balls in the second start port 122. In this case, for example, when a preliminary determination is made for the reserved ball with the second start port 122, the maximum variation including the current variation (referred to as the variation) is included before the symbol variation for the reserved ball is performed. Thus, the symbol variation for the four winning balls is performed. In the notice effect related to the reserved ball that has been determined in advance, if multiple symbol changes are made before the symbol change for the reserved ball, even if the notice effect that spans the multiple symbol changes is performed good.

[Configuration and function of auxiliary display]
Next, the auxiliary display unit 140 will be described.
FIG. 28 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the position where the auxiliary display unit 140 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 100 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 28, in the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment, an auxiliary display unit 140 is provided in the game area 111. The auxiliary display unit 140 displays a part of information related to the game shown by the display unit 130 described with reference to FIG. Display control of the auxiliary display unit 140 is performed by the effect control unit 300. That is, as a configuration based on the control system, the auxiliary display unit 140 is an effect member similar to the image display unit 114, the movable accessory 115, the panel lamp 116, and the like, unlike the display unit 130. In the present embodiment, the auxiliary display unit 140 is configured by arranging a plurality of light emitters (for example, LEDs), and is provided on the game board 110. Therefore, the auxiliary display unit 140 of the present embodiment can be regarded as a kind of the panel lamp 116.

  An auxiliary display unit 140 shown in FIG. 28 is provided near the display unit 130. Here, the indicator 130 is provided outside the game area 111, and the auxiliary display unit 140 is provided in the game area 111. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the positional relationship among the image display unit 114, the display unit 130, and the auxiliary display unit 140 is greater than the distance between the image display unit 114 and the display unit 130. The distance to the part 140 is shorter. During the game of the pachinko gaming machine 100, an effect image is usually displayed on the image display unit 114 and various effects are performed. Therefore, it can be said that the auxiliary display unit 140 provided at a position closer to the image display unit 114 is arranged at a position that is easier for the player to visually recognize than the display unit 130.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 28, the auxiliary display unit 140 has a shape in which the upper side follows a line of game nails. That is, the auxiliary display unit 140 forms a guide route for guiding a game ball flowing down the game area 111 together with the game nail. Thereby, even if the auxiliary display part 140 is arrange | positioned in the game area | region 111, it does not interfere with a game.

FIG. 29 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the auxiliary display unit 140.
The auxiliary display unit 140 shown in FIG. 29 includes a first display unit 141 and a second display unit 142 that are controlled to emit light according to the fluctuation and stoppage of the special symbol indicators 221 and 222. In addition, the auxiliary display unit 140 includes a third display unit 143 whose light emission is controlled in accordance with the fluctuation and stop of the normal symbol display 223. In addition, the auxiliary display unit 140 includes a first hold display unit 144 and a second hold display unit 145 that display the number of holds when a special symbol lottery hold occurs, and the number of holds when a normal symbol lottery hold occurs. And a third hold display unit 146 for displaying. In addition, the auxiliary display unit 140 includes a right-handed instruction unit 147 for prompting the player to change the hitting force (right-handed) so that the game ball is sent to the right-side region of the game region 111. Therefore, special symbol display means and hold display means corresponding to winning at the first start port 121, special symbol display means and hold display means corresponding to winning at the second start port 122, normal symbol display means, and The hold display means and the right-handed instruction display means are respectively controlled by a display means included in the display 130 controlled by the game control unit 200 as the main control means and an effect control unit 300 as the sub-control means. There are display means included in the auxiliary display unit 140.

  In the example shown in FIG. 29, the first display unit 141 is configured by one LED. When the special symbol of the first special symbol indicator 221 is variably displayed based on the winning at the first start port 121, the first display unit 141 indicates that the special symbol is fluctuating accordingly. Emits light (eg, blinks) in a manner. And if the special symbol of the 1st special symbol indicator 221 is stopped and displayed, it will light-emit (for example, light) in the aspect which shows that the special symbol has stopped in connection with this. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not the special symbol of the first special symbol indicator 221 is changing or whether or not the special symbol of the first special symbol display unit 221 is changing based on the light emission mode of the first display unit 141. Further, the first display unit 141 is turned on according to the result of the special symbol lottery, depending on the display (light emission) mode at the time of stop, such as turning on when “winning” and turning off when “off”. It is also possible to suggest the result of the symbol lottery.

  The second display unit 142 is composed of one LED. When the special symbol of the second special symbol indicator 222 is variably displayed based on the winning at the second start port 122, the second display unit 142 indicates that the special symbol is fluctuating accordingly. Emits light (eg, blinks) in a manner. Then, when the special symbol on the second special symbol display 222 is stopped and displayed, light is emitted (for example, lit) in a manner indicating that the special symbol has stopped. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not the special symbol of the second special symbol display 222 is changing or whether or not the special symbol of the second special symbol display 222 is changed according to the light emission mode of the second display unit 142. In addition, the second display unit 142 is turned on according to the result of the special symbol lottery, and is turned on when “winning” and turned off when “off”. It is also possible to suggest the result of the symbol lottery.

  The 1st display part 141 and the 2nd display part 142 are controlled by the production | presentation control part 300, and as mentioned above, it light-emits in a different aspect according to the fluctuation | variation and stop of a special symbol. That is, the light emission of the first display unit 141 and the second display unit 142 plays the same role as the decorative symbol displayed on the image display unit 114 in that it is performed as an effect suggesting the change and stop of the special symbol. And in many cases, the 1st display part 141 and the 2nd display part 142 may be called a 4th pattern based on the design symbol being comprised by the combination of symbols, such as a number which consists of three rows.

  The third display unit 143 includes one LED. When the normal symbol on the normal symbol display 223 is variably displayed based on the passage of the game ball with respect to the gate 124, the third display unit 143 emits light in such a manner that the normal symbol is changing. (For example, blink). When the normal symbol on the normal symbol display 223 is stopped and displayed, the normal symbol is emitted (for example, lit) in a manner indicating that the normal symbol has stopped. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not the normal symbol on the normal symbol display 223 is changing or whether or not the normal symbol on the normal symbol display unit 223 is changed according to the light emission mode of the third display unit 143. In addition, the third display unit 143 is normally turned on depending on the display (light emission) mode at the time of stopping, such as turning on if “winning” and turning off if “missing” according to the result of the normal symbol lottery. It is also possible to suggest the result of the symbol lottery.

The first hold display unit 144 is composed of two LEDs, and by lighting these individually or blinking, the special hold lottery hold based on the winning to the first start port 121 is 1-4. Represents the number of holds.
The second hold display unit 145 is composed of two LEDs, and by lighting these individually or blinking, the special hold lottery hold based on the winning to the second start port 122 is 1-4. Represents the number of holds.
The third hold display unit 146 is composed of two LEDs, and by lighting them individually or blinking, 1 to 4 of the normal symbol lottery hold based on the passage of the game ball to the gate 124 is held. Represents the number of holds.
The right-handed instructing unit 147 is composed of one LED and is advantageous to a player who can easily win the big winning opening 125 or the second starting opening 122 by hitting right (by changing the hitting force of the game ball). This is notified by turning on when a game state is reached. In addition, in the auxiliary display unit 140 shown in FIG. 29, a notation indicating the meaning of the right-handed instruction unit 147 (in the example shown, “right-handed” character) is attached in the vicinity of the right-handed instruction unit 147. .

  Although not specifically shown, in addition to the display of the right-handed instruction unit 147, the display target of each display unit 141 to 146 is described in the vicinity of each display unit 141 to 146 of the auxiliary display unit 140. May be. For example, “special drawing 1” is written near the first display unit 141, “special drawing 2” is written near the second display unit 142, and “general map” is written near the third display unit 143. To do. Also, “Special Figure 1 Hold” is written in the vicinity of the first hold display section 144, “Special Figure 2 Hold” is written in the vicinity of the second hold display section 145, and “ It is written as “Temporary map hold”. In this way, the player can recognize what each of the display units 141 to 147 represents by looking at the auxiliary display unit 140.

[Display of game information by the image display unit 114]
In the image display unit 114, various effect images are displayed in effects performed according to the game. Normally, when a special symbol lottery is performed, a decorative symbol is displayed as a kind of effect by the image display unit 114. And the decorative design displayed on the image display part 114 also fluctuates and stops according to the variation display and stop display of the special symbol displays 221 and 222. The image display unit 114 also displays information regarding suspension.

FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating an example of information display regarding the special symbol lottery in the image display unit 114.
In the example illustrated in FIG. 30, the image display unit 114 displays a decorative symbol 510 and a variation icon 520 indicating that the variation is being performed. Further, a hold icon 530 and hold number information 540 are displayed as images for displaying information related to hold.

  The decorative symbol 510 shown in FIG. 30 is composed of three sets of symbols representing numbers. In the illustrated example, three sets of numbers “777” are displayed. A variation icon 520 illustrated in FIG. 30 is a round mark “◯” displayed in the lower center of the image display unit 114. When the variation effect (special symbol variation) associated with the special symbol lottery ends, the display of the variation icon 520 disappears. Then, with the start of the next special symbol change, one of the hold icons 530 moves to the position of the change icon 520 and becomes a new change icon 520, so that the hold is digested and the special symbol change is started. An effect that expresses this is performed.

  The hold icon 530 is a round mark “◯” corresponding to the number of holds displayed in the lower left area of the image display unit 114. In the illustrated example, four hold icons 530 corresponding to the number of holds are displayed. The number-of-holds information 540 is a number representing the number of holds displayed in the lower left corner of the image display unit 114. In the illustrated example, the number “4” corresponding to the number of holds is displayed. The value of the hold number information 540 is the same as the number of hold icons 530.

  By displaying the game information as described above on the image display unit 114, the result of the special symbol lottery and the hold information are displayed on the three types of display media of the display 130, the auxiliary display unit 140, and the image display unit 114. Will be. Of these display media, only the display unit 130 is controlled by the game control unit 200, and the auxiliary display unit 140 and the image display unit 114 are controlled by the effect control unit 300. Therefore, for example, information related to the special symbol lottery hold is the first special symbol hold indicator 218 and the second special symbol hold indicator 219 controlled by the game control unit 200, and the first control controlled by the effect control unit 300. It is indicated by a hold display section 144, a second hold display section 145, a hold icon 530, and hold number information 540.

  By the way, when the movable combination 115 is actuated in the production, the screen of the image display unit 114 may be hidden depending on the arrangement and operation of the movable combination 115. In this case, if a part of the holding icon 530 is hidden, the holding number estimated from the visible part may be different from the actual holding number. In order to avoid such a problem, when there is a possibility that the screen of the image display unit 114 may be hidden, the display of the information regarding the hold on the image display unit 114 is performed. In addition, there is a case where an effect of making the screen of the image display unit 114 temporarily dark (blackout effect) is performed. In this case also, the display of information regarding the hold on the image display unit 114 is turned off.

  In the present embodiment, an auxiliary display unit 140 and an image display unit 114 are prepared as means for displaying information regarding suspension based on the control of the effect control unit 300. Therefore, when the image display unit 114 is hidden by the operation of the movable accessory 115 or when an effect such as a blackout effect is hidden, only the display related to the hold in the image display unit 114 is hidden. It is set as a display, and the display regarding the suspension of the auxiliary display part 140 is left. In this way, the player can obtain information about the hold by looking at the auxiliary display unit 140 even if the information about the hold cannot be viewed on the image display unit 114.

  In addition, as described with reference to FIG. 30, in this embodiment, two types of hold icons 530 and hold number information 540 are prepared as display methods related to hold in the image display unit 114. Here, in the example shown in FIG. 30, the number-of-holds information 540 is arranged at the corner of the screen of the image display unit 114. Further, since the display content of the hold number information 540 is a single digit value (for example, “1” to “4”), a large area is not required for display. Therefore, unlike the hold icon 530, only a part of the display is hidden by the operation of the movable accessory 115. In addition, when an effect such as a blackout effect is performed in which the effect image is not displayed, even if only the hold number information 540 is displayed at the corner of the screen of the image display unit 114, the effect is not disturbed. . Therefore, when the image display unit 114 is hidden by the operation of the movable accessory 115 or when an effect such as a blackout effect is hidden, among the displays related to the hold in the image display unit 114, the hold Only the icon 530 may be hidden, and the hold number information 540 may be left displayed.

FIG. 30A is a diagram illustrating an example of information display regarding the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 in the image display unit 114.
In the present embodiment, the player does not make a right turn on the image display unit 114 when the pachinko gaming machine 100 is in a state where it should be right-handed or in a state where it should be right-handed. In such a case, an instruction display for prompting a right strike is performed. In the example shown in FIG. 30A, a message (character string) 550 “Please make a right turn” and a continuous arrow 560 pointing to the right are displayed. The player can immediately recognize that the pachinko gaming machine 100 should be right-handed by viewing such an instruction display. Therefore, in the present embodiment, three types of display mediums for the right-handed display include the status indicator 224 of the display 130, the right-handed instruction unit 147 of the auxiliary display unit 140, and the instruction display of the image display unit 114. There is. Here, in the vicinity of the right-handed instruction unit 147 of the auxiliary display unit 140, as shown in the example of FIG. In this case, regarding the right-handed instruction, the right-handed instruction unit 147 of the auxiliary display unit 140 recognizes the content of the instruction by the character notation as compared with the status indicator 224 of the display unit 130. Is easy. In addition, the instruction display on the image display unit 114 is easier to recognize the contents of the instruction by displaying the explicit instruction than the right-handed instruction unit 147 of the auxiliary display unit 140.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when power is cut off in the pachinko gaming machine 100 due to a power failure or the like, a notification display indicating that the power is being restored is displayed on the image display unit 114 when the power is restored thereafter. Specifically, for example, a message such as “power is being restored” is displayed. When the notification display indicating that the image is being restored is being displayed on the image display unit 114, the display relating to the game information is not performed. Therefore, the display regarding the game information at the time of restoration is first restarted on the display 130 controlled by the game control unit 200, and then restarted on the auxiliary display unit 140 controlled by the effect control unit 300. . Finally, after the notification display indicating that recovery is in progress disappears, display relating to game information in the image display unit 114 is performed.

[Lighting of frame lamp by button operation]
As described above, the pachinko gaming machine 100 controls the production members such as the image display unit 114, the movable accessory 115, the panel lamp 116, the frame lamp 157, etc. Various effects are performed according to the establishment. In the production, the player accepts the operation of the operation means such as the production button 161 and the production key 162 and performs the production by reflecting the received operation of the operation means. Specifically, the effect image displayed on the image display unit 114, the operation of the movable accessory 115, the light emission mode of the panel lamp 116 and the frame lamp 157, etc. are changed according to the presence or absence of operation of the operation means and the content of the operation. Is done.

  Here, as for the operation of the operation means such as the effect button 161, normally, only the operation performed during the effective period preset in the effect is accepted as an effective operation. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, by accepting the operation of the operation means by the player separately from the operation of the operation means in the production, by operating the production member in a mode different from the operation of the production member in the production, Provide new interest to players. Hereinafter, as a specific example, the control when the effect button 161 is used as the operation means and the frame lamp 157 is used as the effect member will be described.

FIG. 31 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration for controlling the light emission of the frame lamp 157 based on the operation of the effect button 161.
As shown in FIG. 31, when the effect button 161 as the operation means is operated (pressed), a signal indicating that the effect button 161 has been operated is sent from the driver (not shown) of the effect button 161 to the effect control unit 300. Then, it is sent to the lamp controller 320. When the lamp control unit 320 receives a signal indicating that the effect button 161 has been operated, the lamp control unit 320 determines whether or not a preset light emission condition is satisfied. If the light emission condition is satisfied, the light emission mode set in advance is independent of the effect button processing described with reference to FIG. 27 (in other words, regardless of the effect controlled by the effect control unit 300). Thus, the frame lamp 157 as the light emitting means is caused to emit light. That is, the lamp control unit 320 functions as a light emission control unit that performs light emission control of the frame lamp 157 based on the operation of the effect button 161 in the present embodiment.

  The light emission control of the frame lamp 157 based on the operation of the effect button 161 is an operation different from the operation of the effect button process described with reference to FIG. That is, the light emission control is a control of a different system from the control for receiving the operation of the effect button 161 during the effective period set in the effect. Hereinafter, the light emission control of the frame lamp 157 performed in the effect controlled by the effect control unit 300 is referred to as first system control (light emission control), and the frame lamp 157 emits light according to the operation of the effect button 161. This control is called second system control (light emission control). Therefore, the lamp control unit 320 functions as a light emission control unit (first light emission control unit) that performs the light emission control of the first system together with the effect control unit 300, and the second system of light emission that is not based on the control of the effect control unit 300. It functions as a light emission control means (second light emission control means) for performing control. The control that receives the operation of the effect button 161 during the effective period set in the effect described with reference to FIG. 27 (control in the effect button process) is included in the control of the first system. Further, the control of the second system is performed independently of the effect controlled by the effect control unit 300. Therefore, when the effect button 161 is operated during the execution of the effect performed in response to the establishment of the start condition, the frame lamp 157 emits light by controlling the second system without stopping the effect being executed.

  In addition, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 47, during the effective period for receiving the operation of the effect button 161 in the effect, for example, a display that prompts the player to operate the effect button 161 is displayed on the image display unit 114. Is called. That is, in the control of the first system, there is a case where an indication for prompting the player to operate the effect button 161 and an effect of receiving the operation of the effect button 161 and causing the frame lamp 157 to emit light may be performed. This effect is called a first operation effect. On the other hand, in the control of the second system, the operation of the effect button 161 by the player is accepted and the frame lamp 157 is caused to emit light without performing a display prompting the player to operate the effect button 161. This effect is called a second operation effect.

In addition, when the first operation effect is performed, an effect based on the establishment of the start condition is performed under the control of the effect control unit 300. In the production based on the establishment of the starting condition, in order to enhance the interest of the player, in addition to the light emission of the light emitting means such as the frame lamp 157, the display of the production image on the image display unit 114, the operation of the movable accessory 115, the music Production using various production means such as sound output such as sound and sound effects is performed. Therefore, the effect control unit 300 may not only cause the frame lamp 157 to emit light in response to the operation of the effect button 161 but also perform an effect that activates the movable accessory 115. Therefore, in the first operation effect, the frame lamp 157 emits light and the movable accessory 115 may be activated according to the operation of the effect button 161.
On the other hand, since the second operation effect is performed independently of the effect based on the establishment of the start condition under the control of the effect control unit 300, the movable accessory 115 is activated in response to the operation of the effect button 161. Absent.

  Although details will be described later, in the present embodiment, the light emission of the frame lamp 157 by the second system control is different from the light emission mode of the light emission by the first system control (that is, it is not used for production). Luminescence mode). In the following, as a control of the second system, a light emission control in which a specific frame lamp 157 emits light once and turns off after a predetermined time when the effect button 161 is pressed once will be described as an example. In this light emission control, the specific frame lamp 157 emits light in a specific light emission color (for example, white) different from the light emission by the control of the first system.

[Lighting condition of frame lamp]
In the control of the second system, various conditions based on the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 and the like can be set as the light emission conditions (control conditions) of the frame lamp 157. For example, the light emission condition can be configured to accept the operation of the effect button 161 up to a predetermined number of times when a specific event occurs. Specific events that are triggers for starting the operation of the effect button 161 include, for example, the start of special symbol fluctuation, the release of the customer waiting state, and the time of the real time clock (RTC) 304 being a specific time. Various events can be set. Therefore, as a specific example, assuming that the start of special symbol variation is an opportunity to start operation reception and that the lighting condition is to accept pressing of the production button 161 as a predetermined number of times, for example, after the special symbol variation starts, Until the button 161 is pressed seven times, each time the effect button 161 is pressed once, the specific frame lamp 157 emits light once in a specific emission color.

FIG. 32 is a timing chart showing an example of the light emission control of the frame lamp 157 by the control of the second system of the present embodiment.
In the example shown in FIG. 32, after a specific event (for example, the start of special symbol variation) that is an opportunity to start accepting the operation of the effect button 161 occurs, 1 operation is performed according to the operation of the effect button 161 up to a predetermined number of times. Each time the production button 161 is pressed, the frame lamp 157 emits light. Note that the number of times of receiving the operation of the effect button 161 set as the light emission condition may be arbitrarily set.

In the case of the above-mentioned light emission conditions, after the set number of operations (for example, 7 times) of the effect button 161 is performed, the light emission condition is not satisfied even if the effect button 161 is further operated. 157 does not emit light with a specific emission color. That is, it is a state where the operation of the effect button 161 is not accepted (non-acceptance state), and is a state where the light emission is not performed by the control of the second system based on the operation of the effect button 161 (non-light emission state). In other words, the operation of the effect button 161 for the set number of times is a condition (restriction condition) for restricting the light emission of the frame lamp 157. In this case, since the operation of the effect button 161 is not accepted, the light emission of the frame lamp 157 is merely stopped. Therefore, at this timing, the frame lamp 157 emits light regardless of the operation of the effect button 161. In the case, it does not hinder the emission.
On the other hand, when a specific event (in the above example, the start of special symbol variation) that triggers the acceptance of the operation of the effect button 161 occurs, a frame is displayed according to the operation of the effect button 161 until the number of times set again. The lamp 157 emits light.

  In addition, in the control of the second system of the present embodiment, a release condition for releasing the non-light-emitting state after the restriction condition is satisfied is set separately from the trigger for starting the reception of the operation of the effect button 161 described above. good. Specifically, for example, it may be set as a release condition that a specific reach variation is selected in the special symbol variation, an operation means is operated with a specific operation pattern, or the like. This release condition can also be grasped as a start condition for starting reception of the operation of the effect button 161 in the light emission control of the frame lamp 157 based on the operation of the effect button 161 according to the present embodiment. The occurrence of a specific event that is a trigger for starting the reception of the operation of the effect button 161 described above can also be grasped as an example of a start condition.

FIG. 33 is a timing chart showing another example of the light emission control of the frame lamp 157 by the control of the second system of the present embodiment.
In the example shown in FIG. 33, after the frame lamp 157 enters the non-light emitting state with respect to the control of the second system due to the establishment of the restriction condition, the non-light emitting state is released when the release condition is satisfied (for control). Will respond accordingly).

  As an example of a restriction condition that is different from the case where the operation of the effect button 161 is performed a predetermined number of times, the frame lamp 157 is displayed when the effect performed by the control of the effect control unit 300 enters a predetermined state. You may set so that it may become a non-light-emission state. For example, in the decorative symbol variation effect performed when the special symbol varies, the effect button 161 is displayed until the special symbol variation ends after the symbol that stops first (for example, the leftmost symbol) of the three rows of symbols is stopped. Control that the frame lamp 157 does not emit light even when operated is conceivable. In this case, it may be set as a release condition that the state of the pachinko gaming machine 100 has departed from a specific state set as the restriction condition. In the above example, it is possible to set the cancellation condition that the special symbol variation has ended. In this way, after the special symbol variation is finished, the operation of the effect button 161 is accepted again, and the frame lamp 157 emits light.

FIG. 34 is a timing chart showing an example of control when the special symbol state in the special symbol variation effect is set as the limiting condition.
In the example shown in FIG. 34, the reception of the operation of the effect button 161 by the control of the second system is started with the start of the special symbol change which is a specific event (start of the decorative symbol change effect). Thereby, the frame lamp 157 emits light according to the operation of the effect button 161. When one of the three symbols constituting the decorative symbol is stopped, the restriction condition is satisfied, and the frame lamp 157 does not emit light even when the effect button 161 is operated. Next, when the special symbol change ends (end of the decorative symbol change effect), the release condition is satisfied, and the acceptance of the operation of the effect button 161 by the control of the second system is started again. In response, the frame lamp 157 emits light.

  A plurality of restriction conditions and release conditions as described above can be set simultaneously. In this case, for example, if one restriction condition is satisfied, the light emitting state is set. In addition, even if a release condition corresponding to the restriction condition is satisfied after one restriction condition is satisfied, the non-light emitting state is continued if another restriction condition is satisfied. Hereinafter, specific control conditions (restriction conditions and release conditions) will be described as examples.

FIG. 35 is a diagram illustrating an example of a plurality of control conditions.
In the example shown in FIG. 35, two control conditions (first control condition and second control condition) are set as control conditions in the control of the second system. In the first control condition, the start of special symbol variation (start of decorative symbol variation effect) is set as a specific event that is a trigger for the start of acceptance of the operation of the effect button 161. In addition, as a limiting condition, it is set that the effect button 161 is pressed seven times. Also, no release condition is set. That is, according to the first control condition, after the effect button 161 is pressed seven times, the non-light-emitting state continues until a new triggering event occurs. On the other hand, in the second control condition, the start of special symbol variation (start of the decorative symbol variation effect) is set as a specific event that is an opportunity to start accepting the operation of the effect button 161. In addition, as a limiting condition, it is set that one of the three symbols constituting the decorative symbol is stopped. Moreover, the end of the special symbol variation (end of the decorative symbol variation effect) is set as the release condition.

  When the control conditions are set as shown in FIG. 35, first, when the special symbol variation is started, the frame lamp according to the operation of depressing the effect button 161 under the control of the second system with this as a trigger. 157 emits light. Then, when the effect button 161 is pressed seven times, the restriction condition of the first control condition is satisfied, so that the transition to the non-light emitting state is made. In this case, even if all the decorative symbols are changing and the restriction condition of the second control condition is not satisfied, the transition to the non-light emitting state is performed by the satisfaction of the restriction condition of the first control condition. Is called.

  On the other hand, when one of the symbols stops in the decorative symbol variation effect, the restriction condition of the second control condition is satisfied, and the state shifts to the non-light emitting state. In this case, even when the number of operations of the effect button 161 is less than 7 and the restriction condition of the first control condition is not satisfied, the transition to the non-light-emitting state is caused by the satisfaction of the restriction condition of the second control condition. Done.

  Next, when the special symbol variation is completed, the release condition for the second control condition is satisfied. Here, the control content of the second system differs depending on whether or not the restriction condition of the first control condition is satisfied. That is, if the number of operations of the effect button 161 is less than 7 at the time when the special symbol change is completed, the restriction condition of the first control condition is not satisfied, so that the frame lamp 157 emits light based on the operation of the effect button 161. Control is performed. On the other hand, if the number of operations of the effect button 161 is 7 or more at the time when the special symbol variation is completed, the restriction condition for the first control condition is satisfied, and therefore the release condition for the second control condition is satisfied. However, the non-light emitting state continues. In the example shown in FIG. 35, no release condition is set for the first control condition. Therefore, after the number of operations of the effect button 161 reaches seven, the start of special symbol fluctuation that triggers the reception of the operation of the effect button 161 again occurs, and the light emission control by the control of the second system starts. Until this is done, the non-light emitting state continues.

  In the present embodiment, apart from the control conditions (limitation conditions and release conditions) in the control of the second system as described above, as a specification of the pachinko gaming machine 100, there is a state in which the operation of the effect button 161 is temporarily not accepted. Shall occur. Specifically, the pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment does not accept the operation of the effect button 161 for a certain period when the variable display is ended and the stop display is performed in the special symbol variable effect. In this case, even if the player operates the effect button 161 at this timing, the operation is not accepted, so that the frame lamp 157 does not emit light by the light emission control of the present embodiment. That is, since a signal indicating that the effect button 161 has been operated is not generated, the light emission control in the second system control is not performed, so that the frame lamp 157 emits light regardless of the control conditions in the second system control. do not do. In this case, since the light emission of the frame lamp 157 is stopped because the operation of the effect button 161 is not accepted, if the frame lamp 157 emits light due to the effect at this timing, the light emission is not hindered.

As an example of a scene where the acceptance of the operation of the effect button 161 is stopped, a control at the time of stopping the change of the special symbol will be described.
The pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment accepts the operation of the effect button 161 when the special symbol is not changed, and displays a menu screen for changing the setting of the effect on the image display unit 114. .

FIG. 36 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a menu screen.
In the example shown in FIG. 36, the menu screen 500 displayed on the image display unit 114 has a button 501 for instructing start of game history recording (history information generation) and a button 502 for instructing end of game history recording. And a button 503 for shifting to a password input operation, a button 504 for shifting to a setting change (customization) of the effect, and a button 505 for instructing to end the menu screen 500. The player displays the menu screen 500 on the image display unit 114, operates the effect key 162, selects a desired button (one of buttons 501 to 505), and presses the effect button 161, for example. Instructs the selected button to execute the function. When the button 505 is selected and the effect button 161 is pressed, the operation on the menu screen 500 is terminated and the menu screen 500 is deleted.

  When the variation of the special symbol is stopped, the symbol representing the lottery result of the special symbol lottery is also displayed on the decorative symbol displayed on the image display unit 114. If the menu screen as shown in FIG. 36 is displayed on the image display unit 114 at this timing, the decoration symbol cannot be stopped and displayed, so that the player knows the lottery result of the special symbol lottery. There is a bug that you can not. Therefore, when the special symbol variation is finished and the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed, the reception of the operation of the effect button 161 is stopped for a certain time (for example, about 3 seconds). This prevents the menu screen 500 from being displayed during the decorative symbol stop display.

  It should be noted that after a certain time has elapsed since the reception of the operation of the effect button 161 is stopped, the operation of the effect button 161 is received again and the menu screen can be displayed. Then, when the acceptance of the operation of the effect button 161 is resumed, the light emission control in the second system control is also possible, and the light emission of the frame lamp 157 based on the operation of the effect button 161 is resumed.

  Further, the pachinko gaming machine 100 notifies that the specific situation has occurred when a specific situation occurs regarding the game control and the effect control. A typical example of the specific situation referred to here is the occurrence of an abnormality (error) related to game control or effect control. The error notification is usually performed using various rendering means. For example, means such as displaying an error message on the image display unit 114, outputting an error message by sound, and emitting light from the panel lamp 116 or the frame lamp 157 are used. In the present embodiment, the frame lamp 157 may be caused to emit light by the control of the second system even when the effect button 161 as the operation means is operated when such error notification is performed. If a failure due to an error does not occur in the signal path from the effect button 161 to the lamp control unit 320 as the light emission control unit, the lamp control unit 320 itself, the signal path from the lamp control unit 320 to the frame lamp 157, etc. The lamp 157 can emit light. In addition to error notification, for example, when notifying that various situations have occurred in game control or effect control, such as when notifying the player that a right or left hand should be made, The light emission control of the frame lamp 157 by the control of the second system may be performed together with the notification using the effect means as described above. Note that right-handed strike is to strike the game ball so that the game ball flows down the right side of the game area by adjusting the launch strength of the game ball, and left-handed is the left side of the game area. The game ball is launched so that the game ball flows down.

  In the present embodiment, the light emission control of the frame lamp 157 based on the operation of the effect button 161 by the control of the second system may or may not be performed depending on the type of the situation that has occurred. As an example, consider light emission control when an error occurs. In this case, for example, when a minor error that can continue the game occurs, the second system is controlled to cause the frame lamp 157 to emit light according to the operation of the effect button 161. On the other hand, when a serious error that cannot continue the game occurs, the control of the second system is stopped, and the frame lamp 157 is not caused to emit light even if the effect button 161 is operated.

  Here, as a minor error that allows the game to be continued, for example, an error (so-called dish full error) that the dish 153 becomes full due to the game ball being paid out and no further payout is possible, Examples include errors (insufficiency errors) when malfunctions occur. In addition, as a serious error that the game cannot be continued, for example, an error when the front frame of the frame member 150 is in an open state, a winning opening or a switch of the gate 124 (the first start opening switch 211, the second start opening) Examples include a switch error when the switch 212, the gate switch 214, the big prize opening switch 215, and the normal winning opening switch 217) are out of order.

[Light emission control of frame lamp]
In the present embodiment, as the light emission control of the frame lamp 157, in addition to the control of the first system that is the light emission control based on the effect by the control of the effect control unit 300, the effect button 161 is controlled regardless of the control of the effect control unit 300. Control of the second system, which is light emission control based on the operation, is performed. Next, the light emission control process (procedure) of each of the first system and the second system will be described.

FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing the light emission control processing of the frame lamp 157 by the control of the first system.
When a game is played by the player in the pachinko gaming machine 100, various processes are performed in the game control unit 200 in accordance with winnings at the start ports 121 and 122. And according to the result of the process of the game control unit 200, a control command is sent from the game control unit 200 to the effect control unit 300 (see S506 in FIG. 5-3 and S1911 in FIG. 19-2 (b)). The effect control unit 300 determines an effect to be executed according to the control command received from the game control unit 200, and transmits an effect instruction command for executing the determined effect to the image / sound control unit 310 and the lamp control unit 320. (See FIG. 19-2 (b) S1913, FIG. 20 to FIG. 26).

  As shown in FIG. 37, upon receiving an effect instruction command from the effect control unit 300 (S3701), the lamp control unit 320 analyzes the received effect instruction command and recognizes the content of the instruction (S3702). Then, an effect is executed according to the instruction of the analyzed effect instruction command, and the frame lamp 157 and the panel lamp 116 are caused to emit light, or the movable accessory 115 is operated (S3703).

FIG. 38 is a flowchart showing the light emission control processing of the frame lamp 157 by the control of the second system.
When the effect button 161 is operated by the player in the pachinko gaming machine 100, an operation signal indicating that the effect button 161 has been operated is sent from the driver of the effect button 161 to the lamp control unit 320 via the effect control unit 300. Sent. Upon receiving the operation signal (S3801), the lamp controller 320 determines whether or not the frame lamp 157 can emit light based on a preset light emission condition (control condition in the second system) (S3802, S3803). ). As described above, a plurality of conditions can be set as the light emission conditions. When a plurality of light emission conditions are set, the lamp control unit 320 determines whether or not the frame lamp 157 can emit light by determining these light emission conditions in a composite manner. If the frame lamp 157 can emit light (Yes in S3803), the lamp control unit 320 causes the frame lamp 157 to emit light (S3804). Normally, in any of the light emission conditions, when the condition for limiting the light emission of the frame lamp 157 is met, the lamp control unit 320 does not cause the frame lamp 157 to emit light.

  In the effect control by the effect control unit 300, the operation of the effect button 161 may be requested. In this case, when the effect button 161 is operated, effect button processing (see S1912 in FIG. 19B, FIG. 27) is performed, and image display is performed according to the effect determined by the effect control unit 300. An effect using effect members such as the section 114 and the frame lamp 157 is executed. That is, in the control of the first system, the light emission control of the frame lamp 157 based on the operation of the effect button 161 may be performed. As a specific process in this case, in S3701 in FIG. 37, the lamp control unit 320 receives an effect button command (S2702 in FIG. 27) as an effect instruction command set in the effect button process, and follows the instruction. The frame lamp 157 is caused to emit light.

  In this case, the control of the second system is also executed by operating the effect button 161. That is, when the operation of the effect button 161 is requested in the effect, if the operation of the effect button 161 is performed, both the control of the first system and the control of the second system are executed. As will be described in detail later, as an execution mode when both the control of the first system and the control of the second system can be performed, the light emission of the frame lamp 157 by the control of the first system and the frame lamp 157 by the control of the second system. Both of the above light emission may be executed (overlaid), or one of them may be limited.

[Light emission mode of frame lamp]
Next, the light emission mode of the frame lamp 157 according to the present embodiment will be described.
In the light emission control by the second system control performed in the present embodiment, the light emission mode may be different from the light emission by the first system control based on the normal performance. Thereby, it is possible to distinguish between the light emission by the control of the first system and the light emission by the control of the second system.

FIG. 39 is a diagram showing an example of a frame lamp 157 that emits light based on the operation of the effect button 161 in the present embodiment. 39, the upper part of the pachinko gaming machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 is shown enlarged.
In the example shown in FIG. 39, the frame lamps 157a provided on the left and right of the upper part of the pachinko gaming machine 100 are used as the frame lamps 157 that emit light based on the operation of the effect buttons 161 controlled by the second system. As shown in FIG. 39, the frame lamp 157a is configured by covering a lamp 158, which is a light emitter, with a cover 159. The cover 159 has translucency, and when the lamp 158 emits light, light emitted from the lamp 158 can be visually recognized through the cover 159.

  The lamp 158 constituting the frame lamp 157a is configured to emit light with a plurality of emission colors. In addition, the lamp 158 emits light evenly as a whole under the control of the lamp control unit 320, and the light emission part moves so as to express a pattern such as a cross shape by partially emitting light or to rotate the blade. Can be expressed. Therefore, the frame lamp 157a (lamp 158) can emit light in different light emission modes depending on whether the light emission is controlled by the first system and the second system.

  Moreover, as described above, the effect button 161 may be operated during the execution of the effect based on the control of the effect control unit 300. In this case, various light emission modes of the frame lamp 157a can be taken in relation to the light emission of the frame lamp 157a by the control of the first system and the light emission of the frame lamp 157a by the control of the second system.

  As an example, when the effect button 161 is operated during the execution of the effect, the frame lamp 157a can emit light under the control of the second system regardless of the effect being executed. Here, as a specific effect mode, an effect image is displayed on the image display unit 114, sound such as sound effects, lines, and music is output, the movable accessory 115 is operated, the panel lamp 116, and the like. And making the frame lamp 157 emit light. That is, if the light of the frame lamp 157a by the control of the second system based on the operation of the effect button 161 is performed during the execution of the effect, in the operation of the effect member, the content of the effect is compared with the normal effect. The light emission of the frame lamp 157a based on the operation of the effect button 161 is added.

  In the above effect, the frame lamp 157a may emit light. Also in this case, the frame lamp 157a can emit light based on the effect (that is, controlled by the first system), and the frame lamp 157a can emit light based on the operation of the effect button 161 controlled by the second system. In other words, in this case, the frame lamp 157a emits light based on the effect by the control of the first system, and at the same time, the frame lamp 157a emits light based on the operation of the effect button 161 by the control of the second system.

  40 to 42 are diagrams showing examples of light emission modes of the frame lamp 157a by the light emission control of the present embodiment. FIG. 40 is a diagram showing an example of the light emission mode of the frame lamp 157a by the control of the first system, and FIG. 41 is a diagram showing an example of the light emission mode of the frame lamp 157a by the control of the second system. FIG. 42 is a diagram illustrating an example of a light emission mode when the light emission of the frame lamp 157a by the control of the first system and the light emission of the frame lamp 157a by the control of the second system are performed simultaneously.

  As shown in FIG. 40, in the light emission of the frame lamp 157a by the control of the first system, the lamp 158 that constitutes the frame lamp 157a emits light while exhibiting a movement in which a cruciform pattern (wings) rotates. To do. In the light emission of the frame lamp 157a by the control of the first system, the lamp 158 emits blue light. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 41, the light emission of the frame lamp 157a by the control of the second system is assumed to emit light uniformly so that the entire lamp 158 constituting the frame lamp 157a shines. Further, it is assumed that the lamp 158 emits white light when the frame lamp 157a emits light under the control of the second system.

  Here, the case where the light emission of the frame lamp 157a by the control of the first system and the light emission of the frame lamp 157a by the control of the second system are executed in duplicate will be described. It is assumed that the effect button 161 is operated when the frame lamp 157a emits light as shown in FIG. 40 based on the effect by the control of the first system. Then, the light emission in the light emission mode shown in FIG. 41 by the control of the second system is performed so as to overlap the state of light emission in the light emission mode shown in FIG. 40 by the control of the first system. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 42, the frame lamp 157a emits light so that the blue cross rotates, and at the same time, the entire lamp 158 emits white light.

  Note that the simultaneous execution of the light emission of the frame lamp 157a by the control of the first system and the control of the second system as shown in FIG. 42 is performed when the light emission of different light emission modes by the plurality of control systems is executed repeatedly. This method can be used as appropriate. For example, the light emission by the control of the first system and the light emission by the control of the second system may be executed while switching in a short time. Alternatively, a set of LEDs (light emitting elements) constituting the lamp 158 may be divided into those used for light emission by the first system control and those used for light emission by the second system control, and the light emission control may be performed simultaneously. Further, in the configuration of the lamp 158, if the LED (light emitting element) that emits light in the light emitting mode controlled by the first system and the LED (light emitting element) that emits light in the light emitting mode controlled by the second system are different. For example, each LED may be caused to emit light simply by each control.

  Further, as another effect mode, when the light emission of the frame lamp 157a based on the effect by the control of the first system and the light emission of the frame lamp 157a based on the operation of the effect button 161 by the control of the second system overlap, It is conceivable to limit light emission by controlling the above. As an example, let us consider a case where the light emission of the frame lamp 157a based on the effect by the control of the first system is limited. For example, it is assumed that the effect button 161 is operated when the frame lamp 157a emits light as shown in FIG. 40 by the control of the first system, and the light emission control by the control of the second system is performed. In this case, the light emission in the light emission mode shown in FIG. 40 by the control of the first system is interrupted (turned off), and the light emission in the light emission mode shown in FIG. 41 by the control of the second system is switched. Then, when the light emission in the light emission mode shown in FIG. 41 by the control of the second system ends (lights off), the light emission in the light emission mode shown in FIG. 40 by the control of the first system is resumed.

  In this case, the lamp control unit 320 causes the frame lamp 157a to emit light based on an instruction from the effect control unit 300 under the control of the first system as part of the effect control means, but the effect button 161 is operated. As the light emission control means by the second system control, the frame lamp 157a is caused to emit light as shown in FIG. 41 in preference to the light emission control by the first system control as the effect control means.

  In the above example, when the light emission of the frame lamp 157a based on the effect by the control of the first system and the light emission of the frame lamp 157a based on the operation of the effect button 161 by the control of the second system overlap, The light emission of the frame lamp 157a based on the effect by the control is limited. On the other hand, when the light emission of the frame lamp 157a based on the effect by the control of the first system and the light emission of the frame lamp 157a based on the operation of the effect button 161 by the control of the second system overlap, the control of the second system The light emission of the frame lamp 157a based on the effect may be limited.

  In this case, the lamp control unit 320 emits the lamp 158 constituting the frame lamp 157a as shown in FIG. 40 based on an instruction from the effect control unit 300 under the control of the first system as part of the effect control means. Even when the effect button 161 is operated during the operation, priority is given to the light emission control by the control of the first system as the effect control means, and the frame lamp 157a continues to emit light as shown in FIG.

FIG. 43 is a diagram showing another example of the frame lamp 157 that emits light based on the operation of the effect button 161 in the present embodiment.
In the example shown in FIG. 43, in addition to the frame lamp 157a described with reference to FIG. 39, four frame lamps 157b to 157i are provided, four on each side of the frame member 150. Of these, four frame lamps 157b, 157d, 157f, and 157h emit light in response to the operation of the effect button 161 under the control of the second system. On the other hand, it is assumed that six frame lamps 157a, 157c, 157e, 157g, and 157i emit light in production by the control of the first system.

FIG. 44 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the frame lamp 157 emits light under the control of the first system in the example illustrated in FIG.
When the effect is that the frame lamp 157 emits light and the effect button 161 is not operated, only light emission control by the control of the first system is performed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 44, only the frame lamps 157a, 157c, 157e, 157g, and 157i emit light.

FIG. 45 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the frame lamp 157 emits light by the control of the second system in the example illustrated in FIG.
When the operation of the effect button 161 is performed in a state where the frame lamp 157 is not emitted by the effect, only the light emission control by the control of the second system is performed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 45, only the frame lamps 157b, 157d, 157f, and 157h emit light.

FIG. 46 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the frame lamp 157 emits light by the control of the first system and the control of the second system in the example illustrated in FIG. 43.
When the operation of the effect button 161 is performed in a state where the frame lamp 157 is emitting light by the effect, both the light emission control by the first system control and the light emission control by the second system control are performed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 46, all of the frame lamps 157a to 157i emit light.

  As described above, by dividing the frame lamp 157 that emits light by the control of the first system and the frame lamp 157 that emits light based on the operation of the effect button 161 by the control of the second system, Even if the operation of 161 is performed, the player can easily identify whether the light emission in the effect or the light emission based on the operation of the effect button 161. Further, when the effect button 161 is operated during the light emission of the frame lamp 157 due to the effect, as shown in FIG. 44 and FIG. 46, the overall light emission mode of the frame lamp 157 changes. Therefore, the player's own operation affects the production, and the player's interest can be enhanced.

[Light emission control of the frame lamp when operation of the operating means is requested for production]
When the operation of the effect button 161 is requested in the effect control by the effect control unit 300, the light emission of the frame lamp 157 is controlled by receiving the operation of the effect button 161 depending on the effect. In this case, since the operation of the effect button 161 is performed in response to the request for the effect, the light emission control of the frame lamp 157 is performed by the control of the first system. In addition, since the effect button 161 is operated regardless of the effect control, the light emission control of the frame lamp 157 by the control of the second system is also performed. That is, the operation of the effect button 161 at this time is an input operation in the effect, and is an opportunity for the frame lamp 157 to emit light based on the operation of the effect button 161 by the control of the second system.

  In this case, in the effect, a valid period in which pressing of the effect button 161 is accepted as an input is set in advance. Normally, when this type of effect is performed, an image instructing the operation of the effect button 161 and an image informing the effective period are displayed on the image display unit 114. Then, when the effect button 161 is operated during the effective period indicated by the image, the operation is accepted and reflected in the effect.

FIG. 47 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an image for notifying an operation instruction and an effective period of the effect button 161 in the effect.
In the example shown in FIG. 47, the image display unit 114 has a button image that combines an image of the effect button 161 and an instruction to press the effect button 161 (in the example shown, a message “Press the button!”). 114a is displayed. Further, an effective period gauge 114b indicating a period during which the operation of the effect button 161 is received (effective period) is displayed below the button image 114a. In the illustrated effective period gauge 114b, the effective period is represented by the length of the rod-shaped image, the blacked portion (the left end portion in the drawing) indicates the elapsed time, and the white portion (the right end portion in the drawing) ) Indicates the remaining time. That is, the effective period gauge 114b is initially displayed in an entirely white state, and the black portion increases with the passage of time. Then, the effective period ends when the entire effective period gauge 114b becomes black.

When the effect button 161 is pressed during this effective period, a signal indicating that the effect button 161 has been pressed is output from the driver of the effect button 161 to the effect control unit 300. When receiving the signal based on the press of the effect button 161, the effect control unit 300 accepts this operation as an input operation in the effect, and executes effect control different from the case where the effect button 161 is not pressed.
On the other hand, a signal output from the driver of the effect button 161 when the effect button 161 is pressed is also transmitted to the lamp control unit 320 via the effect control unit 300. And the lamp control part 320 which is the light emission control means of this Embodiment makes the frame lamp 157 light-emit with the preset light emission aspect independently of production.

  Here, as described with reference to FIG. 31, the display that prompts the player to operate the effect button 161 and the effect of accepting the operation of the effect button 161 and causing the frame lamp 157 to emit light are referred to as the first operation effect. did. Then, the second operation effect is an effect in which the operation of the effect button 161 by the player is accepted and the frame lamp 157 is emitted without performing a display prompting the player to operate the effect button 161. The above example described with reference to FIG. 47 means that the first operation effect and the second operation effect are performed simultaneously. That is, the operation of the effect button 161 in this case has a dual role of an operation for instructing light emission of the frame lamp 157 by the first operation effect and an operation for instructing light emission of the frame lamp 157 by the second operation effect.

  As described above, the example of the light emission condition and the light emission mode applied in the present embodiment has been described with respect to the example in which the effect button 161 is used as the operation unit and the frame lamp 157 is used as the light emission unit. It is not limited to the specific example. The frame lamp 157 may be made to emit light in a mode different from the production in response to the operation of the production key 162 and other operation means (not shown) (operation lever, touch pad, motion sensor, etc.). Further, in the above embodiment, the frame lamp 157 is caused to emit light once in response to an operation of pressing the effect button 161 once. However, when the effect button 161 is operated in a specific manner, the frame lamp 157 is caused to emit light. You may do it. When an operation lever, a touch pad, a motion sensor, or the like is used as the operation means, these operation means accept various input operations while the input operation of the effect button 161 is basically only a button press. be able to. For example, an operation lever can accept an operation of tilting in the front / rear / right / left direction or rotating the lever. For touchpads, touch the pad with your finger, slide your finger in various directions, divide the pad into multiple areas, and touch each area sequentially in a specific pattern. Can be accepted. In addition, in the case of a motion sensor, gestures and hand gestures such as crossing a hand in various directions in an area that can be detected by the motion sensor can be accepted as an input operation. Therefore, only a specific operation may be set and accepted as an operation for light emission control by the control of the second system. Further, the frame lamp 157 may continuously emit light with a specific light emission pattern in accordance with the operation of the operation means. As the light emission pattern, various combinations such as the number of times of light emission, the light emission time in each light emission, and the light emission color can be set. Furthermore, a light emission mode that dynamically changes the light emission color is also conceivable.

  Further, the production members other than the frame lamp 157 can be operated in a mode different from the production of the production by the control of the first system in accordance with the operation of the operation unit as the control of the second system. . For example, based on the operation of the operation means, the panel lamp 116 may emit light in a light emission mode different from the production, or the movable accessory 115 may be operated in an operation mode different from the production. When the operation of the movable accessory 115 is controlled, the lamp control unit 320 functions as a movable control unit that controls the operation of the movable accessory 115 in an operation mode different from the effect. Moreover, you may output the audio | voice different from production based on operation of an operation means. In this case, instead of the light emission control means in the present embodiment, the image / sound control unit 310 functions as a sound control means for controlling sound output different from the effect.

[Application to a spinning machine]
The present embodiment can also be applied to a rotating game machine.
FIG. 48 is a front view of a rotating game machine to which the present embodiment is applied. FIG. 49 is a diagram for explaining the inside of the cabinet. FIG. 50 is a diagram illustrating the back surface of the front door.
As shown in FIG. 48, the spinning cylinder type gaming machine 5001 in this embodiment includes a cabinet 5002 and a front door 5003 that opens and closes the inside of the cabinet 5002.
The cabinet 5002 is a substantially rectangular box, has an opening on the front side, and supports the front door 5003 so that the opening portion can be opened and closed.

Further, the spinning machine 5001 includes a side lamp 5005, a medal slot 5006, a 1 BET button 5007, a MAX-BET button 5008, and a checkout button 5009.
A 1BET button 5007 is provided below a start lamp 5023 described later, and is a button that is pressed when one medal out of credited medals is used in a game.
A MAX-BET button 5008 is provided on the right side of the 1BET button 5007 when viewed from the front, and is a button that is pressed when a maximum number (for example, three) of medals that can be used in one game is used in a game. It is.
A settlement button 5009 is provided on the left side of the start lever 5010, which will be described later, and is a button for performing settlement of credited medals out of medals acquired by the player.

In addition, the spinning machine 5001 includes a start lever 5010, a left stop button 5011, a middle stop button 5012, a right stop button 5013, and a return button 5015.
The start lever 5010 is provided on the right side of the settlement button 5009 when viewed from the front, and accepts a game start operation by the player. When a start operation on the start lever 5010 is detected, a random value is extracted by a main control board 5300, which will be described later, and rotation of a left reel 5017a, a middle reel 5017b, and a right reel 5017c, which will be described later, is started. Further, a start lever effect lamp 5042 described later is built in the gripping ball portion of the start lever 5010.

  The left stop button 5011, the middle stop button 5012, and the right stop button 5013 are provided on the right side of the start lever 5010 when viewed from the front. The left stop button 5011, the middle stop button 5012, and the right stop button 5013 are used to accept a stop operation for stopping the rotation of the left reel 5017a, middle reel 5017b, and right reel 5017c by the player. Hereinafter, the left stop button 5011, the middle stop button 5012, and the right stop button 5013 may be collectively referred to as “stop button S” in some cases.

Further, the rotating type gaming machine 5001 includes a selector 5016, a reel 5017, an effect button 5018, and a cross key 5019.
As shown in FIG. 50, the selector 5016 is provided inside the medal slot 5006, and determines whether or not the material and shape of the medal inserted into the medal slot 5006 are appropriate. When it is determined that the medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 5006 is an appropriate medal, the appropriate medal is guided to a hopper 5520 described later. On the other hand, when it is determined that the medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 5006 is not an appropriate medal, the medal is discharged from the medal payout opening 5033.

As shown in FIG. 49, the reel 5017 is provided inside the cabinet 5002 and has a cylindrical structure. The reel 5017 is provided coaxially, and includes a left reel 5017a, a middle reel 5017b, and a right reel 5017c that are provided side by side.
On the peripheral surfaces of the cylindrical structures of the left reel 5017a, middle reel 5017b, and right reel 5017c, a plurality of types of symbols are drawn in a row. The left reel 5017a, the middle reel 5017b, and the right reel 5017c are rotationally driven by stepping motors 5101, 5102, and 5103 (see FIG. 51) that can stop the rotation shaft of each reel 5017 at a specified angle, so that a plurality of types of reels The symbols are displayed in a variable manner.

As shown in FIG. 48, the effect button 5018 is provided on the right side of the MAX-BET button 5008 as viewed from the front, and accepts an operation by the player during a predetermined effect. When an operation is detected, a later-described sub-control board 5400 controls a later-described liquid crystal display device 5041. The 1BET button 5007 and the MAX-BET button 5008 can be shared with the effect button 5018 without providing the effect button 5018.
The cross key 5019 is provided on the right side of the effect button 5018 when viewed from the front, can be pressed in at least two directions (usually four directions), and accepts an operation by the player.

In addition, the swing type gaming machine 5001 includes a panel 5020, a display window 5021, an effect lamp 5022, a start lamp 5023, and a BET lamp 5024.
The panel 5020 includes an effect lamp 5022, a start lamp 5023, a BET lamp 5024, a stored number display unit 5025, a game state display lamp 5026, a payout number display unit 5027, a thrown out display lamp 5028, a re-game display lamp 5029, which will be described later. A stop operation order display lamp 5030 is displayed. The panel 5020 is provided with a display window 5021 that allows a left reel 5017a, a middle reel 5017b, and a right reel 5017c, which will be described later, to be visually recognized.

In the present embodiment, the effect lamp 5022 is arranged around the panel 5020 and emits light under predetermined conditions to notify the current state of the gaming machine (for example, ART state) and the like.
The start lamp 5023 is provided on the upper part of the 1BET button 5007 and notifies whether or not the start operation of the start lever 5010 can be accepted.

  The BET lamp 5024 is a lamp for informing the number of inserted medals used in the game. In the present embodiment, three BET lamps 5024 to BET lamps 5024a to 5024c are provided. When the number of medals used for a game is one, the BET lamp 5024a is lit, and when the number of medals used for a game is two, the BET lamp 5024b is lit and used for a game. When the number of inserted medals is 3, the BET lamp 5024c is turned on.

Further, the spinning-type gaming machine 5001 has a stored number display 5050, a game state display lamp 5026, a payout number display 5027, a possible display lamp 5028, a re-game display lamp 5029, and a stop operation order display lamp 5030. ing.
The stored number display unit 5025 displays the number of stored medal that is a player's medals and is stored in the rotating game machine 5001.
The gaming state display lamp 5026 notifies the current gaming state by light emission control of the main control board 5300.
The payout number display 5027 displays the payout number of medals to be paid out according to the combination of symbols arranged on the effective line.
The insertable display lamp 5028 notifies whether or not medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 5006 can be stored.
The replay display lamp 5029 is turned on when a combination of symbols related to replay to be described later is displayed on the active line.

  The stop operation order display lamp 5030 is provided below the display window 5021 and navigates the stop order of the reels 5017. In the present embodiment, among the stop operation order display lamps 5030, the stop operation order display lamp 5030a is provided at the lower part of the left reel 5017a, and the stop operation order display lamp 5030b is provided at the lower part of the middle reel 5017b. A display lamp 5030c is provided below the right reel 5017c.

  When it is the optimal timing to stop the left stop button 5011, when the optimal timing is to turn on or blink the stop operation sequence display lamp 5030a and stop the middle stop button 5012. When the optimal timing is to turn on or blink the stop operation order display lamp 5030b and stop the right stop button 5013, the stop operation order display lamp 5030c is turned on or blinked to notify.

In addition, the rotating type gaming machine 5001 includes a tray unit 5032, a medal payout outlet 5033, and a speaker 5034.
The tray unit 5032 accepts and stores medals discharged from the medal payout outlet 5033.
The medal payout outlet 5033 discharges medals paid out based on the combination of symbols displayed on the active line.
The speaker 5034 outputs BGM, sound, sound effects, etc. when performing an effect.

  As shown in FIG. 48, the liquid crystal display device 5041 is provided above the reel 5017 and performs an effect of displaying moving images, still images, and the like. In addition, the liquid crystal display device 5041 notifies information related to a result of an internal lottery process described later, and notifies information necessary for stopping and displaying a combination of symbols related to winning on the active line.

  As shown in FIG. 49, the main control board 5300 is provided inside the cabinet 5002 and above the reel 5017, and controls the revolving game machine 5001. As shown in FIG. 50, the sub control board 5400 is provided on the upper rear surface of the front door 5003 and controls the liquid crystal display device 5041 and the speaker 5034. The main control board 5300 and the sub control board 5400 will be described in detail later.

As shown in FIG. 49, the power supply device 5510 is provided inside the cabinet 5002 and supplies a voltage to the rotating game machine 5001.
The hopper 5520 is provided inside the cabinet 5002 and pays out medals to the player.
Further, the hopper 5520 is provided with a discharge slit 5521. The discharge slit 5521 discharges medals from the hopper 5520.

FIG. 51 is a diagram illustrating an example of an electrical configuration of a spinning cylinder gaming machine.
In the reel-type gaming machine 5001, a reel control board 5100, a relay board 5200, a sub-control board 5400, and a power supply board 5500 are connected to a main control board 5300 that controls the main operation of the spinning-game machine 5001. .

The main control board 5300 is provided with a main CPU 5301, a main ROM 5302, a main RAM 5303, a random number generator 5304, and an I / F (interface) circuit 5305.
The main CPU 5301 reads a program stored in the main ROM 5302 and performs predetermined arithmetic processing in accordance with the progress of the game, so that the reel control board 5100, the relay board 5200, the sub control board 5400, and the power supply board 5500 are processed. A predetermined signal is transmitted.
The main ROM 5302 stores a control program executed by the main CPU 5301, a data table such as a winning area determination table described later, data for transmitting a command to the sub control board 5400, and the like.
The main RAM 5303 is provided with a storage area for storing various data determined by execution of programs by the main CPU 5301. The main RAM 5303 is also used as a working memory that temporarily stores the calculation results by the main CPU 5301.

A random number generator 5304 generates a random number for determining a winning area, which will be described later.
An I / F (interface) circuit 5305 is a circuit for transmitting and receiving commands between the main control board 5300, the reel control board 5100, the relay board 5200, the sub control board 5400, and the power supply board 5500. The I / F circuit 5305 in this embodiment outputs data and commands to an external device.

  The relay board 5200 includes a 1 BET switch 5007 sw, a MAX-BET switch 5008 sw, a checkout switch 5009 sw, a start switch 5010 sw, a left stop switch 5011 sw, a middle stop switch 5012 sw, a right stop switch 5013 sw, a medal sensor 5016 s, a start lamp 5023, and a BET lamp 5024. , A stored number display device 5025, a game state display lamp 5026, a payout number display device 5027, a throw-in possible display lamp 5028, a re-game display lamp 5029, a setting display unit 5036, and a setting change switch 5037sw are connected.

  The 1BET switch 5007sw is a switch for detecting an operation of the 1BET button 5007 by the player. When the player's operation of the 1BET button 5007 is detected by the 1BET switch 5007sw, the main CPU 5301 performs control to use one medal from the medals stored by the player.

  The MAX-BET switch 5008sw is a switch for detecting an operation of the MAX-BET button 5008 by the player. When the operation of the MAX-BET button 5008 by the player is detected by the MAX-BET switch 5008sw, the main CPU 5301 performs control to use three medals from the medals stored by the player.

  The settlement switch 5009sw is a switch for detecting the operation of the settlement button 5009 by the player. When the adjustment switch 5009sw detects an operation of the payment button 5009 by the player, the main CPU 5301 causes the hopper 5520 of the power supply board 5500 to return the stored medal.

  The start switch 5010sw is a switch for detecting an operation of the start lever 5010 by the player. When an operation of the start lever 5010 by the player is detected by the start switch 5010sw, the main CPU 5301 performs control for starting the rotation of the reel 5017 and the like.

  The stop switch SW is a switch for detecting the operation of the stop button S by the player. Corresponding to each stop button S (left stop button 5011, middle stop button 5012, right stop button 5013), a left stop switch 5011sw, a middle stop switch 5012sw, and a right stop switch 5013sw are provided. When the stop switch SW detects an operation of the left stop button 5011 by the player, the main CPU 5301 performs stop control of the reel 5017.

The medal sensor 5016s is a sensor for detecting that a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 5006 has passed through the selector 5016.
The setting display unit 5036 displays a set value for specifying a payout rate (progress rate) in the spinning-reel game machine 5001.
The setting change switch 5037sw is a switch for detecting that the setting change button 5037 has been operated. When the operation of the setting change button 5037 is detected by the setting change switch 5037sw, the main CPU 5301 performs control to switch and display the setting value on the setting display unit 5036.

A power supply device 5510, a hopper 5520, and an auxiliary storage unit full sensor 5530s are connected to the power supply board 5500.
The power supply device 5510 is provided with a power switch 5511sw and a reset switch 5512sw, and these switches are connected to the power supply board 5500 via the power supply device 5510.

  The reel control board 5100 is connected to a stepping motor (5101, 5102, 5103) and a reel sensor (5111S, 5112S, 5113S) for detecting a reel index indicating that each reel 5017 has made one rotation.

  The sub-control board 5400 is a board mainly for controlling effects. The sub-control board 5400 includes an effect control board 5410, an image control board 5420, a sound control board 5430, a side lamp 5005, an effect button detection switch 5018sw, a cross key detection switch 5019sw, an effect lamp 5022, and a stop operation order display lamp 5030. , And a start lever effect lamp 5042 are connected.

The effect button detection switch 5018sw is a switch for detecting an operation of the effect button 5018 by the player.
The cross key detection switch 5019sw is a switch for detecting an operation of the cross key 5019 by the player.
The start lever effect lamp 5042 is lit and blinked under the control of the sub-control board 5400, and performs an effect appealing visually to the player.

  The effect control board 5410 is a board that mainly controls the side lamp 5005, the effect button detection switch 5018sw, the effect lamp 5022, the stop operation order display lamp 5030, and the start lever effect lamp 5042 during the effect. This effect control board 5410 is provided with an I / F (interface) circuit 5411, a sub CPU 5412, a random number generator 5413, a sub ROM 5414, and a sub RAM 5415.

The sub CPU 5412 reads an effect program stored in the sub ROM 5414 and performs a predetermined calculation based on a command from the main control board 5300, an input signal of the effect button detection switch 5018sw, and the cross key detection switch 5019sw. .
The random number generator 5413 generates a random number used when determining an effect or the like performed by the liquid crystal display device 5041, the speaker 5034, or the like. Further, the random number generator 5413 generates a random number for determining the number of games to be added to the ART state or the number of games in the ART state.
The sub ROM 5414 stores a program for executing an effect, an effect table, an ART lottery table, and the like. The sub ROM 5414 is mainly configured by a program storage area and a table storage area.
The sub RAM 5415 functions as a data work area when the sub CPU 5412 performs arithmetic processing.

The image control board 5420 includes a CPU 5421 that performs arithmetic processing when controlling the image and sound that express the effect contents, an image ROM 5422 that stores programs executed by the CPU 5421, various data, and the like, and a work memory of the CPU 5421. And an image RAM 5423 that is used for the above. The image control board 5420 to which this embodiment is applied controls an image to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 5041 based on a command sent from the effect control board 5410. In addition, a general-purpose board 5038 is connected to the image control board 5420.
The general-purpose substrate 5038 is provided between the image control substrate 5420 and the liquid crystal display device 5041, and has a bridge function that converts the image data into a predetermined image format and outputs it when displaying the image data.

  The sound control board 5430 is a board for controlling the sound output of the speaker 5034 when performing an effect. The sound control board 5430 is based on a sound source IC 5431 that generates a sound signal for driving the speaker 5034, a sound source ROM 5432 that stores a program and data for executing a sound effect, and sound data corresponding to the effect. An audio RAM 5433 used to generate a sound such as BGM and an amplifier 5434 that amplifies an audio signal from the sound source IC 5431 and outputs the amplified audio signal to the speaker 5034 are provided.

  In the rotating type gaming machine 5001 configured as described above, the side lamp 5005 and the effect lamp 5022 are controlled to emit light in the effect performed according to the game. Here, the light emission control of the side lamp 5005 and the effect lamp 5022 set in the normal effect is the control of the first system. Further, based on the operation of the operation means such as the effect button 5018, the light emission control of the side lamp 5005 and the effect lamp 5022 performed regardless of the light emission control in the first system effect is set as the second system control.

  Also in this case, similarly to the description of the pachinko gaming machine 100, the side lamp 5005 and the effect lamp 5022 are controlled by the first system, and the side lamp 5005 and the effect lamp 5022 are controlled by the second system. Can be performed in different light emission modes. Regarding the light emission control of the side lamp 5005 and the effect lamp 5022 by the control of the second system, it becomes an opportunity to start accepting the operation of the operation means such as the effect button 5018 based on the operation and the state of the rotating type gaming machine 5001. Predetermined events and start conditions can be set. Further, based on the operation and state of the swivel-type gaming machine 5001, it is possible to set a restriction condition for restricting light emission by the second system control, a release condition for releasing the light emission restriction by the second system control, and the like. .

  In addition, when the operation means such as the effect button 5018 is operated during the light emission of the side lamp 5005 and the effect lamp 5022 by the control of the first system, the light emission by the control of the first system and the second system You may perform light emission by control together. On the other hand, in such a case, either one of the light emission by the control of the first system or the light emission by the control of the second system may be performed with priority, and the other may be limited.

[Technical features of the present embodiment]
As described above, in the present embodiment, in order to provide the player with an interest other than the production in the game, the production member is operated in a mode different from the production based on the operation of the operation means. That is, a gaming machine that achieves the above-mentioned purpose is
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, a frame lamp 157) that emits light in the effect;
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
On the condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated, in a predetermined light emission mode (for example, light emission color or light emission pattern) without stopping the effect that is performed in response to the establishment of the start condition. Light emission control means (for example, lamp control unit 320) for causing predetermined light emission means (for example, frame lamp 157) to emit light;
It is characterized by providing.
In this way, in addition to the production performed in response to the establishment of the start condition, the player can cause the light emission device to emit light by actively operating the operation device, providing the player with an interest different from the production. can do.
In addition, another aspect of the present invention that achieves the above object is realized as the following gaming machine. This gaming machine
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, frame lamp 157);
Production control means for controlling production (for example, production control unit 300);
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
First light emission control means (for example, lamp control section 320) for causing the light emission means (for example, frame lamp 157) to emit light according to the control of the effect control means (for example, effect control section 300);
On the condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated, without stopping the effect by the control of the effect control means (for example, the effect control unit 300) performed according to the establishment of the start condition. Second light emission control means (for example, lamp control unit 320) for causing predetermined light emission means (for example, frame lamp 157) to emit light;
It is characterized by providing.
In this way, the light emitting means can be caused to emit light according to the operation of the operating means by the player by control different from the light emission of the light emitting means by the effect, and the player can be provided with an interest different from the effect. it can.
In addition, another aspect of the present invention that achieves the above object is realized as the following gaming machine. This gaming machine
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
A symbol display unit (for example, a first special symbol display 221 and a second special symbol display 222) that stops and displays the symbol after the symbol is variably displayed based on the establishment of the start condition;
Light emitting means (for example, a frame lamp 157) that emits light in the effect;
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
An effect unit (for example, an effect of causing the light emitting unit (for example, the frame lamp 157) to emit light on the condition that the operation unit (for example, the effect button 161) has been operated for at least a predetermined period from the start of the change of the symbol. Lamp control unit 320),
The effect means (for example, the lamp control unit 320)
A display that prompts the player to operate the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is performed by a predetermined display means, and the operation of the operation means is accepted, and the light emitting means ( For example, a first operation effect that causes the frame lamp 157) to emit light,
A second light-emitting area in the light-emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) is made to emit light in response to the received operation of the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) without performing the display for prompting the player. Perform the operation and
In the first operation effect, a movable object (for example, the movable accessory 115) provided in the gaming machine is operated in at least a part of the effect,
In the second operation effect, the movable object (for example, the movable accessory 115) is not operated.
It is characterized by.
In this way, it is possible to receive the operation of the operation means by the player and cause the light emission means to emit light other than when the operation means operation is required in the production, and to provide a new interest to the player. it can.

◆ Other gaming machines that achieve the above objectives
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, frame lamp 157);
Production control means for controlling production (for example, production control unit 300);
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
On the condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated, without stopping the effect controlled by the effect control means (for example, the effect control unit 300) according to the establishment of the start condition, The predetermined light emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) predetermined in a predetermined light emission mode is caused to emit light, and the light emitting means based on the operation of the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) in response to the restriction condition being satisfied. Light emission control means (for example, lamp control unit 320) for limiting light emission of the frame lamp (157, for example);
Is provided.
In this way, apart from the performance performed in response to the establishment of the starting condition, the light emitting means can be made to emit light by the player's active operation of the operating means, and the reaction of the light emitting means to the operation is complicated. Therefore, the interest of the player can be further improved.
In addition, another aspect of the present invention that achieves the above object is realized as the following gaming machine. This gaming machine
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
A symbol display unit (for example, a first special symbol display 221 and a second special symbol display 222) that stops and displays the symbol after the symbol is variably displayed based on the establishment of the start condition;
Light emitting means (for example, a frame lamp 157) that emits light in the effect;
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
An effect unit (for example, an effect of causing the light emitting unit (for example, the frame lamp 157) to emit light on the condition that the operation unit (for example, the effect button 161) has been operated for at least a predetermined period from the start of the change of the symbol. Lamp control unit 320),
The effect means (for example, the lamp control unit 320)
A display that prompts the player to operate the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is performed by a predetermined display means, and the operation of the operation means is accepted, and the light emitting means ( For example, a first operation effect that causes the frame lamp 157) to emit light,
Without performing the display for prompting the player, a specific light-emitting area of the light-emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) is caused to emit light in accordance with the received operation of the operation means (for example, the effect button 161). A second operation effect that restricts the light emission of the light emitting means based on the operation of the operation means,
In the first operation effect, a movable object (for example, the movable accessory 115) provided in the gaming machine is operated in at least a part of the effect,
In the second operation effect, the movable object (for example, the movable accessory 115) is not operated.
It is characterized by.
In this way, it is possible to cause the light emitting means to emit light by accepting the operation of the operating means by the player other than when the operation of the operating means is required in the production, and the reaction of the light emitting means to the operation is complicated. Therefore, the interest of the player can be further improved.

◆ Other gaming machines that achieve the above objectives
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, frame lamp 157);
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
When the predetermined start condition specified based on the progress of the game is satisfied, the effect performed in response to the establishment of the start condition is stopped on the condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated. A light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) for causing the predetermined light emission means (for example, the frame lamp 157) to emit light in a predetermined light emission mode.
Is provided.
In this way, the light emitting means can be caused to emit light according to the operation of the operating means by the player by control different from the light emission of the light emitting means by the effect, and the player can be provided with an interest different from the effect. it can.
In addition, another aspect of the present invention that achieves the above object is realized as the following gaming machine. This gaming machine
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
A symbol display unit (for example, a first special symbol display 221 and a second special symbol display 222) that stops and displays the symbol after the symbol is variably displayed based on the establishment of the start condition;
Light emitting means (for example, a frame lamp 157) that emits light in the effect;
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
An effect unit (for example, an effect of causing the light emitting unit (for example, the frame lamp 157) to emit light on the condition that the operation unit (for example, the effect button 161) has been operated for at least a predetermined period from the start of the change of the symbol. Lamp control unit 320),
The effect means (for example, the lamp control unit 320)
A display that prompts the player to operate the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is performed by a predetermined display means, and the operation of the operation means is accepted, and the light emitting means ( For example, a first operation effect that causes the frame lamp 157) to emit light,
When a predetermined start condition specified based on the progress of the game is satisfied, the light emitting means (for example, the display button 161) is operated according to the received operation means (for example, the effect button 161) without performing the display for prompting the player. , A second operation effect of causing a specific light emitting area of the frame lamp 157) to emit light,
In the first operation effect, a movable object (for example, the movable accessory 115) provided in the gaming machine is operated in at least a part of the effect,
In the second operation effect, the movable object (for example, the movable accessory 115) is not operated.
It is characterized by.
In this way, it is possible to receive the operation of the operation means by the player and cause the light emission means to emit light other than when the operation means operation is required in the production, and to provide a new interest to the player. it can.

◆ Other gaming machines that achieve the above objectives
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, a frame lamp 157) that emits light in the effect;
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
On condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated, the predetermined light emitting means predetermined in a predetermined light emission mode without stopping the effect performed in response to establishment of the start condition. (For example, a lamp control unit 320) that emits light (for example, the frame lamp 157),
The light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) operates the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) in the predetermined mode while the light emission means (for example, the frame lamp 157) emits light in the effect. Is performed, the light emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) in the effect is emitted, and the light emitting means (for example, the frame is changed in a light emission mode based on the operation of the operation means (for example, the effect button 161)). The lamp 157) is caused to emit light.
In this way, by operating the operation means, it is possible to add light emission different from the effect during the light emission by the effect, and to further improve the interest of the player.
In addition, other gaming machines that achieve the above objectives are:
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, frame lamp 157);
Production control means for controlling production (for example, production control unit 300);
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
First light emission control means (for example, lamp control section 320) for causing the light emission means (for example, frame lamp 157) to emit light according to the control of the effect control means (for example, effect control section 300);
On the condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated, without stopping the effect by the control of the effect control means (for example, the effect control unit 300) performed according to the establishment of the start condition. Second light emission control means (for example, lamp control unit 320) for causing predetermined light emission means (for example, frame lamp 157) to emit light,
The second light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) is during light emission of the light emission means (for example, the frame lamp 157) by the light emission control of the first light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320). In addition, the light emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) is caused to emit light in response to the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) being operated.
In this way, the light emitting means can be made to emit light by operating the operation means regardless of the effect, and light emission different from the effect can be added during the light emission due to the effect. Interest can be further improved.

◆ Other gaming machines that achieve the above objectives
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, a frame lamp 157) that emits light in the effect;
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) that is operated by a player in the effect;
On the condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated, without stopping the effect performed according to the establishment of the start condition, in a predetermined light emission mode predetermined in a predetermined light emission mode. A light emission control means (for example, a lamp control unit 320) for causing the light emission means (for example, the frame lamp 157) to emit light,
The light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) operates the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) in a predetermined manner while the light emission means (for example, the frame lamp 157) emits light in the effect. When performed, the light emission of the light emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) in the effect is limited, and the light emitting means (for example, the frame lamp) is changed in the light emission mode based on the operation of the operation means (for example, the effect button 161). 157).
Alternatively, the light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) may be configured so that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) in a predetermined mode is emitted during the light emission of the light emission means (for example, the frame lamp 157) in the effect. When an operation is performed, the light emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) is caused to emit light by giving priority to the light emission mode based on the operation of the operation means (for example, the effect button 161).
In this way, by operating the operation means, the light emitting means can be caused to emit light in a light emission mode different from the effect during light emission due to the effect, and the player's interest can be further improved.
In addition, other gaming machines that achieve the above objectives are:
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, frame lamp 157);
Production control means for controlling production (for example, production control unit 300);
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
First light emission control means (for example, lamp control section 320) for causing the light emission means (for example, frame lamp 157) to emit light according to the control of the effect control means (for example, effect control section 300);
On the condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated, without stopping the effect by the control of the effect control means (for example, the effect control unit 300) performed according to the establishment of the start condition. Second light emission control means (for example, lamp control unit 320) for causing predetermined light emission means (for example, frame lamp 157) to emit light,
When the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated during the light emission of the light emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) by the light emission control of the first light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320), The light emission of the light emission means (for example, the frame lamp 157) by the light emission control of either one of the light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) or the second light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) is limited. .
In this way, the light emitting means can be caused to emit light by operating the operation means regardless of the effect, and the light emitting means can be caused to emit light in a light emission mode different from the effect during light emission due to the effect. , The interest of the player can be further improved.

◆ Other gaming machines that achieve the above objectives
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Game control means (for example, game control unit 200) for determining the establishment of the start condition and performing game control;
Light emitting means (for example, frame lamp 157);
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
Information related to the game control is acquired from the game control means (for example, the game control unit 200), and based on the information, an effect member (for example, the image display unit 114, movable) including the light emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) is obtained. Production control means (for example, production control unit 300) for controlling production using an accessory 115, a panel lamp 116, a frame lamp 157, etc .;
Independently of the effect control by the effect control means (for example, the effect control unit 300), operation information indicating that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) has been operated is acquired, and the operation information is acquired. As a condition, the predetermined light-emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) predetermined in a predetermined light-emission mode without stopping the effect by the control of the effect control means performed in response to establishment of the start condition. ) To emit light (for example, lamp controller 320);
Is provided.
In this way, the light emitting means can be caused to emit light by operating the operation means regardless of the effect, and the light emitting means can be caused to emit light in a mode different from the normal effect during execution of the effect. It is possible to further improve the interest of the player.

◆ Other gaming machines that achieve the above objectives
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, a frame lamp 157) that emits light in the effect;
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) that is operated by a player in the effect;
On condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated, the predetermined light emitting means predetermined in a predetermined light emission mode without stopping the effect performed in response to establishment of the start condition. (For example, a lamp control unit 320) that emits light (for example, the frame lamp 157),
The light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) is operated when the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated when the stop condition is satisfied when the gaming machine is in a specific state. Also, the light emitting means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) does not emit light.
In this way, the light emitting means can be made to emit light by operating the operating means regardless of the effect, and the reaction of the light emitting means to the operation becomes complicated, so that the interest of the player is further improved. Can do.
More specifically, a determination unit (for example, a special symbol determination unit 234) that performs a determination regarding a game in response to establishment of the start condition;
A symbol display means for stopping and displaying a symbol indicating the determination result based on a determination result of the determination means (for example, the special symbol determination unit 234) after the symbol is variably displayed for a predetermined time according to the establishment of the start condition. (For example, the image display unit 114),
The light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) uses, as the stop condition, that the state of the symbol displayed by the symbol display means (for example, the image display unit 114) has been set in advance. The light emission of the light emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) is limited.
In this way, when the determination result related to the game is displayed on the symbol display means, since the light emission control based on the operation of the operation means is not performed, it is possible to easily pay attention to the displayed determination result. .
More preferably, the light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) satisfies the release condition with a release condition that the gaming machine has entered a specific state different from the state corresponding to the stop condition. In such a case, the control for causing the light emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) to emit light is resumed on the condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated.
If it does in this way, since the light emission control based on operation of an operation means will be resumed by satisfying stop conditions, a player's interest can be heightened.

◆ Other gaming machines that achieve the above objectives
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, frame lamp 157);
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
An effect is produced using an effect member (for example, the image display unit 114, the movable accessory 115, the panel lamp 116, the frame lamp 157, etc.) including the light emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157), and the start condition is satisfied. Effect control means (for example, the effect control unit 300) that receives the operation of the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) and performs effect control based on the operation in a predetermined effect performed
On the condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated, the predetermined light emission mode is set in advance without stopping the effect based on the control of the effect control means (for example, the effect control unit 300). A light emission control means (for example, a lamp control unit 320) for causing the light emission means (for example, the frame lamp 157) to emit light,
When the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated when the effect control means (for example, the effect control unit 300) can accept the operation of the operation means (for example, the effect button 161), the effect is performed. The control means (for example, the effect control unit 300) performs effect control based on the operation of the operation means (for example, the effect button 161), and the light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) performs the light emission means (for example, the effect control unit 300). The frame lamp 157) is caused to emit light.
In this way, the light emitting means can be caused to emit light by operating the operation means regardless of the effect, and the light emitting means can be caused to emit light in a mode different from the normal effect during execution of the effect. It is possible to further improve the interest of the player.

◆ Other gaming machines that achieve the above objectives
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, a frame lamp 157) that emits light in the effect;
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
On condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated, the predetermined light emitting means predetermined in a predetermined light emission mode without stopping the effect performed in response to establishment of the start condition. (For example, a lamp control unit 320) that emits light (for example, the frame lamp 157),
The light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) operates the operation means (for example, the effect) even when a predetermined situation occurs in the game control or the effect control and a notification regarding the predetermined condition is given. In response to the operation of the button 161), the light emitting means (for example, the frame lamp 157) emits light.
In this way, the light emitting means can be caused to emit light by operating the operating means regardless of the effect, so that the player can be provided with an interest different from the effect. In addition, when an error occurs, it is possible to confirm whether or not a failure has occurred in the operation means, the light emission control means, and the light emission means by causing the light emission means to emit light according to the operation of the operation means.

◆ Other gaming machines that achieve the above objectives
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, a frame lamp 157) that emits light in the effect;
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
On condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) is operated, the predetermined light emitting means predetermined in a predetermined light emission mode without stopping the effect performed in response to establishment of the start condition. (For example, a lamp control unit 320) that emits light (for example, the frame lamp 157),
The light emission control means (for example, the lamp control unit 320) is configured to operate the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) when a predetermined situation occurs in the game control or the effect control and a notification regarding the predetermined condition is given. ) Based on the operation of the light emission means (for example, the frame lamp 157) is restricted.
In this way, regardless of the production, by operating the operation means, the light emission means is caused to emit light, providing the player with an interest different from the production, while at the time of occurrence of a critical error frame opening error By restricting the light emission of the light emitting means based on the operation of the operation means, priority can be given to notification of a serious error, and attention can be easily given to notification of an error.

The pachinko gaming machine 100 (see FIG. 1) is an example of a gaming machine. The effect control unit 300 (see FIG. 3) is an example of effect control means and error notification means. The lamp control unit 320 (see FIG. 3) is an example of a light emission control unit. The effect button 161 (see FIGS. 1 and 3) is an example of an operation unit. The frame lamp 157 (see FIGS. 1 and 3) is an example of a light emitting unit.
While the present embodiment has been described in detail above, the above description is merely an example of the present invention in all respects and is not intended to limit the scope thereof. Needless to say, the present invention includes various improvements and modifications without departing from the scope of the present invention. The scope of the present invention should be construed only by the claims. Moreover, the term used in this specification is used by the meaning normally used in the said field unless there is particular mention. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and technical terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

100 ... Pachinko machine 114 ... Image display section (production member)
115. Movable accessory (directing member)
116: Panel lamp (directing member)
157 ... Frame lamp (light emitting means, production member)
161 ... Production button (operation means)
300 ... Production control unit (production control means, error notification means)
320 ... Lamp control unit (light emission control means, first light emission control means, second light emission control means)

The present invention that achieves the above object is realized as the following gaming machine. This gaming machine
A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
Light emitting means (for example, frame lamp 157);
Production control means for controlling production (for example, production control unit 300);
An operation means (for example, an effect button 161) in which an operation by a player is performed;
First light emission control means (for example, lamp control unit 320) that causes the light emitting means (for example, frame lamp 157) to emit light in the effect controlled by the effect control means (for example, effect control unit 300);
Apart from the effect controlled by the effect control means (for example, the effect control unit 300) in response to the establishment of the start condition, on condition that the operation means (for example, the effect button 161) has been operated , without stopping effect, given predetermined given of the light emitting means in emission mode (for example, the frame ramp 157) made to emit light in response to the restrictive condition is satisfied, the operation unit (e.g., performance button 161) Second light emission control means (for example, lamp control unit 320) for restricting light emission of light emission means (for example, frame lamp 157) based on the operation of
Is provided.
In this way, apart from the performance performed in response to the establishment of the starting condition, the light emitting means can be made to emit light by the player's active operation of the operating means, and the reaction of the light emitting means to the operation is complicated. Therefore, the interest of the player can be further improved.

Claims (2)

A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
A light emitting means;
Production control means for controlling production including light emission of the light emitting means;
An operation means for performing an operation by a player;
On condition that the operation means is operated, the predetermined light emitting means predetermined in a predetermined light emission mode is stopped without stopping the effect controlled by the effect control means in response to establishment of the start condition. A light emission control means for restricting the light emission of the light emission means based on the operation of the operation means in response to establishment of a restriction condition;
A gaming machine comprising: A gaming machine that produces effects according to the establishment of start conditions,
A symbol display unit for displaying the symbol in a stopped manner after the symbol is variably displayed based on the establishment of the start condition;
Light emitting means for emitting light in the production;
An operation means for performing an operation by a player;
Production means for performing an effect of causing the light emitting means to emit light on the condition that the operation means has been operated for a predetermined period from at least the start of the change of the symbol,
The production means is
A first operation effect that displays a display prompting the player to operate the operation means by a predetermined display means, receives an operation of the operation means, and causes the light emitting means to emit light according to the received operation of the operation means; ,
Without performing the display for prompting the player, the specific light emitting area of the light emitting means is caused to emit light according to the received operation of the operating means, and when the predetermined restriction condition is satisfied, the operating means A second operation effect that restricts light emission of the light emitting means based on the operation of
In the first operation effect, the movable object provided in the gaming machine is operated in at least a part of the effect,
In the second operation effect, not operating the movable object,
A gaming machine characterized by

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