JP2017209163A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine which can execute an effective performance.SOLUTION: A pinball game machine can execute a reservation read-ahead performance which suggests or notifies of a fact that a trigger reservation which is a reservation ball satisfying a prescribed condition is reserved on reservation control means. The reservation read-ahead performances contain at least, a reservation change performance for changing a reservation ball image corresponding to the trigger reservation, and a continuous performance which is executed over plural times of pattern variation display. Based on prior determination information, whether or not to execute the reservation read-ahead performance in which the trigger reservation reserved on the first reservation control means or second reservation control means, is an object, is determined at a prescribed timing. The reservation read-ahead performance in which the trigger reservation in which, a number of preceding reservation balls satisfying a variation display start condition earlier, is less than a prescribed number in total, is the object, can be executed, and the prescribed number is different according to the kind of the reservation read-ahead performance.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 26

Description

  It relates to a ball game machine.

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

JP 2003-230714 A

  In such a gaming machine, in order to further increase the player's expectation, a technique for executing an effective performance is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a ball game machine capable of executing a more effective performance.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a bullet ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game board in which a game area is formed, a first start winning opening provided in the game area, and a first start hole provided in the game area. 2 start winning opening, first symbol display device in which the first symbol is variably displayed, second symbol display device in which the second symbol is variably displayed, and effect display device in which a predetermined effect image is displayed A main control device that mainly controls the basic operation of the game including the lottery process, and a sub-control device that mainly controls the stage operation of the game including the display process for indicating the result of the lottery process. In the gaming machine, the main control device is triggered by a first lottery value acquisition means for acquiring a first lottery value triggered by a ball entering the first start winning port, and a ball entering the second start winning port. As the second lottery value acquisition means for acquiring the second lottery value and the first lottery value acquisition means. A first success / failure determination means for determining the success / failure based on the first lottery value; a second success / failure determination means for determining the success / failure based on the second lottery value acquired by the second lottery value acquisition means; First variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern indicating a variation display process of one symbol, second variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern indicating a variation display process of a second symbol, and first variation pattern determination In accordance with the variation pattern determined by the means, first display control means for variably displaying the first symbol on the first symbol display device, and second symbol according to the variation pattern determined by the second variation pattern determination means When the second display control means for variably displaying on the second symbol display device and the first success / failure determination result by the first success / failure determination means are successful, the game is more advantageous to the player than the normal game. The second special game control means for executing the first special game and the second success / failure determination result by the second success / failure determination means are successful, and the second state is advantageous to the player over the normal game. When the first lottery value is acquired by the second special game control means for executing the special game and the first lottery value acquisition means, the first lottery value until the variable display start condition of the first symbol is satisfied. When the second lottery value is acquired by the first holding control means and the second lottery value acquisition means for holding up to a predetermined upper limit number as a holding ball, the second symbol change display start condition is satisfied until it is satisfied. When there is a second holding control means for holding the second lottery value as a holding ball up to a predetermined upper limit number and a ball entering the first starting winning port or the second starting winning port, the ball is used as an opportunity Symbolic change display showing the result of winning / failing determination based on the acquired lottery value Regardless of whether or not is started immediately, notification means for notifying the sub-control device of information relating to the entry as prior determination information is provided. The sub-control device includes effect determining means for determining an effect image to be displayed on the effect display device, and effect control means for displaying the effect image determined by the effect determining means on the effect display device. The holding balls held in the first holding control means and the second holding control means satisfy the variable display start conditions in the order of entering, and the holding balls held in the first holding control means and the second holding control means A hold ball image that suggests a degree of expectation that the corresponding determination result is a hit can be displayed on the effect display device, and the hold hold that is a hold ball that satisfies a predetermined condition is held in the hold control means. The hold pre-reading effect that suggests or informs, the hold pre-reading effect is a hold change effect that changes the hold ball image corresponding to the trigger hold, and a continuous effect that is executed over a plurality of symbol fluctuation displays. Including at least. Based on the prior determination information, it is determined at a predetermined timing whether to execute a hold pre-reading effect for the trigger hold held in the first hold control means or the second hold control means, and the variable display is performed first. It is possible to execute a hold prefetch effect for a trigger hold whose total number of preceding hold balls satisfying the start condition is less than a predetermined number, and the predetermined number varies depending on the type of the hold prefetch effect.

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

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the ball game machine which can perform a more effective production can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows typically the prior success determination table referred by prior advance determination. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a symbol determination table. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table for deviation in detail. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the hardware constitutions of a main board | substrate and a sub board | substrate. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the hardware constitutions of an effect display control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the control start process of the main board | substrate in a pachinko game machine. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail a main process of S120 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of an interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows the control start process of the sub board | substrate in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of S518 in FIG. 14 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of receiving a command from a main board | substrate. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when the timer interruption for production | presentation display control generate | occur | produces. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when a sub CPU receives a command from display CPU. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process when the timer interruption for various device control generate | occur | produces. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special symbol fluctuation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a decoration symbol fluctuation | variation display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a special game. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a small hit game. It is a figure which shows the example of the effect image displayed on an effect display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the pending | holding change effect pattern which can be selected during the normal game of a normal state. It is a figure which shows the example of the continuous production pattern which can be selected during the normal game of a normal state. It is a figure which shows the example of the pending | holding change effect pattern which can be selected during a specific game. It is a figure which shows the example of the continuous production pattern which can be selected during a specific game.

  In the pachinko gaming machine in which the first start winning opening for the first lottery and the second starting winning opening for the second lottery are provided, and the first lottery and the second lottery are executed in the order of entering the ball, A technique for restricting execution of the hold prefetch effect according to the total number of hold balls held will be described. First, an embodiment of a general pachinko gaming machine will be described as a prerequisite technology, and then an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described. The embodiment described as the base technology shows a general configuration and operation in the pachinko gaming machine, and is applicable to the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention as long as it is consistent with the embodiment of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. Is possible. In the embodiment of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, when a technique different from the prerequisite technique is used, it will be described in an embodiment described later.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. In order to achieve both the first game and the second game as the plurality of games, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of start winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, and a plurality of holding lamps. Is provided. When a game ball enters the first start winning opening, the first winning / losing lottery (simply referred to as “first lottery”), and when the game ball enters the second starting winning opening or the third starting winning opening, the second winning / failing lottery. If a lottery (simply referred to as “second lottery”) is executed and the lottery result is a “hit”, a special game in which the big winning opening is repeatedly opened and closed is started. When a big winning opening is opened and a game ball enters, a predetermined number of award balls are paid out each time, and the player can obtain a profit.

  Depending on the type of jackpot, after the special game is over, it will be in a probable change state (so-called “probability change”), or easy to enter a ball (so-called “short time”). The probable change state and the easy-to-enter state end when a predetermined end condition is satisfied, such as when the symbol variation ends a predetermined number of times, when a big hit occurs and a special game is executed.

  The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment is designed so that the number of big hits in the second game is larger than the number of big hits in the first game. For example, there is a higher probability that the second game will be a big hit with a certainty when the big hit, and the second game has a larger number of unit games that constitute a special game (the opening time of the big prize opening) A long long open unit game and a short open unit game with a short open time are mixed in one special game. Even if the number of unit games is the same, the second game is longer open unit game than the first game. The second game is designed to have a relatively higher profit than the first game.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending the game balls to the launch rail, extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16, and the like. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state or the like is output by means for controlling an effect described later.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a first special symbol display device 70, a second special symbol display device 71, an effect display device 60, and a first start on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. Winning mouth (hereinafter referred to as “first starting port”) 254, second starting winning port (hereinafter referred to as “second starting port”) 62, third starting winning port (hereinafter referred to as “third starting port”) 63, center decoration 64, a grand prize winning port 91, an operation opening 68, and a general winning opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed.

  The first start opening 254 is provided as a start winning opening corresponding to the first game. The second start port 62 and the third start port 63 are provided as start winning ports corresponding to the second game. A distribution mechanism 250 having a distribution port 252 is provided above the second start port 62 and the first start port 254. The distribution mechanism 250 distributes the game balls entering the distribution port 252 to the first start port 254 corresponding to the first game and the second start port 62 corresponding to the second game according to a predetermined rule. Thereby, the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 192 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 193 are executed according to a predetermined rule. In the present embodiment, the distribution mechanism 250 alternately distributes one ball at a time to the first start port 254 and the second start port 62, but in another example, the distribution mechanism 250 may alternately distribute a plurality of balls. In addition, it is not always necessary to distribute alternately, and it is only necessary to distribute equally to each of the first start port 254 and the second start port 62 as a result of distribution according to a predetermined rule.

  The distribution opening 252 is disposed at a position below the center of the center ornament 64 in the game area 52, and game balls that have flowed to the left of the center ornament 64 by a normal so-called left strike mainly enter. The third start port 63 is disposed at the lower right position of the center ornament 64, and a game ball that has flowed to the right of the center ornament 64 by so-called right hitting during a period during which the third start port 63 should enter the ball, for example, in a state where it is easy to enter the ball. Mainly enters. Since the operation port 68 is also provided on the right side of the game area 52, a game ball aimed at the third start port 63 easily passes through the operation port 68, and simultaneously aims to increase the number of balls entering the third start port 63. It is possible to expect a quick continuous hit. The winning / losing lottery is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and enters the first start port 254, the second start port 62, or the third start port 63. It is executed whenever there is a ball.

  The distribution opening 252 is disposed at a position below the center of the center ornament 64 in the game area 52, and game balls that have flowed to the left of the center ornament 64 by a normal so-called left strike mainly enter. The third start port 63 is disposed at the lower right position of the center ornament 64, and a game ball that has flowed to the right of the center ornament 64 by so-called right hitting during a period during which the third start port 63 should enter the ball, for example, in a state where it is easy to enter the ball. Mainly enters. Since the operation port 68 is also provided on the right side of the game area 52, a game ball aimed at the third start port 63 easily passes through the operation port 68, and simultaneously aims to increase the number of balls entering the third start port 63. It is possible to expect a quick continuous hit. The winning / losing lottery is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and enters the first start port 254, the second start port 62, or the third start port 63. It is executed whenever there is a ball.

  The first start port 254 includes a start winning detection device 256. The start winning detection device 256 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first start opening 254, and generates first start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The second start port 62 includes a start winning detection device 74. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second start port 62, and generates second start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The third start opening 63 includes a start winning detection device 75, a normal electric accessory 65 (so-called electric tulip) that is an expansion mechanism, and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for opening and closing the normal electric accessory 65. The start winning detection device 75 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the third start port 63, and generates third start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering.

  The distribution mechanism 250 is formed so as to block the inlets of the first start port 254 and the second start port 62. If the distribution mechanism 250 does not pass through the distribution mechanism 250, the first start port 254 and the second start port 62 are connected to the game. It has a structure that prevents the ball from entering. The distribution mechanism 250 has a distribution port 252 into which game balls enter, and guides the game balls that have entered the distribution port 252 to the first start port 254 or the second start port 62 alternately. In the example of this figure, the distribution mechanism 250 has one holding unit 251 on the left and right sides that can receive and temporarily hold the game balls that have entered the distribution port 252. The holding portion 251 is provided to be rotatable about a rotation axis provided between the left and right holding portions 251. For example, when a game ball enters the distribution port 252 in the state shown in FIG. 1, the game ball that has entered the ball is once held by the holding unit 251 on the right side, but the rotation mechanism is rotated clockwise by the weight of the game ball. Since it rotates, the game ball held by the holding portion 251 falls toward the first start port 254 on the right side and enters the first start port 254. At this time, since the left holding portion 251 comes upward, the game ball that has entered the distribution port 252 next is held by the left holding portion 251 and then toward the second start port 62 on the left side. The ball falls and enters the second start port 62. Thereby, the 1st lottery and the 2nd lottery will be performed by turn in order of entering by aiming at the distribution mouth 252.

  When the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is determined by the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, the ordinary electric accessory 65 is expanded by the driving force of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76, and the third start port 63 is reached. Easier to enter. The opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is about 0.2 seconds in the normal state, but the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is about 6 seconds in the easy entry state. Therefore, the game ball can easily enter the third starting port 63. The function (long open) related to the extension of the operation period of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is also called “open extension”.

  In the present embodiment, when the on-off valve member provided at the third starting port 63 is not expanded, the third starting port 63 is shielded by a nail or the like directly above the third starting port 63, and its entry is restricted. It becomes an aspect. Further, in this embodiment, unless it is easy to enter the ball, the operation frequency of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is set to a low probability state in which the winning probability of the open lottery (ordinary symbol lottery) accompanying the passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 is low. Therefore, it is almost impossible to expect to enter the third starting port 63. Thus, when it is not easy to enter the ball (normal symbol lottery high probability state), it is more difficult to enter the third start port 63 than to enter the distribution port 252. On the other hand, when it is easy to enter the ball (normal symbol lottery high probability state, opening extension function operating state), the normal electric accessory 65 is frequently expanded for a long time to enter the third start port 63. Ball easiness is enhanced, and it is easier to enter the third starting port 63 than to enter the distribution port 252. For this reason, in the state where the entrance ease of the third start port 63 is low, the ball is mainly entered into the distribution port 252, and in the state where the entrance ease of the third start port 63 is enhanced, the third entrance port 252 is mainly used. It becomes game nature to enter the starting port 63. In addition, as an easy entry state, there is a case in which a normal time reduction function for reducing the fluctuation time of the normal symbol indicating the result of the normal symbol lottery is provided.

  The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The big prize opening 91 is provided as a big prize opening common to the first game and the second game, and a prize detection device 77 for detecting the entry of the game ball and the big prize opening 91 are expanded. The large winning opening solenoid 78 is provided. The winning detection device 77 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 91 and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The special winning opening 91 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” in a special game that starts when the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 stops in a predetermined manner. The big winning opening 91 is provided at a position above the out opening 58, for example. The number of the big prize winning openings 91 is not limited to a configuration in which only one is installed, and a plurality of big winning prize openings 91 may be installed and used depending on the gaming state or the like. In addition, although the grand prize winning hole 91 is provided at the lower center of the game area, a game ball is launched so as to pass through the right area of the game area by an obstacle such as a game nail or a windmill arranged on a game board (not shown). However, it is easy to enter the winning prize port 91.

  A first special symbol display device 70 corresponding to the first game and a second special symbol display device 71 corresponding to the second game are juxtaposed on the left and lower sides of the game area 52, and the first special symbol 192 and Changes in the second special symbol 193 are displayed. An effect display device 60 is provided substantially at the center of the game area 52, and displays changes in the effect image including the decorative symbol 190 linked to the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193. Hereinafter, such display is referred to as “design variation” or “variation display”.

  The first special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the first lottery performed when the game ball enters the first starting port 254, and its variation display is stopped in a predetermined hit state. Sometimes a big hit as a special game occurs. The second special symbol 193 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the second lottery performed when the game ball enters the second starting port 62 or the third starting port 63, and its fluctuation display is a predetermined hit. A big hit as a special game occurs when stopped in a mode. The 1st special symbol display device 70 and the 2nd special symbol display device 71 are display devices comprised by 7 segment LED, for example. In the present embodiment, the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 represented by the combination of segments do not necessarily have a body of letters or numbers, and are formed by a combination of segments constituting the 7-segment LED. In general, it may be a meaningless symbol. These symbols are switched one after another at a high speed and displayed on the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71, thereby realizing the symbol variation display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193. The Further, the 7-segment LED may be composed of 8 segments including 7 segments forming “eight-letter shape” and 1 segment representing “dot”. In this case, a numerical value for 8 bits can be expressed by combining 8 segments. Further, the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71 are made of LED dot arrays that are not 7-segment LEDs, and a plurality of types of first special symbols 192 and 2 A special symbol 193 may be expressed.

  The effect display device 60 is a display device that includes a liquid crystal display that displays the decorative symbol 190 in a manner linked with the variable display of the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually producing the lottery determination result display indicated by the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193. The effect display device 60 displays, for example, a moving image that fluctuates a plurality of rows of symbols simulating a game of a slot machine as a decorative symbol 190 in the central area of the screen. In this embodiment, symbols composed of numbers “0” to “9” are displayed and varied in three columns, and hit or miss is indicated by three symbol combinations that are finally stopped and displayed. Each of the plurality of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 190 is composed of numbers, characters, or symbols that are decorated with colors or patterns, but these symbols, characters, or symbols are common to all symbols. You may comprise in the form which adds a different pattern for every and integrates them. This pattern is a pattern on which a motif related to the decoration or production theme set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is drawn. For example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn may be used. The decorative pattern 190 is switched according to the development of the effect between the case where the design that includes the design is variably displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, characters, and symbols are variably displayed. It may be a configuration. On the background of the variation display of the decoration symbol 190, a moving image having a staging effect related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is displayed in conjunction with the symbol variation.

  The effect display device 60 is configured by a high-definition dot matrix type display device such as a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be configured by a mechanical display unit such as a drum rotation type or a display unit such as an LED matrix type. Good. Since the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 do not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol at the lower left of the production display device 60 are used. The symbol display device 71 displays the image in an inconspicuous size. However, in the case of adopting a technique in which the special symbol itself has an effect role to express without using the decorative symbol, the special symbol may be displayed on the liquid crystal display instead of the 7-segment LED.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the right side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery for determining whether or not to expand the ordinary electric accessory 65. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. Therefore, the open lottery is also called “ordinary symbol lottery”. The normal symbol display device 59 in this embodiment is composed of two lamps for convenience, and the display state of the normal symbols is expressed by which of these lamps is lit. For example, when the first lamp is turned off and the second lamp is hit, the normal symbol fluctuation display is expressed by alternately turning on and off, and finally one of the lights is turned on. A stop symbol of a normal symbol is expressed by being stopped in the state. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. After a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the change, the normal symbol change display stops. At this time, in the normal entry state, the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol with a low probability of about 1/256, for example, and in the easy entry state, the normal symbol is a hit symbol with a high probability of about 250/256, for example. Stop. When the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol, the normal electric accessory 65 is expanded for a predetermined time. The opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is, for example, 0.2 seconds in the normal state, and 6 seconds in the easy entry state. The variation time of the normal symbol is, for example, 30 to 60 seconds in the normal state, and 2 seconds in the easy entry state.

  As described above, the ease of entering the third starting port 63 is improved by using the three functions of fluctuation of the probability of hitting the normal symbol, extension of the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 65, and reduction of the fluctuation time of the normal symbol. In the present embodiment, a configuration for increasing is employed. However, as a modification, it is good also as a structure which raises the ease of entering into the 3rd starting port 63 using one or two functions among these three functions. Thus, even if only a part of the three functions is used, it is possible to improve the ease of entering the third starting port 63. In addition, as will be described later, in this embodiment, a special symbol variation time shortening function called “shortening time” is further implemented in the easy entry state, but in a modified example, the special symbol is shortened in the easy entry state. It may be a specification that does not.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the effect display device 60, and decoration. A first special symbol hold display device 20 and a second special symbol hold display device 21 are provided at the lower left portion of the game area 52, and a normal symbol display device is provided at the lower right portion of the game area 52 which is a symmetrical position. A normal symbol hold display device 22 is provided under 59.

  Decorative lamps 90 are provided at the upper and lower portions of the center ornament 64, and play a role of production by blinking or the like. A first special symbol holding display device 20 corresponding to the first game is provided above the first special symbol display device 70, and a second corresponding to the second game is provided above the second special symbol display device 71. A special symbol hold display device 21 is provided. The first special symbol hold display device 20 is composed of two lamps, and displays the hold number of the winning lottery value in the first game according to the number of lights or the number of blinks. The number of hold of the winning / failing lottery value in the first special symbol hold display device 20 is the number of lottery results won in the first start port 254 during the variation of the special symbol or the execution of the special game, and the symbol variation is still executed. Indicates the number of winning balls that are not. The second special symbol hold display device 21 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the hold number of the winning lottery value in the second game by the number of lights or the number of blinks. The number of hold of the winning / failing lottery value in the second special symbol hold display device 21 is the number of lottery results won in the second start port 62 or the third start port 63 during the change of the special symbol or during the execution of the special game, Indicates the number of winning balls that have not yet been subjected to symbol variation.

  When the total number of the winning / successful lottery holds for the first game and the second game exceeds 5, the symbol variation time in the case of a loss is shortened from the normal time in order to increase the game efficiency (hereinafter referred to as “shortening variation”). Also called). Similarly, if the number of pending lottery holds exceeds seven, the symbol variation time in the case of losing in order to further increase the game efficiency is further shortened than in the case of five or six (hereinafter referred to as “super shortening”). Fluctuation ”).

  The normal symbol hold display device 22 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of normal symbol fluctuations held depending on the number of lighting or blinking. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed.

  The operation button 82 is an operation input unit that is operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine, and changes are made to the contents of the effect according to the contents of the operation input. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15. Although the operation button 82 in this embodiment is composed of one button, it may be composed of a plurality of buttons, direction instruction buttons such as a cross key, an input interface such as a touch panel, and a combination of these various input means. .

  An outline of a game method and a control flow performed in the above configuration will be described. When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball falls into each of the general winning opening 72, the first starting opening 254, the second starting opening 62, the third starting opening 63, and the big winning opening 91, a winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning opening is obtained. It is paid out to the upper ball tray 15 or the lower ball tray 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. In addition to the winning holes, there is a gate type in which the game ball flows down the game area on the game board as it is in the operation hole 68. In some cases, it includes a gate type “pass”.

  When entering the first start port 254, the second start port 62, or the third start port 63, the first special symbol 192 in the first special symbol display device 70, the second special symbol display device 71, and the effect display device 60, The second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed. The variable display of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the lapse of the variable display time determined prior to display. The first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 are variably displayed according to a variation pattern in which the variation mode from the variation start to the stop is determined. The decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed according to a variation effect pattern in which a variation mode from the start to the end of the variation is determined. A plurality of types of variation patterns and variation production patterns are prepared, and each has various variation times. While the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 are variably displayed according to the variation pattern, the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed according to the variation effect pattern having the same variation time. In the variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 occurs when the variation display time elapses. Stopped.

  As a variation display of the decorative symbol 190, first, as the variation starts, the symbols are varied in all three columns like the reel rotation of the slot machine, and when it approaches the variation end timing, it is stopped one by one as a final stop mode. The symbol combination is displayed. When the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a stop mode indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game. The opening / closing operation of the winning opening 91 is started. The stop mode of the decorative symbol 190 indicating a big hit is, for example, a combination mode in which the types of three symbols match. In addition, as an operation when the variation of the decorative symbol 190 is stopped, control is performed so that a plurality of columns are stopped at the same time instead of one column at a time, and an effect display other than the decorative symbol is noticed during the variable display, or the variable display is performed with a shorter variation time. May be displayed.

  The variation effect pattern includes a normal loss effect pattern, a reach failure effect pattern, and a reach jackpot effect pattern. The normal off effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying a normal off symbol combination. The reach out effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying an out symbol combination through a reach state, which is a big win if one more symbols are arranged. The reach jackpot effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a jackpot symbol combination through the reach state. In particular, the patterns when reaching the reach state include patterns with various long and short fluctuation times. Reach patterns with relatively short fluctuation times are called “normal reach”, and reach patterns with long fluctuation times are called “super reach”. ". The normal loss effect pattern, the reach failure effect pattern, and the reach jackpot effect pattern include a normal pattern that is displayed in a normal state and a time-shortening pattern that is displayed in a time-short state. In the embodiment, the time reduction pattern is used in the time reduction state, but the time reduction pattern is used even in the probability variation state because the time variation is accompanied in the probability variation state. However, in the modified example, a specification using a pattern for probability variation different from that for time reduction in the probability variation state may be used. Alternatively, a specification using a common pattern may be used for the time reduction and for the probability change, or a specification for using the pattern for the probability change in the probability change state without using the time reduction pattern in particular.

  There are two types of special games, normal special games and shortened special games, and there is a large difference in the profits of the winning balls. Usually, the special game is started by displaying an effect screen called a start demonstration time. After the start demonstration time is displayed on the screen, the grand prize winning opening 91 is opened, and after the opening continues for about 30 seconds or after 9 game balls are dropped, the game is closed once. From such opening to closing of the big winning opening 91 is basically called a unit game, but it may be repeated a plurality of times for a short time during one unit game. After the opening / closing of the special winning opening 91 or the unit game is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times, the special special game is ended by displaying an effect screen called an end demonstration time. In special games, it is possible to expect more than 9 balls per unit game, and you can get enough prize balls (also called “outs”) with 15 unit games, which is a big profit. Is obtained. A special game in which 15 unit games are repeated is also referred to as “15R big hit” as appropriate.

  On the other hand, in the shortened special game, the start demonstration time and the end demonstration time are short, and the grand prize winning opening 91 is opened for 0.2 seconds in one unit game. This unit game is repeated twice to complete the shortened special game. In the shortened special game, it is only possible to repeat the opening of the grand prize winning opening 91 twice in a very short time, so it is almost impossible to enter the big winning prize winning opening 91 and the special game is substantially equal to zero. is there. A special game in which two unit games are repeated is also referred to as “2R jackpot” as appropriate.

  When the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a predetermined small hit mode, the game shifts to a small hit game constituted by one unit game, Opening and closing operations are performed. In a single unit game constituting a small hit game, the big winning opening 91 repeats the opening for about 0.2 seconds twice, so that the appearance is the same as that of the 2R big hit.

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, the easy entry state, which is one of the specific games, is started. In the easy-to-enter state, the probability that the open lottery will be won is higher than normal, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is shortened from the normal state, and the expansion time of the normal electric accessory 65 is longer than the normal state. Perform open extension. As described above, in the easy entry state, the possibility that the number of fluctuations of the normal symbol per certain time increases as compared to the normal state is increased, and the ease of entering the third start opening 63 is also increased. There is a high possibility that the number of balls entering 63 will increase. Therefore, in the easy entry state, the chance to obtain a prize ball by entering the third starting port 63 increases. As a result, it is possible to keep playing with little or no increase in the number of possessions. It becomes.

  In the easy entry state, a variation pattern with a short variation time is selected so that the variation time of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decoration symbol 190 is shortened from the average value of the variation time in the normal state. The so-called time reduction is executed. The variation time of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is returned to the original variation time after a predetermined number of variations, for example, 100 variations are displayed, but reaches the number of variations. If a big hit occurs before, the working hours are once ended. Since the variation time of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is shortened in time reduction, compared to the normal state where the symbol variation is performed with the normal variation time, until a big hit occurs Time can be shortened, and the ease of winning a jackpot can be relatively enhanced. In a modification, it is good also as a specification which does not implement time shortening of a special symbol in an easy-to-enter state.

  When a special game occurs and the winning stop symbol at that time is in a specific mode, probability change, which is one of the specific games, is further started after the special game ends. During the probability change, the winning lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game can be generated relatively early. It should be noted that the result of the lottery decision is a special big hit, that is, a big hit with a certain probability change, and it is not clearly indicated on the appearance, and the latent probability variation state that is not explicitly notified as a decorative design or production content or a decorative symbol is a big hit After making an aspect in which the probability variation state is not clarified, a sudden probability variation state that makes it appear as if the probability variation state suddenly occurred may be obtained by notifying that control is performed to the probability variation state. In this case, even if the probability change is in progress, the effect display device 60 does not clearly indicate whether it is a probability change or a non-probability change. In this embodiment, the 15R jackpot and the 2R jackpot that opens the jackpot 91 similar in appearance to the jackpot are illustrated, but can be changed as appropriate to further include a jackpot for executing other special games. It is.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 200 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as lottery when winning the first start port 254, the second start port 62, and the third start port 63, in particular. The sub board 300 includes a liquid crystal unit 42, controls display contents on the effect display device 60, and changes display contents according to the determination result by the main board 200 in particular. The main board 200 and the sub board 300 constitute the game control device 100. The back setting mechanism 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a first starting port 254, a second starting port 62, a third starting port 63, a big winning port 91, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, and a first special symbol display device. 70, the second special symbol display device 71, the effect display device 60, the normal symbol display device 59, the operation button 82, the speaker 18, and the decorative lamp 90, and can transmit and receive various control signals. To do. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical decoration. The game control device 100 includes a main substrate 200 as a main control device that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game and the progress of the game, and a sub substrate as a sub-control device that controls design effects and the like. 300 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 200 includes the entrance determination means 110, the first game control means 126, the second game control means 128, the general drawing lottery means 129, the hold control means 116, the main display control means 118, and the special game control means. 120, a specific game control means 122, an opening / closing control means 124, and a special figure adjustment means 152. The sub-board 300 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, a design mode determination unit 131, an effect determination unit 132, and an effect display control unit 134. Each functional block included in the main board 200 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 300 instead of the main board 200. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 300 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the main board 200 instead of the sub-board 300.

  Data transmission / reception between the main board 200 and the sub board 300 is performed in a single direction from the main board 200 to the sub board 300. Arranged on the sub-board 300. Since the unidirectionality of data transmission from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 is maintained, data cannot be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub board 300 to the configuration included in the main board 200. It cannot be requested. Therefore, the information generated on the main board 200 cannot be referred to from the sub board 300 unless the main board 200 transmits the information to the sub board 300 unilaterally.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the first start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the first start opening 254, and when receiving the second start winning information, the game ball has won the second start opening 62. When it is determined and the third start winning information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the third start opening 63. The winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 91 when receiving the big winning opening winning information, and determines that the gaming ball has won the general winning opening 72 when receiving the general winning information. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The 1st game control means 126 and the 2nd game control means 128 function as a success / failure lottery means. The first game control means 126 includes a first lottery value acquisition means 112, a first winning / failure determination means 113, a first symbol determination means 161, and a first pattern determination means 114, and corresponds to entering the first starting port 254. The first lottery is executed as the success / failure lottery to be performed. The result of the first lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the first special symbol 192 on the first special symbol display device 70, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. . The second game control unit 128 includes a second lottery value acquisition unit 115, a second winning / failing determination unit 117, a second symbol determination unit 162, and a second pattern determination unit 119, and includes the second start port 62 or the third start port 63. A second lottery is executed as a winning / no-go lottery corresponding to entering the ball. The result of the second lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the second special symbol 193 on the second special symbol display device 71, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. . When starting the symbol variation, the first game control unit 126 and the second game control unit 128 transmit the lottery result corresponding to the symbol variation to the effect determining unit 132 together with the symbol variation control command.

  Whether the lottery value corresponds to the lottery value range in the determination as to whether or not the lottery value is a pre-determination process at the time of entering the first start port 254, the second start port 62, or the third start port 63. Is determined in advance, and the determination result is transmitted to the effect determining means 132. The result of the preliminary determination process is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer, and then transmitted to the effect determination means 132 regardless of whether the symbol variation display corresponding to the lottery is immediately started, and is erased from the transmission buffer or overwritten later. The Therefore, for the sub-board 300 side, a so-called “prefetching” process is realized in which the success / failure result can be presumed in advance before the symbol variation start order is reached. It should be noted that not only the determination result, but also the symbol lottery result, the variation pattern lottery result, and the like may be used for prefetching, or the prefetching process may be executed by a combination thereof.

  The first lottery value acquisition unit 112 acquires a random number value as the first winning / failing lottery value for the first lottery when the ball enters the first start port 254. The second lottery value acquiring unit 115 acquires a random number value as the second winning / not-lotting value for the second lottery when the second starting port 62 or the third starting port 63 enters the ball. For example, the values acquired as the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value for the winning / losing lottery are acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” here does not have to be a physical random number generated by a random number generation circuit or a true random number in a mathematical sense, but a hardware random number using a 16-bit counter or software using a random number generation algorithm. It may be a pseudo-random number such as a random number. Alternatively, a combination of hardware random numbers and software random numbers, for example, a plus random number method in which the initial value is changed every time the counter makes one round may be used. The values acquired as the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value are temporarily held by the holding control means 116. However, the lottery value is held within a range not exceeding the predetermined holding upper limit number.

  The first winning / failing determination means 113 determines whether or not to shift to a special game (big hit game or small hit game) based on the first winning / losing lottery value, and whether the first winning / losing lottery value is in the determination of whether or not Pre-win / no-win determination is performed to determine whether the lottery value range is met. The second winning / failing determination means 117 determines whether or not to shift to the special game based on the second winning / losing lottery value, and which lottery value range corresponds to the second winning / failing lottery value Execute pre-win determination. The control means in the main board 200 holds a success / failure determination table and a prior / failure determination table to be referred to in the determination of success / failure. In addition, in order to distinguish especially the prior / failure determination performed when starting the symbol variation, it is also referred to as “predetermined whether or not the main determination is appropriate”. In this specification, when “table” or “selection criterion” is used, the correspondence between a first parameter such as a lottery value and a second parameter such as a value indicating an option is strictly defined in a table structure. In addition to referring to data, such a correspondence relationship widely includes a case where a program structure for deriving the second parameter from the first parameter is realized. Including these, as a concept substantially synonymous with “table”, it is appropriately referred to as “selection criterion”. In addition, when a table structure is used, a selection criterion that is substantially one type may be configured by a combination of a plurality of structurally subdivided tables. Indicates the number of substantive types of tables, not the number of subdivided tables.

  The first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 hold a plurality of the failure determination tables referred to in the determination of success / failure. In the plurality of success / failure determination tables, determination results of jackpot and miss are associated with winning / failure lottery values, and the success / failure probability is determined in accordance with the associated jackpot range setting. The first winning / failing determining means 113 and the second winning / failing determining means 117 refer to a success / failure table for determining the success / failure by the normal hit probability in the normal probability state, and the probability that the big hit probability is higher than the normal probability in the probability variation state. Browse the table. The first winning / failing determining means 113 and the second winning / failing determining means 117 refer to any of the plurality of winning / failing tables to determine whether or not the winning lottery value is a win.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the success / failure determination table. The success / failure determination table in this figure associates determination results of big hits, small hits and misses, and winning / failing lottery values. Depending on the respective range settings, the hit / failure probabilities of big hits and small hits are determined. Is determined. As the main determination, the first determination unit 113 and the second determination unit 117 refer to the determination table in FIG. In both of the first winning / failing lottery performed by the first winning / failing determining means 113 and the second winning / notifying lottery performed by the second winning / failing determining means 117, a big hit is made only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within a range of 0 to 299 at normal times. At the time of certainty change, the range of the big hit is expanded, and not only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 299, but also when the lottery falls within the range of 300 to 2999. Thus, the range corresponding to the big hit changes according to the gaming state. In this figure, the single hit / fail judgment table shows the jackpot range for both normal time and probability change, but the success / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for normal time and for probability change. It may be prepared separately for the 1-win / lotter lottery and the second-win / win lottery.

  In this embodiment, even if the winning / losing lottery value does not correspond to the big hit range, if it falls within the predetermined range, it is a small hit. In the example of this figure, when the success / failure lottery value acquired by the first success / failure determination unit 113 falls within the range of 56500 to 65535, the winning lottery value acquired by the second success / failure determination unit 117 is 64000 to 65535. If it falls within the range, it will be a small hit. In other words, the first hit / lotter lottery has a wider range corresponding to the jackpot than the second hit / lottery lottery, and the jackpot is likely to occur. In this way, if it does not correspond to the big hit, it is all “out”, but in the example in this figure, the winning lottery value range when it does not correspond to the small hit out of the cases where it does not correspond to the big hit Is expressed as “displacement”. In addition, although the example which implement | achieved the determination table of whether it is a big hit and the determination table of whether it is a small win in the figure in the form of a single winning / nothing determination table was shown in this figure, each may be implement | achieved as a separate table Good.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a prior success / failure determination table referred to in prior advance / failure determination. The pre-win determination regarding the first game is made by referring to the table of FIG. 5A at the time of entering the first starting port 254, and when the winning lottery value is “0-299”, “1” indicating that fact. Is set in the success / failure range as the determination result. When the correct / failed lottery value is “300 to 2999”, the value “2” indicating that is set in the correct / incorrect range as the determination result. When the lottery value is “3,000 to 56499”, the value “3” indicating that is set as the determination result, and when the lottery value is “56500 to 65535”, “4” is indicated. The value of “” is set in the validity range as the determination result. As described above, every time the success / failure range is set, information on the value is transmitted to the effect determination means 132 together with the value indicating the first success / failure lottery and the number of suspensions.

  Prior winning determination regarding the second game is made by referring to the table of FIG. 5B when entering the second starting port 62 and the third starting port 63, and when the winning lottery value is “0-299” A value of “1” indicating the fact is set in the validity range as the determination result. When the value of the lottery value is “300 to 2999”, a value of “2” indicating that is set in the validity range as the determination result. . When the winning / failing lottery value is “3,000 to 63999”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the winning / failing range as the determination result, and when the winning / losing lottery value is “6400 to 65535”, “4” indicating that is determined. The value of “” is set in the validity range as the determination result. As described above, every time the success / failure range is set, information on the value is transmitted to the effect determination means 132 together with the value indicating the second success / failure lottery and the number of holdings.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the result of the determination by the first determination unit 113 and the second determination unit 117 is based on the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol in the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71. It is displayed in the form of 193. In addition, a decorative design that displays the determination results by the first and second determination units 113 and 117 in an effect is displayed on the effect display device 60. The first game control means 126 and the second game control means 128 send the lottery result corresponding to the symbol variation to the symbol mode determination means 131 and the effect determination means 132 together with the symbol variation control command at the timing of starting the symbol variation. Send.

  The first symbol determination means 161 and the second symbol determination means 162 determine the stop symbol at the start of the change of the special symbol based on the result of the determination of success / failure and the symbol lottery value acquired separately. A prior symbol determination is performed as to whether the symbol range is met. The first symbol determination means 161 and the second symbol determination means 162 hold a plurality of symbol determination tables that are referred to in order to determine a special symbol stop symbol, and the control means of the main board 200 further displays a stop display. A pre-symbol determination table for determining execution of prefetching according to the symbol information to be stored is held. The first symbol determination means 161 and the second symbol determination means 162 refer to different symbol determination tables depending on the determination result. In addition, in order to distinguish the symbol determination performed in starting symbol variation especially from prior symbol determination, it is also referred to as “symbol determination as the main determination” as appropriate.

  FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of the symbol determination table. Here, it is assumed that the symbol lottery value is in a value range from “0” to “255”. In this symbol determination table, the symbol lottery value is associated with the stop mode (stop symbol) of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, the number of special game rounds, and whether or not there is a probability change transition. FIGS. 6A and 6B are tables that are referred to when the result of the lottery is a big hit, and FIG. 6C is a table that is referred to when the result of the lottery is a big hit. FIG. 6D is a table referred to when the result of the lottery determination is out of place. The 1st symbol determination means 161 and the 2nd symbol determination means 162 refer to the symbol determination table of this figure in the symbol determination as this determination. In the symbol determination table, a correspondence relationship between numbers “0” to “19” indicating the types of special symbols and symbol lottery values is defined. The types of special symbols are respectively associated with the determination results of big hits, small hits, and misses, with “0” to “17” corresponding to big hits, “18” corresponding to small hits, and “19” Responds to detachment. Each type is assigned a plurality of special symbols, that is, a plurality of symbols that are generally meaningless and formed by a combination of segments.

  When the result of the first lottery is a big hit, the first symbol determination means 161 refers to the symbol determination table of FIG. In this symbol determination table, special symbol types “0” to “8” are associated with jackpots. Among them, the type “0” indicates 2R big hit with certainty, and is associated with the symbol lottery value range “0 to 27”. Types “1” to “7” indicate 15R big hits with certainty and are associated with different ranges for each symbol in the symbol lottery value ranges “28 to 204”. The type “8” indicates a 15R jackpot without any probability change, and is associated with the symbol lottery value range “205 to 255”. Thus, the selection probability for each jackpot type is determined by the size of the symbol lottery value range.

  The second symbol determination means 162 refers to the symbol determination table of FIG. 6B when the result of the second lottery is a big hit. In this symbol determination table, special symbol types “9” to “17” are associated with jackpots. Among them, types “9” to “16” indicate 15R jackpots with certainty, and are associated with different ranges for each symbol in the symbol lottery value range “0 to 204”. The type “17” indicates a 15R big hit without any probability change, and is associated with the symbol lottery value range “205 to 255”. Thus, the selection probability for each jackpot type is determined by the size of the symbol lottery value range. As a result, if the second lottery is a big hit, after the end of the second special game, the state shifts to the probability fluctuation state with a predetermined probability.

  In this way, the first game and the second game are set so that the winning probability of the probability variation jackpot is the same 80%, but only the 15R jackpot is selected in the second lottery. On the other hand, in the first lottery, 2R jackpot is a selection target, and the second game is favored in the round distribution. In other words, the second special game is more profitable for the player than the first special game. In addition, the total opening time of the special winning opening 91 of the second special game is longer than that of the first special game. In addition, the special symbols “1” to “17” are all set to be a big hit of 15R. This is whether the big winning opening is made long open or short open during the unit game in 15R. Since a special symbol is defined for each group determined for each unit game, the opening pattern is differentiated as a symbol number. Of the 15R jackpots, the jackpots that make 8R or 6R long open and easy to acquire game balls may be referred to as “substantial 8R jackpots” or “substantial 6R jackpots”, but are omitted in this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6C, the type “18” is associated with the symbol lottery values in the entire range when the determination result is a small hit. As shown in FIG. 6D, the type “19” is associated with the entire range of symbol lottery values in the case where the determination result is wrong. In the present embodiment, only the special symbol “18” is used as the small hitting symbol. However, when it is desired to have a plurality of controls for the small hitting, other symbols are provided and configured by a plurality of symbols. Also good. As an example of providing other symbols to vary the control of the small hits, a condition device operating area (so-called V area) is provided in the big winning opening, and it is promoted to a big hit by passing the area during the small hit game. In this case, a small hit that is easy to pass through the V region and a small hit that is difficult to pass are provided. It is also conceivable to divide the symbols in order to classify them in order to differentiate the types of big hits (number of rounds, presence / absence of probability variation operation, number of time reductions) started by passing through the V region during small hits. . In the present embodiment, a gaming machine having a so-called two-type game that starts a big hit game from such a small hit is not the present embodiment, and therefore detailed control is omitted.

  In this embodiment, in order to save the storage area in the main board 200, the table of FIG. 6 is also referred to as the preliminary symbol determination table in the preliminary symbol determination. The first symbol determination means 161 and the second symbol determination means 162 indicate that the value of “0” to “19” indicating the type of the special symbol is the first lottery or the second lottery as a result of the prior symbol determination. It is transmitted to the effect determining means 132 together with the indicated value and the number of holds. In addition, as a prior symbol determination table, a table that can be further subdivided and can be subjected to complicated determination, or a table that simplifies the determination range of jackpot symbols for executing similar special games may be used. .

  Returning to FIG. 3, the first pattern determining means 114 is based on the pattern lottery value separately acquired for the variation pattern in which the display process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 70 and the effect display device 60 is determined. Determined from a plurality of variation patterns. The second pattern determining means 119 selects a plurality of variation patterns based on a separately obtained pattern lottery value from a variation pattern in which a symbol variation display process to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 71 and the effect display device 60 is determined. Decide from the inside. The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 each determine a variation pattern of the symbol variation with reference to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation. In addition, the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 execute a prior pattern determination as to which variation pattern range the pattern lottery value corresponds to. The first pattern determination unit 114, the second pattern determination unit 119, and the control unit of the main board 200 are a variation pattern table that is referred to for determining the variation pattern when the variation start condition is satisfied, and the entrance to the starting port. Each of them holds or shares a prior pattern determination table used to generate information for determining whether to perform prefetch processing. A plurality of types of variation patterns are defined on the assumption that there are various variation times, short and long, and that symbol variation is also performed by a decorative symbol composed of a plurality of symbols in the variation time. In each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses. It should be noted that the variation pattern determination executed when starting the symbol variation is also referred to as “variation pattern determination as the main determination” as appropriate in order to distinguish it from the prior pattern determination.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing the variation pattern table. The first pattern determination unit 114 or the second pattern determination unit 119 refers to the variation pattern for detachment shown in FIG. 7A when the determination result is unacceptable. When the determination result is 15R jackpot or 2R jackpot, the variation pattern table for 15R jackpot and 2R jackpot shown in FIG. 7B is referred to. When the determination result is a small hit, the small hit variation pattern table shown in FIG. 7C is referred to.

  In FIG. 7A, the pattern lottery values 0 to 10 are associated with a super reach “super 1”, and the pattern lottery values 11 to 20 are associated with a super reach “super 2”. The pattern lottery values 21 to 255 are associated with any variation pattern of “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach”. As described above, when the result of the determination is wrong, any one of super reach, normal reach, and no reach may be selected. In the variation pattern table for detachment, when a variation pattern of “no reach” is selected, a different table is referred to so that a variation pattern having a shorter variation time than the normal state is selected in the short time state. Further, the deviation variation pattern table is defined so that the column to be referred to is different for each number of reservations, and details of the normal state will be described later.

  In FIG. 7B, the super lot of “super 1” is associated with the pattern lottery values 0 to 120, and the super reach of “super 2” is associated with the pattern lottery values 121 to 240. The pattern lottery values 241 to 250 are associated with the reach of “normal 1”, and the pattern lottery values 251 to 255 are associated with the reach of “normal 2”. As described above, when the determination result is a 2R big hit or a 15R big hit, a variation pattern with reach is selected.

  In FIG. 7C, the pattern lottery values 0 to 122 are associated with the super reach “super 3”, and the pattern lottery values 123 to 255 are associated with the normal reach “normal 3”. As described above, when the determination result is a small hit, “Super 3” or “Normal 3” is selected with a probability of approximately 50%.

  When the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 transmit the preliminary determination result to the effect determination unit 132 as a so-called prefetch result, the pattern range number value (0 to 9) is used as the first lottery. It is transmitted together with a value indicating which of the second lotteries and the number of holds. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, it is illustrated that there is a table for each success / failure determination result in the prior pattern determination. However, the random number value is about Only the information regarding which range is located may be derived, and the control unit side of the sub-board 300 may be controlled so as to determine what kind of variation is to be executed together with the prior determination result.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing in detail a variation pattern table for detachment during normal games. In the variation pattern table 210 of this figure, the range of the pattern lottery value associated with the variation pattern is different for each number of holds. Specifically, the smaller the number of holds, the wider the range of pattern lottery values assigned to variation patterns with relatively long variation times, and the probability that variation patterns with long variation times will be selected is increased. . Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes longer as the number of holdings by the holding control means 116 is smaller. Accordingly, when the number of holds by the hold control unit 116 is less than a predetermined number, for example, 1 to 4, the selection probability of the change pattern having a long change time becomes higher than usual, and the change time tends to be relatively long.

  The first column 212 shows the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern when the number of holds is 1 or 2 as a result of the success / failure lottery by the hold control means 116. Similarly, in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218, the number of holds as a result of the success / failure lottery by the hold control means 116 is 3 or 4, 5 or 6, 7 or 8 respectively. The correspondence between the lottery value range and the variation pattern is shown. That is, it can be considered that the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 indicate the variation pattern table for each number of holds. In this figure, an example will be described in which a plurality of variation patterns that can be selected at the time of deviation are classified into five types according to variation time, but actually, a plurality of variation effect patterns are prepared for each of these classifications. This is equivalent to the fact that dozens of types of variation effect patterns are associated with the lottery value ranges for each category. In order to compare the ratio of each pattern lottery value range in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 in this figure with the ratio of the pattern lottery value range in the first column 212, Broken lines indicating the ratio of the pattern lottery value range are drawn in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218.

  The first range 222 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 0 to 10. A super reach variation pattern of “super 1” is associated. The second range 224 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 11 to 20. A super reach variation pattern of “super 2” is associated. Thus, in the case of the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 0 to 10 and the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 11 to 20, the variation pattern having the same variation time is selected regardless of the number of holdings.

  The third range 226 includes normal reach in the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 21 to 255, respectively. “Normal 1”, “Normal 2”, and “Reach without reach” are associated with each other. However, the range of pattern lottery values associated with each variation pattern varies depending on the number of holds. In the first column 212, the sizes of the lottery value ranges to which “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach” are associated are approximately equal, and the ranges obtained by dividing 21 to 255 into approximately three equal portions are associated with each other. Yes. On the other hand, in the second column 214, the size of the lottery value range associated with “normal 1” and “normal 2” is smaller than the lottery value range associated with “no reach”. Further, in the third column 216 and the fourth column 218, the size of the lottery value range associated with each of “normal 1” and “normal 2” is further reduced.

  The fluctuation time of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” may be longer than the fluctuation time of “Out of reach”, and in the case of “Out of reach”, the fluctuation time may be shortened like a short time state. Depending on the setting contents of the third range 226, the average variation time varies. As the number of holdings increases from 0 to 1, 3, 5, and 7, the pattern lottery value range of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” decreases, and conversely, the pattern lottery value range of “no reach” increases. Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes shorter as the number of holds increases, and conversely, the average change time becomes longer as the number of holds decreases. In this way, by using a variation pattern table in which the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern is different for each number of holdings, control that makes it easy to select a variation pattern with a long variation time when the number of holdings decreases is realized. be able to.

  The variation pattern of “out of reach” associated with the third column 216 has a shorter variation time than the “out of reach” associated with the first column 212 and the second column 214, so-called “shortening variation”. This is the fluctuation pattern. Further, the fluctuation pattern of “out of reach” associated with the fourth column 218 has a shorter variation time than the “out of reach” associated with the first column 212 and the second column 214, and the third column This is a fluctuation pattern of so-called “super-shortening fluctuation” in which the fluctuation time is shorter than “216 shortening fluctuation”.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the general drawing lottery means 129 executes a lottery by acquiring a lottery value (hereinafter also referred to as “common drawing lottery value”) when a game ball passes through the operation port 68. In the success / failure table referred to by the ordinary drawing lottery 129, the determination result of winning or losing is associated with the ordinary drawing lottery value, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting. In the easy-to-enter state, it is set to hit with a high probability of about 250/256, and when the game ball passes through the operation port 68, the third start port 63 is almost surely expanded. Conversely, in the normal state, the probability is set to a low probability of about 1/256. The result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 129 is displayed in a variable manner in the form of a normal symbol on the normal symbol display device 59. The regular symbol lottery means 129 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a stop symbol of a normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. In the symbol range table, the correspondence relationship between the normal symbol lottery value and the normal symbol is determined, and the common symbol lottery means 129 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol with reference to the symbol range table.

  The regular symbol drawing means 129 also holds a time determination table to be referred to in order to determine the variation time of the normal symbol, and selects the variation time of the normal symbol according to the internal state. The normal drawing lottery means 129 randomly selects a relatively long variation time between 30 seconds and 60 seconds in the normal symbol variation display in the normal state. On the other hand, in the easy entry state, 2 seconds, which is a considerably shorter variation time than the normal state, is selected. In the time determination table, the correspondence between such an internal state and the variation time of the normal symbol is determined, and the normal symbol lottery means 129 determines the variation time of the normal symbol with reference to the time determination table.

  When the stop symbol determined for the normal symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and the opening / closing control means 124 performs the third operation after the change display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol. The ordinary electric accessory 65 at the start port 63 is expanded for a predetermined time. The lottery value of the normal symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined hold upper limit number held by the hold control means 116 is not exceeded.

  The holding control means 116 includes special figure holding means 144 and universal figure holding means 147. When the first lottery or the second lottery is newly executed and the symbol variation corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed, the special figure holding means 144 displays a new first lottery or second The start of symbol variation for the lottery is suspended and stored until the symbol variation display start corresponding to the corresponding lottery value. For the first lottery, up to four lottery values, symbol lottery values, pattern lottery values, and pre-determined result ranges, symbol ranges, and pattern ranges are stored, and the same for the second lottery. Remember. Alternatively, the result of the prior determination may be stored in a storage area (for example, a storage area on the sub-board 300 side) different from the winning / failing lottery value. The general map holding means 147 holds the general map lottery value acquired by the general map lottery means 129 as a holding ball. These numbers of holdings are represented by the number of lighting or blinking numbers of the first special symbol holding display device 20, the second special symbol holding display device 21, and the normal symbol holding display device 22, respectively. The number of holds by the special figure holding means 144 is also displayed in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. In the present embodiment, the hold by the special figure holding means 144 displayed in the display area 194 is displayed by distinguishing whether it is the first lottery or the second lottery. It can be set as appropriate. The special figure holding means 144 functions as a first hold control means for storing the winning / not-drawing lottery value for the first lottery, and functions as a second holding control means for storing the winning / not-lotting value for the second lottery. To do.

  The main display control means 118 includes first special figure control means 148, second special figure control means 150, and universal figure control means 153. The first special symbol control means 148 causes the first special symbol display device 70 to display the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 according to the fluctuation pattern determined as a result of the first lottery by the first game control means 126. The first special symbol control means 148 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery or the second lottery performed before that ends. The second special symbol control unit 150 causes the second special symbol display device 71 to display the variation of the second special symbol 193 according to the variation pattern determined as a result of the second lottery by the second game control unit 128. The second special symbol control means 150 also sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery or the second lottery performed before that has ended.

  The first special figure control means 148 and the second special figure control means 150 issue a change start command and a change stop command at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, respectively. This is transmitted to the effect display control means 134. When transmitting the variation start command, the determined result determination result, the stop symbol, the value indicating each variation pattern, and the value indicating either the first lottery or the second lottery are produced together with the variation start command. It transmits to the display control means 134. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation stop command. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The normal symbol control means 153 causes the normal symbol display device 59 to display the lottery result by the normal symbol lottery means 129 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The special figure adjusting means 152 waits for the start of the other variable display while one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is variably displayed. The special figure adjusting means 152 displays the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 192 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 193 on the first start port 254, the second start port 62 and the third start port 63. A variable display is selectively performed according to the sphere order. For example, when the first starting port 254, the second starting port 62, and the third starting port 63 are entered in order, the display is changed in the order of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the second special symbol 193. Is done. In this case, the special figure adjusting means 152 monitors the holding control means 116, stores the holding order of the winning / failing lottery values, and determines which special symbols should be changed in the order of entering the game balls, that is, in the holding control means 116. It is determined according to the hold order of winning / bad lottery values.

  It should be noted that the special figure adjusting means 152 in the modified example has the second start opening irrelevant to the order in which the game balls have entered one of the first start opening 254, the second start opening 62 and the third start opening 63. The variation display of the second special symbol 193 based on the ball entering the 62 and the third start port 63 may be given priority over the variation display of the first special symbol 192 based on the ball entering the first start port 254. For example, when both the first winner / lottery value and the second winner / lottery value are held, the second winner / lottery value is always preferentially digested, and the second special symbol 193 is continuously displayed in a variable manner. Thereby, even if there is a big hit hold as the first lottery, there is a possibility that multiple consecutive big hits can be obtained by continuing to hit until the big hit hold is entered as the second lottery.

  The special figure adjustment means 152 in another modified example may display the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 192 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 193 in a predetermined digestion order regardless of the order of entry. Good. For example, priority may be given to alternately displaying the fluctuation display of the first special symbol 192 and the fluctuation display of the second special symbol 193. For example, when both the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value are held, the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 are alternately displayed in a variable manner. Which special symbol should be changed is simply switched alternately regardless of the order of entry of the game balls, so that the player can easily grasp the order of change.

  The special figure adjusting means 152 also waits for the start of the other variable display when one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is stopped in the hit state. In this case, the special symbol change display is not started while the special game is executed, so that the player can concentrate on the special game.

  If the first lottery by the first game control means 126 results in the transition to the special game, the special game control means 120 will display the special game when the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode. It is determined that the operating condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the special winning opening 91. In this case, the special game is a 2R jackpot having a relatively small profit with a predetermined probability among a plurality of types of special games having different profits that can be obtained by the player. Similarly, when the second lottery by the second game control means 128 results in the transition to the special game, the special game control means 120 is stopped when the second special symbol 193 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode. It is determined that the special game operating condition is established, and the special game is executed by opening the special winning opening 91. The special game in that case will be a 15R jackpot with a relatively high profit with a probability of 100%.

  The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 91 is continuously continued a plurality of times, and is constituted by a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing as a unit. Special games include a 15R jackpot that repeats a unit game 15 times and a 2R jackpot that repeats a unit game that has a shorter opening time than the 15R jackpot only twice. In the case of 15R jackpot, in principle, the big winning opening 91 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In 2R big hit, the big winning opening 91 is opened only for about 0.5 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 120 ends the special game when the set round number of unit games is exhausted. Even in the case of 2R big hit, if a predetermined condition is satisfied, the big winning opening 91 may be opened in the same manner as the 15R big hit. Note that the 15R jackpot by the first lottery is the number of unit games in which a unit game in which the open mode of the big winning opening 91 is short-opened is executed in some of the 15 rounds, and the game can be substantially obtained. A jackpot with 8 rounds may be included.

  In this way, the special game control means 120 determines which special game is executed out of a plurality of types of special games having different magnitudes of profits that the player can obtain, that is, a large amount of play. It differs depending on which ball enters the second start port 62 or the third start port 63 and the first start port 254. As a result, if the hit is triggered by entering the second start port 62 or the third start port 63, the profit is relatively high with a higher probability than the hit triggered by entering the first start port 254. A large normal special game will be executed. Conversely, if the hit is a hit triggered by entering the first start port 254, the relative probability is higher than the hit triggered by entering the second start port 62 or the third start port 63. In this case, a shortened special game with a small profit will be executed.

  When the first lottery by the first game control means 126 results in the transition to the small hit game, the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. It is determined that the small hit game operating condition is satisfied, and the small winning game is executed by opening the special winning opening 91. Similarly, the small hit game control means 121 stops the second special symbol 193 in a predetermined small hit mode when the second lottery by the second game control means 128 results in the transition to the small hit game. When it is determined that the small hit game operating condition is satisfied, the small winning game is executed by opening the big winning opening 91. A small hit game is composed of one unit game. However, the grand prize opening 91 is opened twice during one unit game. The opening time of the special winning opening 91 is less than a predetermined time (for example, 1.8 seconds) per opening. In this embodiment, since it is set to 0.2 seconds, the appearance of the special winning opening 91 is similar to the 2R special game in appearance.

  The specific game control means 122 controls the normal game in the probability changing state, the short time state, and the easy entering state. The specific game control means 122 includes a probability changing means 154 and a ball entering changing means 156. The entering ball changing means 156 shifts the gaming state to the short time state and the entering easy state after the special game ends. The entering variation means 156 is in a short time state and an easy entering state from the end of the special game until reaching a predetermined end.

  In the normal entry state, the entry changing means 156 shifts to the time reduction state and the easy entry state according to the type of the big hit when the big hit is made.

  The probability changing means 154 shifts to the probability change state after the end of the special game only when the determined special symbol is a jackpot symbol with a shift to probability change. The probability changing unit 154 functions as a gaming state transition unit that shifts the gaming state to either the first gaming state or the second gaming state at a predetermined gaming state transition timing. One of the first gaming state and the second gaming state is the normal probability gaming state, and the other is the probability changing gaming state.

  The short-time state and the easy-to-enter state are continued until the special symbol variation display count reaches a predetermined end condition count from the end of the special game. In other words, the entrance variation means 156 has an end condition that, after the end of the special game, it is satisfied that the total number of variable displays of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 reaches the upper limit number. In this embodiment, when the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 have been changed 100 times in total as the number of end conditions, the time reduction and easy entry is ended. The probability varying means 154 sets the probability that the next winning lottery will be won from the end of the special game until the predetermined end is reached, in the probability varying state.

  In addition, it is good also as a specification by which a time-short state and an easy-to-enter state are continued as long as it changes to a probability change state simultaneously as long as a probability change state continues. That is, it may be continued until the next jackpot occurs. Thus, the end of the short time state and the easy entry state is determined according to the gaming state. In the short time state, the first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 select the variation pattern having a short variation time so that the variation display time of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is substantially shortened. However, in a normal state, a variation pattern table corresponding to the number of holds of the result of lottery determination by the hold control unit 116 is referred to, and a change pattern with a long variation time is likely to appear as the number of hold by the hold control unit 116 decreases. In the easy entry state, the normal symbol time is shortened, the normal symbol is changed, and the third start port 63 is opened and extended. On the other hand, the probability variation state is continued until a special game with the next jackpot is executed. During the probability variation state, the probability of the success / failure determination result by the first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 is maintained at a high value. The probability changing means 154 may be transferred in a form that is not clearly shown to the player when the probability changing state or the normal probability state is changed.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 65 and the special winning opening 91 at the third starting port 63. When the normal symbol is stopped in a specific manner, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the third start port 63. The opening / closing control means 124 performs an opening extension in which the ordinary electric accessory 65 is operated for a longer time than in the normal state in the easy-to-enter state, and the third start port 63 is expanded for a longer time than in the normal state. The ease of entering the third start port 63 is improved, so that the player can continue the game without reducing the number of possessions. The opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the special prize opening solenoid 78 in the special game to open the special prize opening 91.

  The pattern storage unit 130 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 in the variation of the decorative design 190 and the display process thereof are determined. The effect pattern is displayed separately from a plurality of variable effect patterns in which the change process from start to stop of the change and the change process in the change display of the decorative pattern 190 and the change display of the decorative pattern are displayed, and the degree of expectation for the jackpot And a plurality of notice effect patterns that suggest the height of the notice before the stop of the variable display.

  The effect determining means 132 is sent to the effect display device 60 by the effect display control means 134 according to the result of the first lottery received from the first game control means 126 or the result of the second lottery received from the second game control means 128. The contents of the effect to be displayed are determined. The effect determining unit 132 selects any one of a plurality of variation effect pattern data corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119 and selects the pattern storage unit 130. Read from. The effect determining means 132 sends the read information of the fluctuation effect pattern to the effect display control means 134. The effect determining means 132 holds a pattern table that should be referred to in order to select a variable effect pattern.

  Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining unit 132 selects a variation effect pattern of the effect image having the same variation time according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The symbol form determining means 131 determines the combination of stop symbols of the decorative symbol 190 and their arrangement, the determination result of the lottery by the first game control means 126 or the second game control means 128, the special symbol stop symbol, and the special symbol variation pattern. It is determined according to the variation design pattern of the decorative design. The symbol form determination unit 131 transmits information indicating the determined combination of stop symbols to the effect display control unit 134. The symbol form determining means 131 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, it is specified when the success / failure determination result by the first winning / failing determination unit 113 and the second winning / failing determination unit 117 indicates a transition to a special game of 15R big hit. For example, a combination of three symbols such as “777” and “111” is selected. A specific combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as “357” is also selected when the result of the determination is a 2R big hit or a small hit, but the specific combination is not necessarily a combination of three symbols. It does not have to be. When the determination result is neither big hit nor small hit, it is a combination in which three symbols such as “312” and “946” are not arranged, and a specific combination selected at the time of 2R big hit or small hit A combination that does not apply is selected. When the determination result is not 15R big hit, and a variation pattern indicating a loss with reach is selected, a combination with only one symbol such as “191” or “727” is selected. .

  The decorative symbol variation pattern defines a decorative symbol variation display mode, that is, an effect process from the variation start to the variation stop of the decorative symbol. In the fluctuation pattern, a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a symbol out of reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state are displayed. When the pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining unit 132 selects a variation pattern of a decorative symbol having the same variation time as that of the special symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

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

  The notice effect pattern includes a pattern in which the effect is executed at a timing after the display mode of the decorative symbol 190 reaches the reach state and the final stop mode of the symbol is notified, and no decorative symbol 190 is stopped. There is a pattern in which the performance is executed at the timing and the reach is reached at the same time.

  The effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to display the notice effect on the effect display device 60 according to the result of the success / failure lottery on the main board 200 and the result of the fluctuation pattern lottery, and the notice to be displayed. Determine the production pattern. The effect determining means 132 holds a notice determination table that should be referred to in order to determine whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table that should be referred to when selecting the type of the notice effect pattern. The notice decision table is set so that different columns are referenced depending on the result of the lottery. Correspondence between whether to display the result and the notice effect is determined. Thereby, the high expectation degree to the big hit can be suggested by displaying the notice effect itself.

  The effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display the contents of the effect determined by the effect determining means 132. The effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to variably display the effect image including the decorative design 190 in accordance with the selected variation effect pattern data. The effect display control means 134 receives the change start command of the decorative symbol 190 as a start condition for the new decorative symbol change display.

  When it is determined by the effect determining unit 132 that the notice effect is displayed, the effect display control means 134 superimposes the notice effect in accordance with the selected notice effect pattern on the effect of symbol variation to the effect display device 60. Display. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as turning on and off the decoration lamp 90 and outputting sound from the speaker 18.

  The effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display an effect suggesting the gaming state, which is either the probability variation state or the normal entry state, superimposed on the symbol variation effect. Note that “indicating the gaming state” means implying without explicitly indicating a gaming state (probability of winning / failing lottery, reliability of jackpot in the case of a displayed symbol change, reliability of winning in jackpot). For example, the background effect of the effect display device 60 changes in four stages of “morning”, “daytime”, “evening”, and “night”, and the selection probability increases in the state of probability change from morning to night. Consists of. The background effect “night” is a background effect that suggests that there is a relatively high probability of being in a probable state, and the background effect “morning” is relatively likely to be in a normal probability state. It is a background effect. In other words, the background effect is likely to be switched to “morning” in the normal probability state, and the background effect is likely to be switched to “night” in the probabilistic state. Even in the normal probability state, the effect display control means 134 may set the background effect to “night”, and the background effect may be set to “morning” even in the probability variation state. That is, the effect display control means 134 executes the effect contents displayed on the effect display device 60 at least in the normal entry state in a form that does not clearly indicate the game state of the normal probability state and the probability variation state to the player.

  For example, if there are many states where the background effect of the effect display device 60 is “evening” or “night”, the player estimates that the gaming state is a probable change state. In this way, the player can be given pleasure to guess the game state based on the transition of the background effect of the effect display device 60.

  The effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display a time-shortening effect that clearly indicates the gaming state, which is either the probability variation state or the normal probability state in the time-shortening state. “Specify the game state” refers to an aspect that allows the player to understand at a glance which game state the player is in.

  When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the effect determining unit 132 determines the display of the effect content that clearly indicates or suggests the gaming state, which is the normal probability state or the probability variation state, and the effect display control unit 134 determines the determination. The corresponding production contents are displayed. For example, in the normal entry state, the effect determination unit 132 clearly or suggests to the player that the player is in the probability variation state as a rare effect that occurs with a predetermined probability when the second special symbol in the probability variation state changes. Select the display. Thereby, it is possible to make the player recognize that it is the second game in the probability variation state where there is a possibility of a short time shift, and to have a sense of expectation. Even if the game state is executed in a form that is not clearly indicated to the player, the player can determine the game state by looking at the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71. It is.

  The effect display control means 134 starts the symbol variation display based on the winning lottery value corresponding to the special symbol that the special symbol adjusting means 152 fluctuates in accordance with the holding order of the winning lottery value stored in the special symbol adjusting means 152. For example, when the special figure adjustment unit 152 displays the first special symbol 192 in a variable manner, the effect display control unit 134 reads the lottery value held in the first lottery and changes the first special symbol 192. Is acquired from the main board 200, and the variable display of the decorative symbol 190 is started. On the other hand, when the special figure adjusting means 152 displays the second special symbol 193 variably, the effect display control means 134 reads the lottery value held in the second lottery and changes the second special symbol 193. Is acquired from the main board 200, and the variable display of the decorative symbol 190 is started. As described above, the effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display the symbol variation effect including the variation display of the decorative symbol 190.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of the main board 200 and the sub board 300. The main board 200 includes electronic components such as a main CPU 290, a main RAM 291 and a main ROM 292. The main ROM 292 stores in advance a main control program and data for controlling overall gaming operations. A main control program or data is read from the main ROM 292 into the main RAM 291, and the main control program is executed by the main CPU 290. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). The entrance signal from each entrance and the payout signal from the payout control board 155 are acquired by the main CPU 290 via various interfaces (not shown). The main CPU 290 drives and controls external devices such as each winning opening solenoid, the first special symbol display device 70, and the second special symbol display device 71 by various drive circuits (not shown). Also, a command necessary for effect control is transmitted from the main CPU 290 to the sub-board 300 together with information such as the result of the lottery determination, the determination result of the symbol, and the determination result of the variation pattern. A signal is transmitted from the main board 200 to the sub board 300 by one-way communication.

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

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

  The sub board 300 includes electronic components such as a sub CPU 310, a sub RAM 311, a sub ROM 312, an effect display control device 313, and a sound control device 314. The sub ROM 312 is one of data storage means for holding a sub control program including effect pattern data in which an effect process is defined and display pattern data in which an effect display process is defined. A sub control program including effect pattern data, display pattern data, and sound pattern data is read from the sub ROM 312 into the sub RAM 311, and effect control by the sub control program is executed by the sub CPU 310. Each electronic component is connected by a bus such as a system bus or a data bus (not shown). A signal from an external device such as the effect button 109 is acquired by the sub CPU 310 via various interfaces (not shown). The sub CPU 310 uses an effect display control device 313, an audio control device 314, various drive circuits and control circuits (not shown), and other external devices such as the effect display device 60, the speaker 108, the decorative lamp 90, and the movable accessory 66 according to the effect pattern data. To control the display output, audio output, lamp lighting, and effects by the action of the accessory. The sub CPU 310 transmits the display pattern data to the effect display control device 313 and transmits the sound pattern data to the sound control device 314. In this embodiment, an example in which the sub board 300 includes the effect display control device 313 and the sound control device 314 will be described. However, the sub board 300, the effect display control device 313, and the sound control device 314 are integrated as a substrate. It may be formed as separate substrates that are separated and connected to each other.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram schematically showing a hardware configuration of the effect display control device 313. As shown in FIG. The effect display control device 313 includes a display CPU 320, a display RAM 322, a data ROM 324, and a display control circuit 326. The data ROM 324 is one of data storage means for holding material data such as effect image data and motion data used for effect display in a compressed state. The effect image data is an image used for change display or effect display as an effect object indicating the determination result of the winning / failing lottery, for example, a sprite image of a decorative symbol used for a decorative symbol change, a sprite image used for a notice effect, and various effects. It is a material image such as a moving image to be used. The motion data is data in which an operation is defined when an effect operation is added to an image used for various effects at a predetermined timing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a control start process of the main board 200 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the power switch 40 is turned on, the main CPU 290 sets a stack pointer (S100), permits access to the main RAM 291 (S102), and executes hardware-related initial settings such as setting of internal registers of the main CPU 290. (S104).

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

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

  In the power-off recovery process (S114), power-on normal data indicating that power-on has been normally performed is stored in the power-off information flag, and various error initial settings and communication initial settings with the payout control board 155 are executed. To do. Next, the command request for untransmitted before power-off is cleared, and the command transmission of various information indicating the gaming state is requested. Subsequently, an effect command corresponding to the number of active reserved balls of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is requested. Subsequently, the open / closed state of the third start port 63 and the big prize winning port 91 is returned to the state before the power is turned off. Subsequently, a process for notifying the operating state of the probability variation function of the special symbol is executed.

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

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

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S120 in FIG. The main CPU 290 temporarily disables the timer interrupt (S200), starts the operation of the watchdog timer (S202), and monitors the power interruption (S204). When a drop in the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply unit 48 is detected in a power supply voltage monitoring circuit (not shown), a power interruption memory is executed by inputting an unconditional interrupt request signal from the power supply voltage monitoring circuit to the main CPU 290. In the processing, the power-off confirmation data is stored in the power-off confirmation flag. Therefore, the main CPU 290 monitors the value of the power-off confirmation flag (S204). If the value of the power-off confirmation flag matches the power-off confirmation data (Y in S206), the main CPU 290 executes processing for power-off. Therefore, it progresses to S212. When the value of the power-off confirmation flag does not match the power-off confirmation data (N in S206), in order to update the initial value random number per normal symbol, the symbol initial value random number per special symbol, and the soft initial value random number per special symbol, Initial value random number update processing is executed (S208), timer interruption is permitted (S210), and the process returns to S200. Thereafter, S200 to S210 are repeated. When a timer interrupt occurs while the timer interrupt is prohibited (S202 to S208), an interrupt process described later is executed after the timer interrupt is permitted in S210.

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

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing details of the interrupt processing. When a timer interrupt occurs in the main process (S120), the main CPU 290 executes the interrupt process. First, interrupt operation conditions are set (S300), and the watchdog timer is restarted (S302). Subsequently, in order to manage gaming machines, input processing (S304), various random number update processing (S306), initial value update type random number update processing (S308), initial value random number update processing (S310), timer subtraction processing (S312) , Third start port effective period setting process (S314), winning monitor process (S316), prize ball control process (S318), normal symbol operation gate monitor process (S320), normal symbol control process (S322), normal symbol variation start Monitoring process (S324), start port monitoring control process (S326), special symbol control process (S328), special electric accessory control process (S330), special winning opening valid period setting process (S332), special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control Processing (S334), abnormality detection processing (S336), incoming ball passing time abnormality detection processing (S338), gaming state display processing (S340), steering wheel status signal Inspection processing (S342), LED output processing (S344), firing control signal output processing (S346), test signal output processing (S348), solenoid output processing (S350), effect control command transmission processing (S352), external information output processing (S354) are executed in order, the next timer interruption is permitted (S356), and the process returns.

  In the input process (S304), the data of the input port of the switch, disconnection short circuit power supply abnormality detection signal, door / frame opening signal, magnetic detection signal, radio wave detection signal, and touch status signal attached to the game board surface are monitored. The data indicating the input state is created and stored in the main RAM 291. The data indicating this input state includes level data (data of the input port at the current interrupt) and rising data or falling data (data of the input port at the current interrupt and data at the previous interrupt). Data indicating a switch that has been switched by comparing the data of the input port with exclusive OR.

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

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

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

  In the timer subtraction process (S312), the 2-byte timer is updated. The values of the timers for various controls are read from the main RAM 291 according to the respective tables, and when the timer values are other than 0, the values are sequentially decremented and stored. If the timer value is 0, the timer is not updated.

  In the third start port effective period setting process (S314), the effective period of the third start port 63 is set. The third start port 63 has an effective period during which a prize ball is paid out and a lottery related to the second special symbol is executed by entering a game ball, and even when a game ball enters, the prize ball is paid out and the second special ball An invalid period during which the lottery related to the symbol is not executed is set. As will be described later, in the start port monitoring control process (S326), since the third start port winning monitoring process is not executed during the invalid period of the third start port 63, a game ball enters the third start port 63. Even so, the payout of prize balls and the lottery related to the second special symbol are not executed. The same applies to the case where the valid period and the invalid period are set for the first starting port 254, the big winning port 91, the operating port 68, the general winning port 72, and the like. When the state of the normal symbol is “ordinary electric utility is in operation”, data indicating that the third start port 63 is in the effective period is stored in the third start port effective period flag. If the state of the normal symbol is not “operating the normal electric accessory”, and if the value of the third start opening effective extension timer is not 0, the third start opening 63 is in the effective period in the third start opening effective period flag. If the value of the third start port effective extension timer is 0, data indicating that the third start port is in an invalid period is stored in the third start port effective period flag.

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

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

  In the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320), when the game ball is monitored to pass through the operation port 68 and it is determined that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68, the number of normal symbol fluctuations is less than the upper limit of 4 If it is, the number of holdings of the normal symbol is updated, and the random number related to the normal symbol is stored in the main RAM 291.

  In the normal symbol control process (S322), the state of the normal symbol is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal symbol control is being performed, the process related to the normal symbol display device 59 or the ordinary electric accessory 65 is executed. If the status of the normal symbol is “Normal symbol changing”, the normal symbol changing process is executed. If the normal symbol status is “Normal symbol stopped”, the normal symbol stop symbol displaying process is executed. If it is “operating in an accessory”, a process during operation of an ordinary electric accessory is executed, and if it is “under demonstration of an operation of an ordinary electric accessory”, a process during an end of demonstration of an ordinary electric accessory is executed. In normal symbol fluctuation processing, after changing the normal symbol, the fluctuation time is monitored, and if it is determined that the fluctuation time of the normal symbol has ended, the fluctuation stop setting of the normal symbol is set and the normal symbol status is set to `` Normal Set to “Stopping symbols”. In the normal symbol stop symbol display processing, the normal symbol stop symbol display time is monitored, and when it is determined that the normal symbol stop symbol display time has ended, the normal symbol operation end setting corresponding to the result of the hit determination is executed. In the case of winning, set the state of the normal symbol to “Normal Electric Tool is in operation”, save the operation status of the normal electric tool opening extension function at the start of normal electric character operation, and start the normal electric character operation The operation setting of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 corresponding to the operation state of the normal electric accessory opening extension function at the time is executed. In the case of detachment, the normal symbol state is set to “normal symbol variation waiting”. In the process during the operation of the ordinary electric accessory, when the winning of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the game ball is monitored and it is determined that the winning number of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 has reached the maximum winning number Performs the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 65 and the setting of the third start opening effective extension time. When it is determined that the number of winnings in the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 has not reached the maximum winning number, the opening / closing time of the entrance of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 is monitored. When the opening / closing of the entrance of the prize winning opening is set and it is determined that the opening of the entrance of the series of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is finished, the operation end setting of the ordinary electric accessory 65 and the third start opening valid Set the extension time. If it is determined that the opening / closing time of the entrance of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 has not ended, the setting of opening / closing the entrance of the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory 65 is not executed. In the normal electric actor operation end demonstration process, the operation end demonstration time of the ordinary electric actor 65 is monitored, and when it is determined that the operation end demonstration time of the ordinary electric actor 65 is ended, the state of the normal symbol is changed to “normal symbol”. Set to "Waiting for change".

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

  In the starting port monitoring control process (S326), the first starting port 254 winning and the third starting port 63 winning of the game ball are monitored. When the number of reserved balls for the first special symbol is less than 4, if the winning of the game ball is confirmed, the internal random number is acquired, and the value obtained by adding the value of the soft random number per special symbol to the acquired internal random number, It is stored in the buffer as a random number per special symbol used in jackpot determination. In addition, a design random number and a variation pattern random number are acquired and stored as random numbers related to the special design. When the reservation of the second special symbol is digested in preference to the reservation of the first special symbol, only renewal of the hold related to the winning is executed, but when the special symbol reservation order is the winning order, In addition to updating the hold related to the winning, updating the total number of holds and storing the winning order is executed. Next, in order to request a pre-judgment command corresponding to the random number stored at the time of winning the starting opening, the state of the gaming machine is checked, and if it is determined that it is the command transmission period, a per-prediction effect request, a per-symbol preview effect request, a pattern preview The production requests are executed in order. Here, when (1) waiting for a hit and storing the random number related to the first special symbol while the probability variation function of the normal symbol is not activated, (2) waiting for a hit and the normal symbol When the random number related to the second special symbol is stored while the probability variation function is not activated, or (3) When the random number related to the second special symbol is stored during the big hit or the small hit The command transmission period is determined. Next, an effect command corresponding to the number of reserved balls for special symbols is requested. As a result, the sub-board 300 is notified that the number of reserved balls for special symbols has been updated. As described above, in the prefetching, the pre-determination information (pre-presence / absence determination information, pre-design determination information, pre-pattern determination information) and the number of reserved balls are transmitted as a set to the sub-board 300. In the above example, the main CPU 290 controls the transmission of the command for the pre-determination process. However, in another example, when there is a ball entering the starting port, the transmission is uniformly performed and prefetching is possible. The sub CPU 310 may make various situation determinations such as whether or not it is a period. Subsequently, the value of the third start port effective period flag is inspected, and when the value of the third start port effective period flag is data indicating that the third start port 63 is in the effective period, the first start port winning prize is determined. As in the case, the third start opening winning monitoring process is executed. When the value of the third start port effective period flag is data indicating that the third start port 63 is in an invalid period, the third start port winning monitoring process is not executed. If the game ball winning is confirmed when the number of held balls is 0, the number of held balls is once changed from 0 to 1 and a control process related to the start of variation described later is executed. .

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

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

  In the big prize opening validity period setting process (S332), in order to save the result of the validity period judgment of the big prize opening 91, when the value of the big prize opening validity time is 0, the big prize opening validity period flag is a big prize. The invalid mouth period data is stored, and if it is other than 0, the big prize port validity period data is stored in the big prize mouth validity period flag.

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

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

  Next, a special symbol hit determination is executed. In the hit determination, it is determined whether a big hit, a small hit, or a loss is made based on a random number per special symbol, and the determination result is stored in a special symbol determination flag. Next, the design is determined. In determining the symbol, if the hit determination is a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined based on the symbol random number per special symbol, and if the small hit is determined based on the symbol random number per special symbol, the small hit symbol is determined, If it is out of place, the off symbol is determined based on the symbol random number per special symbol.

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

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

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

  In the incoming ball passage time abnormality detection process (S338), in order to detect the incoming ball passage time abnormality, the continuous on time of each switch level is monitored, and the continuous on time (for example, incremented for each interrupt when the switch is on). If it is determined that the counter value) is an abnormal value, the setting of an abnormal ball passing time, a command transmission request, and a security output request to be output to an external terminal are sequentially executed. If it is determined that the continuous on-time is not abnormal, the security output request is not created.

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

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

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

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

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

  In the solenoid output process (S350), in order to output the output data of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 and the big prize opening solenoid 78, the output data of the ordinary electric combination solenoid 76 is obtained and the output data of the big prize opening solenoid 78 is obtained. Perform acquisition and output of output data. The operation flag and operation timer of each solenoid are acquired, and output data corresponding to the acquired solenoid operation flag and solenoid operation timer is acquired. Next, the solenoid operation timer is updated and output data is output to the solenoid output port.

  In the effect control command transmission process (S352), the presence / absence of a transmission request for a command to be transmitted to the sub-board 300 is inspected. Clear, acquire MODE data corresponding to the acquired command data, output MODE data, hold MODE data, acquire EVENT data corresponding to the acquired command data, and output EVENT data.

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

  The random numbers used in the operation process of the main board 200 described above will be described in more detail. Random numbers used in the main board 200 mainly include random numbers per ordinary symbol and random numbers per ordinary symbol as random numbers related to normal symbols, and random numbers per special symbol (hard random numbers) as random numbers related to special symbols. There are soft random numbers per special symbol, random numbers per special symbol, and random numbers of fluctuation patterns. In addition, the initial value random number for the normal symbol, the initial value for the symbol for the special symbol, and the initial value for the symbol for the special symbol as random numbers for giving the initial value of the random number for the normal symbol, the random number for the special symbol, and the soft random number for the special symbol. There are random numbers and soft initial value random numbers per special symbol.

  The random number per normal symbol is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process, and stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The random number per normal symbol is less than 4 which is the upper limit of the normal symbol fluctuation hold number when it is determined in the normal symbol operation gate monitoring process (S320) of the interrupt process that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68. In some cases, the data is acquired from a predetermined position in the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol random number is used for the hit determination and the determination of the stop symbol when it is determined in the normal symbol variation start monitoring process (S324) that the variation of the normal symbol is started.

  The normal symbol variation pattern random number takes a value of, for example, 0 to 232, is updated in various random number update processing (S306) of the interrupt processing, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is less than 4 which is the upper limit value of the number of normal symbol variations retained when it is determined in the normal symbol activation gate monitoring process (S320) of the interrupt process that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68. In this case, it is acquired from a predetermined position of the main RAM 291 and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The normal symbol variation pattern random number is used for determining the variation pattern of the normal symbol when it is determined in the normal symbol variation start monitoring process (S324) that the variation of the normal symbol is started.

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

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

  The symbol random number per special symbol takes a value of, for example, 0 to 999 (0 to 255 in the example of FIG. 6), and is updated in the initial value update type random number update process (S308) of the interrupt process. Stored. The symbol random number per special symbol is stored in the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of reserved balls for operation of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). From the predetermined position and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The symbol random number per special symbol is used to determine the big hit symbol when the hit determination is a big hit in the special symbol fluctuation start monitoring control process (S334) of the interrupt process.

  The variation pattern random number takes a value of, for example, 0 to 49999 (0 to 255 in the example of FIG. 7), is updated in various random number update processes (S306) of the interrupt process, and is stored in a predetermined position of the main RAM 291. The variation pattern random number is a predetermined value stored in the main RAM 291 when the winning of the game ball is confirmed when the number of reserved balls in the first special symbol or the second special symbol is less than 4 in the start port monitoring control process (S326). It is acquired from the position and stored in another area of the main RAM 291. The variation pattern random number is used to determine a special symbol variation pattern in the special symbol control process (S328) of the interrupt process.

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

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

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the control start processing of the sub-board 300 in the pachinko gaming machine. When the control of the sub board 300 is started, the sub CPU 310 sets the stack pointer (S500), prohibits all interrupts until various initial settings are completed (S502), and sets the registers of the sub CPU 310 and initializes the ports. Initial setting related to hardware is executed (S504). The control program is read from the sub ROM 312 and arranged in the sub RAM 311. Among various variables in the control program, an initial value is set for a variable with an initial value, and zero-clear data is set for a variable without an initial value. Thus, the sub RAM 311 is initialized (S506). The interrupt processing in the sub-board 300 includes processing at power-on and reset processing when various abnormalities occur when the watchdog function is effective as interrupt processing executed with the highest priority. Next, as a priority level 7 interrupt process with the highest execution priority, there is a command process received from the main board 200. Next, as a priority level 3 interrupt process with the next highest priority, CPU runaway detection by the watchdog timer There is a reset process at the time. Next, priority level 2 interrupt processing includes processing related to commands transmitted to and received from the display CPU 320, and communication processing with a real-time clock is performed as priority level 1 interrupt processing with the lowest priority. And various device control processes such as lamps, solenoids, and motors. If interrupts related to the various processes described above occur at the same time, they are executed with priority from the highest priority preset for each interrupt type. Note that the processing shown in this figure includes the power-on processing that is the highest-priority level interrupt and reset processing when various abnormalities occur, and the reset processing that is performed when CPU runaway is detected, which is a priority-level 3 interrupt. Including.

  Interrupts (priority level 7) other than commands received from the main board 200 are prohibited (S510), and various error information used in the model is set from all the error information for all models stored in advance (S512). . All lamps such as the decoration lamp 90 are turned off (S514), the operation of the watchdog timer is started (S516), and the main process is executed (S518). Normally, the main process of S518 does not return to this flow, but when the process returns, the process shifts to sleep (low power consumption mode) (S520).

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the main process of S518 in FIG. In order to check whether the control program arranged in the sub-RAM 311 in S506 in FIG. 14 is correctly arranged in the main process of this figure, the start address for starting the check is acquired (S530). All interrupts are permitted (S532), and an initialization operation for devices such as motors and solenoids is executed (S534).

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

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a command is received from the main board 200. The main command received from the main board 200 is a priority level 7 interrupt command having the highest priority after the reset interrupt and error interrupt. The data received from the main board 200 is read to the input port, and when the same data is read twice consecutively, the data is confirmed as a new command (Y in S600), and the confirmed command is the first command. If it is (MODE data) (Y in S602), the first command is saved in the temporary storage area (S604). A hard random number is acquired for subsequent processing (S606), and the process returns to the original routine. Thus, by acquiring a hard random number each time a main command is interrupted from the main board 200, the randomness of the value is increased without causing periodicity in the acquisition timing of the random number. If the data read in S600 does not coincide twice (up to 5 times can be read), S602 is skipped and the process returns to the original routine (N in S600).

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

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for effect display control occurs. This timer interrupt is a priority level 2 interrupt for transmitting a command related to effect display from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320, and occurs at a cycle of 500 μs. In this interruption, the buffer is checked (S620). If there is command data for transmission in the buffer (Y in S622), the command data is read (S624) and transmitted to the display CPU 320 (S626). Note that the transmission of command data to the display CPU 320 attempts transmission up to three times at a predetermined time interval until the sub CPU 310 receives a command indicating that the display CPU 320 has normally received from the display CPU 320. After the transmission, the setting of the buffer read address is updated (S628), and the process returns to the original routine. If there is no data for transmission in the buffer (N in S622), the process returns to the original routine by skipping S624 and subsequent steps.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process when the sub CPU 310 receives a command from the display CPU 320. This interrupt is also a priority level 2 interrupt. The command received from the display CPU 320 by the sub CPU 310 is a command indicating that the command transmitted from the sub CPU 310 to the display CPU 320 has been normally received. When a command is received from the display CPU 320, the received command data is read (S630), the command is analyzed (S632), stored in the command buffer (S634), and the process returns to the original routine.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an interrupt process when a timer interrupt for controlling various devices occurs. This timer interrupt is an interrupt for lamp control of the decorative lamp 90, the solenoid and motor for driving the movable accessory 66, and the management control of various timers, and is generated at a cycle of 1 ms. Since priority level 1 is the lowest priority level interrupt, priority level 2 or higher interrupts are permitted (S640), a signal indicating input from the effect button 109, a signal indicating error detection, and a signal indicating power interruption Then, input / output of a port for inputting / outputting a drive signal to / from a control target device such as a motor or a solenoid is processed (S642). At this time, if a signal indicating power interruption is input, the process immediately proceeds to backup processing. Updates data related to device control, such as count processing based on the control pattern of devices such as motors and solenoids, and on / off control of a buffer for writing data to the port in S642 (S644), and a timer for measuring the timing of presentation Update (S646), update the timer for managing the effective input time of the effect button 109 (S648), update the task control counter for lighting switch control of the decorative lamp 90, runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320, etc. Thus, a 16 ms cycle is created (S650).

  The minimum unit for lighting switching control of the decoration lamp 90 is 16 ms. One frame of the image display control is 16 ms or 32 ms, and the integral multiple thereof is set as the minimum unit of the lighting switching control of the decoration lamp 90, so that the lamp control and the image display control can be easily synchronized. In addition, for example, when counting a relatively long period of time such as error notification for 30 seconds, if a count of one interrupt (1 ms) period is used, the count value becomes longer than necessary, but 16 ms The count value can be shortened by setting the cycle count value.

  Task control includes 16 types of tasks from processing 0 to 15, one of which is lighting switching control of the decoration lamp 90, and two tasks are runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320. The lighting switching control of the decoration lamp 90 is executed once every 16 interrupts according to the count value of the task control counter, thereby realizing switching at a cycle of 16 ms. The runaway monitoring control of the display CPU 320 is assigned to, for example, processing 0 and processing 8, and when the count value of the task control counter is 0 and 8, that is, once every 8 interrupts, the toggle signal from the display CPU 320 is monitored (S652). By doing so, monitoring in a cycle of 8 ms is realized.

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

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the special symbol variation display process. When the second winning / failing lottery value is to be digested next among the holding balls held in the special figure holding means 144 (Y in S700), the second winning / failing determination means 117 is the second winning / not-lotting value. Is read out to determine whether the second special symbol 193 is correct (S702), the second symbol determining means 162 determines the stop symbol of the second special symbol 193 (S704), and the second pattern determining means 119 is the second special symbol. A variation pattern of 193 is determined (S706), and a variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 300 together with the determined result to start symbol variation of the second special symbol 193 (S716).

  Of the held balls held in the special figure holding means 144, when the next winning lottery value is to be digested (N in S700, Y in S708), the first winning / failing determining means 113 is the first one. The first winning symbol 192 is read again to determine whether the first special symbol 192 is correct (S710). The first symbol determining means 161 determines the stop symbol of the first special symbol 192 (S712), and the first pattern determining means 114 is determined. Determines the variation pattern of the first special symbol 192 (S714), transmits a variation start command to the sub-board 300 together with the determined result, and starts the variation of the symbol of the first special symbol 192 (S716). If the first winning / losing lottery value is not held, the processing from S710 to S722 is skipped (N in S708).

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

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a process of decorative symbol variation display. The effect determining means 132 of the sub-board 300 receives a command indicating the start of change and the contents of the effect display from the main board 200 (S750), and stops the decorative symbol according to the received special symbol stop symbol, variation pattern, and result determination result. A mode is determined (S752), and a variation effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern is determined (S754). Here, when the already determined variable effect pattern is not a pattern including specific effect content that should be avoided from being superimposed with the notice effect (N in S758), a setting for displaying a predetermined notice effect is set. Execute (S764). When the specific effect content is included in the variation effect pattern (Y of S758), the process of S764 is skipped.

  After that, the decorative design variation effect display is started (S766), the decorative symbol variation effect display processing (S768), the notice effect display processing is executed (S770), and the variation stop command is received from the main board 200. S768 and S770 are repeated (N in S772), and when the change stop command is received (Y in S772), the design change display is stopped by stopping the decorative design in the stop mode determined in S752 (S774). ), The decorative effect variation effect is terminated (S776).

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a special game process. First, the effect display control means 134 starts special game effect processing (S800), and the opening / closing control means 124 opens the special winning opening 91 (S802). If the predetermined opening time has not elapsed (N in S804) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning opening 91 has not reached nine or more, the process returns to S804 (N in S806), and whether the predetermined opening time has elapsed ( If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S804), but the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning hole 91 has reached nine or more (Y in S806), the opening / closing control means 124 is in the big winning mouth. 91 is closed (S810).

  If the unit game has not reached the final round (N in S810), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the process returns to S802 (S812). If the unit game has reached the final round (Y in S810), the effect display The control means 134 ends the special game effect processing (S814), the special game control means 120 ends the special game (S816), and starts the execution of the specific game, that is, the probability change, the short time, the easy-to-enter state (S818). ).

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the small hit game process. In the small hit game, a unit game that is executed only once is started (S819), the special winning opening 91 is opened (S820), and the opening is continued until a predetermined opening time elapses (N in S822). If the time has elapsed (Y in S822), the special winning opening 91 is closed (S824), and if opening / closing for the set number of times has not been completed (N in S826), 1 is added to the number of opening / closing and the process returns to S820. (S828) If the opening / closing for the set number of times has been completed (Y in S826), the small hit game is terminated.

  Subsequently, a characteristic configuration of the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, it is possible to execute a hold pre-reading effect (holding change effect, continuous effect, special decoration symbol stop, etc.) based on the advance determination information transmitted from the main board 200. The hold pre-reading effect is executed or the number of pre-holding balls that satisfy the variable display start condition before the highly anticipated holding ball (hereinafter referred to as “trigger hold”), which is a big hit that is the target of the pre-reading effect, is executed. The control related to the execution of the hold prefetch effect differs depending on the type of the hold prefetch effect.

  The pre-reading effect is based on prior determination information, when the variation display start condition for the trigger hold is satisfied, in the case of a big hit, when the variation effect pattern of the reach aspect such as super reach is executed, 1 Predetermined when, for example, a variation effect pattern included in a specific variation effect pattern group such as a pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected so that a plurality of symbol variation displays are executed in a pseudo manner. This is an effect of suggesting or notifying that the hold on the trigger satisfying the condition is held on the hold control means. By executing the hold pre-reading effect, it is suggested or notified that an effect with a high degree of expectation that will be a big hit will be executed before the currently held ball is digested. A feeling can be heightened.

  In the present embodiment, as a typical reservation pre-reading effect, it is possible to execute a holding change effect that changes the holding ball image corresponding to the trigger holding, and a continuous effect that is executed over a plurality of symbol fluctuation displays. The effect determination unit 132 determines at a predetermined timing whether or not to execute the hold prefetch effect for the trigger hold held in the first hold control unit or the second hold control unit based on the prior determination information. To do.

  When the effect determining unit 132 determines to execute the continuous effect as the hold pre-reading effect, a total of a predetermined number or more of the preceding reserved balls satisfying the variable display start condition prior to the trigger hold that is the target of the continuous effect. While being put on hold, it is set to limit the execution of the continuous production, and the details of the limitation will be described later.

  On the other hand, the hold change effect among the hold pre-read effects is a plurality of hold ball images displayed on the effect display device 60 in order to suggest a degree of expectation that the result of the success / failure determination corresponding to the hold ball is a big hit. It is an effect of changing from one to a reserved ball image. By changing the holding ball image, it is suggested or notified to the player that the holding ball corresponding to the holding ball image is the trigger holding, so before the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the holding ball is started Can increase the player's expectation. In addition, the player's sense of expectation can be further enhanced by changing to a reserved ball image that suggests a higher degree of jackpot expectation. In the present embodiment, control is performed so that the above-described continuous effect, which is the pre-reading effect, is different from the timing at which the effect is visible to the player, but details will be described later.

  FIG. 24 shows an example of an effect image displayed on the effect display device 60. The screen of the effect display device 60 corresponds to the display area of the decorative symbol 702, the reserved ball image display area 710 for displaying the reserved ball image corresponding to the reserved ball that is being held, and the symbol that is being displayed in a variable manner. The variable hold ball image display area 712 for displaying the hold ball image is provided. In the present embodiment, each of the first holding control means and the second holding control means can hold a maximum of four lottery values as a holding ball, so that eight holding ball images are displayed at the maximum. As described above, in this embodiment, the game balls that have entered the distribution port 252 are alternately distributed to the first start port 254 and the second start port 62 by the distribution mechanism 250, and thus the distribution port 252. The holding ball image display area 710 in the normal gaming state in which the game is aimed at is generally in the first holding ball image 720a of the first holding ball held in the first holding control means and in the second holding control means. The second reserved ball image 720b of the second held ball that is held is displayed alternately.

  When the effect determination unit 132 acquires from the main board 200 pre-determination information corresponding to the hold ball held by the first hold control unit or the second hold control unit, the play determining unit 132 holds the hold ball corresponding to the acquired pre-determination information. Determine the sphere image. In this embodiment, during the normal game in the normal state, in principle, the default holding ball image is used, but during the specific game, the images are acquired from a plurality of types of images having different expected expectations of jackpot. A reserved ball image is determined by a lottery corresponding to the result of the determination of success or failure corresponding to the prior determination information. As the reserved ball image table to be referred to determine the reserved ball image, there are a table that is referred to when the result of the success / failure determination corresponding to the pre-determination information is a big hit and a table that is referred to when it is out of place. In the table that is provided and referenced when it is off, the range of lottery values is such that images with a low expected degree of jackpot are more likely to be selected than images with a high expected degree of jackpot In the table that is referenced when the jackpot is set, the range of the lottery value corresponding to the image with the high expectation degree of the suggested jackpot is set wider than the table that is referenced when it is out of place. Has been.

  The effect display control means 134 displays the reserved sphere image determined by the effect determining means 132 in the reserved sphere image display area 710 of the effect display device 60 according to a predetermined rule. In the example of this figure, the reservation ball image is displayed from the left in the order of the balls. When the variable display start condition corresponding to the holding ball corresponding to the holding ball image displayed on the left is satisfied, the holding ball image is moved to the variable holding ball image display area 712, and the other holding balls Images are shifted left by one. When the change display of the symbol is finished, the hold ball image displayed in the change hold ball image display area 712 is deleted.

  The effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to change the reserved ball image at a predetermined timing (holding change lottery). When changing the reserved ball image, which type of reserved ball image is changed, which type The contents of the hold change effect, such as whether to change to the image and whether to change the hold ball image through what kind of effect, are determined. In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of on-hold change effect patterns in which the contents of the on-hold change effect are defined for each variation display of symbols are prepared, and when the effect determining means 132 acquires the advance determination information from the main board 200, That is, when a holding ball enters the ball, a change in hold as an effect until a change based on a trigger hold is executed by lottery based on the result of the determination or the type of change pattern corresponding to the prior determination information. Determine the production pattern.

  FIG. 25 shows an example of a hold change effect pattern that can be selected during a normal game in a normal state. Each hold change effect pattern defines the contents of the hold change effect for each symbol variation display. Immediately before starting the variable display of the symbol to be executed next to the variable display of the symbol that was executed when the hold change effect pattern was selected, the variable display starts before the trigger hold that is the target of the hold change effect. If the total number of predecessor balls to be digested when the condition is satisfied is seven (eight when the trigger hold is combined), the predecessor hold is reduced by one to six, and the trigger hold is executed after seven fluctuations. In the change display of the symbol to be changed, the hold change effect of the content defined as “7 before change” is executed. Thereafter, similarly, when the total number of the preceding preceding reserved balls is N, the holding change effect having the contents defined as “before N change” is executed, and the total number of the preceding reserved balls is 0. That is, in the change display of the symbol corresponding to the trigger hold, the hold change effect having the content defined as “the change” is executed.

  When the total number of the preceding reserved balls that are held when the held ball enters the ball is less than 7, the held change effect is executed from the middle of the selected hold change effect pattern. For example, when the trigger hold is held as the eighth hold ball, the initial hold ball image defined by the determined hold change effect pattern is displayed as the hold ball image, When the hold change effect from “7 before change” to “the change” is executed, but the trigger hold is held as the fifth hold ball, the initial hold ball defined by the determined hold change effect pattern The image is displayed as a reserved ball image, and the hold change effect from “before 4 change” to “the change” is executed in the change display of the symbol after the next time. As an example, when the trigger hold that wins the effect pattern “4” of the hold change effect occurs as the fifth hold, using the pattern in FIG. 25, before the fifth change (executed when the hold occurs) The change effect is output so as to change from the default hold ball image to red in the next change (before three changes).

  Since the hold change effect is an effect of changing the hold ball image corresponding to a specific trigger hold, it is possible to simultaneously execute a hold change effect for a plurality of trigger hold, but the hold to be digested later If the reserved sphere image corresponding to the sphere is changed earlier (or at the same time) than the reserved sphere image corresponding to the previously reserved sphere, the change in the reserved sphere image corresponding to the previously reserved sphere is changed. There is a possibility that the player may not notice, or even if the expectation will change to a hold where a big hit can be expected, there is a possibility that the other hold will change, so that the player may be awakened. Therefore, “holding change look-ahead valid” indicating a change effective state of the subsequent hold indicating that the change does not change after the hold change effect for changing the hold ball image corresponding to the hold ball to be digested first is executed. Control is performed so as to change the reserved ball image corresponding to the reserved ball to be digested later in the fluctuation after the flag is set. That is, in the hold change effect pattern shown in this figure, the hold change effect for the subsequent trigger hold is not executed until the timing at which the previous trigger hold is defined as “hold change prefetching valid” arrives. Thereby, an effective on-hold change effect can be executed.

  In the hold change effect table that is referred to in order to determine whether or not to execute the hold change effect, when the hold ball includes pre-determined information that is a variation pattern range that can be a trigger hold, it corresponds to the trigger hold. Lotted to the hold change effect pattern so that the probability of changing the hold ball image is higher than the probability of changing the hold ball image corresponding to the hold ball including the pre-determined information of the low-priority variation pattern range to be the trigger hold A range of values is assigned. In addition, each hold change effect pattern has a higher probability of changing the hold ball image to a type of image with a higher expected jackpot expectation level as the expectation degree of the big hit of the variation pattern corresponding to the trigger hold is higher. A range of lottery values is assigned. As an example, in the case of including a pre-determined information of a variation pattern range corresponding to a simple out-of-shift variation (out-of-range variation with a high selection rate) that should not be set as a trigger hold, and the pre-judgment determination information is not a big hit, By simply assigning a range of lottery values to the lottery table so that a pattern indicating no change (holding change effect pattern “1” in FIG. 25) in the lottery table of the pending change effect pattern is selected. It is possible to prevent the sense of expectation from being excessively increased with respect to the gap.

  In the above example, as a predetermined lottery timing related to execution of the hold change effect, when the hold ball enters, it is determined whether or not to execute the hold change effect for the hold ball. Although the lottery was executed, in another example, when starting the variable display of the symbol, even if the lottery for determining whether to execute the hold change effect for the hold ball that is put on hold is executed. Good. The former is called “Lottery at the time of entry”, and the latter is called “Lottery at the time of digestion”. In “Lottery at the time of entry”, only newly-created holds are subject to lottery. However, in “Lottery at the time of digestion”, among the pre-determined information for each hold, all of the holds determined to be most appropriate If the conditions are substantially the same, the lottery is finally executed for the hold that satisfies the variation start condition.

  The continuous effect is an effect different from the normal effect that is executed when the trigger holding ball is not held, and can be executed while the trigger holding ball is held. The continuous effect may be an effect displayed on the effect display device 60, an effect including a sound output from the speaker 18, or an effect including lighting of the decoration lamp 90. Then, it may be an effect including the operation of the movable accessory 66, or any combination thereof. The continuous effect displayed on the effect display device 60 may be an effect displayed on the entire display screen, an effect displayed only on a part of the display screen, or displayed as a background image. May be an effect that is displayed only during a part of the fluctuation time, such as a cut-in image, or may be an effect that uses a decorative design. Continuous production is the variation of symbols that is executed after the trigger hold is held until the end of the change related to the previous hold before the trigger hold, or until the change display of the symbol corresponding to the trigger hold is ended. It is executed across a plurality of symbol variations in the display. The continuous effect may be executed while being superimposed on the normal effect, or may be executed instead of the normal effect.

  The continuous performance may be executed in a manner that clearly or suggests which of the held balls that are on hold is the trigger hold, or may be executed in a manner that does not explicitly or suggest. In the former case, for example, while a continuous effect is being executed, which is the trigger hold by changing the display mode of the hold ball image corresponding to the target trigger hold or the frame of the hold ball image, etc. May be specified or suggested. In the latter case, it is not clearly indicated which holding ball is the trigger hold, but the player is informed or notified that the trigger hold exists in the hold balls that are held at the time when the continuous performance is started. The In the latter case, the greater the number of fluctuations that the continuous production is executed, the higher the reliability of the big hit in the trigger hold, or the execution of the reach production that has a high expectation level that is a big hit in the trigger hold. By defining the pattern, it is possible to produce an effect that increases the expectation as the number of executions of the continuous production increases.

  A plurality of types of continuous effects may be executed simultaneously, and the degree of expectation that the result of the success / failure determination corresponding to the trigger suspension may be a big hit may be suggested depending on the types and combinations of the continuous effects to be executed. In this case, when the effect determining unit 132 determines to execute the continuous effect, the effect determining unit 132 further determines the type of the continuous effect to be executed by lottery based on the advance determination information corresponding to the trigger suspension. For each type of continuous effect that can be executed, it may be determined whether or not to execute the continuous effect, but in this embodiment, the combination content of the effects to be executed among a plurality of types of continuous effects is changed in the design. A plurality of types of continuous effect patterns defined for each display are prepared, and the effect determining unit 132 uses the prior determination information when the prior determination information is acquired from the main board 200, that is, when a holding ball enters. Based on the corresponding determination result or the type of variation pattern, the pending change effect pattern is determined by lottery.

  FIG. 26 shows an example of a lottery table regarding one continuous performance pattern that can be selected during a normal game in a normal state. Similarly to the pending change effect pattern, the continuous effect pattern also defines the content of the continuous effect to be executed for each variation display of the symbol. Immediately before starting the variable display of the symbol to be executed next to the variable display of the symbol that was executed when the continuous effect pattern was selected, the variable display start condition is set prior to the trigger hold that is the target of the continuous effect. When the total number of preceding reserved balls that are satisfied and digested is 6 (7 when the trigger hold is combined), in the variation display of the symbol, the continuous effect of the content defined as “before 7 variation” is displayed. Executed. Thereafter, similarly, when the total number of preceding reserved balls immediately before is N, the continuous production of the content defined as “before N change” is executed, and when the total number of preceding reserved balls is 0, That is, in the symbol variation display corresponding to the trigger suspension, a continuous effect with the content defined as “the variation” is executed.

  The contents of the continuous effect executed in the variable display of each symbol are defined by the type of effect pattern group including a plurality of effect patterns. For example, the effect pattern group “A” includes a plurality of effect patterns having different effect times, and when the variable display of the design designated by the effect pattern group “A” is executed, the change of the variable display of the symbol An effect pattern having an effect time that matches the time is selected. When there are a plurality of effect patterns having the same effect time, the effect pattern is determined by lottery or the like at the start of the variation that is the timing of each continuous effect execution. That is, the effect pattern that is actually executed during the variable display of each symbol according to the continuous effect pattern is notified after the symbol variation time is notified from the main board 200 immediately before the symbol variation display is started. It is determined according to the fluctuation time.

  In the continuous performance table that is referred to for determining whether or not to execute the continuous performance, the pre-judgment with high eligibility (big hit expectation, high reliability reach development expectation, etc.) that the reserved ball is determined as the trigger hold In the case of a holding ball including information, the probability of executing a continuous effect for the trigger holding is a holding ball including pre-determined information that is not eligible as a trigger holding (for example, a variation pattern with a high selection rate deviation) A range of lottery values is assigned to each continuous effect pattern so as to be higher than the probability of executing the continuous effect for “hold”. Moreover, the range of the lottery value for each continuous performance pattern is such that the higher the probability of jackpot expectation of the variation pattern corresponding to the trigger hold, the higher the probability that a type of continuous performance with a high expected jackpot expectation will be executed. Is assigned.

  In the present embodiment, the first start port 254 and the second start port 62 related to the first game and the second game are arranged below the distribution port 252, and a maximum of eight holds in the normal game state. Is possible. In this case, when 7 preceding reserved balls are held and a continuous effect is executed for the held ball held as the 8th held ball, a maximum of 7 variations of symbols can be displayed. Continuous production will be executed. In general, the hold pre-reading effect based on the continuous effect is designed so that the higher the number of repetitions, the higher the degree of expectation. However, after executing the continuous effect over a long period of time, the variation selected in the variable display for the trigger hold If the pattern is a fluctuation pattern with a relatively low expectation, such as a normal reach fluctuation pattern, for example, the player may feel that it is an excessive holding pre-reading effect that does not match the expectation, and the expectation may be cut off. There is sex.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26, while the total number of preceding reserved balls is a predetermined number, for example, five or more, execution of continuous effects is limited. That is, in the continuous effect pattern, it is defined that the continuous effect is not executed from “7 before change” to “5 change before” until the total number of the preceding reserved balls becomes less than four. Therefore, when it is determined that the continuous production is to be executed, even if the total number of the pre-holding balls for which the trigger is held is five or more, the number of times of the variable display of the symbols that can continuously execute the continuous production is It is limited to a maximum of 4 times (5 times if it is executed during the change). That is, even if it is decided to execute the continuous effect by lottery at the time of entering the ball, the continuous effect is executed in such a manner that the player is recognized only when the total number of the preceding reserved balls is less than four. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the reserved pre-reading effect from being executed for an excessively long period of time, and it is possible to execute an appropriate and effective effect.

  In a ball game machine in which the second start port 62 and the distribution mechanism 250 are not provided, the normal game in the normal state is executed. 3 During the so-called right-handed state in which the starting port 63 is in a state where it is easy to enter the ball, almost only the second holding ball is held, so that the total number of the preceding holding balls hardly exceeds four, and the continuous production is performed. The number of symbol fluctuation displays that can be executed continuously is approximately three times at the maximum (four times if it is executed even during the fluctuation). According to the technique of the present embodiment, even in a ball game machine in which game balls are alternately entered into the first start port 254 and the second start port 62 by the distribution mechanism 250, and the maximum number of retained balls is eight. The number of times that the continuous performance is continuously executed can be suppressed to the same extent as the other ball game machines.

  In the example of this figure, it is limited not to execute the continuous effect until the total number of the preceding reserved balls is less than 4, but in another example, the total number of the preceding reserved balls that limit the execution of the continuous effect. May be 3, 5, or 6. Further, when the maximum number of reserves of the first reserve ball and the second reserve ball is N, it may be an integer greater than or equal to N and less than 2N. In addition, in the hold pre-reading effect related to the continuous effect, since the effect pattern that is output during the change has already been determined in the change that is executed at the timing when the hold that becomes the trigger hold occurs, the change that becomes the continuous effect execution timing Even if the effect is not output, the continuous effect is output by determining the effect pattern with the continuous effect from the next change. For example, if the effect is such that the decorative symbol is replaced with a special symbol (chance eye), the trigger Even if the timing at which the hold occurs is the execution timing of the continuous production, it can be replaced with the production pattern that outputs the continuous production.

  For the reasons described above, the continuous production is limited in execution until the total number of the preceding reserved balls is less than the predetermined number. As described above, the total number of the preceding reserved balls is equal to or larger than the predetermined number. Even so, it can be executed. This is a relatively flashy and conspicuous effect using the effect display device 60, the speaker 18, the decoration lamp 90, the movable accessory 66, etc., whereas the hold change effect is the effect display device 60. This is because it is executed only in a part of a narrow area, and even if it is executed for a long period of time, it does not produce an excessive effect so as to reduce the player's expectation. From this viewpoint, even if it is a continuous effect, an effect using a part of the area of the effect display device 60, an effect using only some effect elements such as the decoration lamp 90, and an effect that is executed only for a short time For certain effects that do not become excessive effects such as, it may be possible to execute regardless of the total number of preceding reserved balls, and the number of variable display of symbols that can be continuously performed continuously, It may be more than the production other than.

  In addition, when a continuous effect is executed without clearly indicating or suggesting which holding ball is being executed, if the continuous effect is executed over a long period, While it is possible to give a player a sense of expectation that a highly anticipated performance may be executed, it feels disappointing when the expectation of the actually performed performance is low On the other hand, since the trigger change is clearly indicated to the player, the change of the design corresponding to the trigger hold is expected to be a big hit expectation as expected by the player. Even if the direction suggesting the degree is not executed, it does not make you feel disappointed many times. From this point of view, even if it is a continuous effect, it may be executable regardless of the total number of preceding reserved balls, or it may be executed continuously if the trigger hold is clearly indicated or suggested. You may increase the frequency | count of the variable display of a possible symbol more than the other productions.

  In addition, if an effect that suggests that the expectation of jackpot is very high in the symbol display corresponding to the trigger hold, even if the continuous effect is executed over a long period of time, the player's expectation will be betrayed. It will not be. From this point of view, the variation pattern selected in the symbol variation display corresponding to the trigger hold is a variation pattern included in a specific variation pattern group with a particularly high expectation of jackpot, such as a super reach variation pattern or a pseudo continuous variation pattern. In some cases, even if it is a continuous production, it may be executable regardless of the total number of the preceding reserved balls, and the number of times of variable display of symbols that can be executed continuously will be greater than other productions. May be more.

  FIG. 27 shows an example of a hold change effect pattern that can be selected during a specific game. As described above, during the specific game, the third start port 63 is in a state where it is easy to enter the ball, and entering the third start port 63 suppresses the decrease in the game balls rather than entering the distribution port. Since it becomes easy to receive a lottery regarding 2 special symbols, the game is aimed at the third starting port 63 by right-handed. Therefore, the first reserved ball is hardly held, and only the second held ball is held, so that the total number of preceding held balls is three at the maximum. Therefore, in the hold change effect pattern, the contents of the hold change effect executed from “3 before change” to “the change” are defined. As described above, during the normal game in the normal state, the same hold ball image is displayed when the hold ball enters, but during the specific game, the hold ball different from the default hold ball image from the time of entering. Since the image can be displayed, the type of the holding ball image displayed at the time of “winning” is also defined. In this sense, during a specific game, unlike a normal game in a normal state, it can be said that a hold change effect can be executed from “before 4 changes”.

  FIG. 28 shows an example of a continuous effect pattern that can be selected during a specific game. Similar to the pending change effect pattern, the content of the continuous effect that is executed from “before 3 changes” to “the change” is also defined in the continuous effect pattern. During a specific game, the time is running, so if the trigger hold is held as the fourth hold ball, the change display of the symbol executed at the time of entering the ball is a shortened change or a super shortened change. The fluctuation time is very short. Therefore, it is difficult to start or replace the continuous production in the display of the variation of the symbols at the time of entering the game, and even if the continuous production is started, it is not possible to display all of the production and the player may not notice it. The continuous effect that is executed during the symbol variation display at the time of entry, that is, “before 4 variations” is not defined. Therefore, even during a specific game, the number of symbolic variable displays that can continuously execute a continuous effect is smaller than that of a pending change effect.

  In this way, the number of variable display of symbols that can be executed continuously is different depending on whether the normal game is in the normal state or the specific game, and is less in the specific game. More specifically, during the normal game in the normal state, the continuous effect can be executed when the total number of the preceding holding balls is less than 4 (after the change in which the trigger hold is 4 changes before), and the specific game In the middle, the continuous effect can be executed when the total number of the preceding reserved balls is less than three (after the change in which the trigger hold is three changes before). Thereby, even during the specific game where time saving is performed, it is possible to effectively execute the continuous performance. In the modified example, even during the normal game in the normal state, the number of symbol variable displays that can continuously execute the continuous effect may be the same as that during the specific game, that is, three times.

  In the above example, in the hold change effect pattern and the continuous effect pattern, the contents of the effect executed in the symbol change display of seven times corresponding to the preceding hold ball and the symbol change display corresponding to the trigger hold are specified. However, in another example, there may be provided a plurality of hold change effect patterns and continuous effect patterns in which the contents of effects in the variable display of a plurality of different numbers of times are defined according to the total number of preceding reserved balls. Good. In this case, for the trigger hold where the total number of the preceding reserved balls is less than the predetermined number, whether to execute the continuous effect is determined by lottery, and if it is determined to execute the continuous effect, the total of the preceding reserved balls is determined. You may select the continuous production pattern according to the number.

  More specifically, in the case of lottery at the time of entering, the total number of preceding reserved balls at the time of entering is 2 to 4, that is, the number of the preceding reserved balls when the next symbol change display is started. When the total number is 1 to 3, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to perform a continuous effect for the reserved ball, and in other cases, a method that does not execute the lottery is used. As another method, in the case of lottery at the time of digestion, if the total number of preceding reserved balls at the time when the variable display of the symbols is started is 1 to 4, whether to perform a continuous effect for the reserved balls In other cases, it is most appropriate to use a method that does not execute the lottery, or to use the pre-determined information from among the reserved balls after 2 to 5 fluctuations for the reserved balls that are subject to lottery during digestion. There is a method of selecting a hold and drawing lots. Also with these methods, it is possible to appropriately limit the number of times of variable display of symbols in which a continuous effect is continuously executed, and to execute an effective reservation pre-reading effect. As described above, with respect to the hold change effect, since it is not necessary to limit the execution of the effect according to the total number of the preceding hold balls, it is determined whether to execute the hold change effect for all the hold balls. May be. That is, it is good also considering the reservation ball | bowl which the total number of a prior | preceding reservation ball | bowl when entering a ball is 1-7 as a lottery object. In addition, since it is desirable that the continuous production is executed over two or more symbolic variation displays, the total number of the preceding reserved balls is 2 or more in the case of lottery at the time of entry, and the preceding reserved ball in the case of the lottery at the time of digestion. Whether or not to execute a continuous effect may be drawn for a reserved ball whose total number is one or more. In the case of a lottery at the time of digestion, the lottery is executed before the change effect pattern is determined at the start of the change, and when the win is selected, the change effect pattern of the continuous effect existence pattern is determined. Even in this case, it is possible to output a continuous effect twice.

(Prohibition processing of pre-reading production)
When the short-time state that has been executed after the end of the special game is ended and the state is shifted to the normal state, the effect mode is changed, so that the pre-reading effect for the reserved ball that has been held before is not executed. . That is, if it is determined that the reserved pre-reading effect is to be executed without executing the lottery for determining whether or not the reserved pre-reading effect is executed for the held ball that has already been held, the process cancels. After all the held balls that have already been put on hold are digested, the hold pre-reading effect is executed. In addition, the pre-reading effect is not executed even in the case of a predetermined number of changes in the symbol display immediately before the end of the time reduction state.

  Similarly, when the specific game is executed after the end of the special game, the holding pre-reading effect for the holding ball that has been held until then is not executed. If it is determined that the reserved pre-reading effect is to be executed without executing the lottery for determining whether or not to execute the reserved pre-reading effect for the held ball that has already been held, the process cancels. This is based on the assumption that the game state in which the majority of the normal game state is eight holds (the first special symbol and the second special symbol are alternately consumed) in this embodiment, and the majority of the specific game state is four hold. Designed assuming a game that only digests the second special symbol. In the specific gaming state, the holding ball display is changed to a format that displays only the four special symbols of the second special symbol. This is to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable because the digestion timing of the second special symbol is apparently shifted in the state where the symbol remains (the specific game after the first hit). After all the held balls that have already been put on hold are digested, the hold pre-reading effect is executed. In addition, when a special variation pattern table is referenced in a limited period after the end of the special game, a special effect is executed during the limited period, so it is suspended until the limited period ends. Do not perform prefetch effects.

  In the normal game in the normal state or in the specific game, when the hold ball that holds the variation pattern expected to be a big hit such as reach fluctuation is held in the preceding hold ball of the trigger hold ball that has entered In the hold pre-reading effect for the trigger holding ball, a reach effect or a pseudo continuous change effect occurs in the variation display of the symbol corresponding to the preceding hold. Since there is a possibility that the presentation effect may fade, execution of the hold prefetch effect for the trigger holding ball may be prohibited.

  When it is decided to execute the hold pre-reading effect for the entered holding ball during the normal game in the normal state, the holding pre-reading effect for any one of the preceding holding balls of the holding ball is executed. If it has been determined, the subsequent hold pre-reading effect is executed until the preceding hold pre-reading effect ends, that is, until the variable display of the symbol corresponding to the trigger hold that is the target of the preceding hold pre-reading effect ends. It may be prohibited. In this case, in the on-hold change effect pattern or the continuous effect pattern determined as the subsequent on-hold pre-reading effect, while the preceding on-hold pre-reading effect is being executed, even during the variable display of the pattern in which the effect content is defined. Cancel the execution.

  During the specific game, the execution of the hold prefetch effect for the first hold ball may be prohibited. In this case, after all the first reserved balls that have already been reserved are digested, execution of the reserved pre-reading effect for the second reserved ball is permitted.

  During a normal game in the probability change state, if a big hit without probability change occurs, the game state changes from the probability change state to the normal state after the special game is executed. While on hold, execution of the hold prefetch effect may be prohibited.

(Special effect that is executed when the number of reserved balls reaches a predetermined number)
If the total number of balls held on the first holding means and the second holding means reaches a predetermined number, even if a special effect different from the normal effect executed when the predetermined number is not reached, Good. For example, during the normal game in the normal state, the special effect may be executed when the total number of reserved balls reaches the upper limit of eight. In this case, even if it is determined that the continuous effect is being executed or the continuous effect is to be executed, the special effect may be executed with priority. If the continuous effect does not interfere with the special effect, both may be executed in parallel, but if the continuous effect interferes with the special effect, the execution of the continuous effect may be canceled. When the result of the success / failure determination corresponding to the trigger suspension that is the target of the continuous performance is a big hit, the continuous performance may be executed with priority. Also in this case, when the special effect does not interfere with the continuous effect, both may be executed in parallel. However, when the special effect interferes with the continuous effect, the execution of the special effect may be canceled.

  When the condition for executing the special effect is satisfied while the hold change effect is being executed, if the special effect does not interfere with the hold change effect, that is, the hold ball image display area and the hold ball image are not changed by the special effect. In some cases, both may be executed in parallel. When the special effect interferes with the hold change effect, such as when the hold ball image is changed to a display that matches the special effect while the special effect is being executed, the special effect is given priority and the hold change effect is executed. May be canceled.

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

  As a modified example of the reserved ball image table, the table may be switched based on the range information of the variation pattern in the prior determination information. For example, when designing to generate a specific reach regardless of whether or not the fluctuation pattern in a specific range, the reserved ball image is changed to the character string “due (* battle reach compatible)” It is possible to perform a display for giving a notice of the variation effect pattern in the variation. In addition, prior symbol determination information may be used.

  60 effect display device, 114 first pattern determining means, 119 second pattern determining means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect display control means, 200 main board, 300 sub board.

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A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start winning opening provided in the game area;
A second starting prize opening provided in the game area;
A first symbol display device in which the first symbol is variably displayed;
A second symbol display device in which the second symbol is variably displayed;
An effect display device for displaying a predetermined effect image;
A main controller that mainly controls the basic operation of the game including the lottery process;
A sub-control device that mainly controls the staging operation of the game including a display process for indicating the result of the lottery process;
A ball game machine comprising
The main controller is
First lottery value acquisition means for acquiring a first lottery value triggered by entering the first start winning opening;
Second lottery value acquisition means for acquiring a second lottery value triggered by entering the second start winning opening;
First success / failure determination means for determining the success / failure based on the first lottery value acquired by the first lottery value acquisition means;
Second success / failure determination means for determining success / failure based on the second lottery value acquired by the second lottery value acquisition means;
First variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern indicating a variation display process of the first symbol;
Second variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern indicating a variation display process of the second symbol;
First display control means for variably displaying the first symbol on the first symbol display device in accordance with the variation pattern determined by the first variation pattern determining means;
Second display control means for variably displaying the second symbol on the second symbol display device according to the variation pattern determined by the second variation pattern determining means;
First special game control means for executing a first special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game when the first success / failure determination result by the first success / failure determination means is a hit;
Second special game control means for executing a second special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the second success / failure determination result by the second success / failure determination means is a hit;
When the first lottery value is acquired by the first lottery value acquisition means, the first lottery value is held as a holding ball and held to a predetermined upper limit number until the variable display start condition of the first symbol is satisfied First hold control means for
When the second lottery value is acquired by the second lottery value acquisition means, the second lottery value is held as a holding ball until a predetermined upper limit number until the second symbol variation display start condition is satisfied. Second hold control means for
When there is a ball entering the first start winning port or the second start winning port, a variation display of a symbol indicating a result of determination of success / failure based on a lottery value acquired by using the ball is immediately started. Regardless of whether or not, the notification means for notifying the sub-control device of information related to the entry as prior determination information,
With
The sub-control device
Effect determining means for determining an effect image to be displayed on the effect display device;
Effect control means for displaying the effect image determined by the effect determining means on the effect display device;
With
The holding balls held in the first holding control means and the second holding control means satisfy the variable display start condition in the order of entering,
A holding ball image suggesting a degree of expectation that the result of the success / failure determination corresponding to the holding ball held in the first holding control means and the second holding control means is a hit can be displayed on the effect display device;
It is possible to execute a hold prefetch effect that suggests or notifies that a hold hold that is a hold ball that satisfies a predetermined condition is held in the hold control means,
The holding pre-reading effect includes at least a holding change effect for changing a holding ball image corresponding to the trigger holding, and a continuous effect executed over a plurality of symbol fluctuation displays,
Based on the prior determination information, determine at a predetermined timing whether or not to execute a hold pre-reading effect for the trigger hold held in the first hold control means or the second hold control means,
First, it is possible to execute a hold prefetch effect for a trigger hold whose total number of preceding hold balls that satisfy the variable display start condition is less than a predetermined number in total,
The predetermined number is a ball game machine that varies depending on the type of reserved pre-reading effect.

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