JP2017086109A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of excellently enhancing interest of a game by game balls flowing down a game area.SOLUTION: When a movable body 710 is positioned at a position different from a variation display position, a content corresponding to a prescribed result shown by a character 779B of a decoration symbol display device 779 is visualized as a content different from the content corresponding to the result. Therefore, although the decoration symbol display device 779 is not in situations in which to display a lottery result based on satisfaction of a prescribed condition, it is possible to suppress that a player wrongly recognizes a prescribed result is obtained. Thus, since it is possible to suppress that the player becomes meaninglessly disappointed by wrongly recognizing the lottery result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest of a game by such wrong recognition.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 27

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a ball game machine.

  In a conventional typical gaming machine, a game ball launched in response to a player's operation enters a game area formed on the game board, and flows down the game area. When a game ball flowing down the game area enters the starting port, a lottery is performed according to the ball. A configuration is known in which a large number of game balls can be awarded to a winning opening when a big win is won in the lottery. (For example, refer to JP-A-2015-173875).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-173875

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, there is still room for improvement in order to improve the interest of the game.

In order to solve the above problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention
Lottery means for performing a predetermined lottery according to the established condition when the predetermined condition is satisfied;
A movable body movable in a predetermined direction;
A display unit disposed on the front side of the gaming machine in the movable body, and having a light emitting unit capable of displaying a variable display and a lottery result by the lottery unit by emitting light in a predetermined manner according to establishment of the predetermined condition;
With
The movable body is positioned at a predetermined initial position, and when the variable display is executed by the display unit according to the establishment of the predetermined condition, the movable body is positioned at a variable display position different from the initial position,
The display means includes a result display unit for notifying that the lottery result by the lottery means is a predetermined result,
When the movable body is located at a position different from the variable display position, the display changing means for visually recognizing the content corresponding to the predetermined result indicated by the result display unit as the content different from the content corresponding to the lottery result. It is characterized by having.

  With the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can suitably improve the interest of the game by the gaming balls flowing down the gaming area.

Front side perspective view of a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine Perspective view showing pachinko machine in open state Perspective view showing the pachinko machine in another open state A perspective view showing the pachinko machine in yet another open state Front view of pachinko machine Front view of the pachinko machine with the front block removed Front view of game board Rear perspective view of pachinko machine Rear view of pachinko machine Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine Flow chart showing an example of main control main processing Flow chart showing an example of main control interrupt processing Disassembled perspective view of the central structure Enlarged view of region E1 in FIG. A perspective view of the top, front left, and top right front ornaments from the back Partial sectional view of the central structure FIG. 16 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 16 viewed from the front. Front view of the central structure The figure explaining the shape of a downflow passage Enlarged view of region E2 in FIG. Diagram explaining the upper and lower stages Exploded perspective view of game board Front view of movable body The figure which shows the case where a movable body is arrange | positioned in the initial position The figure which shows the case where a movable body is arrange | positioned in the fluctuation | variation display position The figure which shows the case where a movable body is arrange | positioned in an intermediate position The figure which shows the case where a movable body is arrange | positioned in an irradiation position The figure which shows the relation between the lottery contents of the special symbol and the game state which changes Flow chart showing progress control of gaming state Timing chart showing the control of the main control board at the start of the short game state Flowchart showing operation notification control processing by sub-control board

  With respect to an embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine 100 as an example of a ball and ball gaming machine which is a kind of gaming machine will be described, and then a modified example and other types of gaming machines will be described. First, regarding the embodiment of the pachinko machine 100, a structural configuration, an electrical configuration, and various control processes will be described in order.

<Structural structure>
First, the structure of the structural part of the pachinko machine 100 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. 1 to 4 are perspective views showing various states of the pachinko machine 100, FIG. 1 shows a closed state of the pachinko machine 100, and FIG. 2 shows that the front block 102 and the intermediate block 103 are integrated with the outer frame 101. 3 shows a state in which the front block 102 is opened with respect to the intermediate block 103, and FIG. 4 shows a state in which the rear block 104 is opened with respect to the intermediate block 103. Show. 5 is a front view of the pachinko machine 100, and FIG. 6 shows a state in which the front block 102 of the pachinko machine 100 is removed from the state of FIG. Various wirings are omitted in each figure, and a part of the configuration of the game board 400 is omitted in FIGS. 3 and 6.

  The pachinko machine 100 includes, for example, an outer frame 101, a front block 102, an intermediate block 103, and a rear block 104, as shown in FIGS. It is configured to be displaceable.

  The outer frame 101 has a function as a main body support means for supporting the main body portion of the pachinko machine 100. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame 101 is a substantially quadrilateral frame in which a top plate portion 111, a bottom plate portion 112, a left side plate portion 113, and a right side plate portion 114 are assembled, and the pachinko machine 100 is installed. The game machine is installed in a game machine installation facility (island facility) provided in the game hall and is firmly fixed by a fixture (not shown). In the pachinko machine 100, the outer frame 101 is not an indispensable configuration, and the main body portion corresponding to the configuration of the pachinko machine 100 excluding the outer frame 101 has the same inner shape as the outer frame 101 or the outer frame 101. It is good also as a structure with which the island facility was equipped with the support mechanism to support, and a part of locking mechanism which locks the main-body part.

  Intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122 are provided on one side of the outer frame 101 in the left-right direction (on the left side plate portion 113 side). The outer frame 101 and the intermediate block 103 are connected (coupled) by the intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122, and the main body portion of the pachinko machine 100 rotates one end side (left side) in the left-right direction in the front view of the pachinko machine 100. The base end side is configured to be capable of rotating forward with the other end side (right side) serving as a rotating front end side.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122 are provided separately at the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the outer frame 101. Each of the intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122 is configured such that, for example, a shaft portion provided in the intermediate block 103 is supported from below by a shaft support portion provided in the outer frame 101, and a shaft portion is provided in a shaft hole provided in the shaft support portion. It is comprised so that rotation is possible by setting it as the state inserted. In addition, the structure which can rotate the main-body part of the pachinko machine 100 including the intermediate block 103 is not limited to the above structure, and a shaft hole is provided on the intermediate block 103 side and a shaft part is formed on the outer frame 101 side. Other configurations may be used.

  The intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122 are provided with a function of releasing the connection state between the outer frame 101 and the intermediate block 103 by a predetermined removal operation, and the main body portion of the pachinko machine 100 including the intermediate block 103 is attached to the outer frame 101. Removably attached to it. For example, the connection state of the intermediate block 103 with respect to the outer frame 101 is released by performing a predetermined removal operation of opening the intermediate block 103 with respect to the outer frame 101 by a predetermined amount or more and moving it upward. The Thereby, the main body portion of the pachinko machine 100 can be removed from the outer frame 101.

  The front block 102 is disposed so as to overlap the front side with respect to the intermediate block 103, and the intermediate block 103 and the front block 102 are connected by front block support mechanisms 131 and 132 provided on the left side of the front view. The front block support mechanisms 131 and 132 have the same configuration as the intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122, support the front block 102 so as to be pivotable forward with respect to the intermediate block 103, and remove it by a predetermined removal operation. It is configured to be possible.

  The rear block 104 is arranged on the rear side with respect to the intermediate block 103, and the intermediate block 103 and the rear block 104 are arranged by rear block support mechanisms 136, 137 (see FIG. 8) provided on the left side in front view. It is connected. The rear block support mechanisms 136 and 137 have the same configuration as the intermediate block support mechanisms 121 and 122 and the front block support mechanisms 131 and 132, and support the rear block 104 so that the rear block 104 can be rotated rearward with respect to the intermediate block 103. And, it is configured to be supported so as to be removable by a predetermined removal operation.

  The pachinko machine 100 also includes an intermediate block locking mechanism that restricts the opening and closing of the intermediate block 103 relative to the outer frame 101, a front block locking mechanism that restricts the opening and closing of the front block 102 relative to the intermediate block 103, an intermediate block locking mechanism, and a front block There is provided a lock operating mechanism that is operated to unlock and lock the block locking mechanism. As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate block 103 is provided with a key cylinder 141 as a lock operating mechanism that is exposed to the front side of the pachinko machine 100 through the opening of the front block 102.

  As a predetermined operation on the key cylinder 141, when a right rotation operation is performed with an operation key (not shown), the movable portion 143 of the intermediate block locking mechanism provided in the intermediate block 103 is activated. As a result, the engagement between the engaged portion 142 provided on the outer frame 101 and the movable portion 143 as part of the intermediate block locking mechanism is released, and the intermediate block 103 is in an open / close permitted state with respect to the outer frame 101. Become.

  On the other hand, the movable portion 144 of the front block locking mechanism provided in the intermediate block 103 is operated in response to a left rotation operation with a predetermined operation key on the key cylinder 141. As a result, the engaged portion 145 provided on the front block 102 as a part of the front block locking mechanism and the movable portion 144 are disengaged, and the front block 102 is in an open / close permitted state with respect to the intermediate block 103. Become.

  Further, the pachinko machine 100 is provided with a rear block opening / closing regulating mechanism that regulates opening / closing of the rear block 104 with respect to the intermediate block 103. By this rear block opening / closing restriction mechanism, the rear block 104 can be switched with respect to the intermediate block 103 between a state in which opening / closing is prohibited (open / close prohibited state) and a state in which opening / closing is permitted (open / close permitted state) by a predetermined operation. It is said that.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the rear block opening / closing restriction mechanism includes two opening / closing restriction portions 150 </ b> A and 150 </ b> B provided in the intermediate block 103 and one opening / closing restriction portion 150 </ b> C provided in the rear block 104. . The three opening / closing regulating portions 150A to 150C are provided with rotating pieces 151A to 151C that can be rotated. The rotating pieces 151A to 151C change the engagement state with the opening portion arranged so as to overlap in the front-rear direction in the closed state of the rear block 104 due to the rotation operation, and thereby the open / close prohibited posture corresponding to the open / close prohibited state And an open / close permission posture corresponding to the open / close permission state can be switched. When all the rotating pieces 151A to 151C are in the opening / closing allowable posture, the rotating pieces 151A to 151C can pass through the openings, and the rear block 104 is in an opening / closing allowable state with respect to the intermediate block 103. The open / close prohibited posture and the open / close allowable posture may be switched between the open / close prohibited state and the open / close permitted state by at least one of the positions and orientations of the rotating pieces 151A to 151C. Alternatively, it may be configured to move in a certain direction, or may be configured to operate by a combination of movement and rotation. Hereinafter, the same applies to the change in posture when the constituent members in each apparatus move between a plurality of postures.

  Among the three rotating pieces 151A to 151C, two rotating pieces 151A and 151B corresponding to a part of them are formed in the rear block 104 in the open / close prohibited state of the rear block 104 as shown in FIG. One rotating piece 151C exposed to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 through the opening and corresponding to the remaining portion is exposed to the front side of the intermediate block 103 as shown in FIG. For this reason, it is not possible to switch all the rotating pieces 151A to 151C to the opening / closing allowable posture only by an operation from one side such as the back side of the pachinko machine 100 or the front side of the intermediate block 103. Has been increased.

  Further, the pachinko machine 100 is provided with a game ball movement restricting mechanism for restricting the movement of the game ball from the intermediate block 103 to the front block 102. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, for example, the game ball movement restriction mechanism is configured by a combination of a flow restriction piece 161 provided in the intermediate block 103 and a restriction changing unit 162 provided in the front block 102. The flow restricting piece 161 is biased by a coil spring (not shown) toward the front side where the front block 102 is located.

  In a state in which the front block 102 is closed with respect to the intermediate block 103 (a closed state of the front block 102), the flow-down restricting piece 161 is in a movement-permitted state that allows the game ball to flow down. The change unit 162 is pushed and pushed to the rear side of the intermediate block 103. The flow restricting piece 161 is arranged to be shifted rearward with respect to a guide passage (not shown) for guiding the game ball from the intermediate block 103 to the front block 102 in the movement-permitted state. Thereby, in the closed state of the front block 102, the movement of the game ball from the intermediate block 103 to the front block 102 is permitted.

  On the other hand, in the state where the front block 102 is opened with respect to the intermediate block 103 (open state of the front block 102), the pressure of the flow restricting piece 161 by the restriction changing unit 162 is released, and compared with the closed state of the front block 102. Accordingly, the movement restriction state in which the flow restriction piece 161 protrudes toward the front block 102 is set. The flow restriction piece 161 protrudes into the guide passage in the movement prohibited state, and prevents the game ball from flowing down to the downstream side. Thereby, the movement of the game ball from the intermediate block 103 to the previous block 102 is prohibited.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 100, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, the intermediate block 103 is closed with respect to the outer frame 101 at the lower end portion on the rear side of the intermediate block 103 and on the rotation front end side (left side in the rear view). An open / close detection switch 108 for detecting whether or not the intermediate block 103 is provided is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. An open / close detection switch 109 for detecting whether or not the front block 102 is closed with respect to 103 is provided.

  Next, each structure of the front block 102, the intermediate block 103, and the back block 104 is demonstrated in order.

 As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the front block 102 forms a substantially entire front surface of the pachinko machine 100 and is a substantially rectangular member having a thickness in the front-rear direction, and decorates the front surface portion of the pachinko machine 100. It functions as a front decoration means. The front block 102 is mainly configured by a base frame 201 made of synthetic resin, and is configured by attaching a plurality of functional parts before and after the base frame 201. On the front side of the base frame 201, a front decorative body 210 that forms the front surface of the pachinko machine 100 surrounds the opening 210A along the outer edge of the opening 210A that is formed to include the front-view center portion of the front block 102. It is attached. In a state where the base frame 201 and the front decorative body 210 constituting the front block 102 are combined, the opening 210A is formed through the wide area excluding the outer periphery to which the front decorative body 210 is attached. The intermediate block 103 including the game board 400 located on the rear side of the front block 102 is configured to be visible to the player through the opening 210A.

  1 and 3, the front block 102 includes a central panel 220 provided on the back side of the base frame 201 so as to close the opening 210A, a main storage mechanism 230 for storing game balls, An auxiliary storage mechanism 240 that stores game balls and a launch operation device 250 that is operated by a player to launch game balls stored in the main storage mechanism 230 are provided.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the front block 102 has an opening peripheral portion 211 that surrounds the periphery of the opening 210A as a part of the front decorative body 210, and projects forward on the lower side with respect to the opening 210A. An upper projecting portion 217, a lower projecting portion 218 located below the upper projecting portion 217 and projecting forward, and an upper projecting portion 217 and a lower projecting portion on the right side of the lower projecting portion 218. A flat portion 219 is formed which is configured by a substantially flat region located on the back side from 218 and on which the firing operation device 250 is disposed. The main storage mechanism 230 is disposed on the upper protrusion 217, and the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 is disposed on the lower protrusion 218.

  The center panel 220 has a function as a cover body that allows the rear side to be visually recognized while closing the opening 210 </ b> A formed penetrating in the front-rear direction in a state where the base frame 201 and the front decorative body 210 are combined. For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the center panel 220 includes a panel frame 221 (see FIG. 3) attached from the rear side of the base frame 201, and a light transmitting property fitted on the front side of the panel frame 221. 1 and a light transmitting rear plate 223 (see FIG. 3) fitted substantially parallel to the front plate 222 with a predetermined gap on the rear side of the panel frame 221. Yes.

  The main storage mechanism 230 has a function of storing game balls acquired as the game progresses and game balls lent out from the game hall. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the main storage mechanism 230 includes a storage portion 231, a ball removal mechanism (not shown), and a ball removal operation member 232 that operates the ball removal mechanism. The storage unit 231 includes an inflow port 231 </ b> A that allows game balls to flow into the storage unit 231 from the inside of the pachinko machine 100, and an outflow port (not shown) that allows game balls to flow out from the storage unit 231 into the pachinko machine 100. A discharge port (not shown) formed upstream from the outflow port is provided. By releasing the discharge port, the game ball is released from the storage unit 231 to the player side without being taken into the pachinko machine 100. The ball removal mechanism has a function of switching the discharge destination of the game ball between the outlet and the outlet.

  A game ball acquired according to the progress of the game and a game ball lent according to a lending operation to a lending operation device 292 described later mainly flow into the storage unit 231 through the inflow port 231A. The storage portion 231 is formed with an opening on the upper side, and a game ball owned by a player is manually inserted through the opening, or a game ball lent out at a game hall is supplied.

  The game balls that have flowed into the storage unit 231 are sequentially guided to the side where the outflow port and the discharge port are formed (upper right side in FIG. 1) while being aligned in a row. When a ball removing operation (for example, a pressing operation) is not performed on the ball removing operation member 232, the game ball is guided to a launching device 330 (see FIG. 3) described later through an outlet. On the other hand, when the ball removal operation is performed on the ball removal operation member 232, the game ball is guided to the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 (see FIG. 1) through the discharge port.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 opens and closes the storage unit 241 having the inflow ports 241A and 241C (see FIG. 5) and the discharge port 241B (see FIG. 1) of the game ball, and the discharge port 241B. And a ball removal operation member 242 for operating the ball removal mechanism 243. A game ball or the like acquired as the game progresses mainly flows into the main storage mechanism 230, but flows into the storage unit 241 through the inlet 241A if the storage unit 231 is full. Further, even in response to the ball removal operation on the ball removal operation member 232, the game ball flows from the storage unit 231 to the storage unit 241 through the inflow port 241C.

  The bottom surface of the storage unit 241 is inclined downward toward the discharge port 241B. When the discharge port 241B is opened by a ball removal operation (for example, a pressing operation) with respect to the ball removal operation member 242, all the game balls stored in the storage unit 241 can be sequentially released to the outside of the pachinko machine 100. In addition, when the discharge port 241B is completely opened by the ball removal operation on the ball removal operation member 242, the release state is kept until a return operation (for example, a pressing operation again) is performed on the ball removal operation member 242. Maintained. A ball overflow switch 249 (see FIG. 10) for detecting whether or not game balls are excessively stored in the storage unit 241 is provided at the back of the inflow port 241A.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the firing operation device 250 includes a pedestal 251 projecting forward from the flat portion 219 of the front decorative body 210, a rotatable firing handle 252 provided around the pedestal 251, A variable resistor 253 (see FIG. 10) for detecting the rotation operation amount of the firing handle 252, a contact sensor 254 (see FIG. 10) for detecting that a player is in contact with the firing handle 252, and the firing handle 252 It includes a firing stop switch 255 (see FIG. 5) that invalidates the injection of the game ball accompanying the rotation operation by the player's operation. When the launch handle 252 is rotated by the player, a game ball is ejected from the launch device 330 (see FIG. 3) toward the game board 400 (see FIG. 3) with an intensity corresponding to the rotational operation amount. When the contact between the firing handle 252 and the player is not detected by the contact sensor 254, or when the firing operation is invalidated by the operation of the firing stop switch 255, the firing handle 252 is rotated. However, the game ball is not ejected from the launching device 330.

  In addition, frame light emitting devices 271 to 275 (see FIG. 10) are provided at the back of the front decorative body 210 in the front block 102. The frame light emitting devices 271 to 275 are arranged so as to overlap the opening peripheral portion 211 of the front decorative body 210 and are attached to the base frame 201. As shown in FIG. 5, the opening peripheral edge 211 includes an upper central edge 211A, an upper left edge 211B and an upper right edge 211C located on both the left and right sides of the upper central edge 211A, and an upper left edge. The left side edge portion 211D positioned below 211B and the right side edge portion 211E positioned below the upper right side edge portion 211C as light emitting portions, and frame light emission corresponding to each light emitting portion Devices 271 to 275 are installed.

  The frame light-emitting devices 271 to 275 include an upper center frame light-emitting device 271 corresponding to the upper central edge portion 211A, a left upper frame light-emitting device 272 corresponding to the left upper edge portion 211B, and an upper-right frame light emission corresponding to the upper right side edge portion 211C. The apparatus 273 includes a left frame light emitting device 274 corresponding to the left edge 211D, and a right frame light emitting device 275 (see FIG. 10) corresponding to the right edge 211E. Each of the frame light emitting devices 271 to 275 integrates and electrically connects a light emitting diode (LED) as one or a plurality of light emitting means, an electronic component such as a resistor for controlling the LED, and the electronic components. And a printed circuit board.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the front block 102 is provided with, for example, an upper left acoustic output port 211F and an upper right acoustic output port 211G at the upper portion of the opening peripheral edge 211, and these upper left acoustic output ports 211F. In addition, an upper left acoustic device 281 and an upper right acoustic device 282 (see FIGS. 3 and 10) are provided corresponding to each of the upper right acoustic output ports 211G. The upper left acoustic device 281 and the upper right acoustic device 282 are attached to the base frame 201 so as to be located behind (in the rear of) the opening peripheral edge 211 of the front decorative body 210.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front block 102 is provided with a game ball lending device 290, for example, on the upper right portion of the upper protrusion 217. The game ball lending device 290 includes a frequency display device 291 that displays a numerical value corresponding to the remaining amount of banknotes, cards, and the like placed in a card unit (not shown) arranged side by side in the pachinko machine 100, and a game ball lending A lending operation device 292 operated by the player when receiving the card, and a return operation device 293 operated by the player when returning the bills, cards, etc. inserted into the card unit. When a lending operation is performed on the lending operation device 292 in a valid state in which bills or cards are inserted into the card unit and numerical values corresponding to those amounts are displayed on the frequency display device 291, the lending operation is performed. In response, a predetermined number of game balls are lent out from the payout device 540 (see FIG. 8) of the rear block 104, and the display of the frequency display device 291 is updated as the game balls are lent out. On the other hand, when a return operation is performed on the return operation device 293 in the valid state, a card in which the equivalent of the banknote corresponding to the remaining amount or the remaining amount is recorded is returned from the card unit according to the returning operation.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front block 102 is provided with an input operation device 260 capable of an input operation different from the shooting operation by the player. The input operation device 260 includes, for example, a push operation device 261 that can perform a push operation, a rotation operation device 262 that can perform a rotation operation, and a selection operation device 263 that can perform an up / down / left / right direction operation. With these operation devices 261 to 263, an effect selection operation for selecting an effect to be executed in the pachinko machine 100, an apparatus setting operation for setting the volume and light amount of each device for executing the effect of the pachinko machine 100, or a player It is possible to execute a production setting operation or the like that enables execution of the performance of the pachinko machine 100 according to the game before the previous time by inputting information, and these operations can be performed by the player or the game hall manager as necessary. It is said that. Note that an input operation unit (for example, an annular rotation operation unit in the rotation operation device 262) that the player contacts in the input operation device 260 is rotated, moved up and down by an input operation unit driving means such as a motor or a solenoid, It is preferable that an operation such as vibration is executed by control of the pachinko machine 100 (for example, control of the sub-control board 940 (see FIG. 10)), either before or after the input operation, or during the input operation, By operating the input portion at a plurality of timings, it is possible to diversify the effects accompanied by the input operation, such as actively prompting the input operation.

  Next, the intermediate block 103 will be described. The intermediate block 103 is a substantially rectangular member having substantially the same size as the front block 102, and the front block 102 and the rear block 104 are attached so that the main body of the pachinko machine 100 is integrated. have. The intermediate block 103 is configured by attaching a plurality of functional components including the game board 400 to the base frame 301.

  3 and 4, the intermediate block 103 includes a base frame 301 having an opening, a game board 400 (see FIG. 3) that is attached from the front side while covering the opening of the base frame 301, and a base frame A game board support mechanism that rotatably and detachably supports the game board 400 with respect to the 301, a game board fixing mechanism that fixes the position of the game board 400 with respect to the base frame 301, and a game ball on the game board 400. Based on a command from the launching device 330 (see FIG. 3) to be ejected, a main control device 370 (see FIG. 4) that is attached to the back side of the game board 400 and controls the progress of the game in an integrated manner. And a sub-control device 390 (see FIG. 4) for controlling game effects and state notifications.

  In the base frame 301, as shown in FIG. 3, a guide passage portion 301A in which a guide passage for guiding a game ball released from a payout device 540 (see FIG. 8) described later to the front block 102 is formed, A plurality of wirings (not shown) and an opening 301B where the signal relay device 311 is located are provided. The opening 301B has a shape penetrating in the front-rear direction below the game board 400, and a plurality of wires inserted into the opening 301B are various devices provided in the front block 102 (for example, frame light emitting devices 271 to 271). 275, an upper left acoustic device 281 and an upper right acoustic device 282) and devices (for example, the main control device 370 and the sub control device 390) provided on the back side of the intermediate block 103 and the rear block 104 The signal relay device 311 includes a wiring, and has a function as a relay board that relays a part of the wiring.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 400 includes a flat base 401 having a through-hole through which a game ball such as a discharge port 401A can pass back and forth, and an outer rail that curves smoothly from the lower left to the upper right of the base 401. 402, the inner rail 403 that curves smoothly from the lower right to the upper left of the base body 401, the return ball prevention mechanism 404 attached to the upper left end of the inner rail 403, and the upper right end of the outer rail 402 And a rebound preventing member 405 to be attached. The outer rail 402 guides a game ball launched from a launch device 330 described later into the game area. The return ball prevention mechanism 404 prevents the game ball once released into the game area from the launch passage 401B formed at a portion where the outer rail 402 and the inner rail 403 are opposed in parallel from returning to the launch passage 401B. The recoil prevention member 405 has a shock absorption property that prevents a significant recoil of the game ball that has passed the upper center of the game board 400 and directed to the right side through the upper center and returns to the left side again. For example, it is made of a material such as vibration damping rubber.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a return ball passage portion 163 is formed in the lower portion on the back side of the front block 102. There is a gap between the guide member 335 for guiding the game ball from the launcher 330 in the direction of the launch path 401B and the outer rail 402, and the launcher 330 was launched but launched without exceeding the return ball prevention mechanism 404. The game ball returning backward in the passage 401B is returned to the auxiliary storage mechanism 240 (see FIG. 5) from the inlet 241A (see FIG. 5) via the return ball passage portion 163 arranged below the gap.

  The game ball that has advanced beyond the return ball prevention mechanism 404 reaches the game area, and moves (flows down) while falling in the game area by its own weight. The game area has a substantially circular outer peripheral shape, and is divided into a shape having a large area in the front-rear width slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball. The game area is generally divided into an outer peripheral portion by the outer rail 402 and the inner rail 403, the front side is substantially planar by the rear plate 223 of the central panel 220, and the rear side is substantially planar by the base body 401 of the game board 400. It is divided into. Various structures provided in the game area will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the launching device 330 sequentially sends out game balls stored in the main storage mechanism 230 to the launch position, and a ball feed solenoid 332 that drives the ball feed mechanism 331 (FIG. 10). A launching mechanism 333 for injecting a game ball arranged at the launch position, a launching solenoid 334 for driving the launching mechanism 333 (see FIG. 10), and a game ball launched from the launching mechanism 333 on the game board 400. And a guide member 335 for guiding to the firing passage 401B. As described above, the launch device 330 operates in response to the launch operation on the launch operation device 250, and the drive control of the launch solenoid 334 changes in accordance with the launch operation on the launch operation device 250 to adjust the launch force.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main controller 370 includes a main control board 920 (see FIG. 10) and a board case 371 having a split structure that accommodates the main control board 920. The main control board 920 is housed in a light-transmitting board case 371 that is sealed so that it cannot be opened without leaving a trace.

  Further, the main control device 370 is rotatably attached to the back side of the game board 400. Specifically, an attachment portion 372 is rotatably connected and fixed to the base 401 of the game board 400 on the back side, and the main controller 370 is attached to the attachment portion 372. As a result, not only the rear side (front side) of the main control device 370 but also the front side (back side) of the main control device 370 is operated on the game board 400 by rotating the mounting portion 372. It can be easily confirmed while attached. The main control device 370 may be connected to the attachment portion 372 so that it cannot be removed without leaving a trace, and the removal state of the main control device 370 may be easily managed.

  The sub-control device 390 includes a sub-control board 940 (see FIG. 10) and a board case 391 having a split structure that accommodates the sub-control board 940. For example, the sub-control board 940 is housed in a translucent board case 391 that is sealed so that it cannot be opened without leaving a trace, like the main control board 920. It is attached to the back side.

  Here, in the game board 400, various structures arranged in the game area will be described with reference mainly to FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view of the game board 400. In FIG. 7, a movable body 710 (see FIG. 22) described later is not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the game board 400 includes a base body 401, flow-down changing members such as nails 411 and windmills 412 that change the flow direction and flow speed of the game ball, and a center disposed at the center of the base body 401. The structure 420, the starting device (specifically, the lower middle starting prize-winning device 431) according to the first special symbol arranged on the lower side with respect to the central structure 420, and the right with respect to the central structure 420 The starting device (specifically, the right starting winning device 432) related to the second special symbol arranged on the lower side, and the big winning devices 433, 434 (specifically, arranged downstream of the right starting winning device 432) Are the right grand prize-winning device 433 and the central grand prize-winning device 434), the starting device 436 related to the normal symbol arranged on the upper side (upstream side) of the right starting prize-winning device 432, and the upper right side of the game board 400. Against the prize-winning devices 433 and 434 It includes a useful communication actuator 435 disposed on the upstream side, Chuo regular winning device 439A which is disposed on the left and right sides of the winning device 434, and a 439B Te. Further, the game board 400 includes an upper middle start winning device 632 that is disposed in the upper middle start winning device 632 and functions as the right start winning device 432 as a starting device related to the second special symbol, and the central structure 420. A general winning device 639 that functions in the same manner as the general winning devices 439A and 439B disposed on the left side is provided.

  In addition, the game board 400 is provided with a plurality of switches as detection means for detecting the passage of the game ball corresponding to the lower middle start winning device 431 and the like (see FIG. 10). Thus, it is possible to detect the entry of the game ball into the predetermined area. For example, a first start winning switch (first start winning switch 441) that detects a game ball that has entered the lower middle start winning device 431, and a second start winning switch that detects a game ball that has entered the right start winning device 432 (for example, A second start winning switch 442), a second starting winning switch (second starting winning switch 642) that detects a game ball that has entered the upper middle start winning device 632, and a right that detects a game ball that has entered the right big winning device 433. A big prize switch 443, a central big prize switch 444 that detects a game ball that has entered the central big prize device 434, a combination action switch 445 that detects a game ball that has entered the consecutive action actuator 435, and a game that has entered the starter 436 A start switch 446 that detects a ball, and a non-special feature that detects a game ball that has entered a non-specific passage (not shown) formed inside the right big prize device 433 A passage switch 447, a specific passage switch 448 that detects a game ball that has entered a specific passage (not shown) formed in the right big prize device 433, and a game ball that has entered the general winning devices 439A and 439B are detected. General winning switches 449A and 449B, a general winning switch 649 for detecting game balls that have entered the general winning device 639, and the like are installed on the game board 400.

  The entrance portion of the game ball of the central structure 420 and the starter 436 constitutes a ball entrance, and the game ball that has entered each ball entrance is discharged into the game area. Each winning device, specifically, the lower middle starting winning device 431, the right starting winning device 432, the upper middle starting winning device 632, the right big winning device 433, the central big winning device 434, and the general winning devices 439A, 439B, 639. The entrance portion of each game ball constitutes a winning opening, and the game ball that has entered each winning opening is a recovery / discharge passage (not shown in FIG. 7) formed on the back side of the base 401 through a through hole formed in the base 401. Z)). In addition, the game balls that have not entered each winning device are guided to the collection / discharge passage through the discharge port 401A provided in the most downstream portion of the game area. The game balls guided to the collection discharge passage are discharged from the pachinko machine 100 to a game ball circulation device (not shown) provided in the game hall. When a game ball enters one of the winning devices, a predetermined number of gaming balls corresponding to the type of the winning device are paid out from the payout device 540 (see FIGS. 8 and 9). Each winning device may be configured separately from other winning devices, or an apparatus in which two or more winning devices (for example, the lower middle start winning device 431 and the upper middle start winning device 632) are integrated. The starting device such as the lower middle starting winning device 431 does not necessarily need to be a winning port from which a predetermined number of game balls are paid out when a game ball enters, It is good also as a entrance where a game ball is discharge | released again to a game area, without paying out.

  Each of the lower middle start winning device 431 related to the first special symbol and the upper middle start winning device 632 related to the second special symbol, the general winning device 439A, the general winning device 439B, and the general winning device 639 are to The entered game ball is guided to the back side of the base body 401 without changing the approach probability of the game ball. Further, the right start winning device 432 related to the second special symbol has a mechanism for changing the entrance probability of the game ball into the inside. The mechanism for changing the probability of entering a game ball need not be provided only in the right start winning device 432 according to the second special symbol, and instead of or in addition to the first special symbol or the second special symbol. May be provided in any one or a plurality of the starting device and the general winning devices 439A, 439B, 639. In addition, the mechanism for changing the entrance probability of the game ball may be constituted by a drive means such as an electrically driven solenoid, and is represented by a mechanism that operates by the weight of the game ball that has entered the predetermined area. You may comprise by the mechanism which operate | moves mechanically.

  The right start prize winning device 432 according to the second special symbol includes a right entry restriction mechanism 452 that changes an entry probability of a game ball to the inside by a transition between an entry allowable attitude and an entry prohibited attitude, and a right entry restriction mechanism A right entry restricting solenoid 462 (see FIG. 10) for driving 452. The right entry restriction mechanism 452 includes a movable piece that is driven by the right entry restriction solenoid 462. When the right entry restriction mechanism 452 is in the entry prohibition posture, the movable piece closes the entrance (winning entrance). The game ball cannot enter the right start winning device 432 by taking the arrangement. However, when the right entry restriction mechanism 452 is in the entry allowable posture, the movable piece guides the game ball into the entrance and takes the game. The ball can enter the right start winning device 432. The right entry restriction mechanism 452 enters the right when a game ball that has entered the starter 436 related to the normal symbol is won by a lottery based on detection by the start switch 446 (hereinafter also referred to as “normal symbol lottery”). In accordance with the drive by the restriction solenoid 462, the posture is allowed to enter the predetermined allowable number of times and for a predetermined time.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the right big prize winning device 433 includes a right entry restriction mechanism 453 for restricting the entry of a game ball into the inside by a transition between an entry allowable attitude and an entry prohibited attitude, and a right entry restriction The right entry restriction solenoid 463 (see FIG. 10) that changes the posture of the mechanism 453 and the transition between the non-guidance posture and the guidance posture causes the game ball that has entered the right prize winning device 433 to be a non-specific passage or a specific passage. A sorting mechanism (not shown) for sorting and a switching solenoid 465 (see FIG. 10) for switching the guidance destination of the game ball by changing the attitude of the sorting mechanism are provided. When the right entry restriction mechanism 453 of the right big prize winning device 433 is in the entry prohibition posture, the right entry restriction mechanism 453 closes the entrance (winning port), but the game ball cannot enter the right big prize winning device 433. When the right entry restricting mechanism 453 is in the approach permitting posture, the right entry restricting mechanism 453 opens the entrance and allows the game ball to enter the right big prize device 433. In addition, the game ball that has entered the right grand prize winning device 433 is guided to a non-specific path when the distribution mechanism is in a non-guided posture protruding forward, and is in a guided posture in which the distribution mechanism is immersive backward. It is guided to a specific passage. The specific passage, the non-specific passage, and the distribution mechanism are provided to diversify the game state transition, and when a game ball enters the specific passage, an advantageous game state is given to the player as a privilege. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, the central prize-winning device 434 includes a central entry restriction mechanism 454 for restricting the entry of game balls into the inside by a transition between the entry allowable attitude and the entry prohibited attitude, and a central entry restriction mechanism. A central entry restriction solenoid 464 (see FIG. 10) that changes the posture of the mechanism 454 is provided. When the central entry restriction mechanism 454 is in the entry prohibition posture, the central entry restriction mechanism 454 closes the entrance (winning port), so that the game ball cannot enter the central big prize device 434, but the central entry restriction mechanism 454 Is in the allowance for entry position, the central entry restricting mechanism 454 opens the entrance, so that the game ball can enter the central prize-winning device 434.

  In addition, as an approach allowable posture and an entry prohibition posture as a mechanism for changing the probability of entering a game ball into the right entry restricting mechanism 452 or the like, each mechanism is configured to receive a winning opening (or a winning opening) of each device. In response to a change in posture of the operation member that switches between a special state in which a game ball can enter and a normal state in which the game ball cannot enter, at least one of the position and orientation of the operation member differs depending on each posture I need it. Further, as a mechanism for changing the entrance probability of a game ball such as the right entry restriction mechanism 452, it is not always necessary to set the game ball in an inaccessible state, and the game ball is allowed to enter even in the normal state. In the state, the posture of the operation member may be changed so that the game ball can enter more easily than the normal state.

  A game ball can enter the right big winning device 433 and the central big winning device 434 when winning a lottery. Specifically, a lottery (hereinafter also referred to as “first special symbol lottery”) based on the fact that a game ball that has entered the lower middle start winning device 431 relating to the first special symbol is detected by the first start winning switch 441. ), Or a game ball that has entered the right start winning device 432 or the upper middle start winning device 632 according to the second special symbol is detected by the second start winning switch 442 or the second start winning switch 642. When winning a lottery based on (hereinafter also referred to as “second special symbol lottery”), at least one of the right entry restriction solenoid 463 and the central entry restriction solenoid 464 is activated. By this operation, at least one of the right approach restricting mechanism 453 and the central approach restricting mechanism 454 takes the approach permitting posture for a predetermined time for a predetermined number of times. Further, the distribution mechanism shifts to the guidance posture in accordance with the operation of the switching solenoid 465 after a predetermined time from the transition to the entry allowable posture of the right entry restriction mechanism 453, and further switches after the predetermined time from the transition to the guidance posture. The non-guided posture is returned in response to the stop of the solenoid 465.

  The combination operating device 435 is a device for setting conditions necessary for the right winning device 433 and the central winning device 434 to start operating. After winning the big win lottery, either the right big prize winning device 433 or the central big prize winning device 434 starts the operation on condition that the game ball of the combination actuating device 435 passes. For this reason, when a player wins a big hit, the player can start a special gaming state at the timing he / she intends. Note that it is not always necessary that either the right big prize winning device 433 or the central big prize winning device 434 starts the operation on condition that the game ball of the combination actuating device 435 passes, instead of or In addition, either the right big prize device 433 or the central big prize device 434 may be activated when a predetermined time elapses.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the game board 400 is integrated with display devices 471 to 473 for displaying symbol change display and lottery results, and display devices 476 to 478 for displaying the number of times a game is held. A display device having a plurality of light emitting units is provided in a lower left portion corresponding to a part of the game board 400. The plurality of light emitting units are partitioned in advance into light emitting areas corresponding to each device, and the state of each device is displayed according to the light emitting state.

  Specifically, the first special symbol is variably displayed on the game board 400 in accordance with the first special symbol lottery, or the first special symbol is fixedly displayed with a stop symbol corresponding to the lottery result. The special symbol display device 471 related to the special symbol and the second special symbol are displayed in a variable manner in accordance with the second special symbol lottery, or the second special symbol is displayed with the stop symbol corresponding to the lottery result. Special symbol display device 472 related to the special symbol, special symbol hold display device 476 that displays the number of times the unit game is held according to the first special symbol, and special symbol hold that displays the number of times the unit game is held related to the second special symbol A display device 477 is provided. The right of the unit game related to the first special symbol and the right of the unit game related to the second special symbol are each reserved up to four times. Here, the unit game is a game for one time executed based on one start prize, and whether or not a lottery is executed based on one start prize and a lottery based on the determination A series of games including the start and end of variable display until the result is displayed.

  When the right of the unit game related to the first special symbol is held up to the maximum number of times, a game ball that has entered the lower middle start winning device 431 is detected by the first start winning switch 441 (see FIG. 10). However, the unit game right related to the first special symbol is not added. Similarly, when the right of the unit game related to the second special symbol is reserved up to the maximum number of times, the game ball that has entered the right start winning device 432 or the upper middle start winning device 632 is the second start winning switch 442 or the second Even if it is detected by the 2 start winning switch 642 (see FIG. 10), the right of the unit game related to the second special symbol is not added.

  Each of the special symbol display device 471 related to the first special symbol and the special symbol display device 472 related to the second special symbol is composed of a plurality of light emitting units, and is controlled by the main control board 920 (see FIG. 10). . Each of the display of the first special symbol and the display of the second special symbol is represented by a light emission pattern of the plurality of light emitting units (a combination of a light emission state including a light emission color (off, on, flashing)). The special symbol hold display device 476 related to the first special symbol and the special symbol hold display device 477 related to the second special symbol have the number of times of holding depending on the combination of the light emission states (off, on, flashing) of the two single color light emitting units. indicate.

  In addition, the game board 400 includes a normal symbol display device 473 that displays a normal symbol in a variable manner or a normal symbol that is fixedly displayed in accordance with a lottery result according to the normal symbol. A normal symbol hold display device 478 for displaying the number of hold times of the right of the unit game is provided. The right to unit games related to normal symbols is reserved up to 4 times. When the right of the unit game related to the normal symbol is held up to the maximum number of times, the right of the unit game related to the normal symbol is not added even if the game ball that has entered the starter 436 is detected by the start switch 446.

  The normal symbol display device 473 includes a plurality of light emitting units, and is controlled by the main control board 920 (see FIG. 10). A normal symbol is expressed by a light emission pattern of a plurality of light emitting units. Further, the normal symbol hold display device 478 displays the number of hold times by a combination of the light emission states (off, on, flashing) of the two single color light emitting units.

  In addition, the game board 400 is displayed so as to overlap the rear of the central structure 420, so that the decorative symbols are displayed in a variable manner or the decorative symbols are displayed in a unit game related to the first special symbol and the second special symbol. A decorative symbol display device 479 is provided. The variation display and confirmation display of the decorative symbols are controlled by the sub-control board 940, and are synchronized with the variation display and confirmation display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol by the main control board 920. In the variation display of the decorative symbol, more complicated and various effects are executed than the variation display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. It should be noted that the variation display and final display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol and the variation display and final display of the decorative symbol always start to change at the same timing or stop display as the final display. It is not necessary, and the setting may be such that the change is started at substantially the same timing while providing a slight time difference at each timing, and the final display is performed at substantially the same timing.

  The game board 400 includes a board surface light emitting device 490 (see FIG. 10) provided on the back side of various structures. Various light emission effects and state notifications by light emission are executed.

  Here, various game states and transitions between game states will be described. The normal game state (hereinafter abbreviated as “normal game state”) is a state in which the variable display time of the first special symbol, the second special symbol, and the normal symbol is long (hereinafter also referred to as “non-short state”). Correspond.

  The first special symbol lottery and the second special symbol lottery are set to win a big hit with substantially the same probability. For example, the big special winning lottery is won by about 1/23. If a big win is won in either the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery, either the right big prize winning device 433 or the central big prize winning device 434 starts operation, and the player enters the prize winning gate. A special gaming state in which it is easy to obtain a prize ball due to winning a prize occurs. The number of winning balls that can be obtained in one big hit is set differently depending on whether the winning of the first special symbol lottery or the winning of the second special symbol lottery. For example, if you win the first special symbol lottery, you can get a certain prize ball (for example, about 150) with a probability of about 77%, and win a prize ball with no chance of winning with a remaining 23% of the chance. Can not. When the second special symbol lottery is won, it is set so that a larger number of prize balls can be obtained than the first special symbol lottery, and a large number of prize balls (for example, about 250) have a probability of about 25%. It is possible to acquire a small number of prize balls (for example, approximately 150) with a probability of 75% remaining.

  In addition, when a big win is won in either the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery, the game shifts to the short-time gaming state with a preset probability. The probability of shifting to the short-time gaming state is set differently depending on whether the winning of the first special symbol lottery or the winning of the second special symbol lottery, and is set differently depending on the gaming state where the winning has occurred. For example, when the first special symbol lottery is won, the game shifts to the short-time gaming state by about 30% if the winning is in the normal gaming state, and 100% if the winning state is in the short-time gaming state, and the second special symbol lottery is won. In this case, the game state is set so that it is easier to shift to a game state that is more advantageous to the player than the winning of the first special symbol lottery.

  The short-time gaming state is a state in which the variation display time of the first special symbol lottery, the second special symbol, and the normal symbol is shorter than the non-temporary short-time state, and the jackpot in the first special symbol lottery and the second special symbol lottery The winning probability is the same as the normal gaming state (hereinafter also referred to as “low probability state”). The short-time gaming state is maintained until the total number of unit games related to the first special symbol and the second special symbol reaches a predetermined number of times (for example, once or 87 times), but thereafter returns to the normal gaming state. . The total number of unit games in which the short-time game state continues (hereinafter also referred to as the number of short-time games) differs depending on whether the winning of the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery is won, and winning is generated. It is set differently depending on the gaming state. For example, if the first special symbol lottery is won, if the winning is in the normal gaming state, one short time is selected with a probability of approximately 70%, and one short time is selected with a probability of approximately 30%. Is done. In addition, when the first special symbol lottery is won during the short-time gaming state, and when the second special symbol lottery is won during the normal gaming state and the short-time gaming state, the first special symbol lottery is performed during the normal gaming state. The shorter number of times is set more easily than in the case of winning, and 87 times is selected with a probability of 100%. The details of the settings relating to the game state transition control will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the first special symbol lottery and the second special symbol lottery, a lottery lottery is executed in addition to the big hit. If you don't win a big win, you may win a small win. If you win a big win, the right big prize device 433 will operate for a short time (for example, approximately 0.1 seconds). Take an approach allowed posture. Corresponding to whether or not the game ball enters a specific passage (a part of the passage provided inside the right big winning device 433) during the period when the right big winning device 433 is operating based on the winning of the small hit Thus, whether or not to give a gaming state advantageous to the player is different. For example, when a game ball enters a specific passage, the right big prize device 433 starts operating again as an advantageous game state, and the allowed entry posture is set for a certain time (for example, approximately 1.8 seconds). Take. When a game ball enters the specific passage in the operation of the right big prize device 433 for the second time or more after winning the small hit, the right to act on the right big prize device 433 is given again. Continue until a predetermined upper limit number of times (for example, 3 times) is reached.

  Here, the advantageous game state when the game ball enters the specific passage is not limited to the configuration by the operation of the right grand prize winning device 433 again, but instead of or in addition to the other advantageous game. A state may be given. For example, a gaming state (hereinafter, also referred to as a “high probability state”) that is in a short-time state and has a higher win probability than the normal gaming state in the first special symbol lottery and the second special symbol lottery. (Also referred to as “probability game state”), and the total number of unit games related to the first special symbol and the second special symbol reaches a predetermined number of times (for example, once or 87 times). good.

  Note that the transition between the gaming state and the gaming state is not necessarily the above-described configuration, and may include a gaming state different from the above-described gaming states, depending on conditions different from the above-described conditions. It is good also as a structure which changes between gaming states.

  Next, the operation of the main devices of the game board 400 will be described in chronological order. In the main control board 920, winning random numbers, jackpot symbol random numbers, stop pattern random numbers, various variation pattern random numbers related to special symbols (common to the first special symbol and the second special symbol) are generated, and various game states are generated. When the game ball that has entered the lower middle start winning device 431 related to the first special symbol is detected by the first start winning switch 441 (see FIG. 10), the first special symbol start winning is obtained. At the time of starting winning the first special symbol, if the unit game right related to the first special symbol is not reserved up to the maximum number of times, the winning random number, jackpot symbol random number and stop pattern random number relating to the special symbol are acquired, It is stored in a predetermined area of the main control board 920 RAM.

  The unit game based on the random number acquired based on the start winning of the first special symbol is not in the special game state, not the unit game related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol, but the unit game related to the first special symbol. If the right is not reserved, it is started immediately after storing the random numbers. In addition, even when the game is not in a special game state, when the unit game right related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol is reserved during the unit game related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol. The unit game based on the current start winning is started after the end of the unit game relating to all the special symbols (the first special symbol and the second special symbol) held before the current winning. If each random number is acquired based on the start winning of the first special symbol during the special gaming state, the unit game based on the random number is all of the units that were held before the current starting winning prize after the special gaming state. It starts after a unit game related to a special symbol.

  In addition, the unit game based on the random number acquired based on the start winning of the first special symbol is started after the end of all the unit games related to the second special symbol. That is, when each random number is acquired based on the start winning of the second special symbol after the current start winning, the unit game based on the start winning of the second special symbol is preferentially executed. The unit game based on the start winning of the second special symbol does not necessarily have to be executed in preference to the unit game related to the first special symbol, and the first special symbol and the second special symbol in order of the start winning. The configuration may be such that unit advantage control is executed, or the two special symbols are not alternative but can be varied simultaneously.

  In the case of winning a jackpot in the first special symbol lottery based on the start winning of the first special symbol, the stop symbol corresponding to the jackpot winning in the first special symbol lottery is further based on the acquired jackpot symbol random number ( The type of jackpot symbol) is determined. The type of stop symbol and the type of jackpot correspond to each other. For example, the number of rounds corresponding to the number of times that the right approach restriction mechanism 453 or the central approach restriction mechanism 454 takes the approach allowable posture (for example, three rounds, four rounds, and five rounds) Multiple types of jackpots are set according to the type of game state such as the game state that transitions after the special game state (whether or not to shift to the probable game state), and the jackpot for each type The design is set. In the first special symbol lottery, when a big win is not won, a lost symbol different from the big win symbol is set as a stop symbol.

  After the first special symbol lottery, based on the current gaming state, lottery result, stop pattern random number value, various variation pattern random number values, and the number of reserved unit rights related to the first special symbol, the first special symbol The design variation display time is determined, and the design variation pattern is selected. Thereafter, the first special symbol variation display on the special symbol display device 471 relating to the first special symbol and the decorative symbol variation display (variation effect) on the decoration symbol display device 479 are started, and the first special symbol variation is started. Variation display according to a certain pattern is continued over the display time, and variation display according to the variation pattern is continued over the variation display time in the decorative design. Thereafter, as the variable display time elapses, the stop symbol related to the first special symbol is fixedly displayed, and the symbol corresponding to the stop symbol of the first special symbol is fixedly displayed as a decorative symbol. The final display of the first special symbol and the decorative symbol is continued for at least a predetermined time.

  When the stop symbol related to the first special symbol is a jackpot symbol, the gaming state shifts to the special gaming state after the final display of the first special symbol. In the special gaming state, the right entry restriction mechanism 453 of the right big prize winning device 433 and the central entry restriction mechanism 454 of the central big prize winning device 434 are allowed to enter a predetermined number of times in a predetermined order according to the type of jackpot. . For example, when a predetermined number (for example, eight) of game balls are detected by the big prize switches 443 and 444 in each time of the allowed entry posture in the central entry restriction mechanism 454, or a predetermined maximum allowed entry time ( For example, when 29.5 seconds) elapses, the first round ends, and the central entry restriction mechanism 454 shifts to the entry prohibition posture. Thereafter, after a predetermined entry prohibition time has elapsed, the central entry restriction mechanism 454 returns to the entry allowable posture again.

  The right entry restriction mechanism 453 and the central entry restriction mechanism 454 are configured such that only one of them takes an entry allowable posture during the special gaming state, and after a predetermined waiting time has elapsed from the start of the special gaming state (after the opening period) ) Will shift to the first allowed entry posture. In addition, the special gaming state ends after a predetermined entry prohibition time has elapsed since the last return to the prohibition posture and a predetermined standby time has elapsed thereafter (after the ending period). After the end of the special gaming state, as described above, the state shifts to the short-time gaming state or the probability variation gaming state.

  In various gaming states, when the second starting winning switch 442 or the second starting winning switch 642 detects a game ball that has entered the right start winning device 432 or the upper middle starting winning device 632 according to the second special symbol. 2 Special design start prizes. The control of the unit game based on the start winning of the second special symbol is executed in the same manner as the control related to the first special symbol described above. That is, if the right of the unit game related to the second special symbol is not reserved up to the maximum number of times when starting the second special symbol, each random number related to the special symbol is acquired and the unit game based on the start winning is executed. Is done. Also, stop symbol determination according to the second special symbol lottery, decoration symbol variation pattern selection, variation display execution, game state transition control, etc. are executed in the same manner as the control related to the first special symbol. Is done.

  In various gaming states, when a game ball that has entered the starter 436 is detected by the start switch 446, the winning random number for the normal symbol is acquired unless the right of the unit game related to the normal symbol is reserved up to the maximum number of times. Then, it is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control board 920. At this time, if the unit game related to the normal symbol is not in progress, the unit game related to the acquired normal symbol is started immediately after the storage. On the other hand, if the unit game related to the normal symbol is in progress, the unit game related to the acquired normal symbol is started after the unit game based on the right of the unit game related to the already obtained normal symbol.

  In the unit game related to the normal symbol, it is determined whether or not the winning game is won based on the value of the winning random number, and when winning, a predetermined winning symbol is set as the stop symbol. On the other hand, when the normal symbol lottery is not won, a predetermined lose symbol is set as the stop symbol. After the normal symbol lottery, the normal symbol display device 473 starts the variable display of the normal symbol. In the non-time-short state, the variable pattern is continuously displayed over a predetermined variable display time, and in the time-short state. The variable display by a fixed pattern is continued over a predetermined variable display time shorter than the non-time-short state. As the predetermined time corresponding to the gaming state elapses, the stop symbol related to the normal symbol is fixedly displayed over a certain period of time.

  When the stop symbol related to the normal symbol is a winning symbol, the right entry restriction mechanism 452 of the right start winning device 432 shifts to the entry allowable posture at least once after the normal symbol is confirmed and displayed. Specifically, when winning in a non-time-saving state (normal game state and special game state), the right start winning device 432 allows entry for a predetermined maximum entry allowable time (for example, approximately 0.1 seconds). In the case of winning in the short-time state (the short-time gaming state and the probability-changing gaming state), a predetermined maximum entry allowable time (for example, approximately 2.4 seconds) that is longer than that in the case where the right start winning device 432 is in the non-short-time state ) Intermittently (for example, divided into two times) to shift to the approach permitting posture. However, if a predetermined number (for example, one) of game balls is detected by the second start winning switch 442, the right entry restriction mechanism 452 shifts to the entry prohibition posture without waiting for the maximum allowable entry time to elapse. In addition, even if the number of times of transition to the approach allowable posture has not reached the predetermined number of times, the operation of the right start winning device 432 in the unit game related to the current normal symbol ends.

  Next, the playability of the pachinko machine 100 of the present embodiment will be described. In order to receive the second special symbol lottery related to the right start winning device 432, the player must first win in the normal symbol lottery, and further, the game ball is allowed to enter the right start winning device 432 based on the winning. You must enter the right start winning device 432. The winning probability of winning for the normal symbol in the normal gaming state is the same as the winning probability in the short-time gaming state, but the staying time (for example, approximately) 0.1 second) is set to be extremely short compared to the staying time (for example, approximately 2.4 seconds) in the short-time state. Therefore, in the normal gaming state, the second special symbol lottery related to the right start winning device 432 is performed. The opportunity per unit time that can be received is significantly smaller than the opportunity per unit time that can receive the first special symbol drawing. Conversely, in the short-time gaming state, the opportunity per unit time for receiving the second special symbol lottery is significantly larger than the opportunity per unit time for receiving the first special symbol lottery.

  Therefore, the player plays a game aiming at the transition to the probability-changing gaming state by winning the big hit in the first special symbol lottery and then allowing the game ball to enter the specific passage in the subsequent special gaming state. On the other hand, in the short-time gaming state and the probability variation gaming state, the game is played aiming to win a big win in the second special symbol lottery related to the right start winning device 432 before each gaming state ends.

  Specifically, the game board 400 is provided with a central structure 420 in the center of the game area where the game balls flow down, and the game balls are mainly collected within the range where the game balls do not flow down on the right side of the central structure 420. A game technique (a left-handed game technique) for flowing down and a game technique (a right-handed game technique) for causing a game ball to flow down mainly through the right side of the central structure 420 can be selectively performed. In the normal gaming state, the player plays a game using the left-handed gaming method, and in the short-time gaming state, the player plays a game using the right-handed gaming method. In addition, the right big winning device 433 and the central big winning device 434 are arranged at positions where the game balls that have flowed down on the right side with respect to the central structure 420 can enter, and play a right-handed game technique even in a special game state. .

  In addition, the game ball can enter the upper middle start winning device 632 related to the second special symbol located at the upper part of the central structure 420 in a situation where the game ball is caused to flow down by the left-handed game technique. . The upper middle start winning device 632 is set to enter the game ball with a very low probability (for example, approximately 1 / 60th of the probability) compared to the lower middle start winning device 431. The second special symbol lottery received by the entry of the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632 makes it easier to obtain a value (game value) for the player to play the game than the first special symbol lottery, and it is a big hit When winning, the probability of shifting to the short-time gaming state is high, and there are many prize balls that can be acquired in the special gaming state. For this reason, in the normal gaming state, during the period in which a game is performed using the left-handed gaming technique, not only the big win expectation by the first special symbol lottery to the lower middle start winning device 431 but also the upper middle start winning device that rarely occurs When the second special symbol lottery is executed by the entry of the game ball to 632, it is possible to always expect a chance to acquire a large amount of game value.

  Next, the rear block 104 will be described. 8 and 9 are a rear perspective view and a rear view showing the pachinko machine 100, respectively. In FIG. 8, the outer frame 101 is omitted for easy understanding.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the rear block 104 is configured by attaching other members and devices to the base 501. By connecting the base body 501 and the intermediate block 103 by the rear block support mechanisms 136 and 137, the rear block 104 is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the intermediate block 103.

  The rear block 104 has a game ball tank 510 serving as a ball storage unit for storing game balls, and rectifies the game balls (for example, in one row) continuously on the downstream side of the game ball tank 510 and aligns them in one row. A tank rail 520 as a ball alignment portion, a case rail 530 as a ball guiding portion for guiding a game ball flowing in from the tank rail 520 on the downstream side of the tank rail 520, and a game ball payout on the downstream side of the case rail 530 A payout device 540 that lends out game balls, and guidance as a ball guide unit that guides game balls that have flowed out of the payout device 540 downstream of the payout device 540 to a guide passage (not shown) formed in the base 501. A member 550, a payout control device 560 for controlling the payout of game balls and the lending of game balls by the payout device 540, and external power A function as a power supply means for converting and outputting power of a predetermined voltage required for various types of devices and the like, and a game ball ejection based on a launch operation on the launch operation device 250 are controlled in cooperation with the main control board 920. A power supply / launch control device 570 having a function as a launch control means, a payout control device 560, a game ball lending device 290 (see FIG. 1), and a card unit (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 100 And a relay device 950 that relays signals between them.

  The base body 501 is integrally formed of resin (for example, ABS resin), and includes a base portion 502 corresponding to the front side portion and a protective cover portion 503 positioned behind the base portion 502. The upper portion of the base portion 502 is formed in a substantially frame shape along the outer shape of the rear block 104, and the lower portion is formed in a substantially flat shape having a thickness in the front-rear direction. It has a function as a mounted part.

  The protective cover portion 503 is formed in a substantially plate shape having a thickness in the front-rear direction. The protective cover 503 is not shaped to cover the entire back surface of the intermediate block 103, but a part of the back surface of the intermediate block 103 that requires frequent inspection and confirmation, such as a part of the main controller 370, is attached to the back surface of the pachinko machine 100. It is set to a size that forms a window portion for exposure to the window. A large number of air holes 503 </ b> A having a function of improving the heat dissipation of heat generation in the main control device 370 and the sub control device 390 are formed on the back surface of the protective cover portion 503.

  The game ball tank 510 is a horizontally long box-shaped container that opens upward, and game balls supplied from a ball circulation device (not shown) of the island facility are sequentially supplied to one end side in the longitudinal direction. An opening (not shown) is formed on one end side in the longitudinal direction different from the side where the game ball is supplied in the game ball tank 510. The bottom surface of the game ball tank 510 is gently inclined in the longitudinal direction, and the game ball supplied to the game ball tank 510 moves to the opening side by its own weight. Further, the bottom surface of the game ball tank 510 is inclined in a direction (front-rear direction) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction as compared with the longitudinal direction, and guides the game ball to the side where the opening is provided (for example, the front side). . Further, a metal antistatic plate (not shown) is attached to the bottom surface of the game ball tank 510 so as to overlap the game ball tank 510, and the antistatic plate is connected to the ground potential so that the inside of the game ball tank 510 and The static electricity of the game ball on the downstream side is removed.

  The tank rail 520 is attached to the side where the opening of the game ball tank 510 is formed, and the game ball flows through the opening of the game ball tank 510. The tank rail 520 gradually increases in height as a passage forming member 521 that forms a passage for a substantially bowl-shaped gaming ball having a width through which game balls pass in a row, and an upper surface of the passage formed by the passage forming member 521. And a rectifying member 522 that rectifies the game balls flowing down the passage from the height of the top and bottom to the first level gradually. The passage formed by the tank rail 520 is gently inclined toward the downstream side, and guides the game ball to the side opposite to the game ball tank 510.

  The case rail 530 is formed in a vertically long shape so as to continue to the lower side of the tank rail 520, and a game ball from the tank rail 520 flows in. The case rail 530 continues downward while curving left and right so that game balls do not flow vigorously. In addition, a storage ball switch 591 (see FIG. 10) for detecting a ball break is attached to an intermediate portion of the ball passage in the case rail 530. The storage ball switch 591 detects a broken ball state in which a ball clogging or the like occurs on the case rail 530 or the upstream side thereof and game balls are not normally replenished in the case rail 530.

  The payout device 540 includes a payout mechanism for sending out the game ball, a payout motor 542 (see FIG. 10) as drive means for driving the payout mechanism, and a payout counting switch 592 (see FIG. 10). In accordance with the operation of the payout motor 542 based on the control by the payout control device 560, the game balls stored in the ball passage are released downstream. The passage of the released game ball through the ball passage is detected by a payout counting switch 592, whereby the payout control device 560 (payout control board 930) counts the number of payout of game balls.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the payout control device 560 and the power supply / launch control device 570 are attached so as to overlap the lower back surface of the base portion 502 of the base body 501 so as to be positioned at the lower back side of the rear block 104. It has been. The rear block 104 including the payout control device 560 and the power supply / launch control device 570 can be continuously used even when the game board 400 is replaced with another game board in a model change or the like.

  The payout control device 560 includes a payout control board 930 (see FIG. 10) and a board case that houses the payout control board 930, and the payout control board 930 does not leave any trace of opening, like the main control board 920. The substrate case is sealed so that it cannot be opened.

  The power / fire control device 570 includes a power / fire control board 900 (see FIG. 10) and a board case that houses the power / fire control board 900. The power / fire control board 900 is the same as the main control board 920. Are accommodated in a sealed substrate case.

<Electrical configuration>
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 100. As shown in FIG. 10, the pachinko machine 100 includes control circuit devices such as a power supply / launch control board 900, a power supply monitoring board 910, a main control board 920, a payout control board 930, and a sub control board 940. In FIG. 10, a relay circuit device that only relays various signals is omitted. Hereinafter, these main control circuit devices will be individually described in detail.

  The power supply / launch control board 900 includes a power supply unit 901 that supplies power of a predetermined voltage to each part of the pachinko machine 100 via a power supply path (broken line in the figure), and a launching device according to the operation of the launching operation device 250. A launch control unit 902 that controls the driving of 330, and a signal relay unit 903 that relays an initialization signal from the initialization switch 907 and a ball overflow signal from the ball overflow switch 249.

  The power supply unit 901 takes in external power (for example, AC 24 volts) supplied from the outside and converts it into internal power (for example, DC 24 volts), and generates various types of power from the internal power. The power generated by the power supply unit 901 is power of driving voltage (for example, DC 12 volts) for driving devices such as various solenoids and various motors, drives various switches, and executes control processing. Power of control voltage (for example, DC 5 volts) for backup, power of backup voltage for holding the contents of the RAM of the main control board 920, and the like.

  The power supply unit 901 supplies various types of power generated from the internal power to the power supply monitoring board 910, the main control board 920, the payout control board 930, the sub control board 940, and the like. Specifically, internal power, driving voltage, control voltage, and backup voltage power are supplied to the power monitoring board 910. The main control board 920 is supplied with power of a driving voltage, a control voltage, and a backup voltage, and these powers are supplied via the power supply monitoring unit 911 of the power supply monitoring board 910. The payout control board 930 is supplied with driving voltage and control voltage power. The sub-control board 940 is supplied with driving voltage and control voltage power. The firing control unit 902 and the signal relay unit 903 are supplied with driving voltage and control voltage power.

  A power switch 909 is connected to the power supply unit 901. When the power switch 909 is in an off state, the external power capture is stopped. It is to be noted that the power switch 909 is turned off or a power plug (not shown) connected to the power supply unit 901 via the power switch 909 is removed from an external power supply outlet (not shown). A state where the supply of power to the inside of the machine 100 is stopped and a state where the supply of external power itself is stopped are collectively referred to as a “power failure state”.

  The power supply unit 901 is configured to normally output the control voltage power over a predetermined period even after the transition to the power failure state. As a result, the main control board 920 can save the state and finish the control so that the current control state can be restored.

  The firing control unit 902 controls the driving of the ball feed solenoid 332 and the firing solenoid 334 of the launching device 330 in cooperation with the main control board 920. The ball feed solenoid 332 and the firing solenoid 334 are permitted to operate when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, it is detected that the player is touching the firing handle 252 (see FIG. 1) based on a contact sensor signal from the contact sensor 254, and a launch stop switch 255 for stopping the launch is provided. On the condition that it is not operated, the firing control unit 902 outputs a firing permission signal in an on state to the main control board 920. The main control board 920 outputs a firing solenoid control signal and a ball feed solenoid control signal to the firing control unit 902 based on the firing permission signal and the firing abnormality signal. The firing control unit 902 activates the ball feed solenoid 332 based on the ball feed control signal in the on state, and activates the launch solenoid 334 based on the reception of the launch solenoid control signal in the on state and the resistance value of the variable resistor 253. Let As a result, the game balls are sequentially fired from the launching device 330 with a strength corresponding to the resistance value of the variable resistor 253 (the rotational operation amount of the firing handle 252).

  The signal relay unit 903 outputs an on-state initialization signal to the main control board 920 when the initialization switch 907 is pressed. In the main control board 920, the storage information stored in the RAM of the main control board 920 is initialized in response to the reception of the ON state initialization signal. The initialization switch 907 is not necessarily configured to output a signal to the main control board 920 via the signal relay unit 903. For example, the initialization switch 907 is directly mounted on the main control board 920. The initialization switch 907 may be accommodated in the substrate case 371, and thus illegal signal input targeting a section in which a signal is transmitted can be suppressed.

  Further, when the ball overflow switch 249 detects a game ball, the signal relay unit 903 outputs an on-state ball overflow signal to the main control board 920. The main control board 920 outputs a low-speed payout signal to the payout control board 930 based on the detection of the ball overflow signal in the ON state, and the payout control board 930 that has received the low-speed payout signal receives the rotation speed of the payout motor 542 (payout). The game ball payout speed from the device 540 is reduced. The main control board 920 outputs a high-speed payout signal to the payout control board 930 based on the detection of the ball overflow signal in the off state, and the payout control board 930 that has received the high-speed payout signal controls the rotation speed of the payout motor 542. Make it faster.

  The power monitoring board 910 is a power monitoring section 911 that monitors the power supply status from the power / fire control board 900, and supplies power and transmits various signals between the power / fire control board 900 and the main control board 920. And a signal relay unit 912 for relaying. The power monitoring unit 911 also outputs a power failure signal to the main control board 920 in response to the transition to the power failure state. When the state where the voltage is less than 22 volts continues for a predetermined time, it is determined that the state is a power failure, and an on-state power failure signal is output to the main control board 920. The main control board 920 recognizes the transition to the power failure state by receiving the power failure signal in the on state.

  The main control board 920 comprehensively controls the operation of the pachinko machine 100. On the main control board 920, an MPU (not shown) as a one-chip microcomputer is mounted. The MPU includes a CPU (not shown) as an arithmetic processing unit, a ROM (not shown) storing various control programs and fixed data executed by the CPU, and various data temporarily during execution of the control program. And a RAM (not shown) for storing and the like. In addition, various circuits such as a timer circuit (not shown), a counter circuit (not shown), a clock generation circuit (not shown), a signal transmission / reception circuit (not shown) are mounted on the main control board 920. Yes. The RAM of the main control board 920 is configured to be able to maintain (back up) internal data by supplying a backup voltage from the power / fire control board 900 even after the transition to the power failure state.

  The payout control board 930 controls a game ball payout operation by the payout apparatus 540 according to an instruction from the main control board 920 and a game ball lending operation by the payout apparatus 540 according to an operation of the game ball lending apparatus 290. As with the main control board 920, the payout control board 930 is an MPU (not shown) as a one-chip microcomputer including a CPU (not shown), ROM (not shown), and RAM (not shown), a timer circuit. Various circuits such as (not shown), a counter circuit (not shown), a clock generation circuit (not shown), a signal transmission / reception circuit (not shown) are mounted. The payout control board 930 is equipped with an input / output port as a connection means for connecting to other devices so as to be able to communicate information. For example, the main control board 920 and the relay device 950 can perform bidirectional information input / output communication. The open / close detection switches 108 and 109, the storage ball switch 591 and the payout counting switch 592 are connected so that only information input communication in only one direction is possible, and the payout motor 542 has information in only one direction. Only output communication is possible. Note that the RAM of the payout control board 930 may be configured to have a backup function that allows internal data to be maintained over a certain period in a power failure state, like the RAM of the main control board 920, or the RAM of the main control board 920. Unlike the case, the internal data may not be maintained in a power failure state.

  The sub control board 940 controls operations of various rendering devices, various light emitting devices, various acoustic devices, and the like based on instructions from the main control board 920. The sub-control board 940 is equipped with an input / output port as a connection means for connecting to other devices so as to be able to communicate information. For example, the sub-control board 940 is connected to the main control board 920 so that only information input communication in only one direction is possible. The input operation device 260 is connected to be capable of information communication in both directions, and the decorative symbol display device 479 is connected to be capable of only one-way information output communication.

<Various control processes>
Next, various control processes executed by the main control board 920 will be described. The control processing in the main control board 920 can be broadly divided into main processing that is started upon recovery from a power failure state, and periodic execution (in this embodiment, with a cycle of 2 ms (milliseconds)). Timer interrupt processing.

  First, the main process executed by the main control board 920 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a main process of the main control board 920 (abbreviated as “main control main process” in FIG. 11).

  In the main process of the main control board 920, first, a series of control start processes (program start process S1001 to random number initial setting process S1019) for starting up the main control board 920 and initializing various information are executed only once. After that, the interrupt prohibition processing S1020 for prohibiting the interrupt, the winning random number initial value counter (partial area of the RAM), the jackpot symbol random number initial value counter (partial area of the RAM) and the normal symbol related to the special symbol Random initial value update processing S1021 for updating the value of the winning random number initial value counter (part of the RAM) and the first variation type counter to the fourth variation type for determining the variation time, variation pattern, etc. Fluctuation counter update processing S1022 for updating the value of the counter (part of the RAM), and interrupt permission processing S for permitting interrupts 023 and is repeatedly executed. When a timer interrupt request is generated before the interrupt permission process S1023, the timer interrupt process is executed immediately after the interrupt permission process S1023.

  In a series of control start processes, a program start process S1001 for setting an initial value to a stack pointer (part of the RAM) for controlling the execution of a program, an interrupt mode setting process S1002 for setting an interrupt mode, and a payout control board A stand-by standby process S1003 that waits for a predetermined time until 930, the sub-control board 940, and the like stand up is executed.

  After start-up standby process S1003, determination process S1004 of the output state of the initialization signal from initialization switch 907 of power supply / emission control board 900, determination process S1005 of the value of power failure information (part of RAM), storage Information storage state determination processing S1007 is performed, and it is determined based on these determination results whether or not to save the stored information in the RAM. Here, the stored information is information necessary for returning to the state of the game before the power failure, and corresponds to a part of the RAM that has been updated according to the progress of the game before the power failure. The counter value related to the unit game in the middle, the counter value stored by the start winning, and the like are exemplified.

  The storage state of the stored information is determined as follows. First, a checksum value for a storage area in a predetermined range of the RAM is calculated (checksum calculation process S1006), and the current checksum value and a power failure monitoring process S1202 (see FIG. 12) accompanying the transition to the previous power failure state. It is determined whether or not the exclusive OR with the RAM determination value that is the 2's complement of the checksum value calculated in (0) is “0” (determination processing S1007), and thereby the current checksum value and It is determined whether or not the checksum value at the time of transition to the power failure state is the same.

  When the initialization signal is in the on state (S1004: Y), when the power failure information is not a predetermined power failure value indicating that the stored information is stored and terminated when the transition to the power failure state is completed (S1005: N), or saved If the information is not normally held (S1007: N), a RAM clear process S1008 for erasing the stored information in the RAM is executed. After it is determined that the stored information is normally held (S1007: Y), or after the RAM clear process S1008 is executed, hardware for initializing various devices connected to the main control board 920 A hardware initialization process S1009 is executed.

  After the hardware initialization process S1009, a determination process S1010 of whether or not the power failure information is a power failure value is executed. When the power failure information is a power failure value (S1010: N), a RAM recovery setting process S1011 for initial setting of various types of information including a return of stored information and a recovery command indicating completion of the setting are set (return command). Output processing S1012). By returning the stored information in the RAM return setting process S1011, the control state of the main control board 920 is returned to the control state immediately before the transition to the previous power failure state.

  On the other hand, when the power failure information is not a power failure value (S1010: Y), various types of information are initialized without returning the retained information (RAM initial setting processing S1013), and an initialization command indicating the completion of the setting is output. (Initialization command output processing S1014).

  In the RAM recovery setting process S1011 and the RAM initial setting process S1013, the power failure information is set to a predetermined energization value different from the power failure value, and various error states such as fraud detection errors immediately before the transition to the previous power failure state. Even if has occurred, all those error states are cleared. Further, either the return command or the initialization command is output from the main control board 920 to both the payout control board 930 and the sub control board 940, and the payout control board 930 and the sub control board 940 that have received the return command or the initialization command. In each of these, a predetermined initialization process is executed.

  After the initial setting of the RAM according to the situation at the time of start-up (determination process S1004 to initialization command output process S1014), if the condition device is operating at the time of transition to the previous power failure state, the special gaming state is set. Preparation for returning is performed (special gaming state return preparation processing S1015). Specifically, in the special game state return preparation process S1015, the operating states of the condition device and the accessory continuous operation device are determined, and a process corresponding to the game situation in the power failure state is executed in the sub-control board 940. The

  After the special game state return preparation process S1015, it is determined whether or not the time-short state flag is set to determine whether it is a time-short state or a non-time-short state (determination process S1016). In the case (S1016: Y), a time reduction command is output (time reduction command output processing S1017). On the other hand, if it is in the non-time-short state (S1016: N), a non-time-short command is output (non-time-short command output processing S1018). Thereafter, the value of the winning random number counter (part of the RAM) related to the special symbol is initialized (random number initial setting process S1019).

  Next, timer interrupt processing executed by the main control board 920 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing timer interrupt processing (abbreviated as “main control interrupt processing” in the figure) executed by the main control board 920.

  In the timer interrupt process of the main control board 920, first, an interrupt start process S1201 for starting a timer interrupt is executed. Specifically, a predetermined value is set in the interrupt control register. As a result, interrupts other than this timer interrupt are prohibited. Thereafter, a power failure monitoring process S1202 to an external information output process S1221 related to substantial control such as game progress control of the pachinko machine 100 and monitoring of various sensors are sequentially executed. However, when the game progress is stopped based on various fraud detections (S1207: Y), the control signal output process S1208 to the external information output process S1221 are not executed. Finally, an interrupt permission process S1222 that permits the next timer interrupt is executed, and the current timer interrupt process ends. In the following, various main processes will be described individually.

  In the power failure monitoring process S1202, the value of the power failure information (part of the RAM) is updated based on the output state of the power failure signal output from the power monitoring unit 911 of the power monitoring board 910. Specifically, the output state of the power failure signal is confirmed three times, and when the on state is detected at all three times, the power failure state is determined. If it is not determined in this determination that the power is out, the power outage information is maintained at the energization value.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in the power failure monitoring process S1202 that the power is out, the following process is executed. First, the value of the power failure information is changed from the energization value set in the RAM recovery setting process S1011 or the RAM initial setting process S1013 (see FIG. 11) to a predetermined power failure value. Also, a checksum value for a storage area in a predetermined range of the RAM is calculated, and the 2's complement of the checksum value is set as the RAM determination value. As a result, the pachinko machine 100 enters an infinite loop that does not perform substantial control such as game progress or monitoring of various sensors, and the state of the RAM after the RAM determination value is set is held based on the backup power. The Since the output state of the power failure signal is confirmed three times, each process of timer interruption is executed twice after the first reception of the power failure signal is detected.

  In the random number update process S1203, the winning random number counter related to the special symbol, the big hit symbol random number counter, the stop pattern selection counter, and the winning random number counter related to the normal symbol are updated. Specifically, when the value of the winning random number counter related to the special symbol is a value different from the specified maximum value (for example, “576”), the value is changed by “1” larger than the current value, and the special symbol is changed. When the value of the winning random number counter relating to is the specified maximum value, it is changed to the specified minimum value (“0”). However, if the value after the change is the same as the cyclic initial value for the winning random number counter related to the special symbol, the value of the winning random number counter related to the special symbol is the same as the winning random number initial value counter related to the special symbol. The cyclic initial value is also set to the same value as the winning random number initial value counter.

  The jackpot symbol random number counter, the stop pattern selection counter, and the winning random number counter related to the normal symbol are also updated in the same manner as the winning random number counter related to the special symbol. However, as the update range determined by the specified maximum value and specified minimum value of each counter, a unique value is set for each counter, and a plurality of counters are updated asynchronously. Is referred to an initial value counter unique to each counter. For example, the winning random number counter related to the special symbol and the winning random number initial value counter related to the special symbol have the same value range, and the big hit symbol random number counter and the big hit symbol random number initial value counter have the same value range, The winning random number counter related to the normal symbol and the winning random number initial value counter related to the normal symbol have the same value range.

  In the random number initial value update process S1204, the winning random number initial value counter related to the special symbol, the big hit symbol random number initial value counter, and the winning random number initial value counter related to the normal symbol are updated. Specifically, if the value of the winning random number initial value counter related to the special symbol is different from the specified maximum value (for example, “576”), the value is changed to a value “1” larger than the current value, When the value of the winning random number initial value counter related to the symbol is the specified maximum value, it is changed to the specified minimum value (“0”). The initial random number counter for the special symbol and the initial random number counter for the normal symbol are also the initial random numbers for the special symbol, except that the specified maximum value and the specified minimum value are unique to those counters. It is updated in the same way as the value counter.

  In the variation counter update processing S1205, the values of the first variation type counter to the fourth variation type counter for determining the variation time, variation pattern, and the like are updated. Specifically, when the value of the first variation type counter is a value different from a specified maximum value (for example, “187”), the value is changed to a value that is larger by “1” than the current value, and the first variation When the value of the type counter is the specified maximum value, it is changed to the specified minimum value (“0”). The second variation type counter to the fourth variation type counter are also updated in the same manner as the first variation type counter except that the specified maximum value and the specified minimum value are values unique to those counters. Is done.

  Note that each winning random number counter, jackpot symbol random number counter, stop pattern selection counter and each variation type counter related to special symbols and normal symbols are not necessarily configured as described above, and at least a part of the counter is configured as another configuration. For example, it may be configured to update from a constant initial value without using an initial value counter, or may be configured by a random number generating IC without using a program and refer to a value as necessary. .

  In the game stop determination process S1206, when the fraud detection information is a fraud detection value, it is updated to the game stop value and various information for stopping the progress of the game is set. On the other hand, if the fraud detection information is not a fraud detection value or if it is already a game stop value, the game stop determination process S1206 ends without executing each process for stopping the game progress. The fraud detection information is set to a fraud detection value when occurrence of various frauds is detected in the fraud detection processing S1211. In the determination process S1207, whether or not the game is stopped is determined based on whether or not the fraud detection information is a game stop value.

  In the control signal output process S1208, based on the control data stored in the output buffer, the special symbol display device 471 related to the first special symbol, the special symbol display device 472 related to the second special symbol, and the normal symbol related A signal for controlling various notification devices such as the normal symbol display device 473 is output. Further, based on the control data stored in the output buffer, various actuators such as a ball feed solenoid 332, a firing solenoid 334, a right entry restriction solenoid 462, a right entry restriction solenoid 463, a central entry restriction solenoid 464, and a switching solenoid 465 are provided. A control signal is output.

  In the switch reading process S1209, the first start winning switch 441, the second start winning switch 442, 642, the right big prize switch 443, the central big prize switch 444, the combination operation switch 445, the start switch 446, and the non-specific passage switch 447. The signal states from each of the specific passage switch 448 and the general winning switches 449A, 449B, 649 are read, and changes in the detection state of the game ball by various switches are detected.

  Specifically, in the switch reading process S1209, signal states from various switches are read into the input buffer (part of the RAM) twice at predetermined time intervals, and signals from the various switches are read. Each time, the signal state read for the first time (hereinafter abbreviated as “first signal state”) and the signal state read for the second time (hereinafter abbreviated as “second signal state”) Based on the detection state detected by the previous timer interrupt (hereinafter abbreviated as “previous detection state”), changes in the detection state of various switches are detected. For each switch, when the previous detection state is the off state, the first signal state is the on state, and when the second signal state is the on state, it is determined that the switch is on. Thus, a detection flag (a partial area of the RAM) corresponding to the type of switch is set. As described in the power failure monitoring process S1202, even if the power supply is stopped, each process of the timer interrupt is executed twice, so that the various switches are turned on immediately after the power supply is stopped. Even when it is started, detection flags of various switches can be set accurately.

  In the timer update processing S1210, various timers (predetermined areas in the RAM) used for special symbol and normal symbol variation display, control of each gaming state, fraud monitoring, and the like are updated.

  In the fraud detection process S1211, an illegal act such as forcibly entering a game ball into various winning devices or forcibly operating various winning devices is detected. Specifically, the right start winning device 432, the right grand prize winning device 433, and the central big prize winning device 434 are forced to move to an allowable entry posture, and the game ball is guided to a specific passage of the right big prize winning device 433 by vibration. , The right start winning device 432 by radio waves, the right grand winning device 433 and the central grand winning device 434 are forcibly induced to malfunction, the game balls are guided to various winning devices by magnetic attraction, and the lower middle starting winning device 431. It is highly likely that an illegal act such as guiding a game ball at an abnormal timing to the right start winning device 432, the upper middle starting winning device 632, the right big winning device 433, and the central big winning device 434 is performed. Detect occurrence.

  In the winning detection response process S1212, control based on detection of a game ball by various switches provided in the game board 400 is executed. Specifically, when the first start winning switch detection flag is set based on the detection of the game ball by the first start winning switch 441 (see FIG. 10), the middle start winning counter (predetermined in the RAM). Area) and the first payout counter (a predetermined area of the RAM) are updated. Further, when the second start winning switch detection flag is set based on the detection of the game ball by the second starting winning switches 442 and 642 (see FIG. 10), the first payout counter is updated. Further, when the right big prize switch detection flag is set based on the detection of the game ball by the right big prize switch 443 (see FIG. 10), or when the game ball is detected by the central big prize switch 444 (see FIG. 10). When the central special winning switch detection flag is set on the basis, the special winning counter (predetermined area of RAM) and the second payout counter (predetermined area of RAM) are updated.

  In the launch control process S1213, launch related information for controlling the launch of the game ball by the launch device 330 is updated. Specifically, the operation flag of the ball feed solenoid 332 that drives the ball feed mechanism 331 and the operation flag of the firing solenoid 334 that drives the firing mechanism 333 are updated.

  In the input signal monitoring process S1214, based on the output state of the signal from the open / close detection switch 108 (see FIG. 10) via the payout control board 930, an intermediate block is provided for the outer frame 101 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). It is detected whether 103 (refer FIG.1 and FIG.2) is closed. Further, based on the output state of the signal from the open / close detection switch 109 via the payout control board 930 (see FIG. 10), the front block 102 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) with respect to the intermediate block 103 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). 3) is detected.

  In the payout state monitoring process S1215, information indicating the payout control state output from the payout control board 930 is monitored, and various payout state commands corresponding to the payout control state are set as necessary. The sub-control board 940 that has received the payout state command causes the decorative symbol display device 479, the upper left acoustic device 281 and the upper right acoustic device 282 to perform notification according to the type of the payout state command.

  In the payout signal output process S1216, various prize ball commands are set based on the values of the first payout counter and the second payout counter as necessary, and output to the payout control board 930. The first payout counter and the second payout counter are updated according to the setting of the prize ball command. For example, the first payout counter is incremented by 1 each time a game ball corresponding to one winning is detected, and decremented by 1 each time a winning ball command based on the winning is set. Each time the payout control board 930 executes control for paying out the number of game balls (for example, 3) corresponding to the winning (specifically, shortly before the payout is completed), the main control board 920 is awarded. In a situation where a ball command is requested and the payout of a prize ball is continuing, a further prize ball command is output from the main control board 920. The second payout counter is a counter that is updated in response to a winning (for example, 13) that has a different number of prize balls than the first payout counter, and outputs a prize ball command based on the value of the second payout counter. When the 930 is received, the payout control board 930 executes control for paying out a number of game balls corresponding to the prize ball command.

  In the special symbol related process S1217, the unit game right holding control related to the first special symbol and the unit game control related to the first special symbol are executed. Specifically, the operation control of the special symbol hold display device 476 related to the first special symbol is executed in the hold control of the right of the unit game related to the first special symbol. In addition, in the control of the unit game related to the first special symbol, the operation control of the special symbol display device 471 related to the first special symbol is executed, and if the big win is won in the first special symbol lottery, the right big winning device Operation control of 433 and the central prize-winning device 434 is further executed.

  Further, in the special symbol related process S1217, the unit game right holding control related to the second special symbol and the unit game control related to the second special symbol are executed. Specifically, the operation control of the special symbol hold display device 477 related to the second special symbol is executed in the hold control of the right of the unit game related to the second special symbol. In addition, in the control of the unit game related to the second special symbol, the operation control of the special symbol display device 472 related to the second special symbol is executed, and when the big win is won in the second special symbol lottery, Operation control of 433 and the central prize-winning device 434 is further executed.

  In the normal symbol related processing S1218, the control for holding the unit game right related to the normal symbol and the control of the unit game related to the normal symbol are executed. Specifically, the operation control of the normal symbol hold display device 478 is executed in the hold control of the right of the unit game related to the normal symbol. Further, in the control of the unit game related to the normal symbol, the operation control of the normal symbol display device 473 related to the normal symbol is executed, and when the normal symbol lottery is won, the operation control of the right start winning device 432 is further executed. .

  In the display control processing S1219, the special symbol display device 471 related to the first special symbol, the special symbol display device 472 related to the second special symbol, the special symbol hold display device 476 related to the first special symbol in the special symbol related processing S1217, and Based on various information updated to control the operation of the special symbol hold display device 477 related to the second special symbol, output data for specifically operating these devices is synthesized. The synthesized output data is output to each device in the control signal output process S1208 based on the next timer interrupt.

  In the motor control process S1220, operation control of various motors is executed. In the external information output process S1221, output data to be output to an external device such as a data display device (not shown) or a management device (not shown) electrically connected to the pachinko machine 100 is set.

<Change in the direction of movement of the game ball made by the central structure 420>
Next, a configuration in which the moving direction of the game ball flowing down the game area is changed by the central structure 420 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the central structure 420. More specifically, FIG. 13 shows some members (top plate decoration 611, upper left front decoration) attached to the upper part of the front side that is the surface facing the player (ie, the front side) in the central structure 420. 612 is an exploded perspective view of the upper right front decoration 613) with respect to other members.

  As illustrated in FIG. 13, the top panel decoration 611 includes a roof 611 </ b> B that protrudes from a position on the inner side of the upper end on the back surface of the decoration main body 611 </ b> A visually recognized by the player. The roof 611B is configured in a smoothly curved shape that is convex upward with the approximate center of the top panel decoration 611 as an apex. The end of the roof 611B that is opposite to the joint with the decoration main body 611A is in contact with the front surface on the main body side of the central structure 420, whereby the roof 611B is connected to the back surface of the decoration main body 611A and the central structure 420. It is comprised as a spherical passage with the upper part opened together with the main body side front surface.

  Therefore, a part of the game balls launched from the launching device 330 and entered the upper game area (hereinafter also referred to as “upper game area”) with respect to the central structure 420 flow down the upper game area and then the roof 611B. Can reach. As described above, since the roof 611B is configured in a curved shape that is convex upward, the game ball that has reached the roof 611B can be changed depending on the arrival position and the moving direction of the game ball at the time of arrival. 611B rolls leftward (arrow Q1 direction) or rightward (arrow Q2 direction).

  In addition, a concave portion 611C that guides the game ball to the main body side of the central structure 420 is provided at the approximate center (that is, approximately the top) of the roof 611B. A passage port 621 is provided at the end of the recess 611C. Thereby, the game ball that has reached the roof 611B can be guided to the passing port 621 through the recess 611C in addition to being discharged from the left end or the right end of the roof 611B by rolling left or right. That is, the roof 611B functions as a distribution unit (first distribution unit) that distributes the game balls that have reached the roof 611B to the left or right or the passage port 621.

  In the upper right upper part of the main body side of the central structure 420, a partition unit 624 that partitions a game area that flows down by the left-handed gaming technique and a game area that flows down by the right-handed gaming technique is provided. The partition portion 624 has a plate-like shape having an inclined surface inclined downward to the right with a certain gap through which the game ball can pass with respect to the outer rail 402 (see FIG. 7) forming the outer shape of the game area. The game ball that is formed and passes through the upper side of the partition portion 624 becomes a game ball that flows down by the right-handed game technique. On the other hand, the game ball that passes through the lower side of the partition unit 624 becomes a game ball that flows down by the left-handed game technique.

  Therefore, in the pachinko machine 100 of the present embodiment, the game balls that flow down by the left-handed gaming method are only the game areas that continue from the left side to the lower side with respect to the central structure 420 (hereinafter also referred to as “left game area”). Instead, it passes through a central upper game area located between the left game area and the upper game area. The center upper game area is an area including an inner area of the central structure 420, and corresponds to an area where game balls flow down the left and right of the roof 611B in the upper portion of the central structure 420. Including. For this reason, the upper middle start winning device 632 is arranged on the upstream side with respect to the left game area. On the other hand, the lower middle start winning device 431 is provided in a part of the left game area, and is disposed downstream of the center upper game area.

  The movement path of the game balls distributed left and right by the roof 611B will be described later with reference to FIGS. On the other hand, the game ball guided to the passage port 621 is guided to the sorting device 622 provided continuously with the passage port 621. The distribution device 622 is a device that functions as a second distribution unit, and distributes the guided game ball to the upper middle start winning device 632 or the start winning device 632.

  A flow restriction part 623 is provided below the distribution device 622. The flow restriction part 623 is configured as an inclined surface whose upper surface is inclined downward from right to left. The inclined surfaces of the flow restricting portion 623 are in contact with the back surfaces of the decorations 611, 612, and 613 and the main body side front surface of the central structure 420, respectively. Thereby, the game ball distributed outside the upper middle start winning device 632 by the distribution device 622 falls on the flow restriction part 623 and moves leftward on the inclined surface of the flow restriction part 623 (in the direction of the arrow Q3). ). As a result, the game ball enters the left game area (that is, the game area from the left side with respect to the central structure 420).

  Here, the distribution device 622 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of a region E1 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, the sorting device 622 mainly includes a left sorting passage 622A, a right sorting passage 622B, and a stage 622C. The left distribution passage 622A is a passage that guides the game ball that has entered from the passage port 621 to the left. On the other hand, the right distribution passage 622B is a passage that guides the game ball that has entered from the passage port 621 to the right.

  The stage 622C is provided on each downstream side of the left distribution passage 622A and the right distribution passage 622B. Thereby, when the game ball passes through the left distribution path 622A, the game ball P enters from the left side of the stage 622C and rolls on the stage 622C, for example, as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the game ball that has passed through the right distribution path 622B enters from the right side of the stage 622C and rolls on the stage 622C. Note that a contact sensor 662 (see FIG. 10) is installed on each of the left distribution path 622A and the right distribution path 622B, so that the game ball enters the stage 622C from the contact sensor 662. Is detected based on the contact sensor signal.

  The stage 622C is provided with a recess 622D at substantially the center thereof. A recess 622E and a recess 622F are provided on the left and right sides of the recess 622D, respectively. Each of the recesses 622D, 622E, and 622F is configured to allow the game ball to fall from the front side thereof (that is, the side that is the front of the gaming machine). Thereby, the game ball rolling on the stage 622C falls forward from the stage 622C via any one of the recesses 622D, 622E, and 622F.

  An upper middle start winning device 632 is provided in front of the stage 622C. The upper middle start winning device 632 is configured to be capable of reciprocating in the left-right direction by a drive device (not shown). Therefore, when the upper middle start winning device 632 that reciprocates is in an appropriate position at the timing when the game ball falls from the stage 622C via any one of the recesses 622D, 622E, and 622F, the upper middle start winning device 632 is the stage. A game ball falling from 622C is received, whereby the game ball enters the upper middle start winning device 632. As described above, the upper middle start winning device 632 is a start winning device according to the second special symbol, like the right start winning device 432. Therefore, when the game ball that has entered the upper middle start winning device 632 is detected by the second start winning switch 642, the start winning of the second special symbol is made.

  On the other hand, if the upper middle start winning device 632 is not in an appropriate position and the game ball that has dropped from the stage 622C cannot enter the upper middle start winning device 632, the game ball flows down as described above. As a result, the game ball rolls leftward (in the direction of arrow Q3) on the inclined surface of the flow restricting portion 623 and is discharged to the left game area.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, the moving path of the game balls distributed in the left or right direction (arrow Q1 or arrow Q2 direction) by the roof 611B will be described. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the top panel decoration 611, the upper left front decoration 612, and the upper right front decoration 613 as viewed from the back side. FIG. 16 is a partial cross-sectional view of the central structure 420 when the decoration bodies 611A, 612A, and 613A are removed from the decorations 611, 612, and 613, respectively. Note that the decoration main bodies 611A, 612A, and 613A are parts that function as decoration means visually recognized by the player in the top board decoration 611, the upper left front decoration 612, and the upper right front decoration 613.

  As shown in FIG. 15, passage walls 612 </ b> B and 612 </ b> C extending downward are erected on the back surface of the ornament main body 612 </ b> A of the upper left front ornament 612 while being spaced apart by a predetermined width. As a result, a left-flow downward passage 652 continuous in the vertical direction is formed between the passage wall 612B and the passage wall 612C. That is, the left downstream passage 652 functions as a warp path formed inside the central structure 420. Therefore, the game balls that roll on the roof 611B in the direction of the arrow Q1 (that is, game balls distributed to the left side by the roof 611B) are guided to the downflow passage 652 that is the warp route, and flow down the left downflow passage 652.

  As shown in FIG. 16, a flow restriction part 623 is provided downstream of the left flow path 652. Therefore, the game ball that flows down the left flow path 652 falls on the flow restriction part 623. As a result, the game ball rolls leftward (in the direction of arrow Q3) on the inclined surface of the flow restricting portion 623. That is, the game balls distributed to the left side by the roof 611B flow down the left flow passage 652, roll to the left on the inclined surface of the flow restriction part 623, and are discharged to the left game area.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 15, passage walls 613 </ b> B and 613 </ b> C that extend downward are erected on the back surface of the decoration main body 613 </ b> A of the upper right front decoration 613 so as to be separated by a predetermined width. As a result, a right-flow downward passage 653 that is continuous in the vertical direction is formed between the passage wall 613B and the passage wall 613C. In other words, the right downflow passage 653 also functions as a warp path formed inside the central structure 420. Therefore, the game balls that roll on the roof 611B in the direction of the arrow Q2 (that is, game balls distributed to the right side by the roof 611B) are guided to the right flow passage 653 that is the warp route and flow down the right flow passage 653. .

  Then, the game ball flowing down the right flow path 653 falls on the flow restriction part 623 and rolls leftward (in the direction of the arrow Q3) on the inclined surface. That is, the game balls distributed to the right side by the roof 611B flow down the right flow passage 653, then roll to the left on the inclined surface of the flow restriction portion 623, and are discharged to the left game area.

  Thus, according to the pachinko machine 100 of the present embodiment, even the game balls distributed to the right side by the roof 611B are allowed to enter the left game area by passing through the right flow path 653 and the flow restriction part 623. be able to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, in the pachinko machine 100, between the passage wall 612B and the passage wall 612C, plate-like protrusions 612D projecting from the back surface of the decoration body 612A are provided, the passage wall 612B and the passage wall 612C. It is provided substantially parallel to the wall surface.

  The protrusion 612D has a bottom surface (a surface in contact with the back surface of the decoration main body 612A) formed in a substantially rectangular shape extending in the continuous direction (that is, the vertical direction) of the left-flowing passage 652, and adjacent to the longitudinal side of the bottom surface. Side surfaces (that is, surfaces that are substantially parallel to the wall surfaces of the passage wall 612B and the passage wall 612C) are formed in a substantially trapezoid shape whose width becomes narrower as the distance from the back surface of the decorative body 612A increases. In other words, the protrusion 612D is configured to have a shape in which the height from the bottom surface, which is the installation surface with respect to the decoration body 612A, gradually increases from the end in the longitudinal direction of the bottom toward the inside. A plurality of protrusions 612D (five in the example shown in FIG. 15) are arranged side by side in a direction that intersects the continuous direction of the left downstream passage 652.

  As shown in FIG. 16, a recess 652A corresponding to the shape of the protrusion 612D is formed on the surface facing the protrusion 612D in the left downstream passage 652. Therefore, the game ball flowing down the left downflow passage 652 is not vertically dropped, but is a path formed by the protrusion 612D and the recess 652A, that is, once toward the back side (the bottom side of the recess 652A) and then toward the front side. Take the route back.

  As shown in FIG. 15, a plurality of protrusions 613D similar to the protrusions 612D are also provided between the passage wall 613B and the passage wall 613C on the back surface of the decoration body 613A of the upper right front decoration 613. In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, a recess 653A corresponding to the shape of the protrusion 613D is formed on the surface of the right-flowing passage 653 that faces the protrusion 613D. Therefore, also in the right downflow passage 653, the game ball is formed by the protrusion 613D and the concave portion 653A, and is once on the near side (bottom side of the concave portion 653A), similarly to the left downflow passage 652. Take the route back.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, a protrusion 612 </ b> E that is elongated in a direction intersecting with the continuous direction of the left downstream passage 652 is formed on the back surface of the decorative main body 612 </ b> A on the downstream side of the left downstream passage 652. . On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 16, on the main body side front surface of the central structure 420, at the position downstream of the protrusion 612E, the direction intersecting with the continuous direction of the left downflow passage 652 is the same as that of the protrusion 612E. An elongated protrusion 652B is formed. As a result, the game ball flows down the left downflow passage 652 while colliding with the protrusions 612E and 652B. Since the mechanical energy of the game ball decreases due to the collision with the protrusions 612E and 652B, the collision between the game ball and the flow-down restricting unit 623 can be eased.

  The curved shape of the roof 611B is configured substantially symmetrically for the purpose of smoothing the left / right distribution of the game balls. On the other hand, the inclined surface of the flow restricting portion 623 is configured to be inclined downward from right to left. Therefore, inevitably, the distance until the game ball discharged from the left end of the roof 611B and flowing down the left flow passage 652 reaches the flow restriction portion 623 is discharged from the right end of the roof 611B and the right flow passage 653 game ball It becomes longer than the distance to reach the flow-down restricting portion 623. Therefore, there is a difference in energy when the game ball falls (collides) on the flow-down restricting portion 623 when the game ball is discharged from the left end of the roof 611B and when the game ball is discharged from the right end of the roof 611B. Therefore, there is a possibility that the behavior of the game ball dropped on the flow restriction part 623 becomes non-uniform due to this.

  On the other hand, as described above, the protrusions 612E and 652B that are not located downstream of the right flow passage 653 are provided downstream of the left flow passage 652 where the flow distance of the game ball is longer than that of the right flow passage 653. Therefore, even if the game balls are distributed to either the left or right side of the roof 611B, the behavior of the game balls dropped on the flow-down restricting unit 623 can be smoothed.

  As shown in FIG. 16, in the central structure 420, a stage 625 is provided below an opening 420A provided near the center. A game ball that has passed through a left warp passage 628 (see FIG. 17) formed inside the left side of the central structure 420 enters the stage 625. Since a contact sensor 665 (see FIG. 10) is installed on the left warp passage 628, the entry of the game ball into the stage 625 is detected based on the contact sensor signal from the contact sensor 665. The

  The stage 625 is provided with three recesses 625A, 625B, and 625C, and the game balls that have entered the stage 625 are distributed to any one of these recesses 625A to 625C. When the game balls are distributed to the left end recess 625B or the right end recess 625C among the three recesses 625A to 625C, the game balls fall from the front of the stage 625 (the front side of the gaming machine).

  On the other hand, the game balls distributed to the central recess 625A enter the entrance 626 formed in the stage back cover 615 standing on the rear side of the stage 625 (the back side of the gaming machine). The game ball that has entered the entrance 626 passes through a passage (not shown) that is formed inside the central structure 420 and communicates with the entrance 626, and from a discharge port 627 that is formed below the stage 625. Discharged. The function of the stage 625 will be described later.

  Next, in the pachinko machine 100, an operation and an effect related to a change in the moving direction of the game ball made by the central structure 420 will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 100, as described above, the game balls distributed to the right side by the roof 611B can be allowed to enter the left game area by passing through the right flow path 653 and the flow restriction part 623.

  In the conventional typical gaming machine, the game balls distributed to the right side by the distribution unit provided on the upper part of the central structure flow down on the right side, and the game balls distributed on the left side flow down on the left side as it is. Therefore, the behavior of the game balls distributed by the distribution unit also affects the downstream position of the game balls. Therefore, in a conventional gaming machine, when a start winning device such as the lower middle start winning device 431 is provided in the left game area (that is, the left game area) with respect to the central structure, The game ball is fired so that the left game area is aimed directly (left-handed game technique) or the game ball is distributed to the left side by the distribution unit. In this way, with conventional gaming machines, the starting point of the game balls that the player aims at is uniform, and a large number of game balls flow down on one side where a game-related privilege such as a start winning device is likely to be given. The player's launching operation was easy to be limited and lacked surprisingness.

  On the other hand, according to the pachinko machine 100, even if the player launches a game ball aiming at the right side far from the entrance of the game area (that is, the exit of the launch passage 401B), the game ball is moved to the left game area. Can flow down. Therefore, it is possible to diversify the positions targeted by the player by the launch operation, and to provide unexpectedness. Thereby, the interest of a game can be improved suitably.

  In addition, even if a launch operation is performed so that many game balls flow down to the right side in the game area, the game balls can be returned to the left game area by the right flow path 653 and the flow restriction part 623. In addition to aiming at the entrance of the game ball to the passage port 621 in the central structure 420 from the left side, the game ball is left side game area even if many game balls flow down from the right side aiming at the entrance to the passage port 621. A privilege related to the game can be given by being guided to. In this respect as well, the interest of the game can be improved suitably.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 100, it is possible to enter the upper middle start winning device 632 on the condition that the game ball has entered the passing port 621 in the central structure 420. In other words, the game ball does not enter the upper middle start winning device 632 without entering the passage port 621. Therefore, when a game ball is launched from the right side so as to aim at the entrance to the passing port 621, the gaming ball does not enter the passing port 621, and the opportunity to enter the upper middle start winning device 632 is lost. However, since the game balls are distributed to the right side by the roof 611B, the possibility of passing to the lower middle start winning device 431 occurs. Thereby, the disappointment of the player due to the loss of the opportunity to enter the upper middle start winning device 632 can be reduced, and the entertainment of the game can be improved in this respect as well.

  In the pachinko machine 100, the central structure 420 is provided above the lower middle start winning device 431 in the front view of the pachinko machine 100 (see FIG. 7). As a result, the roof 611B of the top panel decoration 611 is positioned so as to overlap with the lower middle starting prize-winning device 431 in the vertical direction, so that the game balls distributed to the right side by the roof 611B have the flow restriction part 623. By passing and moving to the left side, the lower middle start winning device 431 is reached through a substantially S-shaped moving path. Therefore, since the moving path from which the game ball distributed to the right side by the roof 611B reaches the lower middle start winning device 431 is different from the path that simply flows down, Clearly conscious. Thereby, even if the player aims at the side away from the left game area (that is, the right side) and fires the game ball, the game ball may pass through the lower middle start winning device 431. Since the launch operation can be performed while clearly grasping, a game in which the launch operation is aimed at the right side can be suitably enjoyed.

  Here, the decorative symbol display device 479 for displaying a decorative symbol corresponding to the result of the first special symbol lottery based on the start winning of the first special symbol or the second special symbol lottery based on the starting winning of the second special symbol is provided. In the front view of the pachinko machine 100, the pachinko machine 100 is provided between the roof 611B and the lower middle start winning device 431. That is, the decorative symbol corresponding to the result of the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery is displayed between the roof 611B and the lower middle start winning device 431. Thus, when the game ball is distributed to the right side by the roof 611B, the player follows the movement path of the game ball, and when the game ball enters the lower middle start winning device 431, Is raised upward from the position of the lower middle start winning device 431, so that the decorative symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery (that is, the first special symbol lottery) based on the game ball entering the lower middle start winning device 431 Can be visually recognized. After confirming the state of the decorative symbol display device 479, the player can visually recognize again how the game balls are distributed on the roof 611B located above the decorative symbol display device 479. Therefore, it can suppress that a player's gaze is swung around.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 100, when a game ball enters the passing port 621 in the central structure 420, the game ball is guided to the stage 622C, and the upper middle start winning device 632 or the start winning device is operated by the stage 622C. Sorted out of 632. If the game ball has entered the passing port 621 and has not been distributed to the upper middle start winning device 632, the game ball falls onto the flow-down restricting portion 623 and is discharged to the left game area. Thereby, even if the player cannot enter the game ball into the upper middle start prize device 632, the game ball may be allowed to enter the lower middle start prize device 431 in the left game area. You can expect to not do it.

  In particular, even when the game ball falls from the recess (recess 622D or recess 622F) on the right side with respect to the position of the upper middle start winning device 632 that reciprocates in the left-right direction, the game ball is moved to the left game area. Since the guidance is possible, the player may enter the lower middle start winning device 431 with respect to the game ball moving along the unexpected path while having unexpectedness with respect to the movement path of the game ball. We can have the expectation that there is no.

  Further, in the conventional typical gaming machine, when the gaming ball that has entered the entry portion such as the passage port 621 does not pass through the advantageous area such as the upper middle start winning device 632, the gaming ball is a pachinko machine. 100 was discharged to the outside. On the other hand, in the pachinko machine 100, even if the game ball that has entered the passage port 621 does not enter the upper middle start winning device 632, the game ball is not discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 100, Again, a chance to enter the lower middle start winning device 431 is given. Therefore, the disappointment of the player due to the game ball entering the passing port 621 not entering the upper middle start winning device 632 can be reduced, and in this respect, the interest of the game can be improved. .

<Behavior of the game ball according to the position of falling on the flow restriction part 623>
Next, with reference mainly to FIG. 17, the behavior of the game ball according to the drop position on the flow restriction part 623 will be described. FIG. 17 is a front view of the partial cross-sectional view of FIG. In FIG. 17, the general winning device 639 arranged in the left game area (that is, the game area from the left side with respect to the central structure 420) is also illustrated.

  As described above, the game balls distributed to the left side or the right side by the roof 611B flow down the left flow path 652 or the right flow path 653, and then move leftward on the inclined surface of the flow restriction part 623 (arrow Q3 direction: FIG. 16) and discharged to the left game area. Here, as shown in FIG. 17, the flow restriction part 623 is configured such that the longitudinal direction of the inclined surface provided on the upper surface thereof is longer than the width in the left-right direction of the roof 611 </ b> B. Therefore, when the game ball is distributed to the left side by the roof 611B (that is, when the game ball flows down the left flow path 652), and when the game ball is distributed to the right side by the roof 611B (that is, the game ball is left) The position at which the game ball falls on the flow-down restricting portion 623 differs in the case of flowing down the flow-down passage 652.

  Specifically, when the game balls are distributed to the left side by the roof 611B, the side close to the outlet 623A, which is the left end of the flow-down restricting portion 623, is the game ball drop position. On the other hand, when the game balls are distributed to the right side by the roof 611B, the side far from the outlet 623A (that is, the side close to the right end of the flow restriction part 623) is the game ball drop position.

  Since the inclined surface of the flow restricting portion 623 is configured to be inclined downward from right to left, the height (vertical length) with respect to the position of the outlet 623A increases as the distance from the outlet 623A (that is, the left end of the inclined surface) increases. Get higher. Therefore, the farther the position where the game ball falls onto the flow-down restricting portion 623 is farther from the position of the exit 623A of the flow-down restricting portion 623, the higher the height of the drop position with respect to the outlet 623A is.

  That is, the height of the drop position with respect to the outlet 623A varies depending on the direction in which the game balls are distributed by the roof 611B. For example, a game ball distributed to the right side by the roof 611B falls to a higher position with respect to the outlet 623A than when distributed to the left side. Therefore, the acceleration mode of the game balls discharged from the outlet 623A of the flow restriction part 623 can be made different according to the distribution direction of the game balls by the roof 611B.

  Specifically, when the game balls are distributed to the left side by the roof 611B and flow down the left flow path 652, the drop point to the flow restriction part 623 is closer to the outlet 623A, and the height with respect to the outlet 623A is relatively Low. Therefore, the game balls discharged from the outlet 623A in such a case tend to have a relatively small acceleration. On the other hand, when the game balls are distributed to the right side by the roof 611B and flow down the right flow passage 653, the falling point to the flow restriction part 623 is far from the outlet 623A, and the height with respect to the outlet 623A is relatively high. Therefore, in such a case, the acceleration of the game ball discharged from the outlet 623A tends to be relatively large.

  Therefore, when the game balls are distributed to the left side by the roof 611B, the game balls discharged from the outlet 623A of the flow restriction part 623 can easily take the trajectory J1 flowing down on the side closer to the central structure 420. On the other hand, when the game balls are distributed to the right side by the roof 611B, the game balls discharged from the outlet 623A of the flow restriction part 623 flow down on the side far from the central structure 420 (that is, the side far from the track J1). It is easy to take the trajectory J2.

  The game ball discharged from the outlet 623A of the flow restriction part 623 enters the left game area. A general winning device 639 is arranged above the left game area (see FIG. 7). More specifically, the general winning device 639 is disposed in the left game area, in the vicinity of the outlet 623A of the flow-down restricting portion 623, slightly to the left with respect to the outlet 623A.

  By arranging the general winning device 639 at a position slightly to the left of the exit 623A, the possibility that the game ball discharged from the flow-down restricting unit 623 enters the general winning device 639 has passed through the track J2. In this case, it becomes higher than the case of passing through the track J1. Therefore, the farther the drop point to the flow-down restricting unit 623 is from the exit 623A, the higher the possibility that the game ball will enter the general winning device 639. That is, in the case of the pachinko machine 100 of the present embodiment, the possibility of entering the general winning device 639 is higher when the game balls are distributed to the right side by the roof 611B.

  In addition, an opening 628A serving as an inlet of the left warp passage 628 is provided on the left side of the central structure 420. The game ball that has entered from the opening 628A passes through the left warp passage 628 formed inside the central structure 420 and enters the stage 625. As described above, the game balls that have entered the stage 625 roll on the stage 625 and are distributed to any of the recesses 625A to 625C (see FIG. 16). At this time, when the game balls are distributed to the central recess 625A, the game balls enter the entrance 626 and are discharged from the discharge port 627.

  Since the discharge port 627 is positioned directly above the lower middle start winning device 431 (see FIG. 7), the game balls discharged from the discharge port 627 enter the lower middle start winning device 431 with a high probability. That is, the game balls distributed to the recesses 625A by the stage 625 are likely to enter the lower middle start winning device 431 located immediately below the discharge port 620. That is, when the game ball flowing down the left game area enters the opening 628A, the game ball may enter the lower middle start winning device 431 with a high probability.

  Since the opening 628A is provided on the left side of the central structure 420, the possibility that the game ball discharged from the flow restriction part 623 enters the opening 628A is different from the case of the general winning device 639 described above. When passing through the track J1 passing closer to the central structure 420, the height is higher than when passing through the track J2. Therefore, the closer the drop point to the flow-down restricting portion 623 is from the exit 623A, the higher the possibility that the game ball will enter the opening 628A. That is, in the case of the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the possibility of entering the opening 628A is higher when the game balls are distributed to the left side by the roof 611B.

  Next, in the pachinko machine 100, the action and effect related to the behavior of the game ball according to the drop position on the flow-down regulating unit 623 will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 100, the flow restriction part 623 is configured so that the acceleration mode of the game balls discharged from the flow restriction part 623 to the left game area differs depending on the position where the game ball is received. For example, the acceleration mode of the game balls discharged to the left game area differs depending on whether the game balls are distributed to the right side or the left side by the roof 611B. On the other hand, the general winning device 639 is provided at a position where the possibility of passing differs according to the position of the game ball received by the flow-down restricting unit 623. Similarly to the general winning device 639, the opening 628A serving as the entrance of the left warp passage 628 is also provided at a position where the possibility of passage differs depending on the position of the game ball received by the flow-down restricting unit 623. Thereby, according to the position of the game ball received by the flow-down restricting unit 623, the possibility that the player can receive a privilege related to the game can be changed.

  In general, the entry of a game ball into an advantageous area such as the general winning device 639 is easily determined by the arrangement of a flow changing member such as a nail provided in the vicinity of the advantageous area. The behavior has little effect on the entry into the advantageous area. Therefore, there is a problem that the player is only interested in the behavior of the game ball in a part of the game area. However, in the pachinko machine 100, as described above, the game ball received by the flow-down regulating unit 623 Depending on the position of the player, the possibility that the player can receive the benefits related to the game can be changed, so that the player can enjoy the game of moving the game ball in the flow restriction part 623, thereby It is possible to suitably improve the interest of the game. Further, since the possibility that the player can receive a privilege related to the game can be changed according to the direction in which the game balls are distributed by the roof 611B, the interest of the game in which the game balls are distributed by the roof 611B can be improved.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 100, the general winning device 639 is disposed at a position slightly on the left side with respect to the outlet 623A of the flow restriction part 623. That is, the possibility of entering the general winning device 639 is higher when the game balls are distributed to the right side by the roof 611B. Therefore, it is possible to improve the interest in launching the game ball aiming at a predetermined position such as a position where the roof 611B can be distributed to the right side.

  In addition, the game balls distributed to the right side by the roof 611B and a part of the game balls distributed by the stage 622C both pass through the flow restriction part 623. For this reason, the game balls distributed to the right side by the roof 611B may pass through the track J2, but may be blocked by the game balls distributed by the stage 622C. Since the timing at which game balls are discharged from the stage 622C varies and is difficult to predict, even if the player aims for the progress of the game balls on the trajectory J2, some of the game balls have been discharged from the stage 622C. A situation occurs that is blocked by a sphere. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the right portion of the central upper game area from being extremely advantageous as compared to the left portion.

<Functions of the protrusions 612D and 613D>
Next, functions of the protrusions 612D and 613D will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. FIG. 18 is a front view of the central structure 420. As shown in FIG. 18, an upper left front ornament 612 and an upper right front ornament 613 are provided on the left and right of the upper part on the front side of the central structure 420.

  In the upper left front ornament 612, the ornament main body 612A whose front side is visually recognized by the player is made of a light transmissive material with a transparent or semi-transparent surface. On the back side of the decoration main body 612A, a light emitting body is disposed as a board surface light emitting device 490 (see FIG. 10), and the light transmitted through the front surface side of the decoration main body 612A is transmitted through the game board 400 by causing the light emitting body to emit light. decorate. That is, the upper left front decoration 612 has a function as a decoration means for decorating the game board 400.

  On the other hand, the decoration main body 613A of the upper right front decoration 613 is also configured as a hollow body made of a light transmissive material having a transparent or semi-transparent surface, like the decoration main body 612A. Therefore, the upper right front decoration 613 also functions as a decoration means for applying decoration to the game board 400, like the upper left front decoration 612.

  In particular, since the surfaces of the decoration main bodies 612A and 613A are configured as undulation surfaces (decoration undulation surfaces) on the side facing the player (that is, the front side), the upper left front decoration 612 and the upper right front decoration 613 are used. The decoration function is enhanced.

  Similarly to the front surface, the back surfaces of the decoration bodies 612A and 613A are also made of a transparent or translucent material that can transmit light. Therefore, when the player sees the upper left front decoration 612 and the upper right front decoration 613 from the front side, the player can visually recognize the back side (that is, the back side of the back surfaces of the decoration main bodies 612A and 613A).

  As described above, since the flow-down passages 652 and 653 are provided on the back sides of the decoration bodies 612A and 613A (see FIGS. 15 and 16), the player can pass the warp route through the decoration bodies 612A and 613A. It is possible to visually recognize the game balls flowing down the downflow passages 652 and 653 arranged in the central structure 420. Therefore, the player can grasp the state in which the game balls distributed to either the right side or the left side by the roof 611B move through the warp route by visually recognizing through the decoration main bodies 612A and 613A.

  However, as described above, each front decoration 612, 613 has a function as a decoration means, and emits light as necessary. Therefore, the visibility of each back side of the decoration main bodies 612A, 613A deteriorates. It becomes difficult for the player to specify the position of the downflow passages 652 and 653. Accordingly, it becomes difficult for the player to grasp the whereabouts of the game balls distributed by the roof 611B. In particular, since the surfaces of the decorative bodies 612A and 613A are configured as undulating surfaces, the emitted light is scattered on the undulating surfaces, and the visibility of each back side of the decorative bodies 612A and 613A is significantly deteriorated.

  On the other hand, protrusions 612D and 613D that extend in the continuous direction of the downflow passages 652 and 653 are provided in the downflow passages 652 and 653 on the back surfaces of the decoration bodies 612A and 613A (more specifically, the back side of the back surfaces). Is provided (see FIG. 15). Therefore, the decorative bodies 612A and 613A are less likely to transmit light in the portions where the protrusions 612D and 613D are provided compared to the other portions. The decoration main bodies 612A and 613A emit light by a light emitter provided on the back side thereof, and the protrusions 612D and 613D have a larger thickness in the front-rear direction than other parts, so that it is difficult for light to pass through. This is because the rear surfaces of the projections 612D and 613D are inclined in the front-rear direction, so that light from the rear side does not easily enter the projections 612D and 613D. Therefore, even when the front decorations 612 and 613 emit light, the player can visually recognize the portions where the protrusions 612D and 613D are provided as darker portions than the other portions.

  As described above, the bottom surfaces of the protrusions 612D and 613D (the surfaces of the decorative body 612A and the surfaces in contact with the back surface of 613A) are formed in a substantially rectangular shape extending in the continuous direction of the downflow passages 652 and 653. A dark part will be visually recognized as a line extending in the continuous direction of the downflow passages 652 and 653. Therefore, the player can specify the position of the downflow passages 652 and 653 based on the dark part. Thus, the protrusions 612D and 613D function as passage display means for displaying the downflow passages 652 and 653.

  In particular, as described above, the surfaces of the decorative main bodies 612A and 613A are configured as undulating surfaces, which enhances the decorative effect by light while deteriorating the visibility of each back side of the decorative main bodies 612A and 613A. Are provided with protrusions 612D and 613D that function as passage display means for displaying the downflow passages 652 and 653, so that the warp route ( The visibility of the downflow passages 652 and 653) can be secured satisfactorily.

  In addition, since a plurality of protrusions 612D and 613D are provided in a direction intersecting the continuous direction of the flow-down passages 652 and 653, the player can visually recognize a plurality of muscles as a dark portion, It is easy to specify the positions of the passages 652 and 653.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating the shape of the flow-down passage. More specifically, FIG. 19 is a diagram in which a portion of the right flow passage 653 is extracted from the cross-sectional view taken along the line XA-XA in FIG. As shown in FIG. 19, the right downward flow path 653 is configured as a meandering path by a protrusion 613D and a recess 653A formed on a surface facing the protrusion 613D.

  As a result, the game ball flowing down the right downflow passage 653 flows down along a path meandering to the back side of the central structure 420 (that is, the bottom side of the recess 652A), not vertically falling. By causing the game ball to meander and flow down, the game ball flows down while colliding with the right flow path 653, thereby reducing the flow speed of the game ball. That is, the protrusion 613D has a function as a speed reduction unit. The left downstream passage 652 is also configured as a meandering path similar to FIG. Therefore, the protrusion 612D also functions as a speed reduction unit similar to the protrusion 613D.

  FIG. 20 is an enlarged view of a region E2 in FIG. The right downflow passage 653 has a passage width W1 in the left-right direction, that is, a separation distance between the passage wall 613B and the passage wall 613C is a distance that allows two game balls to pass simultaneously. By adopting such a width, it is possible to suppress the clogging of the ball in the right flow down passage 653.

  On the other hand, in the right downflow passage 653, the width (length in a direction intersecting the continuous direction of the right downflow passage 653) W2 divided by the protrusion 613D is the diameter of the game ball (the width of the game ball). Narrower distance. As a result, the game balls flowing down the right flow down passage 653 are rectified by the adjacent protrusions 613D. That is, the protrusion 613D functions as a rectifying unit.

  In this way, since the flowing game balls are rectified by the protrusions 613D, even when two game balls pass through the right flow passage 653 almost simultaneously, it is possible to suppress clogging by the game balls. it can. The left downstream passage 652 is also configured in the same manner as in FIG. Therefore, the protrusion 612D also functions as a rectifier similar to the protrusion 613D.

  Next, in the pachinko machine 100, the operation and effect relating to the arrangement of the protrusions 612D and 613D will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 100, since the projections 612D and 613D functioning as passage display means are provided on the back surfaces of the decoration bodies 612A and 613A, the decoration bodies 612A and 613A decorate the game board 400 by light emission. Even if it is, it is easy to grasp the presence of the right and left flow paths 652 and 653 before the game is started (that is, before the game ball enters the left game area including the lower middle start winning device 431). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling distrust or irritation with respect to the game ball that has entered the game ball passage, so that the player can enjoy the game that is started by entering the game ball into the game ball passage. Can do. Thereby, it becomes possible to improve the entertainment of a game suitably.

  The left and right downflow passages 652 and 653 are passages through which the game balls distributed to the left and right by the roof 611B are passed, respectively, and a downflow restricting portion 623 is provided downstream of the downflow passages 652 and 653, The game balls that have passed through the downflow passages 652 and 653 roll on the downflow restricting portion 623 and are discharged to the left game area. At this time, the game balls distributed to the right side by the roof 611B pass through the right flow passage 653 and then roll from the side close to the right end of the flow restriction portion 623 to the outlet 623A. Therefore, when the game balls are distributed to the right side by the roof 611B, the game balls pass through a relatively long route before entering the left game area. In the pachinko machine 100, as described above, since it is easy to grasp the presence of the right downward passage 653 before the start of the game, the player is made to feel distrust with the game ball that has entered the relatively long route. Can be suitably suppressed.

  In the pachinko machine 100, the protrusions 612D and 613D function as speed reducing means in the meandering portion formed together with the recess 652A, while the protrusions 612D and 613D function as rectifying means. Ball clogging can be suppressed.

<Stage 622C, 625>
Next, with reference mainly to FIG. 21, the two stages 622C and 625 provided in the central structure 420 will be described. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating the upper and lower stages 622C and 625. More specifically, FIG. 21 is a front view of the game board 400 with a part of the configuration omitted.

  In FIG. 21, the shape of the gaming machine front view on each rolling surface of the stages 622C and 625 is particularly shown by a bold line. In FIG. 21, the positions of the flow restriction part 623 and the left warp passage 628 are indicated by broken lines, and the above-described tracks J1 and J2 that can be taken by the game balls discharged from the flow restriction part 623 are also illustrated.

  The stage 622C is provided above the decorative symbol display device 479 in the front view of the gaming machine. In stage 622C, the rolling surface on which the game ball rolls has a wavy streamline shape extending in the left-right direction in the front view of the gaming machine. Specifically, the rolling surface of the stage 622C mainly includes an uneven surface composed of a convex surface that is convex upward near the center and a concave surface that is recessed downward to the left and right of the convex surface. The The uneven surface is formed substantially symmetrically with respect to the approximate center of the convex surface. Also, the left and right ends of the rolling surface of the stage 622C are above the top of the convex surface. Thereby, the game ball that rolls on the rolling surface of the stage 622C is reciprocated left and right.

  The stage 625 is provided below the decorative symbol display device 479 in the front view of the gaming machine. That is, the stage 622C and the stage 625 are arranged vertically with the decorative symbol display device 479 interposed therebetween.

  In the lower stage 625, the rolling surface on which the game ball rolls has a wavy streamline shape extending in the left-right direction when viewed from the front of the gaming machine, like the stage 622C. Specifically, the rolling surface of the stage 625 is mainly configured to include an uneven surface composed of a convex surface that is convex upward near the center and a concave surface that is recessed downward on the left and right of the convex surface. The The uneven surface is formed substantially symmetrically with respect to the approximate center of the convex surface. Also, the left and right ends of the rolling surface of the stage 625 are above the top of the convex surface. Thereby, the game ball which rolls on the rolling surface of the stage 625 is reciprocated right and left.

  Each of the rolling surfaces of the stages 622C and 625 is configured to mainly include an uneven surface composed of a convex surface and concave surfaces formed on the left and right sides thereof, so that any game balls that have entered the stages 622C and 625 are Rotate left and right on each rolling surface while moving up and down in a front view of the gaming machine on a smooth track along the convex and concave surfaces. That is, in the pachinko machine 100 of the present embodiment, the behavior of the game ball rolling on the rolling surface of the upper stage 622C and the behavior of the game ball rolling on the rolling surface of the lower stage 625 are different. Similar to each other.

  A concave portion 622D (see FIG. 14) is provided at the top of the convex surface of the rolling surface of the upper stage 622C. On the other hand, a recess 622E (see FIG. 14) is provided at the bottom of the left concave surface. Moreover, the recessed part 622F (refer FIG. 14) is provided in the bottom part of the concave surface of the right side.

  All of these recesses 622D, 622E, and 622F are shaped to be inclined downward toward the front (the front side of the gaming machine), so that the game ball that has entered the stage 622C has three recesses 622D and 622E. , 622F, the game ball is guided forward along the recesses 622D, 622E, 622F and falls from the front of the stage 622C.

  As described above, the upper middle start winning device 632 provided in front of the stage 622C is configured to be capable of reciprocating in the left-right direction. Therefore, an upper middle start winning device is provided on the condition that the upper middle start winning device 632 is in an appropriate position at the fall timing of a game ball that has fallen from the front of the stage 622C through any of the recesses 622D, 622E, and 622F. Enter 632.

  On the other hand, a concave portion 625A (see FIG. 16) is provided on the top of the convex surface of the rolling surface of the lower stage 625. On the other hand, a recess 625B (see FIG. 16) is provided at the bottom of the left concave surface. Further, a concave portion 625C (see FIG. 16) is provided at the bottom of the right concave surface.

  Of these recesses 625A, 625B, and 625C, the left and right recesses 625B and 625C are inclined downward toward the front (the front side of the gaming machine), whereby the game balls that have entered the stage 625 are When distributed to the recesses 625B and 625C, the game balls are guided forward along the recesses 625B and 625C and fall from the front of the stage 625.

  In contrast, the central recess 625A has a shape that is inclined downward toward the rear (the back side of the gaming machine), and the game balls distributed to the recess 624A are guided rearward and the back side of the gaming machine of the recess 624A. It enters an entrance 626 that is connected to the end of the entrance. The game balls that have entered the entrance 626 are discharged from a discharge port 627 located on the upstream side of the lower middle start winning device 431.

  The game balls distributed to the recesses 625A on the stage 625 enter the lower middle start winning device 431 located on the downstream side of the discharge port 620 with a high probability. On the other hand, since the other recesses (that is, the recesses 625B and 625C) are located in the left-right direction with respect to the lower middle start winning device 431, the game balls distributed to these recesses 625B and 625C are It is difficult to enter the side start starting prize winning device 431.

  Next, operations and effects relating to the shape of the stages 622C and 625 in the pachinko machine 100 will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 100, two stages 622C and 625 capable of distributing game balls to the upper middle start winning device 632 and the lower middle start winning device 431 are provided. Thereby, the player can enjoy the game play of the sorting by the stage 622C or the stage 625 for both the upper middle start winning device 632 and the lower middle start winning device 431, respectively, so that the entertainment of the game is preferably improved. It becomes possible.

  In particular, these stages 622C and 625 have rolling surfaces configured in a similar shape with respect to the rolling behavior of the game ball, so that the rolling behavior of the game ball on the rolling surface is the both stages. 622C and 625 are similar. Thereby, the player can similarly enjoy the appearance of watching the game balls distributed by the stages 622C and 625.

  Each of the stage 622C and the stage 625 has a wavy streamline shape in which the rolling surface extends in the left-right direction in the front view of the gaming machine. The stage 622C and the stage 625 having such a shape are provided above and below via a decorative symbol display device 479 formed substantially in the center of the game area, so that the game ball flows down in the left-right direction of the decorative symbol display device 479. It is possible to secure a game area with a suitable size.

  At this time, since the left warp passage 628 is provided on the left side of the decorative symbol display device 479, the game ball flowing down the left game area passes through the left warp passage 628, and thereby the decorative symbol display device 479. It is guided to the stage 625 provided below. Therefore, the game area around the decorative symbol display device 479 can be effectively used.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 100, even if the game ball does not enter the upper middle start winning device 632 as a result of the distribution by the stage 622C, in this case, the game ball passes through the flow-down restricting unit 623, and the left game Released into the area. At this time, for example, when the game ball released from the flow-down restricting portion 623 flows down on the track J1 flowing down on the side closer to the track J2 with respect to the central structure 420, the game ball moves to the left warp passage 628. Then, there is a possibility of being guided to the stage 625.

  As described above, even if the game ball does not enter the upper middle start winning device 632 as a result of the distribution by the stage 622C, there is a route for guiding the game ball to the stage 625. An opportunity to enter the middle start winning device 431 (an opportunity for the first special symbol lottery) is given again. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the player's disappointment that the game balls distributed by the stage 622C did not enter the upper middle start winning device 632 and the second special symbol lottery was not performed.

  Further, when the game balls distributed by the stage 622C are redistributed at the stage 625, the rolling behaviors at both the stages 622C and 625 are similar. At 625, it can be intuitively recognized that a distribution that may obtain a special symbol lottery is performed, similar to the distribution by the stage 622C. Therefore, in this respect as well, the player can feel that a chance to re-execute the special symbol lottery (more specifically, the first special symbol lottery) is obtained.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 100, as described above, the upper and lower stages 622C and 625 are configured such that the rolling surfaces have similar shapes with respect to the rolling behavior of the game ball, while the recesses 622D and 625A formed in the middle. (Refer to FIG. 16) are configured in different shapes in which the game balls are discharged in different directions. Thereby, the difference between the upper and lower stages 622C and 625 can be distinguished by the difference in the discharge direction of the game balls discharged from the recesses 622D and 625A. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the monotony of the game that may be felt due to the similar rolling behavior of the game ball between the stage 622C and the stage 625.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 100, the lower middle start winning device 431 is fixedly provided, while the upper middle start winning device 632 is configured to reciprocate in the left-right direction. Therefore, the probability that the game ball distributed by the upper stage 622C enters the upper middle start winning device 632 is higher than the probability that the game ball distributed by the lower stage 625 enters the lower middle start winning device 431. Become lower. Also in this respect, it is possible to avoid the monotony of the game that may be felt when the rolling behavior of the game ball is similar between the stage 622C and the stage 625.

  Further, according to the pachinko machine 100 of the present embodiment, when a game ball enters the upper middle start winning device 632, a higher value (game) than when a game ball enters the lower middle start winning device 431 (game). Value). That is, the expected value differs when the game ball enters the upper middle start winning device 632 and when the game ball enters the lower middle start winning device 431. Therefore, also in this respect, it is possible to avoid the monotony of the game that may be felt when the rolling behavior of the game ball is similar between the stage 622C and the stage 625.

<Movable body 710>
Next, the movable body 710 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the game board 400. As shown in FIG. 22, a housing case 701 is disposed on the back surface of the base body 401. The housing case 701 houses various display devices such as a decorative symbol display device 479 and a movable body 710 described later. In addition, the storage case 701 is formed with a collection / discharge passage for collecting the game balls discharged from the game area.

  The movable body 710 is disposed on the side closer to the central structure 420 than the decorative symbol display device 479 in the housing case 700. That is, the movable body 710 is disposed between the decorative symbol display device 497 and the central structure 420. The movable body 710 is connected to a movable body driving device 721 (see FIG. 10) that is configured by a motor or the like. The movable body driving device 721 is operated by the control of the pachinko machine 100 (for example, control of the sub control board 940 (see FIG. 10)), whereby the movable body 710 is operated in the vertical direction in the front view of the gaming machine.

  The movable body 710 sets a predetermined position below the decorative symbol display device 479 in the front view of the gaming machine as an initial position (see FIG. 24). That is, the movable body 710 at the initial position does not overlap the decorative symbol display device 479. When various operating conditions described later are satisfied, the movable body 710 is moved to each position above the initial position. Therefore, the player visually recognizes the movable body 710 at a position overlapping the screen of the decorative symbol display device 479 when a predetermined operation condition is established.

  FIG. 23 is a front view of the movable body 710. In the present embodiment, the movable body 710 is configured in the appearance of a whale character, but various shapes can be adopted as the appearance. The movable body 710 is mainly composed of a main body 711 and a decorative symbol display device 779 provided on the front side of the gaming machine in the main body 711. The decorative symbol display device 779 is configured by arranging a plurality of circular light-emitting portions 779A in the left-right direction in the front view of the gaming machine.

  Each light-emitting portion 779A includes a light-emitting body such as an LED, and a plurality of light-emitting sections 779A can be individually turned on by individually controlling light emission of each light-emitting body. Among the plurality of light emitting units 779A, the central light emitting unit 779A is larger than the other light emitting units 779A and is gorgeously decorated. On the surface of the central light emitting portion 779A, a character 779B “To” indicating that the lottery result of the second special symbol lottery is a big hit is fixedly formed.

  The decorative symbol display device 779 is a unit game related to the first special symbol based on the entry of a game ball into the upper middle start prize device 632 or the entry of the game ball into the lower middle start prize device 431 under a predetermined condition. Alternatively, in the unit game related to the second special symbol based on the entry of the game ball to the right start winning device 432, the device performs a variable display and a final display.

  Specifically, the decorative symbol display device 779 has a predetermined lighting pattern (for example, a lighting pattern that moves the light emitting units 779A that emit light one by one from the left to the right, or all the light emitting units 779A are predetermined). It is displayed in a variable manner by lighting it with a lighting pattern that lights in time with the rhythm.

  Then, when the big win is won in the second special symbol lottery corresponding to the change display, the definite display indicating the big win is performed by performing the stop display by turning on the central light emitting portion 779A. Since the character 779B is formed on the surface of the central light emitting portion 779A, the player can confirm that the lottery result of the second special symbol lottery was a big hit against the stop display at the central light emitting portion 779A. recognize. On the other hand, in other cases, a definite display indicating that it is not a big hit is performed by performing a stop display by turning on the light emitting portion 779A other than the center.

  In addition, it is good also as a structure which makes the lighting pattern of several light emission part 779A differ according to the expectation degree of jackpot. For example, a lighting pattern that lights all the light emitting units 779A in accordance with a predetermined rhythm (for example, 3, 3, 7 time) is compared with a lighting pattern that moves the light emitting units 779A that emit light one by one from left to right. It is good also as a lighting pattern which shows a high expectation degree. Further, a specific lighting pattern may indicate a big hit.

  FIGS. 24 to 27 are diagrams showing a case where the movable body 710 is arranged at various positions. 24 to 27, a part of the game board 400, more specifically, the peripheral area of the decorative symbol display device 479 is extracted and displayed.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a case where the movable body 710 is disposed at the initial position. The movable body 710 is normally disposed at the initial position shown in FIG. Specifically, the initial position is a position where the movable body 710 is disposed below the decorative symbol display device 479 in the front view of the gaming machine. Since most of the stage back cover 615 of the central structure 420 is configured to be transparent (light transmission), a part of the movable body 710 disposed at the initial position is visually recognized through the stage back cover 615. it can.

  An enlarged view of the region E3 is shown in the lower part of FIG. When the movable body 710 is disposed at the initial position, when the passage connected to the discharge port 627 and extending in the front-rear direction in the front view of the gaming machine is viewed from the discharge port 627, the central light emitting unit in the decorative symbol display device 779 A part of the “right” character 779B (see FIG. 23) formed on 779A is visually recognized. That is, since the outlet 627 is smaller than the size of the character 779B, the passage connected to the outlet 627 is transparent, and the periphery of the outlet 627 is opaque (non-light-transmitting). When the movable body 710 is disposed at the initial position, not the entire “ON” character 779B but the entire portion is visually recognized through the discharge port 627.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a case where the movable body 710 is disposed at the variable display position. The movable body 710 is arranged at the variation display position shown in FIG. 25 when performing the variation display and the confirmation display by the decorative symbol display device 779. The variable display position is a position where the movable body 710 overlaps most of the decorative symbol display device 479 in the front view of the gaming machine and the decorative symbol display device 779 is exposed above the stage back cover 615. The variation display by the decorative symbol display device 779 is performed based on the game ball entering the upper middle start winning device 632 or the game ball entering the right start winning device 432 under a predetermined condition.

  The operation of the movable body driving device 721 (see FIG. 10) is controlled at the timing of starting the variable display by the decorative symbol display device 779, whereby the movable body 710 is arranged at the variable display position. Therefore, the movable body 710 arranged at the initial position moves upward (that is, rises) from the initial position and is arranged at the variable display position. At this time, the moving pattern of the movable body 710 that rises to the variable display position may be different according to the degree of expectation of the big hit. For example, a movement pattern in which the movable body 710 rises while swinging left and right may be a movement pattern that shows a higher degree of expectation than a movement pattern in which the movable body 710 rises linearly.

  The movable body 710 arranged at the variable display position is brought into the gaming state at that time, such as an initial position or an intermediate position described later, at a predetermined timing for releasing the arrangement, such as after execution of the fixed display by the decorative symbol display device 779. It is moved to the corresponding position.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a case where the movable body 710 is disposed at an intermediate position. The intermediate position is a position between the initial position (see FIG. 24) and the variable display position (see FIG. 25). Therefore, the region where the movable body 710 disposed at the intermediate position overlaps the decorative symbol display device 479 is smaller than the region where the movable body 710 disposed at the variable display position overlaps the decorative symbol display device 479.

  When there is a possibility that the game ball can enter the upper middle start winning device 632, the operation of the movable body driving device 721 (see FIG. 10) is controlled, whereby the movable body 710 is disposed at the intermediate position. Therefore, the movable body 710 arranged at the initial position moves upward from the initial position and is arranged at the intermediate position. In the present embodiment, when the contact sensor 662 (see FIG. 10) provided on the left distribution path 622A and the right distribution path 622B of the distribution device 622 detects the passage of the game ball, It is assumed that the game ball may enter the upper middle start winning device 632.

  The movable body 710 arranged at the intermediate position has its initial position or variable display position at a predetermined timing for releasing the arrangement, such as after a predetermined time (for example, 1 second) has passed since moving to the intermediate position. It is moved to a position corresponding to the game state at the time.

  FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a case where the movable body 710 is disposed at the irradiation position. The movable body 710 is disposed at the irradiation position shown in FIG. 27 when the game ball enters the lower stage 625. The irradiation position is a position where the decorative symbol display device 779 of the movable body 710 can illuminate the rolling surface of the stage 625. Since the plurality of light emitting portions 779A in the decorative symbol display device 779 are arranged substantially along the shape of the gaming machine front view on the rolling surface of the stage 625, the movable body 710 is arranged at the irradiation position, so that the stage 625 is arranged. The rolling surface can be suitably illuminated.

  When the game balls are distributed by the stage 625, the operation of the movable body driving device 721 (see FIG. 10) is controlled, whereby the movable body 710 is arranged at the irradiation position. Therefore, the movable body 710 arranged at the initial position moves upward from the initial position and is arranged at the irradiation position. In this embodiment, when the contact sensor 665 (see FIG. 10) provided on the passage near the exit of the left warp passage 628 detects the passage of the game ball, the game ball is sorted by the stage 625. Let's say.

  The movable body 710 arranged at the irradiation position is a position corresponding to the game state at that time, such as an initial position or a variable display position, at a predetermined timing for releasing the arrangement, for example, the distribution of the game balls by the stage 625 is completed. Moved to.

  An enlarged view of the region E4 is shown in the lower part of FIG. When the movable body 710 is arranged at the irradiation position, when the passage connected to the entrance 626 and extending in the front-rear direction in the front view of the gaming machine is viewed from the entrance 626, the central light emitting unit in the decorative symbol display device 779 A part of the “right” character 779B (see FIG. 23) formed on 779A is visually recognized.

  That is, the entrance 626 is smaller than the size of the character 779B, the passage connected to the entrance 626 is transparent, and the area 615A formed around the entrance 626 in the stage back cover 615 (hatched hatching) The region indicated by (3) is configured to be opaque, so that when the movable body 710 is disposed at the irradiation position, the player can not display the entire character “7” B through the outlet 627, A part will be visually recognized. In particular, in the present embodiment, the player visually recognizes the upper portion of the character 779 </ b> B as if it is a downward arrow (that is, “↓”) through the entrance 626. Become.

  Next, actions and effects relating to the operation of the movable body 710 in the pachinko machine 100 will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 100, when the possibility of entering the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632 occurs, the movable body 710 moves upward from the initial position (see FIG. 24). The occurrence of the entry possibility can be recognized from the movement direction 710 (upward in the present embodiment).

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 100 of the present embodiment, the game ball can enter the upper middle start winning device 632 so that the player can obtain a chance to acquire a large amount of game value. However, since the upper middle start winning device 632 is set to have a lower probability of entering the game ball than the lower middle start winning device 431, the player's line of sight is the lower middle start winning device where the game ball easily enters. It is easy to face the device 431, and a situation occurs in which the player easily misses the game ball entering the upper middle start winning device 632. In particular, since the decorative symbol display device 479 is interposed between the upper middle start winning device 632 and the lower middle start winning device 431, the player's consciousness with respect to the upper middle start winning device 632 that has a low probability of entering is low. It becomes easier to become thinner.

  On the other hand, according to the pachinko machine 100 of the present embodiment, the player can recognize the occurrence of the entry possibility from the moving direction of the movable body 710, so that the game ball enters the upper middle start winning device 632 (In other words, it is possible to prevent the player from overlooking the establishment of the start condition for the second special symbol lottery). That is, the player can easily witness the entry of the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632. Thereby, the interest of the game in which the game ball enters the upper middle start winning device 632 can be suitably obtained.

  In addition, when a game ball enters the upper middle start winning device 632, a higher value (game value) can be expected than when a game ball enters the lower middle start winning device 431. However, by making it easier to witness the passage of the game ball to the upper middle start winning device 632, it is possible to suitably obtain the interest of the game in which the game ball enters the upper middle start winning device 632.

  The movable body 710 on which the decorative symbol display device 779 is disposed is used as a component that suggests that a game ball may enter the upper middle starting prize-winning device 632. There is no need to provide these parts, and an increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed.

  In addition, the moving direction of the movable body 710 when the possibility of entering the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632 occurs is that the movable body 710 uses the decorative symbol display device 779 from the initial position and the second special symbol. Since the player game is directed in a direction toward the position for performing the variable display and final display of the unit game (that is, the variable display position shown in FIG. 25), the player moves the movable body 710 upward in the second special symbol lottery. It can be intuitively recognized that this is related to the establishment of the start condition for (ie, the entry of a game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632).

  In particular, since the moving direction of the movable body 710 in this case is the side on which the upper middle start winning device 632 is located (that is, the upper side), the upper middle start winning device is adjusted in accordance with the movement of the movable body 710. To 632 naturally. Thereby, the player can witness the entrance of the game ball to the upper middle start winning device 632 with a suitable probability.

  In addition, when a game ball passing through the left distribution path 622A or the right distribution path 622B of the distribution device 622 is detected by the contact sensor 662, there is a possibility that the game ball may enter the upper middle start winning device 632. For example, since the movable body 710 is moved, the player is caused to pay attention to the distribution of the game balls by the stage 622C (distribution device 622) related to whether or not the game balls pass through the upper middle start winning device 632. Can do. Thereby, it is possible to make the player enjoy the game of distributing the game balls by the stage 622C.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the possibility of entering the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632 occurs, the movable body 710 is positioned at an intermediate position (see FIG. 26) different from the variable display position, so that it is movable. Depending on the position of the body 710, the movement of the movable body 710 is performed based on the occurrence possibility of the game ball entering the upper middle start winning device 632, or is performed for performing a variable display by the decorative symbol display device 779. It is possible to make the player distinguish whether or not Therefore, the player can suitably recognize the occurrence of the entry possibility.

  The intermediate position is a position where the movable body 710 overlaps the front of the decorative symbol display device 479, which is one of the positions where the player is likely to pay attention, so that the player overlaps the decorative symbol display device 479. It is easy to recognize the moving movable body 710, and accordingly, it is possible to preferably recognize that the possibility of entering the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632 has occurred.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 100, when the game balls are distributed by the stage 625, the movable body 710 is disposed at the irradiation position (see FIG. 27), and the light emitting unit 779A of the decorative symbol display device 779 emits light. 625 rolling surfaces are illuminated. Therefore, the game balls to be distributed by the stage 625 roll on the rolling surface illuminated by the light emitting unit 779A.

  The game ball distribution by the stage 625 is related to the establishment of the start condition for the first special symbol lottery (that is, the entry of the game ball into the lower middle start winning device 431). Focusing on the distribution of game balls by stage 625 while expecting game balls to enter 431. Therefore, when the game ball rolls on the rolling surface illuminated by the light emitting unit 779A, the light that illuminates the rolling surface causes the player to expect the game ball to enter the lower middle start winning device 431. Function as. Thereby, a player's sense of expectation is given, and the interest of the game in which the game balls are distributed by the stage 625 can be preferably improved.

  Next, in the pachinko machine 100, an operation and an effect relating to the decorative symbol display device 779 disposed on the movable body 710 described above will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 100, the variable symbol display of the unit game related to the second special symbol and the confirmation display (stop display indicating the lottery result of the second special symbol lottery) are displayed on the decorative symbol display device 779 disposed on the movable body 710. The display of the unit game related to the special symbol is displayed with a variable display and finalized display, which is more interesting than the conventional typical gaming machine displayed on the screen such as the decorative symbol display device 479. Can be given.

  Further, when the movable body 710 is disposed at the initial position or the irradiation position, the player visually recognizes a part of the character 779 </ b> B, not the whole, through the outlet 627 or the entrance 626. Therefore, when the movable body 710 is arranged at these positions, the player wins the character 779B formed on the surface of the central light emitting portion 779A with the lottery result of the original second special symbol lottery. It is difficult to recognize that the character is “to” indicating that it is present.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 100 of the present embodiment, the movable body 710 moves the fluctuation display position such as the initial position and the irradiation position (that is, the fluctuation of the unit game related to the second special symbol using the decorative symbol display device 779). Since the character 779B visually recognized through the outlet 627 or the entrance 626 is visually recognized as a content that does not indicate that it is a big hit when it is arranged at a position different from the position where the display and confirmation display are performed) Although the decorative symbol display device 779 is not in a state of displaying the lottery result of the second special symbol lottery, it can be suppressed that the player mistakenly recognizes that a big hit has been obtained by looking at the decorative symbol display device 779. Thereby, since a player can suppress disappointment by misidentifying a lottery result, it can suppress that the interest of a game falls by such misidentification.

  Recognizing the character 779B as a content that does not indicate that it is a big hit is a relatively simple configuration in which the character 779B is not changed to a different character in a controlled manner but is visually recognized through the outlet 627 or the entrance 626. Can be realized. In particular, in the pachinko machine 100 of the present embodiment, in order to make the character 779B visible as content that does not indicate that it is a big hit, the front side of the gaming machine connected to the path of the gaming ball such as the outlet 627 and the entrance 626 Since the opening is used, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated opening (window), and an increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed.

  Further, the entrance 626 and the outlet 627 are an entrance and an outlet of a passage for discharging the game ball rolling on the stage 625 to the upstream side of the lower middle start winning device 431. Although the character 799 </ b> B visually recognized from the terminal 627 is visually recognized as content that does not indicate that it is a big hit, a part of the character 799 </ b> B is visually recognized from the entrance 626 or the outlet 627. The superiority of the game ball passing through 627 can be noticed by the player.

  In particular, when the movable body 710 is at the irradiation position, the character 779B that is partially visible through the entrance 626 is viewed as if it is a downward arrow (ie, “↓”). The player can associate the entrance 626 with the lower middle start winning device 431 located below the entrance 626. Therefore, it is possible to give the player a great sense of expectation regarding the right of the first special symbol lottery for the game ball that has entered the entrance 626.

<Change of display position of decorative design according to position of movable body 710>
Next, referring to FIG. 24 to FIG. 27 again, a change in the display position of the decorative symbol in accordance with the position of the movable body 710 will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 100 of the present embodiment, three symbol rows of left, middle, and right are displayed as the decorative symbol Z on the screen of the decorative symbol display device 479. Each symbol row is composed of a plurality of symbols (for example, numbers). The decorative symbol Z is variably displayed on the decorative symbol display device 479 by, for example, scrolling these symbols for each symbol row.

  The decorative symbol Z may be composed of three or more columns, and the direction in which the symbol columns are arranged is not limited to the left-right direction. In addition, the symbols in each symbol row are not limited to numbers, and may be, for example, a card form in which numbers are drawn or a character. In addition, the variation display of the decorative symbols is not limited to the form in which the symbols are scrolled for each symbol row, for example, in the form in which the symbols rotate to the back and front on the spot and the contents of the symbols are switched each time the front and back are switched by rotation. There may be.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the movable body 710 disposed at the initial position is positioned below the decorative symbol display device 479 and does not overlap the decorative symbol display device 479. Therefore, when the movable body 710 is arranged at the initial position, the change display or the confirmation display based on the decorative symbol Z is displayed at the default position (maximum size) at the substantially central default position in the decorative symbol display device 479.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 27, the irradiation position of the movable body 710 is such that the movable body 710 arranged at the irradiation position overlaps with the decoration symbol Z displayed at the default position in the decoration symbol display device 479 with the default size. It is a position that must not be. That is, also when the movable body 710 is arranged at the initial position, the variation display or the fixed display by the decorative symbol Z is displayed at the default position in the decorative symbol display device 479 with the default size.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 25, since the movable body 710 arranged at the variable display position overlaps most of the decorative symbol display device 479 in the front view of the gaming machine, the decorative symbol display device 479 is exposed to the player. The area to be limited is limited. Therefore, when the movable body 710 is arranged at the variable display position, the reduced-size decorative symbol Z is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 479 by the control of the pachinko machine 100 (for example, the control of the sub control board 940 (see FIG. 10)). Is displayed in the exposed area (in the example shown in FIG. 25, the upper right area). Thereby, when the movable body 710 is arrange | positioned in a fluctuation | variation display position, it can prevent that the fixed display of the decoration design Z is hidden behind the movable body 710 and cannot be visually recognized.

  As shown in FIG. 26, when the movable body 710 is disposed at an intermediate position, the upper side of the decorative symbol display device 479 is exposed, but the movable body 710 overlaps the lower side. Therefore, when the movable body 710 is disposed at the intermediate position, the reduced size decorative symbol Z is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 479 by the control of the pachinko machine 100 (for example, the control of the sub control board 940 (see FIG. 10)). Display in the exposed area left above. Therefore, for example, when the movable body 710 arranged at the initial position moves to the intermediate position, the decorative design Z also moves upward along with the movement.

  As described above, the movable body 710 is disposed at an intermediate position when the possibility of the game ball entering the upper middle start winning device 632 occurs. Therefore, the decorative symbol Z moves upward in response to the movable body 710 being disposed at the intermediate position, so that the player can pay attention to the upper middle start winning device 632 located above.

  For example, when the variation display of the decorative symbol Z in the unit game related to the first special symbol is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 479, there is a possibility that the game ball may enter the upper middle start winning device 632. Thus, the variable display being executed is continued by the reduced-size decorative symbol Z at an upper position in the decorative symbol display device 479. In other words, in such a case, a variable size display with the reduced size decorative symbol Z is performed at an upper position in the decorative symbol display device 479. When a game ball is likely to enter the upper middle start winning device 632 in a state where neither the decorative symbol display device 479 nor the variable symbol display device 779 performs the variable display (so-called waiting state for customers). In addition, the reduced size decorative symbol Z may be displayed at an upper position in the decorative symbol display device 479.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 26, when the movable body 710 is disposed at an intermediate position, control of the pachinko machine 100 (for example, control of the sub control board 940 (see FIG. 10)) is placed on the upper side of the decorative symbol display device 479. ), Along with the decorative symbol Z, arrows 731 and 732 pointing upwards are displayed. Thereby, a player's attention degree with respect to the upper middle start prize-winning device 632 can be further increased.

  Further, since the arrows 731 and 732 point upward, it is possible to make the player aware that the decorative symbol Z is moving upward. In this respect as well, the player's attention to the upper middle start winning device 632 can be further increased. In particular, in the example shown in FIG. 26, the left arrow 731 points to the upper right, the right arrow 732 points to the upper left, and the degree of attention to the decorative symbol Z displayed between these arrows 731 and 732 is more preferable. Has increased.

  Next, in the pachinko machine 100, an operation and an effect relating to a change in the display position of the decorative symbol according to the position of the movable body 710 will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 100, when there is a possibility that the game ball can enter the upper middle start winning device 632, the decorative symbol Z displayed on the decorative symbol display device 479 moves upward, so that the player can The occurrence of the entry possibility can be recognized from the movement and the moving direction. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the player from overlooking the entry of the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632 (that is, the establishment of the start condition for the second special symbol lottery). That is, the player can easily witness the entry of the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632. Thereby, the interest of the game in which the game ball enters the upper middle start winning device 632 can be suitably obtained.

  In addition, the upper middle start winning device 632, which has a lower probability of entering a game ball than the lower middle start winning device 431, is a place where a player can easily miss the entry of the game ball. In addition, since the player can witness the game ball entering the upper middle start winning device 632 with a suitable probability by the movement of the decorative symbol Z, the game that causes the game ball to enter the upper middle start winning device 632 is made. Can be improved more suitably.

  In particular, the decorative symbol Z displayed on the decorative symbol display device 479 indicates the lottery result of the first special symbol lottery, and is one of the places where the player is most likely to be conscious. Therefore, since the player can capture the movement of the decorative symbol Z with high probability, it is more preferable that the game ball can enter the upper middle start winning device 632 by moving the decorative symbol Z. Can be recognized by the player.

  In addition, the occurrence of the possibility of entering the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632 is suggested to the player using the decorative symbol Z indicating the lottery result of the first special symbol lottery. Therefore, in the second special symbol lottery Giving the player a sense of expectation for the entry of the game ball into the associated start winning device (upper middle start winning device 632) simultaneously with the expectation for the lottery result of the first special symbol lottery not related to the second special symbol lottery Can do.

  Further, since the movement direction of the decorative symbol Z is the side on which the upper middle start winning device 632 is located (that is, the upper side), the player's line of sight is matched with the moving direction of the decorative symbol Z to the upper middle starting winning device 632. And can be directed naturally. Thereby, the player can witness the entrance of the game ball to the upper middle start winning device 632 with a suitable probability.

  Since the possibility that the game ball may enter the upper middle start winning device 632 has occurred, when the decorative symbol Z is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 479, the reduced-sized decorative symbol Z is displayed, so the decorative symbol display device 479 is displayed. The lower side can be secured as a region where the decorative symbol Z is not displayed. In the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment, when the possibility of entering the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632 occurs, not only the decorative symbol Z is moved upward, but the movable body 710 is also in the intermediate position as described above. Since it is moved, the player's consciousness can be more strongly directed upward from where the upper middle start winning device 632 is disposed. Thereby, it is possible to make the player more preferably recognize that the possibility of entering the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632 has occurred.

<Game state transition control>
Next, with reference to FIG. 28 to FIG. 30, an example of game state transition control in the pachinko machine 100 according to the present invention will be described in more detail. FIG. 28 is a diagram showing the relationship between the special symbol lottery contents and the transitioned gaming state.

  The game state transition control is performed by the control of the main control board 920 (see FIG. 10), and numerical data and control programs related to the transition of each game state such as winning probability and distribution probability are stored in the ROM of the main control board 920. Is remembered. The main control board 920 generates a normal game state, a special game state, and a short-time game state as the game state of the pachinko machine 100. The transition from the normal gaming state to another gaming state is executed in response to the winning of the big hit lottery related to the special symbol.If the big winning lottery is won in the normal gaming state, It becomes a state or returns to the normal gaming state.

  In the pachinko machine 100, the lottery related to the first special symbol and the lottery related to the second special symbol are executed as the lottery related to the special symbol. As shown in FIG. 28, the lottery related to the special symbol is executed according to the same winning probability (approximately 1/23) regardless of the symbol type, and the range in which the winning random number counter can take a value (for example, “0 to 0”). 65535 "), a winning value (for example," 0 to 2859 ") is determined in advance, and the winning probability of jackpot is determined by the ratio between this range and the winning value.

  When winning the big hit lottery related to the special symbol, as shown in FIG. 28, one big hit type is selected from the big hit types set to 7 types in total, 1 to 5 for the first big hit and 1 and 2 for the second big hit. Is done. The jackpot type is determined for each type of special symbol, and the selection of the jackpot type when winning the lottery for each special symbol is executed according to predetermined selection conditions, specifically acquired based on the start winning prize The jackpot symbol random number counter is selected according to the value.

  As shown in FIG. 28, five types of first jackpots 1 to 5 are set as the jackpot type related to the first special symbol. The first jackpots 1 to 5 are selected by lottery using the value of the jackpot symbol random number counter so as to follow a predetermined distribution probability. As the distribution probabilities, for example, the first big hit 1 is "18.85%", the first big hit 2 is "4.15%", the first big hit 3 is "0.05%", and the first big hit 4 is “51.30%” and the first big hit 5 are set to “25.65%”.

  As special game states that occur when the lottery related to the first special symbol is won, two types of special game states having different average number of balls that can be acquired (hereinafter also referred to as the number of acquired balls) are set. The special gaming state with a small number of acquired balls is composed of a plurality of (four) rounds, and in each round, the winning entrance is opened with the entrance allowance posture in which the central prize winning device 434 operates for a short time, and the gaming balls After a short period (approximately 0.05 seconds) of opening (short opening) in which the player can hardly enter, the transition to the approach prohibition posture is made after the end of one round, and the winning opening is closed. For this reason, even if a short open round is repeated a plurality of times, the game ball does not enter the central prize-winning device 434, and the number of balls that have been launched in the special game state is consumed.

  The special game state with a large number of acquired balls is composed of multiple (three) rounds, and in each round, the central grand prize winning device 434 takes an approach allowance posture for a longer time than the round in the special game state with short opening. The winning opening is opened. In the long open special game state, the winning opening of the central grand prize winning device 434 is opened and a round starts, and a predetermined maximum allowable time (for example, 29.5 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, When eight (8) game balls are detected by the big winning switch 443, the game moves to the entry prohibition posture as the end of one round, and the winning opening is closed. For this reason, when a long open round is repeated a plurality of times, a game ball enters the central prize-winning device 434 in proportion to the number of rounds, and the player has a substantially constant number of balls (147 in the special game state). ) Game balls.

  When the lottery related to the first special symbol is won, the case where the short-time gaming state occurs after the special gaming state and the case where the time-short gaming state does not occur (that is, when the number of short-time games is 0) are set. Has been. In addition, whether or not the short-time gaming state occurs and the number of time-savings correspond to the gaming state in which it is determined whether or not the short-time gaming state is generated, and it is a big hit in the short-time state than in the case of winning the big hit in the non-short-time state. In the case of winning, the conditions are set such that the short-time gaming state is more likely to occur.

  Specifically, if the lottery related to the first special symbol in the non-short-time state is won, and the first big hit 1, 4 is selected, the short-time number is set to “0”, and the special gaming state Later, the normal gaming state is started. If the lottery related to the first special symbol in the non-short-time state is won, and if the first big hit 2, 3, 5 is selected, it will transition to the short-time gaming state, and in the case of the first big hit 2, 5 When the game is “1 time”, and when the first big hit is 3, “87 times”, the transition to the short game state is made. The number of short hours is the maximum number of times that lottery related to a special symbol is continuously executed in the short time gaming state after the transition to the special gaming state, and the upper limit that can be non-winning in succession to the lottery related to the special symbol It matches the number of times. If the lottery relating to the special symbol is not won until the number of times shortened is reached, the hourly gaming state is terminated and the normal gaming state is restored. The average value of the number of time reductions added when winning the lottery pertaining to the first special symbol in the non-time reduction state is the sum of the values obtained by multiplying the distribution probability in each first big hit and the time reduction number in the non-time reduction state This is approximately 0.34 times.

  When a lottery related to the first special symbol in the short-time state is won, it is easier to select a shorter number of times than in the case of winning the lottery related to the first special symbol in the non-time-short state. Even when selected, the number of time reductions is set to “87 times”. The average value of the number of time reductions added when winning the lottery related to the first special symbol in the time reduction state is also expressed by the sum of the values obtained by multiplying the distribution probability in each first big hit and the number of time reductions in the time reduction state. Can be made 87 times.

  As a big hit type ratio for the first special symbol, the distribution ratio of the first big hit 1, 4 corresponding to “0 times” is “18.85%” and “51.30%”. “70.15%” with the addition of “1,5”, the distribution ratio of 2, 5 per 1st big is “4.15%” and “25.65%” plus “29.8% ”And“ 87 times ”, the distribution ratio of the first big hit 3 is“ 0.05% ”. For this reason, when the lottery related to the first special symbol is won, “0 times” is selected and the transition to the short-time gaming state is the most frequent, accounting for about 70%, and with a lower probability of about 30% “1 time” "" Is a short game state, and "87 times" is a rare and advantageous game state.

  The special gaming state that occurs when the lottery related to the second special symbol is won is set to be more advantageous for the player than when the lottery related to the first special symbol is won. As shown in FIG. 28, two types of big hits 1, 2 are set for the second special symbol, and the big big hits 1, 2 are set so as to follow a predetermined distribution probability. It is selected by lottery using the value of the random number counter. As the distribution probabilities, the second big hit 1 is set to “75.00%”, and the second big hit 2 is set to “25.00%”.

  As special game states that occur when the lottery related to the second special symbol is won, two types of special game states having different numbers of obtainable balls (number of obtained balls) are set. Each special game state is composed of a plurality of rounds with different numbers of times, and in each round, the central grand prize winning device 434 takes a long open approach permitting posture in which a certain number of game balls can enter and the prize opening is opened. The The number of long open rounds is set to multiple rounds of 5 rounds (5R) and 3 rounds (3R). In the case of 5 rounds, “245”, in the case of 3 rounds, “147” The number of acquired balls is set. Each round composing the long open special game state related to the second special symbol is set to the same opening and closing conditions as the round constituting the long open special game state related to the first special symbol, and common control is performed. It is used. In addition, the 3 round long open special game state related to the second special symbol is set to the same number of rounds as the long open special game state related to the first special symbol, and the same control can be used. .

  When the lottery related to the second special symbol is won, the player is set to be more advantageous than the case where the lottery related to the first special symbol is won for the conditions for transitioning to the short-time gaming state after the special gaming state. ing. Specifically, when a lottery related to the second special symbol is won, the lottery related to the special symbol is set to transition to the short-time gaming state regardless of whether it is in the non-time-short state or the time-short state. The probability of transition to the short-time gaming state when winning is set to a high probability.

  Regarding the number of time reductions, when the lottery related to the second special symbol is won, the player is set to be more advantageous than the case where the lottery related to the first special symbol is won. Specifically, when the lottery related to the second special symbol is won, the number of time reductions and its average value are set to “87 times”, and the number of continuations is higher than when the lottery related to the first special symbol is won. The short-time gaming state is set to be easily selected.

  Next, the progress control of the gaming state will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing the progress control of the gaming state. Here, FIG. 29 schematically shows the establishment of the main conditions in each gaming state and the control of the device executed when the conditions are established, and shows the gaming technique necessary for the player in each gaming state. It also shows.

  When the power of the pachinko machine 100 is turned on, the normal gaming state is set. In the normal gaming state, a game is performed by the left-handed gaming method, and the game ball enters the lower middle start winning device 431 or the upper middle start winning device 632 according to the second special symbol, and the special ball is related to the special symbol. A start-up prize is generated and a big win lottery is performed.

  When a game ball enters the lower middle start winning device 431, it becomes a start winning of the first special symbol (first starting winning), a right for the unit game is generated, and a lottery related to the first special symbol is performed. Then, the variable display that is fixedly displayed with the stop symbol corresponding to the lottery result is performed. The main control board 920 transmits a control command corresponding to the contents of the variable display to the sub control board 940, and the sub control board 940 controls the screen of the decorative symbol display device 479 (see FIG. 24) to display the normal numbers. Using the symbols (1 to 9), an effect (normal symbol variation effect) by a variable display is executed with a combination of three numbers of left, middle and right as a stop symbol. The big hit lottery related to the first special symbol is won by about 1/23, and when the big hit lottery is won, the game shifts to a special gaming state.

  When the big hit lottery related to the first special symbol is won, one of two types of special game states of short open and long open occurs. The main control board 920 performs control to change the posture of the lower center grand prize winning device 434 (see FIG. 7) under a condition corresponding to the type of each special game state. By the control of the main control board 920, in the special game state with short opening, the player can hardly acquire the game ball, and there is almost no outgoing ball from which the game ball is paid out from the pachinko machine 100, while the special game state with long release. Then, a player can acquire a predetermined number or more of prize balls by playing the game using the right-handed game technique.

  Here, from the main control board 920 to the sub-control board 940, at least one of the timing for executing the variable display before each special gaming state occurs and the timing for starting the special gaming state, The corresponding control command is transmitted, and the sub control board 940 recognizes the jackpot type based on the control command and performs operation notification control for outputting information related to the operation necessary for the player. Details of the operation notification control will be described later with reference to FIG.

  After the special gaming state, the transition of the gaming state differs depending on the jackpot type selected when the lottery related to the first special symbol is won. If the first jackpot is 1, 4, the game state returns to the normal gaming state. On the other hand, if the first big hit is 2,5, the transition is made to the short-term short game state in which the short-time state continues until the timing of the start of one change. Transition to the short-term game state where the state continues.

  The short-term short game state is configured by combining a short-time state and a non-short-time state. In the short-term short game state, the short-time state is set until the first fluctuation is started, and when the first fluctuation is started, the short-time state is changed to the non-short-time state.

  When transitioning to the short-term short gaming state, the gaming technique differs depending on whether or not the right of the unit game related to the special symbol is reserved at the start timing of the short-term short gaming state. If the right of the unit game related to the special symbol is held even once, immediately after the start of the short-term short game state, the jackpot determination related to the special symbol is executed for the right of the unit game held first, and the jackpot is won If so, the selection of the big hit type is also performed. In addition, selection of the contents of change display (change time and stop symbol) for the reserved unit game is also performed. The main control board 920 transmits to the sub control board 940 a control command corresponding to the contents of the variable display started during the short time short game state, and the sub control board 940 controls the decorative symbol display device 779. The plurality of light emitting units 779A sequentially emit light, and finally the central light emitting unit 779A emits light to indicate the winning of the lottery related to the special symbol, and finally any one of the light emitting units 779A deviated from the center emits light. Thus, an effect indicating non-winning (hereinafter also referred to as a whale roulette variation effect) is executed.

  The whale roulette variation effect is executed only once corresponding to the number of variation displays started during the short-term short game state. When winning the whale roulette variation production, it will be a big hit, transition to a special gaming state, and if it is not won (losing), play a left-handed game technique (hereinafter also referred to as a left-handed game) Return to normal gaming state. Since the jackpot lottery related to the special symbol is won by about 1/23, when the whale roulette variation effect is generated, the special game state is changed by about 1/23. Since the jackpot type selection during the short-term short game state is executed during the short-time state, the long-term short-time game state after the special game state is selected even if any jackpot type related to the first special symbol is selected. Migrate to

  When transitioning to the short-term short game state, if the unit game right related to the special symbol is not held once, the right of one unit game related to the special symbol is established after the short-term short game state is started There is a need. This one-time unit game has a probability of transitioning to the long-term short-time gaming state is about one-third, and in the normal gaming state, the long-term short-term game state is mainly achieved in the big win lottery related to the first special symbol that generates the start prize. It is much higher than the probability of transition. For this reason, the player plays the game in the hope of acquiring the right of the unit game quickly. In this case, the time-short state in which the right start winning device 432 can easily take the approaching allowable posture continues until the execution of one variation display is started. Accordingly, the player can play the game area on the right side of the central structure 420 where the right start winning device 432 and the starting device 436 for operating the right start winning device 432 are arranged (the game ball flows down and flows down). With the right-handed game technique in which the game ball is caused to flow down to the area (refer to FIG. 7), it is possible to easily generate a start winning for the execution of one variation display and to establish a unit game right.

  When the game ball enters the right start winning device 432 after transitioning to the short-term short game state, the second special symbol start winning (second start winning) is performed, and the jackpot determination related to the second special symbol is executed, and the jackpot is won. If so, the selection of the big hit type is also performed, and the content of the change display (change time and stop symbol) is also selected. The main control board 920 transmits to the sub control board 940 a control command corresponding to the contents of the variable display started during the short time short game state, and the sub control board 940 controls the decorative symbol display device 779. The whale roulette variation effect is executed. In this case, the winning probability of the lottery related to the first special symbol started in the short-term short game state and the winning probability of the lottery related to the second special symbol are set to the same probability (approximately 1/23). The probability of transition to the long-term game state after winning is also set to be the same. Therefore, when the whale roulette variation effect is executed, regardless of whether it is a unit game related to the first special symbol or a unit game related to the second special symbol, the long-term short game with the same expectation Transition to the state can be expected, and even if the types of special symbols are different, by displaying the lottery result with a common whale roulette variation effect, the progress of the game can be easily shown to the player.

  During the whale roulette variation effect, it is not a short-time state but a non-short-time state, and the right start winning device 432 is in a gaming state in which it is difficult to take an allowable entry posture compared to the short-time state. When a single ball enters the right start winning device 432 after the short-term short game state has occurred and the winning of the game ball is detected by the second start winning switch 442 (see FIG. 10), the main control board 920 shortens the time. The state is switched to the control of the right start winning device 432 corresponding to the non-short-time state. Therefore, even if the game ball is continuously fired by a game using the right-handed game technique (hereinafter also referred to as a right-handed game), the game ball is likely to be consumed, and the player does not need to perform a firing operation.

  A special gaming state is generated when a result indicating a lottery win related to a special symbol is displayed in the whale roulette variation effect. This special game state corresponds to any one of a total of 7 types, 1-5 per first big and 1 and 2 per second big. In a short open special game where the number of acquired balls is “0”, it is determined by the player. It is not necessary to fire a game ball, and in a special game state with a long open game where there are a certain number of acquired balls or more, a winning ball can be obtained by a right-handed game.

  After the special gaming state generated by winning the lottery related to the special symbol in the whale roulette variation effect, the gaming state becomes a short-term game state. The short-term game state is a short-time state in which the right start winning device 432 can easily take the approaching allowable posture until the 87th variation display is started or until a special drawing state is won and a transition is made to the special game state. Will continue. The player can easily enter the game ball into the right start winning device 432 by right-handed game.

  When a game ball enters the right start prize winning device 432 in the short-term game state, the second special symbol start prize (second start prize) is generated, the unit game right is generated, and the lottery related to the second special symbol is performed. Then, a variable display that is fixedly displayed with a stop symbol corresponding to the lottery result is performed. The main control board 920 transmits a control command corresponding to the contents of the variable display to the sub control board 940, and the sub control board 940 controls the decorative symbol display device 479 (see FIG. 24), and what is the normal gaming state? Using different numeric symbols (for example, a symbol that is normally displayed in red as a yellow symbol), a variation display effect that uses a combination of three numbers, left, middle, and right as a stop symbol ). The jackpot lottery related to the second special symbol is won in about 23/23. When the jackpot lottery is won, the game shifts to a special game state, and then the long-term short-time game state is started again.

  In the long time short game state, the start special prize of the second special symbol mainly occurs. For this reason, when the big hit lottery is won, it is easy to make a transition to the long open special game state with the second big hit 1, 2 and a winning ball can be obtained by continuing the right-handed game.

  When the stop symbol corresponding to the result of the non-winning is confirmed and displayed in the variation display related to the special symbol 86 times from the start of the long time short game state, and then the 87th variation display is started, the main control board 920 The control of the right start winning device 432 is switched from the short-time gaming state to the control corresponding to the normal gaming state. For this reason, after the 87th variation display is started, the game ball is likely to be consumed even if the game ball is continuously fired by the right-handed game, and the player does not need to perform the firing operation. When the stop symbol corresponding to the result of non-winning is confirmed and displayed in the 87th variation display, the long-term short game state is ended and the normal game state is restored.

  As described above, the transition pattern to the short-term game state has been described with respect to the normal transition pattern generated when the first special symbol start winning in the normal game state by the left-handed game is triggered. The transition from the normal gaming state to the long time short gaming state also depends on the transition pattern.

  As another transition pattern, firstly, a transition pattern is set that is triggered when a game ball enters the upper middle start winning device 632 during the normal game state of the left-handed game. In the transition pattern, the game ball enters the upper middle start winning device 632 during the normal gaming state and becomes a start winning of the second special symbol (second start winning). In the unit game related to the second start winning prize, the big hit determination related to the second special symbol is executed, and if the big hit is won, the big hit type selection is also performed, and the contents of the fluctuation display (fluctuation time and stop symbol) Selection is also made. The main control board 920 transmits to the sub control board 940 a control command corresponding to the content of the variable display during the normal gaming state related to the second special symbol, and the sub control board 940 displays the decorative symbol display device 779. Control and execute the whale roulette variation effect. As described above, the whale roulette variation effect is obtained when the start winning of the second special symbol occurs due to the entry of the game ball into the right start winning device 432 in the short-time short gaming state, and in the upper middle starting winning device in the normal gaming state. It is set such that the same effect is executed when the start winning of the second special symbol occurs due to the game ball entering 632.

  Here, in the lottery related to the second special symbol, the probability of transition to the long-term short-time gaming state after the winning is set to be the same in both the non-short-time state and the short-time state (see FIG. 28). For this reason, when the whale roulette variation effect is executed, as a unit game related to the second special symbol, which of the two start winning devices 432 and 632 related to the second special symbol is the entry of the game ball Regardless, it is possible to expect a transition to the long-term game state with the same expectation. Therefore, even if the game state in which the variation display of the second special symbol is executed is different, by displaying the lottery result by the common whale roulette variation effect, it is possible that the player has the same transition probability to the short-term game state. Can be easily understood.

  In addition, as another transition pattern to the short-term game state, the game ball enters the lower middle start winning device 431 during the normal game state by the left-handed game and wins the lottery related to the first special symbol. The case where the first jackpot 3 is selected as the jackpot type selected in is set. In the case of this transition pattern, unlike the other transition patterns, the transition is made to the long-term game state without going through the whale roulette variation effect. For this reason, the player can not only make the winning due to the whale roulette variation effect visually recognized for the long-term short-time gaming state, but also can provide a game property that expects an unexpected transition pattern.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 100 includes the first jackpots 2, 5 that transition to the short-term short game state according to the selection conditions in the non-short-time state corresponding to the normal gaming state, as the big hit type related to the first special symbol, The first jackpots 1 to 5 that transition to the long-term short-time gaming state are provided according to the selection conditions in the short-time state corresponding to the short-time gaming state, and as the jackpot type related to the second special symbol, either the normal gaming state or the short-term short-time gaming state Are provided with big hits (second big hits 1, 2) for transitioning to the short-term game state. For this reason, with the first special symbol as a start winning, the game has a game nature that makes a transition to the long-term short-time gaming state step by step through the short-term short-time gaming state by entering the game ball into the lower middle starting winning device 431 a plurality of times. On the other hand, it is possible to add a game property of transitioning to the long-term short-time gaming state by one lottery result by the entry of the game ball into the right start winning device 432.

  Next, the control of the main control board 920 at the start of the short-term short gaming state will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 30 is a timing chart showing the control of the main control board 920 at the start of the short-term short gaming state. The control at the start of the short-term short game state is executed as a part of the timer interrupt process (see FIG. 12) executed by the main control board 920. The control of the short-term short game state differs depending on whether or not the right of the unit game related to the special symbol is reserved, and the case where the right of the unit game is held at the start of the short-term short game state is shown in FIG. ) Will be mainly described, and the case where there is no unit game right reservation will be described with reference mainly to FIG.

  The main control board 920 is provided with a flag (part of the RAM of the main control board 920) as a plurality of storage means for storing an ongoing gaming state, and a special gaming state is being executed as part of the flag. A special game state flag that is turned on and a time-short state flag that is turned on during the time-short state are provided. The short-term short gaming state is a gaming state in which a transition is made in part when a big win is won based on the start winning of the first special symbol.

  When all the rounds constituting the special gaming state corresponding to the big win are completed and the ending period thereafter ends, it is time to end the special gaming state. As shown in FIG. 30A, the main control board 920 turns off the special gaming state flag and turns on the short time state flag to start the short time short gaming state.

  When the right of the unit game is reserved at the start of the short-term short game state, the special display state can be ended and the variable display related to the special symbol can be started. The main control board 920 executes the jackpot determination / type selection corresponding to the short-time state for the reserved unit game right and the content setting of the variable display, and the special symbol in the special symbol display device 471 (see FIG. 7). The change state is switched from the stop state to the change state (see FIG. 30A). At the timing of switching the changing state, the main control board 920 transmits a control command to the sub control board 940 (see FIG. 10), and the changing state of the decorative symbol display device 779 is changed from being stopped to changing.

  When the first variation display in the short-term short game state is started, the main control board 920 turns off the short-time state flag (see FIG. 30A), and the game ball can easily enter the right start winning device 432. The control corresponding to the non-short-time state that is more difficult than the short-time state is started. The setting process for starting the first variation display and the setting process from when the short-time state flag is turned on until it is turned off are performed in such a manner that the right start winning device 432 takes the approach allowable posture and the game ball starts to the right. It is preferably executed in such a short time that it cannot enter the winning device 432, and is preferably executed in one timer interruption process of the main control board 920.

  When the game ball enters the starter 436 (see FIG. 7) according to the normal symbol while the short-time state flag is off, the start switch 446 (see FIG. 10) is temporarily turned on as shown in FIG. The main control board 920 detects that the game ball has entered the starter 436 when turned on. When the start switch 446 is turned on, the fluctuation display relating to the normal symbol is executed. If the lottery relating to the normal symbol is won, the right entry restriction solenoid 463 (see FIG. 10) is turned on, and the right start winning device 432 (see FIG. 7) takes the approaching allowable posture corresponding to the non-time-short state.

  Here, it is preferable to simplify the control related to the normal symbol by setting the time (variation time) for one variation display related to the normal symbol in the non-short-time state to the same selection condition as the variation time in the short-time state. . In addition, it is possible to set the variation time in the short time state as a variation time related to the normal symbol to less than about 1.0 second, preferably less than 0.1 second, so that the game related to the first special symbol in the short time short game state. It is preferable that the start of the game is started earlier, so that the game can be progressed smoothly, and the player's mood can be prevented from being depressed by spending a lot of time until the start prize is generated.

  Next, a case where the unit game right is not reserved at the start of the short-term short game state will be described. When the ending period of the special game state ends, the main control board 920 turns off the special game state flag and turns on the short time state flag to start the short time short game state, as shown in FIG. When the short-term short game state is started, the change display related to the special symbol can be started, but the main control board 920 waits for the start winning because there is no right for the unit game that is put on hold.

  In a situation where the time-short state flag is on and the time-short state continues, when the player plays a right-handed game, the flow-down area (see FIG. 7) in which the starter 436 and the right start winning device 432 are arranged is displayed. A game ball flows down. When the game ball enters the starter 436 during the short time state, the start switch 446 is temporarily turned on as shown in FIG. 30B, and the game ball enters the starter 436 to the main control board 920. Detected. When the start switch 446 is turned on, the fluctuation display relating to the normal symbol is executed, and if the lottery relating to the normal symbol is won, the right entry restriction solenoid 463 is turned on, and the right start winning device 432 enters the entry corresponding to the short-time state. Take an acceptable posture.

  The approach allowable posture for one win in the short-time state is set to a time (approximately 2.4 seconds) sufficiently longer than the game ball firing time interval (approximately 0.6 seconds). Therefore, a game ball easily enters the right start winning device 432, and the entry of the game ball is detected by the second start winning switch 442. When a winning of a game ball is detected by the second starting winning switch 442, a starting winning of the second special symbol is made, and the main control board 920 responds to the right of the unit game generated by the starting winning in a short time state. The jackpot determination / type selection to be performed and the content setting of the variation display are executed, and the variation state of the special symbol in the special symbol display device 472 (see FIG. 10) is switched from the stop state to the variation state (see FIG. 30B).

  Further, when the winning of the game ball is detected by the second start winning switch 442, the main control board 920 turns off the time-short state flag and switches to the control of the right start winning device 432 corresponding to the non-time-short state. . As a result, even if the lottery related to the subsequent normal symbol is won, the right start winning device 432 takes the approach allowable posture corresponding to the non-short-time state, and the start-up winning of the second special symbol in the short-time short game state is one time. It is easy to limit until the change display is executed.

  In addition, when the right of the unit game is not reserved at the start of the short-term short game state, the start winning of the second special symbol is easily limited to only once. Specifically, as the control of the right entry restriction solenoid 463 by the main control board 920, the entry of one game ball into the right start winning device 432 is the second start in the situation where the approach allowable posture is taken during the time-short state. When detected by the winning switch 442, the main control board 920 turns off the right entry restriction solenoid 463 so as to shift the allowable entry posture to the entry prohibited posture even before the maximum allowable entry time has elapsed. That is, the maximum allowable entry number to the right start winning device 432 in the short time state is set to a number (one) necessary for the number of executions of the variable display of the short time short game state, and the right start winning device is larger than the necessary number. It is configured to easily prevent the game ball from entering 432.

  Thus, in the case where a short-term short gaming state occurs, immediately after the start of the short-term short gaming state, if one variable display that reaches the upper limit of the number of short-time (upper limit number of games) is held at the start When the variable display is started and the execution of the variable display is started, the time reduction state flag is turned off, and the control of the right start winning device 432 corresponds to the time reduction state from the control corresponding to the time reduction state (easy entry control). It is changed to control (entrance normal control). In addition, when the variable display is started during the short-term short game state, the short-time state flag is turned off, and the control of the right start winning device 432 is changed from the easy entry control to the normal entry control. For this reason, when the first variation display that reaches the upper limit of the number of times (upper limit number of games) is executed during the short time short game state, the right start winning device 432 game ball is likely to enter by the normal entry control. Therefore, even if the player executes a right-handed game, the game ball hardly enters the right start winning device 432. Therefore, in the short-term short game state, the player can concentrate his / her consciousness on the display of the fluctuation display and the result information during the execution without entering the game area into the game area. Therefore, a display corresponding to the winning is performed as the result information of the variable display, and the expectation of the transition to the short-term game state can be easily enhanced.

  Note that the timing at which the time-short state flag corresponding to the upper limit number of games in the short-term short game state is turned off and the control in which the control of the start winning device 432 is changed from the easy entry control to the normal entry control are the long-term short game state. This is the same control as the 87th process corresponding to the number of up and down games in FIG.

<Notification control of operation instruction information>
Next, the operation notification control by the sub control board 940 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing an operation notification control process by the sub control board 940.

  The control process in the sub-control board 940 is roughly divided in the same way as the main control board 920. The main process that is started upon returning from the power failure state and the command that is executed when a command from the main control board 920 is received. It consists of an interrupt process and a timer interrupt process that is executed by interrupting the main process periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 10 ms (milliseconds)). The operation notification control process is configured as a part of the timer interrupt process, and is related to the control command corresponding to each game state being executed from the main control board 920 and the control regarding the contents of the variable display transmitted regarding the execution of the unit game. It is executed based on the command.

  The operation notification control process is a process provided to easily acquire the game value that can be acquired by the player regardless of the experience, and to suppress the consumption of extra game balls. In this operation notification control process, the player is notified of whether or not a launch operation is necessary and whether a game is required for a left-handed game or a right-handed game.

  First, the type of operation notification by the operation notification control of the sub control board 940 will be described. Three types of operation notifications are set: left-handed information output, right-handed information output, and firing unnecessary information output.

  The left-handed information output is executed by outputting information indicating a left-handed game for the player. Specifically, the display of characters instructing a left-handed game such as “Please return to the left-handed” is exemplified on a part of the screen of the decorative symbol display device 479 (for example, the left end). In addition, a passage through which a game ball flows down by left-handed games including a top panel decoration 611, an upper left front decoration 612, and an upper right front decoration 613 (see FIG. 13) provided on the upper portion (see FIG. 7) of the central structure 420 is formed. The light emitting body provided on the member may be turned on to indicate the flow-down area of the game ball. Also, the game balls are caused to flow down with the light emitters provided in the starting device 436, the right starting winning device 432, and the right big winning device 433 arranged in the flow-down area of the game ball due to the right-handed game being dimmed or turned off. An area may be indicated.

  Further, the left-handed information may be output by outputting sound from the acoustic devices 281 and 282 (see FIG. 10). Specifically, when the left-handed game is advantageous to the player and the right-handed game is detected by the sub-control board 940 through the main control board 920 (for example, a game ball enters the starter 436) ), Repeat the sound output such as “Return to left” or “Please aim at the left” for a certain number of times (for example, twice) or until the left-handed game is detected. The player may be instructed to execute the left-handed game.

  The output of right-handed information is also executed by outputting information for instructing a right-handed game, as in the case of left-handed information output. For example, a character such as “please hit right” is displayed on a part of the screen of the decorative symbol display device 479 (see FIG. 7) (for example, the right end), and is arranged in the flow area of the game ball due to the right-handed game. The light emitters provided in the starting device 436, the right starting winning device 432, and the right big winning device 433 (see FIG. 7) emit light from the left-handed information output state and overlap the flow-down area of the game ball due to the left-handed game. This is executed by at least one of information outputs such as a light-emitting body to be dimmed or extinguished, or a sound of right-handed information output by the acoustic devices 281 and 282 (see FIG. 10).

  The firing unnecessary information is output by generating a state that suggests that the player does not need firing. For example, in the flow-down area of both the left-handed game and the right-handed game, characters such as “no firing” are displayed on a part of the screen of the decorative symbol display device 479 (see FIG. 7) (for example, left and right edges). It is executed by at least one of information outputs such as all the light emitters provided to be overlapped are dimmed or extinguished, or the sound device 281 and 282 (see FIG. 10) are output.

  In the operation notification control process, as shown in FIG. 31, it is first determined whether or not the special gaming state or the short time state is in effect (S2001), and if it is not in the special gaming state or the short time state (S2001: N), It is determined whether the roulette variation effect is being performed (abbreviated as roulette variation effect in FIG. 31) (S2002).

  If the whale roulette variation effect is being performed in the process of S2002 (S2002: Y), the process proceeds to the firing unnecessary notification process S2003. In the firing unnecessary notification process S2003, the firing unnecessary information output corresponding to the state in which the firing is unnecessary is executed. During the whale roulette variation production, since it is a non-short-time game state, even if a right-handed game is performed, it is difficult to enter the game ball into the right start winning device 432, the start condition is not substantially established, and it is difficult to acquire a prize ball. is there. Moreover, since it is possible to make a big hit with a probability of about 23/23 and transit to the short-term game state via the special game state, the player will stop the launch operation and display the lottery result until the lottery result is displayed. It is possible to provide a game that can pay attention to the roulette change effect and enhance the expectation in the process until the result display.

  In the process of S2002, when it is determined that the whale roulette variation effect is not being performed (S2002: N), it is determined whether the game is in the long-term short game state and the 87th variation corresponding to the final round. If it is during the 87th change (S2004: Y), the firing unnecessary notification process S2003 is executed. In addition, during execution of the last fluctuation display during the long-term short game state, it is in a non-short-time state, and even if a right-handed game is performed, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the right start winning device 432 and the start condition is almost satisfied. In addition, it is difficult to obtain a prize ball. In the last round of the short-term game state, the jackpot type is selected according to the conditions related to the second special symbol, so that it is more advantageous for the player than after having won the transition display and changing to the normal game state. It is easy to shift to the short-term game state. For this reason, the game is provided with the ability to raise the expectation in the process up to the display of the result until the player stops the launch operation and draws the lottery result until the lottery result is displayed. Can do.

  Also, during the whale roulette variation presentation and during the final variation display during the long-term short game state, if the left-handed information output is executed just because the non-short-time state is entered, the final variation display is not displayed. It may give the player an impression that the result of winning is suggested before the result is displayed, and may give a bad impression to the player. In addition, if the last change display is won, you must play the right-handed game again, so when the left-handed information output is executed, the switching operation of the left and right game techniques becomes frequent. However, it may give a bad impression to the player for urging unnecessary operations. For this reason, it is preferable to execute the firing unnecessary notification process S2003 in a part of the non-time-short state.

  If it is determined in the process of S2004 that the 87th change of the long-term short game state is not in progress (S2004: N), it is necessary to execute the left-handed game in the normal game state. In this case, it is determined whether or not a right-handed game has been executed (S2005). If a right-handed game has been executed (S2005: Y), left-handed instruction voice output processing is performed as a left-handed instruction voice output. (S2006), and the process proceeds to S2007. This makes it easy to understand that a game is not being played appropriately to a player who is interested in something other than a game, such as touching a mobile phone, without paying attention to the game area. On the other hand, if the right-handed game is not executed in the process of S2005 (S2005N), the left-handed notification process S2007 is executed, and then the operation notification control process is terminated.

  In the left-handed notification process S2007, notification that can be visually recognized by the player is performed as left-handed information output. For this reason, although the left-handed information output cannot be recognized unless the game board 400 (see FIG. 7) is visually recognized compared to the instruction by voice output, it is suggested to the player that the left-handed game is necessary. can do.

  In the process of S2001, when it is determined that the special gaming state or the short-time state is in effect (S2001: Y), it is determined whether the short-term short-time game state is in effect (S2011). S2011: Y), right-handed instruction voice output processing S2012 is executed as a part of right-handed information output, and then right-handed notification processing S2013 is performed as a right-handed information output for performing notification that can be visually recognized by the player. Then, the operation notification control process is terminated. As a result, during the short-term short game state, execution of a right-handed game is instructed by voice output and information output by display.

  In the processing of S2011, when it is determined that the short-term short gaming state is not in effect (S2011: N), it is determined whether or not the special gaming state is in effect (S2021), and if it is in the special gaming state (S2021: Y). ), It is determined whether or not the ending period of 2, 5 per first jackpot (S2022), and if not during the ending period of 2,5 per first jackpot (S2022: N), the special gaming state is the first jackpot It is determined whether it is based on 1 to 3 (S2023).

  If it is determined in the processing of S2023 that the game is not in the special game state with the first big hit 1 to 3 (S2023: N), the long-open special game state 4 or 5 is being executed, and the player becomes the This is a situation where a game ball can be acquired by making the game ball enter the winning device 434. In this case, it is determined whether the left-handed game is being executed (S2024). If the left-handed game is detected (S2024: Y), the right-handed instruction voice output process S2012 and the right-handed notification process are performed. S2013 is executed, and execution of a right-handed game is instructed. If the execution of the left-handed game is not detected in the process of S2024 (S2024: N), the right-handed instruction voice output process S2012 is skipped and the right-handed notification process S2013 is executed.

  Here, in the left-handed instruction voice output processing S2006, the left-handed game is executed by the general winning device 639 that can detect the game ball by executing the left-handed game, the contact sensor 665 of the left warp passage 628, and the like. When passage is detected, audio output is set for a certain period of time. Once audio output is set, audio output for a certain period of time is output by another control process in the timer interrupt process. Executed. The same applies to right-handed instruction voice output processing S2012.

  In the process of S2023, when it is determined that the special game state of 1 to 3 per first jackpot is in progress (S2023: Y), the firing unnecessary notification process S2003 is executed. Since the number of acquired balls is 0 in the special game states 1 to 3 of the first jackpot, the player refrains from launching the game ball based on the output of the launch unnecessary information by the firing unnecessary notification process S2003, and the extra game The consumption of the sphere can be suppressed.

  If it is determined in the process of S2021 that the game is not in the special game state (S2021: N), it is determined whether or not the number of times that the execution of the unit game related to the special symbol is held (the number of times of hold) is equal to or greater than the short remaining time. (S2025).

  Here, the sub-control board 940 illuminates and displays on the decorative symbol display device 479 and the left and right sides thereof lighting portions corresponding to the number of times of holding among the lighting portions corresponding to the upper limit number of times of holding for each special symbol type. The control of the lighting display of the number of times of holding is based on the number of times of holding and the control command that can identify the symbol type transmitted from the main control board 920 so that the sub control board 940 recognizes the number of times of holding and corresponds to the number of times of holding. To update the number of lit displays. A control command capable of identifying the number of holdings and the symbol type is transmitted from the main control board 920 to the sub-control board 940 at the timing when the number of holdings increases based on the start winning of the special symbol and when the variable display is started. .

  Further, the remaining short number of times is the remaining number of times that the variable display can be executed in the short time gaming state. When the short-term short gaming state and the long-term short gaming state are started, the main control board 920 identifies the start of the short-time gaming state and the remaining number of times that the variable display can be executed in the short-time gaming state at the start timing. A possible control command is transmitted to the sub-control board 940, and the sub-control board 940 can recognize whether the short-time gaming state is the short-term short-time gaming state or the long-term short-time gaming state. ing. After the short-time gaming state is started, at the timing when the variable display is started, the main control board 920 transmits a control command that can identify the remaining short time that is subtracted once by the execution of the variable display, and the sub-control The board 940 is capable of recognizing the short time remaining after the update by executing the variable display.

  In the process of S2025, when it is determined that the number of pending times is less than the short remaining time (S2025: N), the process proceeds to S2024, and a right-handed game is instructed by the processes of S2024, S2012, and S2013. When the number of holding times is less than the short remaining time, it is necessary to make the game ball enter the right start winning device 432 in order to execute the change display in the short time gaming state. Because of the situation where it is easy to enter the game, the right-handed game is promptly executed.

  On the other hand, in the process of S2025, when it is determined that the number of suspensions is equal to or greater than the short remaining time (S2025: Y), the process proceeds to S2003, and the firing unnecessary notification process S2003 is executed. If the number of suspensions is equal to or greater than the short remaining time, the start winning that needs to be executed in the short time gaming state has already occurred. In this case, based on the output of the firing unnecessary information output by the firing unnecessary notification processing S2003. Refrain from launching game balls. Thereby, it is possible to easily end the short-time gaming state by a number close to the executable number set in advance as the short-time gaming state. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the situation in which the execution of the variable display as the short-time gaming state is excessively performed, and the player is encouraged to make a right-handed game only during the period required for the short-time gaming state, Therefore, the pachinko machine 100 can be easily operated in a form close to the winning probability in the set short time gaming state.

  Also in the process of S2022, when it is determined that the ending period of 2 or 5 per first jackpot is in progress (S2022: Y), it is determined by the process of S2025 whether or not the number of suspensions is equal to or greater than the short remaining time (S2025) If the number of suspensions is equal to or greater than the short remaining time (S2025: Y), the firing unnecessary notification process S2003 is executed. Since the first jackpots 2, 5 transition to the short-term short game state after the special game state, if the number of holdings is updated to 1 or more corresponding to the short-time remaining time executed in the short-term short game state, the right Since it is not necessary to continue hitting games and consume game balls during the ending period, consumption of game balls can be reduced by outputting information that does not require firing. When the first big hit 4 is in the ending period, the firing unnecessary notification process S2003 may be executed regardless of whether or not the number of holding times is equal to or greater than the short remaining time. Even in a situation where the game state transitions to the normal game state after the game, the consumption of the game ball can be reduced.

  When it is determined in the process of S2022 that the ending period of 2, 5 for the first jackpot is in progress (S2022: Y), and it is determined by the process of S2025 that the number of holdings is less than the short remaining time ( S2025: N), the process proceeds to S2024, and a right-handed game is instructed by the processes of S2024, S2012, and S2013. Thereby, immediately after the start of the short-term short game state, it is possible to easily generate a start winning of a special symbol necessary for executing the short-term short game state.

  Here, when the period until the second variation display by the whale roulette variation effect is executed after the first big hit is generated via the normal symbol variation effect, the time when the variation display is stopped is increased. Even if the feeling of expectation for the transition to the short-term game state due to the occurrence of the second big hit is once increased due to the first big hit, the expectation may be reduced. On the other hand, by performing the determination in step S2022 and S2025 to continue the right-handed game from the ending period before the start of the short-term short game state, a special design start prize for executing the short-term short game state is determined. Can be easily generated early, and the expectation in the second variation display can be easily maintained.

  As described above, the sub-control board 940 performs the left-handed notification process as the operation notification control process, which performs notification that can be visually recognized by the player as the output of left-handed information corresponding to the execution of the left-handed game in the normal gaming state. S2007, right-handed notification processing S2013 for performing right-handed information corresponding to execution of the right-handed game in the special gaming state and the short-time gaming state, and performing notification that can be visually recognized by the player, and the first big hit 2,5 Before the end of the special game state corresponding to the ending of the game, or before the end of the long-term short game state, the upper limit of the number of short-time games (upper limit game number) is reached in the short-term short game state or long-term short game state that transitions thereafter. If the execution of the fluctuation display more than the remaining number of times required by the time is suspended (S2025: Y), the firing unnecessary notification process S2003 is not performed without outputting the right-handed information. Determination processing for generating a time to run and a (S2025).

  In addition, this invention is not restricted to the said embodiment, For example, you may deform | transform and implement as described below. In this case, each configuration described below may be applied to the above embodiment, or a plurality of configurations described below may be combined and applied to the above embodiment.

  (1) In the embodiment described above, the flow-down restricting unit 623 is configured to receive the game balls distributed by the roof 611B and the sorting device 622, but the flow-down regulating unit 623 is not necessarily provided with the roof 611B and the sorting device 622. It is not necessary to be configured to receive the game balls distributed by. For example, it may be configured to directly receive a game ball flowing down the upper game area.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the game balls distributed to the left or right side by the roof 611B are all discharged to the left game area via the flow restriction part 623, but the game balls distributed to the right side Is not necessarily passed through the flow-down restricting portion 623. For example, game balls distributed to the right side by the roof 611B may be discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 100.

  In recent years, the size and arrangement of the area where the game balls flow down in the game area tends to be limited due to an increase in the size of the central structure. Since the game balls distributed to the left and right are guided to the common game area (ie, the left game area), the limited game area can be used effectively.

  (3) In the above embodiment, the game balls are distributed to each of the roof 611B (first distribution unit) and the distribution device 622 (second distribution unit), but both of these distribution units are not necessarily provided. There is no need to provide it. For example, the distribution unit may be only the roof 611B. In this case, it may be configured such that the start winning of the second special symbol is established based on the game ball entering the passing port 621.

  (4) In the above embodiment, the roof 611B having an upwardly convex curved shape is adopted as the first distribution unit that distributes the game balls flowing down the upper game area, but the shape of the first distribution unit Is not necessarily limited to the upwardly convex curved shape. For example, it may be a stage or a croon that distributes the first distribution unit to one of the left side, the right side, and the passage. Or it is good also as a structure which distributes a game ball to either the left side, the right side, or a passage by the movement of a movable object using the movable object which moves to a predetermined direction.

  (5) In the above embodiment, the game balls distributed to the left and right by the roof 611B are guided to the left game area by the flow restriction part 623, but the destination guided by the flow restriction part 623 is not necessarily The game area on the side close to the entrance of the game area (that is, the exit of the launch passage 401B), that is, the left game area that is the game area from the left side with respect to the central structure 420 need not be limited.

  For example, when the entrance of the game area is provided on the right side, that is, when the game ball is launched from the right side, the flow-down restricting unit 623 moves the game ball distributed by the roof 611B to the central structure 420. Alternatively, the game area may be guided to the game area from the right side (hereinafter also referred to as “right game area”). Also in this modified example, as with the pachinko machine 100 of the above-described embodiment, the game balls distributed to the side far from the entrance of the game area (that is, the left side) are used as the game area on the side close to the entrance. Can enter.

  (6) In the above embodiment, the game balls distributed to the left and right by the roof 611B are guided to the left game area by the common flow restriction part 623. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the configuration may be such that the game ball falls to different flow restriction parts when the game ball is distributed to the left side by the roof 611 and when the game ball is distributed to the right side.

  In the present modification, the flow-down restricting portion where the game balls distributed to the left fall and the flow-down restricting portion where the game balls distributed to the right fall, even if the inclined surfaces have the same inclination angle, Different tilt angles may be used. By making the inclination angles of the inclined surfaces of the flow restricting portions different, the acceleration mode of the game balls discharged from the outlets of the respective flow restricting portions can be varied.

  In addition, the flow-down restricting portion where the game balls distributed to the left fall and the flow-down restricting portion where the game balls distributed to the right fall are arranged in a substantially C shape when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 100. Good. In such a case, the game is discharged to the left game area or the right game area depending on the distribution direction.

  (7) In the above embodiment, the flow restriction part 623 is configured such that the inclined surface is inclined downward from right to left. However, as long as the game ball can move to the left by its own weight on the flow restriction part 623. However, it is not necessarily limited to the downward slope from the right to the left. For example, the slope of the flow restriction part 623 may have a curved or wavy shape that allows the game ball to move to the left side under its own weight on the flow restriction part 623. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which carries a game ball to the left side game area | region by the movement of a movable body.

  (8) In the above embodiment, the upper middle start winning device 632 is configured to reciprocate in the left-right direction. However, the upper middle start winning device 632 is not necessarily configured to be movable. For example, the upper middle start winning device 632 may be fixedly provided at a predetermined position (that is, not moved).

  (9) In the above embodiment, the game ball that has entered the upper middle start winning device 632 is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 100. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the upper middle start winning device 632 may be configured to pass through in the direction facing the entrance, and the game ball that has entered the upper middle start winning device 632 may be dropped onto the flow-down regulating unit 623. According to this modification, it is possible not only to enter the upper middle start winning device 632 but also to enter the lower middle start winning device 431 in the left game area.

  (10) In the above embodiment, the upper middle start winning device 632 is configured as a start winning device related to the second special symbol. However, the upper middle start winning device 632 is not necessarily limited thereto. You may comprise as a general prize-winning apparatus which concerns on provision of a ball | bowl.

  (11) In the above embodiment, a plurality of protrusions 612D and 613D are provided in a direction intersecting with the continuous direction of the left and right downflow passages 652 and 653, but the number of installations is not necessarily limited. There is no need to limit. For example, one protrusion 612D and 613D may be provided in each of the flow-down passages 652 and 653. In the example shown in FIG. 15, the number of protrusions 612D and 613D provided in each of the downflow passages 652 and 653 is five, but the number is not limited as long as at least one is provided.

  (12) In the above embodiment, the protrusions 612D and 613D are erected on the back sides of the decorative bodies 612A and 613A, and the portion corresponding to the bottom surface of the protrusions 612D and 613D is visually recognized as a dark portion, thereby Although it is configured to function, the function as the passage display unit is not necessarily limited to being visually recognized as a dark part. For example, it is good also as a structure which draws the stripe | line | column extended in the continuous direction of the downflow path 652,653 with the coloring agent with low light transmittance on each back side of decoration main body 612A, 613A. Or it is good also as a structure which makes a player visually recognize the line | wire which extends in the continuous direction of the flow-down channel | paths 652 and 653 by making it light-emit so that distinction from the light which decorates decoration main body 612A, 613A.

  (13) In the above embodiment, the continuously extending (that is, a series of) streaks caused by the bottom surfaces of the protrusions 612D and 613D are configured to be visually recognized by the player as the passage display unit. There is no need. For example, the passage display unit may be configured so that a player visually recognizes a line extending intermittently (that is, dotted line) in the continuous direction of the downflow passages 652 and 653 as the passage display unit.

  (14) In the above embodiment, the protrusions 612D and 613D are provided inside the central structure 420, more specifically, the left and right downflow passages 652 and 653 provided on the back side of the upper left front ornament 612 and the upper right front ornament 613. The passage display is used, but the passage display by the passage display unit is not necessarily limited to the passage provided in the central structure 420. For example, it is good also as a structure which performs channel | path display by channel | path display parts, such as a projection part, about the channel | path passing through the back side of structures other than the center structure 420. FIG.

  (15) In the above embodiment, the passage display using the protrusions 612D and 613D is performed on the flow-down passages 652 and 653 extending in the vertical direction in the front view of the pachinko machine 100. Is not necessarily limited to a passage extending in the vertical direction. For example, for a passage having a shape that allows the game ball to reach the exit by its own weight, such as a passage extending from the upper left to the lower right, passage display by a passage display unit such as a protrusion may be performed.

  (16) In the above embodiment, the surface of the decorative body 612A, 613A is configured as a undulating surface, but it is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the surfaces of the decoration bodies 612A and 613A may be smooth surfaces without undulations.

  (17) In the above embodiment, the decorative symbol display device 479 responds to the result of the first special symbol lottery based on the first special symbol starting prize or the second special symbol lottery based on the second special symbol starting prize. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the decorative symbol display device 479 displays a decorative symbol corresponding to the result of the first special symbol lottery based on the start winning of the first special symbol, and the second special symbol lottery based on the start winning of the second special symbol. The result may be displayed on another decorative symbol display device 779.

  (18) In the above embodiment, the general winning device 639 is provided at a position where the possibility of passing differs depending on the position of the game ball received by the flow-down restricting unit 623, but the game ball received by the flow-down restricting unit 623 The device provided at the position where the possibility of passing differs depending on the position of the game is not necessarily limited to the general winning device. For example, a game ball received by the flow-down restricting unit 623 is a start winning device (ie, a start winning device related to a special symbol) that is given a right to draw based on entering, such as the lower middle start winning device 431. It is good also as a structure provided in the position where passage possibility differs according to a position.

  (19) In the above embodiment, the case where the entrance (passage port 621) of the upper middle start winning device 632 is provided on the upper side of the distribution part (first distribution part) by the roof 611B has been described. It is not necessary to provide at the position, and it may be configured to be provided on the side (right side or left side) of the upper middle start winning device 632 corresponding to the downstream side of the sorting portion by the roof 611B, and the number of entrances is limited to one. It may be two or more.

  (20) In the above embodiment, the two stages 622C and 625 are arranged vertically, but the arrangement of these stages is not necessarily limited to the vertical, and corresponds to the stage downstream of the stage. An appropriate arrangement may be taken according to the position of various winning devices such as the starting winning device arranged in the same manner. Even if the stages 622C and 625 are not arranged up and down, if the game ball distributed by one stage does not enter the corresponding winning device arranged on the downstream side of the stage, the game It is preferable to provide a route capable of guiding the sphere to the other stage.

  In the above embodiment, the decorative symbol display device 479 is interposed between the stages 622C and 625. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the stage 622C and the stage 625 sandwich the decorative symbol display device 479. It may be arranged without.

  (21) In the above embodiment, the two stages 622C and 625 have the rolling surfaces configured in a similar shape with respect to the rolling behavior of the game ball, but the rolling surfaces of the stages 622C and 625 The shape may not be similar to the rolling behavior of the game ball.

  (22) In the above-described embodiment, the upper and lower stages 622C and 625 each have a configuration in which the rolling surface includes an uneven surface including a convex surface and concave surfaces arranged on the left and right sides of the convex surface. , 625 does not necessarily include the uneven surface, and various shapes of rolling surfaces can be used as long as the rolling ball functions as a stage where the game ball rolls while reciprocating left and right. Can be adopted.

  (23) In the above embodiment, when the game ball distributed by the upper stage 622C does not enter the upper middle start winning device 632, the game ball is moved to the flow restriction part 623, the left game area, and the left warp. The passage 628 is guided to the lower stage 625 by moving to the downstream side by its own weight. However, as a route for guiding the game balls distributed by the upper stage 622C to the lower stage 625, a game The route using the weight of the ball is not necessarily limited, and a route using a movable body that can receive a game ball may be used.

  (24) In the above embodiment, among the recesses formed in the upper and lower stages 622C, 625, the game balls are discharged in the middle recesses 622D, 625A. However, the game balls are ejected from the stages 622C, 625. A configuration in which the discharge directions of the recesses are all the same may be used. Note that the number of recesses formed in the upper and lower stages 622C and 625 is not limited to three exemplified in the above embodiment, and an appropriate number such as two or less or four or more can be adopted. Further, the recesses having different discharge directions in the upper and lower stages 622C and 625 are not limited to one place (recesses 622D and 625A) exemplified in the above embodiment, and may be two or more places.

  (25) In the above embodiment, the lower middle start winning device 431 disposed on the downstream side of the stage 625 is fixedly provided, whereas the upper middle start winning device 632 disposed on the downstream side of the stage 622C is Although it was set as the structure which reciprocates in the left-right direction, the structure by which these medium start prize-winning apparatuses 431 and 632 are all provided fixed, or the structure by which all reciprocate in the left-right direction may be sufficient.

  (26) In the above embodiment, the contact sensor 662 is exemplified as a sensor for detecting a game ball passing through the left distribution path 622A and the right distribution path 622B. However, if the sensor is capable of detecting a game ball, the contact sensor However, various sensors such as an optical sensor and a magnetic sensor can be adopted. Similarly, the contact sensor 665 is not limited to the contact sensor as long as it can detect a game ball, and various sensors such as an optical sensor and a magnetic sensor can be employed.

  (27) In the above embodiment, the contact sensor 662 is arranged on each of the left distribution path 622A and the right distribution path 622B, but any position where a game ball entering the stage 622C can be detected. Not only the position exemplified in the above embodiment, but also an appropriate position can be adopted as the arrangement position of the contact sensor 662. For example, the contact sensor 662 may be provided on a path before branching from the passage port 621 to the left distribution path 622A or the right distribution path 622B. According to such a modification, one contact sensor 662 may be installed. Alternatively, a contact sensor may be provided on the stage 622C to detect a game ball that has entered the passage 621 and reached the stage 622C.

  Similarly, in the above embodiment, the lower stage 625 is configured such that the contact sensor 665 is disposed on the passage near the exit of the left warp passage 628, but at a position where a game ball entering the stage 625 can be detected. If there is, the position is not limited to the position exemplified in the above embodiment, and an appropriate position can be adopted as the arrangement position of the contact sensor 665. For example, a contact sensor or an optical sensor may be provided at the entrance of the left warp passage 628 to detect a game ball entering the left warp passage 628. Further, a contact sensor may be provided on the stage 625 to detect a game ball that has entered the stage 625 through the left warp passage 628.

  (28) In the above embodiment, when a game ball enters the stage 625, it is necessary to pass through the left warp passage 628, but the game ball distributed by the stage 622C enters the upper middle start winning device 632 If not, the game ball may be guided to the stage 622C by another route that is not the left warp passage 628.

  (29) In the above embodiment, when there is a possibility that a game ball may enter the upper middle start winning device 632, the movement of the movable body 710 and the movement of the decorative symbol Z displayed on the decorative symbol display device 479 Although it was set as the structure which suggests generation | occurrence | production of the said approach possibility by performing, it does not move both the movable body 710 and the decoration design Z, but suggests generation | occurrence | production of the said approach possibility by moving either one. It is good also as composition to do.

  (30) In the above embodiment, when there is a possibility that a game ball may enter the upper middle start winning device 632, the movable body 710 is moved upward, which is the side where the upper middle start winning device 632 is located. However, the moving direction of the movable body 710 is not necessarily limited to the side where the upper middle start winning device 632 is located. For example, when such a possibility of entering occurs, the movable body 710 may be configured to move in a predetermined direction in order to suggest that. The same applies to the moving direction of the decorative symbol Z.

  (31) In the above embodiment, the moving direction of the movable body 710 when the possibility of the game ball entering the upper middle start winning device 632 occurs is the direction from the initial position toward the variation display position. The direction may be different from the direction from the initial position toward the variable display position.

  (32) In the above embodiment, the movable body 710 having the decorative symbol display device 779 and capable of displaying the variation of the second special symbol is likely to enter the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632. Diverted as a movable body to be moved. Instead of this, as a movable body that is moved when the possibility of entering is generated, a dedicated movable body that is moved in such a case may be provided.

  In the above embodiment, the movable body 710 located at an intermediate position or the like is configured to overlap the decorative symbol display device 479. However, the movable body 710 may be configured not to overlap the decorative symbol display device 479 in the moving range of the movable body 710. . That is, the movable body 710 may be configured to move without overlapping the decorative symbol display device 479.

  (33) In the above embodiment, it is movable when there is a possibility that a game ball may enter the upper middle start winning device 632 and when the second special symbol is displayed using the decorative symbol display device 779. Although the body 710 is arranged at different positions (that is, the intermediate position and the variable display position), the movable body 710 may be arranged at the same position in any case. In such a modification, for example, the possibility that a game ball may enter the upper middle start winning device 632 has occurred, so that the movable body 710 is positioned at a predetermined position (for example, a position corresponding to the variable display position), and then When the second special symbol lottery performed by entering the upper middle start winning device 632 as a result of the possibility of entering is a big hit, and the right of the unit game related to the second special symbol is not held In addition, it is possible to perform a variable display using the decorative symbol display device 779 at the predetermined position without moving the movable body 710.

  (34) In the above embodiment, in the above embodiment, there is a possibility that a game ball may enter the upper middle start winning device 632 and a case where the game ball is distributed by the stage 625 (lower middle start winning device 431). The movable body 710 is arranged at different positions (that is, the intermediate position and the irradiation position) depending on the possibility that the game ball may enter the vehicle). It is good also as a structure arrange | positioned in a position.

  (35) In the above embodiment, the decorative symbol display device 779 is configured by the plurality of light emitting units 779A arranged in the left-right direction, but is not necessarily limited to such configuration. For example, the decorative symbol display device 779 may include a single light-emitting unit that includes a plurality of light-emitting bodies and extends in the left-right direction. Alternatively, the decorative symbol display device 779 may have a configuration in which one or a plurality of light emitting units 779A are arranged in various modes. Note that it is preferable that at least a part of the plurality of light emitting portions 779A or the one light emitting portion extending in the left-right direction follows the shape of the gaming machine front view on the rolling surface of the stage 625.

  (36) In the above embodiment, when the possibility of entering the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632 occurs, the decoration symbol Z is reduced and moved. However, the decoration symbol Z is not reduced. It is good also as a structure to which it moves.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, when the possibility that a game ball may enter the upper middle start prize-winning device 632 occurs, the movable body 710 arranged at the intermediate position in the decorative symbol display device 479 is positioned above the upper position. The decorative design Z is displayed. It is not always necessary for the movable body 710 arranged at the intermediate position and the decorative pattern Z after the movement to overlap, and the movable body 710 may overlap the decorative pattern Z.

  (37) In the above embodiment, when the possibility of entering the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632 occurs, the decorative symbol Z is reduced and moved, and the side on which the upper middle start winning device 632 is located ( In other words, the arrows 731 and 732 pointing upward) are displayed. However, if the character points upward, various characters (for example, hands pointing upward and eyeballs pointing upward) are displayed instead of the arrows 731 and 732. Can be adopted.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although it was set as the structure which displays the arrows 731 and 732 which point to the upper left or upper right, if it is an arrow which points the side (namely, upper direction) in which the upper middle start prize-winning apparatus 632 is located, it will point directly above. It may be an arrow. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although it was set as the structure which displays the arrows 731 and 732 on the right and left of the decoration design Z, if it is a position which can point out the side where the upper middle starting prize-winning apparatus 632 is located, an appropriate position will be set. The display positions of the arrows 731 and 732 can be adopted.

  (38) In the above embodiment, when the possibility of entering the game ball into the upper middle start winning device 632 occurs, the decorative symbol display device 479 of the reduced size is moved downward by moving the reduced size decorative symbol Z upward. A region where the decorative design Z is not displayed is formed, and a movable body 710 at an intermediate position is overlaid on the region. Instead, in this case, an arrow indicating the side where the upper middle start winning device 632 is located may be displayed in a region where the decorative symbol Z is not displayed on the lower side of the decorative symbol display device 479.

  (39) In the above embodiment, the content of the character 779B is information that can be notified that it is a big hit, but the content of the character 779B can be notified of a specific advantageous result from the lottery result of the second special symbol lottery. As long as the content is correct, the content may indicate content other than the big hit.

  (40) In the above embodiment, the “7” character “7” B is adopted as the information that can be notified of a big hit, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, various characters can be adopted as the character 779B. For example, the character 779B can adopt a character such as “V” as the character 779B. It should be noted that information that can be notified of a big hit, such as “hits”, may be given on the surface of the light emitting portion 779A by printing or the like, or formed by undulations on the surface of the light emitting portion 779A. It may be done.

  In the above embodiment, the character 779B fixedly formed on the surface of the light emitting portion 779A is information that can be notified that it is a big hit, but the color of the light emitting portion 779A (for example, the color of the cover or the light emitting color) ) May be information capable of notifying that it is a big hit. In such a modification, for example, a color filter is arranged in front of the light emitting unit 779A, and the light emitting unit 779A is visually recognized through the color filter, so that the player can visually recognize the content that is not a content indicating that it is a big hit.

  (41) In the above embodiment, the entrance 626 or the discharge port 627 is smaller than the size of the character 779B, and the periphery of the entrance 626 or the discharge port 627 is made an opaque region, so that the entrance 626 or the discharge port 627 is passed through. Only a part of the character 779B is visually recognized, so that the content of the character 779B is visually recognized as content that is not inherent to the character 779B (that is, content indicating that it is a big hit). As long as the content of the character 779B can be visually recognized as content that is not originally included in the character 779B, the configuration is not limited to the configuration exemplified in the above embodiment. For example, the curved surface of the passage may be interposed between the entrance 626 or the outlet 627 and the character 779B to be displayed, and the content of the character 779B may be changed and visually recognized by refraction by the curved surface. .

  (42) In the above embodiment, when the movable body 710 is at the irradiation position, the content visually recognized through the entrance 626 is an arrow (that is, downward) pointing to the side of the lower middle start winning device 431 (that is, downward) On the other hand, when the movable body 710 is in the initial position, the content of the arrow pointing downward is not visible through the discharge port 627. The case where the movable body 710 is at the initial position may be configured to be the content of an arrow pointing downward as in the case where the movable body 710 is at the irradiation position.

  (43) In the above embodiment, the entrance 626 and the outlet 627 are configured as windows that change the content of the character 779B, but a dedicated window for changing the content of the character 779B may be provided.

  (44) In the above embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the short-time gaming state ends when the preset upper limit number of games is reached. However, the termination condition for the short-time gaming state is not necessarily satisfied by the number of games. It is not necessary, and instead of this, or in addition to this, the short-time gaming state may be ended by the establishment of another predetermined end condition. For example, a short game state in which an end lottery in which an end condition is satisfied with a predetermined end probability (for example, approximately 1/40) for each unit game is performed for each change may be included. It is good also as a structure which contains several types of short-time game states from which the probabilities differ by a plurality of types, and an advantageous degree differs. Moreover, it is good also as a structure containing the time-short game state of the kind continued until it wins the next big hit lottery.

  (45) In the above embodiment, the short-term short game state is set to one short-time number of times. However, the short-time number of times is not necessarily limited to one, and may be set to two or more short-time times. In this case, it is preferable that the number of time reductions in the short-term short gaming state is configured such that sufficient unit game rights are reserved before the start of the short-term short gaming state, and is preferably set to be equal to or less than the number of holding times. Is preferably set to 1/2 or less (for example, 2 times) or less, and is preferably set to 1 time.

  (46) In the above embodiment, the short-term short gaming state is set to a condition that makes it easier to make a transition to a gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the first special symbol start winning in the normal gaming state, and the special gaming state is set as this setting. We explained the configuration in which the average value of the number of short times in the short-time gaming state after the transition is set longer than that in the normal gaming state, but it is not necessary to make this configuration, but transition to a gaming state advantageous to the player It is preferable to make other conditions easy to do. That is, instead of or in addition to the configuration according to the above embodiment, the number of acquired balls given to the player before returning to the normal gaming state by one big hit win may be set, In the special gaming state, a big hit type with a large number of balls acquired can be set easily, or it can be set to change to a promising gaming state so that it can be easily changed to a winning winning game state, or a normal gaming state The above settings that are more advantageous to the player may be set in combination. Further, when a plurality of gaming states can occur before returning to the normal gaming state, the number of acquired balls (expected number of acquired balls) as an expected value (average value) in the specification is one time in the normal gaming state. It is preferable that one big hit win is set higher in at least one of the short-term short game state and the long-term short game state than the big win.

  (47) In the above-described embodiment, the short-time gaming state transition time after the special gaming state (specifically, the average number of times for a single jackpot winning count that can be counted by the jackpot type allocation probability) However, it is not always necessary to use this configuration, and at least one of the gaming state and the symbol type may be a common setting, for example, The difference in the number of time reductions depending on the symbol type may be eliminated.

  (48) In the above embodiment, the case where the first big hits 1 to 5 and the second big hit 1 and 2 are set as the big hit types has been described, but instead of at least a part of these, or at least these In addition to a part, other jackpot types with different numbers of acquired balls and shorter times may be included.

  (49) In the above embodiment, a description will be given of a configuration that transitions to the short-term game state with a 100% probability by winning the first special symbol in the short-term short game state and the long-term short-time state, or by winning the second special symbol. However, it is not always necessary to make a transition to the long-term short-time gaming state with a probability of 100%, and a configuration including a jackpot type that transitions to a gaming state other than the long-term short-time gaming state (for example, the short-term short-time gaming state) as a part of those winnings. It is also good. In this case, it is preferable that the condition for selecting the jackpot type in the short-time gaming state is a condition that makes it easier for the player to make a transition to the gaming state than the condition for selecting the jackpot type in the normal gaming state. In addition, when the condition for selecting the big hit type according to the short-term short game state and the condition for the long-term short game state are compared, the condition in the long-term short-game state makes it easier to transition to a more advantageous game state. It is preferable.

  (50) In the above embodiment, when the whale roulette variation effect using the common decorative symbol display device 779 is executed as the variation effect during the short-term short game state related to the start winning of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and a common variation effect may be executed while providing a separate decorative symbol display device for each symbol type, or at least a variable display or a result display in the common decorative symbol display device. You may perform the fluctuation production from which any one of display modes differ.

  (51) In the above embodiment, a configuration in which a total of two types of symbol types, the first special symbol and the second special symbol, is set has been described. However, a single symbol type (for example, the first special symbol only) ), Or three or more symbol types may be set. In addition, the number of starting devices for generating a starting prize for each symbol type may be set to 1 or 2 or more. In this case, at least one of the starting devices is provided with an entry restricting mechanism and a driving means (for example, an entry restricting solenoid or a motor) that make the ease of entry of the game ball different between the non-short-time state and the short-time state. It is preferable that the state can be generated. For example, the right start prize-winning device 432 and the upper middle start prize-winning device 632 may be omitted, and only the lower middle start prize-winning device 431 may be configured. You may provide the approach control mechanism and drive means which vary the ease of approach.

  Alternatively, the right start winning device 432 may be omitted, and an entry restricting mechanism and a drive unit that make the game ball easier to enter the upper middle start winning device 632 may be provided. In this case, as an entrance restriction mechanism that makes the ease of entry of the game ball different from the upper middle start winning device 632, the game ball enters the passage 621 from the roof 611B as the first distribution unit. The size of the passing port 621 can be switched to a plurality of stages so that the easiness is different so that a short-time gaming state can be generated, or the entrance of the upper middle start winning device 632 or the entrance thereof Another entrance is provided in a section further downstream and upstream from the second start winning switch 642 (for example, a game ball passing on the inclined surface of the flow restricting portion 623 can enter). You may comprise so that a time-short game state can generate | occur | produce so that a magnitude | size can be switched to a several step | level.

  (52) In the above embodiment, the case where the big win lottery is performed with the winning probability of about 1/23 for the start winning of the first special symbol and the second special symbol has been described, but other winning probabilities are set. Alternatively, different winning probabilities may be set for each symbol type. When a plurality of symbol types are set to win with the same probability, it is preferable to share at least a part of control, such as using a common counter for lottery, because the control can be simplified. In this case, it is necessary to win the big hit lottery for the first special symbol start winning as the probability of transition to the short-term game state in this case, from the viewpoint of maintaining the player's willingness to continue the game. It is preferable to set a winning probability with a high probability, and it may be set to a winning probability with a probability higher than about 1/50, more preferably set to a higher probability than about 1/30, and approximately 25 minutes. It is preferable to set a probability higher than 1.

  In addition, as a display showing the success / failure result of the big hit lottery related to the start winning of the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the number of the plurality of light emitting portions 779A is apparently corresponding to the fact that the winning probability is high. The reciprocal of the winning probability is preferably less than 70%, preferably 70% or less of the reciprocal of the winning probability, and preferably 50% or less. Further, it is preferable that the number of the plurality of light emitting units 779A is not significantly different from the winning probability in appearance, and is preferably about 20% or more of the number less than the reciprocal of the winning probability. It is preferable to set it as 30% or more, and it is suitable to set it as 40% or more. In the above embodiment, 11 cases corresponding to approximately 48% are illustrated with respect to approximately 23 corresponding to the reciprocal of the winning probability of approximately 1/23.

  (53) In the above embodiment, the maximum allowable number of game balls entering the right start winning device 432 in the short-time state is set to the same number as the short-time number in the short-term short-game state, but more than the short-time number is set. Moreover, when the number of time reductions in the short-term short game state is two or more, it is preferable to set the number of times shorter than the time reduction times. In this case, the right start winning in the short-term short gaming state is that the control of the short-time state in the main control board 920 matches the short-time number in the short-term short gaming state or the maximum entry allowable number is less than the short-time number. This is preferable because it is easy to avoid a situation in which a game ball is allowed to enter the device 432 over a short time.

  (54) In the above embodiment, if the start switch 446 detects the entry of the maximum allowed entry number of the game balls after the right start winning device 432 has shifted to the approach allowance posture, the transition to the entry prohibition posture is performed. Although the configuration for rejecting the entry of a game ball has been described, instead of this, when the normal symbol lottery is won, the same number (for example, one) of game balls as the number of short hours in the short time short game state has an allowable entry posture. The right entry restriction mechanism 452 is supported by the entrance portion of the right start prize-winning device 432, and the subsequent game ball is brought into contact with the supported game ball and guided in the other direction. The right start prize-winning device 432 may take the entry prohibition posture when the time has elapsed, and only the number of game balls that are supported may enter the right start prize-winning device 432.

  (55) In the above embodiment, the change start setting is set as the timing at which the control of the main control board 920 with respect to the right start winning device 432 is changed by turning off the time-saving state flag when transitioning to the time-saving gaming state. The timing immediately after the operation has been described as an example. However, the change timing may be another timing, may be before the start of the change, or after a certain time has elapsed after the start of the change (for example, 0.5 seconds). After) In this case, even if the short-time state flag is turned off when the start winning for the execution of the unit game of that time occurs before the display of the fluctuation of the number of times when the upper limit number of games is reached in the short-time game state It is good, and it can be set as the structure which makes it easy to make the start winning of the 2nd special symbol by winning to the right starting winning device 432 agree | coincide with the upper limit game number of times.

  (56) In the above embodiment, as the operation notification control, a configuration has been described in which information identifiable by the player using a device provided in the pachinko machine 100 is output. In addition, the left output information output, the right output information output, and the firing unnecessary information output are supported by an external output terminal capable of outputting information to a device such as a hall computer connected to the outside of the pachinko machine 100. A configuration may be adopted in which separate information is output to the outside.

  (57) In the above embodiment, the operation notification has been described with respect to a configuration in which three types of left-handed information output, right-handed information output, and firing-unnecessary information output are set, but at least some of them are omitted. Alternatively, other types of information output such as information output corresponding to a game technique that may be left-handed or right-handed may be added.

  (58) The present invention may be implemented in a pachinko machine of a type different from the above embodiment. For example, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine in which the big hit expectation value is increased until the big hit state is generated a plurality of times (for example, twice or three times) including the big hit. Further, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special gaming state on the condition that a ball wins a predetermined area after a big hit symbol is displayed. Moreover, you may implement in the enclosed pachinko machine with which a ball | bowl circulates. Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, the present invention may be implemented as various game machines such as an arrangement ball type pachinko machine and a sparrow ball. Further, the present invention is not limited to a pachinko machine and may be applied to a slot machine, or may be applied to a game machine such as a parrot of a type in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated.

<Invention extracted from the above embodiment>
Hereinafter, the characteristics of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing problems and effects as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in each of the above embodiments is appropriately shown in parentheses, etc., but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses. In addition, the meanings and examples of terms described in each feature may be applied as the meanings and examples of terms described in other features described in the same wording.

<Feature 10>
A gaming machine having a gaming area in which gaming balls flow through a predetermined entrance,
The game ball flowing down the game area has an entry part (passage port 621) into which the game ball can enter, and the game ball flowing down the game area is a side closer to the entrance of the game area in a front view of the gaming machine. Or a distribution portion (roof 611B) that distributes to the second side that is far from the entrance of the gaming area in the front view of the gaming machine,
A game ball distributed to the second side by the distribution unit is a specific game area formed on the first side with respect to the distribution unit (from the left side to the central structure 420 on the downstream side). A first route (a right flow passage 653, a flow restriction part 623) that guides to the lower middle start winning device 431),
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  In a conventional typical gaming machine, a game ball launched in response to a player's operation enters a game area formed on the game board, and flows down the game area. When a game ball flowing down the game area enters the starting port, a lottery is performed according to the ball. A configuration is known in which a large number of game balls can be awarded to a winning opening when a big win is won in the lottery.

  In such a conventional gaming machine, in order to improve the interest of the game by the game balls flowing down the game area, various ideas relating to the movement path of the game balls have been made. For example, there is a gaming machine that structurally changes the moving path of the game ball by providing a sorting unit that distributes the game ball to the left and right at the upper part of the central structure disposed in the center of the game board (for example, Open 2004-254955).

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, there is still room for improvement in order to improve the interest of the game. In other words, in the conventional gaming machine, the movement path of the game ball is diversified, but the game ball distributed to the right flows down the right side as it is, and the behavior of the game ball distributed by the distribution unit moves to the downstream side. It also affects the position of the game ball. For this reason, the flow start position of the game ball aimed by the player is uniform, and the player's launch operation is easily limited so that a large number of game balls flow down on one side where privileges related to the game are easily given, It was not surprising.

  On the other hand, with the gaming machine described in the feature 10, the game balls that are structurally distributed by the distribution unit can be moved along a movement route that is suitable for improving the fun of the game. In other words, the game balls distributed to the side farther from the entrance of the game area (second side) by the sorting unit can be moved to the side closer to the game area entrance (first side). The target position is diversified by the launch operation, and it can be surprising. Further, even if a launch operation is performed so that a large number of game balls flow down to the second side, the game balls can be returned to the first side, so that the player can enter the entry section from the first side. In addition to aiming at the game, even if a large number of game balls are caused to flow down from the second side aiming to enter the entry part, a game privilege in a specific game area can be given. Thereby, it becomes possible to improve the entertainment of a game suitably.

  Note that the “first side” and the “second side” in the feature 10 change according to the side where the entrance of the gaming area is provided in the gaming machine. For example, as in the above-described embodiment, when the exit of the launch passage 401B is located on the left side of the game area (that is, when the entrance of the game area is on the left side), the left side in the game area is the “first side”. Equivalent to. In such a case, the right side in the game area corresponds to the “second side”.

  Similarly, the “specific game area” in the feature 10 also changes depending on the side of the gaming machine on which the entrance of the game area is provided. For example, as in the above-described embodiment, when the exit of the launch passage 401B is located on the left side of the game area, the “specific game area” is a game area from the left side relative to the central structure 420 (that is, the left game Area).

<Feature 11>
A gaming machine according to feature 10, wherein
A game comprising a second path (a left flow path 652, a flow restriction part 623) for guiding the game balls distributed to the first side by the distribution part to the specific game area. Machine.

  In recent years, the size and arrangement of the area where game balls flow down in the game area tends to be limited due to an increase in the size of the central structure. On the other hand, in the case of the gaming machine described in the feature 11, both the game balls distributed to the first side by the distribution unit and the game balls distributed to the second side have a common game area (distribution). Can be guided to a specific game area formed on the first side with respect to the portion, so that a limited game area can be used effectively.

<Feature 12>
The gaming machine according to feature 10 or 11,
On the downstream side of the specific game area, there is provided a first advantageous area (lower middle start winning device 431) which is an area for providing a privilege that is more advantageous when passing the game than when not passing. A gaming machine characterized by

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 12, even if the game ball is distributed to the second side by the distribution unit, the game ball is separated from the second side with respect to the distribution unit (the first side). In the game area (specific game area) formed on the first side), it is possible to pass through the first advantageous area arranged on the downstream side of the specific game area. Therefore, the player may pass through the first advantageous area with respect to the game balls distributed to the side different from the side where the first advantageous area is provided by the distribution unit. We can have the expectation that there is no. Thereby, the interest of a game can be improved more suitably.

  In addition, in the feature 12, “privilege advantageous when compared with the case where it does not pass” exemplifies various lottery rights given based on the passing, provision of game value such as a prize ball, and the like. . The various lottery rights given on the basis of having passed are, for example, the first special symbol lottery rights given on the basis of having passed (entered) the lower middle start winning device 431.

<Feature 13>
A gaming machine according to feature 12,
The distribution unit is a region through which the game ball that has entered by the entry unit can pass, and a second advantageous region (upper side) that gives an advantageous benefit compared to the case where the game ball has not passed when passed. Medium start winning device 632),
The first route guides the game ball to the specific game area when the game ball is distributed to the second side by the distribution unit without entering the entry unit. To play.

  In the case of the gaming machine described in the feature 13, when the game ball is launched from the second side so as to aim to enter the entry portion, the game ball does not enter the entry portion and passes to the second advantageous area. Even when the opportunity is lost, the game ball is distributed to the second side by the distribution unit, and thus the possibility of passage to the first advantageous region occurs. Thereby, the disappointment of the player due to the loss of the opportunity to enter the second advantageous area can be reduced, and the interest of the game can be improved in this respect as well.

<Feature 14>
A gaming machine according to feature 13, wherein
A game ball that has passed through the entry portion passes through the second side from the position of the second advantageous region without passing through the second advantageous region, and joins the first path. A gaming machine comprising a path (recess 622D, recess 622F).

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 14, even when the game ball has entered the entry portion, the game ball does not pass through the third route even if it does not pass through the second advantageous area. To join the first path. Thereby, even if the player cannot pass the game ball through the second advantageous area, the player can expect that the game ball may pass through the first advantageous area.

  In particular, since the third path is a path that passes through the second side from the position of the second advantageous region and joins the first path, the player has unexpectedness with respect to the moving path of the game ball. On the other hand, it can be expected that the game ball that moves by the unexpected route may pass through the first advantageous region. Thereby, the interest of a game can be improved more suitably.

  Further, in the conventional typical gaming machine, when the gaming ball that has entered the entry portion does not pass through the advantageous area such as the second advantageous area, the gaming ball is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 100. . On the other hand, in the gaming machine described in feature 14, even if the gaming ball that has entered the entry portion does not pass through the second advantageous area, the gaming ball is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 100. Without again, a chance to pass to the first advantageous region is given. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the disappointment of the player due to the game ball that has entered the entry portion not passing through the second advantageous area, and in this respect, it is possible to improve the interest of the game.

<Feature 15>
A gaming machine according to any one of features 12 to 14,
The allocating portion is provided at a position where at least a part of the allocating portion overlaps in the vertical direction with respect to the first advantageous region in a front view of the gaming machine
The gaming machine, wherein the first path is provided between the distribution unit and the first advantageous area.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 15, after the game ball distributed to the second side by the distribution unit moves along the first route and is guided to the specific game area, the game ball enters the first advantageous area. The route to reach can be a route such as a substantially S-shape. Therefore, since the movement path until the game ball distributed to the second side by the distribution unit reaches the first advantageous area is completely different from the path that flows down, Clearly understand the route of travel. As a result, even if a player launches a game ball aiming at a side away from a specific game area, the player launches while clearly grasping that the game ball may pass through the first advantageous area. The operation can be performed.

<Feature 16>
A gaming machine according to any one of features 13 to 15,
Lottery means for lottery whether or not to generate the advantageous gaming state when a game ball passes through at least one of the first advantageous region or the second advantageous region;
A gaming machine comprising a display device that displays identification information corresponding to a result of the lottery by the lottery means between the distribution unit and the first advantageous area in a front view of the gaming machine. .

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 16, since the display device is provided between the sorting unit and the first advantageous area in the front view of the gaming machine, the player can play the second game ball by the sorting unit. When the game ball passes through the first advantageous area while following the movement path of the game ball when being distributed to the side, by raising the line of sight upward from the position of the first advantageous area, The identification information corresponding to the result of the lottery based on the fact that the game ball has passed the first advantageous area can be visually recognized. After confirming the state of the display device, the player can raise the line of sight, so that the player can visually recognize the state in which the game balls are distributed at the distribution unit located above the display device. It is possible to suppress the swaying of the eyes of

<Feature 20>
A gaming machine having a gaming area in which gaming balls flow through a predetermined entrance,
Receiving a game ball, the game ball is far from the entrance of the game area when viewed from the first side which is close to the entrance of the game area in the front view of the gaming machine or from the position where the game ball is received. A flow restriction part (flow restriction part 623) that moves to the second side that is the side and guides it to a specific game area (the left game area including the general winning device 639),
The specific game area is provided with an advantageous area (general winning device 639) that gives a privilege that is more advantageous when it passes than when it does not pass,
The flow-down regulating unit is configured such that an acceleration mode of the game ball discharged from the flow-down regulating unit to the specific game area is different depending on a position where the game ball is received.
The gaming machine is characterized in that the advantageous area is provided at a position where the possibility of passage differs according to the position of the game ball received by the flow-down restricting portion.

  In a conventional typical gaming machine, a game ball launched in response to a player's operation enters a game area formed on the game board, and flows down the game area. When a game ball flowing down the game area enters the starting port, a lottery is performed according to the ball. A configuration is known in which a large number of game balls can be awarded to a winning opening when a big win is won in the lottery.

  In such a conventional gaming machine, in order to improve the interest of the game by the game balls flowing down the game area, various ideas relating to the movement path of the game balls have been made. For example, there is a gaming machine that structurally changes the moving path of the game ball by providing a sorting unit that distributes the game ball to the left and right at the upper part of the central structure disposed in the center of the game board (for example, Open 2004-254955).

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, there is still room for improvement in order to improve the interest of the game. That is, in the conventional gaming machine, although the moving path of the game ball is diversified, the moving path is merely for changing the moving direction, and the game when discharged from the moving path. The behavior of the sphere was not considered. In addition, the entry of a game ball into the advantageous area is easily determined by the arrangement of a flow changing member such as a nail provided near the advantageous area, and the behavior of the game ball at a position away from the advantageous area affects the entry into the advantageous area. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult for the player to be interested only in the behavior of the game ball in a part of the game area.

  On the other hand, in the case of the gaming machine according to the feature 20, the flow-down restricting unit receives the game ball from the position near the entrance of the game area (first side) or the side far from the entrance of the game area. Move to (second side) to guide to a specific game area. The flow-down restricting unit is configured such that the acceleration mode of the game ball discharged from the flow-down restricting unit to the specific game area is different depending on the position where the game ball is received. Then, in a specific game area, an advantage area that gives a privilege that is more advantageous than a case where it does not pass if it passes is a position where the possibility of passing differs depending on the position of the game ball received by the flow-down regulating unit. Is provided. Thereby, the possibility that the player can receive an advantageous privilege can be changed according to the position of the game ball received by the flow-down regulating unit. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game in which the game ball is moved by the flow-down restricting unit, and thus it is possible to suitably improve the interest of the game.

  Note that the “first side” and the “second side” in the feature 20 change according to the side where the entrance of the gaming area is provided in the gaming machine. For example, as in the above-described embodiment, when the exit of the launch passage 401B is located on the left side of the game area (that is, when the entrance of the game area is on the left side), the left side in the game area is the “first side”. Equivalent to. In such a case, the right side in the game area corresponds to the “second side”.

<Feature 21>
A gaming machine according to feature 20, wherein
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the flow restriction part is configured as an inclined part that is inclined downward from one of the first side or the second side toward the other.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 21, the flow restriction part is configured as an inclined part that is inclined from one to the other. Therefore, the potential energy of the game ball that rolls the flow restriction part with its own weight is determined by the exit. The farther away, the higher. Thereby, the acceleration mode of the game ball discharged from the flow restriction part to the specific game area can be varied.

  In addition, the “privilege advantageous when compared with the case where it does not pass” in the feature 21 is exemplified by various lottery rights given based on the passing and the provision of game values such as prize balls. . The awarding of a game value such as a prize ball given based on passing is a prize ball given based on passing (entering) the general winning device 639, for example.

<Feature 22>
The gaming machine according to feature 20 or 21, wherein
An entry part into which a game ball flowing down the game area can enter, and a distribution part that distributes the game ball flowing down the game area to the first side or the second side;
The flow-down restricting portion is provided below the allocating portion in a front view of the gaming machine, receives the gaming balls distributed to the first side or the second side by the allocating portion, and receives the gaming balls Is guided to the specific game area.

  With the gaming machine described in the feature 22, the game balls distributed by the distribution unit can be discharged to a specific game area through the flow-down regulating unit.

<Feature 23>
A gaming machine according to feature 22,
The flow restriction part is configured as an inclined part that is inclined downward from the second side toward the first side,
The specific game area is an area formed on the first side with respect to the allocating portion (a left game area including a lower middle start winning device 431 on the downstream side from the left side with respect to the central structure 420). And
The flow-down restricting unit receives the game balls distributed to the second side by the distributing unit on the second side from the center of the inclined unit, and moves the game balls to the first side by the distributing unit. A gaming machine, wherein the distributed game balls are received on the first side from the center of the inclined portion.

  In the case of the gaming machine described in feature 23, even if the game ball is distributed to the side farther from the entrance of the game area (second side) by the distribution unit, the game ball is distributed by the flow-down regulating unit. The possibility of passing to an advantageous area provided in a game area (specific game area) formed on the side closer to the entrance (first side) with respect to the split portion can be obtained. Therefore, since the position which a player aims by launch operation can be diversified, the interest of the game which distributes a game ball by a distribution part can be improved suitably.

  Further, depending on whether the game ball is distributed to the first side or the second side by the distribution unit, the acceleration mode of the game ball discharged from the flow-down regulating unit to the specific game area may be varied. it can. That is, depending on the position where the advantageous area is provided, there is a possibility that the player can obtain an advantageous privilege when the game ball is distributed to the first side and when the game ball is distributed to the second side. Can be changed. Also in this respect, it is possible to suitably improve the interest of the game in which the game balls are distributed by the distribution unit.

  Note that the “specific game area” in the feature 23 varies depending on the side of the gaming machine where the entrance of the game area is provided. For example, as in the above-described embodiment, when the exit of the launch passage 401B is located on the left side of the game area, the “specific game area” is a game area from the left side relative to the central structure 420 (that is, the left game Area).

<Feature 24>
The gaming machine according to feature 23,
In the advantageous area, when the flow restriction part receives the game balls distributed to the second side by the distribution part, the flow restriction part is distributed to the second side by the distribution part. A gaming machine characterized in that the gaming machine is provided at a position that is more likely to pass than when a game ball is received.

  With the gaming machine described in the feature 24, the player can increase the possibility of passing to the advantageous area by performing the launch operation aiming at the position so that the player can be distributed to the second side by the distribution unit. Since it can do, the interest with respect to launching a game ball aiming at a predetermined position can be improved.

<Feature 30>
A gaming machine having a gaming area in which gaming balls flow through a predetermined entrance,
A decorative part (decorative body 612A, 613A) that is configured to be visible by the back side and to be decorated by emitting light,
A game ball passage (left flow passage 652, right flow passage 653) formed on the back side of the decorative portion;
In the game ball passage, at least one passage display portion (projections 612D and 613D) extending along the continuous direction of the game ball passage,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  In a conventional typical gaming machine, a game ball launched in response to a player's operation enters a game area formed on the game board, and flows down the game area. When a game ball flowing down the game area enters the starting port, a lottery is performed according to the ball. A configuration is known in which a large number of game balls can be awarded to a winning opening when a big win is won in the lottery.

  In such a conventional gaming machine, in order to improve the interest of the game by the game balls flowing down the game area, various ideas relating to the movement path of the game balls have been made. For example, a game in which a warp path for guiding a game ball from the outside to the inside of a central structure disposed in the center of the game board is provided, and the game ball is guided to a stage that can be guided to the starting device using the warp path. Exist (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-254955).

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, there is still room for improvement in order to improve the interest of the game. That is, in the conventional gaming machine, since the warp path is provided inside or on the back side of the central structure, it is difficult to see from the front of the gaming machine. Therefore, when a game ball enters the warp route, the player loses sight of the game ball and cannot confirm its whereabouts. Therefore, there is a possibility that the player may not be able to enjoy the game even for a period of time because the player feels distrust that the game ball may not come out of the warp route or feels frustrated by being unable to confirm.

  For such a problem, it is conceivable to make the warp passage visible by making the central structure transparent. However, in recent years, gaming machines that decorate a central structure by causing a light emitter provided therein to emit light have become mainstream. Therefore, even if the central structure is configured to be transparent, the player easily loses the position of the warp path by the light decorating the central structure, and accordingly, the game ball passing through the warp path is also easily lost. This issue remains unresolved.

  On the other hand, in the case of the gaming machine described in the gaming machine 30, a passage display portion extending along the continuous direction of the gaming ball passage is provided in the gaming ball passage formed on the back side of the decoration portion. Even if the decoration is decorated by emitting light, the player can easily grasp the game ball path before the game starts. Accordingly, since it is possible to suppress the player from feeling distrust about the game ball that has entered the game ball passage, the player can enjoy a game started by entering the game ball into the game ball passage. . Thereby, it becomes possible to improve the entertainment of a game suitably.

<Feature 31>
The gaming machine according to feature 30, wherein
A plurality of the passage display units are arranged in a direction intersecting with a continuous direction of the gaming ball passage.

  In the case of the gaming machine according to feature 31, a plurality of passage display units are provided in a direction intersecting the continuous direction of the game ball passage, so that the player can play a game ball with the plurality of passage display units. It is easier to grasp the passage.

<Feature 32>
The gaming machine according to feature 30 or 31, wherein
The decorative portion includes a decorative undulation surface formed on the front side of the decorative portion, and a streak-shaped protruding portion (projecting portion 612D, extending along the continuous direction of the game ball passage formed on the back side of the decorative portion. 613D),
The game machine characterized in that the passage display portion is constituted by the line-like projections.

  With the gaming machine described in feature 32, while providing a high level of decorativeness by the decorative undulation surface formed on the front side of the decorative portion, the protrusion of the back side provides good visibility of the game ball passage Can be secured. That is, it is possible to achieve both decorativeness and good visibility of the game ball passage.

<Feature 33>
A gaming machine according to feature 32,
The gaming ball passage is configured to include a back surface of the decoration portion and a passage surface facing the back surface, and is a passage that extends in a vertical direction in a front view of the gaming machine,
A gaming machine, wherein the passage surface has a recess corresponding to the protrusion at a position where the line-like protrusion is formed.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 33, the passage formed through the game ball passage can be configured as a path meandering along the concave portion instead of being dropped vertically by a route formed between the protrusion and the concave portion. In such a meandering portion, the speed of the game ball passing through the game ball passage can be reduced.

<Feature 34>
The gaming machine according to the feature 33, wherein
The game machine characterized in that the streak-like protrusion is formed such that the height of the decorative part from the installation surface gradually increases from the end of the protrusion toward the inside.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 34, the meandering portion formed by the protrusion and the recess can be loosened in the game ball passage, so that the game ball is inserted into the passage by meandering the game ball passage. It can suppress clogging.

<Feature 35>
The gaming machine according to feature 33 or 34, wherein
A gaming machine characterized in that a length in a direction intersecting with the continuous direction of each of the sections extending in the continuous direction of the game ball passage defined by the protrusions is narrower than a width of the game ball.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 35, the length in the direction intersecting the continuous direction of each section extending in the continuous direction of the game ball passage partitioned by the protrusion is narrower than the width of the game ball. The game ball can be passed along each section extending in the continuous direction of the game ball passage. Thereby, since the game ball passing through the game ball passage is rectified, it is possible to suppress clogging of the game ball in the passage.

<Feature 36>
A gaming machine according to any one of features 30 to 35,
The game ball flowing down the game area has an entry part (passage port 621) into which the game ball can enter, and the game ball flowing down the game area is a side closer to the entrance of the game area in a front view of the gaming machine. Or a distribution part (roof 611B) that distributes to the second side that is far from the entrance of the gaming area,
The gaming machine, wherein the game ball passage is a passage of game balls distributed by the distribution unit.

  With the gaming machine described in the feature 36, it is possible to allow the game balls distributed by the distribution unit to enter the game ball passage. The player can grasp the whereabouts of the game ball after being sorted by the sorting unit using the passage display unit.

  Note that the “first side” and the “second side” in the feature 36 change according to the side where the entrance of the gaming area is provided in the gaming machine. For example, as in the above-described embodiment, when the exit of the launch passage 401B is located on the left side of the game area (that is, when the entrance of the game area is on the left side), the left side in the game area is the “first side”. Equivalent to. In such a case, the right side in the game area corresponds to the “second side”.

<Feature 37>
A gaming machine according to feature 36,
Provided on the downstream side of the game ball passage through which the game balls distributed to the second side by the distribution unit pass, and the game balls are moved from the second side to the first side in a front view of the gaming machine. Specific game area formed on the first side with respect to the allocating portion (including the lower middle start winning device 431 on the downstream side from the left side with respect to the central structure 420). A gaming machine comprising a flow restricting portion (flow restricting portion 623) for guiding to the left game area.

  In the case of the gaming machine described in the gaming machine 37, the gaming balls distributed to the side farther from the entrance of the gaming area (second side) by the distribution unit pass through the gaming ball passage and the flow-down regulating unit, It is guided to a specific game area formed on the side closer to the entrance (first side). In such a case, after the game balls are distributed by the distribution unit, the game balls pass through a relatively long route before entering the specific game area. As described above, it is easy to grasp the game ball passage before the start of the game (that is, before the game ball enters a specific game area). Thereby, it is possible to suitably suppress the player from feeling distrust of the game ball that has entered a relatively long route up to the specific game area including the game ball passage.

  Note that the “specific game area” in the feature 37 varies depending on the side of the gaming machine on which the entrance of the game area is provided. For example, as in the above-described embodiment, when the exit of the launch passage 401B is located on the left side of the game area, the “specific game area” is a game area from the left side relative to the central structure 420 (that is, the left game Area).

<Feature 38>
A gaming machine according to feature 37,
The flow-down restricting portion is configured as an inclined portion that is inclined downward from the second side toward the first side, receives a game ball that has passed through the game ball passage, and receives the game ball. To move to the first side and guide to the specific game area,
The specific game area is provided with an advantageous area (lower middle start winning device 431) that gives a privilege that is more advantageous when passing the game than when not passing,
The flow restriction part is configured so that the acceleration mode of the game ball discharged from the flow restriction part differs depending on the position where the game ball is received,
The gaming machine is characterized in that the advantageous area is provided at a position where the possibility of passage differs according to the position of the game ball received by the flow-down restricting portion.

  In the case of the gaming machine according to feature 38, the flow-down restricting unit receives the game ball that has passed through the game ball passage, and receives the game ball from the position where the game ball is received from the side close to the entrance of the game area (first side). ) To guide to a specific game area. The flow-down restricting unit is configured such that the acceleration mode of the game ball discharged from the flow-down restricting unit to the specific game area is different depending on the position where the game ball is received. Then, in a specific game area, an advantage area that gives a privilege that is more advantageous than a case where it does not pass if it passes is a position where the possibility of passing differs depending on the position of the game ball received by the flow-down regulating unit. Is provided. In this way, the possibility that the game ball that has passed through the game ball passage can receive an advantageous privilege changes depending on the position of the flow-down regulating unit that has received the game ball. In addition, it is possible to enjoy a game in which the game ball that has passed through the game ball passage is moved by the flow-down restricting unit, thereby making it possible to improve the entertainment of the game suitably.

  In addition, the “privilege advantageous when compared with the case where it does not pass” in the feature 38 is exemplified by various lottery rights given based on the passing and the provision of game values such as prize balls. . The awarding of a game value such as a prize ball given based on passing is a prize ball given based on passing (entering) the general winning device 639, for example.

<Feature 40>
The game balls are distributed to a plurality of discharge locations (concave portions 625A to 625C) including at least a location where the first region (lower middle start winning device 431) to which a predetermined privilege in the game is given by passing is located downstream. A possible first distribution part (stage 625);
A plurality of discharge locations (concave portions 622D to 622D) including at least a location where a second region (upper middle start winning device 632) different from the first region is provided on the downstream side, which is given a predetermined privilege in the game by passing. 622F) a second distribution unit (stage 622C) that can distribute game balls to a position different from the first distribution unit;
With
The gaming machine characterized in that the first allocating unit and the second allocating unit have rolling surfaces configured in a similar shape with respect to the rolling behavior of the game ball.

  In a conventional typical gaming machine, a game ball launched in response to a player's operation enters a game area formed on the game board, and flows down the game area. When a game ball flowing down the game area enters the starting port, a lottery is performed according to the ball. A configuration is known in which a large number of game balls can be awarded to a winning opening when a big win is won in the lottery.

  Some of these conventional gaming machines are designed to improve the interest of the game by providing two starting ports. Among such gaming machines, there is also a gaming machine that aims to further enhance interest by changing the probability of entering a ball from one of the two starting holes using stage allocation. (For example, refer to JP-A-2015-173875).

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, there is still room for improvement in order to improve the interest of the game. That is, in the conventional gaming machine, although the probability of entering the ball to one of the two starting ports can be changed by the distribution by the stage, the distribution contributes to the probability of entering the ball to the other starting port. Not what you want. Therefore, the player cannot enjoy the gameability of sorting by the stage for the start ports other than the specific start port.

  On the other hand, in the gaming machine described in the feature 40, the first that can distribute the game balls toward the first area that is one of the areas to which a predetermined privilege in the game is given by passing. A distribution unit, and a second distribution unit capable of distributing game balls toward a second region, which is another region to which a predetermined privilege in the game is given by passing I have. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game characteristics of the distribution by the first distribution unit or the second distribution unit for both the first region and the second region. Thereby, it becomes possible to improve the entertainment of a game suitably.

  Moreover, since the 1st distribution part and the 2nd distribution part have the rolling surface comprised in the shape similar regarding the rolling behavior of a game ball, the rolling of a game ball on the said rolling surface is carried out. The dynamic behavior is similar in both distribution parts. Therefore, the player can similarly enjoy the appearance of the game balls distributed by the first distribution unit and the second distribution unit.

  The “predetermined bonus in the game” in the feature 40 is exemplified by various lottery rights given based on the passing, giving game value such as a prize ball. The awarding of a game value such as a prize ball given based on passing is a prize ball given based on passing (entering) the general winning device 639, for example.

<Feature 41>
The gaming machine according to feature 40,
First display means (decorated symbol display device 479) having a screen capable of displaying a symbol that is displayed in a variable manner and displays a lottery result;
A first path (left warp path 628) from the side of the first display means toward the first distribution unit;
With
Each rolling surface of the first allocating portion and the second allocating portion includes a surface formed substantially symmetrically in the left-right direction in a front view of the gaming machine consisting of a combination of a concave surface and a convex surface,
The first distribution unit is provided below the first display unit in a front view of the gaming machine,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the second distribution unit is provided above the first display means in a front view of the gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 41, the first allocating unit and the second allocating unit are configured to include a surface formed substantially symmetrically in the left-right direction in a front view of the gaming machine composed of a combination of a concave surface and a convex surface. Since it has a moving surface, the shape of these distribution parts will be extended in the left-right direction in the game machine front view. In a typical gaming machine, the first display means is configured so that the length in the left-right direction in the front view of the gaming machine is longer than the length in the up-down direction and is provided near the center of the gaming area. A game area for allowing a game ball to flow down in the left-right direction of the first display means is provided by providing the first distribution part and the second distribution part extending in the direction up and down via the first display means. Can be secured in a large size.

  At this time, since the first path from the side of the first display means to the first distribution unit is provided, the game balls flowing down the game area provided in the left-right direction with respect to the first display means are It can guide to the 1st distribution part provided under the 1st display means via one course. Accordingly, the game area around the first display means can be effectively utilized.

<Feature 42>
A gaming machine according to feature 41,
A second path through which the game ball can be guided to the first distribution unit when the game ball discharged from any of the plurality of discharge points in the second distribution unit does not pass through the second region. A gaming machine comprising a flow-down restricting portion 623 and a left game area.

  In the gaming machine according to feature 42, even if the game ball discharged from any of the plurality of discharge locations in the second distribution unit does not pass through the second region, the game ball is Since the second route that can be guided to one distribution unit is provided, the player is given another chance to obtain a predetermined privilege. Therefore, even if a predetermined privilege cannot be obtained as a result of the distribution by the second distribution unit, the player's disappointment is reduced, thereby improving the interest of the game.

  Further, when the game balls distributed by the second distribution unit are guided to the first distribution unit through the second route, the player is the same as the second distribution unit in the first distribution unit. You will see the game balls being sorted by the rolling behavior. Therefore, also in this respect, the player can feel that a second chance of obtaining a predetermined privilege is obtained, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  The “second route” in the feature 42 may include the “first route” or may not include the “first route”.

<Feature 43>
The gaming machine according to feature 42,
A game area where game balls flow through a predetermined entrance;
A first side that is close to the entrance of the gaming area in a front view of the gaming machine, and has an entry part into which a gaming ball flowing down the gaming area can enter; A third distribution portion (roof 611B) that distributes to a second side that is far from the entrance of the gaming area in a front view of the gaming machine;
A third path (flow restriction unit) for guiding the game balls distributed to the second side by the third distribution unit to a specific game area formed on the first side with respect to the distribution unit 623),
With
The second distribution unit distributes game balls that have entered from the entry unit,
If the game ball discharged from any of the plurality of discharge locations in the second distribution unit does not pass through the second area, the game ball joins the third path,
The gaming machine, wherein the second path includes the third path that passes after the merging.

  In the case of the gaming machine described in the feature 43, the game ball does not pass through the second area as a result of the distribution by the second distribution unit even though the game ball has entered the entry unit. However, by joining the third route, the player is given another chance to obtain a predetermined privilege. Thereby, even if a predetermined privilege cannot be obtained as a result of the distribution by the second distribution unit, it is possible to reduce the player's disappointment.

  In addition, in the conventional gaming machine, there is one that structurally changes the moving path of the game ball by providing a distribution unit that distributes the game ball to the left and right at the upper part of the central structure disposed in the center of the game board. Exist (for example, refer to JP 2004-254955 A). However, in the conventional gaming machine, although the movement path of the game ball is diversified, the behavior of the game ball distributed by the distribution unit is downstream such that the game ball distributed to the right flows down as it is on the right side. It also affects the position where the game ball flows down. For this reason, the flow start position of the game ball aimed by the player is uniform, and the player's launch operation is easily limited so that a large number of game balls flow down on one side where privileges related to the game are easily given, It was not surprising.

  On the other hand, in the gaming machine described in the feature 43, the third path is provided, so that the game balls that are structurally distributed by the third distribution unit can be moved along a path that is suitable for improving the fun of the game. Can be moved. That is, since the game balls distributed to the side farther from the entrance of the game area (second side) by the third allocating unit can be moved to the side closer to the game area entrance (first side), The positions targeted by the player by the launching operation are diversified, which can be surprising. Further, even if a launch operation is performed so that a large number of game balls flow down to the second side, the game balls can be returned to the first side, so that the player can enter the entry section from the first side. In addition to aiming at the game, even if a large number of game balls are caused to flow down from the second side aiming to enter the entry part, a game privilege in a specific game area can be given. Therefore, also in this respect, it is possible to suitably improve the interest of the game.

  Note that the “first side” and the “second side” in the feature 43 change according to the side where the entrance of the gaming area is provided in the gaming machine. For example, as in the above-described embodiment, when the exit of the launch passage 401B is located on the left side of the game area (that is, when the entrance of the game area is on the left side), the left side in the game area is the “first side”. Equivalent to. In such a case, the right side in the game area corresponds to the “second side”.

  Similarly, the “specific game area” in the feature 43 also varies depending on the side of the gaming machine on which the game area entrance is provided. For example, as in the above-described embodiment, when the exit of the launch passage 401B is located on the left side of the game area, the “specific game area” is a game area from the left side relative to the central structure 420 (that is, the left game Area).

<Feature 45>
45. The gaming machine according to any one of features 40 to 44, wherein
The first allocating portion and the second allocating portion include a surface formed of a combination of a concave surface and a convex surface as the rolling surface,
The plurality of discharge points in the first distribution unit and the plurality of discharge points in the second distribution unit are provided at positions corresponding to each other on the rolling surface, respectively.
A gaming machine, wherein at least one of the plurality of discharge locations in the first distribution unit has a discharge direction different from a corresponding discharge location in the second distribution unit.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 45, the first distribution unit and the second distribution unit are similar in rolling behavior of the game ball on the rolling surface, but have at least one corresponding discharge. Since the discharge direction is different at each location, the player can intuitively distinguish the difference between the distribution units according to the difference in the discharge direction. Thereby, the monotony of the game which may be felt when the rolling behavior of the game ball is similar between the first distribution unit and the second distribution unit can be avoided.

<Feature 46>
A gaming machine according to any one of features 40 to 45,
The first distribution unit and the second distribution unit include two concave surfaces and a convex surface located between the concave surfaces as the rolling surface,
The first area is an area fixedly provided at a position where a game ball discharged from one or a plurality of specific discharge positions among the plurality of discharge positions in the second distribution unit can pass. ,
The second area is an area provided so as to be movable within a range in which a game ball discharged from one or a plurality of specific discharge locations among the plurality of discharge locations in the second distribution section can pass. A gaming machine characterized by being.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 46, the second region is provided so as to be movable within a range in which the game balls discharged from the specific discharge points among the plurality of discharge points in the second distribution unit can pass. The probability that a game ball discharged from a specific discharge location will pass through the second area is fixed at a position where the game ball discharged from the specific discharge location can pass. It will be lower than if Therefore, the expectation for passing through the first region or the second region can be different depending on whether the game ball has entered the first distribution unit or the second distribution unit. Thereby, the monotony of the game which may be felt when the rolling behavior of the game ball is similar between the first distribution unit and the second distribution unit can be avoided.

<Feature 47>
A gaming machine according to any one of features 40 to 46,
The privilege granted when the game ball passes through the second region and the privilege granted when the game ball passes through the first region have different values that can be expected from each privilege. A featured gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 47, since the game ball passes through the first area and the game ball passes through the second area, a sense of expectation for the value can be made different. It is possible to avoid the monotony of the game that may be felt by the fact that the rolling behavior of the game ball is similar between the distribution unit and the second distribution unit.

<Feature 50>
First display means (decorated symbol display device 479) having a screen capable of displaying a symbol that is displayed in a variable manner and displays a lottery result;
A symbol moving means (sub control board 940) for moving a symbol displayed on the screen in a predetermined direction according to the operating condition when a predetermined operating condition is satisfied;
A first area (a lower middle start winning device 431) to which a predetermined privilege in the game is given by passing,
A second region (upper middle start) that is a region that is different from the first region and has a lower possibility of passage than the first region, and that is given a predetermined privilege in the game by passing. Winning device 632),
With
The operating condition is established based on the possibility that a game ball can pass to the second area,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined direction according to the operating condition is a direction indicating the second region side.

  In a conventional typical gaming machine, a game ball launched in response to a player's operation enters a game area formed on the game board, and flows down the game area. When a game ball flowing down the game area enters the starting port, a lottery is performed according to the ball. A configuration is known in which a large number of game balls can be awarded to a winning opening when a big win is won in the lottery. Some of these conventional gaming machines aim to improve the interest of the game by providing two start ports (see, for example, JP-A-2015-173875).

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, there is still room for improvement in order to improve the interest of the game. In other words, in the conventional typical gaming machine, the two start openings are provided vertically at positions close to each other, so that the player's line of sight following the flow-down behavior of the game ball while hoping to enter the start opening Is limited to a relatively narrow range, and the player may feel monotonous with respect to the game. In order to deal with this problem, it may be possible to provide two start ports at positions apart from each other. However, since the point of interest is separated, the player's consciousness tends to be biased to one start port. There is a possibility of missing a ball entering the other starting port. Entry to the starting point is an event that triggers a lottery, and is one of the events that gives the player interest. Therefore, the player loses one opportunity to gain interest by missing the ball entering the starting gate.

  On the other hand, in the case of the gaming machine according to the feature 50, when a predetermined operation condition is established due to the possibility of passing the game ball to the second area, it is displayed on the screen of the first display means. The symbol is moved in a predetermined direction according to the operating condition. Therefore, the player can recognize from the movement of the symbol and the moving direction that a predetermined operating condition, that is, the possibility of passing the game ball to the second area has occurred. Thereby, it is difficult for the player to overlook the passage of the game ball in the second area, and it is possible to suitably obtain an interest by the game ball passing through the second area.

  In particular, since the symbol displayed in a variable manner and displaying the lottery result is one of the places where the player is most likely to be conscious, the player can capture the movement of the symbol with high probability. Therefore, by moving such a symbol, it is possible for the player to appropriately recognize that the possibility of passing the game ball to the second area has occurred. In addition, since the moving direction of the symbol due to the possibility of passing the game ball to the second region is a direction indicating the second region side, the player moves his / her line of sight in accordance with the movement of the symbol. Thus, the user's own line of sight can be naturally directed to the second region. Therefore, the player can witness the passage of the game ball in the second region with a suitable probability.

  Here, since the second area is less likely to pass than the first area, the player's expectation for passing is higher than the first area. In addition, the second area, which is less likely to pass than the first area, is an area where the player can easily take his eyes off compared to the first area. On the other hand, the gaming machine described in the feature 50 can cause the player to witness the passing of the game ball in the second region with a suitable probability, and thus can provide a more suitable interest to the player.

  Note that the “predetermined privilege in the game” in the feature 50 is exemplified by various lottery rights given based on passing, giving game values such as prize balls. The awarding of a game value such as a prize ball given based on passing is a prize ball given based on passing (entering) the general winning device 639, for example.

<Feature 51>
A gaming machine described in the gaming machine 50,
The first area is provided below the first display means in the front view of the gaming machine,
The gaming machine, wherein the second area is provided above the first display means in a front view of the gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 51, since the first display means is interposed between the first area and the second area, the player's consciousness with respect to the second area having a low possibility of passing is easily lost. The passing of game balls in the two areas is also easier to miss. However, even in such a second area, the occurrence of the possibility of passing the game ball is suggested by the movement of the pattern that the player is most conscious of in the direction indicating the side of the second area. The player can witness the passing of the game ball in the second region with a suitable probability.

<Feature 52>
The gaming machine according to feature 50 or 51, wherein
When a game ball passes through the first area, the game ball includes lottery means (main control board 920) for performing a predetermined lottery as the predetermined privilege,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the symbol is for displaying a lottery result by the lottery means.

  In the case of the gaming machine described in the feature 52, the possibility of passing the game ball to the second area is generated by using a symbol for displaying a lottery result obtained when the game ball has passed the first area. Is suggested. Therefore, giving the player a sense of expectation for the passage of the game ball to the second region simultaneously with a sense of expectation for the lottery result made by the game ball passing through the first region that is not related to the second region. Can do.

<Feature 53>
A gaming machine according to any one of features 50 to 52,
The value that can be expected by the privilege granted when the game ball passes through the second region is higher than the value that can be expected by the privilege given when the game ball passes through the first region. A featured gaming machine.

  With the gaming machine described in the feature 53, it is easy for a player to witness the passage of a game ball to the second area where high value can be expected compared to the first area. Can be provided.

<Feature 54>
The gaming machine according to any one of features 50 to 53, wherein:
A gaming machine comprising symbol reduction means (sub control board 940) for reducing a symbol displayed on the screen when the operating condition is satisfied.

  In the case of the gaming machine 54, the symbol is reduced when a predetermined operating condition is established due to the possibility of passing the game ball to the second area. The non-display area is formed with a certain size. Therefore, using the non-display area, the second area can be moved by another method of moving the pattern (for example, moving the movable body on the non-display area or displaying a character different from the pattern). It is possible to indicate to the player that the possibility of passing the game ball to the player has occurred.

<Feature 55>
The gaming machine according to any one of features 50 to 54, wherein:
A movable body (movable body 710) movable in a predetermined direction within a range including at least a position overlapping the screen of the first display means;
Movable body moving means (sub control board 940) for moving the movable body in a predetermined direction according to the operating condition at a position overlapping the screen of the first display means when the operating condition is satisfied;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 55, when a predetermined operation condition is established due to the possibility of passing the game ball to the second region, the movable body is moved in a predetermined direction (that is, according to the operation condition). , In the direction indicating the second area side), the player can determine the position of the second area and the possibility of passing the game ball to the second area based on the movement of the movable body and the moving direction thereof. Can be recognized. In particular, since the movable body is moved at a position overlapping the screen of the first display means, the player can visually recognize the movement of the movable body at the same time while visually recognizing the movement of the symbols. It is possible to more suitably recognize that the possibility of passing is generated.

<Feature 56>
A gaming machine according to any one of features 50 to 55, wherein
A second distribution unit (stage 622C) that distributes the game balls to a plurality of discharge locations including at least a location where the second region is located downstream;
Detection means (contact sensor 662) for detecting a game ball entering the second distribution unit;
With
A gaming machine characterized in that, when a game ball entering the second allocating section is detected by the detection means, the game ball may pass through the second area.

  In the case of the gaming machine according to the feature 56, when the detection means detects a game ball that enters the second distribution unit, the movable body is moved as if the possibility of passing the game ball to the second area has occurred. Therefore, it is possible to make the player pay attention to the distribution of the game balls by the second distribution unit. Thereby, the game which distributes a game ball by a 2nd distribution part can be enjoyed by a player.

<Feature 57>
A gaming machine according to any one of features 50 to 56, wherein:
The screen of the first display means can display a character,
A gaming machine comprising character display means (sub control board 940) for displaying a character suggesting a predetermined direction according to the operating condition when the operating condition is satisfied.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 57, when a predetermined operating condition is established due to the possibility of the passing of the game ball to the second area, a predetermined direction according to the operating condition (that is, the second direction) The direction indicating the area side) is displayed, so that the player can generate the position of the second area and the possibility of passing the game ball to the second area based on the displayed character. Can be recognized.

<Feature 60>
Lottery means (main control board 920) for performing a predetermined lottery when the second predetermined condition (predetermined condition) is satisfied;
A movable body (movable body 710) movable in a predetermined direction;
A second light-emitting unit disposed on the front side of the gaming machine in the movable body and capable of displaying a variable display and a lottery result by the lottery means by emitting light in a predetermined manner according to establishment of the second predetermined condition; Display means (decorative symbol display device 779);
The movable body is located at a predetermined initial position, and when the possibility that the second predetermined condition is satisfied occurs, the movable body moves from the initial position to one side in the predetermined direction, and the second predetermined condition is satisfied. Accordingly, when the variable display is executed by the second display means, the game machine is located at a variable display position away from the initial position to one side in the predetermined direction.

  In a conventional typical gaming machine, a game ball launched in response to a player's operation enters a game area formed on the game board, and flows down the game area. When a game ball flowing down the game area enters the starting port, a lottery is performed according to the ball. A configuration is known in which a large number of game balls can be awarded to a winning opening when a big win is won in the lottery (see, for example, JP-A-2015-173875).

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, there is still room for improvement in order to improve the interest of the game. In other words, in the conventional typical gaming machine, the player's consciousness tends to be suitable for a display device that displays a change display or a lottery result, so the player may miss a ball entering the starting port. It was. Entry to the starting point is an event that triggers a lottery, and is one of the events that gives the player interest. Therefore, the player loses one opportunity to gain interest by missing the ball entering the starting gate.

  On the other hand, in the case of the gaming machine described in the feature 60, when the possibility of satisfying the second predetermined condition that triggers the lottery by the lottery means occurs, the movable body is moved in the predetermined direction. Can recognize the occurrence of the second predetermined condition from the moving direction of the movable body (that is, the predetermined direction). Thereby, it is difficult for the player to overlook the establishment of the second predetermined condition that triggers the lottery by the lottery means, and it is possible to suitably obtain the interest of the game in which the lottery is performed by the establishment of the second predetermined condition. In particular, the moving direction of the movable body when the second predetermined condition is likely to be satisfied is the direction in which the movable body moves from the initial position to the variable display position. It can be intuitively recognized that it is related to the establishment of the condition.

  In addition, since the movable body provided with the second display means is used as a part that suggests that the second predetermined condition may be satisfied, it is possible that the second predetermined condition has been satisfied. There is no need to provide dedicated parts for suggestion, and an increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed.

  In the feature 60, “second predetermined condition” and “second display means” may be “predetermined condition” and “display means”, respectively.

<Feature 61>
In the gaming machine according to Feature 60,
The game machine characterized in that the movable body is located at an intermediate position closer to the initial position than the variable display position when the possibility that the second predetermined condition is satisfied occurs.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 61, when the possibility that the second predetermined condition is satisfied occurs, the movable body is positioned at an intermediate position between the initial position and the variable display position. Accordingly, it is possible to cause the player to distinguish whether the movable body has been moved due to the occurrence of the second predetermined condition or whether it has been performed for the variable display by the second display means. it can. Thereby, the player can recognize suitably that the possibility of the 2nd predetermined condition having occurred.

<Feature 62>
A gaming machine according to feature 60 or 61, wherein
A second region (upper middle start winning device 632) in which the second predetermined condition is satisfied when the game ball passes,
The gaming machine, wherein the second area is provided on one side in the predetermined direction with respect to the movable body.

  In the case of the gaming machine according to the feature 62, when the moving direction of the movable body is on the side related to the establishment of the second predetermined condition (second area), the possibility that the second predetermined condition is satisfied occurs. In this case, the player's line of sight can be naturally directed to the second region in accordance with the movement of the movable body. Thereby, the player can witness the passing of the game ball in the second area where the second predetermined condition is satisfied with a suitable probability.

<Feature 63>
A gaming machine according to any one of features 60 to 62,
The lottery means performs a predetermined lottery when the first predetermined condition is satisfied,
First display means (decorated symbol display device 479) having a screen capable of displaying a symbol for displaying a lottery result by the lottery means performed based on the establishment of the first predetermined condition;
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the movable body is configured to be movable in a vertical direction in a front view of the game machine, and overlaps the screen when at least the possibility that the second predetermined condition is satisfied occurs.

  In the case of the gaming machine according to feature 63, the movable body moves at a position overlapping the screen of the first display means at least when the possibility that the second predetermined condition is satisfied occurs. The screen of the first display means is a part on which a symbol for displaying a lottery result based on the establishment of the first predetermined condition is displayed, and is one of the parts where the player is most likely to be conscious. Therefore, the player can easily recognize the movable body that moves at a position overlapping the screen of the first display means, and thereby can suitably recognize that the second predetermined condition has been established.

<Feature 64>
A gaming machine according to any one of features 60 to 63,
A second region (upper middle start winning device 632) in which the second predetermined condition is satisfied when the game ball passes;
A second distribution unit (stage 622C) that distributes the game balls to a plurality of discharge locations including at least a location where the second region is located downstream;
Detection means (contact sensor 662) for detecting a game ball entering the second distribution unit;
With
A gaming machine characterized in that, when a game ball entering the second allocating section is detected by the detection means, the game ball may pass through the second area.

  In the case of the gaming machine described in the feature 64, when the game ball entering the second distribution unit is detected by the detection unit, the movable body is moved assuming that the second predetermined condition may be satisfied. It is possible to make the player pay attention to the distribution of the game balls by the second distribution unit. Thereby, the game which distributes a game ball by a 2nd distribution part can be enjoyed by a player.

<Feature 65>
A gaming machine according to any one of features 60 to 64,
A first region (lower middle start winning device 431) in which a first predetermined condition is established by passing a game ball;
A first distribution unit (stage 625) provided within a movable range of the movable body and capable of distributing game balls to a plurality of discharge locations including at least a location where the first region is located downstream;
With
The movable body is a position between the initial position and the variable display position when the game ball is distributed by the first distribution unit, and the second display means is the first distribution unit. Located in the irradiation position, which is the position where the rolling surface of the game ball in can be illuminated,
In the second display means, at least a part of the light emitting part is disposed in a shape along the rolling surface of the first distributing part,
The gaming machine, wherein the second display means emits light regardless of the establishment of the second predetermined condition when the movable body is located at the irradiation position.

  In the case of the gaming machine according to the feature 65, when the game ball is distributed by the first distribution unit, the second display means of the movable body located at the irradiation position is independent of the establishment of the second predetermined condition. Emits light. The irradiation position is a position between the initial position and the variation display position, and is a position at which the second display means can illuminate the rolling surface of the game ball in the first distribution unit. Therefore, the game balls to be distributed by the first distribution unit roll on the rolling surface illuminated by the second display means. Particularly, in the second display means, since at least a part of the light emitting part is arranged in a shape along the rolling surface of the first allocating part, the rolling surface of the first allocating part is efficiently arranged. Can illuminate.

  Here, since the distribution of the game balls by the first distribution unit is related to the establishment of the first predetermined condition, the player pays attention to the distribution of the game balls by the first distribution unit while expecting the establishment of the first predetermined condition. Therefore, when the game ball rolls on the rolling surface illuminated by the second display means, the light that illuminates the rolling surface functions as an effect that makes the player expect the first predetermined condition to be satisfied. Thereby, a player's sense of expectation is given and the interest of the game in which the game balls are distributed by the first distribution unit can be improved suitably.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature 65, when the movable body is located at the irradiation position, the second display means emits light in a mode different from the predetermined mode in which light is emitted according to the establishment of the second predetermined condition. Preferably, this can avoid an event that causes the player to misunderstand that the second predetermined condition is satisfied.

<Feature 70>
Lottery means (main control board 920) for performing a predetermined lottery according to the established condition when the second predetermined condition is satisfied;
A movable body (movable body 710) movable in a predetermined direction;
A second light-emitting unit disposed on the front side of the gaming machine in the movable body and capable of displaying a variable display and a lottery result by the lottery means by emitting light in a predetermined manner according to establishment of the second predetermined condition; Display means (decorative symbol display device 779);
With
The movable body is positioned at a predetermined initial position, and when the variable display is executed by the second display unit in response to the establishment of the second predetermined condition, the movable body is positioned at a variable display position different from the initial position. ,
The second display means includes a result display section (character 779B) for notifying that the lottery result by the lottery means is a predetermined result (big hit),
When the movable body is located at a position different from the variable display position, a display changing means for visually recognizing the content corresponding to the predetermined result indicated by the result display unit as content different from the content corresponding to the result. A gaming machine comprising an entrance 626 and an outlet 627).

  In a conventional typical gaming machine, a game ball launched in response to a player's operation enters a game area formed on the game board, and flows down the game area. When a game ball flowing down the game area enters the starting port, a lottery is performed according to the ball. A configuration is known in which a large number of game balls can be awarded to a winning opening when a big win is won in the lottery (see, for example, JP-A-2015-173875).

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, there is still room for improvement in order to improve the interest of the game. That is, in the conventional gaming machine, the variable display and the lottery result are generally displayed on the screen of the display device, and in that respect, there is a limit to the interest that can be given to the player.

  On the other hand, in the case of the gaming machine described in the feature 70, using the second display means provided on the movable body movable in a predetermined direction, the variation display based on the establishment of the second predetermined condition and the lottery result are displayed. Therefore, it is possible to give the player a high interest compared to conventional general gaming machines. Further, in the gaming machine described in the feature 70, when the movable body is located at a position different from the variable display position, the content corresponding to the predetermined result indicated by the result display unit of the second display means is The content corresponding to the result is visually recognized as different content. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the player from misidentifying that the predetermined result is obtained even though the second display means is not in a situation of displaying the lottery result based on the establishment of the second predetermined condition. Thereby, since a player can suppress disappointment by misidentifying a lottery result, it can suppress that the interest of a game falls by such misidentification.

  In the feature 70, “second predetermined condition” and “second display means” may be “predetermined condition” and “display means”, respectively.

<Feature 71>
A gaming machine according to feature 70,
The result display unit includes information corresponding to the predetermined result fixedly provided on the surface,
The display changing means is configured as a window portion (admission port 626, discharge port 627) having a predetermined shape located on the front side of the gaming machine with respect to the second display means, and the movable body displays the variation display from the initial position. Corresponding to the predetermined result indicated by the information formed on the result display unit by visually recognizing at least part of the result display unit through the window when located at a predetermined position in the range up to the position A gaming machine characterized in that the content to be viewed is visually different from the content corresponding to the predetermined result.

  In the case of the gaming machine according to the feature 71, by causing the player to visually recognize at least a part of the result display unit through the window portion having a predetermined shape, information fixedly formed on the surface of the result display unit is displayed. The content shown (that is, the content corresponding to the predetermined result) can be visually recognized as content different from the content corresponding to the predetermined result. Therefore, it is possible to realize misrecognition of the predetermined result indicated by the result display unit of the second display unit with a relatively simple configuration without controlling information in the result display unit.

  In the feature 71, “provided fixedly on the surface” may be applied to the surface in a plane by printing or may be formed by undulations on the surface. Good.

<Feature 72>
The gaming machine according to feature 71,
The window is an opening on the front side of the gaming machine connected to a passage extending in the front-rear direction in the front view of the gaming machine,
The display change means visually recognizes the content corresponding to the predetermined result indicated by the result display unit as different content by causing at least a part of the result display unit to be viewed from the front side of the opening in a front view of the gaming machine. A gaming machine characterized by having

  In the gaming machine according to feature 72, since the window is an opening on the front side of the gaming machine connected to a passage extending in the front-rear direction in the front view of the gaming machine, the opening on the front side of the gaming machine in the path of the gaming ball Can be used as a window. Therefore, there is no need to provide a dedicated window portion that functions as a display changing means, so that an increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed. In addition, by making at least a part of the result display portion visually visible from the opening of the passage of the game ball, the player can pay attention to the passage.

<Feature 73>
A gaming machine according to feature 72,
A first area (a lower middle start winning device 431) to which a predetermined privilege in the game is given by passing,
An entrance portion (admission 626) that is open on the front side of the gaming machine and connected to a passage extending in the front-rear direction in the front view of the gaming machine;
A discharge part (discharge port 627) connected to the passage and for discharging the game ball guided from the entry part through the passage to the upstream side of the first region;
A first distribution unit (stage 625) that distributes game balls to the entry unit or to the outside of the entry unit;
With
The gaming machine, wherein the window portion is the entry portion.

  In the gaming machine according to feature 73, the window portion is an entry portion into which the game balls distributed by the first distribution portion enter. Since the game ball that has entered the entry part is discharged from the discharge part to the upstream side of the first region, at least a part of the result display part is visually recognized in front of the game machine front side, It is possible to make the player pay attention to the superiority of the game ball entering the entry portion.

  The “predetermined privilege in the game” in the feature 73 is exemplified by various lottery rights given based on the passing, giving game value such as a prize ball. The awarding of a game value such as a prize ball given based on passing is a prize ball given based on passing (entering) the general winning device 639, for example.

<Feature 74>
A gaming machine according to feature 72,
A first area (a lower middle start winning device 431) to which a predetermined privilege in the game is given by passing,
A discharge part (discharge port 627) that is open on the front side of the gaming machine, connected to a passage extending in the front-rear direction in the front view of the gaming machine, and discharging game balls passing through the passage to the upstream side of the first region;
An entrance (admission 626) connected to the passage;
A first distribution unit (stage 625) that distributes game balls to the entry unit or to the outside of the entry unit;
With
The gaming machine, wherein the window portion is the discharge portion.

  In the case of the gaming machine according to feature 74, the window portion is a discharge portion that discharges game balls distributed to the entry portion by the first distribution portion to the upstream side of the first region. Therefore, at least a part of the result display unit is visually recognized in front of the gaming machine from the front side of the gaming machine, thereby allowing the player to pay attention to the superiority of the game ball being discharged from the discharging unit. Can do.

  The “predetermined privilege in the game” in the feature 74 is exemplified by various lottery rights given based on the passing, giving game value such as a prize ball, and the like. The awarding of a game value such as a prize ball given based on passing is a prize ball given based on passing (entering) the general winning device 639, for example.

<Feature 75>
A gaming machine according to feature 73 or 74, wherein
The display changing unit causes the content corresponding to the predetermined result indicated by the information formed in the result display unit to be visually recognized as content indicating the first region side instead of content corresponding to the result. A gaming machine.

  In the case of the gaming machine described in the feature 75, when the entry part or the discharge part of the first distribution part is faced from the front side of the gaming machine, the content indicating the first area side is visually recognized. Therefore, the player can associate the entry part or the discharge part with the first region from the visually recognized content, and thereby the game ball that has entered the entry part or the game ball that is discharged from the discharge part. On the other hand, the player can have a sense of expectation regarding the benefits obtained by passing through the first region.

<Feature 80>
A gaming machine having a gaming area in which gaming balls flow through a predetermined entrance,
Lottery means (a part of the main control board 920) for performing a predetermined lottery when the first predetermined condition (starting prize for the first special symbol) or the second predetermined condition (starting prize for the second special symbol) is satisfied;
A display device (special symbol display devices 471, 472) that displays a variation when the first predetermined condition or the second predetermined condition is satisfied, and can display result information corresponding to the result of the predetermined lottery after the variation display. Decorative symbol display devices 479, 779),
When another predetermined condition is satisfied during execution of the variable display by the display device, the variable display is executed for a predetermined maximum number of times (the first predetermined condition is satisfied and the second predetermined condition is satisfied). Holding means (part of the main control board 920) that can hold up to 4 times each for the establishment of
A first starter (lower middle start winning device 431) that satisfies the first predetermined condition when a game ball enters;
A second starting unit (right start winning device 432) that takes a plurality of states in which the game balls enter differently, and the second predetermined condition is satisfied when the game balls enter;
A variable winning portion (central prize winning device 434) that takes a plurality of states in which the game balls enter differently and gives a predetermined game value (prize ball) to the player when the game ball enters;
A game state control means (one of the main control boards 920) that generates at least a plurality of types of game states by controlling at least the ease of entry of the game balls in the second starting portion and the ease of entry of the game balls in the variable winning portion. Part), and
As the gaming state,
A normal gaming state in which a game is played by establishing the first predetermined condition by the first starter;
An easy-to-win game state (special game state) that occurs when the predetermined lottery is won in the normal game state and includes a period in which the variable winning portion takes a state in which a game ball can easily enter;
Including at least one change display executed after the easy-to-win game state and a display of result information after the at least one change display, the result information corresponding to the non-winning (losing) of the predetermined lottery A game state that transitions to another game state when it is displayed until a predetermined upper limit number of games is reached, and the result information corresponding to the winning of the predetermined lottery (bonus) is displayed as the result information And an advantageous gaming state in which a gaming state to be transitioned after the result information is displayed is determined according to a condition that facilitates a transition to a gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the establishment of the first predetermined condition in the normal gaming state. ,
As the advantageous gaming state, a first advantageous gaming state (short-term short gaming state) and a second advantageous gaming state (long-term short gaming state) that is more advantageous to the player than the first gaming state are provided.
The gaming state control means includes
Normal entry control (control of the right start winning device 432 in a non-time-saving state) for controlling the ease of entry of a game ball into the second starter during the normal game state, and the normal game during the advantageous game state Performing easy entry control (control of the right start winning device 432 in the short time state) capable of generating an easy entry state in which a game ball can easily enter the second starting part from the state,
As the first winning type corresponding to the gaming state that transitions when the first predetermined condition is established and the predetermined lottery is won (a jackpot type related to the first special symbol),
A winning type (first big hit 2, 5) that transitions to the first advantageous gaming state according to a first selection condition (selection condition in a non-time-saving state) corresponding to the normal gaming state;
A winning type (first big hit 1 to 5) for transition to the second advantageous gaming state according to a second selection condition (selection condition in the short-time state) corresponding to the first advantageous gaming state;
As the second winning type corresponding to the gaming state that transitions when the second predetermined condition is satisfied and the predetermined lottery is won (a jackpot type related to the second special symbol),
A gaming machine comprising a winning type (1, 2 per second big game) for transitioning to the second advantageous gaming state in both the normal gaming state and the first advantageous gaming state.

  In a conventional gaming machine, when a game ball enters the starting port as a normal game and wins a big win by lottery based on the winning game, it becomes a special gaming state, and in the special gaming state a large number of gaming balls can win a prize opening The structure which becomes is known. In addition, in this type of gaming machine, after entering the special gaming state, there is a probability variation gaming state in which the winning probability of the big hit is higher than the normal gaming state, a gaming state in which the game ball can easily enter the starting port from the normal gaming state, etc. There are also known additions that make the game more diverse.

  However, in the above-described conventional gaming machine, it is determined whether or not a transition to an advantageous gaming state is made based on a lottery result performed by the entry of a game ball to the starting port. There was a problem that it was easy to become a uniform game such as emphasizing the lottery results for each time.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 80, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably adding a gaming property that makes a transition to an advantageous gaming state when a plurality of start conditions are satisfied. In other words, the game ball to the second starter is provided with a game property that transitions to the second advantageous game state stepwise via the first advantageous game state by entering the game ball to the first starter a plurality of times. As a result of entering the game, it is possible to add a gaming property that makes a transition to the second advantageous gaming state according to a single lottery result.

  Also, if the execution of the variable display is suspended by the holding means when the game ball transits to the first starter for the first time and the transition to the first advantageous gaming state is made, the game is held after the easy winning game state. It is possible to start a variable display in which a lottery result indicating whether or not to transition to another gaming state is displayed as result information by lottery based on a game ball entering the subsequent first starter. In this case, since the gaming state to be transitioned according to the conditions for transitioning to another gaming state is determined according to the conditions advantageous to the player from the normal gaming state, the player displays the change display before the easy-to-win game state. Therefore, it is possible to provide a game with a great expectation for a gaming state that is more advantageous than when expecting result information, and watching the display of result information corresponding to winning. Therefore, it is possible to add a game property that expands a sense of expectation for making a transition to the second advantageous gaming state step by step.

  In addition, when a plurality of game balls enter the first starting unit and transit to the second advantageous gaming state via the first advantageous gaming state, result information on whether or not to transit to the second advantageous gaming state is displayed. An easy-to-win game state occurs before display, and the player can be given a predetermined game value by entering the game ball once into the variable winning portion during the transition. For this reason, in the case where the player is not elected while expecting a transition to the second advantageous gaming state, the game can be easily continued with the expectation of winning again to the first starter.

  In addition, when the transition to the first advantageous gaming state is made by the entry of the gaming ball to the first first starter, if the execution of the variable display is not suspended by the retaining means, the gaming state control means causes the easy winning game state It is possible to generate an easy-to-enter state in which the game ball can easily enter the second starter later by the easy-to-enter control. For this reason, the player's mood is lowered by quickly executing a variable display that expects a transition to the second advantageous gaming state, smoothly progressing the game, and spending a lot of time until the predetermined condition is satisfied. Can be suppressed.

  In the description of the feature 80, the first advantageous gaming state is an advantageous gaming state in which the upper limit number of games is set to a first number of one or more, and the second advantageous gaming state is that the upper limit number of games is the first number of times. The advantageous game state may be set to a higher second number of times, whereby multiple startings can be performed by simple control that varies the initial value of the number of times in the advantageous game state depending on the length of the upper limit game number. It is possible to add a game property that suitably shifts to an advantageous game state when the condition is satisfied.

<Feature 81>
A gaming machine according to feature 80,
In addition to the second starter, a third starter is provided upstream or downstream of the first starter and establishes the second predetermined condition.
The lottery means performs a lottery based on a condition for winning with the same probability when the first predetermined condition is satisfied in the first advantageous gaming state and when the second predetermined condition is satisfied in the normal gaming state. A gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 80, in the normal gaming state, the player can play a game aiming at the entry of the game ball into both the first starter and the third starter without changing the operation. The first predetermined condition and the second predetermined condition in which a lottery with different transition patterns to the second advantageous gaming state is performed can be expected at the same time.

<Feature 82>
The gaming machine according to feature 81,
As the display device, it is possible to perform variable display in a common display mode when the first predetermined condition is satisfied in the first advantageous gaming state and when the second predetermined condition is satisfied in the normal gaming state A gaming machine comprising a display device capable of displaying the result information corresponding to the result of the predetermined lottery in a common display mode after the variable display.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 82, the transition to the second advantageous gaming state can be expressed in a common manner even if different starting conditions are established in different gaming states. It is possible to easily show that advantageous game states that can be shared are common. Moreover, even if the establishment of either one of the establishment of the first predetermined condition in the first advantageous gaming state and the establishment of the second predetermined condition in the normal gaming state is a rare setting with a very low probability, A variation display mode can be experienced in advance by establishment of another predetermined condition. For this reason, it is possible to easily avoid a situation in which the game is confused without knowing what the situation is due to the accidental establishment of the predetermined condition.

<Feature 90>
A gaming machine having a gaming area in which gaming balls flow through a predetermined entrance,
Lottery means (a part of the main control board 920) for performing a predetermined lottery when the first predetermined condition (starting prize for the first special symbol) or the second predetermined condition (starting prize for the second special symbol) is satisfied;
A display device (special symbol display devices 471, 472) that displays a variation when the first predetermined condition or the second predetermined condition is satisfied, and can display result information corresponding to the result of the predetermined lottery after the variation display. Decorative symbol display devices 479, 779),
When another predetermined condition is satisfied during the execution of the variable display by the display device, the holding means (main control board 920) can hold the execution of the variable display for the satisfaction of the other predetermined condition for a predetermined maximum number of times. Some) and
A first starter (lower middle start winning device 431) that satisfies the first predetermined condition when a game ball enters;
A second starting unit (right start winning device 432) that takes a plurality of states in which the game balls enter differently, and the second predetermined condition is satisfied when the game balls enter;
A variable winning portion (central prize winning device 434) that takes a plurality of states in which the game balls enter differently and gives a predetermined game value (prize ball) to the player when the game ball enters;
A game state control means (one of the main control boards 920) that generates at least a plurality of types of game states by controlling at least the ease of entry of the game balls in the second starting portion and the ease of entry of the game balls in the variable winning portion. Part), and
As the gaming state,
A normal gaming state in which a game is played by establishing the first predetermined condition by the first starter;
An easy-to-win game state (special game state) that occurs when the predetermined lottery is won in the normal game state and includes a period in which the variable winning portion takes a state in which a game ball can easily enter;
Including at least one change display executed after the easy-to-win game state and a display of result information after the at least one change display, the result information corresponding to the non-winning (losing) of the predetermined lottery A game state that transitions to another game state when it is displayed until a predetermined upper limit number of games is reached, and the result information corresponding to the winning of the predetermined lottery (bonus) is displayed as the result information And an advantageous gaming state in which a gaming state to be transitioned after the result information is displayed is determined according to a condition that facilitates a transition to a gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the establishment of the first predetermined condition in the normal gaming state. ,
The gaming state control means includes
The normal entry control for controlling the ease of entry of the game ball into the second starter during the normal game state, and the game ball enters the second starter from the normal game state during the advantageous game state. Easy entry control that generates an easy entry easy state,
Control is performed to generate a state in which a game ball is likely to enter the second starter by the normal entry control when the variable display reaching the upper limit number of games is executed in the advantageous game state. To play.

  In a conventional gaming machine, when a game ball enters a starting port during a normal gaming state, a start winning prize is displayed and a variable display is executed. There is known a configuration in which a special game state is entered after a corresponding symbol is stopped and displayed, and a large number of game balls can be awarded to a winning opening in the special game state. Further, in this type of gaming machine, when another start winning occurs during execution of the variable display based on the start winning, the execution of the variable display for the other start winning can be suspended up to a predetermined maximum number of times. A configuration having a hold function is also known. Furthermore, in this type of gaming machine, after entering the special gaming state, the gaming state in which the probability of winning a big hit is higher than the normal gaming state, or the game ball is likely to enter the starting port from the normal gaming state. It is also known that the game state can be continued up to a predetermined upper limit number of times and the game state is diversified.

  In the conventional gaming machine described above, there is a possibility that there is still room for improvement in the control of a game that makes a transition between a plurality of types of gaming states.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 90, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can suitably execute control of a game that transitions between a plurality of types of gaming states. In other words, in the advantageous game state, in the situation where the variable display reaching the upper limit number of games is executed, the normal entry control instead of the easy entry control is used as a control for generating a state in which the game ball is likely to enter the second starter. Is selected. For this reason, it is possible to suppress the entry of the game ball to the second starter during execution of the variable display of the number of times when the upper limit number of games has been reached. It is possible to easily suppress the number of game balls entering the game. Therefore, a game in the first starter and the second starter, such as when a game ball entering the second starter is more likely to transition to a game state that is extremely advantageous to the player than the first starter. It is possible to suitably transition between gaming states in a situation where there is a difference in state transition conditions.

<Feature 91>
In the gaming machine according to feature 90,
As the advantageous gaming state, a first advantageous gaming state (short-term short game) that is set to a first upper limit gaming number that is the same or less than the maximum number of times that execution of the variable display can be suspended by the holding means. State)
The gaming state control means, as the easy entry control, generates the easy entry state when a predetermined easy entry condition (ordinary symbol lottery win) is established, and after the easy entry state is generated, 2. When entry of the same number of game balls as the first upper limit number of games is detected to the starter, the state is shifted to an entry prohibition state that prohibits entry of the game ball into the second starter, and the entry prohibition state After the transition to, the game machine is controlled to generate a state in which a game ball is likely to enter the second starter by the normal entry control.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature 91, since a sufficient unit game right can be reserved before the start of the first advantageous gaming state, the game ends after the transition to the first advantageous gaming state. It is possible to generate a situation where it is not necessary to enter the game ball into the game area during the period up to. For this reason, in the first advantageous gaming state, the player can concentrate his / her consciousness on the running variation display and the result information display without the operation of entering the game ball into the gaming area. The expectation of the transition to the gaming state can be easily increased.

  In addition, in the first advantageous gaming state, in the situation where the variable display reaching the upper limit number of games is executed, the second starting unit is controlled by the normal entry control, so that the operation of entering the game ball into the game area is performed. Even if it is not executed, it is difficult for the players to suffer disadvantages, and it is possible to easily ensure the fairness among the players depending on whether or not the entry operation is executed.

  In the description of the feature 91, it is preferable to set the first upper limit number of games to one, and if the execution of the variable display is held by the holding means even once, the first advantageous game state is set. It is possible to secure a necessary unit game right until the end, and it is possible to easily set a high lottery condition for a predetermined lottery. Therefore, the length of the first advantageous gaming state can be aggregated in a short time, and the expectation of the transition to the second advantageous gaming state in the first advantageous gaming state can be maximized.

  Further, instead of the description of the easy entry control in the feature 91, the gaming state control means, as the easy entry control, sets the first upper limit number of games when a predetermined entry facilitating condition (normal symbol lottery win) is established. The easy entry state may be generated with the same number of game balls as the maximum allowable number.

<Feature 92>
In the gaming machine according to feature 90 or 91,
The gaming state control means, when the execution of the variable display for the upper limit number of games constituting the advantageous gaming state is held by the holding means at the timing when the short time short gaming state is started, After starting the game, one game ball also makes a transition to the non-time-short state in a short time that cannot enter the second starter by the easy entry control, and the game ball enters the second starter by the normal entry control. A game machine that performs control to generate a state that is easy to play.

  According to the gaming machine of the feature 92, when the execution of the variable display corresponding to the upper limit number of games constituting the advantageous gaming state is suspended by the holding means at the timing when the short-term short gaming state is started, it is easy to enter Depending on the control, the game ball cannot enter the second starter. For this reason, it is easy to generate a situation in which a player is unlikely to suffer a disadvantage without performing an operation of entering a game ball into the game area in the short-term short game state, and a sense of expectation of transition to the second advantageous game state Can be easily increased.

<Feature A0>
A game area where a game ball passing through a predetermined entrance flows down is configured so that a player can change the flow start position in the game area, and the game area includes a predetermined first operation state ( The first flow-down region (the flow region on the left side of the central structure 420) where the game ball flows down by the left-handed game state) is different from the first operation state, and is different from the first operation state. A gaming machine provided with a second downstream area (a downstream area on the right side of the central structure 420) where a game ball flows down in two operating states (right-handed gaming state);
Lottery means (a part of the main control board 920) for performing a predetermined lottery when the first predetermined condition (starting prize for the first special symbol) or the second predetermined condition (starting prize for the second special symbol) is satisfied;
When the first predetermined condition or the second predetermined condition is satisfied, a variable display is performed, and after the variable display, a display device (special symbol display devices 471, 472, which can display result information corresponding to the predetermined lottery result) Decorative symbol display devices 479, 779),
When another predetermined condition is satisfied during execution of the variable display by the display device, the variable display is executed for a predetermined maximum number of times (the first predetermined condition is satisfied and the second predetermined condition is satisfied). Holding means (part of the main control board 920) that can hold up to 4 times each for the establishment of
A first starter (lower middle start winning device 431) that is provided in the first flow-down region and satisfies the first predetermined condition when a game ball enters;
A second starter portion provided in the second flow-down region, which takes a plurality of states in which the game balls enter differently, and the predetermined lottery condition is satisfied when the game balls enter;
A variable winning portion (central prize winning device 434) that takes a plurality of states in which the game balls enter differently and gives a predetermined game value (prize ball) to the player when the game ball enters;
A game state control means (one of the main control boards 920) that generates at least a plurality of types of game states by controlling at least the ease of entry of the game balls in the second starting portion and the ease of entry of the game balls in the variable winning portion. Part) and
In each game state controlled by the game state control means, an operation instruction information output means (one of the main control boards 920) that outputs operation instruction information corresponding to execution of the game in the first operation state or the second operation state. Part, a decorative design display device 479, a light emitter of the central structure 420, acoustic devices 281 and 282),
As the gaming state,
A first-side gaming state in which it is more advantageous for the player to flow down the first flow-down area than the second flow-down area;
An easy-to-win game state including a period that occurs when the predetermined lottery is won and the variable winning part takes a state in which a game ball easily enters,
Result information corresponding to non-winning of the predetermined lottery is predetermined, including one or more fluctuation displays executed after the easy-to-win game state and display of result information after the one or more fluctuation displays. When the game state transitions to the first side gaming state when it is displayed until the upper limit number of games is reached, the result information corresponding to the winning of the predetermined lottery is displayed as the result information. There is provided an advantageous gaming state in which a gaming state to be transitioned after the result information is displayed is determined by a condition that makes it easier to transition to a gaming state that is advantageous to the player than the establishment of the first predetermined condition in the side gaming state. ,
The operation instruction information output means includes
First operation instruction information output means for outputting first operation instruction information corresponding to execution of the game in the first operation state during the first side game state;
Second operation instruction information output means for outputting second operation instruction information corresponding to execution of the game in the second operation state during the special game state and the advantageous game state;
Before the end of the special gaming state or before the end of the advantageous gaming state, the execution of the variable display for the remaining number of times required until the upper limit number of games is reached in the advantageous gaming state that transitions thereafter is A gaming machine comprising second operation instruction non-output means for generating a period during which the second operation instruction information is not output when being held by a holding means.

  In a conventional gaming machine, when a game ball enters a starting port during a normal gaming state, a start winning prize is displayed and a variable display is executed. There is known a configuration in which a special game state is entered after a corresponding symbol is stopped and displayed, and a large number of game balls can be awarded to a winning opening in the special game state. Further, in this type of gaming machine, when another start winning occurs during execution of the variable display based on the start winning, the execution of the variable display for the other start winning can be suspended up to a predetermined maximum number of times. A configuration having a hold function is also known. Furthermore, in this type of gaming machine, after entering the special gaming state, the gaming state in which the probability of winning a big hit is higher than the normal gaming state, or the game ball is likely to enter the starting port from the normal gaming state. It is also known that the game state can be continued up to a predetermined upper limit number of times and the game state is diversified.

  In the above-described conventional gaming machine, it is preferable that the gaming machine maker preferably causes the player to recognize the operation related to the game when transitioning between a plurality of types of gaming states, and there is a possibility that there is still room for improvement.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A0, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that allows a player to appropriately recognize an operation related to a game when transitioning between a plurality of types of gaming states. That is, before the end of the special gaming state, or before the end of the advantageous gaming state, execution of the variable display more than the remaining number of times required to reach the upper limit number of games in the advantageous gaming state is held by the holding means In this case, the predetermined condition for the variable display necessary for the player to finish the advantageous game state even if the player has not played the game in the second operation state has been established. In this case, a period during which the second operation instruction information is not output by the second operation instruction non-output unit is generated, so that the player aims to execute more variable display than the number necessary to execute the advantageous gaming state. A situation in which extra game balls are consumed can be avoided.

<Feature A1>
A gaming machine according to feature A0,
A second operation for outputting second operation instruction prohibition information for preventing at least the execution of the game in the second operation state during a period in which the second operation instruction non-output means does not output the second operation instruction information. A gaming machine comprising a prohibition information output means.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A1, it can be easily understood that the player does not need to execute the game in the second operation state.

  Note that at least one feature described in the features 10 to A1 may be applied in combination with any one or a plurality of features. The basic configuration of the gaming machine to which the above-described features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko machine: launch operation means operated by a player, game ball launch means for launching a game ball based on the operation of the launch operation means, a passage section for guiding the launched game ball to a predetermined game area, A gaming machine that includes each gaming component arranged in a gaming area, and gives a bonus to a player when a gaming ball passes through a predetermined passing portion of each gaming component.

  A spinning machine such as a slot machine: the rotation of the circulating body is started based on the operation of the start operation means, the rotation of the circulating body is stopped based on the operation of the stop operation means, and the player is made according to the pattern after the stop. A gaming machine that grants bonuses.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for a gaming machine such as a ball game machine.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Game machine, 281, 282 ... Sound device, 431 ... Lower middle start winning device, 432 ... Right start winning device, 434 ... Central prize winning device, 471, 472 ... Special symbol display device, 479, 779 ... Decoration design Display device, 611B: roof, 612A, 613A ... decoration part, 612D, 613D ... projection, 620 ... passing port, 622C ... stage, 623 ... flow restriction part, 639 ... general winning device, 652 ... left flow passage, 653 ... Right downward passage, 652A, 653A ... concave portion, 920 ... main control board

Claims (2)

Lottery means for performing a predetermined lottery according to the established condition when the predetermined condition is satisfied;
A movable body movable in a predetermined direction;
A display unit disposed on the front side of the gaming machine in the movable body, and having a light emitting unit capable of displaying a variable display and a lottery result by the lottery unit by emitting light in a predetermined manner according to establishment of the predetermined condition;
With
The movable body is positioned at a predetermined initial position, and when the variable display is executed by the display unit according to the establishment of the predetermined condition, the movable body is positioned at a variable display position different from the initial position,
The display means includes a result display unit for notifying that the lottery result by the lottery means is a predetermined result,
When the movable body is located at a position different from the variable display position, the display changing means for visually recognizing the content corresponding to the predetermined result indicated by the result display unit as the content different from the content corresponding to the lottery result. A gaming machine characterized by comprising:   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine.